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Fewer connections per tower lead to a better experience, whether 5G or not.

The world saw the 2nd warmest April on record, but frost hit some US crops.

Faster, easier diagnosis means less misuse of antibiotics.

You can’t get further from a global pandemic than a wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant.

Enough quality, comfort, style, and usefulness to merit a $180 price—just barely.

"Scattered Canary" group is scamming vital benefits programs amid the pandemic.

Unlike FX's Devs, this "Evil Corp" show aimed small and delivered a fun (unremarkable) S2.

At least one upstart has ideas, but it doesn't have 800 million+ users.

Upon reflection, maybe COVID-19 chaos has increased our appetite for fictional mayhem?

Since COVID-19 has cancelled this year's race, we're reminiscing about 2019.

From the archives: In some ways, new Navy computers fall short of the power of 1930s tech.

Urine can be used for landing pads, gardens, and drinking water.

Ars chats with the actor about his long journey playing the beloved character.

Including deals on Pixel phones, Apple devices, video games, and more.

Recovery time was shortened from 15 to 11 days.

Researchers report getting buzzed by the poo fumes.

What's on my table right now.

A cable lobby lawyer reveals the industry’s darkest fears.

Resource for DIY smartphone repairs focusing on critical medical equipment.

"You know what, you can never sell this NASA and SpaceX team short."

If other companies close their doors, whom does an enterprise supplier supply?

The study is the largest to date, involving more than 96,000 COVID-19 patients.

The patients’ immune responses linked to the disease's severity.

“Could the fort really have been built by Wallace and his men? I’d like to think so.”

“We're going to be the most forward-leaning company on remote work at our scale.”

The push for 5G will make even the Galaxy Note bigger this year.

Reply-limiting feature is being tested with “a small %” of Twitter users.

Could a blurry, 128×128 version of a 1980 arcade game change the future of game dev?

Also, Japan's largest rocket has taken its final flight.

We researched readers' tech term pronunciation debates; here are the conclusions.

Foundational idea of behavioral economics stands up to replication test.

The move follows an existing Intel-Rivet partnership on two Wi-Fi chipsets.

Director Gina Prince-Bythewood adapted Greg Rucka's comic book for Netflix.

Tesla sued Alameda County in federal court on Saturday over the shutdown order.

Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too.

Karen Nyberg will be watching the Crew Dragon mission closely—her husband is its commander.

Samsung’s “mission-ready military smartphone” is a regular S20 with lots of hype.

There's good news for scientists, but only from one of the parties.

Dealmaster also has deals on Nest gadgets, Eero routers, USB-C hubs, and more.

Moisture from museum visitors breathing on the painting makes the paint degrade.

Developer is “satisfied” after long internal audit found 198 illicit sales.

AT&T drops ads after losing appeal but keeps using “5GE” network indicator.

Not a radical update, but another slick-looking option for power-hungry gamers.

Volatility in cryptocurrency prices causes big losses for highly-leveraged funds.

Satellite records are now long enough to show a trend in intensity.

But that hasn't stopped Edge from making out with Pinterest.

Never-before-seen PipeMon hit one developer's build system, another's game servers.

“No monitoring or data collection happens outside of multiplayer matches.”

Apple also pushed out small updates for HomePods and Apple TVs.

At its height, it may even have been one of the largest in all of medieval Europe.