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Ars Technica, which translates to the "art of technology," is a website dedicated to technology news and information. Founded in 1998 by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes, it covers a wide range of topics including computer hardware and software, scientific advancements, technology policies, and video games. The site features contributions from many writers who hold advanced degrees, with some affiliated with research institutions. The writing style on Ars Technica is more relaxed compared to traditional academic journals, making it accessible to a broader audience.

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After back-to-back failures, SpaceX tests its fixes on the next Starship

1 day ago | arstechnica.com | Stephen Clark

A notice to mariners suggests SpaceX's next Starship test flight could launch as soon as May 21. SpaceX fired six Raptor engines on the company's next Starship rocket Monday, clearing a major hurdle on the path to launch later this month on a high-stakes test flight to get the private rocket program back on track. Starship ignited its Raptor engines Monday morning on a test stand near SpaceX's Starbase launch facility in South Texas.
The 2025 Bentley Continental GT: The highs and lows of borrowed bits

1 day ago | arstechnica.com | Jonathan M. Gitlin

We spend a week with Bentley's new plug-in hybrid grand touring car. The new Bentley Continental GT was already an imposing figure before this one left the factory in Crewe clad in dark satin paint and devoid of the usual chrome. And under the bonnet—or hood, if you prefer—you'll no longer find 12 cylinders.
US and China pause tariffs for 90 days as Trump claims “historic trade win”

2 days ago | arstechnica.com | Jon Brodkin

US drops China tariff from 145% to 30% while governments seek longer-term deal. Jon Brodkin – May 12, 2025 11:38 am | The US and China agreed to lower tariffs by 115 percent for 90 days while they continue talks on a longer-term agreement, sending stocks soaring on hopes that President Trump's trade war won't be as damaging to the two economies as previously feared.
A new era in cancer therapies is at hand

2 days ago | arstechnica.com | Claudia Lopez Lloreda

New therapeutic strategies build on the success of immunotherapy. In 2012, clinicians at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia treated Emily Whitehead, a 6-year-old with leukemia, with altered immune cells from her own body. At the time, the treatment was experimental, but it worked: The cells targeted the cancer and eradicated it. Thirteen years later, Whitehead is still cancer-free.
Industry groups are not happy about the imminent demise of Energy Star

4 days ago | arstechnica.com | Marianne Lavelle

The program has saved consumers billions of dollars since its inception. It’s a voluntary program launched during a Republican administration, endorsed by manufacturers and well-recognized by U.S. consumers, who have saved an estimated $500 billion over the past 33 years guided by its familiar blue label. But President Donald Trump’s administration has decided the Energy Star program has got to go.
When doctors describe your brain scan as a “starry sky,” it’s not good

5 days ago | arstechnica.com | Beth Mole

TB is the deadliest infection in the world—but it doesn't often look like this. Beth Mole – May 9, 2025 5:40 pm | A starry sky can be stunning—even inside a hospital emergency room. But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were gazing at bright brain lesions punctuating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. The resulting pattern, called a "starry sky," meant that their 57-year-old patient had a dangerous form of tuberculosis.
New AI model generates buildable Lego creations from text descriptions

5 days ago | arstechnica.com | Benj Edwards

Another brick in the wall Carnegie Mellon "LegoGPT" system uses physics checks to ensure models don't collapse. On Thursday, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University unveiled LegoGPT, an AI model that creates physically stable Lego structures from text prompts. The new system not only designs Lego models that match text descriptions (prompts) but also ensures they can be built brick by brick in the real world, either by hand or with robotic assistance.
Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky sentenced to 12 years for “unbank yourself” scam

5 days ago | arstechnica.com | Ashley Belanger

Some victims lost everything to the Celsius Network's fraud. Alex Mashinsky—the disgraced founder of the Celsius Network cryptocurrency bank who deceived hundreds of thousands into losing billions with the catchy slogan "unbank yourself"—was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Thursday. Back in December, Mashinsky pleaded guilty to securities fraud and commodities fraud.
A star has been destroyed by a wandering supermassive black hole

5 days ago | arstechnica.com | John Timmer

Second supermassive black hole is a long way from the galaxy's core. John Timmer – May 9, 2025 9:37 am | Back in 2024, a system set up to identify objects that suddenly brighten found something unusual. Unfortunately, the automated system that was supposed to identify it couldn't figure out what it was looking at.
Trump cuts tariff on UK cars; American carmakers not happy about it

5 days ago | arstechnica.com | Jonathan M. Gitlin

The UK is allowed to export 100,000 cars a year to the US at the lower rate. The British car industry got a big break from US President Donald Trump yesterday afternoon. Trump and UK Prime Minister Kier Starmer have agreed to a bilateral trade agreement that cuts tariffs on a range of imports from the UK, including pharmaceuticals, aluminum and steel, and cars.