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Companies were slow to remove Russian spies’ malware, so FBI did it for them
How the FBI took down "Cyclops Blink," a Russia state botnet infecting network firewalls.
Try your hand at Quantum Go Fish
"A cross between a logic puzzle, an improv comedy session, and a collective hallucination."
Hate math? You’ll still love this cornucopia of simple-yet-seductive math games
Ars chats with Ben Orlin about his new book, Math Games with Bad Drawings.
Today’s best deals: Apple Watches, iPads, “buy 2, get 1 free” game sales, and more
Dealmaster also has a new low on an LG OLED TV, board games, and Nintendo gift cards.
Ubisoft’s first NFT experiment was a dumpster fire
Publisher still promises "future [NFT] drops coming with other games."
Twitter plans edit button, says Elon Musk’s poll had nothing to do with it
Twitter says edit button will roll out first to paid users in "coming months."
It’s not just Glen Canyon—dams around the Southwest are taking a hit
Hydro power is decreasing as climate change hangs the Southwestern US out to dry.
AMD’s GPU drivers are overclocking some Ryzen processors without asking
Adding CPU overclocking to GPU drivers was meant to make it more convenient.
Intel suspends all operations in Russia “effective immediately”
Intel says it's working to support its 1,200 employees in Russia.
This synthetic-fuel startup just got $75 million from Porsche
After spending $22 million on the pilot plant, Porsche buys a 12.5% stake.
That time when Soviet rocket scientists nearly nuked New York City
"The world was standing on the brink of thermonuclear war."
Sonic 2 film review: This year’s Super Mario film has a new bar to clear
Speed, style, laughs, and surprises: Sonic holds on to all his golden rings this time.
Comcast wanted man to pay $19,000 after falsely advertising service on his street
Comcast's ordering website falsely stated that Internet service was available.
IPCC report: The next few years are critical
New report on climate solutions is good news, bad news, and a to-do list.
Biden steps up federal efforts to address long COVID
Up to 23 million Americans may have long-term effects, such as shortness of breath, fatigue.
Hydra, the world’s biggest cybercrime forum, shut down in police sting
Hydra market facilitated $5 billion in transactions for 17 million customers.
DirecTV dropped OAN today, rejecting GOP pleas to keep right-wing network
OAN previously sued DirecTV, saying channel removal could force the network to shut down.
Mysterious benefactor returns Charles Darwin’s missing notebooks after 20 years
One of the notebooks contains Charles Darwin's iconic 1837 "Tree of Life" sketch.
Picard confirmed to end with third season, will feature more TNG guest stars
Teased with a tense Picard-Riker showdown: "Ready?" "As ever."
Apple announces dates and details about WWDC 2022
Company will keep things virtual, as it has since the beginning of the pandemic.
Multiple recalls spark Fed investigation of LG’s electric car batteries
Five automakers have issued recalls linked to defective lithium-ion cells.
Fixing Dirty Pipe: Samsung rolls out Google code faster than Google
Samsung and third-party devs have all beaten Google to fixing the high-profile bug.
Canoo wins NASA’s Artemis crew transport vehicle contract
The vehicle must seat nine, have 50 miles of range, and be emission-free.
Russia threatens Wikipedia with fines over “false information”
Wikipedia articles "deliberately misinform users" about Ukraine, Russia says.
Canary Islands eruption didn’t act as we expected—we can now ask why
The La Palma eruption was extensive but not nearly as catastrophic as feared.
EV makers counted on batteries getting cheaper; war changed the picture
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine may halt slide in cost of manufacturing batteries.
Musk joins Twitter board in deal that prevents him from buying majority stake
Musk pushes for "significant" change, asks users if they want an edit button.
Affordable electric cars coming in 2027 from new GM/Honda project
The EVs will use Ultium batteries and include a sub-$30,000 EV for North America.
Jeff Bezos and Amazon just hired everybody but SpaceX for Project Kuiper
Huge contracts for United Launch Alliance, Arianespace, and Blue Origin.
Zyxel patches critical vulnerability that can allow Firewall and VPN hijacks
Hackers can exploit authentication bypass flaw to gain administrative control.
No air currents required: Ballooning spiders rely on electric fields to generate lift
The work could lead to new types of ballooning sensors for atmospheric exploration.
38,000 health workers dispatched to Shanghai as COVID outbreak worsens
Reports of crowded quarantine centers and parents being separated from children.
App lets you crank the new MacBook Pro’s brightness to over 1,000 nits
It has a few caveats, but it works as advertised.
Texas’ power failure: Limited chance for profits vs. huge social costs
The business incentives for winterization are small, the societal incentives huge.
Return to Monkey Island confirmed by Ron Gilbert as real, slated for 2022 launch
"Ron Gilbert told me he'd never make another Monkey Island unless..."
Google Play crackdown makes Amazon, Barnes & Noble pull digital purchases
Digital goods vendors would rather have no purchases than Google Play purchases.
Elon Musk buys 9% of Twitter stock as he pressures company on “free speech”
Musk could use sizable Twitter stake to influence company's board and management.
World of Tanks maker closes studios in Russia, Belarus
Wargaming expects to take a "substantial loss" from the massive departure.
The world’s oldest pants are a 3,000-year-old engineering marvel
Strong in some places and flexible in others, the pants were designed for horseback riding.
Some of the stranger features on Pluto remain tough to explain
They have "few similarities to most terrains on other bodies in the Solar System."
First Tesla, now Polestar—Hertz signs a new electric vehicle partner
Europe gets theirs first. Rentals in US and Australia start this fall.
Review: Ryzen 5 5500 and 5600 can breathe new life into older AMD PCs
$159 Ryzen 5500 is a great value for a mid-range gaming PC or workstation.
NASA will make a second attempt to fuel its big rocket Monday [Updated]
"I would be really surprised, in a pleasant way, if the test went off without a hitch."
13th Doctor teams up with a pirate queen in Legend of the Sea Devils trailer
It's the second of three specials counting down to Jodie Whittaker's exit from series.
Phasers locked: Paramount+ releases official trailer for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
"Our mission: to chart the stars and push the boundaries of what is known."
Russia inches closer to its splinternet dream
New impetus for sovereign Internet after backlash from Russia's war on Ukraine.
The weekend’s best deals: Xbox Series X/S in stock, Samsung microSD cards, and more
Dealmaster also has Anker chargers, recommended gaming monitors, and 8BitDo gamepads.
Russia asked NASA to end sanctions to save the ISS, but the West didn’t blink
"Sustaining safe and successful ISS operations remains a priority for the United States."
The punch that changed Mortal Kombat history
A punch-filled excerpt from upcoming history book Long Live Mortal Kombat.
A fresh take on why Octavian won the war against Antony and Cleopatra
Ars chats with historian Barry Strauss about his book, The War that Made the Roman Empire.
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