Airbnb cancels all DC-area reservations ahead of Biden inauguration by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-01-13 17:40 (#5CSDJ) Airbnb is worried that "armed militias and known hate groups" may return to DC.
After corporate blunders and setbacks, Intel ousts CEO Bob Swan by Financial Times on 2021-01-13 16:53 (#5CSAK) Embattled US chip giant makes move just days before strategy update.
Samsung’s next Exynos SoC will have an AMD GPU by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-13 16:44 (#5CSAM) Samsung says the fruits of its partnership with AMD should appear next year.
EA’s hold over Star Wars games ends with Ubisoft’s open-world announcement [Updated] by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-13 16:28 (#5CSAN) The Division developer Massive Entertainment will work on the still-mysterious title.
YouTube suspends Trump’s account, disables comments “indefinitely” by Kate Cox on 2021-01-13 16:12 (#5CSAP) YouTube was one of the last mainstream social channels still hosting Trump.
Move over, ARM: BeagleV is a $150 RISC-V computer designed to run Linux by Jim Salter on 2021-01-13 13:00 (#5CS1B) BeagleV is an affordable way to get your feet wet with RISC-V Linux computing.
Owen Wilson must choose between real and fantasy worlds in Bliss trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-13 01:05 (#5CRFA) Director Mike Cahill also made award-winning 2011 sci-fi film Another Earth.
N95 masks, gamer style: Razer’s crazy face-mask prototype revealed by Sam Machkovech on 2021-01-13 00:45 (#5CRE0) CES prototype may be vaporware, but high-end features have us intrigued.
Trump admin. adopts Biden’s vaccine plan, threatens to punish slow states by Beth Mole on 2021-01-12 23:12 (#5CRCC) Changing plans was always the plan, but it's unclear what will change before Jan. 20.
Facebook and Twitter could be sued for “censorship” under proposed state law by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-12 22:38 (#5CRA8) North Dakota bill would let users sue social-media sites for blocking posts.
Hackers steal Mimecast certificate used to encrypt customers’ M365 traffic by Dan Goodin on 2021-01-12 22:10 (#5CR7K) Compromise by "sophisticated threat actor" prompts company to issue new certificate.
LG’s first flexible smartphone, the LG Rollable, is coming “early this year” by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-12 21:35 (#5CR7M) Will a sliding body and rolled-up display be better than foldables?
Review: Heartbreaking His Dark Materials S2 finale sets the stage for war by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-12 21:11 (#5CR7N) Ruth Wilson's fiercely feral portrayal of Mrs. Coulter remains a series highlight.
Trump Admin’s attempt to “red team” climate research gets people fired [Updated] by John Timmer on 2021-01-12 20:10 (#5CR32) A set of terrible arguments about climate science may actually have violated laws.
Wolfenstein 3D + Super Monkey Ball = free Nazi-flattening fun! by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-12 20:03 (#5CR33) Squashing some Nazis in a Web browser is just the break you needed today.
Remember Sony’s electric car from CES? Now it’s being road-tested by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-12 19:40 (#5CR34) The consumer electronics giant released a video showing the car testing in Austria.
Fenn treasure hunter pleads guilty for damage caused in Yellowstone Park by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-12 19:14 (#5CR02) And the person who found the treasure faces lawsuit from disgruntled treasure seeker.
Intel at CES: Alder Lake looks a lot like M1, plus new chips for gaming laptops by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-12 18:58 (#5CR03) The Core i9-11900K has been revealed, plus 11th-generation, H-series mobile CPUs.
Big ISPs pause donations to 147 Republicans who tried to reverse Biden’s win by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-12 18:14 (#5CQW3) Comcast, AT&T, and Verizon suspend donations but could restart them later.
Bethesda, Lucasfilm tease new Indiana Jones video game by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-12 16:45 (#5CQQW) First Indy game in over a decade coming from Wolfenstein: The New Order devs.
The automotive industry has got SPAC madness, and it may not end well by Financial Times on 2021-01-12 16:34 (#5CQQX) Combination of electric vehicle mania and blank-check companies proves volatile.
FedEx will be the first customer for GM’s new electric delivery van by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-12 16:32 (#5CQQY) The EV600 van uses GM's new Ultium batteries; there's also an electric pallet.
Capcom confirms at least 16,000 people affected by Nov. data breach by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-12 16:19 (#5CQKX) "Sales reports, financial information, [and] game development documents" also got out.
“Selfish Idiocy:” Infected lawmaker blasts Republicans for bunkering maskless [Updated] by Beth Mole on 2021-01-12 16:15 (#5CQKY) "Several Republicans not only cruelly refused to wear a mask but mocked colleagues."
BMW made this really weird short film to celebrate 20 years of iDrive by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-12 15:27 (#5CQG6) The 2002 7 Series is now a graybeard arguing with a whippersnapper 2022 iX.
Russia may fine citizens who use SpaceX’s Starlink Internet service by Eric Berger on 2021-01-12 14:11 (#5CQEH) Russia is planning its own Internet from space plan, called Sphere.
Electricity and CRISPR used to write data to bacterial DNA by John Timmer on 2021-01-12 13:55 (#5CQEJ) Although it's inefficient, we can use voltage changes to write data to bacteria.
Parler’s amateur coding could come back to haunt Capitol Hill rioters by Dan Goodin on 2021-01-12 13:48 (#5CQEK) Some 80 terabytes of posts, many already deleted, preserved for posterity.
Jared Mauch didn’t have good broadband—so he built his own fiber ISP by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-12 12:30 (#5CQBG) "I had to start a telephone company to get [high-speed] Internet access."
Sean Bean joins cast as the elusive Mr. Wilford in Snowpiercer S2 trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-12 03:54 (#5CPWR) "The apocalypse isn't so bad, really."
The Codebreaker honors Quaker woman who helped bring down Nazi spy ring by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-01-12 01:00 (#5CPSD) Elizebeth Smith Friedman and her husband William Friedman helped pioneer cryptology.
Facebook says it’s blocking posts with the phrase “stop the steal” by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-01-11 23:01 (#5CPPK) Salesforce says it won't let Trump send out incendiary fundraising emails.
Parler goes dark, sues Amazon to demand immediate reinstatement by Kate Cox on 2021-01-11 21:26 (#5CPHX) Bereft of other options, Parler is trying to petition the courts for resurrection.
LG’s 2021 OLED TVs are modest upgrades, but computer monitors are coming by Samuel Axon on 2021-01-11 20:49 (#5CPEC) The next OLED frontier might not be TVs.
Qualcomm’s new in-screen fingerprint reader is bigger and faster by Ron Amadeo on 2021-01-11 20:00 (#5CPED) Qualcomm's new in-screen reader is 77 percent larger and 50 percent faster.
SolarWinds malware has “curious” ties to Russian-speaking hackers by Dan Goodin on 2021-01-11 19:44 (#5CPB5) Similarities could prove a link or might be part of a false flag operation.
Republican lawmaker resigns after arrest for storming US Capitol by Jon Brodkin on 2021-01-11 19:25 (#5CPB6) Evans quits West Virginia Legislature. FBI identified Evans from his own videos.
Disney brings back the Lucasfilm Games brand for future Star Wars titles by Kyle Orland on 2021-01-11 19:10 (#5CPB7) Disney will continue to license the franchise to outside developers.
Today’s best tech deals: Logitech mice, Ring Fit Adventure, and more by Ars Staff on 2021-01-11 18:46 (#5CP84) Dealmaster also covers Apple Watch Series 6, Xbox Game Pass, and security cams.
This tech replaces a car’s instrument panel with a holographic display by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-11 18:41 (#5CP85) The image is projected in-plane onto the vehicle's windshield by a small DLP.
Lawmakers’ “safe room” may have been full of coronavirus, Capitol doc warns [Updated] by Beth Mole on 2021-01-11 16:34 (#5CP0W) NJ Congresswoman tests positive, first to blame superspreading event during riot.
Mexico City’s “tower of skulls” could tell us about pre-Columbian life by Kiona N. Smith on 2021-01-11 16:25 (#5CP0X) The skulls contain a wealth of information, but most of it will be hard to access.
NASA extends Juno, turning spacecraft into an Io, Europa, and Ganymede explorer by Eric Berger on 2021-01-11 16:11 (#5CP0Y) What's up with all those volcanoes on Io, anyway?
US vehicle fuel efficiency effectively stalled over the last 10 years by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-01-11 15:59 (#5CP0Z) From 2008-2019, the actual economy of the US fleet went up by 0.4 miles per gallon.
A “no math” (but seven-part) guide to modern quantum mechanics by Ars Contributors on 2021-01-10 14:00 (#5CMPV) Welcome to "The curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics"–featuring particle/wave duality.
New York City proposes regulating algorithms used in hiring by WIRED on 2021-01-10 11:55 (#5CMKM) Bill would require firms to disclose when they use software to assess candidates.
Amazon cuts off Parler’s Web hosting following Apple, Google bans by Kate Cox on 2021-01-10 02:46 (#5CMAQ) The app will need to find new Web hosting by Sunday or go offline.
The immune system and COVID: It’s still confusing by John Timmer on 2021-01-09 13:10 (#5CKR1) Antibodies may help, inflammation may hurt, but immunosuppressants are irrelevant?
What to expect from the first-ever virtual CES by WIRED on 2021-01-09 12:00 (#5CKPK) Some big players are missing, along with over half of last year's exhibitors.
Twitter takes down China’s “baby-making machines” tweet on Uighur women by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-01-09 04:20 (#5CKFC) Twitter now says the tweet violates a rule against dehumanizing an ethnic group.