At CES, I did what you’re not supposed to do: I brought a pre-production laptop to use as my primary workhorse during a hectic event. The unproven rifle in question is the new Arm-based Asus Zenbook A16. It’s a 16-inch laptop that weighs less than […]
Month: January 2026
Syrian Army Advances East of Aleppo as Kurdish Forces Withdraw Amid Rising Tensions
Syrian Army Advances East of Aleppo Following Kurdish Forces’ Withdrawal Syrian government forces have rapidly advanced into key areas east of Aleppo, including Deir Hafer and Maskanah, after the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced their withdrawal on January 16, 2026.[3][4] This move comes amid […]
The LG C5 and Apple’s M4 Mac Mini are both steeply discounted this weekend
Happy Saturday, folks! This week, Best Buy kicked off its so-called “Winter Sale,” introducing a whole host of price cuts that range from not-so-good to legitimately great, at least for this time of year. We’ll be publishing many of the highlights in a dedicated news […]
Iran Protests Quelled Amid Deadly Crackdown, US Sanctions Expand, Global Tensions Rise – 1/17/2026, 12:25:06 PM
Iran Protests and Crackdown Iran’s protests appear quelled after a deadly crackdown, with no major unrest reported in Tehran or elsewhere for days amid an ongoing internet blackout.[1] A US-based rights group reports a death toll of 3,090, the highest in decades, verified by activists […]
Meta’s layoffs leave Supernatural fitness users in mourning
Supernatural has had its staff cut and won’t receive any more content updates.
Archaeologists find a supersized medieval shipwreck in Denmark
The sunken ship reveals that the medieval European economy was growing fast.
X is still having issues following an hour-long outage on Friday
On Friday morning, X and Grok went offline for users around the world on both the websites and apps. Outage reports began spiking on DownDetector around 10:00AM ET, while Cisco’s ThousandEyes outage map noted over 600 X servers around the world that were having problems. […]
Rackspace raises email hosting prices by as much as 706 percent
Rackspace tells Ars that hosted email is still a part of its “mission.”
Ads are coming soon to ChatGPT, starting with shopping links
ChatGPT will soon start showing you sponsored products or services if they’re related to your conversation. In an announcement on Friday, OpenAI says it will start testing ads in the coming weeks for logged-in users in the US who use the app for free or […]
RAM shortage chaos expands to GPUs, high-capacity SSDs, and even hard drives
GPU makers may prioritize more profitable models; large SSDs are harder to find.