Chipmaker says it will ramp up production of older 28nm chips by Financial Times on 2021-04-28 19:36 (#5H6FY) Fourth-largest contract chipmaker aiming at supply problems for carmakers, others.
Michael Collins, who piloted the Apollo 11 command module, has died by Eric Berger on 2021-04-28 17:45 (#5H6AC) "The nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration."
Epic deposition shows how differently Google and Apple treat messaging by Ron Amadeo on 2021-04-28 17:14 (#5H6AD) Apple considered fighting a Google/WhatsApp acquisition with iMessage on Android.
Play this Dreamcast Castlevania game 20+ years after it was canceled by Kyle Orland on 2021-04-28 16:29 (#5H675) Castlevania: Resurrection was briefly seen at E3 1999, then vanished for decades.
Toyota is entering a hydrogen-powered Corolla in a 24-hour race by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-04-28 15:42 (#5H63W) It's still internal combustion, not a fuel cell.
SitRep: Is the F-35 officially a failure? by Sean Gallagher on 2021-04-28 14:43 (#5H5ZY) Cost overruns, other issues prompt Air Force to look for "clean sheet" fighter.
These concept interiors for an electric Lexus are thought-provoking by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-04-28 13:50 (#5H5W9) Untreated leather, translucent silicone cushions, and granite steering wheels.
New Pokémon Snap is a welcome take on the “first-person shooter” by Kyle Orland on 2021-04-28 13:00 (#5H5SA) Plenty of secrets and adorable moments make for the perfect relaxation game.
Ransomware crooks threaten to ID informants if cops don’t pay up by Dan Goodin on 2021-04-28 12:04 (#5H5Q1) The FBI is investigating claim hackers obtained 250GB of police department data.
Nestlé threatened with cease-and-desist over alleged illegal water use by Tim De Chant on 2021-04-28 10:45 (#5H5MH) Company's claims hinge on how much water early-1900s rail cars carried.
High-bandwidth wireless BCI demonstrated in humans for first time by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-04-28 10:30 (#5H5MJ) BrainGate device complements Neuralink's successful test of wireless BCI in monkey.
Lyft is getting out of the self-driving business by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-04-27 22:26 (#5H52P) Lyft will save about $100 million without its self-driving project.
FCC lets SpaceX cut satellite altitude to improve Starlink speed and latency by Jon Brodkin on 2021-04-27 20:05 (#5H4XZ) Rival satellite companies opposed change that cuts altitude in half, to 540 km.
To entice vaccine-hesitant, Biden touts maskless activities for vaccinated by Beth Mole on 2021-04-27 19:54 (#5H4VE) Biden: "This is another great reason to go get vaccinated—now, now."
Report: Apple’s M2 chip has entered production and will ship as soon as July by Samuel Axon on 2021-04-27 19:29 (#5H4VF) The timeline in this report suggests new Macs might be introduced at WWDC.
Today’s best deals: Sony noise-canceling headphones, Fitbit trackers, and more by Ars Staff on 2021-04-27 19:05 (#5H4VG) Dealmaster also has deals on the latest Super Mario game and Echo Dot speaker.
Contractor that ruined 15M doses of J&J vaccine is holding up vaccine to India by Beth Mole on 2021-04-27 17:35 (#5H4P5) India is in crisis, but US can’t yet ship stockpiled AstraZeneca vaccine doses.
CentOS replacement distro AlmaLinux gets commercial support options by Jim Salter on 2021-04-27 17:18 (#5H4P6) This CentOS replacement seems to be "getting there firstest with the mostest."
Amazon’s 11th-gen Fire HD 10 tablet starts at $149.99 by Ron Amadeo on 2021-04-27 16:59 (#5H4P7) There's a Plus and non-Plus model, two kids' versions, a keyboard, a charging dock...
Tesla posts another record quarterly profit—and Wall Street shrugs by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-04-27 16:37 (#5H4JZ) Tesla has $17 billion in the bank.
Cable-chewing beavers take out town’s Internet in “uniquely Canadian” outage by Jon Brodkin on 2021-04-27 16:27 (#5H4K0) Beavers dug 3-foot hole, chewed through fiber conduit and the cable itself.
Ford is setting up a new EV battery center in southeast Michigan by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-04-27 16:00 (#5H4FZ) It will be called Ion Park and will work with Ford's Allen Park test lab.
EU to charge Apple with anticompetitive behavior this week by Financial Times on 2021-04-27 14:25 (#5H4CD) Case began two years ago and is one of several involving the iPhone maker.
Archaeologists found the site of Harriet Tubman’s family home by Kiona N. Smith on 2021-04-27 13:49 (#5H49E) The site was found on federal land recently acquired for marshland conservation.
A freshly flush Lotus Cars readies four new vehicle architectures by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-04-27 13:06 (#5H49F) The next Lotus will also be the last one to use internal combustion engines.
Actively exploited Mac 0-day neutered core OS security defenses by Dan Goodin on 2021-04-27 11:49 (#5H45V) Apple fixes macOS vulnerability hackers exploited to suppress security warnings.
Legislation would mandate driver-monitoring tech in every car by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-04-27 10:45 (#5H412) Distracted driving claimed more than 3,000 lives in the US in 2019.
Linux kernel team rejects University of Minnesota researchers’ apology by Jim Salter on 2021-04-26 23:03 (#5H3HB) UMN researchers probed for weaknesses in patch approval—Greg K-H wasn't amused.
Apple releases iOS 14.5, the biggest update since iOS 14 first launched by Samuel Axon on 2021-04-26 22:36 (#5H3HC) Read for screenshots, update notes, and changes aplenty.
Pentagon explains odd transfer of 175 million IP addresses to obscure company by Jon Brodkin on 2021-04-26 21:00 (#5H3DX) Something weird happened minutes before Trump left—US says it was security research.
Bad infrastructure and not being male among reasons people give up EVs by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-04-26 20:39 (#5H3BE) About 20 percent of Californian EV adopters gave up plug-ins, study finds.
New versions of macOS, watchOS, and tvOS hit supported devices today by Samuel Axon on 2021-04-26 20:16 (#5H3BF) macOS gets improved iPhone/iPad app experiences, AirTag support, and more.
It took Facebook two months to realize “Stop the Steal” might turn violent by Tim De Chant on 2021-04-26 19:53 (#5H3BG) Social media giant was apparently unprepared for "authentic" calls for violence.
Believe the hype: The Hyundai Veloster N is a darn good hot hatch by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-04-26 18:11 (#5H36F) Tired of Europe getting great hatches we don't? Now the tables have turned.
Africa’s first Iron Age culture had a sweet tooth by Kiona N. Smith on 2021-04-26 17:02 (#5H33C) The results offer some of the oldest physical evidence of honey in people's diets.
Roku warns customers: “Google may remove your access to YouTube TV” [Updated] by Ron Amadeo on 2021-04-26 16:34 (#5H302) Roku says Google wants changes to Roku search. Google calls the claims "baseless."
No, this strange Twitter account isn’t teasing a new Metal Gear Solid [Updated] by Kyle Orland on 2021-04-26 16:12 (#5H303) The strange story of @TheTomOlsen, "Maintenance Technician at the Big Shell."
China’s state rocket company unveils rendering of a Starship look-alike by Eric Berger on 2021-04-26 13:50 (#5H2NX) The Asian country has tracked SpaceX from the beginning.
Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier aims high but falls a bit short by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-04-25 22:13 (#5H219) It tries to do too many things at once, and thus doesn't do them as well as it could.
Children of Chernobyl cleanup crew don’t have excess mutations by John Timmer on 2021-04-25 13:00 (#5H1MM) A deep look into the genetic damage left by the disaster.
Why lawmakers are so interested in Apple’s and Google’s “rents” by WIRED on 2021-04-25 11:15 (#5H1HW) You can’t understand the app store debate without some grasp of antitrust jargon.
Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much they can do about it by Dan Goodin on 2021-04-24 15:21 (#5H0XW) Apple has known of the flaw since 2019 but has yet to acknowledge or fix it.
Republicans and Democrats increasingly agree: Big Tech is too powerful by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-04-24 13:00 (#5H0RD) Biden chose a Big Tech critic for the FTC—GOP senators seem happy about it.
Conservative versus liberal: A knock-down, drag-out climate policy fight by Ars Contributors on 2021-04-24 12:10 (#5H0RE) Experts weigh in on Canada's Conservative party's proposed carbon levy.
Apple’s ransomware mess is the future of online extortion by Eric Bangeman on 2021-04-24 11:01 (#5H0NJ) Hackers want $50 million to not release schematics they stole from Apple supplier.
CDC, FDA lift pause of J&J vaccine after advisers vote in support of use [Updated] by Beth Mole on 2021-04-23 22:10 (#5H071) CDC advisers voted 10-4 to lift J&J pause, with new warning about clots
Backdoored password manager stole data from as many as 29K enterprises by Dan Goodin on 2021-04-23 21:55 (#5H072) Compromised update mechanism for Passwordstate pushes malware that steals data.
New 12.9-inch iPad Pro doesn’t support the previous Magic Keyboard by Samuel Axon on 2021-04-23 21:19 (#5H073) The new Apple TV 4K remote won't work for some Apple TV games, either.
AirTags orders began today, but supplies are already dwindling by Samuel Axon on 2021-04-23 18:31 (#5H00W) The iPhone is in stock, but AirTags are backed up to June in some cases.
Today, watch us play the opening of Sony’s promising PS5 exclusive Returnal by Sam Machkovech on 2021-04-23 17:10 (#5GZRN) Update: Twitch video of Housemarque's ambitious roguelike shooter is now up as VOD.