Google’s latest image model, Nano Banana 2, is a powerful AI photo editor that punctures reality. Well, sometimes.

As Oregon’s energy demands increase, lawmakers are looking for ways to help cut the strain, at least during high peak times. A smart thermostat and electric vehicle. "Virtual power plants" can help ...

After writing two November stories analyzing price expectations for Valve’s upcoming Steam Machine, I really didn’t think we’d be offering more informed speculation before the official price was ...

When the Steam Machine was first announced back in November 2025, Valve told me that the console-like PC would be launching in the first quarter of 2026. But things might be more complicated now.

Idaho lawmakers are looking to add more accountability measures for virtual schools across the state after a report last year found the state provided little oversight for these schools. Darin Oswald ...

Discrete Device Assignment links physical GPUs directly to Hyper-V VMs, enabling AI acceleration without RemoteFX. The chip targets real-world bottlenecks, not just raw compute. Microsoft emphasizes ...

The Army has already begun some “virtual reality” training—using VR headsets to prepare soldiers to operate vehicles without needing them to be physically present at those vehicles’ location.

Members of the Federal Open Market Committee are factoring rising labor productivity in their economic forecasts. In a long-run "unbounded growth" scenario where AI is fully developed, up to 23% of ...

In a nutshell: The long-awaited third installment in the iconic Half-Life series is reportedly nearing completion and fans might not have to wait too much longer to get their hands on it. According to ...

Mad Men, the meticulously crafted ’60s drama where every cigarette ash placement and whiskey glass was a testament to cinematic artistry, finally swaggered onto HBO Max on Monday, December 1st. The ...

But there’s one spec that has caused some concern among Ars staffers and others with their eyes on the Steam Machine: The GPU comes with just 8GB of dedicated graphics RAM, an amount that is steadily ...

Crystal ball: With Valve positioning the Steam Machine as a competitor to the current-gen consoles, many expected it to be priced as such – i.e., around or under $500. But a Valve engineer has ...