AI therapy bots fuel delusions and give dangerous advice, Stanford study finds Popular chatbots serve as poor replacements for human therapists, but study authors call for nuance. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/ai-therapy-bots-fuel-delusions-and-give-dangerous-advice-stanford-study-finds/

Cops’ favorite AI tool automatically deletes evidence of when AI was used AI police tool is designed to avoid accountability, watchdog says. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/cops-favorite-ai-tool-automatically-deletes-evidence-of-when-ai-was-used/

Pro basketball player and 4 youths arrested in connection to ransomware crimes Suspects were allegedly involved in a string of ransomware breaches. https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/pro-basketball-player-and-4-youths-arrested-in-connection-to-ransomware-crimes/

Nearly everyone opposes Trump’s plan to kill space traffic control program The Space Force and more than 450 aerospace companies are against the White House's proposal. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/nearly-everyone-opposes-trumps-plan-to-kill-space-traffic-control-program/

Inside Brembo’s brake factory, where technology is making better brakes Brakes get punished more than ever now that Le Mans is a sprint from start to finish. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/why-brembo-uses-endurance-racing-as-a-test-bench-for-brake-development/

New Windows 11 build adds self-healing “quick machine recovery” feature New recovery mode lets Microsoft fix "widespread boot issues" affecting PCs. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/new-windows-11-build-adds-self-healing-quick-machine-recovery-feature/

Here’s why Trump appointed the Secretary of Transportation to lead NASA "Honored to accept this mission. Time to take over space. Let’s launch." https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/nasa-has-a-new-interim-administrator-the-secretary-of-transportation/

Man’s heart stopped after common bacterium caused ultra-rare infection The bacterium is widespread in the environment, but only rarely causes disease. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/mans-heart-stopped-after-common-bacterium-caused-ultra-rare-infection/

Report: Apple M4, more comfortable strap will headline first major Vision Pro update Iterative update will supposedly be a bridge to a later, more extensive redesign. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/report-apple-m4-more-comfortable-strap-will-headline-first-major-vision-pro-update/

ChatGPT made up a product feature out of thin air, so this company created it Soundslice caught OpenAI's bot telling users about a fake music notation feature—then built it. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/chatgpt-made-up-a-product-feature-out-of-thin-air-so-this-company-created-it/

Trump’s DOJ seems annoyed about having to approve T-Mobile’s latest merger DOJ approves T-Mobile/US Cellular deal despite bemoaning "the Big 3's oligopoly." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/trumps-doj-seems-annoyed-about-having-to-approve-t-mobiles-latest-merger/

Review: Stellar cast makes Superman shine bright James Gunn's entertaining reboot has a few flaws but so much heart—and wow, that stellar cast. https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/07/review-superman-joyfully-embraces-its-comic-book-roots/

Mike Lindell lost defamation case, and his lawyers were fined for AI hallucinations Lawyers fined $6,000, while Lindell lost $2.3 million defamation verdict. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/mike-lindells-lawyers-fined-after-using-ai-in-brief-riddled-with-mistakes/

Belkin shows tech firms getting too comfortable with bricking customers’ stuff There's no easy alternative, and IoT customers are paying the price. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/belkin-shows-tech-firms-getting-too-comfortable-with-bricking-customers-stuff/

What is AGI? Nobody agrees, and it’s tearing Microsoft and OpenAI apart. Several definitions make measuring "human-level" AI an exercise in moving goalposts. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/07/agi-may-be-impossible-to-define-and-thats-a-multibillion-dollar-problem/

RFK Jr. may be about to demolish preventive health panel, health groups fear The fear is that the USPSTF will go the same way as the CDC's vaccine advisory panel. https://arstechnica.com/health/2025/07/rfk-jr-may-be-about-to-demolish-preventive-health-panel-health-groups-fear/

A mess of its own making: Google nerfs second Pixel phone battery this year People don't upgrade phones every year anymore—longevity matters. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/a-mess-of-its-own-making-google-nerfs-second-pixel-phone-battery-this-year/

Lamborghini follows successful racing Huracan with new Temerario GT3 A Lamborghini just won the 24 Hours of Spa, but there will soon be a new car. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/07/lamborghini-follows-successful-racing-huracan-with-new-temerario-gt3/

Rocket Report: SpaceX to make its own propellant; China’s largest launch pad United Launch Alliance begins stacking its third Vulcan rocket for the second time. https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/07/rocket-report-starbase-propellant-plant-wins-approval-vulcan-nears-key-launch/