Ars Technica Features

1. Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra review: Intel's best laptop CPU in a very long time

   Intel manages big boosts to CPU and GPU speed without blowing up battery life.

2. Inside Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device ever

   "Selfishly, a little bit, we built Shield for ourselves."

3. Does Anthropic believe its AI is conscious, or is that just what it wants Claude to think?

   We have no proof that AI models suffer, but Anthropic acts like they might for training purposes.

4. Ryzen 9850X3D review: AMD's bragging-rights gaming CPU gets more to brag about

   The tradeoffs in the $499 9850X3D make it hard to get excited about.

5. Former astronaut on lunar spacesuits: "I don't think they're great right now"

   "These are just the difficulties of designing a spacesuit for the lunar environment."

6. 2026 Lucid Air Touring review: This feels like a complete car now

   It's efficient, easy to live with, and smooth to drive.

7. Has Gemini surpassed ChatGPT? We put the AI models to the test.

   Did Apple make the right choice in partnering with Google for Siri's AI features?

8. 10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

   Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.

9. This may be the grossest eye pic ever—but the cause is what’s truly horrifying

   Hypervirulent germ nearly destroys man, invading brain and blowing out an eye.

10. The difficulty of driving an EV in the “most beautiful race in the world”

    Jet lag and charging added plenty of complications to this regularity road rally.

11. Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike wants to do for AI what he did for messaging

    Introducing Confer, an end-to-end AI assistant that just works.

12. The most fascinating monitors at CES 2026

    Big sizes, big resolution, and big ideas.

13. Is Orion’s heat shield really safe? New NASA chief conducts final review on eve of flight.

    "That level of openness and transparency is exactly what should be expected of NASA."

14. Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026

    A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.

15. Our annual power ranking of US rocket companies has changes near the top and bottom

    There are some fresh faces entering the rankings this year.

16. Film Technica: Our top picks for the best films of 2025

    Streamers made a strong showing this year, as did horror. Big tentpoles, superhero sagas mostly fell flat.

17. From prophet to product: How AI came back down to earth in 2025

    In a year where lofty promises collided with inconvenient research, would-be oracles became software tools.

18. The 10 best vehicles Ars Technica drove in 2025

    Of all the cars we've driven and reviewed this year, these are our picks.

19. Big Tech basically took Trump’s unpredictable trade war lying down

    From Apple gifting a gold statue to the US taking a stake in Intel.

20. Ars Technica’s Top 20 video games of 2025

    A mix of expected sequels and out-of-nowhere indie gems made 2025 a joy.