Ars Technica·Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Ars Technica - Wednesday, January 7, 2026

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If companies insist on bricking gadgets, this is a better way to do it.

Even with a fix available, broken apps won't be able to update themselves.

Legion Go 2 support announced at CES, wide support for Arm hardware coming soon.

Company staff were very selective about how they modeled earthquake dangers.

Consumers around the world told Deloitte what they want in their next vehicle.

Rather than being used as a storage material, the sulfur gives up electrons.

A recent study suggests that North Africa may be a key place to look.

The AI pioneer talks about stepping down from Meta, limits of large language models.

Sure, there were many great moments, but in the end, they didn't add up to a satisfying whole.

A lot could happen in space this year, but let's get real about what actually will.