OK, if you live somewhere where it’s really cold, you should just get a great big puffer (see below) or learn to layer well. However, if you just want to pop on a jacket and be warm instantly (like, if you’re a hockey or soccer mom who has to sit in a cold bleacher seat),… Continue reading 18 Gifts for People Who Are Perpetually Cold (2025)
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The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed
If its performance was a smidge better, this Moto would be a home run. It’s worth considering if money’s tight, but spring for the Moto G Stylus if you can (even if you don’t care for the stylus). Keep in mind, Motorola will likely announce a new version early in 2026. Other Motorola Phones to… Continue reading The Best Motorola Phones (2025), Tested and Reviewed
AMD CEO Lisa Su Isn’t Afraid of the Competition
Michael Calore: Recording works. Lauren Goode: Recording. Yeah. Michael Calore: Yeah. It’s like when people say, let me film that. You’re not actually filming anything. You’re shooting a digital video. Lauren Goode: So then if you have a video podcast, are you shooting the podcast? What do you say? Do you say taping, then? Michael… Continue reading AMD CEO Lisa Su Isn’t Afraid of the Competition
Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public
SpaceX is planning to raise tens of billions of dollars through an initial public offering next year, multiple outlets have reported, and Ars can confirm. This represents a major change in thinking from the world’s leading space company and its founder, Elon Musk. The Wall Street Journal and The Information first reported about a possible… Continue reading Why SpaceX Is Finally Gearing Up to Go Public
This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law
“My moral belief is that this should be accessible to people,” Kociemba says. Kociemba submitted his fix to Fulu, but discovered that another developer, calling themselves Team Dinosaur, had just submitted a fix slightly before Kociemba did. Still, Fulu paid out the full amount to both, roughly $14,000 apiece. Kociemba was surprised by that, as… Continue reading This Group Pays Bounties to Repair Broken Devices—Even If the Fix Breaks the Law
You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Last month, journalist Karen Hao posted a Twitter thread in which she acknowledged that there was a substantial error in her blockbuster book Empire of AI. Hao had written that a proposed Google data center in a town near Santiago, Chile, could require “more than one thousand times the amount of water consumed by the… Continue reading You’re Thinking About AI and Water All Wrong
Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
President Donald Trump signed a highly anticipated executive order on Thursday that sets in motion a plan to establish a national regulatory framework for artificial intelligence while undercutting states’ abilities to enact their own rules. The order, titled “Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence,” creates an AI litigation task force within the Justice… Continue reading Trump Signs Executive Order That Threatens to Punish States for Passing AI Laws
Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
South Korean crypto entrepreneur and prosecuted fraudster Do Kwon was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a US federal judge in the Southern District of New York on Thursday. Kwon cut a solemn figure as he was escorted into the courtroom by US Marshals, his head bowed, his cheeks sunken as if he’d lost… Continue reading Crypto Magnate Do Kwon Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison
Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
Privacy and surveillance experts and United States lawmakers from both parties on Thursday warned that the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s continued access to Americans’ communications without a warrant under a controversial surveillance law risks turning a foreign intelligence tool into a standing engine for domestic spying. Testifying before the House Judiciary Committee, four witnesses—a former… Continue reading Warnings Mount in Congress Over Expanded US Wiretap Powers
How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute
At a 7-Eleven convenience store in Taiwan, you can pick up a 4-inch plushie of Miffy, the bunny character from the Netherlands, a mini bento box charm complete with a realistic chicken drumstick, or a tiny plastic rotary phone. Produced by iCash Corporation (a 7-Eleven affiliate), these keychains are more than just trinkets: Each contains… Continue reading How Taiwan Made Cashless Payments Cute