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Shareholders approve Elon Musk’s huge performance-based pay package
Musk will get billions—but only if Tesla stock rises substantially.
Ajit Pai says net neutrality was the top threat to broadband deployment
FCC chair still can’t offer proof that repeal will boost broadband access.
Woman dies from bee-sting therapy that Goop, Gwyneth Paltrow promote
Doctors say repeated stings boost risks; it’s “both unsafe and unadvisable.”
How blind players succeed at sports video games they’ve never seen
A few small accessibility changes can unlock a whole new playerbase.
Report: Google is buying innovative camera startup Lytro for $40 million
Lytro seems to be at the end of the line, and Google is grabbing it at a bargain.
Unreal Engine + $150,000 GPU = Amazing, real-time raytraced Star Wars
See how an entire scene bounces off Captain Phasma's armor at 24 frames per second.
Missing hot mantle plume detected beneath Yellowstone
Twist on planetary CT scan picks up something new.
US officials: Kaspersky “Slingshot” report burned anti-terror operation
Joint Special Operations Command ran campaign against ISIS, Al Qaeda for at least 6 years.
BMW’s offices raided by Munich police in search of diesel cheating
If you thought cheating was widespread across the industry, you're probably right.
AT&T suffers another blow in court over throttling of “unlimited” data
AT&T can't force California customers into arbitration, judge says.
Relativity Space reveals its ambitions with big NASA deal
"We have a pretty broad long-term vision."
The follow-up to TCL’s acclaimed 4K HDR Roku TV is coming May 1
An exact price hasn't been announced, but TVs should be relatively affordable.
Amazfit Bip review: One peculiar week with a $99 smartwatch
Huami's affordable smartwatch borrows a lot from others, adds little originality.
Pac-Man on Hololens: Bandai Namco shows us how they made it not suck
GDC 2018 panel shows off a 3D-printed Hololens mod—and lots of high-fiving.
A “tamper-proof” currency wallet just got backdoored by a 15-year-old
Backdoor allows attacker to recover private keys stored on Ledger hardware wallets.
Robotic muscle and sensitive polymer fingers in Columbia University’s robotics labs
When building, there are lots of different paths to the same ends.
Windows Server 2019 coming later this year, out now in preview
No big surprises about the timing, given the company’s new release timetable.
AMD promises firmware fixes for security processor bugs
All bugs require administrative access to exploit.
USS Fitzgerald collision deaths ruled negligent homicide by Japanese Coast Guard
Bridge officers on both ACX Crystal and Fitzgerald could face criminal charges in Japan.
These early humans survived a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago
Striking evidence means the “Toba Catastrophe Theory” is headed for the dustbin.
When will the US feel the heat of global warming?
For the Great Plains, natural variability will dominate until late this century.
NY says Charter lied about new broadband, threatens to revoke its franchise
Charter tried to count old broadband toward new merger commitments, NY says.
Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, explained [Updated]
Trump operatives got private data from 50 million Facebook users.
Dealmaster: Take up to 30 percent off various Lenovo ThinkPad laptops
Plus deals on the HTC Vive, the Switch Pro Controller, and a sitewide eBay sale.
China’s largest game publisher adds Ubisoft to its massive portfolio
Vivendi is officially out of the picture—but Tencent’s Western dominance only rises.
The Play Store gets a “try now” button for games, no install required
Google Play Instant can launch a demo instantly on Android, with no install process.
UK High Court perma-bans efforts to extradite Lauri Love for US hacking trial
Sets precedent for blocking extradition of hackers to US on humanitarian grounds.
US electricity use drops, renewables push fossil fuels out of the mix
2017 saw both coal and natural gas use decline.
Epic Games CEO: AR glasses will “eventually replace smartphones”
Before that, console-quality games on mobile phones will be the big trend.
Virus fished from pond cures man’s deadly antibiotic-resistant infection
The clinical success suggests promising strategy for fighting antibiotic resistance.
Alabama lawmaker seems desperate to keep rocket tech in his home state
Law mandates Marshall Space Flight Center as "essential" to future of US propulsion.
Video: What younger generations think of their elders online
Episode 2 of “Every Generation Online” asks about what all those Boomers are doing.
Winter tires 101: “An all-season is only an all-season if you live in Phoenix”
If the temperature is below 45˚F, your all-seasons aren’t really working.
Police chief: Uber self-driving car “likely” not at fault in fatal crash
Tempe police chief says victim "came from the shadows right into the roadway."
Facebook’s security chief to depart role over company’s handling of misinformation [Updated]
CSO Alex Stamos clashed with other executives over handling of Russian meddling.
Future Windows updates will take longer to install, but it’ll feel quicker
It should now take about half an hour during the reboot phase.
Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds is now free on iOS, Android—and dang, it’s solid
We break down our first session with the Western version to explain why we’ll come back.
Tesla virtual power plant may face headwinds under new South Australian premier
A new program may offer incentives for any home to install storage.
Samsung updates the Galaxy S8 to a less-old version of Android
Android 8.0 finally rolls out to the US version of the Galaxy S8.
Ancient Maya traded dogs for use in religious ceremonies, new study shows
The ancient Maya imported dogs from across Guatemala for religious rituals.
Although they can’t tell us about it, infants can reason
Babies’ pupils dilate when they have to make an inference—just like millennials.
Uber self-driving car hits and kills pedestrian [Updated]
An Arizona pedestrian died in the hospital following the crash.
Ars answers a federal judge’s questions about climate change
As two California cities sue oil companies, judge requests climate tutorial.
Ajit Pai celebrates after court strikes down Obama-era robocall rule
FCC rule improperly treated everyone with a smartphone as potential robocaller.
Bay Area: Join us 3/21 to explore the future of video game design
Award-winning indie game designer Tracy Fullerton will discuss what’s next for the industry.
This electric car could set a new record to the top of Pikes Peak this year
A brief history of Pikes Peak and why VW wants to win it so bad.
SpaceX indicates it will manufacture the BFR rocket in Los Angeles
“A facility to manufacture large commercial transportation vessels.”
Our week at SXSW among barbecue, Bob Ross, engine tech, and Elon Musk
Last week, we also learned a surprising number of bands have MacBook as a member.
Apple reportedly developing microLED displays for its mobile devices
Hundreds of Apple engineers are experimenting with microLED tech in new panels.
After closing down Paragon, Epic makes its assets free-as-in-speech
Content can only be used in Unreal Engine 4, because Epic isn't running a charity.
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