Richard Stallman returns to FSF 18 months after controversial rape comments by Jon Brodkin on 2021-03-22 17:57 (#5FND7) Stallman quit in 2019 after emails about Jeffrey Epstein and age-of-consent laws.
AstraZeneca vaccine: 79% effective and no rare blood clots in US trial by Beth Mole on 2021-03-22 17:08 (#5FNA6) The trial results seem positive, but the vaccine may continue to raise doubts.
Hardcore F1 fans might feel short-changed by Drive to Survive season 3 by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-03-22 16:12 (#5FN66) The documentary gives short shrift to some of the biggest stories from 2020.
Jury orders Apple to pay $308 million in royalties for DRM patent by Tim De Chant on 2021-03-22 15:49 (#5FN67) FairPlay DRM used in iTunes and Apple Music infringed on small company's patent.
Europe is starting to freak out about the launch dominance of SpaceX by Eric Berger on 2021-03-22 15:24 (#5FN2W) The Falcon 9 has come to dominate commercial satellite launches.
Super Seducer 3 ban highlights Steam’s fuzzy “adult content” rules by Kyle Orland on 2021-03-22 15:11 (#5FN2X) "Sexually explicit images of real people" not allowed on the service, Valve says.
Samsung Galaxy S21 US sales have reportedly tripled compared to last year by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-22 14:58 (#5FN2Y) The Galaxy S21 line is $200 cheaper this year, and Samsung is seeing results.
Stabbing, crucifixion, eaten by eels: Learn all about murder the Roman way by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-03-21 20:59 (#5FM77) Emma Southon discusses her new book, A Fatal Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
New York lawmaker wants to ban police use of armed robots by WIRED on 2021-03-21 11:15 (#5FKRQ) Use of Boston Robotics' Digidog intensifies concerns about police militarization.
Mouse embryos grow for days in culture, but the requirements are a bit nuts by John Timmer on 2021-03-20 15:49 (#5FK1H) And human embryos now get to the earliest state of development in a dish.
Facebook finally explains its mysterious new wrist wearable by WIRED on 2021-03-20 11:10 (#5FJWZ) Will we be able to trust it with a new form of personal data? (Probably not.)
Apple bent its rules for Russia—and other countries will take note by WIRED on 2021-03-20 10:05 (#5FJVM) Russian iPhone buyers soon to see prompts to install software developed in Russia.
Hackers are exploiting a server vulnerability with a severity of 9.8 out of 10 by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-19 23:29 (#5FJJJ) As if the mass-exploitation of Exchange servers wasn't enough, now there's BIG-IP.
Falcon & Winter Soldier series premiere: More of Disney+‘s slow-burn status quo by Sam Machkovech on 2021-03-19 21:20 (#5FJGP) Disney+'s latest won't unseat Justice League this weekend—but it belongs in your queue.
Zuckerberg: Facebook could be in “stronger position” after Apple tracking change by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-19 20:04 (#5FJFD) The change is expected to come with iOS 14.5 within just a few weeks.
Alkaline “Real Water” linked to liver failure in kids—and reports are rising by Beth Mole on 2021-03-19 19:24 (#5FJDQ) The FDA has warned not to drink or use the water.
LOL Garamond sux, say federal judges by Nate Anderson on 2021-03-19 17:09 (#5FJ9N) Garamond—it's just too small for the DC Circuit.
Victoria University of Wellington accidentally nukes files on all desktop PCs by Jim Salter on 2021-03-19 16:59 (#5FJ9P) "I always do that. I always mess up some mundane detail!"—Michael Bolton
Cricut fully abandons plans to make device owners pay subscription fee by Kate Cox on 2021-03-19 16:52 (#5FJ9Q) The after-the-fact change was incredibly unpopular among device owners.
Amazon will spend $1 billion per year on NFL’s Thursday Night Football by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-19 16:48 (#5FJ9R) New deal lets ESPN+, Peacock, Paramount+, and Tubi simulcast national games, too.
Under pressure, CDC drops school spacing to 3 ft in many classrooms by Beth Mole on 2021-03-19 16:34 (#5FJ77) 3 ft enough for elementary; 6 ft best for middle, high schools if cases are high.
Chinese military restricts use of Teslas over security concerns by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-03-19 16:00 (#5FJ78) Employees at sensitive facilities have been asked not to drive Teslas to work.
Here are five questions we would ask the nominee for NASA administrator by Eric Berger on 2021-03-19 14:39 (#5FJ1S) "If we can't do a rocket for $11.5 billion, we ought to close up shop."
The economics of covering California’s water system with solar panels by John Timmer on 2021-03-19 14:22 (#5FJ1T) Renewable power, less evaporation, lower maintenance, and more.
Rocket Report: Pegasus booster will fly again, hacking SpaceX telemetry by Eric Berger on 2021-03-19 11:00 (#5FHW2) "The RS-25 is a great program for us."
Sherlock Holmes takes a back seat to street kids in The Irregulars trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-03-19 01:40 (#5FHG2) New series modernizes Holmsian lore with diverse cast, supernatural elements.
NASA fired up its new rocket for 499.6 seconds on Thursday by Eric Berger on 2021-03-18 22:29 (#5FHCS) The Green Run test may give NASA a green light to proceed with a launch.
“Expert” hackers used 11 0-days to infect Windows, iOS, and Android users by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-18 22:18 (#5FHCT) The breadth and abundance of exploits for unknown vulnerabilities sets group apart.
Real-world Supercross tracks have been influenced by the sport’s video game by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2021-03-18 21:46 (#5FHCV) Ars talks to the sport's senior director of operations to learn about the whoops.
Sony acquires world’s largest fighting-game tourney series by Sam Machkovech on 2021-03-18 21:20 (#5FHBC) Next online event, coincidentally, will only include PlayStation games.
AT&T lies about Calif. net neutrality law, claiming it bans “free data” by Jon Brodkin on 2021-03-18 20:45 (#5FHBD) AT&T is angry that it must stop charging HBO Max rivals for data-cap exemptions.
Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM4 headphones are back down to their lowest price by Ars Staff on 2021-03-18 20:32 (#5FHBE) Dealmaster also has deals on the Nintendo Switch Lite, Dell monitors, and more.
One company wants to sell the feds location data from every car on Earth by Kate Cox on 2021-03-18 20:11 (#5FH93) Federal agencies already buy tons of user data; one vendor is now being sued.
The debate continues: ‘Oumuamua could be remnant of Pluto-like planet by Jennifer Ouellette on 2021-03-18 18:55 (#5FH70) Secret to at least one aspect of object's unusual properties lies in solid nitrogen ice.
The next iPad Pro could have a Thunderbolt port by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-18 18:18 (#5FH4N) Report claims Mini LED is in the works, too.
Uber concedes UK drivers are workers—some drivers aren’t satisfied by Timothy B. Lee on 2021-03-18 17:27 (#5FH1G) Uber only wants to pay for "engaged time"—not time waiting for a new customer.
Chrome brings live-captioning to any web audio source by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-18 16:37 (#5FH1H) Machine-generated captions are great for podcasts, livestreams, and more.
New PSVR controllers suggest PS5 headset won’t need external sensors by Kyle Orland on 2021-03-18 15:08 (#5FGST) Oculus Touch-style controllers bring DualSense-style haptic feedback, triggers.
Attackers are trying awfully hard to backdoor iOS developers’ Macs by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-18 13:00 (#5FGN9) XcodeSpy uses malicious Xcode project to install the EggShell backdoor.
Distraction, not partisanship, drives sharing of misinformation by John Timmer on 2021-03-18 10:45 (#5FGGH) But getting people to pay attention to news quality doesn't seem to help much.
~4,300 publicly reachable servers are posing a new DDoS hazard to the Internet by Dan Goodin on 2021-03-17 22:27 (#5FFYR) DDoS-for-hire services adopt new technique that amplifies attacks 37 fold.
FreeBSD kernel-mode WireGuard moves forward out-of-tree by Jim Salter on 2021-03-17 22:00 (#5FFWA) Development has been moved to Donenfeld's own zx2c4.com for the time being.
Amid panic over AstraZeneca vaccine, WHO urges countries to keep using it by Beth Mole on 2021-03-17 21:55 (#5FFWB) COVID vaccines don’t prevent blood clots, which are common in the general population.
Intel hires Justin Long to mock Macs in throwback to 2000s “I’m a Mac” ads by Samuel Axon on 2021-03-17 20:54 (#5FFTT) "No one really games on a Mac."
A severe weather outbreak is underway across the southern United States by Eric Berger on 2021-03-17 20:40 (#5FFTV) When warm and cold air masses collide, bad things can happen.
Intel Rocket Lake-S desktop gaming CPUs are here by Jim Salter on 2021-03-17 20:10 (#5FFRA) Rocket Lake-S looks like a solid gen-on-gen improvement—but not a Ryzen-killer.
Samsung Galaxy A52 is the follow-up to Samsung’s best-selling phone by Ron Amadeo on 2021-03-17 17:35 (#5FFH8) The best model has a 120 Hz display, Snapdragon 750G for ~$510.
AT&T whines about Calif. net neutrality law as ISPs’ case appears doomed by Jon Brodkin on 2021-03-17 17:20 (#5FFH9) Judge thoroughly rejected ISPs' arguments against Calif. law, transcript shows.
A Maya ambassador’s grave reveals his surprisingly difficult life by Kiona N. Smith on 2021-03-17 17:17 (#5FFHA) The grave offers a rare glimpse at the lives of high-ranking Mayan officials.
Study finds 3-ft distancing in schools is enough—but debate is far from over by Beth Mole on 2021-03-17 17:07 (#5FFDP) New study had a firm conclusion on 3 feet, but rather shaky data.