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Ars Technica System Guide: Five sample PC builds, from $500 to $5,000
Despite everything, it’s still possible to build decent PCs for decent prices.
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Tiny, removable “mini SSD” could eventually be a big deal for gaming handhelds
Fast, removable storage could be one way to address soaring game install sizes.
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Is GPT-5 really worse than GPT-4o? Ars puts them to the test.
It’s OpenAI vs. OpenAI on everything from video game strategy to landing a 737.
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US government agency drops Grok after MechaHitler backlash, report says
It appears Grok’s antisemitic rants stopped it from becoming feds’ go-to chatbot.
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Google releases pint-size Gemma open AI model
The new Gemma model is a fraction of the size of most new models.
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Meta backtracks on rules letting chatbots be creepy to kids
Meta drops AI rules letting chatbots generate innuendo and profess love to kids.
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Apple Watch gets reformulated, non-patent-infringing blood oxygen monitoring
Feature had been removed from US Apple Watches after Apple lost a patent fight.
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Upcoming DeepSeek AI model failed to train using Huawei’s chips
Startup encountered persistent technical issues using Huawei Ascend chips.
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Sam Altman finally stood up to Elon Musk after years of X trolling
Elon Musk and Sam Altman are beefing. But their relationship is complicated.
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