Ars online IT roundtable: What’s the future of the data center? by Lee Hutchinson on 2021-01-21 19:30 (#5D1JS) Join Sean Gallagher, Dell's Ivan Nekrasov, and me today, January 21, at 3:15pm Eastern!
Ubuntu Linux is now running on M1 Macs by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-21 18:07 (#5D4S3) We still have a way to go before easily dual-booting Linux and macOS.
Samsung is making “very large quantities” of 90Hz OLED displays for laptops by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-21 17:25 (#5D4P4) Samsung Display says several customers are shipping 90Hz OLED laptops this year.
Ars Technicast special edition, part 1: The Internet of Things goes to war by Lee Hutchinson on 2021-01-21 16:30 (#5D4HT) Ars presents a two-part limited edition podcast on the "connected battlespace."
GamersNexus’ Steve Burke overclocks his YouTube channel’s best comments by Nathan Mattise on 2021-01-21 16:15 (#5D4HV) Learn the true secrets of thermal paste application from the Six Billion Hertz Man.
QAnon in crisis as day of reckoning fails to materialize by Financial Times on 2021-01-21 15:12 (#5D4E8) Pro-Trump cult believed election results would be violently overturned on January 20.
Report: Apple’s VR headset will be a pricey, high-end niche standalone by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-21 15:08 (#5D4E9) High-res displays, M1-beating processors, and prescription lenses could push up cost.
One of Biden’s first climate actions looks at fuel efficiency rollback by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-21 13:55 (#5D494) The EPA has to consider "suspending, revising, or rescinding" the weaker rules.
Three rows, 37mpg, and under $34,000? The 2021 Kia Sorento Hybrid by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-21 11:45 (#5D44J) We think the Sorento Hybrid will be in high demand.
Treasury nominee Yellen is looking to curtail use of cryptocurrency by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-01-20 22:45 (#5D3J6) Yellen argues many cryptocurrencies are used "mainly for illicit financing."
New metamaterial merges magnetic memory and physical changes by John Timmer on 2021-01-20 22:32 (#5D3J7) A mix of actuator and bit-level memory.
Twitch’s Trump ban sustained after leaving office by Sam Machkovech on 2021-01-20 22:10 (#5D3FW) Video-streaming account launched in 2019, faced first suspension in 2020.
Amazon offers Biden help to speed up vaccine distribution by Kate Cox on 2021-01-20 21:58 (#5D3FX) A huge number of Amazon's own 800,000 employees are considered essential workers.
PC fan port of early Sonic games lets you zoom the camera way, way out by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-20 20:49 (#5D3D4) This is quite literally Sonic like you've never seen him before.
Security firm Malwarebytes was infected by same hackers who hit SolarWinds by Dan Goodin on 2021-01-20 20:14 (#5D3AY) Group backed by a nation-state rifles through company's email servers.
3Mbps uploads still fast enough for US homes, Ajit Pai says in final report by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-20 19:45 (#5D3AZ) Pai's last report keeps 6-year-old broadband standard and gives ISPs high marks.
LG says it might quit the smartphone market by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-20 17:51 (#5D356) LG says it needs to make "a cold judgment" about its only money-losing division.
CBS All Access is dead, long live Paramount+: “New” streaming service launches March 4 by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-20 17:00 (#5D33T) The service combines CBS, MTV, BET, Paramount, Nickelodeon, and more.
Trump pardons engineer who copped to stealing a Google secret for Uber by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-01-20 15:57 (#5D30D) Peter Thiel, Palmer Luckey, and others asked Trump to pardon Levandowski.
Porsche adds a cheaper, lighter Taycan to its electric lineup by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-20 15:03 (#5D2X0) At almost $20,000 less than an entry-level 911, it seems like a bargain.
The persistence of memory in B cells: Hints of stability in COVID immunity by John Timmer on 2021-01-20 14:53 (#5D2X1) Studies are small so far, but they're pointing to decent long-term immune responses.
First task for Biden’s CDC director: Fix everything Trump broke by Beth Mole on 2021-01-20 14:10 (#5D2TB) In wide-ranging interview, she also cautioned not to panic over coronavirus variants.
CentOS is gone—but RHEL is now free for up to 16 production servers by Jim Salter on 2021-01-20 13:00 (#5D2QC) RHEL is now free for dev teams, and it's even free in production for up to 16 systems.
Falcon 9 rocket launches, lands for the eighth time in dicey winds [Updated] by Eric Berger on 2021-01-20 12:15 (#5D1C9) Weather appears to be good for Wednesday after concerns about recovery on Monday.
Qualcomm repackages last year’s flagship SoC as the “Snapdragon 870” by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-19 22:29 (#5D1XY) Qualcomm recycles the Snapdragon 865+, now with a 3 percent clock boost.
Fired former data scientist Rebekah Jones arrested, tests positive for COVID-19 by Kate Cox on 2021-01-19 21:42 (#5D1XZ) State accuses her of unauthorized access to its computer systems.
Trump’s Clean Power Plan replacement gets thrown out by a court by John Timmer on 2021-01-19 21:22 (#5D1VC) Biden administration can start afresh without need to revisit existing EPA rules.
Today’s best tech deals: Lots of Switch games, Fire HD tablets, and more by Ars Staff on 2021-01-19 20:11 (#5D1RT) Dealmaster also has deals on Hitman 3, Roomba vacuums, and the iPad Air.
Aston Martin’s new SUV is actually extremely good: The 2021 DBX review by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-19 19:43 (#5D1RV) It looks amazing and drives even better, but the downside is a crippling thirst.
Microsoft invests in $30 billion driverless car company Cruise by Financial Times on 2021-01-19 19:14 (#5D1NZ) Investment pits Microsoft against Google sibling Waymo.
What psychology of mass mobilization can tell us about the Capitol riot by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-19 19:04 (#5D1P0) Research suggests disinfo and demagogues coordinate, not manipulate, the masses.
As Ajit Pai exits FCC, Charter admits defeat on petition to impose data caps by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-19 18:36 (#5D1JP) Charter cannot impose data caps until May 2023, won't ask Biden FCC to nix ban.
iFixit tears down Apple’s $550 AirPods Max headphones by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-19 18:27 (#5D1JQ) The headphones got a six out of 10 repairability score.
NASA likely to redo hot-fire test of its Space Launch System core stage by Eric Berger on 2021-01-19 18:20 (#5D1JR) Of 23 test objectives, full data was received for 15 of them.
Gaming the system: How GameStop stock surged 1,500% in nine months by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-19 18:04 (#5D1JT) New board members and a massive short squeeze cause stratospheric short-term growth.
How one musician took on the world’s biggest TV network over copyright—and won by Ars Contributors on 2021-01-19 14:00 (#5D15V) “The torrent they got the music from was just called like 123456.mp3."
Hitman III review: Let’s call it Hitman 2.5 and be fine with it by Sam Machkovech on 2021-01-19 13:00 (#5D130) This sequel's lack of ambition will likely reinforce your murderous bias.
Wi-Fi 6E arrives at CES 2021 by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-18 23:51 (#5D0E1) We round up the Wi-FI 6E routers, with Asus' model launching as soon as this month.
Parler seems to be sliding back onto the Internet, but not onto mobile by Kate Cox on 2021-01-18 21:40 (#5D0AP) Parler is following a path laid for it by the likes of Gab and 8chan.
Report: This year’s iPhones may have in-screen Touch ID by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-18 21:19 (#5D0AQ) Also, the charging port might be retired.
Scientists surprised to find that electric eels sometimes hunt in packs by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-18 20:06 (#5D07E) Discovery raises fresh questions about how the eels communicate.
GitHub regrets firing Jewish employee who called Trump-incited mob “Nazis” by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-18 18:48 (#5D05A) Worker was fired after writing in Slack, "stay safe homies, Nazis are about."
Virgin Orbit just earned the orbit part of its name by Eric Berger on 2021-01-18 17:44 (#5D02R) "This magnificent flight is the culmination of many years of hard work."
Apple pulls the plug on user-found method to sideload iOS apps on Mac by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-18 17:19 (#5D02S) The now-nonviable method involved fetching the IPA file via apps like iMazing.
Samsung’s top executive gets 30 months in prison for bribery by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-18 17:11 (#5D02T) Samsung leader Lee Jae-yong's original five-year sentence has been cut down to 30 months.
Toyota wants to win Le Mans with its new GR010 hybrid prototype by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-18 16:50 (#5D007) The 670hp GR010 is the first of the new Le Mans Hypercars to break cover.
Lunar war brews and NASA gets militarized in For All Mankind S2 trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-18 01:23 (#5CZ6F) Joel Kinnaman reprises his role as astronaut Ed Baldwin in this Apple TV+ series.
Review: Chilling Adventures of Sabrina ends run with disappointing finale by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-17 20:01 (#5CZ0G) Even the best episode of the series can't save S4 from a sloppy, muddled final season.
A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, pt. 2: The particle melting pot by Ars Contributors on 2021-01-17 14:00 (#5CYN9) In which lasers do things that make absolutely no sense but give us great clocks.
AI-powered text from this program could fool the government by WIRED on 2021-01-17 11:55 (#5CYHR) Volunteers couldn't tell AI-generated comments from those penned by humans.