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Amazon makes Kindle Paperwhite waterproof—and it still starts at $129
Amazon brought features from the Kindle Voyage and Oasis to the new Paperwhite.
Tech firms to SEC: We want the option to pay non-employee workers in equity
Prof: This effort "entrenches the fiction that these workers are not employees."
The 2019 Volvo S60 is Swedish style at a surprisingly good price
Everyone loved the SUV 60 series, and the sedan version doesn't disappoint.
Paul Allen—Microsoft co-founder, Seahawks owner, and space pioneer—dies at 65
He persuaded Bill Gates to quit university and sell software instead.
Already facing an uphill misinformation fight, Facebook loses to scammers, too
Facebook's focus on misinformation is leaving an opening for another type of scam.
Winamp 6, due out in 2019, aims to whip more llama ass
"You can listen to the MP3s you may have at home, but also to the cloud, to podcasts…"
The full Photoshop CC is coming to the iPad in 2019
Sports a proper touch interface and seamless cloud syncing to the desktop app.
Verizon fiber suffered “unprecedented” damage from Hurricane Michael
Ongoing damage to Verizon fiber delays restoration of cell service.
Palm rises from the dead as a zombie brand, launches tiny smartphone
Leave your phone behind and bring this thing, which is about the size of a credit card.
Pixel 3 XL review—Google software deserves better than this hardware
The best camera ever, really great performance, and dated, greasy hardware.
Players are exploiting Black Ops 4 emotes to peek around corners
Treyarch already planning competitive balance fix for third-person camera trick.
A roadmap to agriculture that’s sustainable and climate-neutral
Keeping agriculture from doing long-term damage ultimately involves eating less.
Barley shortages from climate change could mean less beer worldwide
Even modest warming leads to more drought and excessive heat for barley crops.
1,000mph land speed record project now in doubt due to funding woe
The project isn't dead, but it does need $33 million to get to South Africa.
Dell’s newest monitor is a 49-inch, dual QHD, curved behemoth
$1,699 gets you a mammoth monitor that could replace your current two-screen setup.
All the dumb things? Blink 182 front man’s UFO project $37 million in debt
"If we posit an alien abduction taking place in ancient Israel, for instance..."
“Fixed mindsets” might be why we don’t understand statistics
Study finds people prefer complicated methods because that's what they're used to.
New Jersey wants to know why Florida is exempt from Trump’s offshore drilling plans
Interior Department hasn't responded to a FOIA request, so New Jersey has sued.
Luxury on a budget: The Lexus NX 300h hybrid reviewed
Good mileage and standard driver-assist tech but some baffling design choices.
Laika: Forget historic tragedy, this first space dog saves alien planets
First Man isn't the only space biopic this fall—get a load of this historic oddity.
Fifth-century child’s skeleton shows evidence of “vampire burial”
The "Vampire of Lugnano" had a rock in its mouth to keep it from rising from grave.
What developers say Apple needs to do to make the Apple TV a gaming console
Despite strong hardware and infrastructure for games, it remains niche at best.
In a shocking move, Netflix cancels Marvel’s Iron Fist after two seasons
The series was poised for a strong season 3 after a much-improved second season.
Internet Relay Chat turns 30—and we remember how it changed our lives
For Ars staffers, IRC led to love, marriage, and trolling.
Apple to Australia: “This is no time to weaken encryption”
Apple underscores that access for only good guys is "a false premise."
Here’s how to see if you’re among the 30 million compromised Facebook users
The bad news: Private data was stolen. The good: Fewer accounts were affected.
Doc charged with involuntary manslaughter in Flint crisis wins top health award
Award for "achievements, passion, and commitment of excellence" in public health.
Zen Studios alters classic pinball art to protect family-friendly rating [Updated]
VP says removing cigars, blood was a "conscious decision" to protect all-ages image.
FCC tells court it has no “legal authority” to impose net neutrality rules
FCC defends repeal in court, claims broadband isn't "telecommunications."
Study: Magnetism model reveals long-term non-partisan nature of SCOTUS
Cornell grad student Eddie Lee created hypothetical "Super Court" to study consensus.
Video: What First Man does and doesn’t say about Neil Armstrong
We kick off a new video series by looking at the most unknowable man in the astronaut corps.
Ars on your lunch break: The nature of consciousness
UCSF neuroscientist Adam Gazzaley on the mind—and also, how to write a sci-fi book.
Tesla sets Monday deadline for 2018 delivery—and $7,500 tax credit
Federal tax credit for buying Tesla cars will be cut in half on January 1, 2019.
Why is a Lisbon soccer team trying to unmask Portuguese bloggers in US court?
Portuguese soccer bloggers deride Benfica's effort to make Google reveal them.
E-cig co. put Viagra, Cialis in vape liquids—the FDA is throbbing mad
Company also claimed a risky anti-obesity drug and its products were FDA approved.
First Man is a first-rate movie about America’s most revered astronaut
These are qualities I would want in the first human to walk on another world.
Caffeinate in style with an Ars Technica mug—now cheaper than ever
Just in time for the holidays.
Fitbit Charge 3 review: Peppering a fitness tracker with smartwatch powers
It almost has everything you'd expect in a $150 tracker, plus a few new tricks.
Rocket Report: Turbulent pricing era ahead, SLS concerns, SpaceX plays catch
"We should be in space within weeks, not months."
If Supermicro boards were so bug-ridden, why would hackers ever need implants?
Whether spy chips reported by Bloomberg existed, attackers had much easier options.
On Thursday a rocket failed. Three humans remain on the ISS. What’s next?
NASA officials seemed pretty chill at today's news conference.
The new Razer Phone 2 tries again to make the 120Hz gamer phone a thing
The 120Hz display is still the main draw.
Five graphics from Google show how carbon-intensive its data centers really are
Google wants to match actual energy demand with carbon-free supply.
PC market flat, as Surface becomes a top-5 computer brand in the US
Microsoft sold 600,000 machines, to Apple's 2 million.
Stephen Hawking’s final paper published, tackles famous paradox
Black holes might have “soft hair,” the better to store information.
Dealmaster: Buy a Google Pixel 3, get $800 off a second in credits
Plus a rare discount on Grado headphones, Dell laptop deals, and more.
DOJ approves $69B CVS-Aetna merger as healthcare industry restructures
The massive merger is just the latest big change for industry wary of tech entrance.
Chances DNA can be used to find your family? Sixty percent and rising
If you're of European descent, there's a good chance that you can be found.
Amazon patents Alexa tech to tell if you’re sick, depressed and sell you meds
Echo could analyze your voice to detect a "physical or emotional abnormality."
Senators to Google: Why didn’t you disclose Google+ vulnerability sooner?
3 GOP senators want Google to give answers over data leak that affected 500,000 users.
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