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Updated 2024-11-30 15:15
Apple releases macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update to fix sleeping Macs
This is one of the last macOS updates we'll see before Catalina.
HBO Max secures exclusive US streaming rights for Doctor Who, other BBC series
Includes USA streaming debut of Who's 11th season, 700 other series' episodes.
Apple hones its focus on services with new TV deals for AirPlay 2, HomeKit
It's another move to get Apple's entertainment services available in more places.
Pai’s FCC orders cities and towns to stop regulating cable broadband
FCC: Cities can't use cable authority to regulate broadband or charge more fees.
Got a horrifying foreign superbug? You may have more than one
Deadly drug-resistant fungus sweeping the globe travels with other superbugs.
Aerosol emissions may not cool the planet as much as we thought
They lead to slightly less watery clouds, which means less cooling than suspected.
FBI says “extremists” motivated by Pizzagate, QAnon are threats
For extremists, the Internet's craziest conspiracies inspire deadly violence.
Cisco pays $8.6 million for selling surveillance system it knew was vulnerable
Whistleblower said Cisco waited more than 4 years to fix serious flaw.
Ninja’ed: Microsoft swipes top game-streamer from Amazon’s Twitch
Will "get back in touch with my roots," does not say how much those roots are worth.
Dealmaster: Save $60 on CalDigit’s TS3 Plus, our favorite Thunderbolt 3 dock
Plus deals on Apple Watches, wireless chargers, portable SSDs, and more.
FCC finally orders ISPs to say exactly where they offer broadband
ISPs will have to submit geospatial maps of broadband service areas.
900hp hybrids are coming for the 2022 IndyCar season
But oval races like the Indy 500 will probably do without.
Why is Electronic Arts almost completely ignoring the Switch?
CEO says Switch owners often prefer to play on their other consoles.
Brace for controversy: Edward Snowden has written a memoir
Permanent Record will go on sale in September.
The SLS rocket may have curbed development of on-orbit refueling for a decade
"Boeing became furious and tried to get me fired."
Ars reviews three cell signal boosters—and they actually work
Cellular signal boosters do work—but are they worth the cost?
Apple’s AirDrop and password sharing features can leak iPhone numbers
Partial hashes broadcast in Bluetooth can be converted to phone numbers, researchers say.
No marshmallows here: Veronica Mars season 4 pulls no punches
A pre-prestige show turns prestige TV, and it works. But it's also different.
One chip to rule them all: It natively runs all types of AI software
Machine learning and artificial neurons right at home on new chip.
Gore-filled Little Monsters red band trailer is delightfully demented fun
Let's sing "If You're Happy and You Know It" and pretend the zombies aren't real.
TV networks sue nonprofit to kill free TV service
Locast, an AT&T-funded nonprofit, retransmits local TV over the Internet.
You’re probably not going to get your $125 from the Equifax settlement
Equifax has somehow found a way to make the settlement even more disappointing.
Samsung won’t let Android tablets die, announces the Galaxy Tab S6
Would you believe Samsung is removing the headphone jack from tablets?
A 2,000-year-old stylus makes a point about ancient Roman humor
Lost in ancient Londinium: "I went to Rome, and all I brought you was this pen."
A second Ebola case in Goma—the first prompted an international emergency
Risk of spread is high as virus returns to bustling border city of around 2 million.
Amazon writes scripts for cops to sling Ring home cameras, report says
Amazon reportedly provides marketing scripts to more than 200 police partners.
Android Auto’s biggest upgrade ever is finally rolling out
It has a darker design and more multitasking capabilities.
Review: NOS4A2 is a haunting fable about the steep cost of creative gifts
Zachary Quinto stars as Charlie Manx in AMC's adaptation of Joe Hill's horror novel.
NASA agrees to work with SpaceX on orbital refueling technology
"The civil servants at Marshall and at Glenn are very talented in this area."
MIT physicists: Social networks could hold the key to finding new particles
It's all about the connectivity between particles, just like mapping social networks.
Virtually every Apple business grew in every region this quarter—except the iPhone
CEO Tim Cook called the quarter a "blowout" for wearables.
Samsung to unpack new Galaxy Tab and Galaxy Watch over the next week
Expect to see big changes in the next tablet and little ones in the smartwatch.
Drugmakers to pay $70 million over deals to keep cheap generics off the market
The settlements will also bar the companies from entering into similar deals.
Cybersecurity officials warn state and local agencies (again) to fend off ransomware
Three Louisiana school districts, Georgia agency part of the latest round of victims.
AT&T kills DirecTV Now brand name as TV subscribers leave in droves
DirecTV Now becomes "AT&T TV Now" as AT&T plans confusing array of TV services.
China is on track to beat its peak-emissions pledge
At a certain per-capita GDP, cities tend to hit peak per-capita emissions.
Nissan’s bigger-battery BEV—the 2019 Leaf Plus review
214hp and up to 226 miles of range thanks to a 62kWh battery pack.
While ozone is recovering, we’re doing things to prolong the process
The ozone layer is healing, but we're not home free yet.
Dealmaster: Take $200 off the latest Dell XPS 13 and get a $200 prepaid card
Plus deals on hit PS4 games, Roku's Streaming Stick+, and computer speakers.
Putting the PS4’s 100 million sales in context
67 months to hit 9 figures is the fastest-ever pace for a home console.
Proposed US law would ban infinite scroll, autoplaying video
The features drive addiction by exploiting our brains, Sen. Josh Hawley says.
First trailer for The Lighthouse evokes early films from a bygone age
It's Director Robert Eggers' follow-up to his 2015 breakout film, The Witch.
How to follow-up Pathfinder? Improve the game, don’t radically change its character
Months of playtesting Pathfinder: Somehow, tweaking everything makes it feel more familiar.
TESS hits the trifecta: Nearby bright star has 3 interesting planets
System is great to figure out planets' masses, study their composition.
Hacker ID’d as former Amazon employee steals data of 106 million people from Capital One
Former systems engineer arrested on charges she accessed data in Firewall hack.
Soon you’ll be able to watch PBS on YouTube
It's the first time PBS will stream live over the Internet.
200 million devices—some mission-critical—vulnerable to remote takeover
Vulnerabilities could pose a serious threat to Internet devices running VxWorks OS.
Google announces the Pixel 4 will have FaceID, radar-powered gestures
The Pixel 4 is getting a full face unlock package with cameras and IR sensors.
Privacy group asks court to reconsider FTC’s $5 billion Facebook deal
The settlement does nothing to address the underlying issues, EPIC says.
After Trump aced cognitive test, doctor who wrote it says it’s being misused
The creator will now require testers to undergo training before testing patients.
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