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The corpse of Circuit City will rise again on February 15
Follows similar promises of a relaunch from 2016 that never quite came together.
Ars community gives more than $36,000 in annual charity drive
Hundreds of readers provide much needed funds for EFF, Child's Play.
FBI security expert: Apple are “jerks” about unlocking encrypted phones
"Apple is pretty good at evil genius stuff," FBI official laments at conference.
YouTube finally hands down punishment to creator for posting dead body video
After nearly two weeks, YouTube removes Logan Paul from Google Preferred.
Trump tweet throws today’s House surveillance votes into chaos [Updated]
Trump tweet appears to attack NSA spying hours after the White House defends it.
Dark Souls, Donkey Kong Country lead a wave of Nintendo Switch ports
Plus: New Mario Tennis, free online hide-and-seek for Mario Odyssey
Samsung is the latest OEM to unlock FM chips in new phones
A push for better emergency readiness leads to radio on new Samsung devices.
Some international accounts alerted to Apple’s iCloud transfer in China
Update your iCloud country or region settings to prevent your data from moving.
A greener shade of blue
Because who doesn’t want sustainable jeans?
Prosecutors say Mac spyware stole millions of user images over 13 years
Fruitfly creepware turned on cameras and mics, automatically detected porn searches.
Mysterious explosion of a deadly plague may come down to a sugar in ice cream
C. diff kills tens of thousands each year. Its puzzling rise links to trehalose.
NYC sues oil companies for the cost of adapting to climate change
Will also pull its pension funds out of their stocks.
New chip from Texas Instruments to make driving with high-beams on less rude
Adaptive driving beams still need a little regulatory help, though.
Japan to get latest Aegis ballistic missile interceptors from US
SM-3 Block IIA missiles will be part of a shore-based Aegis missile defense.
EMC, VMware security bugs throw gasoline on cloud security fire
Backups of virtual machines on some hosts could be accessed or altered by an attacker.
FCC plan to lower broadband standards is met with “Mobile Only Challenge”
Many say that mobile can’t replace cable or fiber, but FCC may think otherwise.
We found a deleted page that reveals the paparazzi roots of Kodak Coin
Kodak’s stock has tripled since announcing the blockchain project on Tuesday.
Senator questions Apple over intentional iPhone slowdowns
The government of France is looking for answers, too.
Samsung Galaxy S9 will launch next month at Mobile World Congress
Updated Bixby and a "foldable" smartphone are also coming, according to report.
Hyperkin plans to release a new (old) Game Boy in 2018
Ultra Game Boy brings slim aluminum case, backlight for under $100.
Apple to hand off Chinese iCloud operations to local firm in February
The physical location of Chinese iCloud data is about to change.
Alas, that Japanese astronaut did not really grow 9cm in space
"I am a little relieved to be able to ride on the return Soyuz."
The rise, fall, and rise of MDickie—or, how to be the best worst game developer
"Single-handedly responsible for the WORST games to ever be enjoyed by millions of people."
Eagle-eyed YouTuber discovers ongoing EA online-matchmaking shenanigans
2017 papers confirm tests of existing games with “spending” as future objective.
Some Great Barrier Reef turtle populations produce nothing but females
Turtles' sex is determined by the temperature their eggs develop in.
GOP senator says she’ll vote to restore net neutrality rules
One more Republican vote needed to get net neutrality bill through Senate.
Iced tea company scraps plans to raise millions for blockchain pivot
Company’s stock tripled last month after it changed its name to Long Blockchain.
Alienware revamps its Command Center app with a centralized game hub
Not much big news from Alienware this CES, but settings app revamp looks fine.
NOAA recaps 2017’s near-biblical collection of weather extremes
US' third-warmest year on record came with floods, fire, drought, and hurricanes.
Remember solar roof? Tesla’s making tiles in New York, installing them
Tesla employees got first solar roof installations, now reservation holders get theirs.
The rarest new PUBG items show up once every 80 years, on average
Artificial scarcity raises aftermarket values for ultra-rare cosmetics.
Dell’s XPS 15 gets the 2-in-1 treatment, plus Radeon RX Vega graphics
The big convertible also includes an IR camera and an optional fingerprint sensor.
AT&T and Comcast finalize court victory over Nashville and Google Fiber
Nashville won't appeal as Google Fiber-backed utility pole rule is invalidated.
Dealmaster: Get a 55-inch Samsung 4K TV + $200 Dell gift card for $600
Plus deals on Dell laptops, GoPro cameras, wireless charging pads, and more.
Oracle app server hack let one attacker mine $226,000 worth of cryptocoins
Exploit published in December makes cracking unpatched Oracle servers easy.
“Political pressure” reportedly kills Huawei/AT&T smartphone deal
Spying concerns from members of congress means AT&T won't be selling Huawei phones.
August Access will unlock your doors for in-home deliveries
Uneasy about letting Amazon into your home? Now you can let other retailers in instead.
Bad docs and blue screens make Microsoft suspend Spectre patch for AMD machines
Blue screen crashes on decade-old AMD chips seem to be widespread.
Apple planning new, “robust” parental controls to help protect children, teens
Investors are worried about youth becoming addicted to their smartphones.
The Zuma satellite appears lost—here’s what we know so far
Both sides seem to be playing the blame game now.
Google fired James Damore for a controversial gender memo—now he’s suing
Damore argued few women program due to interest in "people rather than things."
Small study suggests ibuprofen alters testosterone metabolism
Testosterone levels stable, but balance of hormones that control them is off.
With ingestible pill, you can track fart development in real time on your phone
First human trials reveal gut gas chambers and blustery effects of diet.
From tablets to tendons, Westworld keeps one robo-foot in the real world
Video: The real-world inspiration behind Westworld S2’s Turing-besting bots.
Google Assistant “Smart Displays” are here: It’s an Echo Show, but Googley
The Google Assistant is getting an Amazon Echo Show-style form factor.
The best laptop of last year adds HDR, facial recognition, and 8th-gen processors
The ThinkPad X1 Yoga picks up Windows Hello facial recognition and a webcam shutter.
Lenovo’s new Google Assistant smart display can play YouTube videos
But when will we see Google make one of its own?
Star Trek: Discovery is back and things are seriously #$%!&!
The series takes us back to a world we’ve seen in Star Trek before, but not like this.
Hackers find new ways to print digital money for free
As valuations soar, attackers find evermore powerful CPUs to covertly conscript.
HP’s new 15-inch Spectre x360 uses the hybrid Intel/AMD processor
Or there’s an Nvidia option, if you prefer.
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