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European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks
Running the continental grid at a higher frequency than normal added time to clocks.
How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS
Using Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1, other DNS services still require some command-line know-how.
A 5-liter V8 in a world of small-capacity turbos: The 2018 Lexus GS F
Everyone else is downsizing engines and adding turbos—not Lexus.
Dealmaster: Figuring out the right time to buy a new TV in 2018
As this year’s crop of TVs start to trickle out, we try to find the bargains.
Two women lost their hair after eating toxic, bitter squash, doctors report
A shear case of poisonous vegetables takes a hairy turn with a new symptom.
The 2018 Audi RS5: Effortless speed and a magic carpet ride
Lame: Naturally aspirated V8s. Great: Twin turbo V6s.
DHS defends media-monitoring database, calls critics “conspiracy theorists”
Says only wearers of “tinfoil hats” have issues with “standard practice monitoring.”
Interior secretary: SpaceX wouldn’t be building rockets if it were regulated!
Interior Secretary to wind energy execs: Trump is your friend!
2018 iPad review: Content creation with compromises
This consumption device wants to be a creative one, too, but is a Pencil enough?
Backpage domains seized by feds, co-founder’s Arizona home raided
Notorious site had used Section 230 as a shield against state prosecution.
Facebook: If you want to buy a political ad, you now have to be “authorized”
"We know we were slow to pick-up foreign interference in the 2016 US elections."
Russian lab reportedly made “Novichok” nerve agent that attacked spy via doorknob
Agent used on Sergei Skripal was detected at a Russian chemical warfare lab's test site.
Solar is so hot right now: Context for 2017’s 98 GW of photovoltaic panels
That's the good news. The bad news is we keep demanding more energy.
Hot-air dryers suck in nasty bathroom bacteria and shoot them at your hands
Air filters can help, but healthcare and research centers may want to stick with towels.
Hours after Zuck deletion scandal, Facebook announces new unsend feature
How stupid does Facebook think we are?
Mysterious sunstones in medieval Viking texts could really have worked
A new study says Vikings could have used these stones to navigate to Greenland.
Ajit Pai’s “Harlem Shake” video preparations must remain secret, FCC says
It's the second time FCC refused to release emails about an Ajit Pai comedy skit.
Facebook admits Zuckerberg wiped his old messages—which you can’t do
Ordinary Facebook users can't delete their messages from recipients' inboxes.
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."
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