Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon's or CrowdStrike's, expert says

Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage.

It's the end of the world as we know it, per a physicist's 1960 prediction

Heinz von Foerster thought population would grow exponentially and “squeeze” us all to death.

Screenless GPS: Slate Auto says, "Remember the road atlas"

What’s more fitting than a spiral-bound map for a bare-bones two-door pickup?

Rocket Report: Starship set for historic test flight; a century of Electron

“You can simplify it as a big tank feeding engines.”

Specialized’s Tarmac SL9 S-Level is built to wreck your Zone 2 ride

Specialized’s second-fastest bike may be the smart buy.

In reversal, American Cancer Society urges prostate cancer tests for all men

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.