The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge
The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ first drive: 460 miles on a single charge - Ars Technica
The Escalade embodies the American luxury car ideal, and now it’s gone electric.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/the-2025-cadillac-escalade-iq-first-drive-460-miles-on-a-single-charge/
Old Bolt, new tricks: Making an EV into a backup power station with an inverter
Old Bolt, new tricks: Making an EV into a backup power station with an inverter - Ars Technica
Using a custom kit to make a budget EV offer some emergency power.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/old-bolt-new-tricks-making-an-ev-into-a-backup-power-station-with-an-inverter/
Supply-chain attack exposing credentials affects 23K users of tj-actions
Supply-chain attack exposing credentials affects 23K users of tj-actions - Ars Technica
tj-actions/changed-files, corrupted to run credential-stealing memory scraper.
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/03/supply-chain-attack-exposing-credentials-affects-23k-users-of-tj-actions/
Behind the scenes of The Electric State
Behind the scenes of The Electric State - Ars Technica
Production designer Dennis Gassner: “I have one fallback position: when in doubt, make it beautiful.”…
https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/03/behind-the-scenes-of-the-electric-state/
A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells
A “biohybrid” robotic hand built using real human muscle cells - Ars Technica
A real bit of cyborg hardware highlights the technology’s current limitations.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/a-biohybrid-robotic-hand-built-using-real-human-muscle-cells/
The Wheel of Time is back for season three, and so are our weekly recaps
The Wheel of Time is back for season three, and so are our weekly recaps - Ars Technica
Two WoT book readers dive back into Amazon’s increasingly divergent adaptation.
https://arstechnica.com/features/2025/03/the-wheel-of-time-is-back-for-season-three-and-so-are-our-weekly-recaps/
For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids
For climate and livelihoods, Africa bets big on solar mini-grids - Ars Technica
Nigeria is pioneering the development of small, off-grid solar panel installations.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/for-climate-and-livelihoods-africa-bets-big-on-solar-mini-grids/
This small SNES timing issue is causing big speedrun problems
This small SNES timing issue is causing big speedrun problems - Ars Technica
Cheap, unreliable ceramic APU resonators lead to “constant, pervasive, unavoidable” issues.
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/03/this-small-snes-timing-issue-is-causing-big-speedrun-problems/
Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home
Crew-10 launches, finally clearing the way for Butch and Suni to fly home - Ars Technica
Crew 9 could return as early as next Wednesday.
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/crew-10-launches-finally-clearing-the-way-for-butch-and-suni-to-fly-home/
Hands-on with the 2024 iPad Air: Slightly better, slightly faster
Hands-on with the 2024 iPad Air: Slightly better, slightly faster - Ars Technica
Apple’s annual refresh is a minor one, but not much needed to change anyway.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/hands-on-with-the-2024-ipad-air-slightly-better-slightly-faster/
US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows
US measles cases reach 5-year high; 15 states report cases, Texas outbreak grows - Ars Technica
Since 2000, when measles was eliminated from US, only three years had higher cases.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/us-measles-cases-reach-5-year-high-15-states-report-cases-texas-outbreak-grows/
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28 - Ars Technica
Amazon is killing a privacy feature to bolster Alexa+, the new subscription assistant.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/
Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives
Researchers astonished by tool’s apparent success at revealing AI’s hidden motives - Ars Technica
Anthropic trains AI to hide motives, but different “personas” betray their secrets.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/researchers-astonished-by-tools-apparent-success-at-revealing-ais-hidden-motives/
End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year
End of Life: Gemini will completely replace Google Assistant later this year - Ars Technica
Google promises more details on the move to Gemini in the coming months.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/end-of-life-gemini-will-completely-replace-google-assistant-later-this-year/
I threw away Audible’s app, and now I self-host my audiobooks
I threw away Audible’s app, and now I self-host my audiobooks - Ars Technica
Stream your DRM-free audiobooks to devices yourselves, without the cloud’s chains.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/i-threw-away-audibles-app-and-now-i-self-host-my-audiobooks/
RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats
RCS texting updates will bring end-to-end encryption to green bubble chats - Ars Technica
Lack of encryption was one SMS shortcoming that RCS was created to solve.
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/rcs-texting-updates-will-bring-end-to-end-encryption-to-green-bubble-chats/
Who needs lightning? Key biochemicals form from static sparks
Who needs lightning? Key biochemicals form from static sparks - Ars Technica
Charges cause water droplets in an early-Earth atmosphere to build up pre-life chemicals.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/who-needs-lightning-key-biochemicals-form-from-static-sparks/
Tesla urges overhaul of Trump tariffs hurting EV industry
Tesla urges overhaul of Trump tariffs hurting EV industry - Ars Technica
Tesla hopes to slow down Trump’s tit-for-tat tariffs amid financial woes.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/tesla-urges-overhaul-of-trump-tariffs-hurting-ev-industry/
Relativity Space may soon move a majority of its operations to Texas
Relativity Space may soon move a majority of its operations to Texas - Ars Technica
“We are exploring options to expand our manufacturing capabilities.”…
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/relativity-space-may-soon-move-a-majority-of-its-operations-to-texas/
Used Tesla prices tumble as embarrassed owners look to sell
Used Tesla prices tumble as embarrassed owners look to sell - Ars Technica
Some owners would rather sell their car than be associated with Tesla now.
https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/03/used-tesla-prices-tumble-as-embarrassed-owners-look-to-sell/
Collapsing US herd immunity to measles spurs experts to call for extra MMR dose
Collapsing US herd immunity to measles spurs experts to call for extra MMR dose - Ars Technica
Babies 6-11 months should get extra MMR dose for some domestic travel, experts say.
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/collapsing-us-herd-immunity-to-measles-spurs-experts-to-call-for-extra-mmr-dose/
Google agrees with OpenAI that copyright has no place in AI development
Google agrees with OpenAI that copyright has no place in AI development - Ars Technica
Google says regulators are too worried about risk.
https://arstechnica.com/google/2025/03/google-agrees-with-openai-that-copyright-has-no-place-in-ai-development/
Scoop: Origami measuring spoon incites fury after 9 years of Kickstarter delay hell
Scoop: Origami measuring spoon incites fury after 9 years of Kickstarter delay hell - Ars Technica
The curious case of the missing Kickstarter spoons.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/scoop-origami-measuring-spoon-incites-fury-after-9-years-of-kickstarter-delay-hell/
New Reddit controls let you block your most hated advertisers for a year
New Reddit controls let you block your most hated advertisers for a year - Ars Technica
Reddit will likely continue increasing the amount of ads users see.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/03/new-reddit-controls-let-you-block-your-most-hated-advertisers-for-a-year/
Rocket Report: ULA confirms cause of booster anomaly; Crew-10 launch on tap
Rocket Report: ULA confirms cause of booster anomaly; Crew-10 launch on tap - Ars Technica
The head of Poland’s space agency was fired over a bungled response to SpaceX debris falling over Polish territory.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/rocket-report-ula-confirms-cause-of-booster-anomaly-crew-10-launch-on-tap/
Outbreak turns 30
Outbreak turns 30 - Ars Technica
Ars chats with epidemiologist Tara Smith about the film’s scientific accuracy and impact over 3 decades.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/03/outbreak-turns-30/
Apple’s $349 iPad 11 is missing a lot, but it’s still all the iPad most people need
Apple’s $349 iPad 11 is missing a lot, but it’s still all the iPad most people need - Ars Technica
Other iPads are nicer and faster, but I end up using all of them the same way.
https://arstechnica.com/apple/2025/03/apples-349-ipad-11-is-missing-a-lot-but-its-still-all-the-ipad-most-people-need/
UMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos
UMass disbands its entering biomed graduate class over Trump funding chaos - Ars Technica
Schools across the country are cutting back as US research takes “severe blow.”…
https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/03/umass-disbands-its-entering-biomed-graduate-class-over-trump-funding-chaos/
AI search engines give incorrect answers at an alarming 60% rate, study says
AI search engines give incorrect answers at an alarming 60% rate, study says - Ars Technica
CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.
https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/03/ai-search-engines-give-incorrect-answers-at-an-alarming-60-rate-study-says/
Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was minus 280° F
Athena landed in a dark crater where the temperature was minus 280° F - Ars Technica
“You lose it, and then what do you do? You don’t give up. You go back in.”…
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/03/athena-landed-in-a-dark-crater-where-the-temperature-was-minus-280-f/
