Vercel Labs has released agent-desktop, an open-source CLI for AI agent computer use on macOS, Windows and Linux. agent-desktop reads […]
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Once again, NASA is asking for ideas to rescue Hubble from certain death
The Hubble Space Telescope still shines in the eyes of astronomers after 36 years in orbit, but it is not […]
Flesh-eating screwworms spread to third state and are attacking pets
For a genuine fright this Halloween, you can turn your gaze to the southern border, where ravenous, flesh-eating maggots are […]
Oh captain, our captain: Ars staff remembers Patrick Stewart
he lived long and prospered “For huge numbers of people, I will always be Jean-Luc Picard. … We created an […]
Supersonic airliner in doubt as company shifts to powering AI data centers
Skip to content Boom’s airliner may be delayed, and its data center power business lost a customer. Boom Supersonic CEO […]
Anthropic VS code extension on Cursor backdoored for nearly 12 hours
An official extension for Anthropic’s Claude model was backdoored and threatened as many as 5,000 developers’ machines, multiple sources reported […]
Dartmouth’s provost warned us about AI cheating—but his own AI use cost him his job
Despite the scandal, Dartmouth President Sian Leah Beilock wants more AI. (She wrote a piece for The Atlantic in September […]
Over 25% of people lie to get antibiotics—and their lies aren’t even good
Dishonesty all around Given the magnitude of the deception, the findings raise concern that the ill-gotten antibiotics could contribute to […]
Basically no one is using AI agents for their DoorDash orders
Xu’s discussion of “third-party agent” orders also doesn’t include DoorDash’s own internal AI tools. Those include an “Ask DoorDash” feature […]
Rare meteorite from Mars gives us a view into its ancient crust
A meteorite found in the Sahara is a rare piece of Mars’ ancient crust. Crater counts tell us that most […]