Ars Technica Features

1. macOS 27 Golden Gate: The Ars Technica review

   It's both a "Snow Leopard update" and a major leap for Apple Intelligence.

2. Steam Frame: The Ars Technica review

   Valve's new $1,059 VR hardware tries to revive an abandoned VR "revolution."

3. Could United Launch Alliance's money problems finally force its owners to sell?

   ULA is preparing to resume launching the Vulcan rocket in the coming weeks.

4. Man told ChatGPT he was feeling delusional. ChatGPT insisted he was Jesus.

   Man with bipolar disorder sued OpenAI after surviving ChatGPT-linked suicide attempt.

5. The complex corporate web behind a $3.2 billion AI data center

   When multiple companies are behind one project, who bears responsibility for problems?

6. Nearly impossible? How Fairphone built the ethical, repairable Fairphone Gen 6+

   Fairphone's CTO explains how and why the Dutch company builds a different kind of smartphone.

7. Meet the 2026 Ig Nobel Prize winners

   The annual award ceremony features miniature operas, scientific demos, and "24/7" lectures.

8. I rented a car, and within hours, my driver's license was for sale

   The FBI is reportedly investigating a massive data breach that is unfolding in real time.

9. Without new landers or rovers, it's helicopters or bust for NASA's Mars program

   NASA's cost estimate for SR-1 Freedom is $2.1 billion, but that doesn't include the helicopters.

10. Pocket's AI made my game ideas real. Now Meta controls the results.

    Interactive mobile "gizmos" are easy to make, hard to share outside Meta's platform.

11. Our 10 favorite scenes from T2: Judgment Day

    James Cameron's 1991 sci-fi blockbuster returns to theaters this weekend for its 35th anniversary.

12. Claude, Codex, and Hermes installed unowned code inside corporate networks

    227 install commands were found in corporate docs pointing at code nobody owns.

13. Xtracycle's Swoop ASM e-bike brings an automatic transmission to cargo bikes

    A steel frame cargo bike with a unique twist: You can let it choose your gear.

14. Review: Chuwi's $449 Unibook laptop is a funhouse-mirror MacBook Neo

    The Unibook is a weird entry-level laptop for people with patience.

15. As demand for Meta AI glasses explodes, it’s harder to avoid creepy recordings

    Ars looks at Zuckoff, the latest free app detecting Meta AI glasses amid privacy backlash.

16. Google Pixel 11 series review: Is the magic fading?

    Google's new Pixels make some compromises but still manage to be good phones.

17. Satellite operators are in panic mode due to a worsening launch crisis

    What happens if the Falcon rockets stop flying?

18. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra review: The ultra foldable with an ultra price

    Samsung didn't have to change much this year because its hardware is just that good.

19. Terabytes of credentials leaked in massive supply-chain attack

    The data was scraped and exfiltrated from 2,500 users of a compromised AI package.

20. Booksellers suspect AI firms are buying and then destroying rare books

    AI firms quietly bulk buying rare books face resistance from booksellers.