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Watch live: SpaceX to launch a small planet hunter for NASA [Updated]
TESS will be able to monitor the brightness of more than 200,000 stars.
This isn’t the first time a tech boom has interfered with democracy
Video: Ars Live in conversation with economist Brad DeLong, an expert in tech revolutions.
Massive bleaching event may be permanently changing the Great Barrier Reef
Corals died more readily than expected, and species balance may not recover.
Dealmaster: Google is now selling its Daydream View VR headset for $49
$50 price cut lasts until April 28, makes headset $80 cheaper than Gear VR.
Amazon and Best Buy team up to sell TVs, but it’s a risky move for Best Buy
Best Buy will carry TVs with Amazon software and will sell TVs on Amazon.com.
Bad news for AT&T and Comcast: Calif. Senate panel OKs net neutrality bill
AT&T, cable lobbyists can't convince Calif. senators to scrap net neutrality.
What the latest strike on Syria succeeded at (and what it didn’t)
Video: Air Force's newest cruise missile gets debut, Allied "resolve" shown, but...
Lovers of small iPhones might be rewarded with rumored next-gen SE 2
But will any iPhone X features make it into the new entry-level handset?
Video: Ben Brode dishes on the secrets of Hearthstone
Part two in our continuing video series on the unsolved mysteries of popular games.
China to ease foreign automaker rules—with preference for electric cars
50% domestic ownership rules won't apply to electric car makers by the end of this year.
Meteorite’s diamonds tell of Earth’s baby sister, which died young
They may be from a Mercury-sized body obliterated during Solar System formation.
Yakuza 6: The Song of Life review: Grandpa battle simulator
Age hasn’t slowed down Yakuza’s lead character in his final starring game.
Tens of thousands of Facebook accounts compromised in days by malware
Professionally developed trojan posing as a stress reliever infects 40,000 PCs.
Microsoft claims to make Chrome safer with new extension
A purported Edge advantage is now available in Chrome.
ZTE exports ban may mean no Google apps, a death sentence for its smartphones
Chinese OEM’s export ban also means the US will have to wait for Android Go.
Russia appears to have surrendered to SpaceX in the global launch market
"The 4 percent stake isn’t worth the effort to try to elbow Musk and China aside."
The Nissan Rogue is a huge sales success, but is it any good? A review
It's spacious and well equipped, but we don't like the steering or infotainment.
Despite alien theories and novel mutations, the real Ata puzzle may be ethical
A genomic study proved Ata is human, but now the study's ethics are in question.
How a cracked fan blade (probably) ended a decade of no US air travel fatalities
First US commercial air fatality in 9 years caused by debris from jet engine fan, engine cover.
Homeopath “treated” 4-yr-old boy’s behavior problems with saliva from rabid dog
Homeopath: It treated “slightly rabid dog state.” Critic: That’s “patently absurd.”
Westworld producers are set to adapt a William Gibson novel for Amazon
The trend of streaming TV adaptions of classic sci-fi works continues.
San Francisco to scooter startups: Your customers are terrible
City Attorney: companies are allowing customers to block public sidewalks.
Former Microsoft designer leaks likely future of Windows and Xbox “avatars”
Originally slated to launch by end of 2017; closely resembles last E3's reveal.
In effort to shut down Telegram, Russia blocks Amazon, Google network addresses
Russian censors up ante in effort to block secure chat by political opposition.
Acceptance of climate science can reach saturation
Telling people what scientists think makes conservative states look liberal.
First XDR typhoid is on the verge of being untreatable, spreading globally
Health experts say outbreak is a "clarion call" for health authorities worldwide.
The FCC loses a fierce consumer advocate as Mignon Clyburn resigns
Clyburn, the "conscience" of FCC, advocated for net neutrality and poor people.
Dealmaster: Grab an unlocked Essential Phone for $399.99
Plus deals on Jaybird exercise headphones, Vizio and Sony 4K TVs, and more.
It’s anyone’s guess when the next major Windows 10 update will be out
The name, if it has one, is still a mystery.
IRS E-File system crashes on Tax Day [Updated]
You can still e-file, but be careful.
Ajit Pai’s ex-broadband advisor arrested on charge of forging fiber contracts
Ex-CEO and committee chair accused of defrauding investors with fake contracts.
New Boosted Boards have more affordable shortboard and better batteries
Four new boards include two samey longboards and first Boosted shortboards.
Billy Mitchell says he’s “not going to stop now” after scoreboard ban [Updated]
Disgraced score-chaser promises witnesses, documents will redeem his name.
People who paid Tesla $3,000 for full self-driving might be out of luck
Why selling full autonomy before it's ready could backfire for Tesla.
Apple may debut its own news subscription service within the next year
An upgraded Apple News app could be home to the company's trusted news sources.
Intel, Microsoft to use GPU to scan memory for malware
The company is also using its processors’ performance monitoring to detect malicious code.
It’s official: SpaceX will build its monster rocket in California
“This vehicle holds the promise of taking humanity deeper into the cosmos.”
T-Mobile deceived customers with “false ring tones” on failed phone calls
FCC fines T-Mobile $40M for rural call failures but requires no refunds.
Microsoft’s bid to secure the Internet of Things: Custom Linux, custom chips, Azure
This is Redmond’s first-ever Linux distribution.
Russian hackers mass-exploit routers in homes, govs, and infrastructure
The hacks steal passwords and clear the way for future attacks, officials warn.
“Not too fond of Facebook”: A dating app removes its linked-profile requirement
Could be the first of many apps to dump FB requirements in wake of recent disclosures.
AT&T and cable lobby are terrified of a California net neutrality bill
ISPs hate California bill even more than the FCC rules they helped kill.
Portugal is showing that ambitious renewable energy goals are within reach
Hydro and wind were the big players last month.
Wireless version of the classic Koss Porta Pro headphones could be on the way [Updated]
FCC reveals a new model of a venerable headphone for a world without 3.5mm jacks.
Sony’s flagship smartphone pairs a 4K display with a design from 2013
Slim-bezel smartphones are all the rage, unless you're Sony.
Sophisticated APT surveillance malware comes to Google Play
Attackers pushing mobile surveillance-ware are stepping up their game.
The Apple Watch may support third-party watch faces in the future
Apple currently sanctions all watch faces for its wearable, even the Disney ones.
The billion-dollar question: How does the Clipper mission get to Europa?
“I want to make sure the SLS Block 1 is the rocket you need, and it’s on time.”
Perry seems in favor of emergency order to bail out coal, nuclear plants
Comments suggest struggling firm FirstEnergy could get help from the DOE.
Nintendo’s new multi-screen patent isn’t just crazy—it might already hide in Switch
Is this vaporware? A new system? Or a soon-to-be Switch feature?
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