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It Takes Two hands-on: Impeccable co-op platforming—on mute, at least
It may be Hazelight's best-playing game ever, but it's likely the company's dumbest.
The Volvo C40 Recharge is a stylish new variant of the Swedish EV
50 percent of all new Volvos will be electric by 2025, 100 percent by 2030.
Biden administration puts a price on carbon
The results of his first environment executive orders are coming in.
Trump’s is one of 15,000 Gab accounts that just got hacked
GabLeaks includes 70,000 messages in more than 19,000 chats by over 15,000 users.
Why N95 masks are still hard to get, even though production is up
Both supply and demand are up—but they aren't lining up in the right places.
“We knew T-Mobile couldn’t be trusted,” union says after 5,000 job cuts
T-Mobile claimed Sprint merger would create thousands of jobs "from day one."
Minisforum U850—solid hardware and easy upgrades in a little box
This mini-PC is VESA mountable, easy to work on, and attractively priced.
Sony’s brighter A90J OLED TV makes its way to living rooms this month
Like LG's latest, Sony claims higher brightness than we saw in previous OLEDs.
Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket is delayed for years. What went wrong?
The big delay can be traced to a decision Jeff Bezos made years ago.
YouTube’s TikTok clone, “YouTube Shorts,” is live in the US
US users can now upload and view one-minute videos in a swipe interface.
Archaeologists discover “Lamborghini” of chariots near ruins of Pompeii
The ornately decorated pilentum was likely used for festive processions, weddings.
Hacker reduces GTA Online load times by roughly 70 percent
Homebrewed DLL solves inefficient parsing of in-game shop files.
Verizon tells users to disable 5G to preserve battery, then deletes tweet
Verizon's now-deleted tweet said using 4G only will conserve battery life.
B.1.1.7 variant now 10% of US cases—and cases are once again ticking up
“Things are tenuous,” CDC director says, as experts fear a fourth surge.
Humanitarian airship seeks world’s most powerful hydrogen fuel cell
LTA Research and Exploration is Sergey Brin's airship company.
The 2008 moment when triumph turned to torment for SpaceX
Flight Three of the Falcon 1 rocket could make or break the company.
Pure nonsense: Debunking the latest attack on renewable energy
What a terrible anti-renewable-power video reveals about the US energy market.
Action-packed meta-fantasy, space opera herald a bright future for Asian film
Chinese A Writer’s Odyssey and Korean Space Sweepers make for a great double feature.
All the little things that add up to make iPadOS productivity a pain
Apple did a good job with the big stuff, but myriad little things undermine that.
Inside the stunning Black mythos of Drexciya and its Afrofuturist ’90s techno
The history of an experimental music-and-mythos project with Black Diaspora at its core.
Clubhouse’s security and privacy lag behind its explosive growth
The platform has promised to do better after a string of incidents.
FDA authorizes J&J COVID vaccine after unanimous vote [Updated]
An FDA advisory committee voted Friday 22-0 in favor of authorization.
As important as the Beetle? Two days with Volkswagen’s electric ID.4
It's a competent but not flashy crossover with a real-world range of 250 miles.
Creator or Creature? A Nightmare Wakes dramatizes the birth of Frankenstein
Ars chats with director Nora Unkel about the origins, themes of her first feature film.
Atlantic currents seem to have started fading last century
Another predicted impact of climate change may be here.
Nikola admits to making “inaccurate” statements under disgraced founder
Under new leadership, Nikola is trying to become a viable truck maker.
Perseverance’s eyes see a different Mars
The red planet's red looks different to a robot with hyperspectral cameras for eyes.
Hackers tied to Russia’s GRU targeted the US grid for years
Sandworm-aligned group has breached US critical infrastructure a handful of times.
Hard-coded key vulnerability in Logix PLCs has severity score of 10 out of 10
Critical authentication bypass flaw affects the entire Logix product line.
TikTok agrees to proposed $92 million settlement in privacy class action
Class members can get compensation, as long as most don't file for it.
Report: Stadia undershot to the tune of “hundreds of thousands” of users
"The amount Google was willing to spend came as a shock to veteran game developers."
Netflix drops extended Shadow and Bone teaser, announces release date
The fantasy series is adapted from Leigh Bardugo's bestselling "Grishaverse" novels.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ stealth-infused open world hits Switch in 2022
Switch remakes of DS-era Pokémon Diamond and Pearl also announced.
A 3rd shot? A new booster? Vaccine makers race to trials to beat variants
Could a 3rd shot of current COVID vaccines be enough to thwart variants?
Texas woman sues Griddy after being charged $9,546 for 19 days of power
Griddy blames state agency as variable-rate plans produce outrageous power bills.
Best Buy lays off 5,000 workers as it shifts focus to online sales
The pandemic has accelerated Best Buy's transition to selling online.
Google’s Smart TV software will have a “dumb TV” mode
"Basic TV" mode is coming to integrated Google TV sets from Sony and TCL.
Live chat: Ars Texas on living through last week’s arctic adventure
Check out the chat recap.
Report: PS5 storage expansion will be available by summer
Users should be able to load-in their own PCIe 4.0-rated M.2 drives.
Maryland school district places largest-ever order for electric buses
We might not be getting many EV mail trucks, but a lot of EV buses are on order.
Hands-on with Stellantis’ new Android-based Uconnect 5 infotainment
More and more OEMs are switching to Google's operating system.
Rocket Report: Cornwall says “LOL, no” to space tourism, Korean rocket on track
"If we were to entertain this it would be quite ridiculous."
Review: Thought-provoking sci-fi drama Bliss works on multiple levels
Is it real, or is it a simulation? And how could you ever be sure?
Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade leads latest PlayStation game-reveal event
Plus, closer looks at Deathloop, Returnal, Solar Ash, more.
CDC’s VaccineFinder aims to help you find COVID shots—but needs a lot of work
The site is still ramping up but aims to be a central, streamlined resource.
The genetics of relatively healthy obesity
A new study finds genes linked to both high fat and indicators of good health.
AT&T announces deal to spin off DirecTV into new company owned by… AT&T
DirecTV to become separate company with AT&T owning 70% and TPG owning 30%.
Google reportedly promises change to research team after high-profile firings
The changes follow the abrupt departures of Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell.
Code-execution flaw in VMware has a severity rating of 9.8 out of 10
Thousands of servers running vCenter server could be in for a nasty surprise.
Paramount+ will carry new Star Trek series Strange New Worlds and Prodigy
Also, the long-delayed Halo series is being moved from Showtime to Paramount+.
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