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Ajit Pai killed rules that could have helped Florida recover from hurricane
Pai blames carriers, but he killed rules that were spurred by Hurricane Sandy.
Twitter publishes dump of accounts tied to Russian, Iranian influence campaigns
Archive for researchers provides picture of Internet Research Agency's influence ops.
Why figuring out what’s behind a big gender paradox won’t be easy
But historical relationships between countries haven't been taken into account.
Orkney Islands routes are front-runners for first commercial electric flights
The eight-seat passenger aircraft could be retrofitted to go all-electric.
New study argues against some of the oldest evidence for life
Are these 3.7 billion-year-old fossils or just messed-up bedrock?
Dealmaster: Hot deals on an Asus ROG gaming laptop and more
Plus deals for Tiles, the new Intel i9-9900K CPU, and Audible.
Samsung launches Snapdragon 850-powered Windows 2-in-1
Snapdragon 850 is Qualcomm's first chip explicitly for PC form factors.
“There’s more in the making”—Apple announces October 30 event
Reports suggest iPad Pros will headline, and new Macs are possible, too.
The Petit Le Mans: More proof we’re in a golden age for sportscar racing
This year's IMSA championships were sealed over a nail-biting 10-hour finale.
Microsoft making more of the Windows 10 built-in apps removable
Sadly, Candy Crush looks set to remain.
What watching Forrest Gump tells us about how we store memories
People's brains respond most strongly to transitions between events.
Video: What to expect from the Oculus Quest
Sam Machkovech details six important points about the $400 standalone VR headset.
Ars on your lunch break: Let’s talk about religion, politics, guns, and privacy
Part three of a discussion with Sam Harris on what makes for a healthy society.
Rockstar developers speak out about “100-hour weeks” comment
Staffers suggest problem of excessive "crunch time" has improved over the years.
Essential circles the drain, lays off 30 percent of staff
Essential loses staff, keeps pivoting from one internal product to another.
Da Vinci’s possible vision disorder may have influenced his art
An outward turn of the eye would have helped with 3D to 2D perspective.
Gorillas that are great with kids are also luckier in love
Male parenting in gorillas can give clues about the evolution of fatherhood.
Party in the front, pain in the back: The BMW X4 reviewed
The X4 is an odd bird: Fun to drive but with serious compromises.
New 100-mile electric van matches diesel vans on price, Workhorse says
Ohio company is low-key delivering on electric promises.
Report: Former top Waymo engineer altered code to go on “forbidden routes”
The New Yorker releases blockbuster story about Waymo's origins.
How did Easter Islanders survive without wells or streams?
The ancient Rapanui captured fresh groundwater where it seeped into the sea.
Spotify comes to Wear OS with stand-alone app, Spotify Connect support
Browse, play, and add songs to your library from Spotify's new on-wrist app.
Up to 9.5 million net neutrality comments were made with stolen identities
NY AG subpoenas lobby firms, says fake comments "distort[ed] public opinion."
Meet Helm, the startup taking on Gmail with a server that runs in your home
Fee-based service couples the security of a private server with the reliability of the cloud.
Mad scientists flip the Earth’s spin in climate models, watch water go nuts
A fun climate model experiment shows how much depends on Earth’s rotation.
After $5 billion EU antitrust fine, Google will start charging for Android apps
Google announces a number of Android licensing changes in response to the EC's ruling.
Ars on your lunch break: Getting high and breaking faith
Part two of a chat with Sam Harris takes us on an MDMA-fueled journey to enlightenment.
Fortnite, GTA V hackers face legal action for online cheating
Take-Two, Epic Games use lawsuits, search warrants in battle against cheaters.
Tesla buys 210-acre site for factory in Shanghai
A factory would help Tesla compete with cheaper local electric vehicles.
Rocket Lab reveals new factory and launch site, aims for 16 flights next year
"We're not focusing on the next rocket. We're focusing on the next 100 rockets."
Some of this year’s best microscopy images
Some of this years's best images, courtesy of Nikon.
Volvo’s new V60 is proof the station wagon must never die
Or, "why the Volvo V60 is almost entirely unlike the most dangerous Group B rally car."
What do we actually know about the risks of screen time and digital media?
Some tentative links are in place, but many crucial details are fuzzy.
Advertisers allege Facebook hid the fact that no one watches video ads
If no one watches Facebook video ads, then advertisers won't spend money on them.
Trivial authentication bypass in libssh leaves servers wide open
How many servers have been affected remains unclear.
Apple, Google, Microsoft, and Mozilla come together to end TLS 1.0
Almost everyone has now migrated to TLS 1.2, and a few have moved to TLS 1.3.
Trump’s coal rescue is getting more complicated
Politico report says political will to bail out coal plants is weak at the White House.
Ajit Pai slams carriers for slow restoration of cell service after hurricane
Verizon network still in bad shape—FCC demands refunds and will investigate.
Starlink: Battle for Atlas review: Cool toys, solid spacefaring
No Man's Sky in miniature, plus some neat miniature spaceship toys.
21-year-old who created powerful RAT software sentenced to 30 months
DOJ says Colton Grubbs "has no respect for the law."
Roborace wants the future of racing to be AI plus humans, working together
After a successful pilot in Berlin, races will see teams of human and AI drivers.
Dealmaster: Get a Google Daydream View VR headset for $40
Plus deals on AMD processors, storage, the Nvidia Shield, and more.
Comcast complains it will make less money under Calif. net neutrality law
Comcast fears it won't be able to charge online platforms for interconnection.
Want to move something at nearly the speed of light? Here’s how
In the first of a new series of videos, we look at the world's biggest atom smasher.
Ars on your lunch break: Thinking in public and brawling with Batman
Neuroscientist Sam Harris discusses intellectualism, politics, and Ben Affleck.
iFixit rips open the Pixel 3 XL, finds a Samsung display panel
See the guts of Google's newest flagship.
Sega’s Genesis (and more) get an HDMI upgrade with the Mega Sg
$190 FPGA-powered hardware also supports Master System, Game Gear, and more.
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.
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