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The Witcher’s Netflix success: How three timelines somehow became cohesive
A great example of how a TV series' expansion beyond books, games can succeed.
Review: Cowboy Bebop becomes a boardgame
The iconic anime goes cardboard... with mixed results.
Inside TASBot’s semi-secret, probably legal effort to control the Nintendo Switch
Behind the scenes as a speedrunning robot breaks in to modern consoles.
Amazon takes a swipe at PayPal’s $4 billion acquisition
Holiday shoppers warned that Honey, a popular browser extension, was a “security risk.”
Apple slashes trade-in values for many of its products
Mostly iPhone and iPad models are affected; Macs didn't see much change.
Xbox Series X won’t have next-gen exclusives for a while
All early Series X releases will also be playable on previous Xbox One models.
Trump taking credit for lower cancer death rate is absurd, expert explains
The decline in cancer death rates began 26 years before Trump took office.
Indian Supreme Court finds 150-day Internet blackout in Kashmir illegal
Narendra Modi's government has cut Kashmir off from the Internet since August.
FCC will pay ISPs to deploy broadband with 250GB monthly data cap
Ajit Pai's rural-broadband fund now includes 50Mbps tier with 250GB data cap.
New LG CEO won’t give up on smartphone market, promises profitability by 2021
LG CEO lists an expanded phone lineup as key to competing.
Will lithium-sulfur batteries be in our future?
A recent paper solves some, but not all, of the chemistry's problems.
California considers selling its own generic prescription drugs
“The cost of healthcare is just too damn high," California governor says.
Intel’s Mobileye has a plan to dominate self-driving—and it might work
Mobileye made a self-driving car that only uses cameras—no lidar or radar.
Forget Top Gun: Maverick—let’s settle Blue Thunder vs. Airwolf once and for all
Remember when you could build a whole franchise out of just a cool vehicle?
Rocket Report: SpaceX goes vertical, smallsat launch dates slip
Wait, China wants to launch how many rockets this year?
1917 film review: War has never been captured so incredibly
A few liberties taken with WWI's events, but they're very, very worth it.
Here’s what a $300 set of official, sapphire-loaded D&D dice looks like
Only 1,974 sets were made to honor the game's 45th anniversary.
Deadly fungus became resistant to all existing drugs in 3 unlinked US patients
It was considered an urgent threat before this.
A young computer engineer tries to solve a mystery in first teaser for Devs
"The sense that you were participating in life was only ever an illusion."
Trump plans to “modernize” environmental impact reports
A shorter time and far more limited analysis guarantees few impacts will be found.
New Bluetooth standard copies best features of Apple, Qualcomm’s proprietary tech
The spec will adopt some features we've seen in Apple's proprietary solutions.
US Government-funded Android phones come preinstalled with unremovable malware
Phones were sold to low-income people under the FCC's Lifeline Assistance program.
Misleading political ads are the user’s problem to avoid, Facebook says
Rather than ban lies or microtargeting, the company's putting the onus on users.
Ukraine airliner that crashed in Iran likely shot down, US officials say
Satellite imagery suggests antiaircraft missile was involved in crash that killed 176.
Samsung’s Galaxy XCover Pro brings back the removable battery
This will be the highest-end removable-battery phone on the market.
Fox executive teases Browncoats with hints of possible Firefly revival
Fox president of entertainment Michael Thorn made the comments during TCA.
Verizon’s great FiOS offer to me: Pay $50 extra for slower Internet
Verizon claims it's killing the cable bundle, then tells me I can't un-bundle.
Dealmaster: Fast-charge your iPhone with this $12 Anker Lightning cable
Plus deals on Qi chargers, gaming accessories, portable speakers, and more.
Amazon’s Ring fired at least four employees for snooping on user videos
Police, hackers, rogue employees... who can't access Ring?
Paul Krugman’s no good, very bad Internet day
Claims "security team" told him his IP address was downloading child porn, got blockchain spam.
Panasonic breaks out of VR’s “headset” bubble with fresh “eyeglasses” design
"Reference design" has the potential to revolutionize virtual reality comfort.
This Nissan concept is next year’s electric alternative to the Rogue SUV
It has a twin-motor all-wheel-drive powertrain and new ProPilot 2.0 driver aids.
Firefox gets patch for critical 0-day that’s being actively exploited
Flaw allows attackers to access sensitive memory locations that are normally off-limits.
In flashpoint for the rebellion against big tech, Sonos sues Google for patent infringement
Sonos showed Google its tech years ago without realizing they would compete.
Boeing finally completes SLS core stage, packs it for Mississippi tests
Preliminary construction on this stage began in late 2015.
Never-before-seen virus may be behind mystery outbreak in China
Investigators have already ruled out SARS and other obvious culprits, officials say.
NYC broadband plan calls for fiber everywhere, with ISPs sharing network
City will invest in network, but success depends heavily on private ISPs.
No, cops aren’t using SiriusXM to find criminals. Here’s how they do it
Reports that police use a "Sirius radio" to find someone are usually half right.
Chrome to start blocking annoying notification requests
Google will start automatically enrolling sites and users in the quieter UI.
Locke and Key is finally coming to Netflix with an appropriately spooky trailer
"Whatever you think you understand about those keys... you don't."
The latest generation of climate models is running hotter—here’s why
It largely comes down to their simulation of mid-latitude clouds.
Gallery: The amazing costumes, weird controllers, and gaming rarities of MAGFest 2020
Come for the cosplay, stay for the rubber fish gaming controller.
Unpatched VPN makes Travelex latest victim of “REvil” ransomware
Unpatched PulseSecure VPN appears to have let cybercriminals in to steal, encrypt data.
This tech could mean your phone stops you from getting killed by a car
Pedestrian deaths keep rising even as overall road deaths decrease.
How Ars tests Wi-Fi gear (and you can, too)
The tools and methodology we test Wi-Fi with are open source—so you can use them, too.
AMD’s third shoe finally drops at CES 2020—7nm Zen 2 mobile CPUs
Intel focused on AI acceleration—but AMD went unapologetically hard on gaming.
Researcher promoting red meat, sugar failed to disclose industry ties—again
The ties call into question the lead researcher's motivation.
Firefox 72 blocks fingerprinting scripts by default, rethinks notification pop-ups
It also brings picture-in-picture video to Mac and Linux users.
Samsung’s CES vaporware keynote details AR glasses, fitness exoskeleton
We also get a Bixby speaker update, which has been delayed for a year and a half now.
Waymo is way, way ahead on testing miles—that might not be a good thing
Other companies aren't even trying to keep up with Waymo on testing miles.
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