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Uber resumes testing self-driving cars nine months after deadly crash
Testing will initially be limited to a one-mile loop in Pittsburgh.
US and allies: New hacks mean China broke 2015 economic espionage pact
China hacked more than 245 companies and agencies, including US Navy and NASA.
No Echo? No problem—Apple Music to work on other Alexa-enabled devices
Amazon confirmed that the feature's expansion to non-Echo devices is in the works.
Rising Star found a new species—now it wants to find a new way for paleoanthropology
VR apps, open access data, social media searches—this expedition wants to update its field.
Microsoft issues emergency update to fix critical IE flaw under active exploit
Memory corruption vulnerability allows drive-by attacks.
Big Red’s Right Hand of Doom is back in fiery new Hellboy trailer
Director Neil Marshall's reboot tries to set itself apart from its predecessors.
Facebook “partner” arrangements: Are they as bad as they look?
New York Times report may have misinterpreted what “access” means.
Dealmaster: Take 30% off Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K media streamer
Plus deals on the PlayStation Classic, Nintendo Switch, iPads, and much more.
Minecraft lays its last brick on Xbox 360, other last-gen consoles
PS3, Wii U, Vita owners in search of updates will have to get another version.
Microsoft unveils Windows Sandbox: Run any app in a disposable virtual machine
First leaked a few months ago, the new feature should be coming to insiders imminently.
DC sues Facebook over Cambridge Analytica scandal
"Facebook failed to protect the privacy of its users," AG Karl Racine said.
Quark-gluon plasma reveals viscosity-free properties
Researchers create shaped quark-gluon plasma, see viscosity-free flow.
Video: Total War: Rome II devs built all of Europe—and the AI ignored most of it
Continuing "War Stories," a series on challenges that almost derailed a game's development.
The economic impacts of climate change could limit climate change
Lowered GDP would mean lower emissions.
Dragon shows off its new, integrated solar arrays as SpaceX nears first flight
Confidence is increasing for a January flight of the first Dragon 2 mission.
Enter for a chance to win consoles, smartwatches, and more in the 2018 Ars Charity Drive
You could win some of the high-end swag that we can't keep!
Report: Facebook let major tech firms access private messages, friends lists
NYT: Bing could see nearly "all Facebook users’ friends without consent."
Ars takes a first tour of the length of The Boring Company’s test tunnel
Still too soon to tell if this is a revolution in transportation.
Apple’s iOS 12.1.2 fixes eSIM and cellular bugs, but there might be more to it
iOS 12.1.2 is just for iPhones, it seems.
For the first time ever, Disney posts a Pixar “short” on YouTube for free
Seven-minute "Bao" debuted as the bumper for this year's Incredibles 2.
T-Mobile denies lying to FCC about size of its 4G network
T-Mobile says it provided accurate network information to FCC.
The Windows 10 October 2018 Update is now fully available—for “advanced” users
The rollout of Microsoft's beleaguered update will become a little faster now.
Researchers make RAM from a phase change we don’t entirely understand
Two ways to switch tiny patches of a material from semiconducting to metallic.
Google Chrome wants to stop back-button hijacking
Chrome's back button will skip those shady redirects, actually go back.
Kroger-owned grocery store begins fully driverless deliveries
Road-legal delivery vehicles don't even have space for a human driver.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina charms with some welcome holiday horror
Netflix horror series' strong first season rewarded with sixteen new episodes.
Man sues feds after being detained for refusing to unlock his phone at airport
"Please call a lawyer for me!" Haisam Elsharkawi shouted at LAX while being detained.
SpaceX raising $500 million to help build satellite broadband network
SpaceX raising cash after getting approval to launch up to 11,943 satellites.
Charter users who didn’t get promised speeds will get $75 or $150 refunds
Charter settles speed fraud lawsuit, will refund 700,000 customers in NY.
Weather and technical issues forced multiple launch scrubs Tuesday, but…
Four launches are possible from the Americas, and one from India.
How computers got shockingly good at recognizing images
A landmark 2012 paper transformed how software recognizes images.
Google isn’t the company that we should have handed the Web over to
Analysis: Microsoft adopting Chromium puts the Web in a perilous place.
Massive scale of Russian election trolling revealed in draft Senate report
Data shows messages tuned to support Trump, discourage opposition.
FCC forces California to drop plan for government fees on text messages
FCC said texts aren't telecommunications, causing California to ditch fee plan.
Conservation of energy used to parallelize quantum key distribution
Entangled photons provide key, conservation of energy provides address.
Dealmaster: Take 24% off the latest 9.7-inch Apple iPad
Plus deals on Roku TVs, Switch games, and Bose noise-cancelling headphones.
Genetic information as self-fulfilling prophecy
DNA test results can spur relevant physiological changes, even if they're made up.
Archaeologists reconstruct pre-Columbian temple with 3D-printed blocks
Centuries of looting had completely demolished the structure.
Sony inadvertently leaks player counts for PS4 titles
Personalized PSN videos and trophy data combine for massive data dump.
CenturyLink blocked its customers’ Internet access in order to show an ad
Utah customers were booted offline until they acknowledged security software ad.
Google announces major expansion in New York City
Google to double its NYC presence—already the biggest outside the SF Bay Area.
Tuesday may deliver a triple-header of big launches to cap 2018
SpaceX, Arianespace, and United Launch Alliance all are on the docket.
Apple to bring Charlie Brown and the Peanuts to its streaming service
STEM content with astronaut Snoopy will be an Apple exclusive.
Central Londoners to be subjected to facial recognition test this week
Met Police: No worries—if you decline to be scanned, it won't be suspicious at all!
HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder dead at 34
Colin Kroll died of an apparent drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment.
Trump will replace Interior Department Secretary next week
Zinke leaves as a number of investigations open up into his spending habits.
No more doubts: Two independent studies confirm LIGO’s Nobel discovery
But Danish group that first raised doubts refuses to accept it was wrong.
California transit agencies have 21 years to build zero-emissions bus fleets
Buying gas or diesel buses after 2029 will be prohibited in the state.
Huawei Watch GT review: When hardware and software don’t mesh
Huawei's wearable OS could be great, but it doesn't fit this $230 smartwatch.
Forget Fortnite—my son is still obsessed with Minecraft
Haven't we reached Peak Minecraft? Not in my house.
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