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Amazon customers take to social media after mysterious account closures [Updated]
Policy violations cited, but many customers don't know what they did wrong.
Nintendo warns against using substandard Switch charging cables
Not all USB-C cables are created equal.
Mt. Gox ex-CEO, who may profit from site’s fall, says he “doesn’t want this”
"I do not want to become instantly rich. I do not ask for forgiveness."
The Alfa Romeo Giulia Ti: A sports sedan for people who want to drive
Looks good, the interior is nice, and the driving experience is sublime.
Satellite tracking of Antarctica expands view of glacial patchwork
These glaciers have an independent streak, but many are shrinking.
Machine-learning says Homo naledi may not have buried its dead
Alleged early hominin burials may just be accidents, according to a new study.
Facebook can’t catch a break: Medical data-sharing plan halted
“This work has not progressed past the planning phase,” Facebook says.
“Open sesame”: Industrial network gear hackable with the right username
Vulnerabilities in two devices from Moxa show security to be an afterthought.
Waze’s crazy routing over a 32% grade road is driving residents nuts
“I’ve seen five or six cars smash into other cars, and it’s getting worse.”
Lawbreakers “failed to find an audience,” dev officially admits FPS defeat
Implies that game won’t receive an end-of-life transition to free-to-play, either.
Dealmaster: Get a 15-inch Dell laptop with a Core i7 and 512GB SSD for $600
Plus deals on 4K monitors, wireless headphones, dash cams, and more.
PUBG creators finally decide a copycat game has gone too far, file suit
What gets PUBG lawyers' attention? A 25-strong list that includes chicken dinners.
500 years of Mississippi flood data shows things have gotten worse
Study's authors suggest flood control measures have made things worse.
Online gaming could be stalled by net neutrality repeal, ESA tells court
Entertainment Software Association fights FCC's net neutrality repeal in court.
HP packs 6 cores, 32GB ECC memory, 4TB SSD into a 5lb laptop
The systems use Intel's new 8th generation chips.
Ubisoft cracking down on hate speech, team-killing in Rainbow Six: Siege
"Egregious offenders" can now earn a permanent ban "without warning."
Lumber’s lure: Thanks to physics, viable biofuel may grow in the woods
Future biofuel production requires new catalysts—or better training for stubborn enzymes.
There’s growing evidence Tesla’s Autopilot handles lane dividers poorly
A working safety barrier allowed the driver to walk away from a September crash.
Video: Astronaut Peggy Whitson talks to Ars about what it takes to run the ISS
She has also spent more time in space than any other American.
Cavitation dilemma resolved in knuckle-cracking model
Pull finger, fluid pressure drops, bubbles form and, crack, partially collapse.
CEO says Facebook will impose new EU privacy rules “everywhere”
“We have to ensure that everyone in our ecosystem protects people’s information.”
Tragic YouTube shooting casts new light on creators’ “adpocalypse” complaints [Updated]
Alleged shooter left a video behind with complaints about revenue. What’s going on?
Porous silk fiber traps heat, hides a rabbit from IR camera
Researchers mimic polar bear fur, create highly insulating, lightweight cloth.
Woman takes Ancestry.com DNA test, learns her real dad is her mom’s doctor
Direct-to-consumer genetic analysis finds unexpected and twisted branch of family tree.
Facebook: It wasn’t 50M hit by Cambridge Analytica breach, but rather 87M
Also, Facebook will now delete all call and SMS logs older than one year.
CenturyLink fights billing-fraud lawsuit by claiming that it has no customers
CenturyLink operates via subsidiaries that enforce mandatory arbitration clauses.
Google employees revolt, say company should shut down military drone project
Project applying Google’s image recognition to military drone footage causes uproar.
Livid over site’s policies, YouTube shooter trained for attack, shot randomly
Hospital: Two victims have been released, while one remains in “serious condition.”
Hacking your brain(scan): security bugs in EEG software open hospitals to attack
Cisco Talos reveals “multiple vulnerabilities” in hardware common at hospitals.
Intel drops plans to develop Spectre microcode for ancient chips
Company claims it's too hard, and few systems have exposure to attack.
Mark Zuckerberg will testify before Congress next week
Members of Congress want answers about the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Valve says it’s “still working hard” on Linux gaming [Updated]
SteamOS maker admits that "Steam machines aren't exactly flying off the shelves."
Future iPhones could have curved screens, respond to a wave of your finger
Could novel features done Apple's way help iPhones best the competition?
SpaceX reaches the promised land of launching every two weeks
Gwynne Shotwell said SpaceX would increase flight rate by 50 percent. It has.
“Nightmare” superbugs continue to lurk in US, but control efforts working
Scary headlines, but 2006-15 data show declines in prevalence of these nasty germs.
Samsung Notebook 9 Pen review: Stylus convenience, devoid of style
This two-in-one doesn't look like a $1,399 device, and yet it's priced as such.
YouTube shooter IDed as woman angry at site’s “age-restricted” policies
Nasim Aghdam wrote: "Videos of targeted users are filtered & merely relegated."
Apple has hired Google’s head of search and artificial intelligence
He started working at Google in 2010 and announced his departure yesterday.
Panera accused security researcher of “scam” when he reported a major flaw
Panera didn't fix flaw for 8 months; 37 million records were allegedly exposed.
Two founders of cryptocurrency offering arrested, charged with fraud
Centra Tech’s lawyer said last year: “It’s certainly not a scam.”
Google bans cryptomining Chrome extensions because they refuse to play by the rules
Google continues to try to keep its browser running smoothly in spite of others’ efforts.
Police confirm one dead, three wounded after shooting at YouTube HQ [Updated]
“Heard shots and saw people running while at my desk,” one staffer tweeted.
Feds: There are hostile stingrays in DC, but we don’t know how to find them
There’s also “anomalous activity”—probably stingrays—in other US cities, too.
Dealmaster: Get an Apple Watch Series 1 for $149
Plus deals on the Google Home, Galaxy S9 bundles, Dell laptops, and more.
Tearing down the new iPad offers little comfort to concerned educators
It’s mostly the same as last year's iPad, with just a few notable differences.
Square Enix promises to bring classic graphics to PC Chrono Trigger port [Updated]
Move will save modders effort of removing ugly HD “upgrades.”
Training plus a placebo may make a drug more effective
Your brain and immune system can work together to turn a memory into a drug.
Republican governor forced to stop blocking Facebook users who criticize him
Maryland gov. settled free speech lawsuit—Trump is still fighting a similar suit.
Intel bumps up mobile chips to 6 cores in expanded 8th-generation line-up
There's also a wider range of desktop chips and 8th-generation Iris Plus graphics.
Developer removes randomized loot boxes from Middle-Earth: Shadow of War
Monolith says paid market "compromises" the game "even if you don’t buy anything."
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