$100 billion “universal fiber” plan proposed by Democrats in Congress by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-25 18:00 (#551FW) Ambitious legislation would deploy 100Mbps symmetrical broadband throughout US.
Grab one of our recommended USB-C PD portable batteries for $19 today by Ars Staff on 2020-06-25 17:42 (#551FX) Dealmaster also has more USB-C accessories, microSD cards, headphones, and more.
Two record DDoSes disclosed this week underscore their growing menace by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-25 17:32 (#551D2) More bots + better DDoS traps = ever-growing amounts of junk traffic.
Cyberpunk 2077’s big summer trailer: Braindance your way into Keanu [Updated] by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-25 17:07 (#551D3) Choose your origin story: Nomad, corporate, or street kid. Hack, drive, and kill.
Meet the Lordstown Endurance, a new $52,500 electric work truck by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-25 15:57 (#5519J) The reveal is being livestreamed from Ohio.
Twitter not liable in Devin Nunes’ beef with cow account, judge rules by Kate Cox on 2020-06-25 15:28 (#5516D) The judge reviewing the case found defamation claim to be a load of bull.
Lawsuit by Black YouTubers against YouTube faces “uphill battle” by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-25 15:17 (#5516E) An expert says Section 230 gives YouTube broad immunity for content decisions.
Astronomers think this black hole collision may have exploded with light by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-25 14:00 (#5512A) If they're right, it adds one more element to new field of multi-messenger astronomy.
Facebook executive admits to “trust deficit” on call with advertisers by Financial Times on 2020-06-25 13:23 (#5512B) Social media company hit by mass boycotts over political content moderation.
Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-25 13:00 (#550Z1) Comcast/Mozilla deal follows dispute over ISP snooping and DNS encryption.
You should play Namco’s lost arcade-action classic, Mr. Driller DrillLand by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-25 07:00 (#550HJ) Japan-only GameCube gem now out on PC, Switch, is an ode to Namco's arcade heyday.
White House ordered NIH to cancel coronavirus research funding, Fauci says by Beth Mole on 2020-06-24 23:16 (#5508W) The research was the target of a conspiracy theory about the origin of the new coronavirus.
With YouTube Music, Google is holding my speakers for ransom by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-24 22:47 (#5508X) YouTube Music charges a monthly fee to play my music on my speaker?
Here’s what’s happening to Boot Camp amid the Apple silicon transition by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-24 22:23 (#5508Y) Virtualization might not be enough for gamers, so what about Windows?
Western Digital adds “Red Plus” branding for non-SMR hard drives by Jim Salter on 2020-06-24 22:08 (#54ZA2) Update: Western Digital responds to our pricing questions—sort of.
Can you 3D print Damascus steel? Pretty much, yeah by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-24 21:28 (#5507D) Steel structure is controlled with clever use of the laser.
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.