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Why Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ 31 million sales are so incredible
In 9.5 months, New Horizons makes up almost half of all Animal Crossing sales.
70% of top “civic” Facebook groups are toxic or violent, report finds
Internal report found top civic groups "non-recommendable" due to hate, harassment.
New supply chain attack uses poisoned updates to infect gamers’ computers
If you've used NoxPlayer in the past 5 months, it's time to check for malware.
Google closes Stadia’s dedicated game studios after less than 2 years
Service isn't changing, but path to streaming-exclusive games will clearly narrow.
Facebook makes the case for activity tracking to iOS 14 users in new pop-ups
In a new test, Facebook pre-empts Apple's required prompt with its own.
Xiaomi denies ties to China’s military, calls US ruling “unconstitutional”
Xiaomi says DOD ruling last month "deprived the company of legal due process."
Ford is switching to Android OS for infotainment in 2023
Ford and Google are also partnering to improve vehicle cloud services.
Dogs have been our best friends for at least 23,000 years
They accompanied the first people to set foot in the Americas.
It’s official—NASA will subject the SLS rocket to another hot fire test
"A second, longer hot fire test should be conducted and would pose minimal risk."
Ars Technicast special edition, part 2: Open systems and the “joint force”
How the military is striving to make its technology a little more Lego-like.
As Virgin Galactic gets swept up in GameStop mania, it gets back to flying
Company says its next window for a test flight opens on February 12.
Goldeneye 007’s lost Xbox 360 remaster has leaked—as a full-game speedrun
Speedrunner talks to Ars, claims the remake is (mostly) on par with N64 original.
Hedge fund Melvin sustains 53% loss after Reddit onslaught
$4.5 billion drop in assets after bets against the likes of GameStop go sour.
Multi-layered Outside the Wire is part action thriller, part intimate drama
Director Mikael Håfström on making a military action movie that is ultimately anti-war.
An electric race car has lapped Daytona for the first time
We may well see an electric touring car series in the US in the next few years.
A curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics, pt. 4: Looking at the stars
How do photons travel across light years? (Their quantum waviness enables modern telescopes.)
New study: A zero-emissions US is now pretty cheap
In 2050, benefits to the US offset costs, but there are some unexpected outcomes.
Why kids matter in the quest to stamp out COVID-19
Inoculating kids can help protect an entire population.
Google Play bans open source Matrix client Element, citing “abusive content” [Updated]
Banning a Matrix client for content is really no different from banning a Web browser.
A new $110 light gun for old Duck Hunts: Ars tests an HDTV-friendly option
It's far from "plug-and-play," but awesome for devoted retro gamers.
Lawmakers take aim at insidious digital “dark patterns”
New laws bar efforts to trick consumers into handing over data or money.
Nine Russian adventurers mysteriously froze to death—a new theory explains why
60 years later, new evidence points to a peculiar kind of avalanche as the culprit.
What’s really going on with Elon Musk, the FAA, and Starship?
In the end, it's likely that cooler heads will prevail.
It’s the wombat’s strange intestines, not its anus, that produces cubed poo
"Our research finally proves that you really can fit a square peg through a round hole."
Cable ISP warns “excessive” uploaders, says network can’t handle heavy usage
Mediacom says heavy uploaders harm network even if they don't exceed data cap.
No, WallStreetBets isn’t robbing Wall Street to help the little guy
Analysis: A seductive "short squeeze" narrative obscures what's really happening.
30% of “SolarWinds hack” victims didn’t actually use SolarWinds
"This campaign should not be thought of as the SolarWinds campaign," says DHS.
Robinhood’s plan to “democratize finance” hit a GameStop-shaped speed bump [Updated]
Liquidity requirements lead to unexpected restraints, and it's probably legal.
COVID variants throw J&J vaccine a curveball, lowering efficacy to 66%
The adenovirus vector-based vaccine is another useful tool against SARS-CoV-2.
YouTube’s new “Clips” feature lets users share 60-second clips of videos
Just like on Twitch, "clips" lets users chop up and share sections of videos.
25 years later, Midway’s lost “MLB Jam” arcade game has been found
Includes oral history of unreleased Power-Up Baseball: Cool trackballs, bad business.
Today’s best tech deals: Apple’s M1 Mac Mini, Xbox controllers, and more
Dealmaster also has discounts on noise-cancelling headphones and gaming mice.
Rocket Report: FAA grounds Starship, Biden’s big rocket dilemma
"The launch vehicle shall deliver a minimum 6,065 kg Europa Clipper spacecraft."
WallStreetBets craze pushes dogecoin up 5x in 24 hours
The social media mob that pumped up GameStop is now dabbling in cryptocurrency.
Coronavirus variants: What they do and how worried you should be
The Ars guide to the coronavirus variants
Every crazy thing that happened in Apple and Facebook’s privacy feud today
Apple CEO Tim Cook claims Facebook’s model leads to polarization and violence.
New Biden executive order makes science, evidence central to policy
Agencies will perform evidence-based evaluations of their own performance.
Rocky Linux gets a new sponsor—Gregory Kurtzer’s startup, Ctrl IQ
Money can't buy you love—but it can sponsor a new Linux distro.
GM says no more tailpipe emissions by 2035, carbon neutrality by 2040
GM says that 40 percent of US models will be battery electric vehicles by 2025.
Intel’s first discrete GPU in 20+ years is only for OEMs, integrators
The DG1 only works in special motherboards—no support for the enthusiast market.
Biden’s approach to climate: Calling it a crisis and treating it that way
From diplomacy to infrastructure, a deep re-evaluation of the role of government.
That’s a wrap—No Starship launch attempt on Thursday afternoon [Updated]
It has only been about six weeks since SN8 flew.
State reps try to ban Comcast data cap and price hikes until pandemic is over
Massachusetts bill would halt data caps, price hikes, new fees, and ISP shutoffs.
Facebook “Supreme Court” overrules company in 4 of its first 5 decisions
Rulings deal with everything from bare breasts to the war in Azerbaijan.
GoT alums among announced cast for Netflix Sandman adaptation
Gwendoline Christie and Charles Dance join Tom Sturridge as Morpheus.
From first to sixth: Huawei’s phone business tanks thanks to US sanctions
Huawei was the #1 phone vendor earlier this year, but the export ban is killing it.
Samsung says auto chip shortage could hit smartphones
Warning comes as car companies lobby governments for help.
Discord bans WallStreetBets as subreddit briefly goes private [Updated]
Robinhood app restricts stock purchasing as regulators express worry.
Tesla Model S to get comprehensive refresh, 200mph “Plaid” version
There are new batteries and motors, and a yoke instead of a steering wheel.
Apple reports double-digit sales booms for every product category in Q1 2021
There are now more than one billion iPhones in the wild.
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