Tech Releases

Startup set to brick $800 kids robot is trying to open source it first

New AA-powered AirTag case promises 10-year lifespan

Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page

VPN used for VR game cheat sells access to your home network

Home Assistant’s Voice Preview Edition is a little box with big privacy powers

Intel is testing BIOS updates to fix performance of its new Core Ultra 200S CPUs

Amazon’s RTO delays exemplify why workers get so mad about mandates

The Backbone One would be an ideal game controller—if the iPhone had more games

Arm says it’s losing $50M a year in revenue from Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite SoCs

Z-Wave Long Range and its mile-long capabilities will arrive next year

Companies issuing RTO mandates “lose their best talent”: Study

Nvidia partners leak next-gen RTX 50-series GPUs, including a 32GB 5090

Buying a TV in 2025? Expect lower prices, more ads, and an OS war.

Google steps into “extended reality” once again with Android XR

Intel Arc B580 review: A $249 RTX 4060 killer, one-and-a-half years later

YouTube TV is hiking prices again after denying “erroneous” report days ago

Back where it started: “Do Not Track” removed from Firefox after 13 years

Errant reference in macOS 15.2 seems to confirm M4 MacBook Airs for 2025

TCL TVs will use films made with generative AI to push targeted ads

iOS 18.2, macOS 15.2 updates arrive today with image and emoji generation

The latest in poker cheats: Tiny cameras that can see cards as they’re dealt

Startup will brick $800 emotional support robot for kids without refunds

The iPhone accessories that let me ditch my laptop while traveling

Raspberry Pi 500 makes an 8GB Pi 5 into a compact, inexpensive desktop PC

Microsoft discontinues lackadaisically updated Surface Studio all-in-one desktop

Apple takes over third-party Apple Passwords autofill extension for Firefox

“Nightmare” Zipcar outage is a warning against complete app dependency

Intel targets budget-friendly 1440p gaming with $249 and $219 Arc B500 GPUs

Four desk-organizing gifts you don’t technically need but might very much want

Join us tomorrow for Ars Live: How Asahi Linux ports open software to Apple’s hardware

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger steps down after terrible, no-good, very bad year

Smart gadgets’ failure to commit to software support could be illegal, FTC warns

QNAP firmware update leaves NAS owners locked out of their boxes

Are any of Apple’s official MagSafe accessories worth buying?

The good, the bad, and the ugly behind the push for more smart displays

Microsoft’s controversial Recall scraper is finally entering public preview

Google seems to have called it quits on making its own Android tablets—again

An ad giant wants to control your next TV’s operating system

Android will soon instantly log you in to your apps on new devices

Google stops letting sites like Forbes rule search for “Best CBD Gummies“

Fitness app Strava is tightening third-party access to user data

Apple TV+ spent $20B on original content. If only people actually watched.

“Windows 365 Link” is Microsoft’s $349 thin client for Windows in the cloud

Apple Intelligence notification summaries are honestly pretty bad

Review: Amazon’s 2024 Kindle Paperwhite makes the best e-reader a little better

I, too, installed an open source garage door opener, and am loving it

Microsoft finally releases generic install ISOs for the Arm version of Windows

Faulty Colorsofts have left some Kindle owners without an e-reader

Amazon ends free ad-supported streaming service after Prime Video with ads debuts