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Ars Technica’s ultimate board game gift guide, 2018 edition
Need to buy a game? We have suggestions.
New study gives some handy tips on how to survive on Game of Thrones
Switching allegiances is a crucial strategy in the brutal world of Westeros.
50 years on, we’re living the reality first shown at the “Mother of All Demos”
Douglas Engelbart changed computer history forever on December 9, 1968.
Eleven researchers publish sharp critique of EPA fuel economy logic
EPA made incorrect assumptions in 2016 and 2018; most recent are more damaging.
Greenland’s melting snow makes new hockey stick (graph)
The last 20 years were no natural fluke.
Eight great board games we played at PAX Unplugged
And one that wasn't so great.
Obsidian Entertainment finally announces its Fallout: New Vegas successor
The colorful first-person RPG is set to release in 2019.
Bikini app maker draws another disgruntled developer to its Facebook fight
Six4Three's website: "Tell Zuckerberg we will no longer be his patsy!"
Why driving is hard—even for AIs
Despite promises of "soon," the infrastructure to support the driverless future isn't there yet.
We’ve driven Audi’s first proper electric car, the 2019 e-tron SUV
A competent SUV that feels familiar, and be glad we don’t get those mirrors.
Even self-driving leader Waymo is struggling to reach full autonomy
After 48 hours we haven't seen any sign people are using Waymo's service.
At last! Marvel finally drops first trailer for Avengers: End Game
Our surviving heroes are brooding and regrouping, with hints of a budding plan.
Stranger Things 3 game will let you jump into new Hawkins madness
But we still don't know when Netflix will drop the show's third season.
All hail the AI overlord: Smart cities and the AI Internet of Things
AI and machine learning can turn "Smart" cities' mountain of data into lifesaving insights.
Rocket Report: Firefly to the Moon, SpaceX makes a splash, H3 nets a customer
"Nobody is saying we're not going on the SLS."
Epic Games Store launches with extremely limited selection of games
Curated selection includes many new releases, a few classic freebies coming soon.
Counter-Strike GO becomes F2P, adds a shrunken battle royale mode
Impressions of new mode's first day in action, what paid "prime status" entails.
Australia passes new law to thwart strong encryption
Apple previously decried Australian efforts: "Encryption is simply math."
Wrong way: 2018 global COâ‚‚ emissions tick up again
More emissions from China, India, and the US.
22 apps with 2 million+ Google Play downloads had a malicious backdoor
Device-draining downloader used for ad fraud could have recovered other malicious files.
YouTube tells impersonation victim: No, you’re not being impersonated
TOS enforcement only came after public shaming, pressure from author's publisher.
Amazon “automated machine” punctures bear spray can, 24 employees hospitalized
One employee is in critical condition.
NASA’s next Mars rover will use AI to be a better science partner
Experience gleaned from EO-1 satellite will help JPL build science smarts into next rover.
Move over AlphaGo: AlphaZero taught itself to play three different games
DeepMind's new AI is worthy successor to the first program to beat a human at Go.
AT&T/Verizon lobby misunderstands arrow of time, makes impossible claim
USTelecom claims the 2018 net neutrality repeal boosted investment in 2017.
Apple’s anticipated ECG app rolls out today in watchOS 5.1.2
Irregular heart rhythm alerts are also now available on many Apple Watches.
Edge dies a death of a thousand cuts as Microsoft switches to Chromium
An unnecessary coupling between browser and operating system made compatibility too hard.
Rapper sues Epic Games over “unauthorized” Fortnite dance use
But 2 Milly's "Milly Rock" may not actually be copyrightable.
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 is official, coming to Android flagships in 2019
Qualcomm is promising a 45-percent faster CPU and a 20-percent faster GPU.
Geckos’ new superpower is running on water; now we know how they do it
The mouse-sized lizards use a combination of surface tension and slapping motion.
Researchers 3D print a wormhole… for sound waves
Bent plastic in 3D world creates 2D worm hole for sound waves.
Ethereum falls below $100—down 93 percent from its January high
The blockchain world has yet to find a killer app to drive mainstream adoption.
Google to simplify messaging strategy, will support only five messaging apps
Quintuple-app strategy offers "a simpler and more unified communications experience."
Medieval skeleton’s boots reveal harsh realities of life on the Thames
Archaeologists in London made a grim discovery on the bank of the River Thames.
Artificial Intelligence and the coming of the self-designing machine
AI and generative design are set to change everything we know about manufacturing.
Smash Bros. Ultimate review: The best fighting game on any Nintendo system
Insane scope and depth, but more importantly, Smash Ultimate brings the joy.
Inflation theories must dig deeper to avoid collision with data
BICEP and Keck combine data, but primordial gravitational waves remain hidden.
Bethesda’s attempt to fix a Fallout 76 blunder leaks angry shoppers’ PID [Updated]
Bethesda confirms leak of users' messages, photos; will notify affected users.
As US coal use drops to 1979 levels, EPA may ease rules on new coal plants
New plants not expected to be built, but move sends a signal.
Iranians indicted in Atlanta city government ransomware attack
Samsam ransomware attack that took down Atlanta is connected to another attack in New Jersey.
Single-beam laser becomes multi-beam laser by kicking electrons
Kick expanding electrons down bent undulator to make multi-beam FEL.
Ajit Pai buries 2-year-old speed test data in appendix of 762-page report
Long-delayed report shows DSL ISPs are still bad at providing advertised speeds.
Giuliani can’t figure out how URLs work, blames Twitter for liberal bias
"Twitter allowed someone to invade my text," Giuliani tweeted.
Where we’re going, we won’t need windows: How autonomy will change cars
Autonomous vehicle technology will change the ground rules, and not just for car design.
After 26 straight successes, SpaceX fails to land Falcon 9 it wanted back
"Some landing systems are not redundant."
Apple releases iOS 12.1.1, macOS Mojave 10.14.2, and tvOS 12.1.1
Quality-of-life improvements for FaceTime headline a small set of updates.
Dealmaster: Take 20% off a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ starter kit
Plus $100 off the Xbox One X, $40 off a new iPad, and a big Amazon PC sale.
Facebook also let dating apps have further access to Graph API back in 2015
UK MP releases 250 pages of materials obtained as part of Six4Three debacle.
Bacteria engage in chemical warfare against viruses
Bacteria anti-virus armaments include chemicals that stop DNA from being copied.
Tom Cruise finally takes a stand… on your parents’ terrible TV settings
The "soap opera effect" is a common default setting on most high-definition TVs.
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