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Miami Marlins halt play for a week after COVID-19 outbreak [Updated]
Less than a week since opening day, MLB season is already derailed by COVID-19.
A bunch of board games are discounted on Amazon today
Dealmaster also has deals on Nintendo Switch cases, ThinkPads, and more.
Trump’s call for crackdown on Twitter and Facebook now on Ajit Pai’s desk
Trump admin's Section 230 petition called "a monumental waste of FCC's time."
Twitter suspends Donald Trump Jr. for posting COVID misinformation
Most research indicates that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19.
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft has six passenger seats and lots of windows
The cabin design looks nice. But why are these renderings?
CES 2021 in Las Vegas is cancelled; event moves online
COVID-19 is now shutting down conventions in 2021, too.
Climate: The science may be settled, but the press coverage isn’t
Major papers use a disproportionate amount of companies' anti-climate change PR.
This Toyota Yaris Hatchback just got cancelled, and that’s a shame
It is—or was—a Mazda in drag, but that's OK.
Review: Rosamund Pike is riveting as Marie Curie in uneven biopic Radioactive
Director Marjane Satrapi's film is based on the 2010 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss.
Offshore wind in Europe won’t need subsidies much longer
Analysis shows costs—and subsidies—are falling rapidly.
First US Phase III trial for COVID-19 vaccine begins
Shares rise after 30,000 participants get their Phase III jabs.
Garmin’s four-day service meltdown was caused by ransomware
Provider of GPS services for navigation and wearable devices is returning to normal.
Ancient trash heaps reveal the Plague of Justinian’s economic toll
Israeli sites show how the plague impacted the fringes of the Byzantine Empire.
Google will keep 200,000 workers home through next summer
Google is the first major tech company to announce office closures until mid-2021.
Qualcomm’s 100W charging scheme will go from 0-50 in 5 minutes
Qualcomm is calling it the “World’s fastest commercial charging solution.”
Huge apparent leak unearths Nintendo’s prototype history
Unused designs for Mario, Pokemon, Star Fox, and more see the light of day.
Analogue Pocket’s FPGA-fueled features revealed: $200 pre-order on Aug. 3
More specs for Pocket’s pair of FPGA boards, plus “original display modes” feature.
NASA, SpaceX preparing to bring Crew Dragon home this week
So far, this test flight has been a great success.
OnePlus Nord review: Android’s best bang for your buck
90Hz, modern design, and a $450 price? Awesome.
An Ars roundup of the many trailers unveiled this weekend during Comic-Con@Home
Lovecraft Country, dystopian thriller Utopia, Marvel horror series Helstrom, and more.
20 years ago, Steve Jobs built the “coolest computer ever”—and it bombed
"Nobody ever made anything like that," said Steve Jobs.
Hackers actively exploit high-severity networking vulnerabilities
F5 flaw allows complete network takeover; Cisco bug discloses sensitive info.
Good sci-fi speaks to the times, and Domain has done that twice in four years
“After a deadly virus,” people only have a “video interface for communication.” Hmm.
The real science behind SETI’s hunt for intelligent aliens
Inside the current hunt for “technosignatures” in radio waves.
Your next smartphone will be a lot harder to scratch
Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus is a significant improvement in scratch prevention.
Russia’s GRU hackers hit US government and energy targets
A previously unreported Fancy Bear campaign persisted for well over a year.
FAA orders inspections of 737s after four non-fatal engine shutdowns
In four recent cases, one of a 737's two engines has shut down unexpectedly.
CDC’s new school guidelines play down risk, play up attendance
All of the old information is there, but the benefits of schools are now played up.
As 7nm schedule continues slipping, Intel contemplates 3rd-party fabs
Intel's 7nm parts are now projected to arrive alongside TSMC's 3nm, in 2022/23.
“Zuck off”: Doctors, nurses, scientists rail against Zuckerberg
Backlash against Facebook's policies continues.
Google reportedly peeks into Android data to gain edge over third-party apps
Google is already under investigation by Congress, DOJ, and 50 state AGs.
Trump campaign angry that cell carriers blocked spammy texts to voters
Trump campaign claims political texts were sent manually and thus not illegal.
Tesla sues Rivian for stealing secrets as electric car fight heats up
Rivian has raised more than $5 billion to challenge Tesla with electric trucks.
How to change US housing to hit Paris Agreement goals
Smaller housing, denser neighborhoods, and heat pumps are key.
We should talk about Halo Infinite’s not quite next-gen premiere
We compare to reveals from 2018, 2019, plus other first-party Xbox One fare.
Chinese-made drone app in Google Play spooks security researchers
DJI Go 4, installed more than 1 million times, can execute arbitrary code.
Rocket Report: Astra sets launch date, SpaceX reaches a record valuation
“We had a component break in our engine system.”
HBO debuts first His Dark Materials S2 trailer at San Diego Comic-Con@Home
“People are afraid of things they don’t understand.”
Simon Pegg, Nick Frost return to horror-comedy roots with Truth Seekers teaser
Pegg and Frost also co-wrote the series with James Serafinowicz and Nat Saunders.
US COVID-19: 70K new cases a day, 60K hospitalized, testing swamped
Now with 4 million cases, there’s no end in sight.
CBS’ overzealous copyright bots hit Star Trek virtual Comic-Con panel
A bot can’t tell when playback is approved or infringing if nobody tells it.
DoJ suggested OANN should call FBI about NPR’s tipline, emails show
Dozens of outlets use SecureDrop, but DoJ thought it was a matter for the FBI.
AT&T’s epic DirecTV losses mount as another 954,000 video customers flee
AT&T had 25.5M TV users in June 2018, is down to 18.4M after latest loss.
People may have lived in North America by 30,000 years ago
Stone tools from a cave in Mexico date from before the Last Glacial Maximum.
EU demands major concessions from Google over Fitbit deal
Pledge required that health data will not be used to improve search engine.
Bill and Ted Face the Music drops final trailer with a new release date
Because of the pandemic, the film will premiere September 2 in theaters and on demand.
Report: ARM is for sale and Nvidia’s interested, Apple isn’t
Who will buy one of the world’s most widespread chip designers?
Xbox’s July event: Halo Infinite finally has some first-party company
What can we expect from Xbox on its new Series X console?
Bose’s latest noise-cancelling headphones are back down to their lowest price
Dealmaster also has deals on Amazon devices, PS4 games, and more.
Bugatti’s latest multimillion hypercar trades top speed for fun
Because really, where are you going to find a road straight enough to do 300mph?
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