Windows 11 will finally let you unlink Android, iPhone without removing it...
Some changes are nice, and some are just bad that cannot be justified. As you know, Windows 11 allows you to use Android and iPhone to access some features of your phone directly from the desktop....
View ArticleHow Honda is incorporating EVs into the cars it builds in America
Honda provided flights from Daytona to Columbus then Washington, DC, and accommodation so Ars could visit its factories. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ANNA, Ohio—Honda’s Anna Engine...
View ArticleCivilization VII arrives with stunning visuals, mixed reviews
One of our Most Anticipated Games of 2025, Civilization VII has arrived, captivating players with a reworked ‘Ages system’ and stunning visuals while preserving the classic Civilization feel. Read...
View ArticleMicrosoft hides “official” workaround for installing Windows 11 on older PCs
When Windows 11 launched in 2021, Microsoft provided an official method for installing the operating system on devices that didn’t meet its stringent hardware requirements. However, four years after...
View ArticleMicrosoft explains what is going on with paid Windows 10 updates plans
Microsoft’s firm stance on Windows 10 retirement hasn’t changed and the company has updated a support document to divulge more details about the Extended Security Updates program. For those unaware,...
View ArticleCustom Discord client brings modern chat to Windows 95 and 98
Discord Messenger, from developer iProgramInCpp, is a free Discord-compatible messaging client that works across nearly three decades of Windows versions. It is officially supported back to Windows...
View ArticleBig Tech faces trust crisis among US teens, study reveals
Meta, Apple, and other major technology corporations are investing significant amounts of money to appeal to teens and young users. However, a recently released study by Common Sense Media suggests...
View ArticleLet us spray: River dolphins launch pee streams into air
According to Amazonian folklore, the area’s male river dolphins are shapeshifters (encantade), transforming at night into handsome young men who seduce and impregnate human women. The legend’s origins...
View ArticlePublishers Ramp Up Pressure vs. Anna’s Archive, Sci-Hub, Z-Library & Libgen
In a world where many things seem vulnerable to change at a moment’s notice, the same world viewed from a more distant vantage point hardly seems to change at all. Whether for recreation or education,...
View ArticleTariffs may soon spike cost of cars, household goods, consumer tech
Over the weekend, President Trump issued executive orders heaping significant additional tariffs on America’s biggest trading partners, Canada, China, and Mexico. To justify the tariffs—”a 25 percent...
View ArticleBioWare inexplicably lays off staff as it refocuses on the next Mass Effect
Bloomberg notes that the move aligns with the studio’s statement last year that it would “loan out” some of its developers to other projects within its parent company, including Iron Man and Skate....
View ArticleThe Mercedes-AMG GT 63 S E Performance is quite a name, quite a car
More than ever, automakers are clamoring to be part of Formula 1. Buoyed by Drive to Survive, the sport’s reach rivals its popularity at any time in the past, despite having to compete with myriad...
View ArticleWhy it makes perfect sense for this bike to have two gears and two chains
The Buffalo Bicycle Utility S2 has won an award from Eurobike and earned a German Design Award. With components designed by cycling industry giant SRAM and made from heavy steel, the bike has rim...
View ArticleHands-on: Windows 11’s new Lock Screen Widget customization with 3rd party apps
You can now have your desktop widgets appear on the lock screen, including apps like Spotify. Microsoft has recently announced the release of Windows 11 Build 22635.4870 in the Beta Channel. Apart...
View ArticleApple Invites is an AI-powered social event planner
Getting started with Apple Invites is as simple as choosing a background template from the app’s gallery or selecting an image from your own photo library. You can also tap into Apple Intelligence to...
View ArticleAI boom fuels semiconductor growth, with 2025 set for more gains
Gartner recently reported that semiconductor industry revenue in 2024 reached $626 billion, marking an 18.1 percent increase from 2023. Preliminary projections suggest revenue will continue to grow,...
View Article$42B broadband grant program may scrap Biden admin’s preference for fiber
US Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) has been demanding an overhaul of a $42.45 billion broadband deployment program, and now his telecom policy director has been chosen to lead the federal agency in charge...
View ArticleTSMC prepares to pass tariffs costs, could increase semiconductor prices by...
Commercial Times reports that TSMC might increase the prices of its most advanced semiconductor wafers by up to 15 percent this year. Rising production costs and potential US tariffs are the primary...
View ArticleWhat Nintendo is doing to fight bots and scalpers during the Switch 2 launch
On Tuesday, Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa told Japanese News outlet Nikkei that the company has learned lessons from the first Switch release and that scalpers would not pose a problem with the...
View ArticleInternet Archive played crucial role in tracking shady CDC data removals
When thousands of pages started disappearing from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website late last week, public health researchers quickly moved to archive deleted public health...
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