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Pai accused of ignoring “public interest” but will likely get new term on FCC.

Alex Garland, who directed Ex Machina, tackles Jeff VanderMeer’s acclaimed novel

Divers found octopuses building structures out of shells, socializing with neighbors.

More powerful batteries, motors, and software are creating new possibilities.

Get ready to have five new Echo devices to choose from.

Now you can finally watch Amazon Originals in HDR on Amazon hardware.

They’ll be out before Christmas, but no i7 versions will be available.

Its donors aren’t going to like this.

Lawsuit claims one arrestee was told it would cost $15k to have profile removed.

We've now got three detectors working in parallel, increasing our resolution.

Patreon defends the emulator's non-infringing nature, leaves page up.

A new group of Cox customers gets a 1TB data cap and $10 overage fees.

The FDA zeros in on health software, not one-off wearable devices.

We want to see how Musk and SpaceX get to Mars from here.

Removing the largest source of online video from Amazon's only Echo with a screen

New IP rules: Patents can be reviewed, "unless you pay off some Indian tribe."

LTE is the best and worst feature about Apple’s newest Watch.

Ars tests watchOS 4 on an Apple Watch Series 2—is the update worth it?

Lyft has the network that OEMs like Ford need to enable their mobility plans.

Twitter thinks 140 characters might be too constraining for English writers.

Yet another reminder that when a service is free, you are the product.

Tense, top-down shooter is a series of equations written in blood, bullets, neon.

The critical Linux vulnerability is exploited on Android 1 year after coming to light.

“We do have a major diversity problem in the tech industry,” president’s daughter adds.

“Broken windows” policing might lead to more crime, but it’s complicated.

A fix for the Exchange e-mail bug is included.

Fusion Drive users won't be left in the dust after all.

Results suggest a positive effect, but there's a huge margin of error.

The company knows how to make electric motors and batteries.

Ajit Pai's FCC says mobile market is competitive, in change from Obama years.

Currently has spring 2018 launch window, will work with "other content platforms."

A new look, better dev tools, and up to twice the performance in key benchmarks.

Announcement comes as social media is under pressure to remove hate-based accounts.

In study, patients were 62 percent less likely to die if they caught their own ride.

The first two episodes of Discovery are both among the 20 most pirated TV shows.

It's hard to believe, but Google Home has gone a whole year with zero reminders support.

Survey shows only 17 percent of US citizens are active consumers of science news.

If the US had to shoot down a North Korean missile, these are the systems that would do it.

Providing hands-free controls for Amazon's music service on a bunch of devices.

Board is "deeply concerned about and totally focused on the cybersecurity incident."

22 lesser-known facts and observations from a weekend wallowing in nostalgia.

Rogue apps can exfiltrate all plaintext passwords, no master password required.

11 month strike reaches “tentative” end with bonuses, not royalties.

Aliens, Blade Runner, Star Wars, Trek, Terminator—you name it, it’s for sale.

Despite some clunky writing and directing, the first two episodes are gorgeous, fascinating.

A 1,400-horsepower Mustang drifts up the side of a mountain.

Google was already the default search engine in Safari.

Waymo says big numbers are based on Uber’s own calculations.

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas, and feds have walked away from regulation.

Samsung, Asus, Fujitsu, Sony, and Intel among those infected.