Masked arsonist might’ve gotten away with it if she hadn’t left Etsy review by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-18 16:48 (#54R75) Woman who burned two police cars IDed by tattoo and Etsy review of her T-shirt.
Acura has invented an airbag that works like a catcher’s mitt by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-18 16:30 (#54R76) It uses three chambers to control head rotation and prevent diffuse axonal injuries.
GM makes cars; how did it quickly pivot to face shields and ventilators? by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-18 12:30 (#54R77) Additive manufacturing and great logistics and supply chains all played a role.
To evade detection, hackers are requiring targets to complete CAPTCHAs by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-18 12:01 (#54R78) Requiring human interaction thwarts automated analysis used by good guys.
Everything we know—and don’t—about Tom Cruise’s plans to film a movie in space by Ars Staff on 2020-06-18 11:30 (#54R79) “Axiom is working with Tom Cruise in the making of a movie,” Jim Bridenstine said this week.
Why one email app went to war with Apple—and why neither one is right by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-18 00:16 (#54QEV) Op-ed: As antitrust probes and WWDC loom, one developer sparks a firestorm.
If Buffy found religion: A Catholic order battles evil in Warrior Nun trailer by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-17 23:08 (#54QDH) "Hell will rise up. And heaven will fall."
WHO gives up on hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19, stops trials by Beth Mole on 2020-06-17 22:45 (#54QDJ) All the data is pointing to the popular anti-malaria drug having no effect.
Justice Department proposes major overhaul of Sec. 230 protections by Kate Cox on 2020-06-17 21:35 (#54QC6) DOJ recommendation is an 8,000 word wish list—only Congress can change the law.
AMD’s upcoming Ryzen 3000XT brings 7nm improvements, higher boost by Jim Salter on 2020-06-17 20:59 (#54QAC) An extra 100-200MHz boost is nice, but it's not worth upgrading from Ryzen 3000.
Boston Dynamics now sells a robot dog to the public, starting at $74,500 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-17 20:42 (#54QAD) After 28 years of R&D, Boston Dynamics launches an online robot store.
An Italian-made rocket faces a big test on Thursday night by Eric Berger on 2020-06-17 18:49 (#54Q4N) “Vega was designed to launch small satellites from the beginning.”
Amid pressure, Zoom will end-to-end encrypt all calls, free or paid by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-17 18:14 (#54PWG) Bowing to critics, Zoom will offer E2EE if non-paying customers register an account.
AT&T’s “headcount rationalization”—i.e. job cuts—hits thousands more workers by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-17 17:24 (#54PWH) AT&T network operations take big hit—thousands of contract workers lose jobs too.
PG&E pleads guilty to manslaughter: “Our equipment started the fire.” by Kate Cox on 2020-06-17 16:11 (#54PS0) PG&E’s “gross negligence” led to massive 2018 Camp Fire, district attorney said.
Rockstar stops hackers from spawning KKK members in Red Dead Online by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-17 15:38 (#54PS1) But other widespread cheating problems still persist.
Tesla reportedly shipping Model Ys with significant manufacturing defects by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-17 14:55 (#54PQ3) Electrek and pro-Tesla subreddits are full of refused deliveries due to defects.
Over 21 years later, Pokémon Snap is coming back on Switch by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-17 14:04 (#54PNQ) No public release date yet for New Pokémon Snap, which will be made by Bandai Namco.
Lawsuit vs. Western Digital wants to end any use of SMR in NAS drives by Jim Salter on 2020-06-17 10:30 (#54PHD) The hits keep coming against Western Digital's much-loathed SMR Red disks.
Formula E returns in August, will run six races in nine days in Berlin by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-17 08:15 (#54PGC) There will be three double-headers with different track layouts, but no spectators.
Apple is reopening a bunch of stores in the US and Canada… again by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-16 22:55 (#54P8D) 70 stores will reopen this week, but they'll continue to focus on appointments.
Homeopaths sell injections containing strychnine, lead, mercury. Seriously by Beth Mole on 2020-06-16 22:25 (#54P8E) Don’t inject yourself with poison—regardless of what homeopaths say.
HTC’s first 5G smartphone is packing a big 5,000mAh battery by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-16 22:06 (#54P76) HTC returns to the smartphone market with a midrange, ~$640 device.
Multiple “CIA failures” led to theft of agency’s top-secret hacking tools by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-16 21:06 (#54P5P) Vault 7, the worst data theft in CIA history, could have been avoided, report finds.
As COVID-19 cases increase, Pence blames prevalence of testing by Kate Cox on 2020-06-16 19:55 (#54P3Z) Yes, more testing means more proof of cases—but there's far more to it than that.
Mutation may be helping the coronavirus spread more readily by John Timmer on 2020-06-16 19:35 (#54P40) A mutation that's becoming common seems to boost infectivity in cultured cells.
Over 500 free, downloadable demos are now live at Steam Summer Festival by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-16 19:09 (#54P2E) Seven-day event includes a few biggies, plus former Epic Games Store exclusives.
T-Mobile’s outage yesterday was so big that even Ajit Pai is mad by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-16 17:19 (#54P0Y) But Pai's FCC has a history of letting carriers off easy.
COVID-19 death rate cut by cheap steroid, according to unpublished data by Beth Mole on 2020-06-16 17:06 (#54NYY) Researchers have yet to release data on the trial, but many are optimistic.
Talking Tiberium: Command & Conquer dev on LAN mode, going open source, and more by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-16 17:00 (#54MF2) Watch Remastered Collection's lead producer take your questions for 30-plus minutes.
Report faults NOAA leaders’ response to president’s Sharpie moment by Scott K. Johnson on 2020-06-16 16:40 (#54NYZ) Report finds problems but can’t talk to the people who ordered a key statement.
Apple’s AirPods Pro are down to a new low price on Amazon today by Ars Staff on 2020-06-16 16:26 (#54NZ0) Dealmaster also has deals on Switch games, tons of Amazon devices, and more.
Nintendo issues cease-and-desist for Switch modchip installation service by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-16 16:17 (#54NZ1) “All I’m doing is putting the solder on,” says installer, who doesn’t sell the chips.
Boomshakalaka: How the original NBA Jam caught fire through chaos by Sam Machkovech on 2020-06-16 15:10 (#54NRK) Former Midway titan Mark Turmell talks rubber-banding, “on fire,” Michael Jordan.
Tesla cuts Model S price by $5,000, bumps range to 402 miles by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-16 14:13 (#54NPA) The American EV maker wants to spur interest in its oldest model.
EC opens antitrust probe into Apple Pay, Apple’s App Store by Financial Times on 2020-06-16 14:09 (#54NPB) App Store and Apple Pay face scrutiny amid competition concerns.
Georgia shows why November’s election could be chaos by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-06-16 11:00 (#54NFE) Coronavirus and voting-technology glitches led to hours-long waits for voters.
Chilling out: Physicists create exotic “fifth form of matter” on board the ISS by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-06-15 23:44 (#54N11) JPL built Cold Atom Lab to make so-called Bose-Einstein condensates in microgravity.
Beijing reinstated lockdown as US officials warn the same could happen here by Beth Mole on 2020-06-15 23:02 (#54MZP) The pandemic is still with us, experts warn, and we need to be ready for upticks.
eBay execs sent roaches and “bloody pig mask” to harass journalists, feds say by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-15 20:35 (#54MR0) Ex-execs arrested for alleged harassment of couple who run e-commerce news site.
US FDA pulls its emergency approval of chloroquine use for COVID-19 by John Timmer on 2020-06-15 20:09 (#54MR1) As evidence built, justification for using the drug was hard to come by.
Political groups use “deeply spooky” protester location data, report finds by Kate Cox on 2020-06-15 19:46 (#54MR2) Activists want demonstrators to stay active—but privacy implications abound.
More than 7 in 10 Americans won’t use contact-tracing apps, data shows by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-06-15 19:06 (#54MQA) That's a decline from April, when only 1 in 2 rejected the idea.
Paleolithic French didn’t let their dead rest peacefully by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-06-15 19:00 (#54MQB) The unusual burials hint at complex social structure and spiritual beliefs.
FCC Republican has “deep reservations” about Trump’s social media crackdown by Jon Brodkin on 2020-06-15 18:35 (#54MQC) FCC may have no authority to impose Trump’s Big Tech order, O’Rielly said.
Google is messing with the address bar again—new experiment hides URL path by Ron Amadeo on 2020-06-15 18:16 (#54MQD) New address-bar tweak would show only the domain name instead of the page URL.
The 16-inch MacBook Pro got a new GPU option that’s up to 75% faster by Samuel Axon on 2020-06-15 17:05 (#54MF1) Apple has also begun selling an SSD upgrade kit for the Mac Pro.
Living the Top Gun dream, on a budget by Ars Staff on 2020-06-15 16:20 (#54MF3) DIY kit planes that replicate classic warbirds have become (slightly) more accessible.
The PlayStation 5 looks to be the biggest game console ever made by Kyle Orland on 2020-06-15 15:21 (#54M6J) Contextual photo analysis suggests a 15-inch+ width, ~550-cubic-inch volume.
Intel will soon bake anti-malware defenses directly into its CPUs by Dan Goodin on 2020-06-15 13:00 (#54M4R) Control-Flow Enforcement Technology will debut in Tiger Lake microarchitecture.