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OnePlus snubs Google’s Wear OS, announces $159 smartwatch
Wear OS is so bad that OnePlus has cooked up a custom OS for its budget smartwatch.
Report: Microsoft in talks for $10 billion acquisition of Discord
Gaming-focused chat service has 140 million users across 6.7 million servers.
Firefox 87 is out today, adds Smart Block for improved private browsing
An improved referrer policy also trims URLs from embedded images and scripts.
Dark web bursting with COVID-19 vaccines, vaccine passports
Researchers saw listings increase 300% in the last three months.
OnePlus 9 Pro Review—Keeping the slightest lead in front of Samsung
OnePlus' $969 price is only $30 cheaper than a Galaxy S21 Plus.
Review: Why Zelda fans should seriously consider Monster Hunter Rise on Switch
Transformative controls, mostly steady 30 fps combat make this a must-own on Switch.
Unpaid environmental damages from fossil fuels are a $600B annual subsidy
Consumers get most of the benefits of unpaid costs, but companies get a slice, too.
The secret to a successful wine pairing? Fats have an affinity for tannins
Tannins interact at molecular level with fat globules in cheeses, meats, and oils.
Report: The next Nintendo Switch will deliver 4K on TVs via Nvidia’s DLSS
Also claims a jump in general specs—but how exactly will DLSS' wizardry be toggled?
Judge grants class-action status to MacBook butterfly-keyboard suit
Apple phased out the design after 2019, but older models still have issues.
YouTuber Patrick (H) Willems has thoughts on movies—lots of thoughts
In this edition of "Personal History," we talk with Willems about his YouTube comments.
Richard Stallman returns to FSF 18 months after controversial rape comments
Stallman quit in 2019 after emails about Jeffrey Epstein and age-of-consent laws.
AstraZeneca vaccine: 79% effective and no rare blood clots in US trial
The trial results seem positive, but the vaccine may continue to raise doubts.
Hardcore F1 fans might feel short-changed by Drive to Survive season 3
The documentary gives short shrift to some of the biggest stories from 2020.
Jury orders Apple to pay $308 million in royalties for DRM patent
FairPlay DRM used in iTunes and Apple Music infringed on small company's patent.
Europe is starting to freak out about the launch dominance of SpaceX
The Falcon 9 has come to dominate commercial satellite launches.
Super Seducer 3 ban highlights Steam’s fuzzy “adult content” rules
"Sexually explicit images of real people" not allowed on the service, Valve says.
Samsung Galaxy S21 US sales have reportedly tripled compared to last year
The Galaxy S21 line is $200 cheaper this year, and Samsung is seeing results.
Stabbing, crucifixion, eaten by eels: Learn all about murder the Roman way
Emma Southon discusses her new book, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
New York lawmaker wants to ban police use of armed robots
Use of Boston Robotics' Digidog intensifies concerns about police militarization.
Mouse embryos grow for days in culture, but the requirements are a bit nuts
And human embryos now get to the earliest state of development in a dish.
Facebook finally explains its mysterious new wrist wearable
Will we be able to trust it with a new form of personal data? (Probably not.)
Apple bent its rules for Russia—and other countries will take note
Russian iPhone buyers soon to see prompts to install software developed in Russia.
Hackers are exploiting a server vulnerability with a severity of 9.8 out of 10
As if the mass-exploitation of Exchange servers wasn't enough, now there's BIG-IP.
Falcon & Winter Soldier series premiere: More of Disney+‘s slow-burn status quo
Disney+'s latest won't unseat Justice League this weekend—but it belongs in your queue.
Zuckerberg: Facebook could be in “stronger position” after Apple tracking change
The change is expected to come with iOS 14.5 within just a few weeks.
Alkaline “Real Water” linked to liver failure in kids—and reports are rising
The FDA has warned not to drink or use the water.
LOL Garamond sux, say federal judges
Garamond—it's just too small for the DC Circuit.
Victoria University of Wellington accidentally nukes files on all desktop PCs
"I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail!"—Michael Bolton
Cricut fully abandons plans to make device owners pay subscription fee
The after-the-fact change was incredibly unpopular among device owners.
Amazon will spend $1 billion per year on NFL’s Thursday Night Football
New deal lets ESPN+, Peacock, Paramount+, and Tubi simulcast national games, too.
Under pressure, CDC drops school spacing to 3 ft in many classrooms
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
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
"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
Renewable power, less evaporation, lower maintenance, and more.
Rocket Report: Pegasus booster will fly again, hacking SpaceX telemetry
"The RS-25 is a great program for us."
Sherlock Holmes takes a back seat to street kids in The Irregulars trailer
New series modernizes Holmsian lore with diverse cast, supernatural elements.
NASA fired up its new rocket for 499.6 seconds on Thursday
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
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
Ars talks to the sport's senior director of operations to learn about the whoops.
Sony acquires world’s largest fighting-game tourney series
Next online event, coincidentally, will only include PlayStation games.
AT&T lies about Calif. net neutrality law, claiming it bans “free data”
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
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
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
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
Report claims Mini LED is in the works, too.
Uber concedes UK drivers are workers—some drivers aren’t satisfied
Uber only wants to pay for "engaged time"—not time waiting for a new customer.
Chrome brings live-captioning to any web audio source
Machine-generated captions are great for podcasts, livestreams, and more.
New PSVR controllers suggest PS5 headset won’t need external sensors
Oculus Touch-style controllers bring DualSense-style haptic feedback, triggers.
Attackers are trying awfully hard to backdoor iOS developers’ Macs
XcodeSpy uses malicious Xcode project to install the EggShell backdoor.
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