Tesla included in J.D. Power survey for the first time, and it’s bad by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-24 21:07 (#55054) Tesla had 250 problems per 100 cars according to the 2020 Initial Quality survey.
After nearly a month in space, NASA seems really happy with Crew Dragon by Eric Berger on 2020-06-24 20:46 (#55055) NASA still hasn't decided whether Dragon will land in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico.
Slow relaxation of COVID-19 rules helps push recurrence back by John Timmer on 2020-06-24 19:16 (#5500R) Model also examines how fading fear and falling immunity can impact future waves.
Graham, Cotton introduce yet another attempt to torpedo encryption by Jim Salter on 2020-06-24 18:30 (#5500S) “Limited encryption loophole” is an oxymoron.
Police arrested wrong man based on facial recognition fail, ACLU says by Kate Cox on 2020-06-24 17:57 (#54ZXD) Complaint alleges police said, “the computer got it wrong,” but arrested anyway.
It’s unconstitutional for cops to force phone unlocking, court rules by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-24 17:19 (#54ZXE) US courts disagree on whether suspects can be forced to unlock their phones.
T-Mobile already trying to get out of merger conditions on 5G and hiring by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-24 17:02 (#54ZRT) T-Mobile seeks 2026 deadline for 5G in Calif. and an end to 1,000-job condition.
This Ohio city’s plan to get more people to buy electric cars worked by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-24 15:22 (#54ZP3) Columbus, Ohio, exceeded its goal of more than 3,200 new BEVs and plug-in hybrids.
NASA asks industry to provide it with greater access to microgravity by Eric Berger on 2020-06-24 13:29 (#54ZGD) The space agency is considering buying rides from Blue Origin and Virgin Galactic.
Iridium plans to launch six satellites on Relativity’s new rocket by Eric Berger on 2020-06-24 13:00 (#54ZDS) “Relativity is really right in our sweet spot.”
The long, winding, technological road to GPS in every car by Ars Staff on 2020-06-24 11:30 (#54ZA3) GPS at your fingertips may now be ubiquitous, but it took a convergence of tech over decades.
Twitter terminates DDoSecrets, falsely claims it may infect visitors by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-24 01:28 (#54YWR) Permanent suspension comes for violations of rules against tweeting hacked materials.
Acer’s new flagship Chromebook is the all-aluminum Spin 713 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-23 23:48 (#54YTA) It has a 10th-gen Intel processor, a glass trackpad, and a keyboard backlight.
Wishful thinking: George R. R. Martin offers a new Winds of Winter estimate by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-23 22:35 (#54YRC) “This does not mean that the book will be finished tomorrow or published next week.”
Oculus will start selling Quest software regardless of quality by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-23 21:04 (#54YM1) VR company also announces sunset plans for older Go wireless headsets.
Google, Amazon condemn Trump order cutting off foreign worker visas by Kate Cox on 2020-06-23 20:50 (#54YM2) Order even blocks workers from transferring to US offices of their own companies.
Apple is changing parts of its app review process after the Hey controversy by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-23 20:40 (#54YM3) Apple will stop blocking bug fixes over App Store guideline violations.
Microsoft is adding Linux, Android, and firmware protections to Windows by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-23 20:26 (#54YM4) Unfortunately, all 3 additions are currently available only to big organizations.
US poll shows broad support for renewables, climate measures by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-23 20:11 (#54YHN) Latest Pew poll of 11,000 US adults shows (almost) everybody wants more solar.
One tricky racing sim: Assetto Corsa Competizione is now on consoles by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-23 19:30 (#54YHP) Will such a narrowly focused esports racing sim appeal to Xbox and PS4 players?
If T-Mobile’s giant outage affected you, now’s your chance to tell the FCC by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-23 18:45 (#54YEH) FCC asks public to describe experiences during last week’s 13-hour outage.
Today’s best deals: Ticket to Ride, iPads, microSD cards, and more by Ars Staff on 2020-06-23 18:37 (#54YEJ) Dealmaster also has deals on Sonos speakers, USB-C chargers, and Echo devices.
Charter seeks FCC OK to impose data caps and charge fees to video services by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-23 16:27 (#54Y86) Charter wants TWC merger conditions to expire in May 2021, two years early.
As streamers face harassment allegations, Twitch sees boycott threat by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-23 16:08 (#54Y4Q) #TwitchBlackout demands action to back up statements from Twitch executives.
Toxic methanol that causes blindness found in hand sanitizers, FDA warns by Beth Mole on 2020-06-23 15:20 (#54Y4R) Methanol is toxic when ingested, inhaled, and absorbed through the skin.
In the UK, social media use associated with COVID-19 conspiracy theories by John Timmer on 2020-06-23 10:45 (#54XP6) Older individuals who view mainstream news media less likely to hold nutty beliefs.
Car-sharing to get away from the pandemic, according to Turo users by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-23 10:30 (#54XP7) The car-sharing platform Turo surveyed its users and shared the results with Ars.
Millions of documents from >200 US police agencies published in “BlueLeaks” trove by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-23 01:29 (#54XBD) Document dump comes almost 4 weeks after murder by police of George Floyd.
Apple gives us our first glimpse of Foundation, adapted from Asimov series by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-22 23:31 (#54X8Y) “The empire will fall. Order will vanish. This massive event is rushing to meet us.”
tvOS, surround-sound AirPods, and more: The other big WWDC announcements by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 21:19 (#54X4R) Here are a few interesting reveals that deserve a quick look.
Can your Apple devices run the new OSes announced at WWDC? Check here by Jim Salter on 2020-06-22 20:48 (#54X26) Not sure if your Apple gadgets can upgrade? We've got you covered.
Crooks abuse Google Analytics to conceal theft of payment card data by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-22 20:36 (#54X27) Ecommerce site’s “blind trust” makes the service a perfect place to dump data.
Microsoft is killing its game-streaming service, folding it into Facebook’s by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-22 20:14 (#54WZD) News comes after months of rumors—and weekend charge of top-level racism.
New model challenges idea that Pluto started out frozen by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-22 20:00 (#54WZE) Surface images used to test “cold start” vs. “hot start” ideas.
Enthusiasm for point-to-point travel may be premature, space official says by Eric Berger on 2020-06-22 19:50 (#54WZF) “I still see that as somewhat speculative, and somewhat over the horizon.”
The volcano that caused famines in ancient Rome? It was in Alaska by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-06-22 19:00 (#54WWE) Climate shifts led to crop failures, which ramped up the growing unrest in Rome.
Apple adds CarKey function to iOS14, BMW will support it first by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-22 18:56 (#54WWF) The near-field communication standard has been available on Android for a while.
This is Apple’s roadmap for moving the first Macs away from Intel by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 18:27 (#54WWG) After years of rumors, the inevitable has finally begun.
Apple announces macOS 11, “Big Sur,“ with an emphasis on design by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-22 18:09 (#54WS1) The next big version of macOS has been announced at WWDC.
Apple’s new watchOS is coming this year with new health tracking features by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 17:45 (#54WS2) Parental controls and a big under-the-hood change to apps headline the update.
Apple takes the wraps off iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 at WWDC 2020 by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 17:06 (#54WNM) Here are all the new features coming to iPhones and iPads later this year.
Follow along with Apple’s WWDC 2020 keynote here by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-22 16:30 (#54JN2) The keynote starts at 1:00pm EDT/10:00am PDT.
Apple caters to China by pulling thousands of “unlicensed” iPhone games by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-22 16:29 (#54WNN) Paid iPhone games need licenses from Chinese gov't to stay on Apple App Store.
Rasputin features in all his mad, mystic glory in The King’s Man final trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-21 23:38 (#54VR8) “This will not be a war of heroes. Nations will slaughter each other while we get rich.”
TV writers, like all of us, are developing a love-hate relationship with Zoom by Nathan Mattise on 2020-06-21 12:00 (#54V94) TV writers from Arrow, Brooklyn Nine-Nine talk COVID-19: Can you do scenes with crowds?
We bought Walmart’s $140 laptop so you wouldn’t have to by Jim Salter on 2020-06-21 11:30 (#54V95) EVOO's 11.6" EV-C-116-5 has more substantial problems than its low specs imply.
Nothing is what it seems in taut and twisty horror film You Should Have Left by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-20 20:55 (#54TWV) Director David Koepp talks about the challenge of making internal mental states external.
Apple to close some stores in states where virus cases are rising by Financial Times on 2020-06-20 16:30 (#54TQ2) Move to shutter almost a dozen reopened outlets delivers “gut punch to reopening bulls.”
Black Angel review: Run your own tabletop “generation ship” by Ars Staff on 2020-06-20 14:45 (#54TKD) The designers of Troyes are back with a deep-space saga.
Bot mafias have wreaked havoc in World of Warcraft Classic by WIRED on 2020-06-20 10:37 (#54TD3) Blizzard has suspended or closed over 74,000 accounts in the last month.