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Amazon finally admits giving cops Ring doorbell data without user consent
Amazon Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times so far in 2022.
Cryptocurrency flowing into “mixers” hits an all-time high. Wanna guess why?
Despite a significant Achilles' heel, mixers are seeing unprecedented demand.
PlayStation’s new “digital collectibles” are definitely not NFTs
New rewards program shuns blockchain; other Sony divisions have different NFT stances.
Quantum advantage showdowns have no clear winners
Experiments between quantum and classical computers show term’s evolving meaning.
Android 13 marches toward release with final beta version
Android 13 is a smaller release after the monster that was Android 12.
New Windows Media Player app travels back in time, gains the ability to rip CDs
Welcome news for anyone who's ready to retire their Sony Discman.
Crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcy, still won’t let users withdraw funds
Firm scoffed at "misinformation"—then halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy.
Two-minute-plus teaser for LOTR: Rings of Power drops ahead of Comic-Con
"There was a time when the world was so young, there had not yet been a sunrise."
EA pulls a “reverse Ubisoft,” makes some old BioWare DLC free
Move comes as much-maligned "BioWare Points" system fades into the sunset.
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter explains the world’s seeming lack of trust in science
In our latest "Edge of Knowledge" episode, we look at facts versus feelings.
Google says you can now turn these 400 Macs, PCs into reliable Chromebooks
Google's Chrome OS Flex enters general availability to revive old hardware.
GM, EVgo, and Pilot will install 2,000 fast chargers at travel centers
This is on top of GM and EVgo installing 3,250 fast chargers by 2025.
Electric cars are doomed if fast charger reliability doesn’t get better
If every driver has a horror story about charging, adoption is going to stall.
All the best Amazon Prime Day 2022 deals we can find [Day 2 Update]
We've sorted through Amazon's annual garage sale to find the stuff that's worth your time.
Microsoft wins deal to serve ads on Netflix, edging out Comcast and Google
Microsoft will be Netflix's exclusive "advertising technology and sales partner."
Researchers zero in on the source of fast radio bursts
Over the span of three seconds, there were nine individual bursts.
The best “Prime Day” deals that are still kicking at retailers other than Amazon
Other retailers still have stock of some of the better deals that've run dry on Amazon.
Vulnerabilities allowing permanent infections affect 70 Lenovo laptop models
UEFI updates often require manual installation. Are you patched?
EU lawmakers slam “radical proposal“ to let ISPs demand new fees from websites
New fees for websites and online applications would be a disaster, MEPs say.
Amazon leaks Genesis Mini 2—Sega immediately confirms its October 27 launch
$104 system includes six-button gamepad; 23 Genesis, Sega CD games announced thus far.
Bayonetta 3 on Switch will include an optional “put on more clothes” mode
"Naive Angel Mode" designed for "play right in the living room" around children.
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees
Nighttime light intensity lengthens pollen season in US cities.
Mourning parents asked TikTok for age verification, got maturity ratings instead [Updated]
Teen TikTokers will start seeing content ratings in the coming weeks.
High-fives, colorful hearts, and a horrible goose top a short list of new emoji
Unicode Consortium has recently sought to rein in the number of new emoji.
Prime Day’s best headphone deals include pairs we like from Sony, Beats, and Bose [Updated]
Our top picks for ANC headphones and true wireless earbuds are as cheap as we've seen.
Report: Apple and Jony Ive will no longer work together
Contract between Apple and LoveFrom ends after three years.
Polarized light reveals final fate of a star “spaghettified” by a black hole
It's “the first time anyone has deduced the shape of the gas cloud around a spaghettified star.”
And then there were five: NASA releases the rest of Webb’s first images
A day after the deep field of the early Universe, we have nebulas and an exoplanet.
Ongoing phishing campaign can hack you even when you’re protected with MFA
Campaign that steals email has targeted at least 10,000 organizations since September.
YouTube begins rolling out picture-in-picture on iPhones and iPads
iOS offered this capability for a while, but YouTube was slow to implement it.
This is why the pistol shrimp is immune to its own powerful shock waves
Anterior opening in orbital hoods helps redirect kinetic energy from the blasts.
Twitter sues Elon Musk, says he can’t “trash the company… and walk away”
Lawsuit: Musk's contractual breaches "cast a pall over Twitter and its business."
Gmail users “hard pass” on plan to let political emails bypass spam filters
The deadline to comment on "special treatment" for political emails is July 16.
Analysis: GameStop’s NFT marketplace earns the company just $45K in first day
After months of hype, the retailer may have missed the NFT gravy train.
Sonic Origins fan-made mod halted with three words: “Screw this game” [Updated]
Sega has so far left all versions of Origins unpatched since late-June launch.
Why don’t most foods cause allergies?
Proteins in food set off an immune response—but a feeble one.
Buying on a budget: The best Prime Day deals we can find for $50 or less
Featuring deals on Amazon devices, Jabra headphones, Tile trackers, and Logitech mice.
Feds may expand 2nd boosters to all adults as anxiety surges over BA.5 wave
Booster expansion could come within 2 weeks and wouldn't preclude fall booster.
No, BMW is not making heated seats a subscription for US cars
In Korea, BMW will let owners subscribe to options instead of buying them outright.
The Nothing Phone is official as a mid-ranger, with some lights on the back
OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei is back with a new company, but it has nothing to say.
Nikon will reportedly join Canon in ending development on high-end DSLR cameras
Smaller, lighter mirrorless cameras have mostly caught up to DSLR image quality.
Lawmakers tell Facebook to stop deleting abortion posts for no reason
Senators asked for receipts on how many posts were wrongly deleted.
Twitter tells Musk his “purported termination” of merger deal is invalid
Twitter sends letter slamming Musk in prelude to lawsuit.
AMD Chromebooks can dual-boot Windows 11, too
They'll need an SSD, though.
New working speculative execution attack sends Intel and AMD scrambling
Both companies are rolling out mitigations, but they add overhead of 12 to 28 percent.
Ars dives into the pricey-but-fancy world of miniature arcade cabinets
We put 1/6-scale cabs from New Wave Toys and their tiny joysticks to the test.
SpaceX starts testing its Super Heavy booster, and it’s “not good”
"Going forward, we won’t do a spin start test with all 33 engines at once."
Volkswagen partners with Redwood Materials to recycle EV batteries
Redwood is already recycling more than 6 GWh of lithium-ion batteries a year.
Prime Day’s best gaming deals: Free Mass Effect, lots of board games, and more
Notable discounts also include Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and several accessories we like.
What’s Bluetooth LE Audio? Explaining the spec and what it means for wireless sound
Spec completion signals better and, potentially, cheaper cable-free audio
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