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Damning court docs show just how far Sacklers went to push OxyContin
Secretive, wealthy Sackler family is at the heart of the opioid crisis, lawsuit alleges.
Review: Toyota Sienna minivan mixes the solid with the subpar
Tweaked for 2019, the Toyota Sienna will fit the bill for most families.
“Our worst fears have come true,” VW Group exec wrote to Audi exec
Four Audi executives were indicted on Thursday.
Verizon offers free robocall blocking, two years after AT&T and T-Mobile
Verizon's call blocking previously required $3-per-month Call Filter service.
Facebook may be hit with “record-setting fine” by FTC, report says
WashPost: Amount expected to be "much larger" than Google's $22.5M deal from 2012.
VR headsets, augmented windshields, and multiscreen infotainment at CES
"Are we there yet" predates the first long car ride, but help may be on the way.
Sen. Marco Rubio wants to ban states from protecting consumer privacy
Rubio bill would give Congress and FTC 27 months to issue actual privacy rules.
To fight climate misinformation, point to the man behind the curtain
Point not just to the lies, but who's behind them, researchers suggest.
Microsoft: Switch to iOS or Android because Windows 10 Mobile is ending
December's Patch Tuesday will contain final updates to the smartphone platform.
Elon Musk announces Tesla layoffs, warns about weak Q4 profits
"The road ahead is very difficult," Tesla CEO writes in email to employees.
The Earth has been experiencing more frequent asteroid strikes
We're not sure why, and it could already be over, but more stuff's hit the planet.
Now That’s What I Call Ars Technica, Volume 1: Favorite stories from Ars’ 20 years
We asked; you delivered: Here are some of the most memorable Ars stories of all time.
The longstanding NASA-Russian partnership in space may be unraveling
Russia is less and less a space super power.
Star Trek: Discovery’s second season may boldly go where the first did not
"I suggest that you focus on the problem in front of you, rather than what is behind."
Twenty legal battles that stand out across Ars’ 20 years of covering them
From "code is speech" to Dynamex's labor law test, Ars saw many legal landmarks in 20 years.
Rocket Report: Iranian booster failure, SpaceX cuts, Vulcan near final design
"This was definitely our top choice, I would say by quite a bit."
For teens, digital technology is good. Or bad. Or maybe neutral?
Huge analysis shows how the answer changes depending on the question.
Google Play malware used phones’ motion sensors to conceal itself
To elude emulators, banking trojan would trigger only when infected devices moved.
Mortal Kombat 11 gameplay as seen by a ‘90s arcade rat
Memories from a youth spent in arcades and the reveal of Mortal Kombat 11.
Leaked Android Q build shows off dark mode, improved privacy controls
Early Android Q build shows off lots of permissions controls, plus a dark UI.
Woman sues T-Mobile after employees allegedly snoop on racy private video
"It didn't even bother them, as if I was nothing," plaintiff told Ars.
Google buys $40 million worth of smartwatch tech from Fossil Group
Google gets IP and part of Fossil's R&D team to beef up its wearable efforts.
The Motorola Razr is coming back as a smartphone
It will also cost—brace yourself—$1,500.
Oil from humble saltwater plant blended with jet fuel on Etihad Airways flight
Flying is incredibly carbon intensive, and jet fuel is hard to replace.
Ars community gives more than $20,000 in annual charity drive
Total donations now amount to over $300,000 over 12 years.
Lawmakers seek harsh penalties against ZTE and Huawei
Chinese companies flouting US sanctions would lose access to American technology.
Dealmaster: Get a 5-port Anker wall charger with a USB-C PD port for $35
Plus deals on Assassin's Creed Odyssey, 4K Roku TVs, USB-C cables, and more.
Here’s the action-packed first trailer for John Wick: Chapter 3—Parabellum
The third installment in thriller franchise looks almost as good as original film.
Windows 10 October 2018 Update is at last being pushed automatically
The update is still rolling out at a snail's pace.
Verizon blames school text provider in dispute over “spam” fee
Verizon won't charge spam fee for K-12 users, but it won't kill fee completely.
Anti-vaccine nonsense spurred NY’s largest outbreak in decades
Health officials went to community doctors and rabbis to thwart disease spread.
How running websites has changed in the last two decades (for an Ars IT guru)
Ars' IT guru Jason Marlin has 20+ years in information infrastructure—game's changed a bit.
If we stopped upgrading fossil-fuel-using tech, we’d hit our climate goals
Replacing infrastructure with clean tech at end-of-life could halt warming fast.
Bethesda confirms bans for visiting hidden Fallout 76 “developer room”
Room contained unreleased items that have filtered into the in-game economy.
Relativity Space to launch from historic Florida site
"The government is not the enemy, they’re our friend."
Monster 773 million-record breach list contains plaintext passwords
Widely circulated "Collection #1" was used in automated credential stuffing attacks.
It’s the drag that helps the humble hagfish slime predators so quickly
Hagfish can produce one liter of slime in mere fractions of a second.
System has four stars and a planet-forming disk oriented vertically
Orbital mechanics sometimes produces unusual results.
Next Windows 10 version will let you search without Cortana’s involvement
Cortana is seeing a productivity focus; search is being unified with Office 365.
Tesla sells a new wall charger, Maryland backs away from big EV charging program
An electric-vehicle transition requires places to plug in.
Report: DOJ pursuing criminal charges against Huawei for theft of tech
Huawei stole robotic tech from T-Mobile, according to a civil jury.
Apple loses patent case appeal, owes VirnetX $440M in FaceTime dispute
With VirnetX's patents ruled invalid, Apple has vowed to take case to Supreme Court.
Unity clarifies ToS changes, welcomes back “unsupported” SpatialOS
ToS update comes with "commitment to being an open platform."
Netflix reveals Space Force comedy series before Trump gets real thing approved
This marks Carell's first starring TV role since his seven seasons on The Office.
Stop and Shop grocery chain to begin offering “store on wheels” service
Driverless grocery stores will let customers "shop at their doorsteps."
Tesla accuses engineer of plotting secret project, she denies it and sues
Cristina Balan raised concerns, Tesla dismissed them publicly as "nonsensical."
We’ll send postcards—pinball museums, CERN, and more favorite Ars trips of all time
Most days, Ars works at home. Other days, we board WWII ships or hit NASA panic buttons.
Google Play starts manually whitelisting SMS and phone apps
To protect user privacy, Google starts policing apps using SMS and phone permissions.
FCC asks court for delay in case that could restore net neutrality rules
FCC asks court to delay oral arguments, citing government shutdown.
“This isn’t like shipping wine”—Defense Distributed v. Grewal has its day in court
Is distributing gun files like distributing a package? Can NJ law be disputed in TX court?
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