The Kia Telluride is the most surprising SUV of the year by Eric Bangeman on 2020-06-26 17:02 (#552XP) Kia's biggest SUV can do it all, both off-road and on.
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the Southeast US by Ars Staff on 2020-06-26 16:51 (#552XQ) It's bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms.
What’s new in Windows 10 Build 2004 by Jim Salter on 2020-06-26 16:20 (#552VC) Improved Linux, Sandbox, and Cortana features dominate Build 2004's changelist.
California set to ban all heavy diesel trucks and vans by 2045 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-26 16:13 (#552VD) Heavy-duty trucks are responsible for 70% of vehicle air pollution in the state.
Verizon joins growing Facebook advertiser boycott [Updated] by Kate Cox on 2020-06-26 13:47 (#54WZG) Civil rights groups go after company’s bottom line.
Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-26 12:00 (#552F2) A multinational tech company gets schooled in the risks of doing business in China.
Tesla factory workers who stayed home due to COVID fears face termination by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-26 11:41 (#552F3) In May, Tesla told workers they could stay home if they felt unsafe.
Hump!, the online porn fest that wouldn’t have happened without quarantine by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-26 11:30 (#552CZ) Safe-for-work chat with the famed sex columnist behind this crazy online event.
Rocket Report: Used Falcon 9s to launch humans, Scottish spaceport advances by Eric Berger on 2020-06-26 11:00 (#552D0) “We're not going to make it more dangerous than orbital flight.”
Everything we know about the new Ford F-150 truck—including the hybrid by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-26 00:00 (#551XH) New features include fold-flat seats, work surfaces, and onboard power.
Europe officially sets its sights on a giant LHC successor by John Timmer on 2020-06-25 22:45 (#551VN) An enormous ring under Lake Geneva will host two colliders in succession.
CDC: Here’s the latest on who gets the sickest from COVID-19 by Beth Mole on 2020-06-25 22:08 (#551TA) Risk increases with age and certain underlying health conditions.
In trailer for Brave New World, everyone but John the Savage knows their place by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-25 21:50 (#551TB) "If you're not happy, you're nothing at all."
Apple makes another acquisition: IT startup Fleetsmith by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-25 21:20 (#551QX) The future of Apple + Jamf is a bit fuzzy now.
Three cops fired after accidental dashcam activation captures racist rants by Kate Cox on 2020-06-25 21:01 (#551QY) Standard, internal review of dashcam recording found "extremely racist" footage.
Google gives Android depth sensing and object occlusion with ARCore 1.18 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-25 18:15 (#551FV) Virtual objects can appear behind real objects and collide with them.
$100 billion “universal fiber” plan proposed by Democrats in Congress by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-25 18:00 (#551FW) Ambitious legislation would deploy 100Mbps symmetrical broadband throughout US.
Grab one of our recommended USB-C PD portable batteries for $19 today by Ars Staff on 2020-06-25 17:42 (#551FX) Dealmaster also has more USB-C accessories, microSD cards, headphones, and more.
Two record DDoSes disclosed this week underscore their growing menace by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-25 17:32 (#551D2) More bots + better DDoS traps = ever-growing amounts of junk traffic.
Cyberpunk 2077’s big summer trailer: Braindance your way into Keanu [Updated] by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-25 17:07 (#551D3) Choose your origin story: Nomad, corporate, or street kid. Hack, drive, and kill.
Meet the Lordstown Endurance, a new $52,500 electric work truck by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-25 15:57 (#5519J) The reveal is being livestreamed from Ohio.
Twitter not liable in Devin Nunes’ beef with cow account, judge rules by Kate Cox on 2020-06-25 15:28 (#5516D) The judge reviewing the case found defamation claim to be a load of bull.
Lawsuit by Black YouTubers against YouTube faces “uphill battle” by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-25 15:17 (#5516E) An expert says Section 230 gives YouTube broad immunity for content decisions.
Astronomers think this black hole collision may have exploded with light by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-25 14:00 (#5512A) If they're right, it adds one more element to new field of multi-messenger astronomy.
Facebook executive admits to “trust deficit” on call with advertisers by Financial Times on 2020-06-25 13:23 (#5512B) Social media company hit by mass boycotts over political content moderation.
Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-25 13:00 (#550Z1) Comcast/Mozilla deal follows dispute over ISP snooping and DNS encryption.
You should play Namco’s lost arcade-action classic, Mr. Driller DrillLand by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-25 07:00 (#550HJ) Japan-only GameCube gem now out on PC, Switch, is an ode to Namco's arcade heyday.
White House ordered NIH to cancel coronavirus research funding, Fauci says by Beth Mole on 2020-06-24 23:16 (#5508W) The research was the target of a conspiracy theory about the origin of the new coronavirus.
With YouTube Music, Google is holding my speakers for ransom by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-24 22:47 (#5508X) YouTube Music charges a monthly fee to play my music on my speaker?
Here’s what’s happening to Boot Camp amid the Apple silicon transition by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-24 22:23 (#5508Y) Virtualization might not be enough for gamers, so what about Windows?
Western Digital adds “Red Plus” branding for non-SMR hard drives by Jim Salter on 2020-06-24 22:08 (#54ZA2) Update: Western Digital responds to our pricing questions—sort of.
Can you 3D print Damascus steel? Pretty much, yeah by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-24 21:28 (#5507D) Steel structure is controlled with clever use of the laser.
Tesla included in J.D. Power survey for the first time, and it’s bad by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-24 21:07 (#55054) Tesla had 250 problems per 100 cars according to the 2020 Initial Quality survey.
After nearly a month in space, NASA seems really happy with Crew Dragon by Eric Berger on 2020-06-24 20:46 (#55055) NASA still hasn't decided whether Dragon will land in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico.
Slow relaxation of COVID-19 rules helps push recurrence back by John Timmer on 2020-06-24 19:16 (#5500R) Model also examines how fading fear and falling immunity can impact future waves.
Graham, Cotton introduce yet another attempt to torpedo encryption by Jim Salter on 2020-06-24 18:30 (#5500S) “Limited encryption loophole” is an oxymoron.
Police arrested wrong man based on facial recognition fail, ACLU says by Kate Cox on 2020-06-24 17:57 (#54ZXD) Complaint alleges police said, “the computer got it wrong,” but arrested anyway.
It’s unconstitutional for cops to force phone unlocking, court rules by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-24 17:19 (#54ZXE) US courts disagree on whether suspects can be forced to unlock their phones.
T-Mobile already trying to get out of merger conditions on 5G and hiring by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-24 17:02 (#54ZRT) T-Mobile seeks 2026 deadline for 5G in Calif. and an end to 1,000-job condition.
This Ohio city’s plan to get more people to buy electric cars worked by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-24 15:22 (#54ZP3) Columbus, Ohio, exceeded its goal of more than 3,200 new BEVs and plug-in hybrids.
NASA asks industry to provide it with greater access to microgravity by Eric Berger on 2020-06-24 13:29 (#54ZGD) The space agency is considering buying rides from Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.
Iridium plans to launch six satellites on Relativity’s new rocket by Eric Berger on 2020-06-24 13:00 (#54ZDS) “Relativity is really right in our sweet spot.”
The long, winding, technological road to GPS in every car by Ars Staff on 2020-06-24 11:30 (#54ZA3) GPS at your fingertips may now be ubiquitous, but it took a convergence of tech over decades.
Twitter terminates DDoSecrets, falsely claims it may infect visitors by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-24 01:28 (#54YWR) Permanent suspension comes for violations of rules against tweeting hacked materials.
Acer’s new flagship Chromebook is the all-aluminum Spin 713 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-23 23:48 (#54YTA) It has a 10th-gen Intel processor, a glass trackpad, and a keyboard backlight.
Wishful thinking: George R. R. Martin offers a new Winds of Winter estimate by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-23 22:35 (#54YRC) “This does not mean that the book will be finished tomorrow or published next week.”
Oculus will start selling Quest software regardless of quality by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-23 21:04 (#54YM1) VR company also announces sunset plans for older Go wireless headsets.
Google, Amazon condemn Trump order cutting off foreign worker visas by Kate Cox on 2020-06-23 20:50 (#54YM2) Order even blocks workers from transferring to US offices of their own companies.
Apple is changing parts of its app review process after the Hey controversy by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-23 20:40 (#54YM3) Apple will stop blocking bug fixes over App Store guideline violations.
Microsoft is adding Linux, Android, and firmware protections to Windows by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-23 20:26 (#54YM4) Unfortunately, all 3 additions are currently available only to big organizations.