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“Technical difficulties” plague Arizona lottery; same winning numbers drawn
Yet again, Arizona Lottery investigates a glitch with a random number generator.
A horrifying mouth (that’s actually a caterpillar leg) and more 2017 microscopy
Nikon's Small World microscopy competition never fails to amaze.
Alphabet’s Internet balloons will try to restore cell service in Puerto Rico
Alphabet's Project Loon gets experimental license to provide emergency service.
Puerto Rico in talks with Tesla for batteries; Sonnen to help build microgrids
But few details are available as 90% of the island is still without power.
New Justice League trailer looks more Batman V. Superman than Wonder Woman
DC finally enters cinema's modern superteam game on November 17.
Super NES Classic hacks are now oh, so easy to pull off—you can even add features
One year after working on NES Classic, Russian hacker returns with similar exploit.
Apple TV 4K review: Ambition, meet reality
Image quality is great, but the admirable TV app moonshot didn't quite make it.
Blue roads and glowing signs—how this startup’s tech lets cars see the world
Civil Maps is one of the more exciting companies helping to build mobility infrastructure.
SpaceX just launched its 14th orbital rocket of 2017
Company remains on pace for 20 launches this year, smashing previous records.
Saying goodbye to the proto-social network of AOL Instant Messenger
Long before Facebook and Twitter, there were Away Messages and AIM profiles.
Smart jewelry tested: do beautiful devices have the brains to compete?
Ars tests pieces of smart jewelry to see how powerful the dainty devices can be.
Head, limbs of Kim Wall found, sinking story of suspect in submarine murder
Autopsy shows no sign of skull fracture, throwing doubt on Madsen’s dropped-hatch claim.
Nate makes nine Atlantic hurricanes in a row—unprecedented in modern era
The biggest concern with Nate is storm surge along the northern Gulf coast.
Silicon Valley rose as water use restrictions kicked in
Water conservation turned around sinking due to overuse of groundwater in 2014.
Vegan’s life upended after Facebook rant about “carnists” killed in Vegas
“It’s almost like a lynch mob is forming,” she says about the fallout from her post.
The 7th Continent review: A board game unlike anything you’ve ever played
An ambitious Choose Your Own Adventure-inspired survival/crafting/exploration game.
Bethesda: Anti-Nazi game wasn’t meant to “incite political discussions”
Exec responds to anonymous vitriol, says Wolfenstein II is "on right side of history."
From disasters to freight, this driverless fuel cell platform has it covered
Its hydrogen fuel cell gives it a range of 400 miles.
Paving the way for a lithium battery that uses an asphalt electrode
Rather than storing lithium, the metal safely coats the asphalt surface.
Infotainment bad, blind spot and lane-departure warnings good, studies say
Infotainment too complex, says one study; safety features really work, says another.
Madagascar in panic amid raging “double plague” outbreak; dozens dead
All public gatherings banned, schools closed as people swarm pharmacies.
Windows Mixed Reality headsets expected to sell pretty well—or quite badly
One research firm is optimistic; another expects things to go slow. They may both be right.
California won’t require Uber, Lyft drivers to be fingerprinted
Unlike California taxi drivers, ride-hailing drivers don't have to be fingerprinted.
Report: Facebook removed references to Russia from fake-news report
Facebook decided it didn't have enough evidence to name Russia in April report.
Google Fiber is losing interest in old-school TV
Existing TV customers will be kept on, but some will see a price increase.
New Keanu Reeves flick Replicas looks so bad that it could be perfect
Replicas packs in literally every sci-fi cliché known to humanity.
kthxbai: AOL Instant Messenger is being turned off on December 15th
20 years is a long time on the Internet.
Dirty Chinese Restaurant mobile game canceled after racism criticism
Developer issues apology to Chinese community after call-out from US Congresswoman.
Should drunk drivers be charged with DUI in fully autonomous cars?
New laws will have to be written based on the level of automation you have.
Apple reveals new emojis coming with iOS 11.1, including “I love you” hand sign
Developer and public beta previews of iOS 11.1 come out next week.
Are we really going to the Moon? History isn’t kind to presidential plans
President Trump says NASA will land humans on the Moon. But you should be skeptical.
Kuwait’s Constitutional Court: Mandatory DNA collection law is no good
Making people “save their DNA in a database violates basic human rights and privacy.”
Russia reportedly stole NSA secrets with help of Kaspersky—what we know now
Proven or not, the accusations almost certainly mean the end of Kaspersky as we know it.
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.
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