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Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran likely shot down, US officials say
Satellite imagery suggests antiaircraft missile was involved in crash that killed 176.
Samsung’s Galaxy XCover Pro brings back the removable battery
This will be the highest-end removable-battery phone on the market.
Fox executive teases Browncoats with hints of possible Firefly revival
Fox president of entertainment Michael Thorn made the comments during TCA.
Verizon’s great FiOS offer to me: Pay $50 extra for slower Internet
Verizon claims it's killing the cable bundle, then tells me I can't un-bundle.
Dealmaster: Fast-charge your iPhone with this $12 Anker Lightning cable
Plus deals on Qi chargers, gaming accessories, portable speakers, and more.
Amazon’s Ring fired at least four employees for snooping on user videos
Police, hackers, rogue employees... who can't access Ring?
Paul Krugman’s no good, very bad Internet day
Claims "security team" told him his IP address was downloading child porn, got blockchain spam.
Panasonic breaks out of VR’s “headset” bubble with fresh “eyeglasses” design
"Reference design" has the potential to revolutionize virtual reality comfort.
This Nissan concept is next year’s electric alternative to the Rogue SUV
It has a twin-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain and new ProPilot 2.0 driver aids.
Firefox gets patch for critical 0-day that’s being actively exploited
Flaw allows attackers to access sensitive memory locations that are normally off-limits.
In flashpoint for the rebellion against big tech, Sonos sues Google for patent infringement
Sonos showed Google its tech years ago without realizing they would compete.
Boeing finally completes SLS core stage, packs it for Mississippi tests
Preliminary construction on this stage began in late 2015.
Never-before-seen virus may be behind mystery outbreak in China
Investigators have already ruled out SARS and other obvious culprits, officials say.
NYC broadband plan calls for fiber everywhere, with ISPs sharing network
City will invest in network, but success depends heavily on private ISPs.
No, cops aren’t using SiriusXM to find criminals. Here’s how they do it
Reports that police use a "Sirius radio" to find someone are usually half right.
Chrome to start blocking annoying notification requests
Google will start automatically enrolling sites and users in the quieter UI.
Locke and Key is finally coming to Netflix with an appropriately spooky trailer
"Whatever you think you understand about those keys... you don't."
The latest generation of climate models is running hotter—here’s why
It largely comes down to their simulation of mid-latitude clouds.
Gallery: The amazing costumes, weird controllers, and gaming rarities of MAGFest 2020
Come for the cosplay, stay for the rubber fish gaming controller.
Unpatched VPN makes Travelex latest victim of “REvil” ransomware
Unpatched PulseSecure VPN appears to have let cybercriminals in to steal, encrypt data.
This tech could mean your phone stops you from getting killed by a car
Pedestrian deaths keep rising even as overall road deaths decrease.
How Ars tests Wi-Fi gear (and you can, too)
The tools and methodology we test Wi-Fi with are open source—so you can use them, too.
AMD’s third shoe finally drops at CES 2020—7nm Zen 2 mobile CPUs
Intel focused on AI acceleration—but AMD went unapologetically hard on gaming.
Researcher promoting red meat, sugar failed to disclose industry ties—again
The ties call into question the lead researcher's motivation.
Firefox 72 blocks fingerprinting scripts by default, rethinks notification pop-ups
It also brings picture-in-picture video to Mac and Linux users.
Samsung’s CES vaporware keynote details AR glasses, fitness exoskeleton
We also get a Bixby speaker update, which has been delayed for a year and a half now.
Waymo is way, way ahead on testing miles—that might not be a good thing
Other companies aren't even trying to keep up with Waymo on testing miles.
Iran courted US security expert for years, seeking industrial hacking training
In emails and WhatsApp messages, Iranian telecom official tried to recruit US researcher.
Closest-ever fast radio burst makes some ideas on their origin less likely
Even as we find more bursts, the mysterious high-energy events still defy an explanation.
Want to know if spaghetti is al dente? Check how much it curls in the pot
"It's the change from rigid to viscoelastic behavior that drives the shape change."
Clever design, lack of Bluetooth make Razer’s new phone gamepad a winner
When latency matters, Kishi's direct connection, flush fit might make the difference.
Put a Tiger in your Lake: Intel’s next-gen mobile CPUs pack a punch
Intel demos Tiger Lake CPUs, Project Athena designs, and foldable displays.
NASA may ask lunar lander aspirants to put more skin in the game
"The $600 million wasn’t everything we requested."
Dealmaster: Get a recommended RAVPower wireless charger and adapter for $17
Plus deals on the Beats Powerbeats Pro, gaming mice, PlayStation Plus, and more.
US finally prohibits ISPs from charging for routers they don’t provide
Yes, we needed a law to ban rental fees for devices that customers own in full.
Facebook is banning (most) deepfakes
The policy doesn't cover videos doctored using more conventional techniques.
Qualcomm is getting into the self-driving market
Qualcomm will initially target advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS).
Mercedes-Benz creates Avatar-inspired EV concept, uses no unobtainium
The Vision AVTR has bionic flaps and can move like a crab.
PGP keys, software security, and much more threatened by new SHA1 exploit
Behold: the world's first known chosen-prefix collision of widely used hash function.
China’s lander releases data, high-resolution images of the Moon
The data was collected over a period of 12 lunar "days."
Sony stuns CES with an electric show car, the Vision-S
The concept shows off Sony's cameras, sensors, and entertainment.
LG and Samsung TVs at CES: Bezel-free, smaller OLEDs, and more
All the new high-end TVs include advanced AI processors and features, too.
SpaceX is now the world’s largest satellite operator [Updated]
Becoming a satellite company has not been without its challenges.
Goop’s Netflix trailer: Paltrow sinks into a vagina, spews pseudoscience
Paltrow asks the important question: "How can we really milk the shit out of this?"
Dell’s new Concept UFO puts PC gaming on a Nintendo Switch-like device
Details are slim, but the working model we tried out was surprisingly impressive.
Ditching coal in the US is saving lives, helping crops
Near shuttered plants, deaths drop and crop productivity rises.
YouTube decides it’s easier to treat all watchers of kids’ content as kids
If you're watching content "for kids," you, too, must therefore be a kid. Right?
Latest trailer for long-delayed The New Mutants ratchets up the horror
"This place takes your greatest fear and makes you live through it. Until it kills you."
AT&T et al. fight against higher upload speeds in $20-billion FCC program
Big ISPs want more money for slower broadband as FCC plans new fund.
Tired of hearing about Wi-Fi 6? Great, let’s talk about Wi-Fi 6E
Doubling Wi-Fi's usable spectrum is a simpler fix than tacking on new protocols.
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