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Social media platforms aren’t living up to voluntary code of conduct, commissioner says.

Computers are good at processing vast amounts of data, but humans still have their uses.

Investigating the "cabinet grip" that wore down the sides of Pac-Man arcade cabinets.

Director Simon Kinberg reimagines the canonical storyline from the X-Men comics.

Sega wasn't involved with game or controller, but its Sega Ages line gets a shout, too.

"The SEC takes this very seriously," a legal scholar told Ars.

Company claims that 19% of pages on mobile Chrome come from hitting back.

The new Blu-ray will include both the theatrical cut and the director's cut.

Intermittent power supply is a problem for the grid, and predicting it has value.

Alex Kurtzman will share executive producing duties with Michelle Paradise.

Sediment cores suggest Angkor went out because of a century of neglect.

It's lighter, more powerful, faster, and more useable than the outgoing 650S Spider.

During investigation, researchers found different isotope in crematory operator.

In a rapidly changing climate, those memories may lead them astray.

For those with mixed feelings about the series, Part II looks like more of the same.

As the price of wind turbines tumbles, the hydrogen fuel cell revolution is nigh.

Company paid $1,000 for fake reviews, admits there's no evidence for diet claims.

18mm-thick smartphone goes just a bit overboard in the quest for more battery.

System hides cold ions from cooling laser, allowing hot ions to be selectively cooled.

Measures against Internet Research Agency apparently went beyond sliding into DMs.

Months-old problem means we haven't had a slow ring release since last year.

IBM included Brazilian and South African racial terms in a US intern application.

New starter critters and environments shown for eighth-generation RPG.

Launch editions are $63,000 before tax credits, but expect a $40,000 version too.

The good TV price drops are starting to arrive.

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Laser pulses make like a speedboat, churning up wakes that electrons can "surf."

Apple continues to refine subscriptions for devs in hopes they'll adopt the model.

People already get the names wrong, so the USB group has doubled down on bad naming.

"I do not condone child pornography, white supremacy, or racism in any shape or form."

Countries where emissions dropped push conservation and switching power sources.

Plus Red Dead Redemption 2 for $40, the 9.7" iPad for $250, and 4KTV deals.

Oppo's foldable features an interesting looking "bike chain" hinge design.

A growing number of employees feel that the military project crosses a line.

The Trump administration argued the deal would raise prices for consumers.

Aliso Canyon leak was the worst gas leak in the US from a climate perspective.

War Stories sets its sights on Command & Conquer's CD-ROM and pathfinding challenges.

New ion-based quantum computer debuts by computing the ground state of water.

And that may mean big gains in battery life to support the feature.

"I have no problem saying we didn’t invent anything."

Other providers of bare-metal cloud computing might also be vulnerable to BMC hack.

The company brought new laptops to MWC, but they're mostly spec bumps.

SEC says Musk broke a promise to get tweets pre-approved by Tesla lawyers.

Funding existing or profitable projects is an empty gesture.

New Windows 10 builds are using Xbox's infrastructure for Windows games.

Windstream bankruptcy comes after $310 million court loss against hedge fund.

We aren't likely to see it happen, but it's still sobering.

Proponent of anti-vaccine bills falsely claims there's "research on both sides."

Braving maggots, "corpse cheese," and rotting carcasses, all in the name of science.

HMD/Nokia's 2019 smartphone lineup begins to take shape.