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Review: Charlize Theron shines as a world-weary immortal in The Old Guard
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood's film shares strengths, weaknesses of Extraction
For the second time this year, Amazon Games puts a new title into hiding
Follows Crucible's unceremonious un-launch in June.
IBM has a problem with Google’s Open Usage Commons
The ties between the Open Usage Commons and Google may be too strong and clear.
Google’s new Nest smart speaker is all cloth
We just don’t know what it’s called.
Charter’s hidden “Broadcast TV” fee now adds $197 a year to cable bills
Hidden fee not included in Spectrum’s advertised prices raised yet again.
Commerce “Sharpiegate” report finally released without redaction
Emails, texts, interviews reveal who was responsible.
Florida men charged with selling bleach as COVID-19 cure, threatening “a Waco”
“Church of Bleach” members allegedly failed to comply with court order, threatened judge.
Tesla rival Rivian raises $2.5 billion to make electric trucks and SUVs
The market for electric trucks is about to get crowded.
Apple’s AirPods and wireless charging case are down to their lowest Amazon price
Dealmaster also has deals on Switch games and gear, Echo devices, and more.
French parliament passes porn age-verification legislation
A similar proposal in the UK was put on hold last year.
Augmented reality heads-up displays for cars are finally a real thing
Mercedes-Benz will be the first OEM to offer the tech in the new S-Class sedan.
Rocket Report: Surprise Israeli launch, Britain decides to bail out OneWeb
“iRocket will be competing with SpaceX.”
Android 10 has the fastest update rate ever, hits 16% of users in 10 months
Google's next target? Linux kernel portability and modularity.
Unreal’s new iPhone app does live motion capture with Face ID sensors
It's another rare, killer app for the iPhone's TrueDepth sensor array.
Valve secrets spill over—including Half-Life 3—in new Steam documentary app
No VR headset is required to dive into this $10 multimedia explosion.
120,000-year-old necklace tells of the origin of string
String may have been invented between 160,000 and 120,000 years ago.
Frontier misled subscribers about Internet speeds and prices, AG finds
Washington state AG forces Frontier Northwest to clearly disclose prices, speeds.
Get your first look at the Samsung Galaxy Note 20
See a hands-on video and photos of Samsung’s next flagship.
The return of the $70 video game has been a long time coming
Top-end game pricing has never been lower when measured in constant dollars.
Manage your expectations about the benefits of emissions cuts, study says
Climate is variable, so how long does it take for our efforts to be obvious?
Google Play apps with 500,000 downloads subscribe users to costly services
Malware family that has infiltrated Play since 2017 strikes again.
Is SARS-CoV-2 airborne? Questions abound—but here’s what we know
A look at the data on aerosol transmission.
First teaser for The Boys S2 promises another wild and bloody ride
“Don't you worry. Daddy's home.”
CDC to issue new guidelines on reopening schools after Trump blowup
Trump has intensified calls to open schools, despite clear plans and surging COVID-19.
Microsoft neuters Office 365 account attacks that used clever ruse
Businesses in 62 countries targeted in financial fraud scam.
Amid oil- and gas-pipeline halts, Dakota Access operator ignores court
Pipelines are having a bad week.
Intel details Thunderbolt 4: Required DMA protection, longer cables, and more
It will be fully compatible with USB4.
Superpowered siblings time travel to save the world in Umbrella Academy S2 trailer
Same weird family. New weird problems. And maybe the end of the world as we know it.
Harvard, MIT sue Trump admin to block deportation of online-only students
ICE requires students with F-1 visas to leave US or take in-person classes.
Hong Kong downloads of Signal surge as residents fear crackdown
A new security law is expected to undermine Hong Kong’s autonomy and freedoms.
Scrabble players move toward banning 200+ slurs from tournament play
Player group CEO says proposed move reflects words’ “power to cause harm.”
Ask Ars: Should you stop using the word “marijuana”?
Do words matter? The “Marijuana” versus “cannabis” debate.
New data indicates that some Polynesians carry Native American DNA
We may have focused on the wrong island, maybe even the wrong voyagers.
A handful of first-party Nintendo Switch games are on sale today
Dealmaster also has deals on AirPods, Sony noise-canceling headphones, and more.
The new Snapdragon 865 Plus packs Wi-Fi 6E, 10% higher clocks
Qualcomm's flagship SoC gets a midcycle upgrade with the latest Wi-Fi standard.
Mazda adds 250 horsepower turbo engine to the 2021 Mazda 3
With 250hp and 310lb-ft, the 2021 Mazda 3 Turbo gets more go.
Duke scientist questions his own research with new study faulting task fMRI
“This sub-branch of fMRI could go extinct if we can't address this critical limitation.”
IT pros indicted after arranging credit card payments for weed startup
The cannabis industry is in a legal twilight zone that makes payments difficult.
Independent reviewers offer 80 suggestions to make Starliner safer
“Every mission is a learning experience.”
Trump administration “looking into” ban on TikTok, other Chinese apps
Social media apps could be next target in White House's trade war with China.
Trump “officially” takes US out of WHO, but withdrawal is a year-long process
Trump's power to take US out of WHO limited by 1948 congressional resolution.
AMD’s Ryzen 3000XT CPU refresh is here—benchmarks inside
AMD's 3000XT series CPUs offer minor single-threaded gains—and not much else.
Does First Amendment let ISPs sell Web-browsing data? Judge is skeptical
Maine privacy law survives initial ruling on free-speech and preemption claims.
New Chrome experiment promises up to 28% more battery life
Throttling JavaScript timers stops background tabs from sucking up so much power.
Amazon Prime Video will finally offer one of Netflix’s most basic features
User profiles, along with parental controls, launch today.
Audi drops a new electric Q4 e-tron Sportback crossover—on sale in 2022
Production starts in 2021, US deliveries a year later.
City builds open-access broadband network with Google Fiber as its first ISP
W. Des Moines to build fiber conduits city-wide, let multiple ISPs offer service.
Sega’s next retro hardware is a 1/6th-scale multi-game arcade cabinet
Japanese Astro City Mini will sport 36 games, including Virtua Fighter.
An extended interview with Star Control creators Fred Ford & Paul Reiche III
Geek out to two hours of Ur-Quan design secrets and behind-the-scenes tales.
Congress may allow NASA to launch Europa Clipper on a Falcon Heavy
New budget also offers some hope for Human Landing System.
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