New document reveals significant fall from grace for Boeing’s space program by Eric Berger on 2020-04-10 15:11 (#51ZQS) "I have decided to eliminate Boeing from further award consideration."
Lockdowns flatten the “economic curve,” too by Cathleen O'Grady on 2020-04-10 15:00 (#51ZQT) Cities that locked down faster in 1918 bounced back better.
Company prioritizes $15k ventilators over cheaper model specified in contract by Ars Staff on 2020-04-10 14:11 (#51ZQV) Royal Philips has until 2022 to produce $3,200 ventilators under contract signed in 2014.
Linux on Laptops: ASUS Zephyrus G14 with Ryzen 9 4900HS by Jim Salter on 2020-04-10 13:06 (#51ZHH) This Ryzen 9 equipped gaming laptop was a beast under Windows—but will it Linux?
Trump administration reverses plan, will fund COVID-19 testing [UPDATED] by Kate Cox on 2020-04-10 12:46 (#51Y93) Loss of testing comes as states expect to see peak hospitalizations in next two weeks.
Citing BGP hijacks and hack attacks, feds want China Telecom out of the US by Dan Goodin on 2020-04-10 12:42 (#51ZHJ) With a history of cyber attacks, Chinese-owned telecom is a threat, officials say.
Some shirts hide you from cameras—but will anyone wear them? by Kate Cox on 2020-04-10 11:45 (#51ZHK) It's theoretically possible to become invisible to cameras. But can it catch on?
Rocket Report: Electron’s crazy midair test, SLS work delayed for “weeks” by Eric Berger on 2020-04-10 11:00 (#51ZHM) “That will bring our administration closer to... getting sweet vengeance on Mars.â€
Disney+ surpasses 50 million subscribers in just 5 months by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-09 22:00 (#51YVR) Disney targeted 60 to 90 million by 2024, but that now looks like a low bar.
French regulator says Google must pay news sites to send them traffic by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-04-09 21:41 (#51YVS) Officials rejected Google's plan to stop using snippets in news search results.
Frontier bungles redaction of network audit that it doesn’t want you to see by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-09 20:25 (#51YVT) Blacked-out text is readable, revealing 952,000 potential network problems.
Take 50% off six months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate today by Ars Staff on 2020-04-09 18:41 (#51YJQ) Dealmaster also has discounts on big Switch games, Bluetooth speakers, and more.
Apple fixes FaceTime, USB-C, and Office 365 bugs in macOS Catalina by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-09 18:29 (#51YJR) The update follows similar ones pushed to iPhones and iPads earlier this week.
Counterpoint: MIT scientists translate coronavirus protein structure into music by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-09 18:04 (#51YJS) "It tricks our ear in the same way the virus tricks our cells."
China suffers its second launch failure in less than a month by Eric Berger on 2020-04-09 14:43 (#51Y94) Indosat's Nusantara Dua fell back into Earth's atmosphere.
US Senate tells members not to use Zoom by Financial Times on 2020-04-09 14:17 (#51Y95) Organization is latest to warn over data security worries on videoconferencing platform.
Meet dark_nexus, quite possibly the most potent IoT botnet ever by Dan Goodin on 2020-04-09 11:52 (#51Y0H) Newly discovered botnet could be coming to a network-connected device near you.
Not-actually Linux distro review: FreeBSD 12.1-RELEASE by Jim Salter on 2020-04-09 10:45 (#51XTZ) Does the power to serve include serving up desktops? Let's find out.
The chemistry of cold-brew coffee is so hot right now by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-09 10:30 (#51XV0) Ten hours to make a cup of coffee? Now that's commitment.
Valorant closed beta: The tactical hero shooter I never knew I wanted by Sam Machkovech on 2020-04-08 21:10 (#51XAF) League of Legends' creators made a Counter-Strike clone—and holy crap, is it good.
Feds will pay GM $489 million to make 30,000 ventilators by August by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-04-08 20:35 (#51X15) GM is scheduled to deliver 6,000 ventilators by May, another 24,000 by August.
Newly engineered enzyme can break down plastic to raw materials by John Timmer on 2020-04-08 19:59 (#51X16) The resulting chemicals can be used to make brand-new bottles.
Probable Roman shipwrecks unearthed at a Serbian coal mine by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-04-08 19:43 (#51X17) Thanks to the pandemic, radiocarbon dating and further excavations are on hold.
Pandemic hasn’t crushed broadband networks—even rural areas are doing OK by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-08 19:15 (#51X18) Pandemic-related broadband surge is hitting a plateau, data suggests.
HBO’s streaming apps will soon stop working on older Apple TVs by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-08 18:56 (#51X19) Any Apple TV running tvOS will still work, but older ones are out of luck.
Stadia launches free tier including two-month trial of Stadia Pro by Kyle Orland on 2020-04-08 18:15 (#51X1A) Free users face limited resolution, need extra hardware to play on TV.
Google makes seamless update support mandatory in Android 11 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-04-08 16:54 (#51WR7) Dual system partitions significantly cut down on update downtime.
Tesla announces pay cuts and worker furloughs by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-04-08 16:28 (#51WR8) The coronavirus is forcing "shared sacrifice across the company," HR email says.
Zoom brings in former Facebook security head amid lawsuits, investigations by Kate Cox on 2020-04-08 16:16 (#51WR9) Company is playing catch-up as pandemic magnifies every flaw.
You can help medical science just by playing a new Borderlands mini-game by Kyle Orland on 2020-04-08 16:06 (#51WRA) Human players can help train AI to find disease-causing microbes more quickly.
I was bored, so I watched the movie that astronauts must view before launch by Eric Berger on 2020-04-08 15:31 (#51WRB) What's not to love about a Soviet-era film about the civil war in Central Asia?
The 2020 World Car of the Year awards are out, and the winner is… by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-04-08 15:18 (#51WRC) The awards were supposed to be announced at the NY International Auto Show.
Attackers can bypass fingerprint authentication with an ~80% success rate by Dan Goodin on 2020-04-08 13:00 (#51WDZ) Fingerprint-based authentication is fine for most people, but it's hardly foolproof.
Moto Razr review—RIP to our Moto Razr (March 30, 2020 – March 31, 2020) by Ron Amadeo on 2020-04-08 11:45 (#51W76) The touchscreen on our $1,500 smartphone died after a single day.
Asus ROG Zephyrus G14—Ryzen 7nm mobile is here, and it’s awesome by Jim Salter on 2020-04-08 10:45 (#51W77) The G14 is a solid mid-range gaming laptop with an out-of-this-world CPU.
Scientists ponder how jugglers seem to defy limits to human reaction times by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-08 10:30 (#51W78) The accuracy required is a measure of how unstable and difficult a juggling pattern is.
Pixel 4 face unlock finally gains an alertness check by Ron Amadeo on 2020-04-07 23:13 (#51VMP) The Pixel 4's face unlock will now finally check to make sure you're awake.
Senator backing anti-crypto bill calls out Zoom’s lack of end-to-end crypto by Dan Goodin on 2020-04-07 22:40 (#51VMQ) Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal dings Zoom for false end-to-end crypto claim.
The spacecraft that utterly transformed SpaceX has flown its last mission by Eric Berger on 2020-04-07 22:05 (#51VMR) On Tuesday, the first version of Dragon completed its 20th and final mission.
The next PlayStation controller is called DualSense, looks like a cool robot by Sam Machkovech on 2020-04-07 21:29 (#51VMS) New rumble sensors in the triggers, new light bar placement, USB Type-C, more.
Verizon canceling FiOS installs and telling customers to wait a few months by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-07 21:19 (#51VMT) Verizon sows confusion, says November install dates are just "placeholders."
Chris Hemsworth stars as a ruthless mercenary in trailer for Extraction by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-07 21:06 (#51VBB) The Russo Bothers produced the action-thriller hitting Netflix later this month.
Shkreli’s plea from prison: Free me and I’ll cure COVID-19 by Beth Mole on 2020-04-07 20:52 (#51VBC) He just needs a 3-month hiatus to get this pesky pandemic taken care of.
EU carbon-trading market has reduced emissions despite low carbon prices by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-04-07 20:40 (#51VBD) Estimated total EU emissions reduced by 3.8 percent between 2008 and 2016.
Acting Navy Secretary resigns after ousting captain, calling him “stupid” by Kate Cox on 2020-04-07 20:18 (#51VBE) Modly's public condemnation of Crozier over the weekend drew immediate backlash.
Verizon refuses to give DSL users its low-income deals during pandemic by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-07 19:31 (#51VBF) Comcast impresses, but deals from Verizon, Charter, and others have problems.
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.4.1 by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-07 19:15 (#51VBG) Apple also pushed out minor updates to Clips and Maps.
Easy-to-pick “smart” locks gush personal data, FTC finds by Kate Cox on 2020-04-07 18:45 (#51VBH) Fancy anti-pry technology? Sure, maybe. Secure in any other way? Not so much.
Firefox 75 overhauls the browser’s address bar by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-07 17:26 (#51V1H) The 2020 release schedule won't change, the team says.
A bunch of Nintendo Switch games are on sale today by Ars Staff on 2020-04-07 17:16 (#51V1J) Dealmaster also has deals on Sonos speakers, Amazon Echo devices, and more.