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After rumors swirled that TikTok owner ByteDance had lost tens of millions after an intern sabotaged its AI models, ByteDance issued a statement this weekend hoping to silence all the social media chatter in China. In a social media post…
Sneak peek at S3 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. The Star Trek franchise made its presence known with a special panel during New York City Comic-Con this past weekend. Among the highlights: Paramount unveiled a three-minute preview clip from…
A bright spiral galaxy appears on a background of thousands of other distant galaxies
It’s been almost exactly a year now since we reported on the announcement that Squadron 42—the single-player campaign portion of the now 12-year-old crowdfunding boondoggle Star Citizen—was “feature complete” and in the “polish phase.” Now, many years after the game’s…
A new video shows how Earth’s magnetic field weakened and warped before temporarily flipping during a recent “polar reversal event.”
A new trial suggests that at-home brain stimulation could potentially be a first-line treatment for depression. However, some experts are skeptical.
A new study published in Evolution and Human Behavior suggests that venting about a mutual friend can shift social dynamics in your favor. Researchers found that venting makes listeners feel closer to the speaker and less favorable toward the person…
New video upsets the old notion that these birds of paradise use wing clapping to make percussive sounds while courting.
A recent study published in Psychedelic Medicine has shed light on the challenging and sometimes distressing experiences that people can have during psychedelic use. The research found that a significant number of individuals who used psychedelics experienced adverse effects such…
Volkswagen provided flights from Washington, DC, to San Francisco and accommodation so Ars could drive the ID Buzz. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. SAN FRANCISCO—In all the years we’ve been writing about cars, very few vehicles have generated…
