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Arkansas House passes unconstitutional bill putting creationism in schools
Despite unanimous Democratic opposition, the bill moves on to the Senate.
Dogecoin has risen 400 percent in the last week because why not
Dogecoin rallied after Elon Musk tweeted a photo of "Doge Barking at the Moon."
Today’s best deals: Board games we like, indoor security cameras, and more
Dealmaster also has deals on LG monitors, Amazon devices, and PC games.
Valve Anti-Cheat’s “permanent” bans now have one major exception
Bans older than five years no longer apply to Valve's CS:GO esports events.
Google loses “Location History” court battle in Australia
Google's confusing privacy settings will earn it some kind of punishment in Australia.
Congressmen ask Biden admin to keep chip design software away from China
And no fab should use American tools to sell advanced chips to China, they add.
NPD: PlayStation 5’s first 5 months are best ever for a US console launch
Last month, PS5 throne was solely on "dollars" basis. Current Switch sales still lead.
Mercedes goes all out with its new electric luxury sedan, the EQS
The S-Class is regularly ranked world's best luxury car. Can the EQS match that?
SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Brazil: More infectious, may limit immunity
Some hints of greater lethality and lowered immunity, but a lot of uncertainty.
Google veteran pans Tesla Autopilot: “We were doing better in 2010”
Aurora more than doubled in size when it acquired Uber's self-driving project.
Almost everything we’d want in a gaming laptop—the Asus ROG Zephyrus G15
This year's ROG Zephyrus is a surprisingly well-behaved beast—but it is a beast.
Rocket Report: SpaceX to build huge launch tower, Branson sells Virgin stock
"For us, it’s super important to have a launchpad in mainland Europe."
Resident Evil 4 VR announced for Oculus Quest 2 as a first-person remake
More information to come in next week's "Oculus Gaming Showcase."
99.992% of fully vaccinated people have dodged COVID, CDC data shows
No vaccine is 100% effective. But the COVID vaccines seem pretty darn good.
Popular software development tool Docker gets Apple M1 support
Another one of the most popular development tools now supports the M1.
MIT scientists study spider web structure by translating it into music
We may one day be able to communicate with spiders in "language" of web vibrations.
US government strikes back at Kremlin for SolarWinds hack campaign
Treasury Department says it's sanctioning 6 Russian firms for supporting the hacks.
Striking Charter workers build ISP where “profits are returned to users”
They built the Spectrum cable network—now they're building a wireless ISP in NYC.
Walmart invests in self-driving startup Cruise
Cruise says it's about two years from commercial launch. We've heard that before.
Bezos says Amazon should “do a better job for our employees” after union vote
Farewell letter also reveals his concerns about the company’s carbon footprint.
Google Earth is now a 3D time machine
Google puts 20 petabytes of historical satellite data into the Google Earth globe.
Intel, Nvidia, TSMC execs agree: Chip shortage could last into 2023
Companies reeling from natural disasters and massive demand from OEMs, consumers.
CDC expert panel punts on deciding fate of J&J COVID vaccine
Experts brace for more clotting cases, as 52% of doses were given in the last 2 weeks.
The looming software kill-switch lurking in aging PlayStation hardware
Dying internal batteries and online timer checks make a disaster waiting to happen.
What to expect from Apple’s “Spring Loaded” event on April 20
This event is mysterious, but we're confident iPads will figure prominently.
Comparing the actual US grid to the one predicted 15 years ago
Demand and carbon emissions are way down, renewables far more common than expected.
AT&T/Verizon workers’ union urges states to regulate ISPs as utilities
"Three decades of of industry-driven deregulation have failed us," union says.
The very common vaccine ingredient at the center of J&J, AstraZeneca drama
Adenoviruses are an obvious link, but a puzzling suspect in the dangerous cases.
Everything we know about Audi’s next electric crossover, the Q4 e-tron
The Q4 e-tron and Q4 Sportback e-tron share a platform with VW's ID.4 crossover.
Fast and Furious 9 drops a new trailer ahead of June 25 release
First flying cars. Then an endless runway. Then a submarine. Now magnets.
Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile kill their cross-carrier RCS messaging plans
Carriers reveal they've wasted the last 18 months pretending to do an RCS rollout.
Oculus Quest 2 gets official wireless-VR mode, 120 Hz support via patch
Vague dates, stern warnings, and Facebook's aspiration to VR-ize your home office.
100 million more IoT devices are exposed—and they won’t be the last
Name:Wreck flaws in TCP/IP have global implications.
Mazda’s electric MX-30 goes on sale in the US this fall
The battery EV MX-30 will be joined in time by a range-extended rotary hybrid.
Ford’s hands-free answer to GM’s Super Cruise is called BlueCruise
F-150s and Mustang Mach-Es will receive an OTA update later this year.
Hawley’s antitrust bill focuses on market cap, ignoring consumers
"Size itself is not a sign of anticompetitiveness.”
Dell’s all-new Inspiron laptop lineup includes a new 16-inch model
New Inspiron lineup includes a 14 2-in-1, and 13-, 14-, 15-, and 16-inch laptops.
It’s Dave Bautista and pals vs. zombie horde in Army of the Dead
Zack Snyder returns to his Dawn of the Dead directorial roots.
It now seems likely that Starliner will not launch crew until early 2022
The first hurdle for Starliner: Finding an open port on the space station
Tesla tells customers they’ll have to pay more for solar roof
One customer under contract told Ars his price rose from $66,000 to $87,000.
iOS users—and only iOS users—face NSFW content ban on Discord app
App Store rules seemingly lead to tighter restrictions for Apple users.
Victory for municipal broadband as Wash. state lawmakers end restrictions
Proposed law allowing public broadband networks awaits governor's signature.
17th-century pirates might have stashed Middle Eastern coins in New England
Fans of the Uncharted game series might recognize Henry Every (Avery).
Today’s best tech deals: Logitech MX Master 3, Eneloop batteries, and more
Dealmaster also has tons of Xbox and PS4 sales and Google Nest device deals.
Spring Loaded: Apple announces April 20 event
A new iPad Pro is expected, among other announcements.
Google is killing “Google Play Movies & TV” on smart TVs
Smart TV users get pushed to YouTube, other OSes get Google TV or Play Movies.
Facebook users can now petition oversight board to remove content
Nineteen-member board had previously only considered restoring removed posts.
PlayStation 5 game storage will apparently continue to be a nightmare
Five months later, "cold storage" isn't good enough for PS5 game installs.
Polestar expands the Polestar 2 lineup, adds a single-motor variant
An optional heat pump will increase the range further, by up to 10 percent.
J&J COVID vaccine use paused due to one-in-a-million complication
An extremely rare clotting problem that's also seen with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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