@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 6:33 PM

While labeling AI content is a good policy for tech firms, it probably won’t save the rest of us who have to deal with its outputs.

arstechnica.comGoogle's SynthID watermark is hard to break, but it doesn't solve AI disinformationDeciding what's real on the Internet won't be easy in the future.

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 6:31 PM

Katalyst’s Link spacecraft is still generating sufficient electrical power in communication with ground teams, which should thankfully give engineers time to develop a plan to address its issues.

arstechnica.comReaction wheel failures leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbitPreliminary investigation shows that two of Link's three reaction wheels currently are not operable."

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 5:17 PM

While AI sees some significant use across a wide variety of occupations, that use “remains shallow and overwhelmingly collaborative in nature, with end-to-end task automation limited in scope.”

arstechnica.comDespite AI hype, Google's data shows workers aren't automating themselves awayAnalysis of 15 million real AI interactions finds most tasks at most jobs are unaffected.

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 5:16 PM

Musk views X Money as a cornerstone of his big dream to turn X into an “everything app,” where users can access social media, shop, and bank in one place.

arstechnica.comElon Musk finally launches X Money. What could possibly go wrong?Expect bumps with X Money rollout as major US financial markets are excluded.

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 3:32 PM

The case involved deliveries of live cockroaches, a funeral wreath, a book about surviving the loss of a spouse, and a bloody pig mask to the home of a couple who run a news website.

arstechnica.comeBay pays $46M to journalists it targeted in bizarre harassment campaigneBay sent bloody pig mask and other macabre deliveries to journalists' home.

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 3:31 PM

The township developed and presented a comprehensive plan that covered nine printed pages... at which point the landowner stepped away, and his lawyers stepped in.

arstechnica.comPhilly suburb: Sure, build that data center—but first meet our 43 demandsThe final condition will shock you! (It won’t. It’s taxes.)...

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 2:05 PM

While Minnesota was stopped from enforcing a total ban, the state may ultimately be allowed to prohibit some types of prediction-market wagers.

arstechnica.comJudge blocks first state law that would have banned prediction marketsJudge may allow Minnesota to ban some types of bets, but not all of them.

@arstechnica.comJul 29, 2026, 2:05 PM

This marathon journey paves the way for the world’s longest nonstop commercial flights, which should start up next year.

arstechnica.comNew airliner sets record flying 24 hrs nonstop from Australia to FranceRecord flight shows viability of Qantas Airways’ Project Sunrise routes in 2027.