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Get ready for new Macs and iPads: Apple announces "Special Experience" on March 4
16 February 2026 @ 8:30 pm
Apple has not confirmed whether you'll be able to watch live, but Ars will bring you the news.
Best Buy worker used manager’s code to get 99% off MacBooks, cops say
16 February 2026 @ 8:10 pm
Employee allegedly exploited Best Buy's discount system for months.
ByteDance backpedals after Seedance 2.0 turned Hollywood icons into AI “clip art”
16 February 2026 @ 5:42 pm
Hollywood backlash puts spotlight on ByteDance's sketchy launch of Seedance 2.0.
A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later
16 February 2026 @ 5:30 pm
Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later.
Michigan antitrust lawsuit says oil companies hobbled EVs and renewables
16 February 2026 @ 2:47 pm
The energy industry is pressing for laws that would ban climate liability lawsuits.
Sideways on the ice, in a supercar: Stability control is getting very good
16 February 2026 @ 12:00 pm
To test stability control, it helps to have a wide-open space with very low grip.
Space Station returns to a full crew complement after a month
15 February 2026 @ 9:11 pm
"It's only possible because of the incredibly talented workforce we have."
Ancient Mars was warm and wet, not cold and icy
15 February 2026 @ 8:14 pm
Kaolinite pebbles show evidence of alteration under high rainfall conditions.
Editor’s Note: Retraction of article containing fabricated quotations
15 February 2026 @ 6:09 pm
We are reinforcing our editorial standards following this incident.
"It ain't no unicorn": These researchers have interviewed 130 Bigfoot hunters
15 February 2026 @ 5:20 pm
What prompts this community to spend time looking for a creature that likely doesn't exist?