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Alex Trebek, 1940-2020
His last message to fans in July: “My wish for all of you... stay safe.”
Carmakers want to ditch battery packs, use auto bodies for energy storage
There's a renaissance underway in structural battery research.
New coronavirus outbreak in Trump White House as Biden celebrates victory
Biden campaign suggests he won’t fire Fauci and will stay in the WHO.
Weekend eye candy: The new supercar exhibit at the Petersen Museum
As the museum reopens to visitors, it celebrates 100 years of the supercar.
BioWare confirms Mass Effect remaster in 2021, new Mass Effect later
Time to go fight some extremely high-definition Reapers.
First major modular nuclear project having difficulty retaining backers
The complicated finances of the first major test of small modular nuclear reactors.
Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health
On Tuesday, several states passed ballot measures to relax drug laws.
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go review: Goldilocks and the three SKUs
Microsoft’s mainstream Surface PC mostly hits—if you avoid the cheapest version.
Bentley will ditch internal combustion engines by 2030
The 101-year old brand will introduce its first battery EV in 2025.
San Diego’s spying streetlights stuck switched “on,” despite directive
Sometimes, sharing a power supply is a little too efficient.
“Overpaid Executive Tax” in SF hits firms that pay CEOs 100X more than workers
Businesses can either pay tax, reduce top executive salary, or pay workers more.
The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge: First-drive impressions
Ars got an hour on the road with a pre-production example of this new EV.
The weird genomes of domesticated fish
Unlike most domestic animals, the goldfish is purely decorative.
Facebook and Twitter struggle with online fury from Trump supporters
Social media platforms take measures to address rising anger as poll claims intensify.
What using AT&T’s 768kbps DSL is like in 2020—yes, it’s awful
AT&T DSL nearly unusable and being phased out, but it's the only option for some.
Lifting the VR veil: How PlayStation 5 works with Sony’s last-gen headset
Mild boosts, mild hassles: PSVR on PS5 is fine, not a revelation.
PlayStation 5 review: Not just a more-powerful PS4
Quick-loading and interesting new features meet more marginal visual improvements.
You can now order the tiny iPhone 12 mini or the gigantic iPhone 12 Pro Max
The phones will start arriving at buyers' doorsteps on November 13.
Spider-Man: Miles Morales review: New hero, same heroic gameplay
Solid writing and well-paced plot drive familiar gameplay.
Rocket Report: SLS has technical problems, Vector—yes, Vector—is back
“We thought there was tremendous value.”
Coronavirus cases skyrocket: Over 116,000 new cases, 53,000 hospitalized
Hospitalizations are also rising, with a spike in deaths to come.
SpaceX launches Space Force mission, appears to settle engine issue [Updated]
Weather currently is expected to be 60 percent favorable for a launch.
GitHub’s source code was leaked on GitHub last night… sort of
GitHub wasn't actually compromised, despite appearances to the contrary.
Apple patches iOS against 3 actively exploited 0-days found by Google
Project Zero has reported 7 actively exploited zerodays in the past two weeks.
To make batteries a better investment, let them do more
Letting a battery installation perform multiple services optimizes economics.
Netflix files copyright claims against tweets criticizing movie, trailer
The company filed takedowns against its own trailer when shared in critical tweets.
Apple’s AirPods are on sale for a new low price of $99 today
Dealmaster also has deals on Amazon Fire tablets, Instant Pots, and more.
iOS 14.2 is here with new emoji and wallpapers, long list of bug fixes
iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS also got updates.
Samsung built a bigger, $3,000 version of the Galaxy Fold 2 for China
Somehow it’s the same size screens in a bigger, gold-clad body.
Rocket Lab is about to attempt a first-stage recovery
“Parachutes are not trivial things to get right.”
The feds just seized Silk Road’s $1 billion stash of bitcoin
Forfeiture comes two days after mystery party transferred 69,369 BTC out of wallet.
This ancient big-game hunter was a woman
She hunted 9,000 years ago in the Andean highlands and was buried with her gear.
Study: Guy Fawkes bonfires aren’t a factor in ice formation in clouds
Icy clouds could provide buffer against rising CO levels—or amplify those effects.
Uber and Lyft in driving seat to remake US labor laws
Campaigners for gig-economy workers dismayed after California vote.
The Lego Star Wars Holiday Special looks as wacky as it sounds
There's a a new trailer for the special, which airs on Disney+ on November 17.
Texas satellite company defends itself against NASA criticisms
“We’re not a bunch of cowboys launching satellites.”
AMD’s Zen 3 CPUs are here—we test the blistering-fast 5900X and 5950X
It's official: Intel lost the single-threaded desktop performance crown to AMD.
Xbox Series X/S review: Beautiful, powerful—but whatcha gonna play?
Finally, you can enjoy our first lengthy tests of the weirdly positioned $299 Series S.
It’s a NRO-go for an Atlas V launch on Wednesday night [Updated]
Rocket will try out new boosters on this launch.
Someone has transferred ~$1 billion from a bitcoin wallet quiet since 2015
Wallet is likely tied to Silk Road, the underground crime bazaar shut down in 2013.
FCC forces T-Mobile to pay $200 million fine for subsidiary Sprint’s fraud
Before merger, Sprint took FCC reimbursements for 885,000 lapsed customers.
Connected cars must be open to third parties, say Massachusetts voters
The ballot initiative passed with overwhelming support.
US left the Paris Agreement Wednesday—here’s how it could get back in
The future will be clearer once the election is decided.
Mink variant of coronavirus spreads to humans in Denmark; full cull planned
Scientists don’t have data on genetic variant yet, but Denmark is taking precautions.
We finally know what has been making fast radio bursts
Magnetars, a type of neutron star, can produce the previously enigmatic bursts.
Google says the Pixel 5’s uneven panel gaps are nothing to worry about
Big panel gaps have users worrying about water resistance, grime collection.
California votes against granting Uber and Lyft drivers employee status
With 72 percent of votes counted, the measure is ahead 58 percent to 42 percent.
As Trump falsely claims victory, Twitter and Facebook counter misinformation
Platforms add disclaimers to Trump’s baseless claims of vote-counting fraud.
Intel enters the laptop discrete GPU market with Xe Max
The new part is a content-creation tool, not a gaming accelerator.
New haunted house study suggests there’s a sweet spot for recreational fear
It’s just the latest study exploring the mind/body connection between fear and fun.
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