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The 2018 Toyota Camry might be proof most people don’t care about cars
The nation’s bestselling car is now in its eighth generation.
Op-ed: The story behind the satellite that Trump wants dead
It’s difficult to describe all the ways this is stupid.
Dealmaster: Save $300 on a Dell XPS 13 laptop with a 8th-gen Core i7
Plus deals on 4K TVs, new Beats headphones, and early President's Day discounts.
Woman pulls wiggling cattle worms from her eyeball, makes medical history
CDC experts suspect she just didn't swat a fly away fast enough.
Trump’s infrastructure plan has no dedicated money for broadband
Broadband would be one of numerous projects competing for a pool of money.
Keep playing, keep paying: Ubisoft seeks games with “longterm engagement”
The numbers don't lie: Games as "live" services bring in more money over time.
“Troll” loses Cloudflare lawsuit, has weaponized patent invalidated
Cloudflare says it will be "ready to respond" if Blackbird appeals.
Yes, sea level rise really is accelerating
It is now apparent even in the short 25-year-long satellite record.
Google is good at building phones but terrible at selling them
After shipping just 3.9 million units in 2017, Google has a lot of retail work to do.
West sent lizards as nuclear spies, claims Iran defense official
Arrest of environmentalists justified by claiming reptiles collect "atomic waves."
No video game loot boxes for buyers under 21, say proposed Hawaii bills
Law would require warnings, odds disclosures, and retailer enforcement.
Fast talker: Alexa may offer speedier answers with Amazon-made AI chips
Amazon wants to lessen Alexa's dependence on the cloud for its responses.
Here’s what Siri would have been like on MS-DOS in 1987
Siri, format C:.
Trump’s budget proposal is out, and he really wants to kill ARPA-E
Nuclear is the big winner in FY 2019's proposed budget.
Trump’s budget wants the US to stop watching the planet
NSF and NIH see huge cuts restored, but anything environmental is in trouble.
California green-lights initiative that is conspiracy theorist’s dream
It would ban chemicals, GMOs, smart meters, reverse vaccine law, end water treatment.
Verizon will start locking phones to its network to prevent armed robberies
Verizon will let customers unlock phones post-sale, but just how isn't clear yet.
Star Trek: Discovery ends the season with a bang (and a whimper)
In which we engage in a somewhat legalistic analysis of finales and fandom.
Desktop Ryzens with Vega graphics: Is fastest-ever integrated GPU fast enough?
Unsurprisingly, AMD’s new chips beat Intel's GPUs. But can gamers ditch their graphics cards?
12 ex-Atari women respond to #NotNolan controversy, offer ‘70s perspective
Kotaku explores both sides of argument, interviews Bushnell’s female contemporaries.
Take a break! Uber drivers must rest 6 hours after driving 12
Of course, there’s nothing stopping drivers from switching to Lyft.
The harmful drive-by currency mining scourge shows no signs of abating
One attack sneaks coin-mining malware onto 4,300 sites. Another targets Android users.
In Iceland, bitcoin mining will soon use more energy than its residents
“I could not have predicted this trend—but then bitcoin skyrocketed.”
A wave of cheating AI robots is threatening to ruin HQ Trivia [Updated]
Simple Google-based cheat sites often beat humans, but a big one was just shut down.
LISA pathfinder mission a glorious success
LISA pathfinder three times better than required, 10 times better than expected.
Elon Musk: I will “eat my hat” if a competitor’s rocket flies before 2023
Perhaps the rocket mogul was hungry this morning.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening disrupted by malware attack
Malware showed knowledge of Olympic networks' structure—and users.
Reddit audiophiles test HomePod, say it sounds better than $1,000 speaker
In-depth test says $350 speaker has a "near-perfectly flat frequency response."
FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds
Even at 25Mbps, 43 percent of the US had zero ISPs or just one.
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection coming to Windows 7 and 8.1
A Windows 10 feature is coming to old platforms.
Nintendo hopes “every single person” will own a Switch
Company wants to “prolong the life cycle” for the hot-selling system.
With Blink’s camera chip and a few AA batteries, Amazon goes low-energy
Blink cameras have years of battery life—Amazon wants that for its own devices.
Purdue will stop forcefully pushing OxyContin, focus on constipation instead
Purdue pleaded guilty in federal court for its ways. Now it's trying to unload bad PR.
Apple’s iOS 12 strategy: Take more time to squash the bugs
New Animoji and other features to come in the fall release, but others must wait.
Teaser: Our Apollo series finale is coming tomorrow
Part six of "The Greatest Leap" shows how Apollo ended not with a bang, but a sad whimper.
Proposed NASA budget takes one small step toward the Moon
Ars looked at the budget documents, and we're not going to the Moon fast.
Daylight Saving Time isn’t worth it, European Parliament members say
EU says holdover from post-WWI efficiency efforts isn't relevant in today's world.
Altered Carbon somehow nails the sci-fi book-to-TV landing on Netflix
10-episode debut isn't sci-fi's Breaking Bad but has too many qualities to ignore.
Comments on Twitter could now lead to punishment on Twitch
New policy considers verified “off-Twitch” harassment “from any source.”
The Toys That Made Us: To make a great toy documentary, embrace Jackie Chan
Creator Brian Volk-Weiss shares how his passion project became a delightful Netflix binge.
Scientists identify hundreds of atomically thin materials
Computer scan of existing databases spits out materials that are only atoms thick.
Raw milk is trending for some reason—so are nasty, drug-resistant infections
Enforcement may be as tricky as convincing some of the benefits of pasteurization.
The car of the future is taking shape—and it will know how we feel about it
Love it or hate it, CES is where you see the future of the automobile.
Here’s how to use Kalanickspeak at your next jam sesh, bro
“So during this jam session, you discussed the fact that ‘laser is the sauce,’ correct?”
It’s all over: Why the Waymo v. Uber self-driving settlement makes sense
By giving up just 0.34 percent of the company, Uber essentially got off cheaply.
Mercedes-AMG’s C63 S Cabrio has it all: Power, sound, fuel use, and cost
Driving fun is worth something, but at over $100,000 as tested this one isn't perfect.
Rising Sun—A cerebral board game of conquest, diplomacy, and betrayal
Don't expect a history lesson; do expect a good board game.
VideoLAN VLC releases version 3.0 with HDR and 360-degree video
The update is available on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, and soon, Linux.
That mega-vulnerability Cisco dropped is now under exploit
Bug with maximum severity rating is generating plenty of interest among hackers.
911 fees paid by phone customers “stolen” by states to fill budget gaps
Diversion of 911 funds deceives consumers and may harm safety, FCC members say.
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