Pila Energy’s home batteries are now available to preorder with deliveries expected to begin in February 2026. These power stations are meant to be seen, unlike most batteries in this class that are better suited for job sites than designer lofts. Pila’s home batteries are […]
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Ørsted seeks injunction against US government over project freeze
Trump administration had suspended Danish group’s work on major wind farm off coast of Rhode Island.
The taint bandaid has evolved into the taint zapper
Six years ago, I first laid eyes upon the taint bandaid. It was the first night of CES 2020. In a corner of the inaugural CES Unveiled showcase, there was a lonely booth. Upon a sparse table lay a mannequin with its smooth Ken doll […]
Garmin now offers nutrition tracking
Garmin announced that it’s adding nutrition tracking to the Garmin Connect app as a perk for users with a Garmin Connect Plus subscription. The feature lets users “track their calories and macros (proteins, fats and carbs) and receive Active Intelligence insights to help them achieve […]
U.S. Military Captures Venezuela’s Maduro; Trump Threatens Regional Leaders with Force – 1/5/2026, 8:28:31 PM
The dominant world news story as of January 5, 2026, is the U.S. military operation capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, with President Trump declaring U.S. control over Venezuela and threatening further actions against regional leaders. This raid, launched late Friday […]
Ars Technica Readers Raise Over $42,000 in Record-Breaking 2025 Charity Drive!
Ars Readers Give Big: Over $42,000 Raised in Our 2025 Charity Drive! Posted on January 5, 2026 by Ars Technica Staff Image: Ars Technica community coming together for good. What a way to close out 2025! Thanks to the incredible generosity of the Ars Technica […]
NASA’s science budget won’t be a train wreck after all
“There’s very little to not like in this.”
Boston Dynamics’ Tesla Bot rival Atlas will start building Hyundai cars in 2028
Boston Dynamics unveiled the latest version of its humanoid Atlas robot Monday at CES in Las Vegas. The robot, with a glowing circle for a face and a fully electric, battery-powered body, is so advanced that it will soon be working alongside human factory workers […]
AMD reheats last year’s Ryzen AI and X3D CPUs for 2026’s laptops and desktops
But it may become slightly cheaper to buy AMD’s fastest integrated Radeon GPUs.
Stewart Cheifet, PBS host who chronicled the PC revolution, dies at 87
Cheifet produced more than 400 episodes of TV tracing the rise of personal computing.