Amnesiac Janelle Monáe tries to recover her past in Homecoming S2 trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-28 21:31 (#52SPN) "If you keep picking at this, it's gonna start bleeding."
Michael Moore’s green energy takedown—worse than Netflix’s Goop series? by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-04-28 21:02 (#52SPP) Planet of the Humans is deeply useless. Watch anything else.
Want free games on Epic Games Store? Now, that will require 2FA by Sam Machkovech on 2020-04-28 20:31 (#52SPQ) Comes one week after Nintendo plugged a leak that affected 160,000 of its users.
Trump admin threatens to sue states that don’t lift pandemic orders by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-28 19:22 (#52SD6) AG Barr says state orders for containing COVID-19 may violate Constitution.
Senator pushes DOJ to launch criminal antitrust probe of Amazon by Kate Cox on 2020-04-28 19:16 (#52SD7) The other eleventy zillion probes are all civil matters.
A handful of our recommended Fitbit devices are on sale today by Ars Staff on 2020-04-28 18:55 (#52SD8) Dealmaster also has deals on Bose headphones, Sonos devices, iPad Pro, and more.
How does economic collapse alter the mortality rate? by Cathleen O'Grady on 2020-04-28 18:49 (#52SD9) Suicide rates increase, but other causes of death drop.
These two racing drivers swapped race cars; here’s what they learned by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-04-28 17:53 (#52SDA) What are the Acura ARX-05 and NSX GT3 Evo like to drive if you’re new to them?
Fine structure constant may vary with space, constant in time by Chris Lee on 2020-04-28 17:35 (#52SDB) Researchers extend direct fine structure measurements, confirm spatial variation.
New York AG’s office questions Amazon over “inadequate” COVID-19 safety by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-04-28 15:56 (#52S45) “Many workers are fearful about speaking out†on COVID safety, officials wrote.
How Netflix’s Extraction engineered a 12-minute, one-shot action sequence by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-28 15:32 (#52S46) Director Sam Hargrave drew heavily on his stunt work background to pull it off.
Riot turns on ability to turn off kernel-level anti-cheat tool by Kyle Orland on 2020-04-28 14:00 (#52RVP) System-tray icon also lets you easily uninstall Vanguard completely.
Could genetics explain the confusing array of SARS-CoV-2 symptoms? by John Timmer on 2020-04-28 10:45 (#52RPF) An extremely preliminary study highlights the range and variety of symptoms.
Supreme Court rules Georgia can’t put the law behind a paywall by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-04-28 02:10 (#52R9Z) The state of Georgia licensed the official copy of state law to LexisNexis.
Comcast waives data cap until at least June 30 in response to pandemic by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-27 21:54 (#52R3F) Comcast hasn't enforced data cap since March 13 because of pandemic.
Attackers exploit 0-day code-execution flaw in the Sophos firewall by Dan Goodin on 2020-04-27 20:06 (#52QV2) Yep, in-the-wild SQL injection exploits in 2020 are still a thing.
Ajit Pai uses bad data to claim ISPs are deploying broadband to everyone by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-27 19:48 (#52QV3) Pai’s “baffling†report ignores broadband gaps and high prices, Democrats say.
We’ve found the world’s worst coworker, and here’s what they do by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-04-27 19:36 (#52QV4) No, you should not CC the CEO on every email you send.
After prolonged service outage, Petnet shuts down, citing coronavirus by Kate Cox on 2020-04-27 19:10 (#52QV5) The COVID-19 crisis may just be the last nail in the coffin for the company.
Lenovo is joining Dell in the “OEM Linux Laptop” club by Jim Salter on 2020-04-27 18:32 (#52QV6) Several Thinkpad models will join the Dell XPS 13 DE in Linux-land this year.
Are electric vehicles doomed? We don’t think so, despite poor sales by Ars Staff on 2020-04-27 16:52 (#52QHM) The prospects are good for EVs, particularly bigger commercial trucks and buses.
Teardown describes iPhone SE as a mix of prior components by Samuel Axon on 2020-04-27 16:14 (#52QHN) Many—but not all—components are interchangeable with the iPhone 8.
Mystery Samsung smartphone is packing a pop-up camera by Ron Amadeo on 2020-04-27 16:04 (#52QHP) Pop-up cameras aren't dead! Check out Samsung's new midrange phone.
Navy releases three videos that showcase “unidentified” objects by Eric Berger on 2020-04-27 15:48 (#52QHQ) "DOD is releasing the videos in order to clear up any misconceptions by the public."
The baby Benz has grown up—the 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA, reviewed by Jim Resnick on 2020-04-27 15:31 (#52QHR) A little gem in some ways, full of useful tech, but the back seat is unlivable.
Starship chilled. Starship pressurized. And for the first time, it didn’t explode by Eric Berger on 2020-04-27 12:54 (#52QA5) Now the company will mount a single engine to the Starship prototype.
Moft Z is a standing desk that fits in your laptop bag by Jim Salter on 2020-04-26 22:00 (#52PPT) You can stand and work anywhere with this origami laptop stand.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels walks a fine line between realism, the supernatural by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-26 19:16 (#52PJV) Spinoff series trades Gothic horror of its predecessor for more of a noir aesthetic.
Music theory meets game theory in 400+ episodes of a great game-music podcast by Ars Staff on 2020-04-26 17:30 (#52PJW) Homages, interviews, and spin-offs, focused on where your fave game melodies came from.
The best board games to play with your quarantined housemates by Ars Staff on 2020-04-26 13:00 (#52P8B) It's the perfect time to sucker those you live with into playing games with you.
A puzzling past sea level rise might have its missing piece by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-04-26 12:00 (#52P8C) About 14,650 years ago, sea level jumped 12 meters in just a few centuries.
The psychology behind that tempting quarantine makeover by WIRED on 2020-04-26 10:15 (#52P4Q) Thinking of bleaching your hair, growing a beard? It's a coping mechanism, not boredom
Review: Chris Hemsworth shows his dramatic acting chops in Extraction by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-25 20:20 (#52NRS) Streaming services like Netflix provide a much-needed platform for mid-level films.
What does COVID-19 mean for car design? We ask Jaguar’s Julian Thomson by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-04-25 20:00 (#52NM7) Plus he tells us about the new F-Type and forthcoming electric XJ sedan.
Games getting us through COVID-19—blocks, roguelites, whatever Death Stranding is by Ars Staff on 2020-04-25 14:00 (#52NA3) We're all stuck at home, but no one's gone stir crazy enough to try Dwarf Fortress (yet).
Ancient Mongol warrior women may have inspired legend of Mulan by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-25 13:00 (#52NA4) Patterns of marks on bones show evidence of archery, horseback riding
Our favorite boardgames that model the natural world by Ars Staff on 2020-04-25 12:00 (#52NA5) Cardboard meets conservation.
Newly unemployed and labeling photos for pennies by WIRED on 2020-04-25 10:44 (#52N6F) People who've lost jobs and are stuck indoors are turning to crowd work.
That no-click iOS 0-day reported to be under exploit doesn’t exist, Apple says by Dan Goodin on 2020-04-24 20:40 (#52MP1) Other critics also question evidence and say 0day may have been confused with simple bug.
FDA now wants chloroquine limited to hospitals and clinical trials [UPDATED] by Cathleen O'Grady on 2020-04-24 18:15 (#52JQQ) Study of veterans finds higher death rates, no benefits.
Amazon reportedly used merchant data, despite telling Congress it doesn’t by Kate Cox on 2020-04-24 18:09 (#52MD2) Amazon is a competitor to its own third-party merchants, and probes abound.
Japanese game historians share 100 Super Famicoms with quarantined families by Kyle Orland on 2020-04-24 17:59 (#52MD3) JARGA sees classics as “a communication tool for parents and children.â€
BCI system gives paralyzed man back his sense of touch with haptic feedback by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-04-24 17:51 (#52MD4) Long-term goal is to develop system that works as well at home as in the laboratory.
Experts demolish studies suggesting COVID-19 is no worse than flu by Beth Mole on 2020-04-24 17:33 (#52MD5) Authors of widely publicized antibody studies “owe us all an apology,†one expert says.
Trump takes good news on disinfectants and gives it an insane spin by John Timmer on 2020-04-24 17:19 (#52MD6) The contrast between Trump and actual experts may have never been greater.
AT&T CEO retiring as telco plans for three years of cost cuts and layoffs by Jon Brodkin on 2020-04-24 16:25 (#52M3Q) AT&T executive John Stankey will take over from Randall Stephenson on July 1.
Android 11 Preview 3 hands-on—Strange changes to Recent Apps and notifications by Ron Amadeo on 2020-04-24 15:11 (#52M3R) Preview 3 has some unfinished UIs that raise interesting questions.
Fallout 76’s “Wastelanders” expansion makes West Virginia feel like home by Ars Staff on 2020-04-24 14:51 (#52M3S) With the addition of NPCs, Appalachia is a lot less lonely.
160,000 Nintendo accounts were compromised—including one of ours [Updated] by Sam Machkovech on 2020-04-24 13:37 (#52DZM) Let our staffer’s woes be a reminder: Change passwords, enable 2FA ASAP.
The pandemic is bringing us closer to our robot takeout future by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-04-24 11:45 (#52KTQ) “We saw that business double overnight,†startup says of UK grocery deliveries.