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Mattel withdraws kid-focused “smart hub” from market after complaints
Lawmakers, child advocates expressed concern about caregiving being “outsourced.”
Miami Beach cops arrest man for Twitter parody of police spokesman
Police chief: Parody “threatened to damage the reputation” of police department.
Return of the algorithm monster: YouTube auto-promoted conspiracy theory videos
Dubious search results have led YouTube to “accelerate the rollout of planned changes.”
GAW Miners founder owes nearly $10 million to SEC over Bitcoin fraud
Homero Josh Garza’s now-defunct companies must also pay $10 million.
Tesla still on top in US electric vehicle sales, GM close behind
2017 looks like a record year for EV adoption, but there’s a long hill to climb.
Boeing just made a big bet on drones and electric planes
Batteries and software are changing aviation, and Boeing wants to be ready.
Dealmaster: Get a 34-inch 3440×1440 Dell monitor for $608
Plus solid savings on ThinkPads, Kindles, and the HTC Vive.
Pro apps’ APFS compatibility leads to a rough High Sierra transition
SSD Macs automatically convert to APFS in High Sierra, and users report issues.
Algorithm designer among those honored with the Chemistry Nobel
They took an electron microscope and remade it to take images of single molecules.
Researchers now updating and expanding evolution’s list of 20 amino acids
"Noncanonical" amino acids are incorporated into proteins for research—more uses await.
Man who sued over Facebook childbirth livestream slapped with $120k in fees
Plaintiff stayed mum about possible money received in three other cases.
Lenovo’s 25th Anniversary ThinkPad brings back the keyboard we love
7-row keyboards are simply better.
Video: We take a look at some gorgeous custom computers
Custom PC builder Maingear shows us how beautiful PCs can be.
How Nintendo may be encouraging Switch hacking by trying to stop it
Fans look to hackers for save backup feature that Nintendo blocked to thwart hackers.
Netflix raises its US monthly fee again, but only for two plans
The lowest tier stays the same, and the others are still competitive.
Indiana Supreme Court: Sex with minors is OK, but it’s illegal to sext them
Man faces up to 3 years in prison, argued that the law was "patently illogical."
Microsoft’s Edge browser now has iOS, Android versions
The Arrow Launcher on Android has been renamed and promoted from the Garage.
Intel Coffee Lake Core i7-8700K review: The best gaming CPU you can buy
It even beats an eight-core Ryzen in many content creation apps—but boy does it run hot.
Google Pixelbook hands-on: Stunning hardware with the usual limited OS
It's a shame it only runs Chrome OS, though...
It’s official: Trump administration turns NASA back toward the Moon
"It means establishing a renewed American presence on the Moon."
Why Apple could be slapped with a massive $15 billion Irish tax bill
Tech giants use shell companies to defer corporate income tax bills indefinitely.
Explaining the new cryptocurrency bubble—and why it might not be all bad
Investors are pouring tens of millions of dollars into new cryptocurrencies.
Blade Runner 2049 review: A wonderful step forward, into the past
Doesn't have as much interesting to say about the future, but gosh, is it lovely.
Bakery that listed “love” as ingredient is full of filth, bugs, violations
Love is not an ingredient—particularly not in this case. Insects, on the other hand...
Supreme Court says live streaming would “adversely affect” oral arguments
Court wants transparency “while preserving the integrity of its proceedings.”
Hands-on with the Pixel 2 and 2 XL: One’s nice, one’s not
Google makes two totally different phones that give off totally different impressions.
SEC hack came as internal security team begged for funding
Forensic investigative unit was forced to use equipment tagged for scrap.
Judge: Barrett Brown donors can sue government over subpoenaed records
San Francisco activist led campaign to raise money for jailed journalist.
SpaceX and OneWeb broadband satellites raise fears about space debris
Senators warn of “cascade” of collisions, ask FCC to work with NASA and FAA.
Apple releases watchOS 4.0.1 with fix for Series 3 LTE/Wi-Fi bug
A fix for a rare, yet serious, issue on the new LTE-enabled watches.
Google unveils a $249 smart camera that decides what’s worth photographing
You can leave it lying around or wear it.
Dimming of Tabby’s Star likely caused by something less sexy than aliens
"There is a cloud of dust orbiting the star with a roughly 700-day orbital period."
Hands-on: The Sonos One is a smarter Play:1 with Alexa support
Sonos has released its first speaker with built-in voice control. We took a listen.
Google Pixel Buds are wireless earbuds that translate conversations in real time
Google Translate in your ears for $159.
Trump administration to announce repeal of the Clean Power Plan
Faced with a judge's deadline, the EPA will try something new, can't say what yet.
The Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL are official at $649 and $849
The big phone gets a modern redesign, while the smaller phone hasn’t changed much.
Congress will investigate drug company that gave its patents to Mohawk tribe
Native American tribe given patents on eye drug that earns $1.5B annually.
The Google Pixelbook brings back the $1,000 Chrome OS halo device
Google’s super-expensive Chromebook is back after a year-long hiatus.
The Google Home Mini is Google’s $49 answer to the Echo Dot
And the $399 Google Home Max is the answer to Apple's HomePod.
Liveblog: Google Pixel 2 (and more) launch
Ars is on the scene to see the Pixel 2, Pixelbook, and Google Home Mini.
Formula 1 says goodbye to NBC, hello to ESPN in 2018
ESPN2 will air most of the races, but some will be shown live on ESPN and ABC.
Search of “Rocket” Madsen’s space lab finds footage of woman’s decapitation
Suspect in death of journalist Kim Wall aboard his sub claims video wasn't his.
Police raid Merck pharmaceutical plant amid mysterious drug crisis
Is something wrong with hormone therapy or are patients over-reacting?
How hitting a game cartridge unlocks gaming’s weirdest Easter egg
Sonic 3D Blast trick started as way to hide game-breaking bugs.
HP updates Spectre systems for Kaby Lake R, and they’re rather attractive
The 13 gets touch and 4K; the x360 a fingerprint reader and privacy screen.
Here’s what to expect from Trump’s space council meeting this week
"I'm optimistic. The VP's staff has been incredibly engaging."
Body Labs, a 3D human body modeling startup, is now part of Amazon
Virtually try on outfits from Amazon? That feature could come soon enough.
Uber expands board to 17 members, reduces Kalanick’s power
A month into new job, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is making his mark at Uber.
iOS 11.0.2 arrives to address the crackling iPhone 8 audio problem
The bug fix update also claims to fix problems with photos and encrypted e-mails.
After Kushner’s private e-mail became known, it moved to Trump Org servers
In late September, it changed from outlook.com to mailhost01.trumporg.com.
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