Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails

Ars in San Jose recap: Infrastructure, sustainability, AI, cocktails

Enlarge / Dr. John Timmer, Jeff Ball, Joanna Wong, and Lee Hutchinson discussing infrastructure and the environment. Kimberly White/Getty Images Last week, Ars Technica Editor-in-Chief Ken Fisher and I made the westerly trek to sunny San Jose, California, to kick off an event titled “Beyond the Buzz: An Infrastructure Future with GenAI and What Comes … Read more

Customizing Your iPhone 16 Images With Photographic Styles

Customizing Your iPhone 16 Images With Photographic Styles

One of the major new software-based camera features in the iPhone 16 models is support for a wider range of Photographic Styles, complete with more granular controls to make for a setup where you can create a customized look for all of your images. Photographic Styles isn’t a feature that’s quite as easy to use … Read more

Verizon says it’s fully restored service after major outage

Verizon says it’s fully restored service after major outage

Verizon says it has fully restored its network following a major outage that began earlier in the day. “Verizon engineers have fully restored today’s network disruption that impacted some customers,” the company said in a message posted on social media at about 7:15 p.m. ET on Monday. It said service had now returned “to normal … Read more

Which is Best for You?

Which is Best for You?

Slideshow presentations are a great way to convey information in an easy-to-understand, cleanly designed package. But between Apple’s Keynote and Microsoft’s PowerPoint, who does the job the best, and which aligns best to your needs? Pricing: Who’s Got The Better Deal? The Keynote app is free on Apple devices as a pre-downloaded app, and is … Read more

Leading Educator Weighs in on University DEI Program Cuts

Leading Educator Weighs in on University DEI Program Cuts

Many U.S. university students returning to campus this month will find their school no longer has a diversity, equity, and inclusion program. More than 200 universities in 30 states so far this year have eliminated, cut back, or changed their DEI efforts, according to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. It is happening … Read more

Datacentre construction: Worker shortage hampers boom

Datacentre construction: Worker shortage hampers boom

Datalec Datacentre floorspace has almost doubled in Europe since 2015 If someone had asked Billy Keeper five years ago what a datacentre was, he admits: “I would not have had a clue.” The 24-year-old joined specialist electrical firm Datalec Precision Installations as a labourer straight from school. He’s now an electrical supervisor for the UK-based … Read more

Verizon says its network is ‘fully restored’ following an hours-long outage

Verizon says its network is ‘fully restored’ following an hours-long outage

Update, September 30, 7:28PM ET: At 7:18PM ET, the company tweeted that its engineers had resolved the issue. The original story, which was updated twice after publish with statements from Verizon, follows. Verizon mobile customers reported widespread outages across the US on Monday. Starting at around 9:30AM ET, hundreds of thousands of people flagged issues … Read more

Hurricane Helene Canceled Hundreds of Flights. 5 Gadgets I Pack in Case of Delays

Hurricane Helene Canceled Hundreds of Flights. 5 Gadgets I Pack in Case of Delays

Hurricane Helene led to multiple airport closures last week, with the Tampa International Airport, Tallahassee International Airport and St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport all shuttering service on Thursday. No one expects their next flight to be delayed or canceled, but the reality is that it happens often — more than 20% of the time, according to … Read more