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Coronavirus Monday update, May 4
An overview of some of the developing stories of the past week.
Antivaxxers spearhead protests against lockdown orders, demand “freedom”
“These groups all ultimately have the same message: We want you to get sick.”
NYT defeats Ajit Pai as judge orders FCC to provide net neutrality records
FCC must reveal IP addresses and user-agent headers of net neutrality commenters.
“Chickens**t” whistleblower firings are “poison,” resigning Amazon VP says
Firings highlight “toxicity running through the company culture,” Bray said.
Drama in iRacing as IndyCar champ wrecks F1 star on purpose
Everyone has to decide if it's only a game or if it's a real sport.
Nine years ago, SpaceX called its shot on capturing the flag
“I understand Atlantis also brought a unique American flag up to the station.”
With new 13-inch MacBook Pro, Apple waves goodbye to the butterfly keyboard
Keyboard aside, cheaper storage and 10th-generation Intel CPUs headline this refresh.
Ubuntu 20.04: Welcome to the future, Linux LTS disciples
ZFS gets more accessible, security becomes a bigger priority, and Ubuntu speeds up overall.
Billy Mitchell takes his Donkey Kong high-score cheating case to court
Newly revealed Twin Galaxies defamation suit has been quietly proceeding for months.
Indulge your morbid curiosity about the pandemic with these ten films
New study on mid-pandemic media preferences shows some of us lean into the morbid.
How well can algorithms recognize your masked face?
There's a scramble to adapt to a world where people routinely cover their faces.
It’s a wonderful afterlife: Smart, funny Upload is a sheer delight
VFX supervisor Marshall Krasser on the challenge of keeping it real—but not too real.
SXSW on Amazon—French electronica, Dark Web subcultures, and two great shorts
SXScreeners: Shorts and soundtracks rule this Amazon-hosted digital film fest
Review: Sagrada, a top dice-drafting board game, goes digital
Get yer glass on with this great version of the board game hit.
Why it took so long to dial back oil production, despite the glut
Oil producers have finally started shutting down wells after demand plummeted.
First trailer for HBO’s Lovecraft Country blends eldritch horrors and racism
Jonathan Majors plays Atticus Black, who takes a road trip to find his missing father.
Physicists identify unique signature to confirm quark-gluon plasma in Universe
Simulations show that QGP could form in immediate aftermath of neutron star merger.
NASA will pay a staggering $146 million for each SLS rocket engine
The rocket needs four engines and it is expendable.
NIH abruptly cuts coronavirus research funding, alarming scientists
The funding went to understanding how coronaviruses jump from bats to humans.
Zachary Quinto’s child-snatching psychic vampire is back in NOS4A2 S2
"Are you ready for the ride of your life?"
First drug known to work against SARS-CoV-2 imaged in action
Structural details of how remdesivir keeps the virus from making copies of itself.
It seems like humans really are going to launch into orbit from America again
"We’re asking people not to travel to the Kennedy Space Center."
Intel’s 10th generation desktop CPUs have arrived—still on 14nm
Once again, Intel's banking on a high clock speed to drum up excitement.
Raspberry Pi launches camera with interchangeable lens system for $50
The "High Quality Camera" unlocks a world of photography options for the Pi.
Tesla stock plunges after Musk tweets “Tesla stock price is too high”
Musk tweeted that he is "selling almost all physical possessions."
New earnings report shows Microsoft’s shift to cloud and subscriptions is working
Azure's still going strong, and even Xbox avoided major losses.
Frontier, amid bankruptcy, is suspected of lying about broadband expansion
Small ISPs want investigation as Frontier tries to block FCC funding for rivals.
Sony says major The Last of Us Part 2 leak didn’t come from employee [Updated]
No spoilers here, but details about character relationships, fates are out there.
Congress calls on Bezos to come explain Amazon’s possible lies
And if he doesn't come voluntarily, he'll be voluntold with a subpoena.
NASA is counting on a lot of unproven rockets for its Artemis plan
Notably, the space agency seems to have taken an upgraded SLS off the table.
NASCAR becomes the first major sport to resume events with May races
It will hold seven races over 10 days at tracks in Darlington and Charlotte.
The Ars COVID-19 vaccine primer: 100-plus in the works, 8 in clinical trials
Here's where we are and what may lie ahead for a vaccine against COVID-19.
Rocket Report: Starship set for static fire test, meet “The Dorado” booster
“We have frozen the program until better times.”
ICANN blocks controversial sale of .org domain to a private equity firm
ICANN concludes privatizing .org domain isn’t in the public interest.
LockBit, the new ransomware for hire: a sad and cautionary tale
You've probably never heard of LockBit, but that's likely to change.
In an unusual investor call, Apple reports flat quarterly earnings amid COVID-19
CEO Tim Cook talked at least as much about COVID-19 efforts as the business itself.
Face ID doesn’t work when you’re wearing a mask—Apple’s about to address that
Not every beta feature makes it to release, but this one seems likely.
Fairphone and /e/ team up to build open source, sustainable smartphone
The Fairphone 3 becomes an open source, Google-less, repairable smartphone.
Amazon locks down internal employee communications amid organizing efforts
If all complaints must first be approved by a manager, there will be fewer of them.
Bose’s latest noise-cancelling headphones are down to their lowest price yet
Dealmaster also has deals on Fitbit trackers, PlayStation Plus, and more.
Want your flowers to glow? If you’re OK with GMOs, that’s now an option
May incidentally prove useful in tracking plant development.
Comcast overcharged elderly couple $600, denied refund until contacted by Ars
Auto-pay compounded Comcast error, leading to a year of $50 monthly overcharges.
Georgia ditches road testing new drivers amid pandemic
They will still need 40 hours of supervised driving, although no one will check.
We’re making garbage patches on the ocean floor, too
Microplastics are accumulating in ocean floor biodiversity hotspots.
NASA awards lunar lander contracts to Blue Origin, Dynetics—and Starship
“Between the three contractors, I think NASA has everything it needs to be successful.”
The 2020 Chevrolet Bolt EV is solid but lacks advanced features
The midlife refresh is delayed until 2021, but Chevy's EV got a 10% range boost.
War Stories: How Prince of Persia slew the Apple II’s memory limitations
We're resurfacing our interview from last month now that Mechner's book is out.
Virtualization on the Linux desktop—Gnome Boxes vs virt-manager
We took Gnome Boxes for a quick spin—it has promise but needs more work.
New report says SLS rocket managers concerned about fuel leaks
“Should leaks or other issues be discovered, the program will need time.”
It’s one last time-traveling mission for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in S7 trailer
Final season picks up where S6's cliffhanger finale left off.
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