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FCC filings give further credence to new $400 Surface reports
Documents imply a low power Intel processor rather than an ARM chip.
Rash of Fortnite cheaters infected by malware that breaks HTTPS encryption
Malware can read, intercept, or tamper with the traffic of any HTTPS-protected site.
Dealmaster: 4th of July sales on various gadgets and gear are underway
Including deals on laptops, computer speakers, Amazon services, games, and more.
Pfizer raises prices on 100 drugs—again—despite backlash from public, lawmakers
Many Pfizer rivals vowed to limit such price hikes and Trump recently suggested cuts.
Android P Preview 4 tweaks gesture navigation, revamps system icons
A new back button, recent apps changes, system icons, and more.
Exec accused of stealing Waymo’s trade secrets starts new self-driving company
Levandowski railed against "risk aversion" at Google's self-driving car project.
Twitch Prime’s “free game every day” for half of July adds up to a ton
Amazon really wants you to install a Twitch desktop client—but is it ready for Prime time?
Leaks, riots, and monocles: How a $60 in-game item almost destroyed EVE Online
When the developers of EVE Online added expensive in-game vanity items... it went poorly.
Dealmaster: Amazon Prime Day returns on July 16—and it’s actually a day and a half
There will be a bunch of offers in the lead-up to the much-hyped event, too.
Inside the all-American voyage to the last world in the Solar System
"Why don’t we complete the job of exploring the Solar System?"
Tesla strikes another mammoth energy storage deal in California
Lithium-ion battery projects are becoming economically viable.
AT&T promised lower prices after Time Warner merger—it’s raising them instead
Most DirecTV Now prices go up $5 a month, weeks after AT&T bought Time Warner.
New RAMpage exploit revives Rowhammer attack to root Android devices
Defenses Google introduced in 2016 mitigated threat but didn't kill it.
Brain injury, sound-attack fears spread in China as more Americans evacuated
Officials are still baffled amid new cases and reports of abnormal sounds, sensations.
Valve working on “more accurate” replacement for Steam Spy’s sales data
Steam maker also reiterates it doesn't want to moderate things as the "taste police."
Software delays, lack of purpose means Microsoft’s “Andromeda” may never arrive
Essential software components reportedly won't be in the next major Windows update.
Comcast starts throttling mobile video, will charge extra for HD streams
Comcast, which resells Verizon Wireless service, limits video and hotspot speed.
Tesla nearly triples Model 3 production from the previous quarter
Tesla stock rises after company says it met production goals, including 5,000 Model 3s.
Would you pay $700, plus a monthly fee, for a digital license plate?
But privacy experts worry about concentrating location data in one firm's hands.
European rocket chief: Trump rhetoric strengthens our commitment to space
"Europe is not going to say, 'I want to dominate the space world.'"
The lost standing stones of Devon are still hiding from archaeologists
The Yelland Stone Row remains lost, but new data could reveal an ancient landscape.
The final launch of SpaceX’s Block 4 rocket looked stunning
The Falcon 9 booster has flown 11 missions this year.
Judge slams Tacoma for not releasing stingray records
"The City upon receiving a request for documents must first do an adequate search…"
1990, meet 2018: How far does 20MHz of Macintosh IIsi power go today?
It turns out you can use a nearly 30-year-old bit of hardware for today's demands.
By defining “l33t” and “Thanks Obama,” Dictionary.com became the Web’s reference
Dictionary.com CEO Liz McMillan tells Ars about today's language "renaissance" (yep).
Gravitational waves and the slow pace of scientific revolutions
Relativity changed everything, but it took its time in doing so.
Porsche shatters the Nürburgring record we thought was unbreakable
Porsche's hybrid racing car continues its amazing farewell tour.
Guidemaster: One-upping the NES Classic Edition with the Raspberry Pi 3 and RetroPie
NES Classic is back—but still hard to get—so we're again resurfacing our DIY guide.
Facial recognition found Capital Gazette suspect among 10M photos
Public Safety official says it's a "valuable tool for fighting crime in our state."
“Inventor of email” appeals ruling that tossed his libel suit against Techdirt
Tech news site says Shiva Ayyadurai is a "fake," he says it "disregarded" the truth.
Medical board puts infamous doc on probation for toddler vaccine exemption
Dr. Bob Sears will take medical and ethics courses and be monitored.
New hinge API gives more hints about Microsoft’s 2-screen “Andromeda” device
Two-screen hinged devices are getting explicit API support.
Why Curie’s no Einstein: A subtle gender bias in science
People more likely to call males by their last name, tie prestige to doing so.
LTE wireless connections used by billions aren’t as secure as we thought
LTE was supposed to fix security and privacy shortcomings—now it's broken, too.
Man’s creepy “upskirting” plan foiled when his shoe camera explodes
The man could have faced felony charges under Wisconsin law.
Tesla opens orders to all US and Canadian Model 3 reservation holders
Tesla is aiming to produce 5,000 Model 3 cars a week.
OnePlus finally promises to update its smartphones
Two years of major Android updates, and three years of "bi-monthly" security updates.
EFF sues to kill FOSTA, calling it “unconstitutional Internet censorship law”
Sex work law prohibits speech that's protected by First Amendment, lawsuit says.
Ars on your lunch break, week 3: Mary Lou Jepsen on AI and spooky brain scans
"It starts feeling a bit like a Black Mirror episode..."
Report: Google courting developers for coming game-streaming service
"Project Yeti" would also include game-focused hardware component.
Baltimore’s police department is a technological disaster
With few resources and a radio system about to drop off support, Baltimore PD IT is flailing.
7:57:148—Volkswagen makes racing history with record-breaking electric race car
Electric power beats the internal combustion engine fair and square in major motorsport.
Google researchers created an amazing scene-rendering AI
A neural network from Google's DeepMind has impressive spatial reasoning skills.
Rocket Report: Small sat market surging, Proton dying, Falcon Heavy certified
It was a super busy week for small rocket news.
Dealmaster: The NES Classic comes back tonight—here’s where to get one [Updated]
What the stores are saying about how they'll approach Nintendo's re-release.
Facebook patent would turn your mic on to analyze how you watch ads
Application hints to proximity to a "broadcasting device" before your mic turns on.
SpaceX has flown its last Block 4 version of the Falcon 9 rocket [Updated]
Upper stage flying an experimental, long-coast after primary mission.
California approves privacy rules opposed by ISPs and tech companies
Law will give people some control over collection and sale of private data.
Amy Hennig, who was hired to make an EA Star Wars game, has left EA
Timeline of Hennig's departure, full Star Wars game pivot is fleshed out in interview.
Halo TV show going into production in early 2019
There were plans to make a Halo TV show as long ago as 2013.
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