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Updated 2025-09-15 19:45
Volkswagen will share electric car platform with Ford, says Reuters
The alliance, first revealed in January, will now include passenger vehicles.
Penetration testing takes on new meaning when cyber meets Harlequin
What happens when a romance writer takes on the cybers? Unintentional hilarity.
No, a “checklist error” did not almost derail the first moon landing
From the archives: The cause of Apollo 11’s landing alarms is a lot more complicated.
New York Times falls for “obesity probiotic” hype
Like many probiotic studies, it’s small, inconclusive, and has financial conflicts.
Sony’s WF-1000XM3 bring noise cancellation to AirPods-style wireless earbuds
They cost $230 and will arrive next month.
Wellness startup’s generic Viagra ads flout Facebook rules
Wellness brands Hims and Hers offer prescription drugs in ads, don't disclose side effects.
Midsommar is a slasher film with artsy ambitions that doesn’t quite work
Strong acting, gorgeous cinematography can't quite save it from over-predictability.
Dealmaster: All the best 4th of July tech deals we can find
Including deals on LG OLED TVs, Sony ANC headphones, iPad Pros, and much more.
Spider-Man is back—but why all dressed in black?
Tell us again how a teenager from Queens needs a closet Vogue might blush at?
Behold, the most (intentionally) poorly designed website ever created
The site from a design firm upends conventions to become hilariously unusable.
Rocket Report: Teachers invest in SpaceX, Russia plans to study reusable launch
“We are in discussions with three different customers as we speak."
The Internet broke today: Facebook, Verizon, and more see major outages
Verizon, Cloudflare, Microsoft, Facebook, and Twitter are all having problems.
FaceTime feature in iOS 13 feigns eye contact during video calls
Is this FaceTime feature a nifty improvement for video chats, or is it just creepy?
Alaskan permafrost warming experiment produces surprising results
New measurement method showed 5 percent of permafrost carbon is released each year.
Neanderthals’ history is as complicated as ours
New study hints at Neanderthal population turnover in Siberia 90,000-120,000 years ago.
T-Mobile enemy Dish could help save the T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Dish could resell T-Mobile/Sprint network access in deal to save merger.
30,000 followers makes you an Internet “celebrity,” says UK ad regulator
You don't have to have as many followers as David Beckham to be influential.
Report: Microsoft still planning a low-cost, streaming-focused Xbox
Word comes as plans for mid-tier "Lockhart" Xbox are reportedly put on hold.
Amazon confirms it keeps your Alexa recordings basically forever
The recordings, and their transcripts, never expire automatically.
Here’s a reality check on NASA’s Artemis Moon landing program
"They are fighting tooth and nail to nix the Gateway."
Lee Iacocca, who gave us the minivan and the Mustang, dies at 94
He ran Ford and later Chrysler, then came out of retirement to build ebikes.
Android Q(&A): Android Engineers take us on a deep dive of Android Q
Ars interviews Android Engineers Dave Burke, Iliyan Malchev, and Anwar Ghuloum.
Dozens of kids die in hot cars every year—a new bill aims to prevent it
Overheating cars killed at least 52 young children in the US in 2018.
D-Link agrees to new security monitoring to settle FTC charges
Agreement settles charges D-Link left users open to critical and widespread threats.
Microsoft is teasing Windows 1.0 and other 1980s software
Get MS-DOS Executive, Paint, and Reversi in...whatever this is.
Mordhau developer denies it was planning a “toggle” for diversity [Updated]
Denial comes after PC Gamer quotes game makers saying it was under consideration.
Big Dairy is trying to get teens hooked on lattes to boost milk sales
Dairy groups hope young latte drinkers can help reverse decades of slumping milk sales.
Tesla delivered a record number of cars in the second quarter
Tesla delivered 95,200 vehicles in the second quarter of 2019.
Analysis says we need to stop building fossil fuel plants now
New work totals up the emissions from existing and planned hardware.
Rian Johnson trades in lightsabers for postmodern whodunnit Knives Out
"It's a twisted web, and we have not finished untangling it, not yet."
Georgia courts (mostly) shrug off ransomware attack
But a Florida city pays $600k in ransom and still faces $1m in security fixes.
Rapid results in on climate change and the European heat wave
Heat wave was several degrees Celsius hotter than an equivalent event in 1900.
Frontier customer bought his own router—but has to pay $10 rental fee anyway
Customer-owned FiOS router works just fine, but Frontier refuses to waive fee.
Angry Shenmue III backers can get refunds after Epic Game Store move
Tim Sweeney says Epic will cover refund costs to preserve "development funding."
Retailers all but beg FTC to take action against Google, Amazon
Antitrust law needs to be updated for information era, group says.
Dealmaster: Google discounts a bunch of Home, Nest, and Chromecast devices
Plus deals on Audible memberships, fast chargers, AirPods, HP laptops, and more.
879% drug price hike is one of 3,400 in 2019 so far; rate of hikes increasing
Despite public and political pressure, pharma keeps on ratcheting up prices.
The Orion spacecraft flew Tuesday morning and it looked pretty spectacular
"By all accounts, it was magnificent."
Neanderthals glued their tools together
The 55,000- to 40,000-year-old stone tools still carry traces of resin adhesive.
Nvidia refreshes RTX line: “Super” GPUs add performance at same MSRP
2060 Super, 2070 Super launch July 9; 2080 Super launches July 23.
First trailer for Jacob’s Ladder reboot looks as spooky as the 1990 original
"The only part that burns in hell is the part of you that refuses to let go."
The Galaxy Note 10 launches August 7
Samsung's next big phone launch happens next month.
Researchers crack open Facebook campaign that pushed malware for years
Facebook removes pages following discovery of a campaign that hid in plain sight.
Rumor has it there’s a cunning plan to bring back Blackadder for fifth season
"As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University."
Report describing Jony Ive’s Apple exit gains a sharp response from Tim Cook
The report claimed Ive was frustrated with the company's leadership.
Around the world in 48 hours? Former astronaut to attempt global speed record
The aircraft will depart with a crew of four pilots from the Shuttle Landing Facility.
At long last, Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series is being adapted for television
Streaming giant is investing heavily in what may be its most expensive production yet
ICANN eliminates .org domain price caps despite lopsided opposition
Proposal attracted 3,252 opposing comments, just six in favor.
PlayStation Vue applies a $5-a-month increase to all live TV plans
The stage is set for messiness as more channels launch streaming options.
Paradox exec: Steam’s 30% fee is “outrageous”
Wester says modern game distribution "doesn't cost anything" compared to retail model.
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