Apple has 90 days to allow app sideloading in Brazil
Apple has been told it has to allow alternative app stores on iOS in Brazil within 90 days, as reported by Brazilian publication Valor International and 9to5Mac. Apple has already…
“Literally just a copy”—hit iOS game accused of unauthorized HTML5 code theft
Here at Ars, we’ve written frequently about the video game industry’s ongoing problem with blatant game cloning, and the shifting legal and ethical landscape around the issue. But we’ve rarely…
CMU research shows compression alone may unlock AI puzzle-solving abilities
A pair of Carnegie Mellon University researchers recently discovered hints that the process of compressing information can solve complex reasoning tasks without pre-training on a large number of examples. Their…
Intuitive Machines’ second attempt to land on the Moon also went sideways
Inside a small control room, during the middle of the day on Thursday local time in Texas, about a dozen white-knuckled engineers at a space startup named Intuitive Machines started…
SpaceX Raptor 3 Engine Later in 2025 Will Save ~1 Ton of Mass Per Engine
Previously, SpaceX has talked saving about 500 kilograms from Raptor 1 to Raptor 3 and 100-200 kilograms from going from Raptor 2 to Raptor 3. But on the Flight 8…
FCC chair says we’re too dependent on GPS and wants to explore ‘alternatives’
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to vote on an inquiry to explore alternatives to GPS, FCC chair Brendan Carr says in a blog post. Carr says that while GPS…
Gundam GQuuuuuuX will stream on Amazon next month
English-speaking Gundam fans won’t have to wait long before they can stream dubbed versions of the franchise’s newest (and most difficult to pronounce) series. Today, Amazon Prime announced that it…
Expecting a Clean SpaceX Starship Test Flight 8
I am expecting a clean SpaceX Starship test flight 8. There was a scrub a few days ago and there were some minor issues yesterday and there was the explosion…
Scientists Discover Thousands of New Microbial Species Thriving in the Mariana Trench
The project explores how life adapts to extreme environments—and hopes to inspire new drugs or even treatments to aid space travel. A human can’t survive in the Mariana Trench without…
When Europe needed it most, the Ariane 6 rocket finally delivered
Europe’s Ariane 6 rocket lifted off Thursday from French Guiana and deployed a high-resolution reconnaissance satellite into orbit for the French military, notching a success on its first operational flight.…