Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV customers in Q2 amid 12% drop in revenue by Jon Brodkin on 2020-07-30 17:32 (#56B45) Broadband is up but TV revenue dropped 3.2%, and overall revenue is down 11.7%.
Official Galaxy Fold 2 renders show off Samsung’s next foldable by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-30 17:05 (#56B46) Get a good look at Samsung's next foldable before the unveiling next week.
Star Citizen dev offers roadmap for development of new development roadmap by Kyle Orland on 2020-07-30 16:31 (#56B2T) Roadmap’s big promises and long delays mirror the state of Star Citizen itself.
Telegram files EU antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store by Financial Times on 2020-07-30 13:38 (#56AX9) Messaging company is latest company to criticize restrictions and fees.
Ex-Google engineer Levandowski asks judge not to send him to prison by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-30 11:42 (#56ATT) Levandowski says he'd be at heightened risk if he caught COVID-19 in prison.
NASA’s most complex, ambitious rover yet is on its way to Mars [Updated] by Eric Berger on 2020-07-30 11:00 (#56A2K) “This is a Wright Brothers moment, but on another planet.”
Archaeologists find the source of Stonehenge sarsen stones by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-07-30 10:45 (#56ASR) Evidence suggests the monument's Neolithic builders shopped local, for once.
Flight Simulator hands-on: Microsoft looks different 20,000 feet in the air by Sam Machkovech on 2020-07-30 07:01 (#56APE) The news is (mostly) great: VR, Steam, TrackIR, night flying, tons more.
Bacteria live despite burial in seafloor mud for 100 million years by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-07-29 22:40 (#56AE2) Ancient communities of bacteria jump to life with a fresh meal.
Zuckerberg wrote “Instagram can hurt us” days before acquisition by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-29 21:10 (#56ACY) Emails obtained by Congress shed light on the thinking behind the 2012 deal.
Charter’s donations to charities and lawmakers may help it impose data caps by Jon Brodkin on 2020-07-29 20:51 (#56ABE) Nonprofits and lawmakers that got donations urge FCC to kill merger conditions.
We can see the true face of Van Eyck Lamb of God after latest restoration by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-07-29 20:35 (#56ABF) Combining different imaging techniques helped document the changes made over time.
The five-year quest to remove all nuclear weapons from Metal Gear Solid V by Kyle Orland on 2020-07-29 20:06 (#56ABG) And why some players think disarmament will unlock long-hidden new content.
Could we go on the offensive against emerging diseases? by John Timmer on 2020-07-29 19:35 (#56A9Z) The COVID-19 pandemic highlights how reacting to diseases may not be good enough.
AMD: No delays for PS5, Xbox Series X, Zen 3 CPUs, and RDNA 2 GPUs by Jim Salter on 2020-07-29 19:11 (#56AA0) AMD's on-schedule projects underscore Intel's continuing failures to deliver.
New flaw neuters Secure Boot, but there’s no reason to panic. Here’s why by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-29 18:59 (#56AA1) Boot Hole provides a new way to install boot-level malware. But it's hardly the only.
Kia denies report that the Soul EV is cancelled for America by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-07-29 18:11 (#56A69) We hope that the electric Kia finally arrives here in 2021.
Google wants Samsung to kill Bixby, Galaxy App Store by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-29 17:20 (#56A2M) Google offers Samsung a higher revenue share in exchange for offing its ecosystem.
Judge orders New York to pay unemployment to Uber and Lyft drivers by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-29 16:34 (#56A0G) Uber and Lyft argue their drivers are not employees, but some courts disagree.
TikTok chief Kevin Mayer launches stinging attack on Facebook by Financial Times on 2020-07-29 13:53 (#569RA) Former Disney executive accuses rival of developing "copycat products."
North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-29 11:52 (#569GD) In search of funds for country's weapons program, Lazarus goes hunting for big game.
Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market by Beth Mole on 2020-07-28 22:32 (#568YF) The FDA is “extremely concerned” by the growing risks of toxic sanitizers.
Heads roll at Intel after 7nm delay by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-28 21:20 (#568X1) Murthy Renduchintala is out, and the struggling Technology group gets new leadership.
Rite Aid deployed facial recognition in hundreds of stores, report finds by Kate Cox on 2020-07-28 20:58 (#568X2) The surveillance fell disproportionately on customers in lower-income areas.
States are running out of doctors and nurses as COVID-19 surges by Beth Mole on 2020-07-28 20:30 (#568VK) More than a dozen states are running low on doctors who work in intensive care units.
Miami Marlins halt play for a week after COVID-19 outbreak [Updated] by Kate Cox on 2020-07-28 19:36 (#5675A) Less than a week since opening day, MLB season is already derailed by COVID-19.
A bunch of board games are discounted on Amazon today by Ars Staff on 2020-07-28 18:35 (#568Q7) Dealmaster also has deals on Nintendo Switch cases, ThinkPads, and more.
Trump’s call for crackdown on Twitter and Facebook now on Ajit Pai’s desk by Jon Brodkin on 2020-07-28 17:50 (#568KF) Trump admin's Section 230 petition called "a monumental waste of FCC's time."
Twitter suspends Donald Trump Jr. for posting COVID misinformation by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-28 17:37 (#568KG) Most research indicates that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19.
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft has six passenger seats and lots of windows by Eric Berger on 2020-07-28 17:06 (#568KH) The cabin design looks nice. But why are these renderings?
CES 2021 in Las Vegas is cancelled; event moves online by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-28 16:06 (#568H0) COVID-19 is now shutting down conventions in 2021, too.
Climate: The science may be settled, but the press coverage isn’t by John Timmer on 2020-07-28 14:53 (#568B1) Major papers use a disproportionate amount of companies' anti-climate change PR.
This Toyota Yaris Hatchback just got cancelled, and that’s a shame by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-07-28 13:22 (#56886) It is—or was—a Mazda in drag, but that's OK.
Review: Rosamund Pike is riveting as Marie Curie in uneven biopic Radioactive by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-07-28 10:45 (#567YB) Director Marjane Satrapi's film is based on the 2010 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss.
Offshore wind in Europe won’t need subsidies much longer by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-07-27 20:42 (#567GV) Analysis shows costs—and subsidies—are falling rapidly.
First US Phase III trial for COVID-19 vaccine begins by Financial Times on 2020-07-27 20:10 (#567GW) Shares rise after 30,000 participants get their Phase III jabs.
Garmin’s four-day service meltdown was caused by ransomware by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-27 20:03 (#567GX) Provider of GPS services for navigation and wearable devices is returning to normal.
Ancient trash heaps reveal the Plague of Justinian’s economic toll by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-07-27 19:00 (#567EY) Israeli sites show how the plague impacted the fringes of the Byzantine Empire.
Google will keep 200,000 workers home through next summer by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-07-27 16:33 (#5678E) Google is the first major tech company to announce office closures until mid-2021.
Qualcomm’s 100W charging scheme will go from 0-50 in 5 minutes by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-27 15:59 (#5678F) Qualcomm is calling it the “World’s fastest commercial charging solution.”
Huge apparent leak unearths Nintendo’s prototype history by Kyle Orland on 2020-07-27 15:18 (#56759) Unused designs for Mario, Pokemon, Star Fox, and more see the light of day.
Analogue Pocket’s FPGA-fueled features revealed: $200 pre-order on Aug. 3 by Sam Machkovech on 2020-07-27 15:00 (#5675B) More specs for Pocket’s pair of FPGA boards, plus “original display modes” feature.
NASA, SpaceX preparing to bring Crew Dragon home this week by Eric Berger on 2020-07-27 14:49 (#5672D) So far, this test flight has been a great success.
OnePlus Nord review: Android’s best bang for your buck by Ron Amadeo on 2020-07-27 08:00 (#566Q3) 90Hz, modern design, and a $450 price? Awesome.
An Ars roundup of the many trailers unveiled this weekend during Comic-Con@Home by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-07-26 19:50 (#566B0) Lovecraft Country, dystopian thriller Utopia, Marvel horror series Helstrom, and more.
20 years ago, Steve Jobs built the “coolest computer ever”—and it bombed by WIRED on 2020-07-26 11:07 (#565YY) "Nobody ever made anything like that," said Steve Jobs.
Hackers actively exploit high-severity networking vulnerabilities by Dan Goodin on 2020-07-25 16:23 (#565A4) F5 flaw allows complete network takeover; Cisco bug discloses sensitive info.
Good sci-fi speaks to the times, and Domain has done that twice in four years by Nathan Mattise on 2020-07-25 14:00 (#5656Z) “After a deadly virus,” people only have a “video interface for communication.” Hmm.
The real science behind SETI’s hunt for intelligent aliens by Ars Staff on 2020-07-25 13:00 (#5654Y) Inside the current hunt for “technosignatures” in radio waves.
Your next smartphone will be a lot harder to scratch by WIRED on 2020-07-25 11:17 (#5652A) Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus is a significant improvement in scratch prevention.