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Updated 2024-11-26 15:15
Review: We had our doubts, but Peacemaker is a cheeky, irreverent delight
James Gunn took this seemingly irredeemable character on a journey that made us love him.
Millions of WordPress sites get forced update to patch critical plugin flaw
UpdraftPlus vulnerability allows untrusted visitors to download a full database backup.
Google.com tests a busier homepage with a row of info cards
Google Search's stark, white homepage could be in for some big changes.
Intel Arc desktop GPUs are coming in Q2, but don’t expect them to end the GPU shortage
Intel plans to ship 4 million+ GPUs in 2022, but that's a drop in the bucket.
OtterBox’s wireless charging battery has a swelling problem
Check your serial number.
Tesla’s radar-less cars investigated by NHTSA after complaints spike
Tesla's safety camera system has a real problem with false positives.
Uncharted film review: This is how you don’t adapt a video game
Bad casting, bad script, bad action: This is the worst Uncharted-related release yet.
The “Peloton of boxing” is fun, challenging, and better IRL than in VR
Liteboxer's adept classes and unique interactivity struggle to overcome the VR sweatbox
Confirmed: Curia of Pompey, where Julius Caesar was killed, was built in three phases
Chemical and petrographic analysis bolsters earlier stratigraphic findings.
Ex-Googlers resurrect Google Inbox interface as “Shortwave” email
Sweep away bundles of email with a single click. It even works with Gmail.
VMware Horizon servers are under active exploit by Iranian state hackers
TunnelVision group exploit critical Log4j flaw to infect targets with ransomware.
Vaccine makers announce slowdowns for omicron-specific booster
"If the wave ends, that does not mean it can't begin again."
Spotify acquires two more companies to become a podcasting juggernaut
The Joe Rogan controversy hasn't slowed Spotify's ambitions.
Elon Musk tweets, then deletes, Holocaust joke
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO eventually deleted the offensive meme.
Tesla claims SEC is harassing Elon Musk to muzzle his criticism of government
Tesla tells judge SEC is "weaponizing" a 2018 settlement to police Musk's tweets.
Physical console games are quickly becoming a relatively niche market
Ars-exclusive analysis shows discs and cartridges becoming rarer and rarer.
First glossy gaming monitors promise enhanced colors, more glare
Glossy screens can look better in the right lighting.
Ford, Volvo, and Redwood Materials start recycling EV batteries
Tesla is an early customer for Redwood's recycled battery materials.
Corn ethanol no better—and probably worse—than burning gasoline, study says
Efforts to reduce carbon pollution using ethanol appear to have backfired.
You’ll need a Microsoft account to set up future versions of Windows 11 Pro
It's one of the new build's smaller changes—but also one of the most annoying.
Porsche completes its first LMDh track test in Spain
The still-unnamed car has now gained some headlights.
The next best thing to OLED is getting cheaper
Cooler Master GP27-FQS gaming monitor will lower the cost of entry.
CDC wants to “give people a break” from masks, says new guidance coming
"I know that everyone is anxious to move beyond this pandemic," CDC head said.
Android’s toothless “Privacy Sandbox” fails to answer iOS tracking limits
Android "Privacy Sandbox" is optional for advertisers, and that misses the point.
Clearview AI aims to put almost every human in facial recognition database
Investor pitch said 100 billion photos would make almost everyone "identifiable."
Latest success from Google’s AI group: Controlling a fusion reactor
The AI was trained on a simulator to shape the plasma held within a tokamak.
US says Russian state hackers lurked in defense contractor networks for months
Multiple hacks over 2 years revealed sensitive info about weapons and comms platforms.
Sims 4’s same-sex wedding stories expansion will come to Russia after all
Turnaround comes after pressure from #WeddingsForRussia social media campaign.
Taika Waititi is diabolically funny as Blackbeard in Our Flag Means Death trailer
New comedy series is coming to HBO Max on March 3.
Chrome OS Flex is an ideal off-ramp for millions of PCs that can’t run Windows 11
We kick the tires on Flex and install it on some old hardware for good measure.
Rebuffing cable lobby, FCC bans deals that block competition in apartments
Vote closes loopholes ISPs use to make sure apartment dwellers have only one choice.
Today’s best deals: Logitech MX Master 3, Samsung microSD cards, and more
Dealmaster also has discounts on the iPad mini, 8BitDo gamepads, and SSD storage.
California’s strict child-data bill would limit Big Tech data collection
Policymakers seek to change how world’s biggest tech companies interact with children.
California close to regaining control of tailpipe emissions from EPA
Move would reverse Trump administration's revocation of California's waiver.
RIP Virtual Console: Nintendo will shut off Wii U, 3DS game downloads
2023 shutdown is "part of the natural lifecycle" for consoles "less used by consumers."
The US will finally allow adaptive beam headlights on new cars
The technology has been deployed in Europe and Japan for some years now.
Astronauts in Europe ask for their own independent crew spacecraft
"Our inaction would further impact European industrial competitiveness."
Google should kill Stadia
In two years, Google hasn't shown a single significant advantage in cloud gaming.
Flood of malicious junk traffic makes Ukrainian websites unreachable
DDoSes temporarily take out sites as Ukraine stares down Russian soldiers at its border.
Omicron wave was brutal on kids; hospitalization rates 4X higher than delta’s
Incidental cases do not account for the jump in hospitalizations, the authors found.
Roboticists can learn a lot from robber flies about intercepting targets mid-flight
These aerodynamic acrobats employ two-pronged navigation strategy to catch their prey.
With relief, researchers find an explanation for dark-matter-poor galaxies
We'd seen galaxies with little dark matter but had no explanation for them.
14 months later, Cyberpunk 2077 gets next-gen console patch, free 5-hour trial
Hands-on: Loading times, what "ray tracing" means on console, PC changes.
Android 13 virtualization hack runs Windows (and Doom) in a VM on Android
Android 13's KVM support is for enhanced security, but you can also hijack it for fun.
SFPD put rape victims’ DNA into database used to find criminals, DA alleges
DA cites arrest of woman who had rape exam years ago—chief plans investigation.
Polestar shows off the aluminum EV platform for its new flagship
The four-door coupe is based on the Polestar Precept concept car.
Researchers find threat group that has been active for 5 years
Why bother with state-of-the-art hacking when easier methods work just fine?
Here’s how the New York Times changed Wordle
Handful of "obscure" and "insensitive" words no longer valid as guesses or solutions.
DIY handheld PC usesmechanical keyboard, Game Boy pieces, Raspberry Pi
Small number of electronic parts and a healthy amount of 3D printing.
Sony’s latest wireless earbuds have donut holes in them (on purpose)
Hands-on: Oddly designed LinkBuds are built around ambient sound, launch today for $180.
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