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Sharks and rays gain landmark protections as nations move to curb international trade
13 December 2025 @ 12:00 pm
Gov'ts agree to ban or restrict international trade in shark meat, fins, and other products.
OpenAI built an AI coding agent and uses it to improve the agent itself
12 December 2025 @ 10:16 pm
"The vast majority of Codex is built by Codex," OpenAI told us about its new AI coding agent.
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12 December 2025 @ 9:35 pm
Help raise a charity haul that's already past $11,000 in just a couple of days.
Google Translate expands live translation to all earbuds on Android
12 December 2025 @ 8:44 pm
Expanded live translation will come to iOS in the coming months.
Ukrainians sue US chip firms for powering Russian drones, missiles
12 December 2025 @ 7:49 pm
Lawsuits may force Intel, AMD, and Texas Instruments to do more to control chip supply chains.
Scientists built an AI co-pilot for prosthetic bionic hands
12 December 2025 @ 7:14 pm
Managing each finger separately can, with the right sensors, ease control issues.
A study in contrasts: The cinematography of Wake Up Dead Man
12 December 2025 @ 6:58 pm
Ars chats with cinematographer Steve Yedlin about bringing Rian Johnson's Gothic vision to life.
Trump tries to block state AI laws himself after Congress decided not to
12 December 2025 @ 6:29 pm
Trump claims state laws force AI makers to embed "ideological bias" in models.
Man shocks doctors with extreme blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks
12 December 2025 @ 5:33 pm
His blood pressure was 254/150. Readings of 180/120 are considered an emergency.
Apple loses its appeal of a scathing contempt ruling in iOS payments case
12 December 2025 @ 4:00 pm
But Sweeney warns iOS devs are still afraid of "totally illegal" retaliation by Apple.