Don Bateman, an engineer who invented a cockpit device that warns airplane pilots with colorful screen displays and dire audible warnings such as “Caution Terrain!”… Read More »Aviation safety pioneer Don Bateman dies at age 91
The bipartisan agreement to avert government bankruptcy this week included modest cuts to a relatively small portion of the federal budget. As a drag on… Read More »The debt ceiling agreement suggests that debt will continue to grow rapidly
Our panel on pandemic lessons included Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo (center) and Dr. Caitlin Rivers (right). In many ways, modern developments have stolen the show during… Read More »Pandemic Lessons: More Health Workers, Fewer Faxes – a summary of Ars Frontiers
Three major chemical companies said Friday they would pay more than $1 billion to settle the first in a wave of claims that they and… Read More »Three makers of ‘Forever Chemicals’ settle public water lawsuits
Harvey Pitt, a legal prodigy who served as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission under President George W. Bush for just 18 months, died… Read More »Harvey Pitt, SEC chairman who resigned amid scandal, dies at age 78
Hello! Welcome back to About technology: AIa pop-up newsletter that teaches you about artificial intelligence, how it works and how to use it. In last… Read More »How to use AI to edit and generate stunning photos
US employers added an unexpected barrage of workers in May, reaffirming the vitality of the job market. Despite expectations of a slowdown, payrolls grew by… Read More »US job growth remains strong despite economic clouds
Federal Reserve officials have indicated they could keep rates stable at their upcoming meeting in June — pausing after a series of 10 consecutive rate… Read More »US adds 339,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate at 3.7 percent: live updates
Mark Zuckerberg embraced a digital world known as the metaverse when he said in November 2021 that he would change his company’s name from Facebook… Read More »Apple steps into the metaverse. Does anyone care?
The invasion of chatbots have disrupted the plans of countless companies, including some that have been working on that same technology for years (looking at… Read More »The artifact of the Instagram Founders’ News app is actually an AI game
Anne Hartley’s brick house in Ebony, Virginia, overlooks windswept fields, a Methodist church, a general store and the intersection of two country roads, a rural… Read More »Will a dollar general ruin a rural crossroads?
Enlarge / The Buzz is an electric interpretation of the classic 1950 T2. Volkswagen Good news everyone: it’s almost time for Volkswagen ID Buzz. The… Read More »A larger battery and three rows of seats for the VW ID Buzz in the US market
The news A Supreme Court judge on Thursday dismissed a privacy case brought against Meta by the District of Columbia, which had accused the company… Read More »Judge dismisses DC’s privacy lawsuit against Meta
A federal judge in Florida has disqualified himself from a lawsuit brought by Disney against Governor Ron DeSantis, but not before accusing the governor’s legal… Read More »Judge in Disney World case steps aside, but takes down Ron DeSantis lawyers
