You can take $20 off three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate today by Ars Staff on 2020-06-09 18:32 (#54GR0) Dealmaster also has deals on Bose headphones, PS4 games, Roku sticks, and more.
Plundering of crypto keys from ultrasecure SGX sends Intel scrambling again by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-09 18:19 (#54GR1) Intel's speculative execution flaws go deeper and are harder to fix than we thought.
1 billion robocalls net $225M FCC fine that will likely never be collected by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-09 18:00 (#54GMZ) Insurance scam faked Caller ID and targeted numbers on Do Not Call List, FCC says.
Google Meet takes on Zoom with AI-powered noise cancellation by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-09 17:07 (#54GHF) AI can remove dog barks, taps, and other background noise in your video chats.
Sony’s Back Button Attachment is finally back in stock, so here’s our review by Jeff Dunn on 2020-06-09 16:56 (#54GHG) After three-month absence, $30 add-on is worth a look for hardcore PS4 players.
Whoa! First teaser for Bill & Ted Face the Music drops, is most excellent by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-09 16:46 (#54GHH) The time-traveling dynamic duo reunites with a few old friends to save the universe.
Apple plans to announce ARM transition for all Macs at WWDC 2020 by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-09 16:14 (#54GHJ) Report claims internal Apple testing has seen “sizable improvements” over Intel.
Hackers for hire targeted hundreds of institutions, says report by Financial Times on 2020-06-09 15:57 (#54GE7) 28k webpages set up to steal passwords from elected officials, lawyers, and journalists.
IBM asks Congress for police reform, leaves facial recognition business by Kate Cox on 2020-06-09 15:29 (#54GE8) IBM wants Congress to act “in pursuit of justice and racial equity,” CEO wrote.
Pinebook Pro review—a $200 FOSS-to-the-hilt magnesium-chassis laptop by Jim Salter on 2020-06-09 10:15 (#54G03) The tinker-friendly gadget shows a lot of promise, despite COVID-19 QA issues.
Planet teams with SpaceX to expand its Earth-observation constellation by Eric Berger on 2020-06-09 10:00 (#54FYA) “They cut the price so much we could not believe what we were looking at.”
Kevin Bacon is a writer with a dark secret in You Should Have Left trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-09 02:14 (#54FN0) We're getting some strong The Others meets The Shining vibes.
The Motorola Fusion+ is a pop-up camera phone with a blemish free display by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-09 00:58 (#54FM1) Motorola's upgraded pop-up camera phone costs around $339.
Decoding the clues: After 10 years, the “Fenn treasure” has finally been found by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-08 23:33 (#54FJG) Over 350,000 people have tried to decipher the clues Forrest Fenn hid in a poem.
Clubhouse Games review: The Nintendo version of a ‘90s CD-ROM compilation by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-08 22:30 (#54FGD) Not perfect, but over 20 solid travel-sized board games make this an easy rec.
Brazil pulls all coronavirus stats, then releases incompatible numbers by John Timmer on 2020-06-08 21:47 (#54FEP) One of the hardest hit countries is limiting access to its data.
Cox slows Internet speeds in entire neighborhoods to punish any heavy users by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-08 20:55 (#54FCG) Cox warns customers to lower usage, imposes 10Mbps upload limit on “gigabit” plan.
New Zealand has beaten COVID-19. Here’s how by Beth Mole on 2020-06-08 20:45 (#54FCH) Vigilance still required, but Kiwis can return to normal life, events, and gatherings.
Senator wants to know if police are using Clearview to ID protesters by Kate Cox on 2020-06-08 20:34 (#54FCJ) Police ability to face-match anyone amid mass protests is troubling, critics say.
What causes Saturn’s strange polar cloud hexagon? by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-08 18:32 (#54F8E) Simulation with deep convection points to hidden vortices.
PS5 game reveal event is back on: Thursday, June 11 [Updated] by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-08 18:19 (#542XT) With this update, we've learned that Sony has an unusual tip: "Wear headphones."
Fractal flaming hydrogen wiggles through tiny gaps by Chris Lee on 2020-06-08 16:13 (#54EYZ) In a confined space, hydrogen burns on, making a beautiful fractal pattern.
Cyberpunk 2077 will come to Stadia after console, PC launch by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-08 14:47 (#54EW4) Thus far, few games have hit Stadia the same day as their wider launch.
The 2020 VW Golf GTI proves you shouldn’t overcomplicate an icon by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-08 14:24 (#54EW5) There’s an all-new model due late next year, but the Mk7 soldiers on until then.
Astronomers have finally measured the distance of first observed Einstein ring by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-08 12:01 (#54EM8) The celestial object, a quasar known as MG 1131+0456, is 10 billion light years away.
Vicodin, ketamine, and caffeine: The ingredients of a good space pharmacy by Ars Staff on 2020-06-08 11:30 (#54EM9) If humans want to live longterm in space, they'll need medicines—research is scarce for now.
Review: Elisabeth Moss gives a brilliantly subversive performance in Shirley by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-07 18:53 (#54E15) The film is based on Susan Scarf Merrell's 2014 novel about author Shirley Jackson.
After ESPN’s Bruce Lee doc, you’ll see Enter the Dragon through a whole new lens by Nathan Mattise on 2020-06-07 12:00 (#54DQ2) The legend of Bruce Lee can speak to an entirely different era without raising a fist.
This bot hunts software bugs for the Pentagon by WIRED on 2020-06-07 11:30 (#54DQ3) Champion of a 2016 DARPA contest at DEFCON, now Mayhem gets used by the military.
The F-word’s hidden superpower: Repeating it can increase your pain threshold by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-06 20:38 (#54DAE) Made-up swears like “fouch” or “twizpipe” just don’t have the same effect.
Here’s what WHO says your mask should have to prevent COVID-19 spread by Beth Mole on 2020-06-06 16:08 (#54D3A) For homemade masks, you're probably doing it wrong, guidance suggests.
Exploit code for wormable flaw on unpatched Windows devices published online by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-06 14:42 (#54D1K) Once elusive, remote code execution is looking increasingly likely.
Schools turn to surveillance tech to prevent COVID-19 spread by WIRED on 2020-06-06 13:00 (#54CYT) Schools hope tracking beacons can identify where students congregate, who should be isolated.
What’s up with Sweden? by John Timmer on 2020-06-06 12:00 (#54CXN) After limiting its lockdown, Sweden is neither success story nor disaster zone.
We put Western Digital’s dreaded SMR Red drive to the test by Jim Salter on 2020-06-05 21:40 (#54CED) Western Digital's SMR disks won't work for ZFS, but they're okay for most NASes.
Americans are drinking bleach and dunking food in it to prevent COVID-19 by Beth Mole on 2020-06-05 20:21 (#54CBM) Thirty-nine percent of surveyed people admitted to at least one risky practice.
Archaeologists find a way to look for ancient beer by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-06-05 20:10 (#54C97) In the process, they discovered the oldest evidence of malted drinks in central Europe.
Tear gas is more dangerous than police let on—especially during the pandemic by Ars Staff on 2020-06-05 19:20 (#54C98) It also seeps into homes; contaminates food, furniture; and can cause long-term lung damage.
New iPad keyboard shortcuts aim to make up for lack of function keys by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-05 19:15 (#54C6Q) It would address one of our main complaints about the Magic Keyboard peripheral.
Motorola’s sub-$200 Moto G Fast and Moto E pack modern designs, big batteries by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-05 18:34 (#54C6R) Motorola turns in great budget designs, but whiffs on NFC.
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection review: Loving the smell of Tiberium by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-05 17:00 (#54C0H) This 4K-ready return hews tightly to the original games, and that's mostly good news.
Investors argue against excessive pay package for Activision CEO by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-05 15:32 (#54BXD) Activision defends Kotick's pay by citing the company's healthy stock performance.
From Zelda to Civ to Frostpunk—can climate change be fun? by Ars Staff on 2020-06-05 11:30 (#54BJT) "The climate change and disaster mechanics are the most compelling additions to Civ VI."
Rocket Report: Falcon 9 leaps forward; a gator and a Dragon by Eric Berger on 2020-06-05 11:00 (#54BGH) “We knew the test-stand was nearing its end-of-life.”
Iran- and China-backed phishers try to hook the Trump and Biden campaigns by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-05 01:29 (#54B4V) It's starting to feel a lot like 2016.
A detective hunts a costumed vigilante in Major Grom: Plague Doctor trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-05 01:16 (#54B4W) It's like The Punisher meets V for Vendetta, but in Russian.
Do face masks help? Studies leaning toward yes by John Timmer on 2020-06-04 22:16 (#54B15) Most of the data, however, comes from SARS and MERS.
Instagram just threw users of its embedding API under the bus by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-04 21:32 (#54AYR) People may need to get permission before embedding someone else's Instagram photo.
Huawei’s temperature-taking smartphone is the most 2020 phone of 2020 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-04 21:15 (#54AYS) An IR temperature sensor lets a smartphone do fever screening for COVID-19.
Nature’s cosmic hard drive? Black holes could store information like holograms by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-04 21:00 (#54AVW) Theoretical black holes are ideal toy models for thought experiments in quantum gravity.