We’ve Got Uranus All Wrong
Welcome back to the Abstract! This week, we’ll travel back in time to 1986, when Voyager 2 became the first […]
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Coke’s AI Commercial for the Holidays Has Us Wondering If We Live In a Fallen World
Chilly Reception Coke is cashing in on your nostalgia by remaking one of its best-known commercials with all new tech:
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These are the lasting things that Half-Life 2 gave us, besides headcrabs and crowbars
It’s Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the release of Half-Life 2—a game of
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The Top Image of William Shakespeare on Google is Lazy AI Slop
Will.I.Am Shakespeare It’s no secret that Google has been slammed with a tidal wave of AI-generated slop. The wide proliferation
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Bitfinex Hacker Gets 5 Years for $10 Billion Bitcoin Heist
Plus: An “AI granny” is wasting scammers’ time, a lawsuit goes after spyware-maker NSO Group’s executives, and North Korea–linked hackers
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The Silent AI Leader Nobody is Talking About
While the US, with its line-up of powerful tech companies, such as OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, seems to be spearheading
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Tech firm Palantir spoke with MoJ about calculating prisoners’ ‘reoffending risks’
Exclusive: Rights group expresses concerns as it emerges US spy tech company has been lobbying UK ministers The US spy
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Indian AI Models That Made History in 2024
2024 is turning out to be a game-changer for AI in India. With the government supporting initiatives for homegrown AI
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Egyptians drank hallucinogenic cocktails in ancient rituals, study confirms
Scholars for the first time identified chemical signatures of the components of a liquid concoction contained in a Bes mug.
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Recycling batteries with citric acid
A simple, highly efficient, inexpensive, and environmentally friendly process could provide a viable pathway for the sustainable recycling of depleted
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