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Microsoft offers to buy out a quarter of its workforce

Employees in the US, Canada, India, and the UK may receive offers to leave MS today.

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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Worms mate in man's eyes, get plucked out right before larvae burst out

Case study gives a whole new meaning to "bedroom eyes."

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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Meet the real-life Scottish surgeon who inspired Sherlock Holmes

Lindsey Fitzharris chats with Ars about her new book, Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes.

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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Apple releases iOS and macOS 27.2 with new Siri AI features, new Music logo

Included is the ability to limit which applications Siri can directly access.

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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F1 in Texas: The American race that fans love to attend

Ars spends the weekend with the Audi Revolut F1 team at the Circuit of the Americas.

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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Tesla gave up the EV crown. Now it wants to win the autonomy race

Tesla hopes autonomy subscriptions can deliver the margins car sales cannot.

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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From impulse purchase to pocket studio: The M-Vave FM-1

M-Vave's cheap FM-1 pocket synth has exploded as a community firmware playground.

Oct 26, 2026Read Brief →
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A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature

A new model suggests Mars may host ice-forming physics never directly observed before.

Oct 24, 2026Read Brief →
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Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that

The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.

Oct 24, 2026Read Brief →
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NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."

Oct 23, 2026Read Brief →
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Hegseth warns prediction market bets warp military judgment, endanger troops

Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations.

Oct 23, 2026Read Brief →
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The reactor meant to showcase nuclear’s comeback keeps hitting problems

A contractor fell into a reactor cavity and a bundle of fuel rods almost fell over.

Oct 23, 2026Read Brief →