Pete Hegseth was yelled at by a sentinel for poor decorum at Arlington National Cemetery. Now the Secretary of Defense has given him a medal.
Rivers in the sky are raining down on the Pacific Northwest. What are they?
Atmospheric rivers are large bands of water vapor in the sky. They are dumping trillions of gallons of water on Washington and Oregon, just as high tides and winds batter shorelines.
SpaceX's giant rocket may leave NASA in the dust
As it races to develop its new massive rocket, the space launch company is preparing to retire NASA's main ride to the International Space Station.
Why is Google cutting off Search from AI-free schools? Here are some theories
The forthcoming move has left some parents and educators frustrated and wondering about the company's motivations.
These swing voters have low expectations for divided government
Key voters in North Carolina are pessimistic the blue wave flipping control of Congress will solve their economic woes. Many say President Trump will be the chief obstacle.
These two voter turnout trends explain what happened across the South in the election
In six states across the Deep South, a drastic swing to the left this election was driven by high Black voter turnout and compounded by a sharp decline in voting rates across Republican-heavy areas.
Fed up with the healthcare industry, this red state capped insulin prices for patients
Republicans and Democrats in North Dakota worked together to limit what people with diabetes have to pay for insulin, joining a growing bipartisan push across the country to protect patients.
Why even a fraction of a degree can escalate climate change impacts
Countries are not meeting their goal of limiting climate change to 1.5 degrees Celsius. How much hotter the planet gets makes a profound difference for the impacts the world could see.
The cost of college is confusing. Some schools are trying to change that
Many Americans have soured on higher education because of how frustratingly hard it is to figure out what they will pay to attend.
Fill in the blank in the quiz: NASA will pay astronauts $___ to live on the moon
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What we know about the global outage
Microsoft has said the outage was not caused by a cyber-security incident, but efforts to fix the issues have so far been largely unsuccessful.
Watch: How Microsoft services went down around the world
Microsoft is struggling to fix a global outage, with services including Teams, Outlook and AI software Copilot affected by "connectivity problems".
Firm offers to fake artworks for wealthy migrants seeking UK 'talent' visas - BBC investigation
Going undercover to expose an elaborate fraud aimed at obtaining fast-track settlement for wealthy migrants.
Piddington to bring legal challenge over asylum base plans
Up to 1,256 men could be housed at the site near Piddington in Oxfordshire under the plans.
Doctor burnout putting maternity patients at risk, says regulator
Trainee doctors delivering babies are more likely to suffer from overwork and burnout than other specialties, evidence suggests.
The school where white working-class pupils defy the odds
Politicians are worried about the outcomes of white, working-class pupils. But one school in Sunderland seems to have defied gravity
Zelensky welcomes US bringing Europe into Russia-Ukraine peace talks
The Ukrainian president says it makes sense for European leaders to be involved as Ukraine hopes to eventually join the EU.
Ex-Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang summoned to testify before Congress about affair with alleged Chinese spy
Huang abruptly quit on Thursday as head of one of the world's most valuable companies after revelations of alleged extramarital affairs.
Boy died from multiple injuries in Cyprus hotel fall
An Essex coroner describes Jaxon Foster's death as "particularly tragic" as he opens an inquest.
Will the Eurovision Song Contest succeed in Asia?
The world’s biggest and longest-running song contest is coming to Asia, with eleven countries competing in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday.
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Brit police watchdog says cops' use of facial recog risks wrongful arrests
New report calls for change, highlights hodgepodge governance and misunderstanding about tech’s limitations among officers
Palantir's NHS cancer app gets plenty of praise, precious few users
Official figures put uptake at just six trusts, while FoI responses raise questions about which are actually benefiting
C++26 stumbles at finish line over Contracts dispute
ISO working group faces a fight over runtime checks, complexity, and the language's release timetable
Microsoft's massive M365 outage stretches past 12 hours as its fixes keep failing
Hasn't completely ruled out cyberattack as cause of incident that's damaged Exchange Online and services that rely on it
Developer cleverly shrank 2,600 lines of C into a six-line script but still ending up losing sleep
It wasn't the not-very-legal source code raid that caused it, but a colleague who punted a pager
Singapore says US authorities, and Supermicro, hardly helped investigation of Jensen Huang’s Chinese friend
Seized passport during probe of suspected paperwork fibs that hid server shipments to parts unknown
Alibaba's Qwen3.8 re-educated with a more Western worldview
Open weight model can now say things Chinese authorities don't like
DOJ takes aim at $1.2B in Binance loot as FBI disrupts North Korean scam
‘FaceStealer’ scam tied to $400M+ theft, 900+ webcam recordings
Microsoft struggling to fix massive cloud outage that's taken down email and Intune
‘Actions taken thus far have not provided the anticipated relief’
Google promises its new smart specs won't give creeps their ideal view
'Intelligent eyewear' has a built-in camera and mic, but there's a recording light to warn you and some stern legalese to discourage abuse
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In reversal, American Cancer Society urges routine prostate cancer screening
Men aged 50–69 and at average risk should get PSA screening every two years.
FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace
Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved.
Ars Live: What drone attacks on data centers mean for modern life in the cloud
A livestream Ars discussion is happening on November 17 at 1 pm Eastern Time.
The Elder Scrolls' most obscure adventure gets a 4K PC makeover
N-Gage exclusive Shadowkey gets an AI-coded glow-up with plenty of new features.
Google rolls out Gemini 4 Hydrogen, finally replacing 3.8 Flash
Gemini 4 Hydrogen isn't getting a slow, security-conscious release like Carbon and Argon.
Ukraine says it can’t stop Russian strikes because Starshield is limited again
Report: Ukraine suspects speeds limits are intended to help Russia in peace talks.
Google faces calls for AI moratoriums in schools after Gemini pilot backlash
Families confront Google after teen’s lawsuit labels Gemini a “suicide coach.”
Netflix releases new trailer for Ray Gunn
"It's hard being the only honest players in a crooked game."
Building a rocket is hard. AST SpaceMobile thinks it's "simple."
"We're not doing this thing because we like rockets."
Man's secret use of synthetic testosterone for cows nearly destroyed his heart
Doctors warn that such life-threatening cases are becoming more common.