EU warns that it may break up Big Tech companies by Financial Times on 2020-12-15 15:28 (#5BP50) Repeat offenses under new rules will trigger action to force divestments.
The Audi R8 V10 performance: They won’t make them like this much longer by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-12-15 13:23 (#5BNZB) A mild midlife facelift does nothing to dampen our enthusiasm for the R8.
SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multi-factor authentication by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-15 03:00 (#5BNEB) Hackers who hit SolarWinds compromised a think tank three separate times.
Twenty years later, Dungeons & Dragons gets another movie adaptation by Sam Machkovech on 2020-12-15 00:55 (#5BNA4) Co-director clinches a Freaks & Geeks full-circle conclusion.
FTC kicks off sweeping privacy probe of nine major social media firms by Kate Cox on 2020-12-14 21:45 (#5BN3X) Consumer privacy has fallen into the FTC's purview, so it's digging deep.
SpaceX won “rural” FCC funding in surprising places, like major airports by Jon Brodkin on 2020-12-14 21:20 (#5BN3Y) Starlink and other ISPs took advantage of broken FCC system, researcher says.
EA set to pay $1.2 billion for Codemasters and its stable of racing games by Kyle Orland on 2020-12-14 20:38 (#5BN1H) $1.2 billion purchase is part of a trend of game industry consolidation.
~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-14 20:26 (#5BN1J) Russia-backed hackers use supply chain attack to infect public and private organizations.
COVID-19 vaccine rollout starts in the US by John Timmer on 2020-12-14 18:00 (#5BMVQ) White House cancels a plan to move its staff to the front of the line.
Get your first look at a OnePlus 9 prototype by Ron Amadeo on 2020-12-14 17:20 (#5BMRP) Even the cheaper OnePlus 9 will have a 120Hz display this year.
Millions of videos purged from Pornhub amid crackdown on user content by Kate Cox on 2020-12-14 17:07 (#5BMRQ) Almost 2/3 of content “suspended” as Pornhub scrambles following NYT report.
Amid massive bugs, CDPR offers refunds for Cyberpunk 2077 on consoles by Kyle Orland on 2020-12-14 16:07 (#5BMNV) Studio promises patches in next two months will fix “most prominent problems.”
Virgin Galactic’s stock price drops following failed spaceflight attempt by Eric Berger on 2020-12-14 14:55 (#5BMG1) “As we do with every test flight, we are evaluating all the data.”
The Ars Technica ultimate holiday gift guide 2020 by Jeff Dunn on 2020-12-14 12:00 (#5BMAW) We propose some last-minute tech gift ideas for the various people in your life.
Russian hackers hit US government using widespread supply chain attack by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-14 07:29 (#5BM2H) Russia’s Cozy Bear is trojanizing business software to infect organizations worldwide.
Stroll down memory lane with this 1996 instructional video on How to Internet by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-12-13 21:54 (#5BKQE) Everything You Need to Know About... Introduction to the Internet is on the Internet Archive.
We have a winner in the world’s first quantum chess tournament by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-12-13 19:23 (#5BKKV) It’s like playing in a multiverse “but the different boards are connected to each other.”
Phosphorus equivalent of graphene makes reconfigurable transistors by John Timmer on 2020-12-13 14:00 (#5BKBY) May be useful for security, as it’s hard to tell how the circuitry might execute.
VR meetings are weird, but they beat our current reality by WIRED on 2020-12-13 12:26 (#5BKA0) VR app called Arthur lets you, distant colleagues collaborate within a 3D meeting space.
Zodiac Killer cipher is cracked after eluding sleuths for 51 years by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-12 16:11 (#5BJMS) Northern California serial murderer sent encoded messages that went uncracked until now.
Oracle joins Silicon Valley’s Texas exodus by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-12-12 15:30 (#5BJMT) Elon Musk revealed he had moved to Texas earlier this week.
Copyright law is bricking your game console. Time to fix that by WIRED on 2020-12-12 15:00 (#5BJK8) Op-ed: An exemption to the DMCA could make DIY console repairs possible—and legal.
The Christchurch shooter and YouTube’s radicalization trap by WIRED on 2020-12-12 11:50 (#5BJF9) Researchers say YouTube's policies and algorithms are still too opaque.
FDA has authorized the first COVID-19 vaccine [Updated] by Beth Mole on 2020-12-12 04:25 (#5BHYN) FDA head had been told to submit his resignation if vaccine wasn’t approved Friday.
Apple is full-steam ahead on replacing Qualcomm modems with its own by Samuel Axon on 2020-12-11 20:56 (#5BHYP) SVP Johny Srouji told Apple employees that development kicked off this year.
Apple’s app store is an illegal monopoly, rival Cydia claims in suit by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-12-11 20:15 (#5BHW3) Apple argues the iPhone and its app store are part of the same product.
Where do I go now that CentOS Linux is gone? Check our list by Jim Salter on 2020-12-11 20:10 (#5BHW4) CentOS was the most famous "RHEL rebuild" by far—but there are others.
Facebook says hackers backed by Vietnam’s government are linked to IT firm by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-11 19:43 (#5BHW5) Group is known for its robust, custom-made malware. IT firm says the link is a mistake.
Boston Dynamics sells to Hyundai Motor Group in $1.1 billion deal by Ron Amadeo on 2020-12-11 19:17 (#5BHSQ) Boston Dynamics gets access to Hyundai's serious manufacturing supply chain.
The Expanse S5 review: The show is bigger, bolder, and better than ever by Kate Cox on 2020-12-11 18:48 (#5BHSR) The board is set, the pieces moving, and the show's fifth season is devastatingly good.
“Mass Effect Will Return:” Teaser trailer sets a new (old) direction for the sequel by Samuel Axon on 2020-12-11 17:49 (#5BHQ7) Players are not going all the way out to Andromeda this time.
We’ve got our first real look at Loki as Disney drops lengthy teaser trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-12-11 17:29 (#5BHMZ) It was just one of a smorgasbord of offerings presented at Disney's Investor Day.
Wormable code-execution flaw in Cisco Jabber has a severity rating of 9.9 out of 10 by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-11 12:43 (#5BH9M) The company failed to adequately fix the vulnerability before, so it’s trying again.
Working from home at 25MHz: You could do worse than a Quadra 700 (even in 2020) by Ars Contributors on 2020-12-11 12:30 (#5BH7T) Famously, Apple's Quadra 700 once helped track dinosaurs. Is it stuck in amber nowadays?
Rocket Report: SN8 meets its fate, SLS Green Run tests to resume next week by Eric Berger on 2020-12-11 12:00 (#5BH7V) “We’re not going to have big issues that cause us to stand down.”
More Disney 2021 plans: Kate McKinnon as Elizabeth Holmes, Y: The Last Man on FX by Nathan Mattise on 2020-12-11 11:10 (#5BH5S) Wait... they got Mahershala Ali to revive Blade, too?
Visa and MasterCard ban Pornhub over abusive videos by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-12-11 03:20 (#5BGTG) New York Times columnist Nick Kristof inspired increased scrutiny of Pornhub.
Disney+ drops Andor teaser, announces gazillion other Star Wars projects by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-12-11 02:20 (#5BGSC) Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy introduced them all at Disney's Investor Day.
FDA advisers give thumbs up to Pfizer vaccine, paving way for authorization by Beth Mole on 2020-12-10 22:54 (#5BGJG) If the FDA signs off on the recommendation, vaccine distribution could begin in days.
US House passes bill to tear down judiciary’s paywall by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-12-10 22:00 (#5BGG3) Bill would require judiciary to overhaul PACER site and make it free by 2025.
4 major browsers are getting hit in widespread malware attacks by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-10 21:21 (#5BGDR) Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Yandex are all affected in widespread ad-injection campaign.
R.I.P. Henri, le Chat Noir, angst-ridden feline YouTube star for the ages by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-12-10 21:09 (#5BGDS) Will Braden, aka the "thieving filmmaker," announced Henri's passing on Facebook.
Ex-Apple employees say company ignored China labor-law violations by Samuel Axon on 2020-12-10 20:52 (#5BGDT) A dispatch-worker law led to studies, debate within Apple—but not enough action.
AT&T sells Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.2B amid “streamlining” efforts by Kate Cox on 2020-12-10 18:58 (#5BG8G) Sony will be by far the biggest US player in this rapidly growing market.
Google breaks SMS on many Android phones, is rolling back changes now by Ron Amadeo on 2020-12-10 18:44 (#5BG8H) Android’s Carrier Services app, which has over a billion downloads, is on the fritz.
Brave browser-maker launches privacy-friendly news reader by Dan Goodin on 2020-12-10 17:00 (#5BG2H) By design, Brave Today doesn't let the company or third parties build user profiles.
Orbex raises $24 million in new funding, can now scale up for orbital launch by Eric Berger on 2020-12-10 16:21 (#5BFZ1) “We’re very focused on being capital efficient, which is another word for cheap.”
PC version of Cyberpunk 2077 now features an epilepsy warning by Kyle Orland on 2020-12-10 16:16 (#5BFZ2) CD Projekt Red promises “a more permanent solution” to come.
What to expect from today’s big FDA meeting on the Pfizer vaccine by Beth Mole on 2020-12-10 15:45 (#5BFZ3) The vote for authorization is scheduled for later this afternoon.
CentOS Linux is dead—and Red Hat says Stream is “not a replacement” by Jim Salter on 2020-12-10 13:21 (#5BFPN) CentOS Stream, founded in 2019, is “a rolling preview of what's next in RHEL.”