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Ford is getting ready to put AI assistants in its cars

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 19:00 EDT

The Blue Oval is also working on new hands-free driver assists. Read more ›

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Samsung’s Ballie home robot, once promised for summer 2025, gets grim update

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 17:50 EDT

Six years after its CES debut, Samsung has demoted Ballie to internal use. Read more ›

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AI starts autonomously writing prescription refills in Utah

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Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 17:20 EDT

The program allows patients in the state to get prescription refills for 190 common meds. Read more ›

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Warner Bros. sticks with Netflix merger, calls Paramount’s $108B bid “illusory”

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 15:12 EDT

Larry Ellison pledged $40B, but "he didn’t raise the price," Warner chair says. Read more ›

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Bose open-sources its SoundTouch home theater smart speakers ahead of end-of-life

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 13:51 EDT

If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it. Read more ›

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Expired certificate completely breaks macOS Logitech apps, user customizations

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 13:15 EDT

Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves. Read more ›

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SteamOS continues its slow spread across the PC gaming landscape

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Kyle Orland @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 12:31 EDT

Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon. Read more ›

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Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 12:17 EDT

Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers. Read more ›

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EVs remain a niche choice in the US, according to survey

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Jonathan M. Gitlin @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 11:30 EDT

Consumers around the world told Deloitte what they want in their next vehicle. Read more ›

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New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry

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John Timmer @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 11:02 EDT

Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons. Read more ›

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We have a fossil closer to our split with Neanderthals and Denisovans

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Kiona N. Smith @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 11:00 EDT

A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look. Read more ›

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Computer scientist Yann LeCun: “Intelligence really is about learning”

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Melissa Heikkilä, Financial Times @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 10:06 EDT

The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models. Read more ›

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Review: Stranger Things’ frustrating finale didn’t quite stick the landing

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Jennifer Ouellette and Beth Mole @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 09:46 EDT

Sure, there were many great moments, but in the end, they didn't add up to a satisfying whole. Read more ›

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Here are the launches and landings we’re most excited about in 2026

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Stephen Clark @ Ars Technica · 01/07/2026 07:00 EDT

A lot could happen in space next year, but let's get real about what actually will. Read more ›

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Motorola reveals the Razr Fold, a book-style foldable launching this summer

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Ryan Whitwam @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2026 20:00 EDT

Motorola is light on details but heavy on hype for its first book-style foldable. Read more ›

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HP’s EliteBoard G1a is a Ryzen-powered Windows 11 PC in a membrane keyboard

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2026 17:40 EDT

The most familiar, full-fledged PC experience you can get from a keyboard. Read more ›

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With GeForce Super GPUs missing in action, Nvidia focuses on software upgrades

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Andrew Cunningham @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2026 16:56 EDT

Nvidia's only GeForce announcements this year were about software improvements. Read more ›

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Letting prisons jam contraband phones is a bad idea, phone companies tell FCC

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Jon Brodkin @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2026 16:11 EDT

"Jamming will block all communications," including 911 calls, CTIA tells FCC. Read more ›

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Dell’s XPS revival is a welcome reprieve from the “AI PC” fad

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Scharon Harding @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2026 14:55 EDT

Dell moves from pushing "AI PCs" and back to what matters in laptops. Read more ›

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News orgs want OpenAI to dig up millions of deleted ChatGPT logs

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Ashley Belanger @ Ars Technica · 01/06/2026 13:59 EDT

OpenAI's loss in privacy fight could lead to sharing even more deleted chats. Read more ›

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