Ars Technica Features

1. Remembering the pre-Google web, when search was an experiment

   "Most people have completely forgotten how chaotic it really was."

2. Pushing the limits: Infinite Machine's Olto is barely a bicycle

   Scooter layout makes pedaling a bad experience. But it does have pedals.

3. How headlights got brighter, whiter, and more blinding after dark

   Automotive lights are better than they've ever been, but there's a trade-off.

4. How a Yale AI-cheating dispute became a 13-count federal lawsuit

   A disputed exam, an unreliable detector, and one very late Apple Pages file.

5. Google's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI disinformation

   Deciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.

6. Framework Laptop 13 Pro review: Much better battery, much worse price

   Framework's latest modular laptop trades one set of problems for another.

7. With help from data, art museums are reframing the visitor experience

   Museums are embracing data-driven curation and a shifting technology landscape.

8. I wanted a clock that never needed setting. Things escalated.

   Sure, maybe your clock has a backup battery, but mine has a deployment pipeline!

9. When your vehicle outlives its cloud: What happens next?

   Automakers love connected vehicles, but support isn't open-ended.

10. F1 in Belgium: Machine learning algorithms are ruining the sport

    Many will say Spa is the best racetrack on earth, but not for these F1 cars.

11. 2026 Lucid Gravity Touring review: A strong act 2

    Quick, comfortable, roomy, and agile for a large electric SUV.

12. How hard is it to build orbital data centers, actually?

    "The ISS radiators are expensive and heavy. We're focused on making them cheap and light."

13. Simulating everything, sort of: The promise and limits of world models

    Experts explain how they work, what they can do, and what's still unsettled.

14. Like a cheat code for your car: We investigate ECU tuning

    Now it's an arms race between OEMs locking down chips and tuners trying to crack them.

15. Payloads used to dictate the terms of launch. That's finally changing.

    "The Starship Pez dispenser demonstrates very smart industrial design and scale."

16. Hackers can use 9 of the most popular AI tools to assemble massive botnets

    "HalluSquatting" weaponizes LLMs' inability to say "I don't know."

17. How AI could enable autonomous robot workers in workplaces—and maybe homes

    Top robotics researchers and founders explain how robot autonomy is evolving.

18. Despite the darkness, I still see signs of hope in America

    It's difficult to pinpoint the moment in my life where America started to lose the plot.

19. Editorial: It's time to step up and have your say for science

    Your comments on a dangerous rule putting politicals in charge of science can matter.

20. Trump's plan to redesign every .gov website leads to AI-designed horrors

    A year in, National Design Studio delays plan to update government web standards.