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Black Ops 4 ditches single-player campaign, adds battle royale mode
Move highlights an industry-wide shift to never-ending online competitions.
As the Web moves toward HTTPS by default, Chrome will remove “secure” indicator
The browser is changing to flag the things that are dangerous, not the ones that are safe.
Dealmaster: Get a 15-inch Asus laptop with an 8th-gen Core i5 for $479
Plus deals on the Apple Watch, gaming PCs, mesh Wi-Fi routers, and more.
Energy jobs reports say solar dominates coal, but wind is the real winner
Latest report offers a look at how the last year of policy has affected energy jobs.
FDA has named names of pharma companies blocking cheaper generics [Updated]
Commissioner Gottlieb hopes the list will discourage bad behavior.
With Steam Link app, your smartphone can be an imperfect gaming monitor
If you have a 5GHz router, your mobile device can be a secondary gaming PC.
ISPs and Ajit Pai are really sad about Senate’s vote for net neutrality
After Senate vote to maintain net neutrality, broadband lobby steps up opposition.
New YouTube Music Premium costs $9.99 monthly, add $2 to get all Red perks
Google attempts to consolidate its many music services into three clear offerings.
New study quantifies bitcoin’s ludicrous energy consumption
Bitcoin could consume 7.7 gigawatts by the end of 2018.
Deadpool 2 review: Not better, but still enough bloody fun for series fans
DP2 will still make series fans howl—but this could've been better, and the film knows it.
Alphabet’s Verily has a “smart diaper“ design that distinguishes pee from poo
Beyond simple moisture detectors, this techy nappy will analyze the latest download.
Senators to DOJ: Reveal your secret paragraph-long explanation of stingrays
Senators: "The public has a right to know how DOJ arrived at those conclusions."
In the lab with Xbox’s new Adaptive Controller, which may change gaming forever
Microsoft's most incomplete accessory ever, at only $100, is also its most ambitious.
Intel makes its first 10nm Cannon Lake chips official
Intel said it was making 10nm processors; now we know what processor and which customer.
It has been a bad week for encrypted messaging and it’s only Wednesday
PGP and S/MIME email and Signal and Telegram desktop messages all have risks.
You’ve heard of invasive ants, but what about kidnapper ants?
Video: Scientist Neil Tsutsui told Ars Live about the strange world of ant behavior.
Bipartisan pair of senators blast plan to end space station in seven years
NASA inspector general appears to buttress senatorial concerns.
Company used by police, prisons to find any mobile device breached (again)
Service used by prisons, police to track mobile devices had usernames, passwords exposed in hack.
The revamped Google News app is now available on iPhones and iPads
App replaces Google Play Newsstand, sports Google's new Material Design digs.
An 800-year-old label may rewrite the history of a Java Sea shipwreck
The label suggests the wreck is a century older than archaeologists thought.
Senate votes to overturn Ajit Pai’s net neutrality repeal
Senate defies "armies of lobbyists," but House may help FCC kill net neutrality.
It seems someone is producing a banned ozone-depleting chemical again
Decline of CFC-11 has slowed in recent years, pointing to a renewed source.
Tesla’s new battery in Belgium shows value is in dispatch speed
A stack of 140 batteries will work to keep the European grid at 50Hz.
Forget scanning license plates; cops will soon ID you via your roof rack
ELSAG LPR upgrade can ID "spare tire, bumper sticker, or a ride-sharing company decal."
Researchers claim to have transferred a memory between two sea slugs
Something was shifted that altered neural activity—was it a memory?
Trump eliminates national cyber-coordinator job, gives Bolton keys to the cybers
Reps Lieu and Langevin introduce bill to restore job; IT industry asks White House to reconsider.
Hands-on with the OnePlus 6: An all-glass, notched smartphone for $529
OnePlus' excellent metal phone design is dead, but it's still cheap, at least.
Destiny 2: Warmind review: Everything old is new(ish) again
One small expansion can’t save Destiny 2, but it hints at bigger things to come.
Report: Microsoft is going to try to make a cheap Surface tablet… again
$400 Intel-powered device reported to be coming later this year.
Google Chrome no longer breaks Web games, but the fix won’t last
Many developers aren't satisfied with new October deadline to update code.
Amazon Prime members to get new discounts at Whole Foods
Amazon attempts to get grocery shoppers to sign up for Prime, despite price increase.
Porsche’s Panamera 4 E-Hybrid Sport Turismo is a heck of a hybrid
Porsche invented the hybrid back in 1900, and it's learned some tricks since then.
Ex-CIA employee ID’d but not charged in Vault 7 leak of hacking tools
WikiLeaks trove included exploits for iPhones, Wi-Fi routers, and Cisco Switches.
Microsoft blocks Windows 10 April 2018 update to some Intel SSDs
For unknown reasons, the update is incompatible and leaves systems in a boot loop.
Greenland ice cores track Roman lead pollution in year-by-year detail
Studying the ice cores may help reconstruct fluctuations in the ancient economy.
Man who claims he created bitcoin committed perjury, lawsuit says
Craig Wright once told another court that he co-owned W&K—but now denies it.
Here’s why people are eating an ingredient in face creams—and why they shouldn’t
With little evidence, some believe that the supplement will rejuvenate.
Dealmaster: Spend $150 on eBay and get a Google Home Mini thrown in for free
Plus deals on microSD cards, laptops, 4K TVs, and more.
Comcast charges $90 install fee at homes that already have Comcast installed
$90 fee may be required even if you buy your own modem and plug it in yourself.
Forget carbon fiber—we can now make carbon nanotube fibers
They hold up to more than 10 times the strain that Kevlar does.
Surface Hub 2 coming in 2019, looks amazing
It's smaller but a whole lot slicker.
John Carmack recalls “frustrating” arguments with Apple’s Steve Jobs
Memories from a decades-long relationship of mutual respect and confrontation.
A dozen Google employees quit over military drone project
Googler: "The strongest possible statement I could take against this was to leave."
Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but hype season is in full swing
"Hurricane season may be even worse in 2018 after a harrowing 2017." What?!?
Uber ends mandatory arbitration in sexual assault, harassment cases
Uber to publish report to better understand how often such incidents are reported.
Germany’s Typhoon problem: Only four fighters can be made combat ready
Video: Most of Germany's fighter jets (and tanks and ships and helicopters) are broken.
Supreme Court declines to hear “podcasting patent” case, handing win to EFF
Back in 2015, Personal Audio's claimed patent was invalidated by a federal court.
Plimsoll Gear, which sells T-shirts with icon, threatens trademark lawsuit
Mark dates back to 19th century as a way to know if a ship is overloaded.
Smart Compose and offline mode have arrived in Gmail
The previously promised feature rolled out today.
GPU-equipped Ryzen Pros give AMD what it needs to conquer the corporate desktop
Integrated graphics mean that AMD's chips can now go head to head with Intel's.
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