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238 Google Play apps with >440 million installs made phones nearly unusable
Carefully concealed plugin bombarded users with ads during inopportune times.
Dealmaster: Take $50 off Sony’s excellent 1000XM3 noise-cancelling headphones
Plus deals on USB-C chargers, Anker accessories, Ring security cams, and more.
More mangroves? Economies recover faster after tropical cyclones
Analysis measures economic losses with satellite images of nighttime lights.
Congressional hearings signal growing antitrust problems for big tech
Legislator vows to investigate "abusive conduct by platform gatekeepers."
Baltimore ransomware perp pinky-swears he didn’t use NSA exploit
Twitter account shut down after final, expletive-laced warning to mayor.
Did Fallout 76 launch too early or just in time to be saved?
Why do some games survive rough launches and others explode on the launchpad?
Why haven’t genetically engineered crops made food better?
We've tried making GMO crops that provide better nutrition, but it's been a struggle.
“Flying-V” airplane design promises fuel savings, but there’s a catch
The design from TU Delft promises 20% fuel saving over current designs.
Ajit Pai works to cap funding for rural and poor people, gets GOP backing
FCC vote paves way for budget cap on all universal-service broadband programs.
Our first-look photos of Apple’s new Mac Pro and the Pro Display XDR
We took photos and asked a few questions about Apple's new hardware.
Answers to some of your iTunes questions: Old libraries, Windows, and more
Plus, 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos over HDMI.
Microsoft says mandatory password changing is “ancient and obsolete”
Bucking a major trend, company speaks out against the age-old practice.
Tesla sold greenhouse gas credits to Fiat and… GM?
As federal regulations get stricter, auto companies seek to buy credits.
Tesla’s next big feature is… a port of Cuphead?
Platformer will be playable on central console alongside Atari classics.
Soviets beat US to first crewed moonwalk in For All Mankind trailer
The series was developed by Battlestar Galactica showrunner Ronald D. Moore.
Minecraft Earth gets first live demo, coming to iOS “this summer”
See your friends' actions in augmented reality, take on Minecraft-caliber challenges.
iPadOS, coming “this fall”: Thumb drives, more gestures, “desktop-class” browsing [Updated]
Report has been updated with supported iPad models—and, praise be, mouse support.
Apple will soon kill off iTunes and, with it, an entire era of music history
Apple will finally kill off the aging iTunes app in favor of new services.
Apple shares its vision for macOS 10.15 Catalina: Cross-platform apps are key
The future of macOS is in iOS—but there's other new stuff to be excited about, too.
Facebook, Google stocks fall on imminent antitrust probes
Deal sees Justice Department probing Google while FTC focuses on Facebook.
Apple unveils the Pro Display XDR, a display unlike anything else on the market
Geared towards pro users, it sports impressive specs and a steep price tag—$4,999.
iOS 13: Apple brings Dark Mode to iPhones and multitasking overhaul to iPads
There is a plethora of Apple app updates, too, of course.
It’s really real: Apple unveils the all-new Mac Pro
A modular Mac strikes a balance between towers of yore and maligned "trash can."
Apple expands tvOS gaming with PS4, Xbox One S controller support
Say goodbye to fiddly third-party MFi controllers.
Apple’s watchOS 6 brings new apps (and various iPhone apps) to Watch
New apps will track menstrual cycles and monitor environmental noise levels.
Get ready for under-display smartphone cameras
Forget notches, hole punches, and pop-up mechanisms, just look through the pixels.
The WWDC Liveblog: All the OS details from Apple’s annual keynote
Ars is on the scene for Apple's WWDC reveal.
Post-End Game, Russo Brothers to adapt Magic: The Gathering for Netflix
"Four Marvel Studios hits in five years with $6.61 billion in global box office."
This electric car just set a new record at the Nürburgring
First Pikes Peak, now the Green Hell—the ID R does it again.
Lenovo Smart Clock review: A small smart display that doesn’t display much
$89 gets you the most affordable (and limited) Google Assistant display available.
Control pre-E3 hands-on: The modern-day X-Men video game we’ve always wanted
After the beautiful-but-uneven Quantum Break, Remedy has emerged from its labs with gold.
NASA looking at “hard decisions” within its budget to pay for Artemis plan
"We’re starting to discuss what other things can we cut."
A tale of lost WW2 uranium cubes shows why Germany’s nuclear program failed
"The story of the cubes is a lesson in scientific failure, albeit [one] worth celebrating."
SpaceX beginning to tackle some of the big challenges for a Mars journey
To survive on Mars, and return, SpaceX would gladly allow others to assist.
“WHAT HAPPENED????” How a remote tech writing gig proved to be an old-school scam
A request to interview via Hangouts was odd, then came questions about electronic deposits.
Everyone needs a good pillow—even astronauts bound for Mars
To stay sane during those lonely days, you might just want a good ol' pillow.
XPRIZE selects winners of autonomous seafloor-mapping competition
Over $7 million goes to finalists who built the best systems.
Review: Amazon’s Good Omens is every bit as entertaining as the original novel
The late Terry Pratchett is likely smiling in some version of an afterlife.
Wireless nanowire lasers absorb infrared, emit blue light
Light bends semiconductor, electrons go downhill to high energy, emit light.
Cryptocurrency firms renew push to break free from SEC rules
Kik has started a crowdfunding campaign to support its legal battle.
The world’s largest airplane may be grounded after a single flight
Company denies report, says Stratolaunch remains "operational."
NASA picks three companies to attempt Moon landings in 2020 and 2021
At least two of the three missions will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket.
Power systems company to build world’s first 1 GW energy storage project in Utah
The project would combine renewable hydrogen and compressed air caverns.
Microsoft practically begs Windows users to fix wormable BlueKeep flaw
With 1M computers still unpatched, company tries to prevent worldwide wormpocalypse.
Uber reports $1 billion loss in first post-IPO quarterly results
Uber has lost money almost every quarter since its founding.
Amazon cell service? Company reportedly interested in buying Boost Mobile
The Sprint/T-Mobile merger means Boost Mobile is for sale, and Amazon is kicking the tires.
Dealmaster: One of Dell’s best affordable Chromebooks is on sale for $229
Plus deals on iPads, gaming laptops, smart light bulbs, and more.
MAME for the masses? “Legends” arcade cabinet could thread that needle
Authentic form factor, hundreds of games, and Wi-Fi expandability starting at $399.
The oceans absorbed extra COâ‚‚ in the 2000s
Checking against multiple methods shows our estimates have been off.
The Moto Z4 launches as a $500 mid-range smartphone with 5G upgradability
One of the first companies to dump the headphone jack suddenly reverses course.
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