Zoom in / Alexa, how can I create something that combines AI with a creepy 1980s toy? Update, 1/2/21: It’s New Year’s Weekend, and the Ars staff are still enjoying some much-needed downtime to prepare for the New Year (and some of the CES emails, we’re sure). When that happens, …

US and Chinese flags are displayed at the booth of the American International Chamber of Commerce (AICC) during the trade fair for the International Fair in Beijing, China on May 28, 2019. Jason Lee | Reuters China vowed on Saturday to respond to the listing of three telecommunications giants by …

Iran said on Saturday that it plans to enrich uranium to 20 percent at its underground Fordow nuclear facility as soon as possible, pushing its program beyond weapons-grade levels to technological progress as it increases pressure on the West over a shattered nuclear deal. . The move comes amid heightened …

Michael Miller, Bayside, NY, was infected with the coronavirus in March and has not smelled anything since. Recently, her husband and daughter said the kitchen was filling up with gas. He had no idea. “It’s one thing not to smell and taste, but this is existence,” Ms. Miller said. Humans …

On December 14, Hubble Space Telescope officials released shocking images of an astronomical event called the “melted ring”. The Stars bezel, which appears as an elongated golden arc on a galaxy cluster of stars, is one of the largest and most complete Einstein rings ever found in our universe. Named …