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Climate models go out of this world
NASA scientists get a climate model to take on Proxima Centauri b.
It’s make or break for Astra today in the government’s launch challenge
There remains "some probability" of an issue that prevents launch today.
FIFA pro is “done” after server issues force Rock, Paper, Scissors decision
Problem highlights widespread esports pro complaints about the state of the game.
Twitter’s newest major investor wants to oust CEO Jack Dorsey
Lots of folks want to change Twitter, but most can't buy enough stock to do it.
Final Fantasy VII Remake demo finally gets official, free release [Updated]
Free PS4 exclusive comes two months after a leaked version was datamined.
Coronavirus cancels Geneva auto show
Car makers and the public were already getting cold on trade shows before this happened.
PAX East 2020: The show’s best costumes, collectibles, and eye-catchers
Coronavirus concerns can't stop this gathering of tens of thousands of gamers.
Companies are contracting out more jobs—that’s not great for workers
Companies' obsession with efficiency hasn't always been good for workers.
Big Data promises better deals. But for whom?
Intuit’s $7 billion deal to buy Credit Karma a test for antitrust regulators.
After first coronavirus death in the US, first possible outbreak reported
Possible outbreak is in a nursing home where dozens of cases are already suspected.
WHO raises global coronavirus alert as US faceplants
There are now four possible community-spread cases of COVID-19 in the US.
Dances, diaries, detentions, and demons in Netflix’s I Am Not Okay with This
This show is so Netflix 2020: A brisk and bingeable seven-episodes blending TV niches.
New FAA drone rule is a giant middle finger to aviation hobbyists
Public comments are open until 11:59pm on Monday.
How a hacker’s mom broke into prison—and the warden’s computer
Security analyst John Strand had a contract to test a correctional facility’s defenses.
Cortana’s not Alexa—skills are going away in Windows 10 version 2004
We've got bad news for anyone with Cortana-centered smart home setups.
FCC issues wrist-slap fines to carriers that sold your phone-location data
Pai's FCC fines carriers "less than one one-thousandth" of annual revenue.
Boeing acknowledges “gaps” in its Starliner software testing
"They did an abundance of testing."
The man behind the sphere, Freeman Dyson, is dead at 96
He made critical contributions to science and contemplated colonizing the Universe.
Review: The Invisible Man is a horror film that works on multiple levels
Elisabeth Moss' emotionally intense yet nuanced performance anchors the film.
More than 2,200 agencies and companies have tried Clearview, report finds
Schools, stores, federal agencies, and legions of local police are on the list.
Congress gives small ISPs $1 billion to rip out Huawei, ZTE network gear
ISPs banned from using FCC funds on Huawei/ZTE, get $1B for replacement gear.
Stealing advanced nations’ Mac malware isn’t hard. Here’s how one hacker did it
Former NSA hacker repackages in-the-wild Mac malware for his own use.
Volcanoes where they shouldn’t be? Maybe it’s a mantle sponge
Hypothesis explains eruptions in China and off the coast of Japan.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip review—I think I hate flip phones
Samsung makes big technical improvements in an anachronistic form factor.
Rocket Report: Sweden launches suborbital rocket, Mad Mike dies in accident
"It's pretty exhaustive. You gotta do that."
Baldur’s Gate 3 gameplay reveal: A huge leap past THAC0, early access in 2020
So far, BG3 looks like a perfect blend of Bioware's original, Larian's modern touches.
NASA planning document may offer clues to changes in Artemis program
The plan asks a lot of Boeing.
Facebook cancels F8 conference over coronavirus fears
Facebook will offer "locally hosted events, videos, and live streamed content."
We are so on board for Jordan Peele’s clever reinvention of Candyman
"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
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
$35 originally got you 1GB of memory, while 2GB was $45.
New US coronavirus case from area with quarantined evacuees from cruise, Wuhan
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
Dealmaster also has offers on Roku streamers, good cheap earphones, and more.
HTTPS for all: Let’s Encrypt reaches one billion certificates issued
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
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
Authorities offer vague statement alleging "content that is illegal in China."
Everyone agrees: Facebook, Twitter should block disinfo—but probably won’t
2020 misinformation already hard for platforms, with November still months away.
Review: Altered Carbon comes back strong with twisty, fast-paced S2
Fans of the first season won't be disappointed.
Ars Technicast special edition, part 3: Putting AI to work defending your stuff
Our limited edition podcast concludes with a discussion of weaponizing infosec AI.
Anti-vaxxers wage war in Conn., lawmaker calls vaccines “witches brew”
A bill to ban religious vaccine exemptions faces intense protest.
LG’s 2020 flagship smartphone is LG V60 ThinQ
The optional accessory gives you a total of three displays.
First Amendment doesn’t apply on YouTube; judges reject PragerU lawsuit
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
Northrop says this is a first step toward a fleet of satellite-servicing vehicles.
People survived the Toba supervolcano’s global winter after all
Previous studies suggest volcanic winter caused a population bottleneck 74,000 years ago.
Intel promises Full Memory Encryption in upcoming CPUs
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
It's not clear how Apple enforces the alleged no-iPhones-for-villains rule.
Researchers find an animal without mitochondria
The “powerhouse of the cell” is apparently not necessary for animal life.
NTSB blasts Tesla, CalTrans, and NHTSA for Autopilot death
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
The current pregnancy test offers up lots of false negatives.
Secretive face-matching startup has customer list stolen
Losing data to an intruder is not a great look for a law enforcement partner.
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