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VR headset sales are slowly rising out of the doldrums
Lower prices lead to increased interest as PlayStation Move dominates sales.
Researcher discovers classified Army intel app, data on open public AWS bucket
Failed intelligence system, with data labeled "Top Secret," left open by contractor.
Tabs come to every window in Windows 10 “Sets”
They'll be hitting the Insider Program soon... but not for everybody.
The 2017 Ars Technica gadget gift guide: On-the-go and travel tech edition
We reflected on a year of testing to find the best tech for your next road trip.
Report: Nintendo to start offering in-game power-ups via cereal boxes
Box for "Super Mario Cereal" reportedly doubles as an Amiibo.
Google Finance gets redesigned, finally dumps Adobe Flash
Google Finance now lives as a tab in Search, and some features are going away.
The second launch from Russia’s new spaceport has failed
Human error may have been involved.
Chicago: Uber’s claim that hackers fully deleted stolen data is “nonsensical”
Uber's been sued at least 11 times in just 1 week, faces new scrutiny from Senate.
Runaways is the best new TV series you probably missed
An engrossing story about teens who discover their parents are (mostly) evil masterminds.
Judge rules against 84-year-old doctor who can’t use a computer
Dr. Anna Konopka’s voluntary surrender of her medical license will stand, court says.
Creeping quackery: “Integrative” cancer care spreading in NIH-supported centers
Shifty and vague language provides a slippery slope to homeopathy.
Security firm was front for advanced Chinese hacking operation, Feds say
The accused hacked 3 multinational corporations in pursuit of intellectual property.
Federal student aid site offers one-stop shopping for ID thieves
If you have someone’s name, birthdate, and SSN, FAFSA site will give up sensitive data.
Galaxy Note 8 is the latest Android phone to go on sale at Microsoft’s stores
The fallback position from Windows phones: running Microsoft apps on Android.
Amazon Sumerian lets you build VR/AR spaces in a browser—with an AI guide
Built on AWS, the toolkit works in any browser that supports WebGL or WebVR.
Android 8.1 Preview 2 arrives on Google devices and enables that custom SoC
This release should turn on Google's custom SoC after a false start with Preview 1.
Radioactive land around Chernobyl to sprout solar investments
A one-megawatt installation is planned; gigawatt installations could follow it.
Destiny 2 misrepresented XP gains to its players until the devs got caught
After confirming a hidden "XP scaling" system, Bungie made XP grinds even slower.
Expensify sent images with personal data to Mechanical Turkers, calls it a feature
Expensify announces "private" transcription on Mechanical Turk as "Turkers" report seeing sensitive data.
Comcast hints at plan for paid fast lanes after net neutrality repeal
Comcast still won't block or throttle—but paid prioritization may be on the way.
Study: Pokémon Go led to increase in traffic deaths, accidents
Detailed look at accident reports shows 26.5% relative increase near Pokéstops.
Thanks to the Play Store, Microsoft Office arrives on Chromebooks
Word, Excel, and Powerpoint can be yours for $7 a month.
Formula 1 e-sports now more exciting than the real thing—and that’s a problem
The series held its first-ever e-sports competition this year.
NASA’s next flagship telescope is “not executable” in its current form
"The NASA HQ-to-Program governance structure is dysfunctional."
Don’t lose a finger: The 200-year evolution of the can opener
It took 15 years to invent the can. It took 100 more to invent a standard way to open it.
Ubuntu 17.10: Return of the GNOME
Stagnation had turned Ubuntu into just another distro; now it's interesting all over again.
Dealmaster: All the Cyber Monday tech deals we can find [Updated]
Here's our rolling list of worthwhile Cyber Monday tech deals.
Fantastic Arcade celebrates weird gaming—dancing bears, haunted NESes, and all
Gallery: Gary Busey jokes and Goose simulators in the land of breakfast tacos? We're in.
A visit to Galloping Ghost, the largest video game arcade in the USA
From the archives: We took a trip down memory lane through Galloping Ghost's 400+ games.
LG’s OLED phone screens are bad, but its TVs are top-notch—what gives?
Different tech delivers different results between OLED TVs and OLED phones.
All 24 suspects nabbed as part of phone scam ring have pled guilty, DOJ says
Miteshkumar Patel was the Illinois-based ringleader, oversaw $25M worth of fraud.
Extreme digital vetting of visitors to the US moves forward under a new name
ICE invited tech firms to make algorithms that will track immigrants’ social media.
Not the four-letter kind: Familiar curses get new stories at the Austin Film Fest
Time Trap, Chasing the Blues, and Meerkat Moonship are cursed (as Ars’ favorite AFF indies).
How app developers and designers feel about the iPhone X—and the notch
iPhone app and game devs assess the iPhone X and share experiences with it.
I’m a nuclear armageddon survivor: Ask me anything
From the archives: A nuclear apocalypse is far more likely than a zombie outbreak.
Lightning strikes leave behind a radioactive cloud
Gamma rays produced by lightning hit atomic nuclei, transforming them.
AT&T and Comcast lawsuit has nullified a city’s broadband competition law
Bad news for Google Fiber: Nashville utility pole ordinance invalidated by judge.
IceCube turns the planet into a giant neutrino detector
Tests energies thousands of times higher than accelerators can go.
Dealmaster: All the Black Friday tech deals we can find [Updated]
Here's our rolling master list of Black Friday's noteworthy tech deals.
As DOJ calls for “responsible encryption,” expert asks “responsible to whom?”
Video: At Ars Live, Riana Pfefferkorn brings us up to speed on the Crypto Wars du jour.
How four Microsoft engineers proved that the “darknet” would defeat DRM
From the archives: How this quartet nearly got fired for it.
Tesla announces truck prices lower than experts predicted
Experts thought Tesla's truck could cost $300,000. Tesla says it'll be $180,000.
How to protein-up your holiday muffins. Hint: don’t add powdered crickets
We did this for you, dear readers. You’re welcome.
The best board games we played at PAX Unplugged
A few of our favorite games from the big new board gaming convention.
Elon Musk wins bet, finishing massive battery installation in 100 days
South Australia battery installation has 100 MW capacity, a world record.
Judge who once ruled against NSA metadata program tosses lawsuit
Lawyer who brought case the day after Snowden revelations vows to appeal.
Here’s how to emotionally manipulate your family with alcohol this holiday
Alcohol offers all the feels. But different drinks link to different moods, study finds.
Mug shots: How Ars Technica editors prefer to stay caffeinated
Whether coffee or tea, cocoa or Soylent, your mug reveals more than beverage choice.
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp impressions: Nintendo should be ashamed
Lots of good AC series content, but core experience is too low on free-to-play scale.
Uber hit with 2 lawsuits over gigantic 2016 data breach
“Uber knew or should have known its security systems were inadequate.”
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