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A look at the history of nuclear power in the US, and why plant costs have soared.

Researchers tapped by NASA just conducted a first test of a decades-old concept.

A big new "legacy" board game arrives with Cold War vibes.

Concerns about bias in image recognition services from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.

Edge users take to social media to report their Web searches are being hijacked.

Apple says Facebook is bad for privacy. Facebook says Apple is bad for competition.

It’s the first update since November 5, but it’s a small one.

Students built their own multispectral imaging system as part of a class project.

Thanks to VGHF, we can finally see how the Sega Genesis would have handled VR.

With 250 horsepower and all-wheel drive, it's more refined than you'd expect.

First stage recovered, garden gnome sent to space.

Craig Federighi, Johny Srouji, and Greg Joswiak tell us the Apple Silicon story.

Big performance and efficiency were priorities here, not serviceability.

If Pfizer and BioNTech get authorization, they'll start distribution within hours.

Ars chats with prop master Mario Moreira and science consultant Erin MacDonald.

Agency also defined “household” as people actively living with you in last two weeks.

Rather than break down cathode material, why not restore it?

Facebook wants butts in seats to enforce rules. Workers want not to get COVID.

Chrome runs much better natively than translated—we've got benchmarks inside.

Dealmaster also has a big Xbox game sale, deals on Bose headphones, and more.

End-to-end encryption is growing in popularity. Google is getting on board.

Director Doug Liman adapted the film from a popular sci-fi trilogy by Patrick Ness.

The hybrid crossover is comfortable, efficient, and starts at just $32,470.

AT&T TV users already pay $130 a month. Increases of up to $9 coming in January.

With no way to safely repair it, the National Science Foundation calls it.

From personal health in China to professional salaries in the US, gender matters.

Cyberpunk 2077 preorders can also get $100 in free Stadia hardware.

Investors mistook a month-old GM webpage for a new announcement.

The M1 is amazingly fast. More importantly, it's a compatibility slam dunk.

Nvidia Maxine uses Generative Adversarial Networks to re-create video frames.

This isn't a Mulan—if you pay for HBO Max, you'll get WW84 access by default.

Attacks are linked to Cicada, a group believed to be funded by the Chinese state.

Onboard precautions were “not sufficient,” cruise operator admits.

The new Google Pay competes directly with heavyweights like Venmo and Apple Pay.

The problem wasn't so much what Apple did, states said, as what Apple hid.

Two stars merged, spewing out debris in opposite directions to form two glowing cones

45MHz freed up in 5GHz band because automakers failed to widely deploy safety tech.

Security flaws found as Web conferencing spikes because of work-at-home routines.

After four years, Apple finally opened the platform to EV charging apps.

The cut benefits only developers who pull in less than $1 million annually.

Until this week, bitcoin was above $18,000 for only four days in December 2017.

Experts are eager to see the full data, but the top-line results are very positive.

FAA order marks the beginning of the end of the worst crisis in the company’s history.

Equivalent Nvidia GPUs beaten in significant cases—but not in ray tracing.

Coming “Beyond” update also introduces Kalos region monsters, seasons system.

The trucks, built by BYD, will haul cargo to and from its hub at LAX airport.

Computer security experts have disputed Trump's claims of election fraud.

There was only one other November Category 5, and it happened in 1932.

New version and a live breakdown marked three-year anniversary of theatrical release.

The EFF pointed out all the ways the RIAA was wrong, and GitHub agreed.