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All Democrats and one Republican support net neutrality bill in Senate
Senate Dems seek one more vote for restoration of net neutrality and Title II.
Neuron cascade may be akin to neutral selection in evolution
Avalanches of neuronal activity may be accidental rather than useful.
Beware a bottled booger blast—they can blow up your throat, doctors warn
An otherwise healthy 34-year-old man throttled a sneeze—and had regrets.
An appreciation of games that click back and change the gamers who love them
From The Dig to Pillars of Eternity, gaming does something no other pop culture medium can.
Destiny 2 keeps on failing to bring me back
Microtransactions won’t satisfy these post-holiday doldrums.
Artist transforms herself into a virtual assistant and obeys your commands
Would we rather have a human servant or Alexa? Lauren McCarthy decided to find out.
Gut bacteria linked to cataclysmic epidemic that wiped out 16th-century Mexico
The mysterious pestilence is thought to have killed up to 80 percent of the population.
Shell invests in Nashville solar firm, but it’s no less an oil company
The future may be bright for renewables, but Shell is still an oil company.
BitTorrent users beware: Flaw lets hackers control your computer
“Low complexity” hack for Transmission client may work against other clients, too.
Spectre and Meltdown patches causing trouble as realistic attacks get closer
Driver incompatibilities and microcode problems are both being reported.
Whatever causes fast radio bursts is sitting in an intense magnetic field
Still not sure what they are and now have to explain an extreme environment, too.
Perfect Wi-Fi energy harvester gathers scant bounty
Wi-Fi energy harvester not useful but still might be future of power delivery.
The new 2019 G-Class: Mercedes-Benz reinvents the dinosaur
It looks almost identical to the 1979-era SUV but is now longer and wider.
City-owned Internet services offer cheaper and more transparent pricing
Data shows why customers want muni broadband—and why telecom industry fears it.
Nintendo doesn’t seem to be “looking into” VR very much anymore
4K update doesn't seem to be in the immediate cards for the Switch, either.
Reports of credit card fraud pile up from OnePlus customers
If you made a purchase from OnePlus.net recently, keep an eye on your credit card bill.
The James Webb Space Telescope has emerged from the freezer
"NASA and its partners have an outstanding telescope and set of science instruments."
Hostile workplace accusations rock PlayStation developer Quantic Dream
Company offers "categorical denial" to reports from former employees.
1,000 Danish youths face charges for sharing 15-year-olds’ sex videos
"We want to give out a warning to young people," Danish official says.
Ford shows new Ranger truck, a spicy SUV, and a McQueen Mustang in Detroit
The North American International Auto Show sees the midsize truck's return to the US.
Suspect in deadly Kansas “swatting” hoax charged with manslaughter
An online dispute over Call of Duty escalated to a fatal police shooting.
After false Hawaii missile notice, FCC launches investigation
For 38 minutes, Hawaiians had little information about what kind of threat they were facing.
How to keep a charity gaming marathon going for 160 hours straight
Behind the scenes with the tech and people behind Awesome Games Done Quick
A gene that keeps track of how often it’s made into a protein
The more protein that’s made, the more likely the gene is to be shut down.
The Vegas Pinball Hall of Fame astounds us with a huge, rare collection
Two-player pinball, ultra-rare machines, and Peppy the Clown are ready to entertain you.
When wildlife conservation meets war
Writing off war-torn conservation sites altogether is a bad idea.
Review: Fallout: The Board Game
Charge up the Pip-Boy.
The detailed toys and rare collectibles that keep watch over our home offices
Including what one admittedly single Ars editor dubs his "forever alone" shelf.
The Usenet Deep Space 9 recapper that helped inspire modern TV criticism
If you watched DS9 and lived on the Internet in the ‘90s, you likely read Tim Lynch.
Did Twitter engineers just admit to shadow-banning conservatives? Nope
A engineer's plan to "ban a way of talking" didn't refer to conservatives.
GM wants to ditch the manual controls from its test cars in 2019
Regulations say you need a steering wheel airbag, but what if there is no wheel?
Microsoft opens the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update floodgates
100 million people are already running the latest Windows version.
Games with pornographic ads sneak into the Play Store, get 3 million downloads
Google removes 60 apps packing the "AdultSwine" malware.
Netflix, Amazon, and major studios sue maker of “free TV” box
Streaming services and film studios try to stop free access to shows and movies.
Researcher finds another security flaw in Intel management firmware [Updated]
Active Management Technology defaults allow anyone to take control of many PCs.
Bungie promises to rebalance Destiny 2’s loot boxes, raids
Bevy of gameplay tweaks and features planned for coming year.
Boeing, SpaceX have razor-thin margins to fly crew missions in 2018
NASA has a lot to consider before assigning crews to the first flights.
It looks like the Galaxy S9 is getting a variable aperture camera
The S9 will allegedly use f/1.5 in the dark, and f/2.4 when it gets brighter.
After Logan Paul incident, Google Preferred YouTube videos will face further vetting
Videos with the top ads will be examined by human moderators and AI software.
The best PCs, gadgets, and wearables of CES 2018
CES was dominated by smart assistants, but we found diamonds in the rough.
Engineer says he quit Google after order to stop pro-diversity posts
Diversity advocate says he was told to "avoid posting on controversial topics."
See the long-lost NES prototype of SimCity
Unseen for decades, ROM is now preserved by the Video Game History Foundation.
Pentagon: Ask SpaceX about Zuma. SpaceX: That’s not our story to tell
Without real information, there’s much speculation about North Korea and nukes.
Here’s how, and why, the Spectre and Meltdown patches will hurt performance
Now that microcode and patches are starting to ship, a clearer picture is emerging.
Florida man’s latest worry: Killer herpes from wild monkeys
Introduced to amuse tourists, the monkeys pose a public health risk, scientists warn.
Large sheets of ice may have been spotted on Mars
Indications of layering suggest they may trap some of the planet’s climate history.
Skype finally getting end-to-end encryption
It’ll use the Signal protocol, also used in WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and others.
After slowdown controversy, iPhone 6 Plus users must wait for batteries
6 Plus battery supply is limited, but other models are still mostly on schedule.
Dealmaster: Get a Dell Core i7 laptop with a 256GB SSD for $600
Plus deals on portable hard drives, 4K TVs, TurboTax, and more.
Filibuster threat means Trump needs Senate Democrats to pass spying bill
The House just passed a bill extending NSA spying powers for six years.
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