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The fastest human spaceflight mission in history crawls closer to liftoff

19 January 2026 @ 10:01 pm

After a remarkably smooth launch campaign, Artemis II reached its last stop before the Moon.

The first new Marathon game in decades will launch on March 5

19 January 2026 @ 9:07 pm

Development hasn't exactly been smooth since the extraction shooter's 2023 announcement.

Signs point to a sooner-rather-than-later M5 MacBook Pro refresh

19 January 2026 @ 7:52 pm

Delayed shipping times for current models sometimes means an update is imminent.

Elon Musk accused of making up math to squeeze $134B from OpenAI, Microsoft

19 January 2026 @ 7:04 pm

Musk's math reduced ChatGPT inventors' contributions to "zero," OpenAI argued.

Asus confirms its smartphone business is on indefinite hiatus

19 January 2026 @ 6:24 pm

Asus chairman Jonney Shih sees AI applications as the company's main focus going forward.

Reports of ad-supported Xbox game streams show Microsoft's lack of imagination

19 January 2026 @ 5:16 pm

Xbox maker needs some fresher ideas for expanding access to cloud gaming.

The race to build a super-large ground telescope is likely down to two competitors

19 January 2026 @ 5:06 pm

Ars checks in with the new president of the Giant Magellan Telescope.

Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow

19 January 2026 @ 4:00 pm

Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition

10 things I learned from burning myself out with AI coding agents

19 January 2026 @ 12:00 pm

Opinion: As software power tools, AI agents may make people busier than ever before.

Ocean damage nearly doubles the cost of climate change

18 January 2026 @ 12:00 pm

Ignoring the blue economy has left a multi-trillion-dollar blind spot in climate finance.