Ars Technica Features

1. A history of the Internet, part 3: The rise of the user

   The reins of the Internet are handed over to ordinary users—with uneven results.

2. Your very own humane interface: Try Jef Raskin’s ideas at home

   Use the magic of emulation to see a different kind of computer design.

3. How weak passwords and other failings led to catastrophic breach of Ascension

   A deep-dive into Active Directory and how "Kerberoasting" breaks it wide open.

4. iOS 26 review: A practical, yet playful, update

   Spotlighting the most helpful new features of iOS 26.

5. macOS 26 Tahoe: The Ars Technica review

   Liquid Glass brings translucent sheen to the typical batch of iterative changes.

6. Jef Raskin’s cul-de-sac and the quest for the humane computer

   “He wanted to make [computers] more usable and friendly to people who weren't geeks.”

7. Spotify peeved after 10,000 users sold data to build AI tools

   Spotify sent a warning to stop data sales, but developers say they never got it.

8. Tiny Vinyl is a new pocketable record format for the Spotify age

   Format is "more aligned with how artists are making and releasing music in the streaming era."

9. What to expect (and not expect) from yet another September Apple event

   An all-new iPhone variant, plus a long list of useful (if predictable) upgrades.

10. The number of mis-issued 1.1.1.1 certificates grows. Here’s the latest.

    Everything to know about the mishap that threatened to expose millions of users' queries.

11. Beyond technology? How Bentley is reacting to the 21st century.

    With China set to dominate, where does that leave a brand like Bentley?

12. Delete, Delete, Delete: How FCC Republicans are killing rules faster than ever

    FCC speeds up rule-cutting, giving public as little as 10 days to file objections.

13. Google Pixel 10 series review: Don’t call it an Android

    Google's new Pixel phones are better, but only a little.

14. The personhood trap: How AI fakes human personality

    AI assistants don't have fixed personalities—just patterns of output guided by humans.

15. Lawmaker: Trump’s Golden Dome will end the madness, and that’s not a good thing

    "I don't want to gamble on which major city or two we lose in a scenario like that."

16. With AI chatbots, Big Tech is moving fast and breaking people

    Why AI chatbots validate grandiose fantasies about revolutionary discoveries that don't exist.

17. SpaceX has built the machine to build the machine. But what about the machine?

    SpaceX has built an impressive production site in Texas. Will Starship success follow?

18. China’s Guowang megaconstellation is more than another version of Starlink

    "This is a strategy to keep the US from intervening... that's what their space architecture is designed to do."

19. Ars Technica System Guide: Five sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000

    Despite everything, it's still possible to build decent PCs for decent prices.

20. Porsche’s best daily driver 911? The 2025 Carrera GTS T-Hybrid review.

    An electric turbocharger means almost instant throttle response from the T-Hybrid.