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After bombshell report, Activision employees walk out, demand CEO resign
WSJ report offers disturbing allegations of Kotick's treatment of harassment complaints.
IBM clears the 100-qubit mark with its new processor
Company says it's on track for 1,000+ qubits, useful computations in 2023.
Amazon’s new Prime Video app for Mac enables local downloads on desktop
Until now, downloading Prime Video shows and films was only possible on mobile.
Sorry PlayStation owners, Elder Scrolls VI will be an Xbox/PC exclusive
Announcement puts the final nail in the coffin for Bethesda's multiplatform history.
Microsoft will continue supporting Windows 10 with yearly feature updates
Windows 10 21H2 update is officially releasing today, and it won't be the last.
HHKB celebrates 25 years with arrow-less $350 wireless keyboard
HHKB's birthday gift is a white colorway and special keycap for one of its Bluetooth keyboards.
A Japanese toaster company makes the most unique Android phone of the year
A compact phone designed for human hands, rather than rectangular components.
California says Amazon must stop hiding COVID case counts from workers
Amazon denies breaking any law but agrees to settlement and will revamp policies.
Angry Texan who lost $1.2 million Theranos investment lights up Holmes trial
Theranos investor could have made 20x—why didn’t he sell?
$219 mini PC is the best, cheapest way for devs to try Windows on ARM
Low specs (and no return policy) make it bad for users but a good fit for devs.
The Solar System is at war in trailer for final season of The Expanse
"We need something to give us a reason to hope."
Logitech G303 gaming mouse gets a lighter, wireless second life
Logitech's updated G303 is a wireless rechargeable gaming mouse with a higher price tag.
New World disables wealth transfers as item dupes ruin in-game economy
Second shutdown this month has players despairing for the state of the young MMO.
UK announces national security probe of Nvidia’s $54 billion Arm deal
Phase 2 investigation into transaction ordered on public interest grounds.
Russia acknowledges anti-satellite test, but says it’s no big deal
"The orbit’s parameters did not and will not pose any threat to orbital stations."
New secret-spilling hole in Intel CPUs sends company patching (again)
Researchers figure out how to obtain the "fuse encryption key" unique to each CPU.
Valve provides a deep dive into Steam Deck’s custom hardware design
Power-saving and software compatibility feature in wide-ranging presentation.
Small-city mayor arrested in big revenge-porn case, faces 50 criminal charges
Cambridge, Md. mayor allegedly posted nudes on Reddit with racial slurs in captions.
Russia may have just shot down its own satellite, creating a huge debris cloud [Updated]
"This test will significantly increase the risk to astronauts and cosmonauts."
Amazon liable for crash because software “micromanages” delivery drivers, victim says
Drivers are contractors, but lawsuit says Amazon is ultimately liable.
Surprise: Halo Infinite’s free multiplayer mode is available right now
Plus 70 new backward-compatible games from older Xbox consoles.
Good deal: Standing desks we like from Fully are on sale ahead of Black Friday
Fully's 15-percent-off sale is a solid opportunity to upgrade your home office.
Dubious $56,000 Alzheimer’s drug spurs largest Medicare price hike ever
The drug that could cost Medicare tens to hundreds of billions of dollars.
Asus takes it back to 2019 with new GTX 1650 OLED laptop
Latest Vivobook Pro laptops come with RTX 3050 or GTX 1650 from 2 generations ago.
AT&T refused to “listen to anybody” at Time Warner after buying it, ex-CEO says
Bewkes: AT&T ignored TW execs' opinions despite having "no experience in those areas."
Samsung ships Android 12 faster than ever: Just a month after Google
Samsung paves over most of the changes in Android 12, but it's out quickly, at least.
DDR4 memory protections are broken wide open by new Rowhammer technique
Researchers build "fuzzer" that supercharges potentially serious bitflipping exploits.
Android 12: The Ars Technica Review
Our yearly deep dive into all the interesting stuff in Google's latest OS.
A routine Starlink launch turned into something otherworldly this weekend
SpaceX may conduct a record 30 orbital launches this year.
Securing your digital life, part three: How smartphones make us vulnerable
Phone scams, targeted phishing, and... pig butchering? The future is kind of scary.
Why the chip shortage drags on and on… and on
Building factories takes time—and a history of highs and lows may deter some investors.
The weekend’s best deals: Disney+, Garmin watches, Xbox Game Pass, and more
Dealmaster also has good board games, Google Nest devices, and gaming chairs.
This intrepid robot is the Wall-E of the deep sea
The car-sized Benthic Rover II is roaming the seafloor 13,000 feet deep.
Open-sourcing of protein-structure software is already paying off
The big trade-off is between computational intensity and the size of the complex.
Doom’s creator goes after “Doomscroll”
Metal guitarist thinks Doomscroll is a great name for a band. Id Software disagrees.
States expand boosters, activate crisis care as delta rolls on
"We're operating at about 140%… this really is an unsustainable and unprecedented level."
Natural gas customers in Texas get stuck with $3.4 billion cold-snap surcharge
State oil and gas regulator will allow exemptions from winterization mandates.
Next Windows 11 update makes the Blue Screen of Death blue again
Update is available for Windows Insiders, will be released to the public soon.
Starlink’s new Dishy McFlatface is smaller and lighter, still costs $499
New dish is a rectangle; new router lacks Ethernet port but has some upgrades.
An era of sports car racing will end with this year’s Petit Le Mans
The fan-favorite GTLM category is giving way to an all-pro GT3 class for 2022.
PSA: Apple isn’t actually patching all the security holes in older versions of macOS
Big Sur got a fix 234 days before Catalina did, although both are supported.
The US closes Huawei loophole, will no longer grant exceptions for ISPs
The "Secure Equipment Act of 2021" restricts the FCC from approving ban exemptions.
Flint water crisis costs Michigan $600 million—preventing it would have cost $80/day
Up to 20,000 children were exposed to lead during two-year crisis.
Disney unveils first look at Obi-Wan Kenobi, featuring showdown with Vader
Disney also unveiled teaser for new documentary exploring the legacy of Boba Fett.
Apple patent fights lookie-loos with glasses-activated screen blur
Tech would use face scan to see if user is wearing privacy glasses.
Rockstar servers down for nearly a day amid remastered GTA Trilogy launch
PC games removed from sale as outage locks out access to some players' purchases.
We suggest you don’t buy the $60 Grand Theft Auto Definitive Trilogy
Without cheaper à la carte options, $60 bundle is currently hard to recommend.
Rocket Report: SpinLaunch spins up, Falcon Heavy to return big time in 2022
"It's a radically different way to accelerate projectiles and launch vehicles."
Study: Tracking spiders as they weave their webs reveals detailed “choreography”
Johns Hopkins researchers used night vision and AI tools to reveal shared set of rules.
Booking.com was reportedly hacked by a US intel agency but never told customers
Data involving Middle Eastern countries stolen by man working for unknown US agency.
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