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Hackers can use just-fixed Intel bugs to install malicious firmware on PCs
Computer makers are in the process of patching Boot Guard. Have you installed it yet?
We’ll need more than one vaccine to beat the pandemic
All COVID vaccine candidates work in different ways; none will be perfect for all.
Fireball is Werner Herzog’s ode to space rocks
New Apple TV+ doc from German auteur examines how meteorites have shaped human history.
Hackers sponsored by Russia and North Korea are targeting COVID-19 researchers
Three nation-state-sponsored groups are targeting organizations throughout the world.
Vaccine czar calls on Trump to allow contact with Biden
Operation Warp Speed head warns thousands of lives at stake if project interrupted.
Ubisoft Montreal staffers barricade on roof, escorted out by police [Updated]
Ongoing police investigation, but authorities claim "no threat has been identified."
Cruise line resumed voyages in Caribbean. It’s not going well [Updated]
A cruise-industry reporter is on board, documenting the experience.
Broadband power users explode, making data caps more profitable for ISPs
Usage increase “confirms the value” of data caps for ISP revenue, vendor says.
Elon Musk says he has tested positive for COVID-19
Musk took a rapid antigen test that has a substantial false negative rate.
Amazon begins shifting Alexa’s cloud AI to its own silicon
The amazon-designed Inferentia chips reduced cost and latency in text-to-speech.
Creeptastic Truth Seekers takes its horror seriously—but not too seriously
Showrunners Nick Saunders, James Serafinowicz on the key to balancing horror and comedy.
Expansive White House COVID outbreak sidelines 10% of Secret Service
Spread linked to Trump’s campaign rallies and the White House itself.
iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro Max hands-on: How they compare with the 12 and 12 Pro
To supplement our review, we go over what's distinct about two more iPhones.
Alphabet CEO: Plan to target EU commissioner was not “sanctioned” by me
Sundar Pichai says he was unaware of plan for “pushback” against the regulator.
Demon’s Souls PS5 review: A gorgeous game worth dying (repeatedly) for
To get to gaming’s rendering future, you must strike through its unforgiving past.
Rocket Report: SpaceX set for second crew launch, Chinese firm reaches orbit
“The market needs to evolve. It’s a tough business.”
A look at the psychological burdens of COVID lockdowns
The young and those with previous issues are hit hardest by lockdowns.
Report: White House pressuring CISA to stop debunking election nonsense [Updated]
CISA has aggressively debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 election.
Trump admin puts a hold on TikTok ban it seems to have forgotten about
The administration's attention appears to have wandered into other fields.
macOS Big Sur launch appears to cause temporary slowdown in even non-Big Sur Macs
Even Macs that didn't upgrade to Big Sur had problems.
In a nightmare year, Victor Glover is on the verge of living his dream
"My heart is low, my head is level, and my faith is high."
SpaceX Starlink has some hiccups as expected, but users are impressed
"Link stability is a little rough," but Netflix works great, one user says.
What is Parler, and why is everyone suddenly talking about it?
Twitter's been ramping up fact-checking. Parler promises the opposite.
macOS 11.0 Big Sur: The Ars Technica review
Yes, you read that right—Mac OS X (or macOS 10?) is no more.
Today’s best tech deals: iPad, Fitbit, Bluetooth speakers, and more
Dealmaster also has deals on the Apple Watch SE, AirPods Pro, and LG OLED TVs.
YouTube and YouTube TV suffered a two-hour global outage last night
Some related services—such as YouTube TV—were also affected.
Judge dismisses Apple’s “theft” claims in Epic Games lawsuit
“You actually have to have facts,” Judge tells lawyers arguing for punitive damages.
DNS cache poisoning, the Internet attack from 2008, is back from the dead
A newly found side channel in a widely used protocol lets attackers spoof domains.
Bruce Willis returns to space to kick some alien derriere in Breach trailer
The sci-fi action film looks like a hodgepodge of Alien, The X-Files, and Event Horizon.
Google Photos is the latest “Unlimited” plan to impose hard limits
Photos stored at high quality before June 2021 are grandfathered in.
Hurricanes might not be losing steam as fast as they used to
Extra water vapor in the storm may help sustain it after landfall.
Twitch explains confusing copyright crackdown, urges users to delete videos
Twitch apologizes for vague DMCA notices, discusses pressure from record labels.
SITREP: Azerbaijan’s drone war expands with Reaper-like TB2
Video: Drones built by Turkey are dominating the Azerbaijani-Armenian war.
Historical detectives discover more first editions of Isaac Newton’s Principia
New census more than doubles count of known surviving copies—and there could be more.
US healthcare on brink as COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high
There's a "very dark winter" ahead as hospitals struggle to cope and cases keep rising.
The PlayStation 5 has a hidden Web browser; here’s how to find it
Twitter login backdoor lets you hop around to any site with a convenient link.
TikTok says it’s been waiting weeks for a Trump response on US ban
TikTok parent ByteDance is asking a court to block Trump’s TikTok ban.
Improperly installed Ring doorbells are catching on fire
Amazon has issued a recall for 350,000 of its 2nd-generation Ring doorbells.
Ajit Pai urged to accept Trump loss and stop controversial rulemakings
Dems tell Pai to follow tradition, work only on consensus items during transition.
The iX is BMW’s new flagship electric vehicle
The BMW iX should have an EPA-approved range of 300 miles.
Jim Bridenstine is leaving NASA. How should we assess his 30-month tenure?
“I think he’s exceeded anyone’s expectations in the position.”
Micron announces new 3D NAND process—denser, faster, less expensive
The new technology will probably reach data centers well before consumers.
Why Biden tapped several Big Tech staffers for his transition team
A number of Obama staffers got tech jobs during Trump's term. Now they're back.
England faces a proper “argy-bargy” in Pennyworth S2 trailer
S1 now available for streaming on Amazon Prime, so it's the perfect time to catch up.
Dutch scientists reconstruct spread of coronavirus through mink farms
So far, however, no evidence of dangerous mutations being selected in mink.
Ubuntu fixes bugs that standard users could use to become root
A handful of commands was all it took for untrusted users to become all-powerful.
James Corden is a snarky AI that might take out humanity in Superintelligence
Director Ben Falcone opted to release the film on HBO Max even before the pandemic.
Microsoft engineer gets nine years for stealing $10M from Microsoft
The defendant tried—and failed—to use bitcoin to cover his tracks.
With coal dying, Arizona utility offers $169 million deal with Navajo
As three coal plants and mines wind down, a plan for what comes next.
Alphabet delivers wireless Internet over light beams from 20km away
Wireless network in Kenya to use light beams, like fiber but without the cables.
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