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Employee error to blame for massive data leak, Wyze says
Yet another cloud-based service left a big pile of data sitting around unlocked.
Wired for sound: How SIP won the VoIP protocol wars
From the archives: An in-depth look at VoIP, specifically its past.
The 2010s were a veritable golden age of opening credits in television
Game of Thrones helped drive a wave of cinematic quality in main title sequences.
“Loonshots” and phase transitions are the key to innovation, physicist argues
Ars chats with physicist and biotech guru Safi Bahcall about his book Loonshots.
Ars To-Be-Read: Five books we’re most excited to read in 2020
Start 2020 off right by reading these intriguing sci-fi, fantasy, and nonfiction books.
Meta-analysis study indicates we publish more positive results
Meta-analyses will only produce more reliable results if the studies are good.
How much of a genius-level move was using binary space partitioning in Doom?
E1M1, the first level of Doom, was actually brought to you by the US Air Force.
Ars Technica’s favorite cars and SUVs of 2019
The Ars cars guys reveal the best and worst of 2019.
The global soda tax experiment
Can these taxes really make a dent in obesity, diabetes, and other ailments?
Scientists model dynamic feedback loop that fuels the spread of wildfires
Interaction between rising air, ambient winds determines how quickly a fire spreads.
TV Technica 2019: These were our favorite shows and binges this year
From sitcoms and sci-fi to prestige drama, it was a banner year for peak TV.
Forecasting El Niño with entropy—a year in advance
This would beat 6-month limit of current forecasts.
VW is really optimistic about electric vehicle sales
German automaker to hit BEV production milestones a couple of years early.
Attack of the terrifying robot vacuum
Ho-ho-how did this intruder break in?
“They’re abysmal students”: Are cell phones destroying the college classroom?
A cri de coeur from a philosophy professor.
Plant-based burgers will make men grow boobs, Livestock News reports
There's still no evidence to support this claim.
DNA points to humans as killers of the northern version of the penguin
DNA from old bones provides a glimpse into the auk population's history.
New York Governor vetoes bill that would have made electric scooters legal
Scooter startups, public safety, and food delivery make for a complicated mix.
A “Cybertruck” goes on sale for $10,800—in Russia
In case you can't wait for Tesla to put it into production.
How AI helps unlock the secrets of Old Master and modernist paintings
Two recent papers offer innovative twists on machine learning as applied to art.
After an amazing decade in space, these are humanity’s top achievements
Can you guess number one?
Trump could mandate free access to federally funded research papers
Publishers warn the change could "jeopardize the IP of American organizations."
Ars Technica’s best films of 2019
Superheroes, documentaries, and perspective-bending terror abound this year.
FAA announces new system for remotely identifying and tracking drones
The new system will help enable large-scale commercial use of drones.
Driver training was reportedly too much of “a bottleneck” for Amazon
Time you use to train thousands of drivers is time they aren't making deliveries.
88% of Americans use a second screen while watching TV. Why?
Second screens and the sickness unto death.
Galactic cosmic ray model works without physics, and that is bad
Cosmic ray statistical model removes dark matter, even when present.
Travis Kalanick quits Uber’s board, sells off all his Uber stock
A series of scandals led to Kalanick's ouster in 2017.
This timeless piece of “body art” of people having sex in an MRI turns 20
Oh, yes, there is (slightly NSFW) video footage.
Why the 2010s were the Facebook Decade
Facebook grew 600% in 10 years, worming its way into basically everything. How?
GPS is going places
Here are five things you didn’t know the navigation system could do.
We calculated emissions due to electricity loss on the power grid
More carbon emissions come from lost electricity than the chemical industry.
The 2010s were full of video games we’ll gladly revisit for decades to come
From epic RPGs to mobile time-wasters, these titles all made an impact on us.
The surprisingly complicated physics of why cats always land on their feet
Ars chats with physicist Greg Gbur about his book, Falling Felines and Fundamental Physics
2019’s most commented stories on Ars Technica—and their top comments!
2019 was a year filled with controversy.
Apollo Flight Controller 101: Every console explained
From the archives: A handy reference to each station in the Apollo Mission Control room.
The 20 most popular sci-tech stories of 2019
Which stories caught everyone's attention this year?
Ars Technica’s best games of 2019
The last year of the 2010s had some wonderful titles to while away the time.
Finding stars that vanished—by scouring old photos
Comparing images taken nearly a century apart.
T-Mobile/Sprint deal is good actually, Feds tell court in states’ lawsuit
13 states are suing to block the deal; the DOJ and FCC want it to go through.
Electric truck startup Rivian raises $1.3 billion more to challenge Tesla
Rivian has raised almost $3 billion in 2019 as it prepares to begin production.
Why I dislike what “quantum supremacy” is doing to computing research
Another quantum computing architecture closes in on quantum supremacy.
Boeing fires CEO after disastrous year with 737 MAX
Boeing's 737 MAX planes have been grounded since March.
Cox Communications hit with $1 billion verdict over music piracy
A big win for the recording industry, which is also suing other ISPs.
The 8 best board game apps of 2019
Tabletop games invade your digital devices.
Facebook removes accounts with AI-generated profile photos
Likely the first use of AI to support an inauthentic social media campaign.
The five best new podcasts to help nerds escape the news cycle
From pop culture's nerdiest stars to history's most overlooked women in science.
Ars’ favorite movies of the 2010s (John Wick most definitely included)
In non-caped crusades, space films soared and everyone loved a Zuck biopic?
Starliner makes a safe landing—now NASA faces some big decisions
Contract says a docking demonstration is needed. Will NASA waive this requirement?
How the scourge of cheating is changing speedrunning
How do you catch fakes when it's easier than ever to manipulate video?
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