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FCC says 21M Americans lack broadband, but a study found it's actually over 42M.

It has a more aerodynamic shape, clever software, and a solar panel for a roof.

Plus deals on iPads, wireless chargers, Resident Evil 3, and more.

Local leaders condemned the group for a year before Facebook removed it.

There's a new icon, new tabs, and the death of the hamburger button.

Federal courts use hefty PACER fees to pay for non-PACER projects.

The most reliable way to test disks is down-and-dirty, on the command line.

“We would go to parties where there would be things like ice sculptures of the ATK logo."

After an expanding red giant engulfed its neighbor, chaos.

Statement suggests expanding cloud focus for Microsoft's coming gaming efforts.

Ongoing campaign installs credential stealers, RATs, ransomware, and cryptominers.

Fiber TV no longer available to new customers, but YouTube TV is.

Only a few applications are included so far, but it's hopefully a start.

See the gooey innards of Motorola's nostalgic flip phone.

FCC suggests potential “enforcement actions” in letters to seven phone companies.

Yet another Electron implementation of a “secure” app turns out not to be.

Grand Theft Auto, Red Dead scribe was famously reclusive with the press.

A new study says footprints in volcanic rock probably belong to Homo heidelbergensis.

Dell is releasing the 2019 and 2020 editions of its Linux laptop just four months apart.

Study reveals that polymers of varying strand lengths are the key ingredient.

Machine-learning software fills in missing details to produce realistic images.

For something like $8 billion a year, it could soak up a lot of COâ‚‚.

It's much less efficient than photovoltaics, but it works around the clock.

The company has caught a lot of flak for its privacy practices in the past year.

Flaw affecting selected sudo versions is easy for unprivileged users to exploit.

Xiaomi's India-focused phone offers a big spec sheet and a really low price.

Tesla's latest share price values the company at more than $170 billion.

AT&T lost $1.2B in Q4 by preventing Time Warner shows from airing on Netflix.

The main source of infections is most likely people coughing and sneezing.

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SSL certificates aren't optional anymore—no cert, no authentication, no service.

Untested platform from campaign tech startup buckles under strain of caucus tallies.

GeForce Now works with hundreds of games you may already own, includes free tier.

Google parent offers increased transparency to improve dealings with shareholders.

Google's data export service exported the wrong data.

Before Ferdinand Porsche invented the world's first hybrid, he built a BEV.

"This is not a hack or an intrusion," a party official says.

Ekans represents a "new and deeply concerning" evolution in malware targeting control systems.

A rundown of the biology behind testing for a virus we hadn't seen before.

Backers have ignored experts who say online voting is a security nightmare.

Child pornography also found on 21-year-old's hard drive.

You don't need mad coding skills to make Google Maps show you bad data.

It's a slice of Scandinavia in the Midwest.

“It is outrageous that Goop continues to exploit health issues in order to make money.”

Labels suing ISP want to know if jurors read Ars, use BitTorrent, or support EFF.

TCL's brand-name license will expire, leading to a clean, swift death.

A spoiler-y homage to what just might be the best sitcom ever.

Homo habilis knew how to choose the right rock for the job, a new study suggests.

Worldcom inflated its earnings to mask the impact of the 2001 dot-com crash.

The new company is called Prime Planet Energy and Solutions.