We are so on board for Jordan Peele’s clever reinvention of Candyman by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-02-27 22:15 (#4ZZDV) "The writing on the wall. The sweet smell of blood. Be my victim."
What’s scarier than hosts gone rogue? Westworld’s idea for privacy laws by Kate Cox on 2020-02-27 21:30 (#4ZZDW) Let's hope a real data privacy law, if we had one, would be less Delos-friendly.
The Raspberry Pi 4 gets a RAM upgrade: The 2GB version is now $35 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-02-27 21:19 (#4ZZDX) $35 originally got you 1GB of memory, while 2GB was $45.
New US coronavirus case from area with quarantined evacuees from cruise, Wuhan by Beth Mole on 2020-02-27 21:05 (#4ZZDY) The latest case is in the same county where hundreds of evacuees were quarantined.
Both Xbox Live Gold and Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions are on sale today by Ars Staff on 2020-02-27 19:05 (#4ZZ3Y) Dealmaster also has offers on Roku streamers, good cheap earphones, and more.
HTTPS for all: Let’s Encrypt reaches one billion certificates issued by Jim Salter on 2020-02-27 18:42 (#4ZZ3Z) The ISRG's Let's Encrypt is putting the S in HTTPS on a massive scale.
T-Mobile conducts layoffs as it prepares to complete Sprint merger by Jon Brodkin on 2020-02-27 18:19 (#4ZZ40) Union predicts tens of thousands of job cuts after T-Mobile and Sprint combine.
Pandemic simulation game Plague Inc. pulled from iOS App Store in China by Kyle Orland on 2020-02-27 17:34 (#4ZZ41) Authorities offer vague statement alleging "content that is illegal in China."
Everyone agrees: Facebook, Twitter should block disinfo—but probably won’t by Kate Cox on 2020-02-27 15:43 (#4ZYSC) 2020 misinformation already hard for platforms, with November still months away.
Review: Altered Carbon comes back strong with twisty, fast-paced S2 by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-02-27 13:30 (#4ZYGG) Fans of the first season won't be disappointed.
Ars Technicast special edition, part 3: Putting AI to work defending your stuff by Ars Staff on 2020-02-27 13:00 (#4ZYGH) Our limited edition podcast concludes with a discussion of weaponizing infosec AI.
Anti-vaxxers wage war in Conn., lawmaker calls vaccines “witches brew” by Beth Mole on 2020-02-27 00:45 (#4ZXXR) A bill to ban religious vaccine exemptions faces intense protest.
LG’s 2020 flagship smartphone is LG V60 ThinQ by Ron Amadeo on 2020-02-26 22:32 (#4ZXNH) The optional accessory gives you a total of three displays.
First Amendment doesn’t apply on YouTube; judges reject PragerU lawsuit by Jon Brodkin on 2020-02-26 21:56 (#4ZXNJ) YouTube can restrict PragerU videos because it is a private forum, court rules.
In a historic first, one private satellite docks to another in orbit by Eric Berger on 2020-02-26 20:32 (#4ZXNK) Northrop says this is a first step toward a fleet of satellite-servicing vehicles.
People survived the Toba supervolcano’s global winter after all by Kiona N. Smith on 2020-02-26 20:14 (#4ZXCC) Previous studies suggest volcanic winter caused a population bottleneck 74,000 years ago.
Intel promises Full Memory Encryption in upcoming CPUs by Jim Salter on 2020-02-26 19:29 (#4ZXCD) Intel's security plans sound a lot like "we're going to catch up to AMD."
Apple tells moviemakers that villains can’t use iPhones, Rian Johnson says by Jon Brodkin on 2020-02-26 19:07 (#4ZXCE) It's not clear how Apple enforces the alleged no-iPhones-for-villains rule.
Researchers find an animal without mitochondria by John Timmer on 2020-02-26 18:36 (#4ZXCF) The “powerhouse of the cell†is apparently not necessary for animal life.
NTSB blasts Tesla, CalTrans, and NHTSA for Autopilot death by Jonathan M. Gitlin on 2020-02-26 18:04 (#4ZXCG) There was plenty of blame to go around for the Apple engineer's death in 2018.
Making a more accurate pregnancy test for humpback whales by Cathleen O'Grady on 2020-02-26 17:48 (#4ZXCH) The current pregnancy test offers up lots of false negatives.
Secretive face-matching startup has customer list stolen by Kate Cox on 2020-02-26 16:55 (#4ZX31) Losing data to an intruder is not a great look for a law enforcement partner.
GOG asks you to please not abuse its expansive new 30-day refund policy by Kyle Orland on 2020-02-26 16:14 (#4ZX32) DRM-free store now offers more generous refund terms than digital competitors.
Flaw in billions of Wi-Fi devices left communications open to eavesdroppng by Dan Goodin on 2020-02-26 15:00 (#4ZX33) Cypress and Broadcom chip bug bit iPhones, Macs, Android devices, Echoes, and more.
Clarence Thomas regrets ruling that Ajit Pai used to kill net neutrality by Jon Brodkin on 2020-02-26 14:00 (#4ZWTG) Thomas says he was wrong in Brand X case that helped FCC deregulate broadband.
Ars takes the new Opera R2020 browser for a spin by Jim Salter on 2020-02-26 12:45 (#4ZWTH) Opera bundles in some killer UI features that Firefox and Chrome don't.
Amazon made a bigger camera-spying store—so we tried to steal its fruit by Sam Machkovech on 2020-02-26 11:45 (#4ZWTJ) It's like other Amazon Go stores, only bigger. But it's a meaningful difference.
Lenovo refreshes its ThinkPad lineup with AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 by Samuel Axon on 2020-02-25 22:50 (#4ZVZP) Some of these laptops will get 10th-gen Intel Core vPro chips later this year, too.
CDC tells Americans to brace for coronavirus by Beth Mole on 2020-02-25 22:01 (#4ZVZQ) WHO's insights from China suggest that the virus can be contained.
Thanks, Qualcomm: Mandatory 5G means phones now ship with disabled 5G modems by Ron Amadeo on 2020-02-25 21:33 (#4ZVZR) Pay for a 5G modem you can never use, thanks to Qualcomm's Snapdragon 865 design.
The wear patterns of your jeans aren’t good forensic evidence by Cathleen O'Grady on 2020-02-25 20:27 (#4ZVZS) Low reliability, high rate of false alarms in denim-matching forensics
New Netflix series Night on Earth shows wildlife in a startling new light by Jennifer Ouellette on 2020-02-25 19:50 (#4ZVP8) Moonlight cameras, thermal imaging, night-vision goggles, infrared light, and more.
Dealmaster: Get our favorite budget gaming monitor for just $190 by Ars Staff on 2020-02-25 19:19 (#4ZVP9) Plus deals on noise-cancelling headphones, Xbox Live Gold, Fire TV, and more.
Space Channel 5 VR review: The worst value proposition for a PSVR game yet by Sam Machkovech on 2020-02-25 18:00 (#4ZVPA) Does an uneven 27-minute campaign for $40 sound good to you? We didn't think so.
The nuclear option: EA bans “abusive” FIFA player from all of its games by Kyle Orland on 2020-02-25 17:06 (#4ZVC8) Fenech: “I never said anything I shouldn’t have.†EA: “[He] crossed a line of decency.â€
Delay seems likely as parachute problems plague European Mars lander by Eric Berger on 2020-02-25 15:25 (#4ZVC9) "This plan will be examined by the two agency heads."
VW to appoint “aggressive” climate activist to scrutinize policies by Financial Times on 2020-02-25 14:46 (#4ZVCA) German group is first big carmaker to create post as it steps up drive to go green and electric.
Marsquakes and ancient magnetic fields: InSight’s first data by John Timmer on 2020-02-25 14:19 (#4ZVCB) Last year, we activated the first useful seismograph on Mars.
A peanut butter brand has put its spoon into the GIF pronunciation debate by Sam Machkovech on 2020-02-25 14:00 (#4ZV48) Instead of letting a brand have the final word, we called a lexicographer about it.
The mid-engined Corvette was 60 years in the making, now we’ve driven it by Jim Resnick on 2020-02-25 13:50 (#4ZV49) Decades of aborted plans and concepts led to the production mid-engined 'Vette.
Push-button warfare: How artists use games to capture drone strike horror by Ars Staff on 2020-02-25 12:30 (#4ZV4A) Interactive exhibits hold a mirror to the rise in "game-like" remote warfare.
Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs by Jon Brodkin on 2020-02-25 11:00 (#4ZTYM) US-based Firefox users get encrypted DNS lookups today or within a few weeks.
Removing a GPS tracking device from your car isn’t theft, court rules by Timothy B. Lee on 2020-02-25 00:38 (#4ZTJB) Indiana high court: Removing a small unmarked device from your car isn't theft.
WHO tries to calm talk of pandemic, says the word “does not fit the facts” by Beth Mole on 2020-02-25 00:12 (#4ZTJC) Meanwhile, US coronavirus cases hit 53 as more cruise passengers test positive.
Apple Maps expands its Street View competitor to Boston, DC, Philadelphia by Samuel Axon on 2020-02-24 23:25 (#4ZTJD) This follows a US-wide expansion of more detailed maps.
The next Xbox will quadruple XB1’s CPU, octuple its GPU performance by Kyle Orland on 2020-02-24 19:50 (#4ZT1J) AMD RDNA2 GPU, “Smart Delivery†versioning, and multi-game “quick resume.â€
Petnet goes offline for a week, can’t answer customers at all by Kate Cox on 2020-02-24 17:54 (#4ZT1K) Failing to work is one problem; failing to communicate with customers is another.
New Sony Xperia 1 II smartphone looks handsome, costs a ridiculous $1,300 by Ron Amadeo on 2020-02-24 17:34 (#4ZT1M) It has a funny name, a square design, and a very high price.
One of NASA’s greatest mathematicians, Katherine Johnson, has died by Eric Berger on 2020-02-24 15:26 (#4ZSQV) "Anything that could be counted, I did."
Open source licenses: What, which, and why by Jim Salter on 2020-02-24 11:00 (#4ZS9C) Learn what open source licenses are, which one to choose, and why it matters.