Amazon will spend $1 billion per year on NFL’s Thursday Night Football by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-19 16:48 (#5FJ9R) New deal lets ESPN+, Peacock, Paramount+, and Tubi simulcast national games, too.
Under pressure, CDC drops school spacing to 3 ft in many classrooms by Beth Mole on 2021-03-19 16:34 (#5FJ77) 3 ft enough for elementary; 6 ft best for middle, high schools if cases are high.
Chinese military restricts use of Teslas over security concerns by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-03-19 16:00 (#5FJ78) Employees at sensitive facilities have been asked not to drive Teslas to work.
Here are five questions we would ask the nominee for NASA administrator by Eric Berger on 2021-03-19 14:39 (#5FJ1S) "If we can't do a rocket for $11.5 billion, we ought to close up shop."
The economics of covering California’s water system with solar panels by John Timmer on 2021-03-19 14:22 (#5FJ1T) Renewable power, less evaporation, lower maintenance, and more.
Rocket Report: Pegasus booster will fly again, hacking SpaceX telemetry by Eric Berger on 2021-03-19 11:00 (#5FHW2) "The RS-25 is a great program for us."
Sherlock Holmes takes a back seat to street kids in The Irregulars trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-03-19 01:40 (#5FHG2) New series modernizes Holmsian lore with diverse cast, supernatural elements.
NASA fired up its new rocket for 499.6 seconds on Thursday by Eric Berger on 2021-03-18 22:29 (#5FHCS) The Green Run test may give NASA a green light to proceed with a launch.
“Expert” hackers used 11 0-days to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-18 22:18 (#5FHCT) The breadth and abundance of exploits for unknown vulnerabilities sets group apart.
Real-world Supercross tracks have been influenced by the sport’s video game by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-03-18 21:46 (#5FHCV) Ars talks to the sport's senior director of operations to learn about the whoops.
Sony acquires world’s largest fighting-game tourney series by Sam Machkovech on 2021-03-18 21:20 (#5FHBC) Next online event, coincidentally, will only include PlayStation games.
AT&T lies about Calif. net neutrality law, claiming it bans “free data” by Jon Brodkin on 2021-03-18 20:45 (#5FHBD) AT&T is angry that it must stop charging HBO Max rivals for data-cap exemptions.
Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM4 headphones are back down to their lowest price by Ars Staff on 2021-03-18 20:32 (#5FHBE) Dealmaster also has deals on the Nintendo Switch Lite, Dell monitors, and more.
One company wants to sell the feds location data from every car on Earth by Kate Cox on 2021-03-18 20:11 (#5FH93) Federal agencies already buy tons of user data; one vendor is now being sued.
The debate continues: ‘Oumuamua could be remnant of Pluto-like planet by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-03-18 18:55 (#5FH70) Secret to at least one aspect of object's unusual properties lies in solid nitrogen ice.
The next iPad Pro could have a Thunderbolt port by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-18 18:18 (#5FH4N) Report claims Mini LED is in the works, too.
Uber concedes UK drivers are workers—some drivers aren’t satisfied by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-03-18 17:27 (#5FH1G) Uber only wants to pay for "engaged time"—not time waiting for a new customer.
Chrome brings live-captioning to any web audio source by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-18 16:37 (#5FH1H) Machine-generated captions are great for podcasts, livestreams, and more.
New PSVR controllers suggest PS5 headset won’t need external sensors by Kyle Orland on 2021-03-18 15:08 (#5FGST) Oculus Touch-style controllers bring DualSense-style haptic feedback, triggers.
Attackers are trying awfully hard to backdoor iOS developers’ Macs by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-18 13:00 (#5FGN9) XcodeSpy uses malicious Xcode project to install the EggShell backdoor.
Distraction, not partisanship, drives sharing of misinformation by John Timmer on 2021-03-18 10:45 (#5FGGH) But getting people to pay attention to news quality doesn't seem to help much.
~4,300 publicly reachable servers are posing a new DDoS hazard to the Internet by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-17 22:27 (#5FFYR) DDoS-for-hire services adopt new technique that amplifies attacks 37 fold.
FreeBSD kernel-mode WireGuard moves forward out-of-tree by Jim Salter on 2021-03-17 22:00 (#5FFWA) Development has been moved to Donenfeld's own zx2c4.com for the time being.
Amid panic over AstraZeneca vaccine, WHO urges countries to keep using it by Beth Mole on 2021-03-17 21:55 (#5FFWB) COVID vaccines don’t prevent blood clots, which are common in the general population.
Intel hires Justin Long to mock Macs in throwback to 2000s “I’m a Mac” ads by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-17 20:54 (#5FFTT) "No one really games on a Mac."
A severe weather outbreak is underway across the southern United States by Eric Berger on 2021-03-17 20:40 (#5FFTV) When warm and cold air masses collide, bad things can happen.
Intel Rocket Lake-S desktop gaming CPUs are here by Jim Salter on 2021-03-17 20:10 (#5FFRA) Rocket Lake-S looks like a solid gen-on-gen improvement—but not a Ryzen-killer.
Samsung Galaxy A52 is the follow-up to Samsung’s best-selling phone by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-17 17:35 (#5FFH8) The best model has a 120 Hz display, Snapdragon 750G for ~$510.
AT&T whines about Calif. net neutrality law as ISPs’ case appears doomed by Jon Brodkin on 2021-03-17 17:20 (#5FFH9) Judge thoroughly rejected ISPs' arguments against Calif. law, transcript shows.
A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life by Kiona N. Smith on 2021-03-17 17:17 (#5FFHA) The grave offers a rare glimpse at the lives of high-ranking Mayan officials.
Study finds 3-ft distancing in schools is enough—but debate is far from over by Beth Mole on 2021-03-17 17:07 (#5FFDP) New study had a firm conclusion on 3 feet, but rather shaky data.
The Queen of the Nürburgring, Sabine Schmitz, has died by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-03-17 15:34 (#5FF9F) A regular on Top Gear, the racing driver was loved by millions.
BMW’s big electric car push: Selling 2 million new EVs by 2025 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-03-17 15:04 (#5FF5X) The iX arrives next year, but expect "mid $80s" pricing for the big BEV.
Could we fuel our jets using our sewage? by John Timmer on 2021-03-17 14:45 (#5FF5Y) The conversion is expensive, but it avoids a lot of landfill emissions.
Strange microbe “breathes” nitrates using a mitochondria-like symbiont by Ars Staff on 2021-03-17 13:37 (#5FF2D) A relatively recent symbiosis is reminiscent of the ‘powerhouse of the cell.’
AMD Radeon RX 6700 review: If another sold-out GPU falls in the forest… by Sam Machkovech on 2021-03-17 13:00 (#5FEZJ) Stop me if you've heard this one before: There's a new GPU coming out, but...
I was a teenage Twitter hacker. Graham Ivan Clark gets 3-year sentence by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-17 10:45 (#5FETA) Florida teen pleads guilty to attack that took over Twitter's internal systems.
Google’s new Nest display wants to watch you while you sleep by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-16 22:28 (#5FE6B) There's no camera—sleep tracking happens via a Soli radar chip.
Google undercuts Apple with new 15% revenue share for Play apps by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-16 21:55 (#5FE3W) Unlike Apple, cut applies to first $1 million regardless of total revenue.
Another self-driving startup got gobbled up by incumbents by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-03-16 21:09 (#5FE0Z) Voyage tested a retirement-community taxi service but never went driverless.
Cricut backs off plan to add subscription fee to millions of devices [Updated] by Kate Cox on 2021-03-16 20:36 (#5FE10) Cricut's not the first to pull this—and won't be the last, unless regulators catch up.
Get a bonus $20 gift card when you buy a new Nintendo Switch Lite today by Ars Staff on 2021-03-16 20:03 (#5FDYN) Dealmaster also has deals on Sony's WH-1000XM4, HyperX headsets, and more.
Mimecast says SolarWinds hackers breached its network and spied on customers by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-16 19:47 (#5FDYP) Mimecast-issued certificate used to connect to customers’ Microsoft 365 tenants.
Touch of gray: The Air Force can’t retire the Boeing 707 by Sean Gallagher on 2021-03-16 19:12 (#5FDWH) In this installment of SitRep, we look at the 707's longevity as a military workhorse.
The 2021 Toyota Supra: We didn’t think they made them like this anymore by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-03-16 19:01 (#5FDWJ) The 3.0 is the one to pick, especially after its 14 percent power bump for 2021.
$16 attack shows how easy carriers make it to intercept text messages by Jon Brodkin on 2021-03-16 18:27 (#5FDS9) Reporter details problem in story titled, "A Hacker Got All My Texts for $16."
Huawei plans to start charging patent fees to Samsung, Apple for each phone sold by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-16 18:19 (#5FDSA) Huawei expects to fetch between $1.2 and 1.3 billion in patent fees.
Nvidia accidentally releases driver to un-nerf cryptocurrency mining by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-03-16 17:59 (#5FDSB) Nvidia hobbled the RTX 3060's mining abilities to reserve the card for gamers.
Qualcomm now owns Nuvia, aims new CPU design resources directly at Apple by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-16 17:24 (#5FDP9) Apple's former chief CPU architect is now Qualcomm's SVP of engineering.
Developers to update GTA Online to address poor load times after community fix by Lee Hutchinson on 2021-03-16 14:28 (#5FDEX) Rockstar acknowledges t0st’s patch fixes issue, then pays out a $10k bug bounty.