Electric car startup Lucid is challenging Tesla’s anti-lidar stance by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-08-01 14:00 (#56DPS) Lucid aims for “hands off, eyes off” freeway driving by 2023—but no robotaxis.
The final launch to Mars for the next two years looked pretty epic by Eric Berger on 2020-08-01 13:30 (#56DNC) An Atlas V brought the Florida skies alive.
How cell phones and Facebook are changing remote Nunatsiavut by Ars Staff on 2020-08-01 13:00 (#56DND) Canada’s Inuit culture has come to Instagram and Facebook.
What’s this? A bipartisan plan for AI and national security by WIRED on 2020-08-01 10:16 (#56DHC) More Pentagon spending, a Cold War-style "hotline," and a curb on chip exports to China.
More quickly than anyone expected, NASA embraces reuse for human flights by Eric Berger on 2020-07-31 23:03 (#56D5T) “With reuse, we can actually drive down costs and we can increase access.”
As COVID-19 rages around the globe, other infectious diseases shrink away by Beth Mole on 2020-07-31 22:44 (#56D4B) Social distancing and breakdowns in reporting have led to startlingly low numbers.
Florida teen charged as “mastermind” in Twitter hack hitting Biden, Bezos, and others by Kate Cox on 2020-07-31 22:26 (#56CXD) The 17-year-old is facing 30 felony fraud charges.
Microsoft confirms “free-to-play multiplayer” for Halo Infinite [Updated] by Kyle Orland on 2020-07-31 21:05 (#56CMK) News comes amid rumors that Xbox Live Gold subscriptions may be on the way out.
Using pristine Southern Ocean air to estimate pre-industrial pollution by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-07-31 20:29 (#56D06) To see how we've affected clouds over time, look to a place where we haven’t.
Neurologists warn of the danger of “stem cell tourism” by John Timmer on 2020-07-31 20:12 (#56D07) Clinics, including some in the US, offer stem cells, false hopes, and risks.
Red Hat and CentOS systems aren’t booting due to BootHole patches by Jim Salter on 2020-07-31 19:43 (#56CXC) Well, you can't be vulnerable to BootHole if you can't boot your system.
Human sperm swim more like otters than eels, study finds by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-07-31 18:53 (#56CTK) The previously observed eel-like motion is an optical illusion due to 2D microscopes.
GM teams up with EVgo to deploy more than 2,700 new DC fast chargers by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-07-31 18:15 (#56CTM) The five-year rollout begins in 2021.
A number of good USB-C chargers and cables are on sale today by Ars Staff on 2020-07-31 16:22 (#56CMG) Dealmaster also has deals on Bluetooth headphones, lots of PS4 games, and more.
Amazon investing $10 billion to compete against SpaceX in satellite broadband by Jon Brodkin on 2020-07-31 16:12 (#56CMH) FCC approves Amazon plan to offer low-latency Internet with 3,236 satellites.
Google suffers first revenue decline as ads hit by pandemic by Financial Times on 2020-07-31 16:07 (#56CMJ) Executives express cautious optimism for a return to growth.
Huawei somehow becomes the #1 phone manufacturer, thanks to the coronavirus by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-31 15:49 (#56CGZ) Huawei survives the COVID-19 economy, Samsung tanks, and Apple's sales are way up.
COVID-19 hospital data is a hot mess after feds take control by Beth Mole on 2020-07-31 13:30 (#56CA4) With weird discrepancies and fluctuations, COVID trackers say the data is less useful.
Rocket Report: SpaceX seeks 20km hop license, why Rocket Lab funder left by Eric Berger on 2020-07-31 11:00 (#56C5V) “You’ve got to sort of work out where that line is for you.”
IBM completes successful field trials on Fully Homomorphic Encryption by Jim Salter on 2020-07-31 10:45 (#56C3P) FHE allows computation of still-encrypted data, without sharing the secrets.
Twitter hackers used “phone spear phishing” in mass account takeover by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-31 03:31 (#56BSA) This month's epic breach targeted multiple employees, Twitter says.
SpaceX completes static fire of Starship prototype, will hop next by Eric Berger on 2020-07-30 22:03 (#56BJQ) It's been 11 months since Starhopper took flight.
Hackers broke into real news sites to plant fake stories by WIRED on 2020-07-30 20:35 (#56BBV) Infiltrated CMS of Eastern European media outlets to spread misinformation about NATO.
“This is a very dangerous situation”: Big Tech’s day on the Hill by Kate Cox on 2020-07-30 19:49 (#56B78) Marathon session was nearly two different hearings, depending on party of questioner.
Emails detail Amazon’s plan to crush a startup rival with price cuts by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-30 18:42 (#56B5Y) Amazon allegedly took $200 million in losses to stop the growth of diapers.com.
Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV customers in Q2 amid 12% drop in revenue by Jon Brodkin on 2020-07-30 17:32 (#56B45) Broadband is up but TV revenue dropped 3.2%, and overall revenue is down 11.7%.
Official Galaxy Fold 2 renders show off Samsung’s next foldable by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-30 17:05 (#56B46) Get a good look at Samsung's next foldable before the unveiling next week.
Star Citizen dev offers roadmap for development of new development roadmap by Kyle Orland on 2020-07-30 16:31 (#56B2T) Roadmap’s big promises and long delays mirror the state of Star Citizen itself.
Telegram files EU antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store by Financial Times on 2020-07-30 13:38 (#56AX9) Messaging company is latest company to criticize restrictions and fees.
Ex-Google engineer Levandowski asks judge not to send him to prison by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-30 11:42 (#56ATT) Levandowski says he'd be at heightened risk if he caught COVID-19 in prison.
NASA’s most complex, ambitious rover yet is on its way to Mars [Updated] by Eric Berger on 2020-07-30 11:00 (#56A2K) “This is a Wright Brothers moment, but on another planet.”
Archaeologists find the source of Stonehenge sarsen stones by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-07-30 10:45 (#56ASR) Evidence suggests the monument's Neolithic builders shopped local, for once.
Flight Simulator hands-on: Microsoft looks different 20,000 feet in the air by Sam Machkovech on 2020-07-30 07:01 (#56APE) The news is (mostly) great: VR, Steam, TrackIR, night flying, tons more.
Bacteria live despite burial in seafloor mud for 100 million years by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-07-29 22:40 (#56AE2) Ancient communities of bacteria jump to life with a fresh meal.
Zuckerberg wrote “Instagram can hurt us” days before acquisition by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-29 21:10 (#56ACY) Emails obtained by Congress shed light on the thinking behind the 2012 deal.
Charter’s donations to charities and lawmakers may help it impose data caps by Jon Brodkin on 2020-07-29 20:51 (#56ABE) Nonprofits and lawmakers that got donations urge FCC to kill merger conditions.
We can see the true face of Van Eyck Lamb of God after latest restoration by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-07-29 20:35 (#56ABF) Combining different imaging techniques helped document the changes made over time.
The five-year quest to remove all nuclear weapons from Metal Gear Solid V by Kyle Orland on 2020-07-29 20:06 (#56ABG) And why some players think disarmament will unlock long-hidden new content.
Could we go on the offensive against emerging diseases? by John Timmer on 2020-07-29 19:35 (#56A9Z) The COVID-19 pandemic highlights how reacting to diseases may not be good enough.
AMD: No delays for PS5, Xbox Series X, Zen 3 CPUs, and RDNA 2 GPUs by Jim Salter on 2020-07-29 19:11 (#56AA0) AMD's on-schedule projects underscore Intel's continuing failures to deliver.
New flaw neuters Secure Boot, but there’s no reason to panic. Here’s why by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-29 18:59 (#56AA1) Boot Hole provides a new way to install boot-level malware. But it's hardly the only.
Kia denies report that the Soul EV is cancelled for America by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-07-29 18:11 (#56A69) We hope that the electric Kia finally arrives here in 2021.
Google wants Samsung to kill Bixby, Galaxy App Store by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-29 17:20 (#56A2M) Google offers Samsung a higher revenue share in exchange for offing its ecosystem.
Judge orders New York to pay unemployment to Uber and Lyft drivers by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-29 16:34 (#56A0G) Uber and Lyft argue their drivers are not employees, but some courts disagree.
TikTok chief Kevin Mayer launches stinging attack on Facebook by Financial Times on 2020-07-29 13:53 (#569RA) Former Disney executive accuses rival of developing "copycat products."
North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-29 11:52 (#569GD) In search of funds for country's weapons program, Lazarus goes hunting for big game.
Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market by Beth Mole on 2020-07-28 22:32 (#568YF) The FDA is “extremely concerned” by the growing risks of toxic sanitizers.
Heads roll at Intel after 7nm delay by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-28 21:20 (#568X1) Murthy Renduchintala is out, and the struggling Technology group gets new leadership.
Rite Aid deployed facial recognition in hundreds of stores, report finds by Kate Cox on 2020-07-28 20:58 (#568X2) The surveillance fell disproportionately on customers in lower-income areas.
States are running out of doctors and nurses as COVID-19 surges by Beth Mole on 2020-07-28 20:30 (#568VK) More than a dozen states are running low on doctors who work in intensive care units.