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These are the best new vehicles of the 2019 New York International Auto Show
American auto shows are in decline, but we still found a few things to excite.
The hydrogen fuel strategy behind Nikola’s truck dream
Water electrolysis, not methane reformation, will drive heavy-duty refueling plan.
Marcus Hutchins, slayer of WannaCry worm, pleads guilty to malware charges
Hutchins once proclaimed his innocence. Now he admits he created the Kronos bank trojan.
Reverse review bomb? AC: Unity draws praise for Notre Dame preservation
Average Steam user score shifts from "Mixed" to "Very Positive" in recent days.
New automation features are coming to macOS in Shortcuts—but not for every app
Screen Time is also headed for macOS 10.15, a report says.
This little electric car is the coolest thing at the NY Auto Show
Genesis has to put its new concept electric car into production.
Surprise! Satellites show that thermometers don’t lie
If anything, Aqua satellite data actually shows slightly more warming.
World of Goo is Epic Game Store’s next freebie—and all PC owners will get HD update
Free update is coming to other retailers with "no artificial or contractual delay."
McAfee joins Sophos, Avira, Avast—the latest Windows update breaks them all
A range of fixes and workarounds have been published.
Facebook fights to “shield Zuckerberg” from punishment in US privacy probe
Facebook/FTC settlement could include "heightened oversight" of Zuckerberg.
The future of high-speed computing may be larger CPUs with optics
Photonic crystals and good fabrication yields high speed optical transistor.
Gearbox’s Pitchford: Steam may be “a dying store” in 5 to 10 years
Borderlands 3 lead says Epic Games Store is a needed monopoly killer.
Get a look at Android’s browser and search ballots for the EU
The EU's unbundling of Android continues with pop-up browser and search pickers.
Toyota leads $1B investment in Uber’s self-driving tech
This is the third time in three years that Toyota has invested in Uber.
Anti-vax parents lose in NY court, face steep fines for not vaccinating
Parents face fines of $1,000 for failing to vaccinate their exposed children.
Facebook’s auto-captions for a recent launch video are hilariously bad
"And we have liftoff of the guitarist G 11 mission to the ice sets."
Unexpected protection added to Microsoft Edge subverts IE security
Permissions that Edge added to downloaded files break important security feature.
Iron Man VR preview makes me want to put on nerdy headgear again
Ars thrusts around for 20 minutes to save a plane in this one-player campaign "coming 2019."
Rocket Report: A new Delta 2, Blue Origin inks with NASA, a fiery Falcon Heavy
"Do everything in your power to keep the acquisition on schedule.”
In new gaffe, Facebook improperly collects email contacts for 1.5 million
Remember when Facebook asked for email passwords? The blunder just got worse.
Microsoft buys Express Logic, adds a third operating system to its IoT range
ThreadX joins Azure Sphere, Windows 10 for IoT.
Facebook is working on an AI voice assistant similar to Alexa, Google Assistant
There's no indication that it will extend outside Facebook's own hardware—yet.
Dealmaster: A number of big-name video games are discounted today
Plus deals on TCL Roku TVs, Xbox Wireless Controllers, Amazon devices, and more.
Idris Elba steals the show as “Black Superman” in Hobbs and Shaw trailer
"We're gonna need cars and guns."
Ajit Pai proposes blocking China-owned telecom from US phone market
US: China Mobile could be used by Chinese government to attack phone network.
Amazon and Google settle feud, bring YouTube back to Fire TV devices
The Prime Video app will add support for Chromecast and Android TV, too.
Report: Cheaper “Switch Lite” will be dockable, come in the fall
But "overhauled next-generation model" might be farther off.
Jerrie Cobb, one of the most gifted female pilots in history, has died
"We see, only, a place in our Nation’s space future without discrimination."
Staffsource: Ars’ most coveted work-from-home essentials
Our staffers gush about the items that make their homes better than any office.
You can now download the source code for all Infocom text adventure classics
Yes, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and Zork are both included.
50-inch Surface Hub 2S: $8,999, shipping in June; 85-inch version next year
You'll be able to get it without the integrated computer, too.
Bendgate 2.0: Samsung’s $2,000 foldable phone is already breaking [Update]
Samsung's fancy folding OLED panels are dying after just a few days.
Porn sites must age-verify British users starting July 15
Sites that don't verify age could get blocked by British ISPs.
HD emulation mod makes “Mode 7” SNES games look like new
Bsnes addition cleans up matrix math, rounding errors on original SNES hardware.
Rumored lidar shopping suggests Apple is still serious about autonomy
Apple has about 1,200 people working on the project, Reuters says.
The wave of domain hijackings besetting the Internet is worse than we thought
Despite widespread attention since January, DNS campaign shows no signs of abating.
Nikola Motor Company shows off two real trucks and… a new jet ski?
The Tesla competitor had a very Tesla kind of product reveal.
The Jaguar I-Pace wins World Car of the Year, World Green Car awards
We were among the panel of 86 international jurors for the annual award program.
Nintendo Labo VR review: There’s no “Nintendo magic” inside these lenses
Neither gameplay nor contraptions are enough to save uneven, uncomfortable package.
NASA says Christina Koch will spend 328 days in space
"It feels awesome," the newest extended-stay astronaut said.
Intel quits 5G modem business hours after Apple settles with Qualcomm
Intel was reportedly struggling to produce 5G chips in time for the 2020 iPhone.
Tolkien was right: Scholars conclude Beowulf likely the work of single author
Study cites consistent use of certain letter combinations throughout text as evidence.
Anti-vax moms sue NYC as US heads toward record measles spread
2019 is set to be the worst year for measles in the US this century.
Two reports describe major new iOS 13 and macOS 10.15 features
There's a lot of info about iOS 13, plus details about one new feature in macOS.
T-Mobile/Sprint merger is in danger of being rejected by DOJ
Mobile carriers face skeptical regulators in attempt to obtain merger approval.
Why $249 is an unsustainable price for the first all-digital Xbox [Updated]
Disc-free MSRP isn't any lower than the current de facto Xbox One S price.
Everything we know about the first discless Xbox One, coming May 7 for $249
But "value" MSRP of $249 currently runs headlong into existing Xbox One S bundles.
Apple and Qualcomm settle patent fight after one day in court
The companies say they will dismiss all pending litigation worldwide.
Report: Microsoft is jumping onto the wireless earbud bandwagon
It appears that a trend is developing.
Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon devices are back on sale this week
Plus a ton of video game deals, iPad and iPad Pro discounts, and more.
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