Top 10 Ars Technica — Latest — April 5, 2026

Artemis II is executing flawlessly, yet the conversation has devolved into the physics of handling frozen urine in space, a reminder that even lunar missions can't escape the tyranny of bodily functions.

Tech companies are attempting to weaken Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law, a direct assault on consumer autonomy that pits repair freedom against corporate control over hardware.

Trump proposes a steep cut to NASA’s budget just as astronauts head for the Moon, a contradiction that pits short-term fiscal hawks against the long-term investment of space exploration.

Ice Age dice discovered in North America suggest early Native Americans may have understood probability, rewriting assumptions about prehistoric mathematical thinking through a simple gaming artifact.

As Artemis II zooms toward the Moon, everything appears to be going swimmingly, offering a rare moment of pure optimism in a space program often plagued by delays and cost overruns.

Elon Musk insists that banks managing SpaceX’s IPO must purchase Grok subscriptions, turning a standard financial process into a theater of personal brand enforcement.

New research coins the term 'cognitive surrender,' describing how AI users abandon logical reasoning when relying on automated systems, raising the stakes for critical thinking in an AI-driven world.

Trump ignores the biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing—chronic power shortages and supply chain snarls—preferring to blame regulation rather than face structural realities.

OpenClaw emerges as a security nightmare, using an unpatched kernel exploit to give attackers root-level access, a stark reminder that every open-source tool is a potential Trojan horse.

Artemis II is executing flawlessly, yet the conversation has devolved into the physics of handling frozen urine in space, a reminder that even lunar missions can't escape the tyranny of bodily functions.

Tech companies are attempting to weaken Colorado’s landmark right-to-repair law, a direct assault on consumer autonomy that pits repair freedom against corporate control over hardware.

Trump proposes a steep cut to NASA’s budget just as astronauts head for the Moon, a contradiction that pits short-term fiscal hawks against the long-term investment of space exploration.

Ice Age dice discovered in North America suggest early Native Americans may have understood probability, rewriting assumptions about prehistoric mathematical thinking through a simple gaming artifact.

As Artemis II zooms toward the Moon, everything appears to be going swimmingly, offering a rare moment of pure optimism in a space program often plagued by delays and cost overruns.

Elon Musk insists that banks managing SpaceX’s IPO must purchase Grok subscriptions, turning a standard financial process into a theater of personal brand enforcement.

New research coins the term 'cognitive surrender,' describing how AI users abandon logical reasoning when relying on automated systems, raising the stakes for critical thinking in an AI-driven world.

Trump ignores the biggest reasons his AI data center buildout is failing—chronic power shortages and supply chain snarls—preferring to blame regulation rather than face structural realities.

OpenClaw emerges as a security nightmare, using an unpatched kernel exploit to give attackers root-level access, a stark reminder that every open-source tool is a potential Trojan horse.