Google Meet, Google’s Zoom competitor, gets wider Gmail integration by Ron Amadeo on 2020-05-05 19:03 (#532TK) Consumer Gmail users are seeing a "Google Meet" section in the sidebar.
A bunch of Amazon Fire, Kindle, and Echo devices are on sale today by Ars Staff on 2020-05-05 18:57 (#532TM) Dealmaster also has deals on the Roku Streaming Stick+, Apple iPad, and more.
Boots on the Moon! Netflix drops official Space Force trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-05 18:41 (#532TN) Think Veep meets The Office and Parks and Recreation.
CenturyLink still hasn’t met 2019 FCC deadline, now faces pandemic roadblocks by Jon Brodkin on 2020-05-05 18:15 (#532Q5) Pandemic disrupts broadband progress as cities halt construction.
Microwave thruster makes for clean-burning jet by Chris Lee on 2020-05-05 17:36 (#532Q6) Air-burning plasma thruster may be competitive with jet engines.
Apple’s online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22 by Samuel Axon on 2020-05-05 17:01 (#532MQ) The company also announced a Swift coding competition for students.
UK car sales plunged 97 percent in April, making Tesla number one by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-05-05 16:27 (#532MR) Car sales in Spain, Italy, and France all declined by 90 percent or more.
Generating Game of Thrones characters in Skyrim’s character creator by Lee Hutchinson on 2020-05-05 15:13 (#532DW) Watch a professional (non-gaming) illustrator adapting to a new medium.
China’s largest rocket takes flight with its next-generation spacecraft by Eric Berger on 2020-05-05 12:50 (#53280) China has sought to use human spaceflight for its soft power.
X-rayed artifacts from famed shipwreck shed light on secrets of Tudor armor by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-05 11:51 (#5325N) University of Warwick scientists also confirmed effectiveness of conservation methods.
The Galaxy A51, Samsung’s $399 iPhone SE fighter, gets a wide US release by Ron Amadeo on 2020-05-04 21:22 (#531H9) Will a modern design and more cameras keep customers from the iPhone SE?
Here’s how Apple, Google will warn you if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19 by Dan Goodin on 2020-05-04 21:13 (#531EJ) Here’s what notifications for iOS and Android COVID-19 tracing will look like.
US projects 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, 3,000 daily deaths by June by Jon Brodkin on 2020-05-04 20:34 (#531EK) Leaked gov’t document predicts rise in deaths as Trump aims to “open up America.”
The Half-Life effect on PC-VR is the biggest Steam has ever seen by Sam Machkovech on 2020-05-04 20:20 (#531EM) A big jump, but if you were expecting a jolt that would “save” the PC-VR space, well...
Coronavirus Monday update, May 4 by John Timmer on 2020-05-04 19:03 (#53190) An overview of some of the developing stories of the past week.
Antivaxxers spearhead protests against lockdown orders, demand “freedom” by Beth Mole on 2020-05-04 18:18 (#53191) “These groups all ultimately have the same message: We want you to get sick.”
NYT defeats Ajit Pai as judge orders FCC to provide net neutrality records by Jon Brodkin on 2020-05-04 17:41 (#5315Z) FCC must reveal IP addresses and user-agent headers of net neutrality commenters.
“Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says by Kate Cox on 2020-05-04 15:27 (#530YX) Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said.
Drama in iRacing as IndyCar champ wrecks F1 star on purpose by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-05-04 15:10 (#530YY) Everyone has to decide if it's only a game or if it's a real sport.
Nine years ago, SpaceX called its shot on capturing the flag by Eric Berger on 2020-05-04 14:51 (#530VV) “I understand Atlantis also brought a unique American flag up to the station.”
With new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple waves goodbye to the butterfly keyboard by Samuel Axon on 2020-05-04 14:25 (#530VW) Keyboard aside, cheaper storage and 10th-generation Intel CPUs headline this refresh.
Ubuntu 20.04: Welcome to the future, Linux LTS disciples by Ars Staff on 2020-05-04 12:00 (#530KC) ZFS gets more accessible, security becomes a bigger priority, and Ubuntu speeds up overall.
Billy Mitchell takes his Donkey Kong high-score cheating case to court by Kyle Orland on 2020-05-04 11:23 (#530KD) Newly revealed Twin Galaxies defamation suit has been quietly proceeding for months.
Indulge your morbid curiosity about the pandemic with these ten films by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-03 16:53 (#52ZXA) New study on mid-pandemic media preferences shows some of us lean into the morbid.
How well can algorithms recognize your masked face? by WIRED on 2020-05-03 10:55 (#52ZMG) There's a scramble to adapt to a world where people routinely cover their faces.
It’s a wonderful afterlife: Smart, funny Upload is a sheer delight by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-02 18:20 (#52Z56) VFX supervisor Marshall Krasser on the challenge of keeping it real—but not too real.
SXSW on Amazon—French electronica, Dark Web subcultures, and two great shorts by Nathan Mattise on 2020-05-02 14:00 (#52YY1) SXScreeners: Shorts and soundtracks rule this Amazon-hosted digital film fest
Review: Sagrada, a top dice-drafting board game, goes digital by Ars Staff on 2020-05-02 12:30 (#52YWH) Get yer glass on with this great version of the board game hit.
Why it took so long to dial back oil production, despite the glut by WIRED on 2020-05-02 10:45 (#52YSV) Oil producers have finally started shutting down wells after demand plummeted.
First trailer for HBO’s Lovecraft Country blends eldritch horrors and racism by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-02 01:04 (#52YFX) Jonathan Majors plays Atticus Black, who takes a road trip to find his missing father.
Physicists identify unique signature to confirm quark-gluon plasma in Universe by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-01 23:05 (#52YCR) Simulations show that QGP could form in immediate aftermath of neutron star merger.
NASA will pay a staggering $146 million for each SLS rocket engine by Eric Berger on 2020-05-01 22:55 (#52YCS) The rocket needs four engines and it is expendable.
NIH abruptly cuts coronavirus research funding, alarming scientists by Beth Mole on 2020-05-01 22:20 (#52YCT) The funding went to understanding how coronaviruses jump from bats to humans.
Zachary Quinto’s child-snatching psychic vampire is back in NOS4A2 S2 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-05-01 21:15 (#52Y8G) "Are you ready for the ride of your life?"
First drug known to work against SARS-CoV-2 imaged in action by John Timmer on 2020-05-01 21:05 (#52Y8H) Structural details of how remdesivir keeps the virus from making copies of itself.
It seems like humans really are going to launch into orbit from America again by Eric Berger on 2020-05-01 20:53 (#52Y8J) "We’re asking people not to travel to the Kennedy Space Center."
Intel’s 10th generation desktop CPUs have arrived—still on 14nm by Jim Salter on 2020-05-01 19:45 (#52Y66) Once again, Intel's banking on a high clock speed to drum up excitement.
Raspberry Pi launches camera with interchangeable lens system for $50 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-05-01 19:40 (#52Y67) The "High Quality Camera" unlocks a world of photography options for the Pi.
Tesla stock plunges after Musk tweets “Tesla stock price is too high” by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-05-01 19:21 (#52Y68) Musk tweeted that he is "selling almost all physical possessions."
New earnings report shows Microsoft’s shift to cloud and subscriptions is working by Samuel Axon on 2020-05-01 18:40 (#52Y37) Azure's still going strong, and even Xbox avoided major losses.
Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansion by Jon Brodkin on 2020-05-01 18:00 (#52Y0S) Small ISPs want investigation as Frontier tries to block FCC funding for rivals.
Sony says major The Last of Us Part 2 leak didn’t come from employee [Updated] by Kyle Orland on 2020-05-01 17:09 (#52QHS) No spoilers here, but details about character relationships, fates are out there.
Congress calls on Bezos to come explain Amazon’s possible lies by Kate Cox on 2020-05-01 17:00 (#52XXV) And if he doesn't come voluntarily, he'll be voluntold with a subpoena.
NASA is counting on a lot of unproven rockets for its Artemis plan by Eric Berger on 2020-05-01 15:19 (#52XTB) Notably, the space agency seems to have taken an upgraded SLS off the table.
NASCAR becomes the first major sport to resume events with May races by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-05-01 14:15 (#52XKM) It will hold seven races over 10 days at tracks in Darlington and Charlotte.
The Ars COVID-19 vaccine primer: 100-plus in the works, 8 in clinical trials by Beth Mole on 2020-05-01 11:10 (#52XBN) Here's where we are and what may lie ahead for a vaccine against COVID-19.
Rocket Report: Starship set for static fire test, meet “The Dorado” booster by Eric Berger on 2020-05-01 11:00 (#52XBP) “We have frozen the program until better times.”
ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-05-01 05:00 (#52X3P) ICANN concludes privatizing .org domain isn’t in the public interest.
LockBit, the new ransomware for hire: a sad and cautionary tale by Dan Goodin on 2020-05-01 04:18 (#52X3Q) You've probably never heard of LockBit, but that's likely to change.
In an unusual investor call, Apple reports flat quarterly earnings amid COVID-19 by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-30 22:49 (#52WVY) CEO Tim Cook talked at least as much about COVID-19 efforts as the business itself.