Credit Acceptance Q1 net income down 35%; loan volume grows
Credit Acceptance Corp. Q1 2024 earnings: Net income fell 35 percent year over year during the first quarter as the major national car loan company grew its loan portfolio but had higher expenses......»»
The new Riven remake is even better than Myst
The original developers revised puzzles and realized the immersive world in 3D. Enlarge / The same gorgeous vistas return in the Riven remake. (credit: Samuel Axon) A remake of Riven: The Sequel to Myst launched this wee.....»»
Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife
Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity. Enlarge / This aerial picture taken on December 8, 2023, shows the US-Mexico border wall in Sasabe, Arizona. (credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP.....»»
18 Signs That Made Me Laugh So Hard I Forgot My Name, Birthday, And Credit Card Number
18 Signs That Made Me Laugh So Hard I Forgot My Name, Birthday, And Credit Card Number.....»»
Inside a violent gang’s ruthless crypto-stealing home invasion spree
More than a dozen men threatened, assaulted, tortured, or kidnapped 11 victims. Enlarge (credit: Malte Mueller / Getty) Cryptocurrency has always made a ripe target for theft—and not just hacking, but the old-fashioned.....»»
DNA from mammoth remains reveals the history of the last surviving population
The mammoths of Wrangel Island purged a lot of harmful mutations before dying off. Enlarge / An artist's conception of one of the last mammoths of Wrangel Island. (credit: Beth Zaiken) A small group of woolly mammoths be.....»»
30 years later, FreeDOS is still keeping the dream of the command prompt alive
Project's creator talks to Ars about where FreeDOS has been, where it's going. Enlarge / Preparing to install the floppy disk edition of FreeDOS 1.3 in a virtual machine. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Two big things happen.....»»
Apple’s Vision Pro goes on sale outside the US for the first time
Since February, the headset has only been available in the United States. Enlarge / A Vision Pro on display at an Apple Store in Tokyo. (credit: Apple) Apple's Vision Pro headset went on sale outside the United States fo.....»»
NASA orders more tests on Starliner, but says crew isn’t stranded in space
“I want to make it very clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space." Enlarge / Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is seen docked at the International Space Station on June 13. (credit: NASA) NASA and Boeing officia.....»»
Appeals court seems lost on how Internet Archive harms publishers
Appeals court decision potentially reversing publishers' suit may come this fall. Enlarge (credit: mitay20 | iStock / Getty Images Plus) The Internet Archive (IA) went before a three-judge panel Friday to defend its open.....»»
Microdosing candies finally recalled after psychoactive muscimol found
Muscimol, found in the candy, is from hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria mushrooms. Enlarge (credit: Diamond Shruumz) After weeks of reports of severe illnesses across the country, the maker of Diamond Shruumz microdosing c.....»»
ChatGPT outperforms undergrads in intro-level courses, falls short later
Software that promises to detect AI-produced text fails to deliver. Enlarge (credit: Caiaimage/Chris Ryan) “Since the rise of large language models like ChatGPT there have been lots of anecdotal reports about students.....»»
Here’s a look at iOS 18’s ‘Tap to Provision’ feature for adding cards to Apple Pay
As we reported earlier this month, iOS 18 adds a new feature called “Tap to Provision,” which makes it much easier for users to add their credit and debit cards to Apple Pay in the Wallet app. The feature already seems to be working for some user.....»»
Tesla says Model 3 that burst into flames in fatal tree crash wasn’t defective
Lawsuit alleged defects with both Tesla's self-driving and Model 3 flammability. Enlarge (credit: CFOTO / Contributor | Future Publishing) Tesla has denied that "any defect in the Autopilot system caused or contributed".....»»
Bipartisan consensus in favor of renewable power is ending
The change is most pronounced in those over 50 years old. Enlarge (credit: tigerstrawberry) One of the most striking things about the explosion of renewable power that's happening in the US is that much of it is going on.....»»
Man suffers rare bee sting directly to the eyeball—it didn’t go well
He did recover. No disturbing images in the article, but a link for those who dare. Enlarge / Bees fly to their hive. (credit: Getty | Federico Gambarini) In what may be the biological equivalent to getting struck by lig.....»»
Friday’s deals: 13-inch M2 iPad Air new low, AirPods Pro 2 $60 off, MacBook Air, Apple Watch Series 9, more
Friday is ushering in some fresh price drops, including a new all-time low on the entry-level 13-inch M2 iPad Air as well as a solid offer on the latest USB-C MagSafe AirPods Pro 2 and a chance to land a bonus $40 credit. From there, we move over to.....»»
Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells
Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved. Enlarge / A movable robotic face covered with living human skin cells. (credit: Takeuchi et al.) In a new study, researchers from the Un.....»»
Study: Scribes in ancient Egypt had really poor posture as they worked
There were degenerative joint changes in the spines, shoulders, knees, hips, and ankles. Enlarge / Statues depicting the high dignitary Nefer and his wife (Abusir, Egypt). (credit: Martin Frouz/Czech Institute of Egyptology/Char.....»»
Rocket Report: China flies reusable rocket hopper; Falcon Heavy dazzles
"I have a problem: Rockets are built and kept in stock but not finding customers." Enlarge / SpaceX's 10th Falcon Heavy rocket climbs into orbit with a new US government weather satellite. (credit: SpaceX) Welcome to Edi.....»»
The world’s toughest race starts Saturday, and it’s delightfully hard to call this year
Setting the stage for what could be a wild ride across France. Enlarge / The peloton passing through a sunflowers field during the stage eight of the 110th Tour de France in 2023. (credit: David Ramos/Getty Images) Most.....»»