US poll shows broad support for renewables, climate measures by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-23 20:11 (#54YHN) Latest Pew poll of 11,000 US adults shows (almost) everybody wants more solar.
One tricky racing sim: Assetto Corsa Competizione is now on consoles by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-23 19:30 (#54YHP) Will such a narrowly focused esports racing sim appeal to Xbox and PS4 players?
If T-Mobile’s giant outage affected you, now’s your chance to tell the FCC by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-23 18:45 (#54YEH) FCC asks public to describe experiences during last week’s 13-hour outage.
Today’s best deals: Ticket to Ride, iPads, microSD cards, and more by Ars Staff on 2020-06-23 18:37 (#54YEJ) Dealmaster also has deals on Sonos speakers, USB-C chargers, and Echo devices.
Charter seeks FCC OK to impose data caps and charge fees to video services by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-23 16:27 (#54Y86) Charter wants TWC merger conditions to expire in May 2021, two years early.
As streamers face harassment allegations, Twitch sees boycott threat by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-23 16:08 (#54Y4Q) #TwitchBlackout demands action to back up statements from Twitch executives.
Toxic methanol that causes blindness found in hand sanitizers, FDA warns by Beth Mole on 2020-06-23 15:20 (#54Y4R) Methanol is toxic when ingested, inhaled, and absorbed through the skin.
In the UK, social media use associated with COVID-19 conspiracy theories by John Timmer on 2020-06-23 10:45 (#54XP6) Older individuals who view mainstream news media less likely to hold nutty beliefs.
Car-sharing to get away from the pandemic, according to Turo users by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-23 10:30 (#54XP7) The car-sharing platform Turo surveyed its users and shared the results with Ars.
Millions of documents from >200 US police agencies published in “BlueLeaks” trove by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-23 01:29 (#54XBD) Document dump comes almost 4 weeks after murder by police of George Floyd.
Apple gives us our first glimpse of Foundation, adapted from Asimov series by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-22 23:31 (#54X8Y) “The empire will fall. Order will vanish. This massive event is rushing to meet us.”
tvOS, surround-sound AirPods, and more: The other big WWDC announcements by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 21:19 (#54X4R) Here are a few interesting reveals that deserve a quick look.
Can your Apple devices run the new OSes announced at WWDC? Check here by Jim Salter on 2020-06-22 20:48 (#54X26) Not sure if your Apple gadgets can upgrade? We've got you covered.
Crooks abuse Google Analytics to conceal theft of payment card data by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-22 20:36 (#54X27) Ecommerce site’s “blind trust” makes the service a perfect place to dump data.
Microsoft is killing its game-streaming service, folding it into Facebook’s by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-22 20:14 (#54WZD) News comes after months of rumors—and weekend charge of top-level racism.
New model challenges idea that Pluto started out frozen by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-22 20:00 (#54WZE) Surface images used to test “cold start” vs. “hot start” ideas.
Enthusiasm for point-to-point travel may be premature, space official says by Eric Berger on 2020-06-22 19:50 (#54WZF) “I still see that as somewhat speculative, and somewhat over the horizon.”
The volcano that caused famines in ancient Rome? It was in Alaska by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-06-22 19:00 (#54WWE) Climate shifts led to crop failures, which ramped up the growing unrest in Rome.
Apple adds CarKey function to iOS14, BMW will support it first by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-22 18:56 (#54WWF) The near-field communication standard has been available on Android for a while.
This is Apple’s roadmap for moving the first Macs away from Intel by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 18:27 (#54WWG) After years of rumors, the inevitable has finally begun.
Apple announces macOS 11, “Big Sur,“ with an emphasis on design by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-22 18:09 (#54WS1) The next big version of macOS has been announced at WWDC.
Apple’s new watchOS is coming this year with new health tracking features by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 17:45 (#54WS2) Parental controls and a big under-the-hood change to apps headline the update.
Apple takes the wraps off iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 at WWDC 2020 by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 17:06 (#54WNM) Here are all the new features coming to iPhones and iPads later this year.
Follow along with Apple’s WWDC 2020 keynote here by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 16:30 (#54JN2) The keynote starts at 1:00pm EDT/10:00am PDT.
Apple caters to China by pulling thousands of “unlicensed” iPhone games by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-22 16:29 (#54WNN) Paid iPhone games need licenses from Chinese gov't to stay on Apple App Store.
Rasputin features in all his mad, mystic glory in The King’s Man final trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-21 23:38 (#54VR8) “This will not be a war of heroes. Nations will slaughter each other while we get rich.”
TV writers, like all of us, are developing a love-hate relationship with Zoom by Nathan Mattise on 2020-06-21 12:00 (#54V94) TV writers from Arrow, Brooklyn Nine-Nine talk COVID-19: Can you do scenes with crowds?
We bought Walmart’s $140 laptop so you wouldn’t have to by Jim Salter on 2020-06-21 11:30 (#54V95) EVOO's 11.6" EV-C-116-5 has more substantial problems than its low specs imply.
Nothing is what it seems in taut and twisty horror film You Should Have Left by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-20 20:55 (#54TWV) Director David Koepp talks about the challenge of making internal mental states external.
Apple to close some stores in states where virus cases are rising by Financial Times on 2020-06-20 16:30 (#54TQ2) Move to shutter almost a dozen reopened outlets delivers “gut punch to reopening bulls.”
Black Angel review: Run your own tabletop “generation ship” by Ars Staff on 2020-06-20 14:45 (#54TKD) The designers of Troyes are back with a deep-space saga.
Bot mafias have wreaked havoc in World of Warcraft Classic by WIRED on 2020-06-20 10:37 (#54TD3) Blizzard has suspended or closed over 74,000 accounts in the last month.
Skip The Help. Celebrate Juneteenth by watching a few of these 25 films. by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-19 16:35 (#54SQH) Black representation in Hollywood has come a long way. We've still got a long way to go.
What to expect from WWDC 2020: OS updates, ARM Macs, and more by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-19 16:00 (#54SMH) Will AirTags finally make an appearance? What about a new HomePod?
Uppity: The Willy T. Ribbs Story is racing history more people should know by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-19 15:16 (#54SHE) A complicated figure, Ribbs was a trailblazing black athlete in an all-too white sport.
Review: Dave Chappelle’s 8:46 lends catharsis, insight, and some laughs by Corey Gaskin on 2020-06-19 14:22 (#54SHF) Dave reaches deep to draw out hope and spell out the country's current racial unrest.
Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods is a hard watch, but an easy Netflix recommendation by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-19 14:15 (#54SDY) A story of Vietnam vets miles away from their American home—yet somehow not very far.
Immunity to COVID-19 may wane just 2-3 months after infection, study suggests by Beth Mole on 2020-06-19 13:59 (#54SDZ) It may not mean the end of immunity, but experts know little about immune responses.
Incestuous kings may have built Ireland’s Newgrange passage tomb by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-06-19 13:00 (#54SB0) Ancient DNA from 44 people sheds light on Ireland's Neolithic political hierarchy.
Using past data to predict whether 2020 will be the warmest on record by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-19 12:30 (#54SB1) Correlations with spatial patterns allow for a simple mathematical prediction.
The trouble with counting aliens by WIRED on 2020-06-19 12:08 (#54S8S) New study: there might only be 36 communicating extraterrestrial civilizations in our galaxy.
Experiments show hummingbirds see colors you’ve never dreamed of by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-19 12:00 (#54S8T) We see red+blue as purple, but birds can see purple+UV. (Whoa.)
Rocket Report: Another no-go for MOMO rocket, SpaceX invests in McGregor by Eric Berger on 2020-06-19 11:00 (#54S6Y) "The launch and landing are not subtle."
Evercade’s retro portable made me fall out of love with game cartridges by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-19 10:30 (#54S6Z) It's the 21st century—just let me download some ROMs.
Europeans vow to pursue digital tax plans after US “provocation” by Financial Times on 2020-06-19 09:57 (#54S4S) EU, UK say they will find new ways of taxing multinationals after US ends talks.
Google pushes “text fragment links” with new Chrome extension by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-18 22:35 (#54RR4) New feature can deep-link to specific text on a Web page, with highlighting.
Intel’s 3rd-generation Xeon Scalable CPUs offer 16-bit FPU processing by Jim Salter on 2020-06-18 22:15 (#54RP6) Today's product announcements carefully accentuate Intel's current strengths.
Chrome extensions with 33 million downloads slurped sensitive user data by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-18 21:57 (#54RP7) Spying campaign tied to 15,000 malicious or suspicious domains uploaded data.
Facebook pulls Trump campaign ads for featuring Nazi-associated image by Kate Cox on 2020-06-18 21:08 (#54RKM) Announcement happened during heated hearing asking why Facebook doesn't do better.
Trump administration paid millions for test tubes, got unusable mini soda bottles by Ars Staff on 2020-06-18 20:35 (#54RKN) Tubes don't even fit the racks used to analyze samples, may be contaminated anyway.