The Steam Frame is made for irresponsible hardware nerds like me
For nearly three weeks, I've been testing the limits of Valve's Steam Frame, the company's new wearable PC. At first glance, it's easy to write it off as a pricey headset that missed the VR craze. At $1,059 with 256GB…
macOS 27 is available now
Apple released macOS 27 Golden Gate on Monday, which brings the new Siri AI assistant, Liquid Glass improvements, improved performance, and more. The update is compatible with all Macs with Apple Silicon, but not Inte…
Apple releases iOS 27 with Siri AI overhaul
Apple is now rolling out its iOS 27 update to compatible devices today, alongside the watchOS 27, iPadOS 27, and visionOS 27 updates. Siri AI is the headline feature across all four updates, the delayed AI-powered ove…
TIFF 2026: the latest movie reviews from Toronto
If you want an idea of what’s next in film, the Toronto International Film Festival is a good place to start. Every year TIFF features a huge range of features from around the world, and often some of them go on…
I reviewed Valve’s Steam Frame, ask me anything
Hey! I'm Sean Hollister, you might have seen me around this place a few times, and I just spent three weeks beta-testing the Steam Frame, Valve's hotly anticipated new don't-call-it-a-VR-headset that might also be an …
Valve has ported Half-Life: Alyx to ARM, and it’s free with Steam Frame
Today, Valve is launching its first headset since 2019 - the new Steam Frame - while dodging our questions about whether it'll ever make another VR game to go with it. But buyers of the $1,059 gadget will get one flag…
Prehistoric builders transported Devil's Arrows 11 miles
Isotropic analysis revealed the most likely source to be Brimham Rocks, not the nearby Plumpton Rocks.
Valve’s Steam Frame costs $1,059
Valve is finally releasing its Steam Frame headset, which can run both flat and VR games locally and stream both kinds of games from your PC. The Steam Frame will start at $1,059. Valve will also offer a 1TB model tha…
Steam Frame: The Ars Technica review
Valve's new $1,049 VR hardware tries to revive an abandoned VR "revolution."
The Dell XPS 13 is the first real competitor to the MacBook Neo
Dell's last XPS 13 was meant to be a farewell before the company sunset the entire XPS brand. But it was a bitter ending, and an overpriced one as well. Earlier this year, Dell resurrected the XPS name with the excell…
Netflix is making a Crazy Taxi movie and a Sonic show with ‘edge’
Netflix has announced three new adaptations of Sega games: a Crazy Taxi film, a Sonic animated series "built for kids who want to feel a little edge," and a live-action movie based on the upcoming Stranger Than Heaven…
"Offensively cheap": Solar power is looking up
Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities.
New corners, new lights for 2028 Volvo XC40
The Swedish automaker gives its small SUV a sympathetic makeover.
Volkswagen’s slippery new EV breaks a bunch of efficiency records
No, that's not a Tesla Cybercab. That's Volkswagen's Mission Efficiency, the world's slipperiest electric vehicle. The near-production 2+2 seat electric coupe prototype was built on VW's MEB+ platform, incorporating f…
F1 in Madrid: Like Monaco but twice as long and none of the glamour
Formula 1’s latest venue might be fun to drive, but the race was processional and dull.
Unvaccinated Pennsylvania woman died of measles complications, coroner says
The 40-year-old unvaccinated woman reportedly had underlying health conditions.
I fixed a tractor using John Deere’s self-repair service. Farmers aren’t sold on it.
The manufacturer has a service that lets owners repair their own equipment.
I spent $4,000 on a robot dog from China
Unitree might be the world’s most important robotics company.
Some satellite companies still have an appetite for boutique launch services
"Dedicated launch is pretty essential for us for most of our missions."
Random rewards enrich classic game-theory insights
Simple games gain rich strategies in the face of noise.
Bouncy castle launches horrifying MRSA outbreak, striking 48 kids in Ireland
The strain lurking in the inflatable structure was hypervirulent.
Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge
The Department of Energy declared an "emergency" when none existed.
ChatGPT-using lawyer punished for citing fake testimony from made-up witnesses
"I didn't know that AI could hallucinate facts," New Mexico defense lawyer says.
Scientists unlock secrets of ancient Egyptian materials with proteomics
Analysis revealed seed proteins from sesame and moringa, which held religious and symbolic significance.