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An intermediary between qubits provides basis for control and scaling
Linking qubits via an intermediary protects quantum information for longer.
Challenge to EPA’s fuel economy rollback can move ahead, court says
Challenge to former Administrator Scott Pruitt's "Final Determination" will be heard.
DNA data from Africans reveals sequences that we’d missed
One reference genome doesn't capture the huge variation in human DNA.
Six people swallowed LEGOs and pored through their own poo for science
It takes about two days, or 41 hours, for LEGOs to pass through the body. Science!
How I went from testing a fancy new graphics card to shouting at Windows 10
Sometimes, technology is not wonderful.
Camera traps designed for animals are now invading human privacy
Camera traps may capture, ahem, private moments in nature and anger local communities.
Bloodhound SSC: How do you build a car capable of 1,000mph?
From the archives: Rockets and jets power a land speed record quest/STEM outreach project.
Newly elected Republican senator could be Google’s fiercest critic
There's growing appetite among Republicans for regulating big tech companies.
Arkham Horror Third Edition: The classic Lovecraft adventure returns
Let Deep Ones and arcane cultists spice up your board gaming.
Dealmaster: All the best Black Friday 2018 deals happening right now [Updated]
Latest update includes deals on latest iPad Pro, Logitech peripherals, and more.
Some promising news for kids with peanut allergies
Desensitization trial shows success, but don’t try this at home
Physics can explain the fastball’s unexpected twist, new study finds
Pitches vary as a result of different spin speed, spin axis, ball orientation.
Dealmaster: The best Black Friday 2018 gaming deals we can find [Updated]
Black Friday means a smorgasbord of gaming deals, so we're rounding up the best.
Repowering the UK’s oldest wind farms could boost energy generation by 171%
Many UK wind farms are starting to reach the end of their permission period.
From efficiency to airflow, it’s a golden age for racing tech in our driveways
Racing tests engineers as well as their designs.
How do you preserve beloved New Orleans folk art? A Web font, of course
If you've been to the Crescent City, chances are you've seen Lester Carey's work.
Study: Over 20 years, Silicon Valley workers’ median wage has fallen by 14%
Prof: "The returns to capital are significantly outpacing the returns to labor."
Mac mini review—a testament to Apple’s stubbornness
Four years in the making, is the Mac mini finally worth buying?
Surprise! Disney drops first trailer for “live action” film The Lion King
The trailer unexpectedly aired during the Cowboys/Redskins football game.
NASA closes call for small payloads to study the surface of the Moon
Satellites and rockets are getting smaller. Why not rovers, too?
Kobo Forma review: A formidable opponent for Amazon’s Kindle Oasis
The $279 e-reader covers all the basics plus extra perks that Kindles don't have.
Store-bought is not enough: My first hard cider homebrew
From the archives: If you enjoy beer and cider so much, might as well roll your own.
Guidemaster: Want an Alexa device? Here’s every Amazon Echo, compared
Like last year, Ars has everything you need to know before buying any Echo device tomorrow.
50 years ago, Star Trek’s history was sealed with the Uhura-Kirk kiss
Nichelle Nichols recalled that "Plato's Stepchildren" drew more mail than any other ep.
Potentially disastrous Rowhammer bitflips can bypass ECC protections
ECCploit is the first Rowhammer attack to defeat error-correcting code.
Trash your romaine lettuce and don’t eat any in restaurants, says the CDC
Pathogenic E. coli outbreak across the US and Canada is under investigation.
Dealmaster: Get a Galaxy S9 for $520, plus more early Black Friday deals [Updated]
Update: Now with deals on the Google Home Mini, Apple iPad, and Bose headphones.
Study: It only takes a few seconds for bots to spread misinformation
Just six percent of bots on Twitter accounted for 31 percent of bad information.
Ion drive meets drone, as small plane flies with no moving parts
A solid-state propulsion system works by ionizing the air.
Nintendo’s biggest Switch-download sale yet includes legitimately good offers
Includes recent fare like Donkey Kong Country, Dragon Ball FighterZ, FIFA 2019.
Sugar cures cancer! (Not really, but one sugar may help chemo)
Mannose slows the growth of tumor cells and can synergize with chemotherapy.
Google adds indoor positioning to Android’s Find My Device
Get your lost phone's pinpoint location, provided Google has the right map data.
Amazon customers’ names and email addresses disclosed by website error
Company remains mum on key details, including where breach happened and for how long.
Sorry Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook isn’t a “positive force”
Facebook makes users depressed, and Facebook posts helped fuel ethnic cleansing.
Microsoft joining Qualcomm and Google to bring Chrome to Windows on ARM
An ARM-native version of Chrome would fill a major gap in Windows on ARM.
In China, replacing coal and biomass stoves has saved lives
Particulate matter from solid fuels causes hundreds of thousands of premature deaths.
It’s a fight against bubblegum pastels in trailer for The Lego Movie 2
Emmet, Lucy, and Batman are back to save their world from terminal cuteness.
You snooze, you lose: Insurers make the old adage literally true
Why insurers spy on sleep apnea sufferers via connected CPAP machines.
Silk Road’s alleged hitman, “redandwhite,” arrested in Vancouver
Ross Ulbricht told redandwhite that he wanted to put a "bounty" on a vendor's head.
The Snowden Legacy, part one: What’s changed, really?
In our two-part series, Ars looks at what Snowden's disclosures have wrought politically and institutionally.
Wreck-It Ralph 2 review: Everything we wish Ready Player One had been
Like the 2013 original, nerdy gags hold up, but heart and friendship win out.
E-commerce site is infected not by one, but two card skimmers
Rival crime gangs race against each other to steal consumers' personal data.
Ajit Pai wants to raise rural broadband speeds from 10Mbps to 25Mbps
FCC-funded rural broadband currently requires download speed of just 10Mbps.
NASA concerned about culture of “inappropriateness” at SpaceX
Agency will continue to rely on Russian Soyuz vehicles while reviews take place.
Israeli tomb contains a tasty surprise: Vanilla extract
You may call vanilla a boring flavor, but its history just got more interesting.
Hacker Ben Heck is back to fix the flawed Neo-Geo Mini
Good news if you like it: "Maybe a PCB kit could be made," Heck tells Ars.
Chinese customers hate “new car smell,” so Ford files a patent to bake it out
A premium smell to one country is a disgusting distraction to another.
Report: Uber self-driving team was preparing for CEO demo before fatal crash
Engineers were reportedly encouraged to limit "bad experiences" to one per trip.
Scientists spot two massive stars creating a pinwheel of dust
A massive star is ejecting material at two different speeds as it spins rapidly.
Now it’s Office’s turn to have a load of patches pulled
Two patches pulled altogether; another is known to cause crashes but should be used anyway.
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