An OpenAI model solved a famous math problem that stumped humans for 80 years
I tried to explain OpenAI’s solution more clearly than OpenAI did.
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Features
Here’s why the failure of Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is so catastrophic
“I hope that it makes it far enough away from the pad that it does not cause pad damage.”
Eric Berger
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Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari’s first electric car
The interior is spectacular; the exterior looks better in person than on screen.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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The $58,000 TV bill: When DirecTV sued O.J. Simpson for piracy
In 2001, the FBI raided O.J.’s house and found smartcards, bootloaders.
Nate Anderson
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Yearslong fight over users’ right to tweak smart TV software heads to trial
Access to TV OS’s source code could allow users to limit ads, tracking.
Scharon Harding
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The US space enterprise is desperately waiting for Starship—will it finally deliver?
“This is such a wild ride. The highs are high. The lows are low.”
Eric Berger
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The perfect commuter bike? Velotric’s Discover M makes its case.
A customized mid-motor and Shimano’s new Cues components are a winning combination.
John Timmer
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Motorola Razr Fold review: Fits neatly in your pocket but not your budget
The Razr Fold has a lot going for it, but like all foldables, it’s wildly expensive.
Ryan Whitwam
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Twin brothers wipe 96 gov’t databases minutes after being fired
A case study in why credentials are revoked before firings.
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Sony’s failed war against Internet piracy may doom other copyright lawsuits
Cable firm Cox’s Supreme Court win may help all tech providers, not just ISPs.
Jon Brodkin
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The unprecedented and deadly cruise ship hantavirus outbreak, explained
“This is not COVID,” and other reasons why risk to the public is currently low.
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Ars Asks: Share your shell and show us your tricked-out terminals!
A celebration of the tweaks and customizations that make life easier at the CLI.
Lee Hutchinson
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Toyota built a $10 billion private utopia—what’s going on in there?
Woven City is a privacy nightmare but could be helpful to an OEM desperate to be more.
TIm Stevens
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There’s a lot of hype about Chinese EVs—is any of it true?
In addition to being full of screens, China now wants its cars to be packed with AI.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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The hidden cost of Google’s AI defaults and the illusion of choice
Google says it respects user privacy in AI, but the reality is not so black and white.
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Drone pilot makes US rescind no-fly zones around unmarked, moving ICE vehicles
Civil liberty concerns spur FAA to revise drone no-fly zones near ICE vehicles.
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Meet the players who lost big money on Peter Molyneux’s failed Legacy
After millions in NFT sales, the hyped “play to earn” game was effectively dead in weeks.
Kyle Orland
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Six things I’ll remember when I think about Tim Cook’s version of Apple
Under Cook, Apple became hugely successful, if not always surprising.
Andrew Cunningham
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Investors lost billions on Trump’s memecoin. Another gala won’t fix that.
If Dems take Congress, Trump may face reckoning for “pay-to-play” memecoin galas.
Ashley Belanger
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Clarifying HEVC licensing fees, royalties, and why vendors kill HEVC support
How does HEVC implementation really work these days?
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Recent advances push Big Tech closer to the Q-Day danger zone
Here’s which players are winning the race to transition to post-quantum crypto.
Dan Goodin
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What’s the deal with Alzheimer’s disease and amyloid?
For decades, scientists have concentrated on what now looks to be a blind alley.
Jonathan M. Gitlin
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To teach in the time of ChatGPT is to know pain
LLM use is the most demoralizing problem I’ve faced as a college instructor.
Scott K. Johnson
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The Moon is already on Google Maps—did Artemis II really tell us anything new?
“I think the biggest value here is the PR. I mean, it’s getting the public excited.”
Stephen Clark
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Finally, Artemis delivers some exceptional, high-quality photos of the Moon
The Moon, the Earth, and the Sun—oh what fun!
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NASA’s Moon ship and rocket seem to be working well, so what about the landers?
Lori Glaze: “We have seen real commitment to try and do that… from both Blue and from SpaceX.”
Eric Berger
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New Rowhammer attacks give complete control of machines running Nvidia GPUs
GDDRHammer, GeForge and GPUBreach hammer GPU memory in ways that hijack the CPU.
Dan Goodin
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Launch day has arrived for NASA’s Artemis II mission—here’s what to expect
“It’ll go when the engines light at T-0.”
Stephen Clark
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This is my third Orion launch, but it feels totally different
The first two launches of Orion felt hollow, but NASA is finally on a better course.
Eric Berger
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No one is happy with NASA’s new idea for private space stations
“It reminds me of sort of Lucy and Charlie Brown with the football.”
Eric Berger
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Intel Core Ultra 270K and 250K Plus review: Conditionally great CPUs
Great performance for the price, if you ignore the price of RAM, SSDs, and GPUs.
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Orbital data centers, part 1: There’s no way this is economically viable, right?
“This is not physically impossible; it’s only a question of whether this is a rational thing.”
Eric Berger
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A unique NASA satellite is falling out of orbit—this team is trying to rescue it
Katalyst Space Technologies must launch the Swift rescue mission by this summer.
Stephen Clark
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Project Hail Mary is in theaters—but do the linguistics work?
Ars speaks with a linguist about the ease with which Grace and Rocky communicate.
Lee Hutchinson
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Users hate it, but age-check tech is coming. Here’s how it works.
On-device face scans and cross-platform age keys decrease privacy risks, but trust issues abound.
Ashley Belanger
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Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: Private and performant
If you want to spend $1,300 on a phone, it might as well be this one.
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