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Future iPhones may have both Face ID and in-display fingerprint reader
iPhone users may get option to unlock with either fingerprint or Face ID.
Federal judge says terrorist watchlist is unconstitutional
System does not provide a "constitutionally adequate remedy," judge rules.
Android 10—The Ars Technica Review
Clear your schedule: this is our longest Android review ever.
Sonos finally makes a portable Bluetooth speaker—meet the Sonos Move
Not super portable, but portable. Plus, Sonos Play:1 and Connect replacements.
600,000 GPS trackers for people and pets are using 123456 as a password
A lack of encryption and easily enumerated IDs open users to a host of creepy attacks.
What to expect from Apple’s September 10 “By Innovation Only” event
New iPhones and an Apple Watch are almost certain, but there could be more.
Nintendo Switch will finally get SNES games—20 of them—starting tomorrow
Surprising classics announced for Switch: Doom 64, Jedi Knight II, more.
Feds scold Tesla for slow response on driver monitoring
In 2017, NTSB called steering wheel torque a "poor surrogate" for driver attention.
Big Pharma’s image sinks to new low amid opioid crisis, high drug prices
Meanwhile, pharma execs are showering lawmakers with cash for favorable legislation.
In video message on Dorian, President Trump displays doctored forecast
"We got lucky in Florida. Very, very lucky indeed."
IoT botnet creator cops plea to hacking more than 800,000 devices
Creator of Sartori and other botnets admits he created DDoS-for-hire service.
Denisovan fossil finger points to the timing of Neanderthal evolution
Anthropologists put a finger on differences between Neanderthals and Denisovans.
Before life exploded in the Cambrian, there were worms
A segmented worm left tracks on the ocean floor when most animals were sedentary.
Steam’s new, handsome “Library” update is better 16 years late than never
What worked in 2003 has become unwieldy. Behold: a better way to sort hundreds of games.
AT&T’s confusing mess of online TV services even has AT&T confused
AT&T forgot that "AT&T TV" and "AT&T TV Now" are different services.
Recent Valve VR update contains hidden Half-Life demo code
We could have shot at some virtual "CombineSoldiers" in a "ShooterHoloroom."
Samsung launches its first 5G-integrated CPU
The Exynos 980's compelling story is the 8nm process—not the 5G modem itself.
“Fussy eater” goes blind after years of eating only junk food
Poor nutrition can damage the nervous system, even in people with normal weights.
Senator: Mark Zuckerberg should face “the possibility of a prison term”
"He ought to be held personally accountable," Ron Wyden (D-OR) said.
YouTube fined $170 million for violations of children’s privacy
FTC says Google bragged about the children's content it claimed not to host.
College students think they learn less with an effective teaching method
They don't even realize they've learned more.
Everything you wanted to know about Porsche’s new electric car
The teasing is over; now we can tell you about the new electric Porsche.
Roku’s new $179 soundbar doubles as a streaming device, works with most TVs
Roku also made a wireless subwoofer to complement the new soundbar.
Kobo debuts Libra H2O e-reader, updates software with more tools for readers
Kobo adds new UI tools for those who love taking notes and bookmarking as they read.
A glut of iOS 0-days pushes their price below cost of those for Android
Top price for unpublished Android exploits reaches $2.5 million, a 25% premium over iOS.
Amazon delivery contractors operate with little oversight, report finds
The "in-house" delivery is actually done by a sprawling mass of subcontractors.
SpaceX satellite was on “collision course” until ESA satellite was re-routed
SpaceX blames slow response to potential satellite crash on paging-system bug.
Dealmaster: Mechanical keyboards, gaming PCs, and more in today’s best deals
Plus deals on Control, Anker chargers, Philips Hue lights, 4K TVs, and more.
InvizBox 2 redefines what “privacy” routers can do
Multiple VPN channels, Tor, and plain old routing all in one disc-shaped package.
Taika Waititi plays imaginary Adolf Hitler for laughs in Jojo Rabbit trailer
"I wish more of our young boys had your blind fanaticism."
Android 10 launches today, and Pixel phones get the day one update
After six betas over six months, the newest version of Android is finally out.
GM and Tesla unlock connected car features to help with Hurricane Dorian
OnStar's Crisis Assist is free, and Tesla is unlocking extra range on some cars.
Just in time, a trough arrives to pull Dorian away from Florida
The new track brings Dorian very close to the South and North Carolina coasts.
Volkswagen’s electric racer conquers China’s Tianmen Mountain road
The 7-mile road has 99 hairpin turns as it climbs 3,600 feet to Heaven's Gate.
Review: Carnival Row brings a richly textured fantasy world to vibrant life
Amazon has already renewed the series for a second season.
Hurricane Dorian is going to come very, very close to Florida
Latest forecast models are coming into better agreement.
Bugatti found out just how fast the Chiron is, flat-out: 305 mph
It set the record at Ehra-Lessien, a test track with a 5.4-mile straight.
First encounter: Ohio Challenger 2P (and its 4KB of RAM)
From the archives: Wait, I can write my own video games?!?!
Study shows some political beliefs are just historical accidents
Early trend-setters swayed the group in experiments on party stances.
I replaced my oven with a waffle maker, and you should too
Truer words: "Nothing is perfect, but a good waffle maker is damn close."
Antonio Neri and Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s cultural revolution
Exclusive: Neri tells Ars about the leap HPE is making—and why not everyone will make it.
Dorian strengthens further, now tied for second-strongest Atlantic storm
"This is a life-threatening situation."
Ars To-Be-Read: Space operas, platypus papers, and more books to read this fall
Need new reading material? Here are five new books you won't want to miss.
How the NFL—not the NSA—is impacting data gathering well beyond the gridiron
From the archives: Corporations watch the NFL using RFID tags to track player movements.
Part cow, part… bacterium? Biotech company makes heifer of gene-editing blunder
Gene-edited cow project on the butcher block after bacterial genes found.
Netflix can kill The OA, but it can’t kill a movement
#SaveTheOA understands the stakes of the streaming wars.
Part sci-fi thriller, part crime drama, Don’t Let Go is an understated gem
Can a cellular connection linking past and present help a grieving man revise history?
Unlicensed signal boosters get a boost from Amazon
The FCC regulates cell phone signal booster, but it's easy to find unauthorized devices.
How YACHT fed their old music to the machine and got a killer new album
"I don’t know if we could’ve written it ourselves—it took a risk maybe we aren’t willing to."
GirlsDoPorn.com faces trial for allegedly filming 22 women under false pretenses
"My whole town back home knows," one alleged victim said. "This ruined my life."
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