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Comcast does so much lobbying that it says disclosing it all is too hard
Shareholders say Comcast should stop being secretive about lobbying activity.
A sad raven bums out its friends
Experiment shows how emotions can spread between birds.
Now live post-leaks, Star Trek: Picard trailer asks why the “Admiral” left Starfleet
"Fifteen years ago today you led us out of the darkness.... Then, the unimaginable."
Dealmaster: Save big on Windows laptops and smart TVs ahead of Memorial Day
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Why the quirky Playdate portable could succeed where Ouya failed
Eclectic, limited ambitions are a key starting point for the odd device.
The Boring Company appears to have its first paying customer
One dissenting vote from the board based on the company's lack of experience.
Linda Hamilton is back and buff as ever in Terminator: Dark Fate trailer
New film touted as a sequel to the original Terminator and T2: Judgement Day.
Staffsource: Ars staffers share their favorite books to get lost in this summer
We guarantee some of our favorite tomes will end up on your summer TBR.
Guidemaster: Ars tests and picks the best e-readers for every budget
They may all look similar, but these e-readers have big differences between them.
Why a Windows flaw patched nine days ago is still spooking the Internet
Researchers warn dangerous BlueKeep vulnerability is almost sure to be exploited.
Serial publisher of Windows 0-days drops exploits for 2 more unfixed flaws
SandboxEscaper has published 7 such exploits to date, 3 in the past 24 hours.
Billion-year-old fossils may be early fungus
Shrooms' relatives beat us to multicellularity by a healthy margin.
Anti-abortion clinics that try to trick women face new Google ad policy
The move could steer women away from misinformation and abortion "science fiction."
Amazon made video games for its workers to reduce tedium of warehouse jobs
The games are voluntary and have been deployed at five Amazon warehouses.
Apple’s WWDC 2019 keynote will detail iOS 13, macOS 10.15, and more on June 3
The event usually focuses on software, but Mac Pro rumors abound.
Mario Kart Tour beta hands-on: Microtransactions land like a nasty blue shell
The actual gameplay has some polish. Everything else in this Android beta stinks.
Seattle makes history with electric garbage truck
Recology has taken delivery of its first BYD 8R rear-loading class 8 garbage truck.
Superconductivity reported at the temperature of a good freezer
The catch? You need about a million atmospheres of pressure.
ARM is the latest partner to shun Huawei, so how will it design chips?
UK chip designer cites “US origin technology" as a reason to cut ties with Huawei.
Consumer Reports: Latest Autopilot “far less competent than a human”
Automatic lane-change feature cuts drivers off, breaks Connecticut law, CR finds.
T-Mobile/Sprint merger faces big trouble at DOJ despite FCC approval
DOJ staff recommend filing lawsuit to block merger, Reuters reports.
Belgian loot box decision takes down some of Nintendo’s mobile games
Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem will be removed from the country in August.
Democratic Party’s network security still lags behind GOP, researchers find
Personal data leaks, poor protection of logins, and other gaps still leave major parties vulnerable.
Android at I/O 2019: The Project Mainline update system and other highlights
Get ready for a dual-booting, even more modularized Android system.
An exhaustive look at Oculus Quest’s first day of great, wireless VR software
Or, how an incredible launch slate turned Quest into my daily VR system of choice.
“Quacks” blamed for HIV outbreak that infected hundreds of kids
Local health officials say cheap charlatans are likely using contaminated equipment.
WannaCry? Hundreds of US schools still haven’t patched servers
A dive into vulnerability data shows even big districts' servers still offering up SMB v. 1.
Cable TV customer satisfaction falls even further behind streaming video
Pay-TV again ranks last in customer satisfaction among all US industries.
A year after Hawaii’s KÄ«lauea eruptions, a nearby geothermal plant eyes restart
Operator hopes to send power back to the grid before the year is out.
Windows 10 May 2019 Update now rolling out to everyone… slowly
Unless you explicitly want it installed, you probably won't get this update.
All hail the Chosen One: Schwarzenegger and Fassbender to star in Kung Fury 2
The feature film will be a follow-up to 2015's campy martial-arts time-travel short.
The US DOC gives Huawei a 90-day window to support existing devices
Using a Huawei product? The DOC is giving you 90 days to "make other arrangements."
Drink like it’s 1985: Coca-Cola revives New Coke for Stranger Things 3
The Netflix series will make a number of references to the ill-fated beverage.
FDA safety scandal: 50K hidden reports of heart device malfunctioning
Since news of the scandal broke, the FDA says it will shut down the reporting system.
X-rays reveal the colors of a 3 million-year-old fossil mouse
We can now see the Neogene period in color.
Apple refreshes MacBook Pro with updated keyboard, 8-core 9th-gen Intel CPUs
The company is also extending its keyboard repair program to cover 2018 laptops.
Huawei’s US ban: A look at the hardware (and software) supply problems
Huawei's hardware independence is actually pretty good! The software, though...
See how much faster Sony’s next PlayStation can load Spider-Man
Company says "backwards compatibility will be absolutely key" to PS4 transition.
Black Mirror S5 is almost here and Netflix just dropped three new trailers
New tales of a sentient virtual assistant, troubled marriage, and an armed Uber driver.
Microsoft: Gaming should be for everyone, shouldn’t be toxic stew
Company calls on entire gaming industry to make gaming safe.
Natural cycles had little to do with 20th-century temperature trends
Humans, volcanoes, and the Sun can cover it; ocean cycles need not apply.
Dealmaster: Get Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop for just $849
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PlayStation boss: “We believe the streaming era is upon us.”
PlayStation Now expansion a key element of Sony's next-gen plans.
AT&T outclassed Verizon in hurricane response, and it wasn’t close, union says
Union: Verizon used un-credentialed contractors to restore service in Florida.
War Stories: Lucas Pope and what almost sunk Return of the Obra Dinn
Retro-themed murder mystery's full-sentence UI nearly foundered during localization.
The (End)Game of Thrones: Mythical pet redemption, VFX, and finale silver linings
GoT spanned 72 hours and had at least that many characters—what ending could everyone agree on?
Pre-E3 2019: Oculus wants you to paddle a stealth VR kayak—and it’s awesome
A promising Lone Echo sequel, stealth-kayak fun, and Insomniac's next VR game.
For the fifth year in a row, a named storm has formed early in the Atlantic
Officially, of course, the Atlantic hurricane season does not begin until June 1.
General Motors designs a new “brain and nervous system” for its vehicles
The new electronic vehicle platform supports up to 10Gb/s and over-the-air updates.
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