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It’s a big step forward for satellite servicing.

“That's the acid test.”

Hard drives were already bad at random access I/O—but SMR disks are worse.

After nearly 30 years, VLT's new observations show star moves in rosette-shaped orbit

Two lighthouse keepers in the 1890s put our current isolation into perspective.

It's got a Snapdragon 855 and a huge 6.7-inch display.

While millions shop from home, Amazon can't meet demand as warehouse workers fall ill.

It's the old, familiar path of conspiratorial thinking and government mistrust.

Dealmaster also has deals on Marvel's Spider-Man, Sonos speakers, and more.

Zoox will pay Tesla an undisclosed sum to settle claims of trade secret theft.

Apple has been working on these for a while but has postponed them multiple times.

Price, promotion issues behind million-plus unit reduction.

Film your car at home and the Petersen Museum will show it off on YouTube.

Spate of arson attacks on cell towers fueled by disinformation over pandemic origins.

Tests, hardware comparisons, and lovely results—covered in asterisks.

But Planet Entertainment says it's “fully within its rights” to publish.

The precise cause of the reinfections stumped researchers for months.

Ever wondered how performance scales with number of disks? Read on, friend.

How a new generation of actors is creating a new kind of performance using games.

"When we are divided, the virus exploits the cracks between us."

It has a 10.4-inch LCD, an S-Pen, and a 7040mAh battery.

"They come to us with their hair on fire."

Investigators were unable to talk to witnesses from the White House about it.

Ruling could provide a stronger legal basis for embedding photos and videos.

Administrator Andrew Wheeler bemoans lack of lab studies quantifying harm.

An idea called "leptogenesis" has gotten support from a large neutrino detector.

Apple originally said it was coming in May, so this is earlier than expected.

With public options like the library off-limits, how do you connect in-need students?

The 4.7-inch phone will ship on April 24.

Frontier reduces debt and gets new financing to cover telecom operations.

The biggest question going into this 1989 throwback: How’s your Japanese?

The electric racing series is the latest to go virtual while COVID-19 rages.

“What good is a test if you don’t know it’s giving you reliable results?”

The 2019 Olympus Global Image of the Year honorees find beauty under the microscope.

Trump says his travel ban saved lives while WHO “covered up” COVID-19 pandemic.

If it’s like related viruses, it could cause seasonal outbreaks for years.

Flaws allow remote code execution/system rights elevation.

Contact-tracing capacity is seen as critical to stopping transmission of disease.

The lowest-tier paid plan is dropping to $4 per seat per month from $9.

Company was ordered to make the medical devices by the Trump administration.

Dealmaster also has deals on Google Pixel phones, smart speakers, and more.

If approved, FCC won't subsidize other ISPs in Charter's planned NY territory.

The company seems to be developing a habit of letting outspoken critics go.

The Pixel 6 could have a Google-built processor.

Timothée Chalamet as Paul Atreides, Oscar Isaac as Duke Leto Atreides, and more.

Riot tells Ars kernel-level system could be removed if vulnerability is detected.

Manufacturer says conversion requires “significant rework.” Airbreak suggests otherwise.

Better than the 2020 competition? Sure. Better than last year's phone? Ehhhh.

Baffling baffle brings (almost) boundless blessed silence.

Folding@Home had settled into a low-profile niche. Then came COVID-19.