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How gold nanoparticles may make killing tumors easier
Gold nanorods do it all: Imaging, treatment, and monitoring of tumor-killing.
If you can’t beat them… Lamborghini joins the SUV set
Able to gobble up roads, trails, and dunes… as well as your nest egg.
Cryptocurrency bloodbath continues as bitcoin falls below $10,000
For second day in a row every major cryptocurrency suffers double-digit losses.
YouTube raises subscriber, view threshold for Partner Program monetization
Making it harder for new channels to make money off of ads placed by YPP.
The impromptu Slack war room where ‘Net companies unite to fight Spectre-Meltdown
When major security vulns go live without warning, competitors suddenly band together.
The interface to send out a missile alert in Hawaii is slightly less bad [Updated]
The employee responsible for the alert has been temporarily reassigned.
Google Chrome extensions with 500,000 downloads found to be malicious
Google removes four extensions that used infected computers in click fraud scheme.
The Windows 10 control panel modernization continues: Fonts get some love
A few more decades-old bits of Windows are getting removed.
Epic admits that Fortnite’s success may seal another F2P game’s fate
Major updates to the “action MOBA” Paragon may never come thanks to Fortnite.
DNA from an escaped slave who ended up in Iceland ID’d in his descendants
The genetic jigsaw puzzle of an ex-slave in Iceland.
Bitcoin plunges—now down 47 percent from December peak [Updated]
Every major cryptocurrency has seen double-digit losses in the last 24 hours.
21 states sue FCC to restore net neutrality rules
A long legal process starts now.
A little more power and a lot more battery for the BMW i8’s mid-life refresh
Battery capacity is now up to 11.2kWh, and the electric motor makes an extra 12hp.
Hackers seem close to publicly unlocking the Nintendo Switch
Coders are rapidly finding exploits to open up Nintendo’s new console.
Dealmaster: Get a new 15-inch Dell laptop with a Core i7 for $580
Plus deals on Apple's iPad Pro, Amazon's Echo Show, LG OLED TVs, and more.
Found: New Android malware with never-before-seen spying capabilities
Skygofree is among the most powerful spy platforms ever created for Android.
“Rocket” Madsen formally charged with murder of Kim Wall aboard sub
Prosecutor claims Wall's death was premeditated, involved "dangerous" sexual acts.
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.
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