Amazon’s new Fire tablets have AI inside
Image: Amazon Amazon just announced a new Fire HD 8 tablet, and like many new gadgets in 2024, generative AI-powered tools are among the big new features. But you won’t…
Xbox cofounder J Allard has joined Amazon to work on ‘new ideas’
Getty Images Xbox cofounder J Allard joined Amazon last month as a vice president on the company’s devices and services team. In an email to The Verge, Allard confirmed his…
Apple is bringing back Sugar for season 2
Image: Apple Another beloved Apple TV Plus show is getting a second season. The streamer announced today that the detective series Sugar, which stars Colin Farrell in the titular role,…
OpenAI just raised $6.6 billion to build ever-larger AI models
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images OpenAI just closed a historic funding round, taking in a $6.6 billion investment at a $157 billion valuation, to continue pursuing its…
FCC is offering $200 million to protect schools and libraries from hackers
Illustration: Beatrice Sala The Federal Communications Commission is making up to $200 million available to help schools and libraries make their computer systems more secure. The Schools and Libraries Cybersecurity…
Helene takes ultrapure quartz mines offline, threatens tech supply chains
Millions of people across the US South have gone without power or have been forced to evacuate following days of extreme downpours brought on by Hurricane Helene. North Carolina has…
Tesla reverses sales slump, sees modest growth in Q3
This morning, Tesla posted its sales and production numbers for the third quarter of 2024. While not spectacular when compared to Q3 2023, the numbers do show modest growth, unlike…
Welcome to our latest design update, Ars 9.0!
Greetings from the Orbiting HQ! As you can see, we’ve refreshed the site design. We hope you’ll come to love it. Ars Technica is a little more than 26 years…
Popular Juicebox EV home chargers to lose connectivity as owner quits US
Owners of the popular home EV chargers made by Juicebox are about to lose a whole lot of features. Its owner, the energy company Enel X, has just announced that…
“Obviously a failure”: Sonos execs not getting bonuses due to app fiasco
Sonos’ controversial app update in May was “obviously a failure,” Sonos CEO Patrick Spence told Reuters today. When the update launched in May, customers revolted over missing features, like the…