Editors Pick

Samsung’s Micro RGB TV isn’t real Micro LED—but it’s so good you may not even care

The $30,000 TV brings a new, colourful conversation to home theaters. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 22, 2025  Samsung provided ground transportation from Brooklyn, New York, to Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, so Ars could demo its Micro RGB TV. Ars does not accept paid editorial content. ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, New Jersey—Micro LED is still years away, but the next […]

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College student’s “time travel” AI experiment accidentally outputs real 1834 history

Hobbyist training AI on Victorian texts gets an unexpected history lesson from his own creation. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 22, 2025  A hobbyist developer building AI language models that speak Victorian-era English “just for fun” got an unexpected history lesson this week when his latest creation mentioned real protests from 1834 London—events the developer didn’t know had

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Roku gets frugal with the content and price of its new streaming service

The content selection isn’t amazing, but the price is. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 21, 2025  At a time when subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) streaming services keep getting more expensive and their ads more extensive, Roku’s new streaming service, Howdy, is worth a closer look. Howdy launched today in the US for $3 per month. It is currently only accessible via a web

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Google search boss says AI isn’t killing search clicks

Liz Reid says Google’s data shows AI is generating consistent clicks and better experiences. Andrew Ferrer– Aug 21, 2025  Google has often bristled at the implication that its obsession with AI search is harming web traffic, and now search head Liz Reid has penned a blog post on the topic. According to Reid, clicks aren’t declining, AI is driving

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Review: Framework Desktop is a mash-up of a regular desktop PC and the Mac Studio

Size matters most for Framework’s first stab at a desktop workstation/gaming PC Andrew Ferrer– Aug 8, 2025  Framework’s main claim to fame is its commitment to modular, upgradeable, repairable laptops. The jury’s still out on early 2024’s Framework Laptop 16 and mid-2025’s Framework Laptop 12, neither of which has seen a hardware refresh, but so far,

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