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Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick brings 4K, HDR, and Dolby Atmos for $50
Plus a long-overdue update to the Alexa voice remote.
My confusing, 10-day journey to getting a UWP game to work on Windows 10
Four games, 15 months, Windows 10, and a zoo of confusing crashes later...
Surface ‘Phones released; Headphones, that is
Microsoft unveils a surprising new addition to the Surface line.
Surface Studio 2 has an even more amazing screen, ditches the spinning disks
The GPU has received a healthy upgrade, though the CPU choice remains strange.
Surface Pro 6 and Surface Laptop 2: New internals, new color, old ports
The black looks fantastic, but it's almost 2019 and they still don't have Thunderbolt 3.
Cops told suspect he had to open iPhone X with his face, so he did
Child-porn case in Ohio reveals how some law enforcement are trying to thwart Face ID.
2018 physics Nobel Prize honors 3, including first woman in 55 years
Donna Strickland is first woman to win physics prize since 1963 and third ever to win.
Tonight a Virgin Atlantic 747 will fly on fuel made from industrial waste gas
Displacing jet fuel is a first step toward reducing the carbon footprint of flight.
How Oakland sets the new standard for meaningful police tech oversight
Video: Lawyer Raymundo Jacquez of the Privacy Advisory Commission sets a new example.
Dealmaster: Take 20% off a new pair of Apple AirPods
Plus 50% off Kindle and Hulu subscriptions, Anker accessory discounts, and more.
Google taking new steps to prevent malicious Chrome extensions
Company plans stricter rules for developers and greater control for users.
FBI vs. Facebook Messenger: What’s at stake?
Op-ed: Secret rulings should not force tech companies to build backdoors.
Rat hepatitis jumps to human for first time, spotlighting disease mystery
Case reopens long-standing questions about link between rats, humans, and hepatitis E.
Ars on your lunch break: Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality?
We chat up quantitative psychologist Dan Hoffman about how your mind lies to you.
Report: Netflix to offer “choose-your-own-adventure” TV series
Interactive expansion will include Black Mirror, video game properties.
Two Apple veterans built a new lidar sensor—here’s how it works
Aeva's lidar uses a continuous beam instead of discrete laser pulses.
Bay Area: Join us on 10/10 to talk about the future of election security
Former Facebook CSO Alex Stamos will explore dangers (and a few hopes) for democracy.
Tesla delivered 83,500 vehicles in Q3 2018 despite “logistics hell”
Actual Model 3 production in Q3 has averaged out at a little more than 4,000 cars a week.
Amazon institutes $15 minimum wage for all US employees, including temps
The change affects 250,000 Amazon employees and more than 100,000 seasonal workers.
BMW’s all-new 3 Series goes on sale 2019, starting at $40,200
New model is bigger, lighter, and more powerful than the outgoing 3 Series.
First UEFI malware discovered in wild is laptop security software hijacked by Russians
“LoJax” repurposed LoJack anti-theft agent as rootkit that could survive OS re-installs.
Wynonna Earp’s wild season 3 finale takes the series to a whole new level
Our heroine beats back the Apocalypse (for now), but at great personal cost.
Forget the guilt trip: There’s a better way to get people to eat more bugs
Study: Appealing to pleasure made people more likely to eat mealworm truffles
Police to Seattle’s techies, streamers: Sign up for our anti-swatting service [Updated]
Dept's video includes guns-drawn response to hoax call, "sounds... like swatting to me."
Hands-on: HP’s leather-clad laptop might just be the best convertible around
It's a smart form factor, and the unusual materials are more than just a gimmick.
Google announces “Project Stream”—a “test” of game streaming in Chrome
Play Assassin's Creed Odyssey through a desktop-class Chrome browser, starting October 5.
Trump admin claims Calif. net neutrality law causes “irreparable harm” to US
DOJ lawsuit tries to block California net neutrality law before it takes effect.
Treatments that cause the immune system to attack cancer earn a Nobel
New treatments work against a huge range of cancers, some previously untreatable.
Mega Man 11 review: Switching gears
Nostalgic run-and-gun action is equal parts familiar and strange.
Vigilante engineer stops Waymo from patenting key lidar technology
Eric Swildens had no dog in the fight other than intellectual curiosity.
SEC settlement sends Tesla stock soaring
Musk seems to taunt SEC with "naughty by nature" tweet.
HP attempts to refresh the two-in-one with the leather-and-metal Spectre Folio
Would you pay $1,299 for a leather-clad convertible with a Core i5 processor?
Unannounced 3rd-gen Chromecast gets sold at Best Buy, packs Bluetooth
Now what exactly does a Chromecast need Bluetooth for?
Fully driverless Waymo taxis are due out this year, alarming critics
Waymo poised to launch driverless service with minimal federal oversight.
How Face ID could be a game-changer for aggressive US border agents
Ars tested: A quick glance at an iPhone from 3-4 feet away will indeed unlock it.
iPhone XS and XS Max review: Big screens, big performance, big lenses, big prices
The second generation is always better.
On NASA’s birthday, a reminder that we can thank Nixon for the agency
“I think it certainly has a future. Let’s hope it’s vibrant."
Calif. enacts net neutrality law—US gov’t immediately sues to block it [Updated]
Justice Department sues California—Ajit Pai called state rules "illegal."
California amends rules to push vehicles toward hydrogen, electricity, biofuel
Utilities will earn credits for electric car charging stations and subsidize EV purchases.
Strands of hair shed light on doomed 19th-century Arctic expedition
The final days of Franklin's 1846 expedition have long been a tragic mystery.
The US would suffer some of the biggest costs of climate change
The exact cost estimates vary, but the US consistently ranks near the top.
These 19th-century astronomical drawings show the beauty of cosmos
French illustrator Étienne Léopold Trouvelot wanted to capture public's imagination.
Ars eats more bugs, finds a few we like
Prepped by an expert chef, bugs can fade into a complex dish.
Musk settles—out as Tesla chairman, owes $20 million in penalties
Avoiding a court case allows Musk to remain as Tesla CEO.
Tesla is outgrowing Elon Musk
Op-ed: Elon Musk is a brilliant entrepreneur—but he's not a great manager.
Root is a terrific—and fully asymmetric—woodland wargame
One of 2018's hottest board games... involves birds, cats, and a little raccoon?
FBI: We can’t listen to Facebook Messenger voice calls. Judge: Tough luck
Fresno-based federal judge won't force Facebook to help MS-13 investigation.
This arcade is really vintage: Visiting San Francisco’s Musée Mécanique
A look at what arcades were like long before the days of Pac-Man—and even pinball.
Microsoft suspends development of touch-friendly Office apps for Windows
The focus is on the iOS, Android, Web, and Win32 versions of the apps.
Cloudflare gets into registrar business with wholesale domains and free privacy
Cloudflare Registrar will charge just what the TLDs and ICANN do.
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