Nintendo explains why Switch 2 hardware and software cost so much

April 7, 2025

Andrew Cunningham 2025-04-07 18:34:00 arstechnica.com Framework, the designers and sellers of the modular and repairable Framework Laptop 13 and other...

Meta’s surprise Llama 4 drop exposes the gap between AI ambition and reality

April 7, 2025

Benj Edwards 2025-04-07 15:54:00 arstechnica.com Meta constructed the Llama 4 models using a mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture, which is one way...

F1 in Japan reminds us a great track might not make for a great race

April 7, 2025

Jonathan M. Gitlin 2025-04-07 12:34:00 arstechnica.com Throughout the practice sessions, the orange and black McLarens had the measure of everyone...

Switch 2 preorders delayed over Trump tariff uncertainty

Kyle Orland 2025-04-04 11:03:00 arstechnica.com Nintendo Switch 2 preorders, which were due to begin on April 9, are being delayed...

EU may “make an example of X” by issuing $1 billion fine to Musk’s social network

Jon Brodkin 2025-04-04 14:40:00 arstechnica.com European Union regulators are preparing major penalties against X, including a fine that could exceed...

Gemini “coming together in really awesome ways,” Google says after 2.5 Pro release

Ryan Whitwam 2025-04-04 15:15:00 arstechnica.com Google doesn't break out earnings from its new AI ventures, but we can safely assume...

Microsoft turns 50 today, and it made me think about MS-DOS 5.0

Andrew Cunningham 2025-04-04 15:37:00 arstechnica.com On this day in 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded a company called Micro-Soft...

Dustland Delivery plays like a funny, tough, post-apocalyptic Oregon Trail

Kevin Purdy 2025-04-05 07:30:00 arstechnica.com Road trips with just two people always have their awkward silences. In Dustland Delivery, my character,...

NSA warns “fast flux” threatens national security. What is fast flux anyway?

Dan Goodin 2025-04-04 16:17:00 arstechnica.com A technique that hostile nation-states and financially motivated ransomware groups are using to hide their...

Judge calls out OpenAI’s “straw man” argument in New York Times copyright suit

Ashley Belanger 2025-04-04 17:19:00 arstechnica.com "Taken as true, these facts give rise to a plausible inference that defendants at a...

Midjourney introduces first new image generation model in over a year

Samuel Axon 2025-04-04 18:34:00 arstechnica.com AI image generator Midjourney released its first new model in quite some time today; dubbed...

Not just Switch 2: ESA warns Trump’s tariffs will hurt the entire game industry

Kyle Orland 2025-04-04 16:36:00 arstechnica.com This morning's announcement that Nintendo is delaying US preorders for the Switch 2 immediately increased...

We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built

Jacek Krywko 2025-04-04 13:37:00 arstechnica.com Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s...

USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress

Georgina Gustin, Inside Climate News 2025-04-04 09:57:00 arstechnica.com For decades, environmental and farm groups pushed Congress, the USDA and farmers...

Rocket Report: Next Starship flight to reuse booster; FAA clears New Glenn

Eric Berger 2025-04-04 07:00:00 arstechnica.com PLD Space signs launch agreement with D-Orbit. The Spanish launch company, PLD Space, announced an...

Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds

Jennifer Ouellette 2025-04-03 15:10:00 arstechnica.com Monkey see, monkey yodel? That's how it works for humans, but when it comes to...

Nvidia confirms the Switch 2 supports DLSS, G-Sync, and ray tracing

Andrew Cunningham 2025-04-03 15:32:00 arstechnica.com In the wake of the Switch 2 reveal, neither Nintendo nor Nvidia has gone into...

Google unveils end-to-end messages for Gmail. Only thing is: It’s not true E2EE.

Dan Goodin 2025-04-03 17:16:00 arstechnica.com “The idea is that no matter what, at no time and in no way does...

DeepMind has detailed all the ways AGI could wreck the world

Ryan Whitwam 2025-04-03 17:43:00 arstechnica.com As AI hype permeates the Internet, tech and business leaders are already looking toward the...

Most Americans think AI won’t improve their lives, survey says

Ashley Belanger 2025-04-03 11:18:00 arstechnica.com The expert sample is not representative of the AI field, as Bender points out to...

Explaining MicroSD Express cards and why you should care about them

Andrew Cunningham 2025-04-03 10:00:00 arstechnica.com The Switch 2's additional power opens the door to more complex games that could lag...

A 32-bit processor made with an atomically thin semiconductor

John Timmer 2025-04-02 12:46:00 arstechnica.com Still, there were some distinct challenges involved with MoS2. In normal silicon, a transistor's threshold...

Google shakes up Gemini leadership, Google Labs head taking the reins

April 2, 2025

Ryan Whitwam 2025-04-02 15:40:00 arstechnica.com On the heels of releasing its most capable AI model yet, Google is making some...

Genres are bustin’ out all over in Strange New Worlds S3 teaser

April 2, 2025