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The Animaniacs reboot, reviewed: Zany is harder to pull off in 2020
It's totally zany, fully lamp-shady, An-i-mani-acs! (Those are the facts!)
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine shows success: Here’s how it stacks up to others
AstraZeneca used two dosages: One 62% effective, the other 90%, for 70% average.
Comcast to enforce 1.2TB data cap in entire 39-state territory in early 2021
Data cap comes to 12 more US states over four years after everyone else got it.
Archaeologists find two more bodies among the ruins of Pompeii
Two more victims of the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius are accounted for.
Ford’s electric Mustang Mach-E gets its official EPA range
The EPA says the extended-range Mustang Mach-E can go 300 miles on a charge.
How a Thanksgiving Day gag ruffled feathers in Mission Control
“I don't remember ever being so nervous or upset about something as I was then.”
Review: Synchronic is a time-bending slow burn of a sci-fi thriller
Anthony Mackie gives a stellar performance as doomed man for whom time is unraveling.
Four Ars staffers bought electric cars recently—here’s what we got
Electric vehicle customers today enjoy a wide selection—and a $7,500 tax credit.
Xbox Series X/S vs. PlayStation 5: Our launch-month verdict
Which new console is worth your hundreds? Our direct comparison offers an answer.
UK government buys chunk of bankrupt Starlink competitor, OneWeb
Goal: launch global commercial Internet service focusing on remote areas by 2022.
Robots invade the construction site
A new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry.
Why are nuclear plants so expensive? Safety’s only part of the story
A look at the history of nuclear power in the US, and why plant costs have soared.
A solar-powered rocket might be our ticket to interstellar space
Researchers tapped by NASA just conducted a first test of a decades-old concept.
One hell of a send-off: Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 wraps a stylish board game series
A big new "legacy" board game arrives with Cold War vibes.
When AI sees a man, it thinks “official.” A woman? “Smile”
Concerns about bias in image recognition services from Google, Microsoft, and Amazon.
Abusive add-ons aren’t just a Chrome and Firefox problem. Now it’s Edge’s turn
Edge users take to social media to report their Web searches are being hijacked.
Apple moving forward with plan to limit “creepy” user tracking
Apple says Facebook is bad for privacy. Facebook says Apple is bad for competition.
Apple pushes out iOS 14.2.1, and it’s mostly bug fixes
It’s the first update since November 5, but it’s a small one.
College undergrads find hidden text on medieval manuscript via UV imaging
Students built their own multispectral imaging system as part of a class project.
Lost “Sega VR” game unearthed, made playable on modern VR headsets
Thanks to VGHF, we can finally see how the Sega Genesis would have handled VR.
People asked for a Mazda 3 with more power: The 2021 Mazda 3 Turbo review
With 250 horsepower and all-wheel drive, it's more refined than you'd expect.
RocketLab’s “Return to Sender” launch does exactly what was promised
First stage recovered, garden gnome sent to space.
“We are giddy”—interviewing Apple about its Mac silicon revolution
Craig Federighi, Johny Srouji, and Greg Joswiak tell us the Apple Silicon story.
iFixit teardown of M1 MacBooks gives us our first glimpse at the M1 up close
Big performance and efficiency were priorities here, not serviceability.
First COVID-19 vaccine goes to FDA today for emergency authorization
If Pfizer and BioNTech get authorization, they'll start distribution within hours.
Challenge accepted: Inventing a plausible far-flung future for ST: Discovery S3
Ars chats with prop master Mario Moreira and science consultant Erin MacDonald.
CDC Thanksgiving guidance: No traveling, no outside-household members
Agency also defined “household” as people actively living with you in last two weeks.
New “targeted healing” approach rejuvenates run-down battery materials
Rather than break down cathode material, why not restore it?
Facebook AI catches 95% of hate speech; company still wants mods back in office
Facebook wants butts in seats to enforce rules. Workers want not to get COVID.
Google Chrome is available as an Apple M1 native app today
Chrome runs much better natively than translated—we've got benchmarks inside.
The new Apple Watch Series 6 and Apple Watch SE are both $50 off today
Dealmaster also has a big Xbox game sale, deals on Bose headphones, and more.
Google is testing end-to-end encryption in Android Messages
End-to-end encryption is growing in popularity. Google is getting on board.
Daisy Ridley, Tom Holland are hunted on distant planet in Chaos Walking trailer
Director Doug Liman adapted the film from a popular sci-fi trilogy by Patrick Ness.
A luxury crossover with a mainstream price? The 2021 Toyota Venza
The hybrid crossover is comfortable, efficient, and starts at just $32,470.
AT&T raises DirecTV prices again amid customer losses and possible sale
AT&T TV users already pay $130 a month. Increases of up to $9 coming in January.
Big dish of Arecibo observatory has reached the end of the line
With no way to safely repair it, the National Science Foundation calls it.
Internalized gender-focused attitudes affect health, career prospects
From personal health in China to professional salaries in the US, gender matters.
Stadia game streaming will come to iOS via Web browser
Cyberpunk 2077 preorders can also get $100 in free Stadia hardware.
Nikola soars as clueless investors mistake month-old GM website for new
Investors mistook a month-old GM webpage for a new announcement.
Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all
The M1 is amazingly fast. More importantly, it's a compatibility slam dunk.
Nvidia developed a radically different way to compress video calls
Nvidia Maxine uses Generative Adversarial Networks to re-create video frames.
Wonder Woman 1984 will reach theaters, HBO Max the same day: December 25
This isn't a Mulan—if you pay for HBO Max, you'll get WW84 access by default.
Massive, China-state-funded hack hits companies around the world, report says
Attacks are linked to Cicada, a group believed to be funded by the Chinese state.
Caribbean cruise COVID outbreak expands; Cruise line cancels voyages
Onboard precautions were “not sufficient,” cruise operator admits.
Google Pay relaunch transforms it into a full-fledged financial service
The new Google Pay competes directly with heavyweights like Venmo and Apple Pay.
Apple settles with states for $113M over iPhone battery throttling
The problem wasn't so much what Apple did, states said, as what Apple hid.
When stars collide: Solving the 16-year mystery of the Blue Ring Nebula
Two stars merged, spewing out debris in opposite directions to form two glowing cones
FCC takes spectrum from auto industry in plan to “supersize” Wi-Fi
45MHz freed up in 5GHz band because automakers failed to widely deploy safety tech.
Cisco rolls out fix for Webex flaws that let hackers eavesdrop on meetings
Security flaws found as Web conferencing spikes because of work-at-home routines.
Chargepoint’s charging app now works with Apple CarPlay
After four years, Apple finally opened the platform to EV charging apps.
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