One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from its smart glasses
One day after WIRED revealed that Meta had quietly embedded an unreleased face-recognition system into an app installed on more…
A Man Gets Swallowed by a Whale In the Thrilling Trailer for ‘Whalefall’
Austin Abrams stars in the latest film from Brian Duffield, the director of ‘Spontaneous’ and ‘No One Will Save You.’
Researchers Say Smartphones May Have Helped Drive the Global Baby Bust
It might really be the phones. Well, at least a little bit.
Apple is embracing the fantasy of AI photo editing
Apple’s feature showcase at WWDC 2026 didn’t flag which if these “photographs” are real or created with its new AI…
Gold isn’t inert, it just has bodyguards protecting it
Gold is weird. It’s one of the few metals that doesn’t really oxidize. Even silver and copper—from the same column…
Here’s Audi’s next Q7 SUV and US-only SQ7, now with an RS V8
Audi provided flights from Washington, DC, to Munich, Germany, and accommodation so Ars could see the Q7, as well as…
‘Disclosure Day’ Is an Unforgettable Steven Spielberg Sci-Fi Spectacle
Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor star in Spielberg’s latest alien opus. It opens June 12.
The US Screwworm Outbreak Is Starting to Look Harder to Contain
The USDA has reported more cases of the New World screwworm, including one outside of Texas.
US military claims first drone boat rescue of downed helicopter crew
A drone boat picked up two US Army pilots from waters near the Strait of Hormuz after their helicopter gunship…
OpenAI Joins Anthropic in Call for International AI Watchdog
The calls for a slowdown on frontier model development are growing.