Gemini 3.5 and Antigravity come to Google NotebookLM
…In fact, NotebookLM is getting one of its biggest updates, ever, today, moving to the latest Gemini 3.5 model, support for more file types, and streamlined web source integration. Google also…
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A bold satellite rescue mission came together in record time, but will it work?
…Then the satellite shipped to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia for integration with its ride to space: Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket. The Pegasus XL is an air-launched…
Slate Auto gets serious about privacy for its bare-bones EV pickup
…That’s according to a new report from SAE International’s (and sometime Ars contributor) Roberto Baldwin. “We are building it around ownership value,” Slate said. “We collect data to make ownership…
Course correction: Google to link more sources in AI Overviews
…Google is seeking publishers that are interested in testing a new form of subscription integration. The company says your favorite websites should appear more prominently in AI search, so it’s trying…
3D-printable humanoid legs let robotics experiments run wild
…The team also promised that the LeRobot Humanoid legs are just the start of a bigger roadmap that includes integration with an upper body and more advanced behaviors. The company previously released…
In a bold move, Rocket Lab acquires Iridium Communications
…Longtime Iridium chief executive Matt Desch said the move would allow Iridium to deploy new services more quickly. “Success will come from those who can bring new innovations to space quickly and…
Google's Android-powered laptops are called Googlebooks, and they're coming this year
…Google insists Chromebooks aren’t going away, but the company’s focus has shifted to something new: Googlebooks. That’s what Google has decided to call the new line of Android-powered…
Amazing interior, controversial exterior: Ferrari's first electric car
ROME—The arrival of any new Ferrari that isn’t a two-seater is usually controversial, but the Luce might be the most divisive yet. It’s Ferrari’s first four-door…
Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
…Now sites have a new way to spy on their visitors: measuring subtle interactions with their solid-state drives. The technique, named FROST (fingerprinting remotely using OPFS-based SSD timing), allows sites…
Review: AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is a disappointing way to spend $549
…But apart from a few new integrated and entry-level GPUs, there hasn’t been much to talk about since the GeForce RTX 5060 and Radeon RX 9060 XT launched last summer…