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Industry pours cold water on idea hydrogen can vie with battery power to replace ICEs.

Despite a lot of uncertainty, researchers lay out five ways to prepare for the worst.

"We're in this for the long haul."

Few of its products remain, but C.R. Patterson & Sons was an industry trailblazer.

Cloud-based camera service Verkada exposed hardcoded password—and its customers.

Ironically, growing it in a controlled environment has a huge environmental impact.

If you prefer a Surface with a heavier multicore punch, we've got hopeful news.

Tesla told California regulators the FSD beta lacks "true autonomous features."

Hackers spent weeks building relationships with researchers and then tried to infect them.

Data sales begin April 26 unless you opt out; T-Mobile claims it'll be anonymous.

Samsung's ever-shifting consumer branding drops "EVO" suffix entirely this time.

The new system may be more cryptic for IT, users, and repair shops.

Khan launched her career arguing Amazon is a problem, and she hasn't let up since.

The success for this savvy service isn't as simple as the "Disney" name.

$169 smart speaker streams over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, begins shipping next month.

Chromebooks turn 10 today, and Google is celebrating with a ton of features.

Dealmaster also has deals on game controllers, USB chargers, and security cams.

Devs speak in an excerpt from Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense.

US drivers averaged 73 fewer hours in traffic in 2020 because of the pandemic.

China wants a long-term presence on the Moon in the 2030s.

More Bethesda titles hit Game Pass this week as $7.5B acquisition is finalized.

It's still early, but analysts say the "biggest franchises" can probably sustain $70.

Failure to purge authentication tokens taken in first breach leads to second one.

New data suggests that Russia wasn't the only nation-state hacking customers.

Nearly two dozen current and former employees reported a widespread pattern.

Bluetooth sunglasses are a great idea—but these aren't quite good enough.

Dishes will be modified for vehicles, vessels, and aircraft, SpaceX tells FCC.

Acura wants to be known for vehicle dynamics, and this SUV is its calling card.

New optical quantum computer overcomes previous limits, looks like a winner.

The embalming manual is just part of a 3,500-year-old Egyptian medical text.

Last month's power failures in Texas highlighted grid reliability concerns.

SEC: AT&T leaked phone-sale data to analysts in order to avoid revenue "miss."

The guidance is likely a relief to many Americans yearning for family visits.

You get fun designs, kid-friendly recommendations, and screen-time limits.

Pay up or face restrictions on access, say new private-equity owners.

The company will have two orbital, and two suborbital launch pads.

Apple confirms the meaning behind "while supplies last" note in online store.

Netflix's new German sci-fi series is from the same people who brought us Dark.

You've seen interactive music before—but an indie mindset changes the game.

For P2P users, the new app has fewer features, is less convenient, and has more fees.

The Ars staff picks the novels we think would make compelling TV adaptations.

This new approach eliminates the need for picture labeling.

Multiple hacking groups are exploiting vulnerabilities to backdoor unpatched servers.

But the rumored major cameo failed to materialize, despite two post-credit scenes.

New dependency confusion attacks take aim at Microsoft, Amazon, Slack, Lyft, and Zillow.

A new book looks at the amazing behaviors of ants and the people who study them.

Execs feel the strain as pandemic and government aid reduce supply and demand.

"I am not pumping for my gain," McAfee wrote. Prosecutors say that wasn't true.

Full extent of SolarWinds hack, Hafnium’s attack on Exchange Server may never be known.

This new version of Edge brings several notable performance and UX enhancements.