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Russian Facebook ads featured anti-immigrant messages, puppies, women with rifles
See some of the ads used "to sow discord and chaos, and divide us from one another."
2017 Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid: Not cheap but you get a lot for the money
It drives like a hot hatch and might have the best front seats we’ve sat in all year.
We’re not on the Enterprise anymore—but where are we?
What’s happening to Star Trek’s famous optimism in a world gone dark.
Tesla misses Model 3 delivery goals but plans to exceed total vehicle numbers
25,930 S and X cars make record quarter for Tesla, but investors disappointed on 3.
As US launches DDoS attacks, N. Korea gets more bandwidth—from Russia
Fast pipe from Vladivostok gives N. Korea more Internet in face of US cyber operations.
Ajit Pai gets new term on FCC despite protest of anti-net neutrality plan
Democrats objected to Pai’s re-nomination, but Republicans had his back.
Microsoft getting out of the music biz, moving Groove subs to Spotify
The app will stick around for local playback, but streaming is gone.
Overwatch director says it’s “scary” to be open with players
Amid threats and attacks, “It often feels like there is no winning.”
Uber investors to former CEO: We’ll sue you if you don’t vote how we want
“Our clients have authorized us to pursue any and all legal recourse… ”
Google admits citing 4chan to spread fake Vegas shooter news
4chan was, for some reason, counted among Google News’ “authoritative” sources.
A series of delays and major errors led to massive Equifax breach
Former CEO’s testimony to Congress reveals a shocking lack of security rigor.
Roku releases five new streaming devices and an OS update
The update closely follows revised offerings from competitors Apple and Amazon.
Nobel Prize goes to researchers who figured out how our cells tell time
A complex web of interactions keeps our internal clocks stable but lets them shift.
Dealmaster: Get a Dell 2-in-1 laptop with a 512GB SSD for $765
Plus deals on Samsung TVs, Amazon's Echo Dot, and a PSA on the Nintendo Switch.
WHO’s response to Philip Morris’ new $80M research foundation: Shove it
They worded their statement nicely, of course.
At $50 a barrel, billions in tax breaks keep many oil projects profitable
Without tax subsidies, 6 billion tonnes of CO could be avoided.
Supreme Court won’t hear Kim Dotcom’s civil forfeiture case
Dotcom's lawyer: "It is a bad day for due process and international treaties."
Female ex-Oracle engineers sue for gender discrimination
Oracle, like Google, stands accused of paying women less than male equivalents.
Twenty new electric vehicles are on the way, GM says
There will be a mix of long-range battery EVs and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Nintendo no longer welcoming YouTube livestreams of its games
Live gameplay no longer allowed for channels in Nintendo's revenue sharing program.
T-Mobile agrees to stop claiming its network is faster than Verizon’s [Updated]
Verizon wins ruling as T-Mobile's use of crowdsourced speed tests is criticized.
The Atlantic just finished its busiest hurricane month on record
The Atlantic activity was somewhat balanced by a quiet Pacific Ocean.
iPhone 8 Plus handset reportedly cracks open while charging
Only two incidents reported, and no explanation yet.
Supreme Court’s new term: Surveillance, hacking, sports betting—and cake, too
"The Court is now sitting"—with 100% more Gorsuch and plenty of tech questions ahead.
FBI may keep secret the name of vendor that cracked terrorist’s iPhone
Judge agrees with FBI that national security trumps the public's right to know.
Tesla says world’s largest battery installation is halfway done
But Tesla and South Australia are starting the countdown now.
DNA from old skeleton suggests humanity’s been here longer than we thought
There are a lot of caveats, but a Stone Age genome makes humanity look old.
Gambler hits $1.4M jackpot, casino says bingo machine “malfunctioned”
Gambler has no right to contest non-payment because casino is on tribal land.
EFF: Stupid patents are dragging down AI and machine learning
"The patent reads like the table of contents of an intro to AI textbook."
Settling the debate: What makes a “core” Mario game?
And what does the argument say about how we define and value games in general?
Why electric airplanes within 10 years are more than a fantasy
Startups plan to make hybrid airplanes, and eventually purely electric ones.
3D print a serial-free handgun at home with the latest Ghost Gunner update
Refinements in hardware and software allow the tiny CNC mill to create pistols.
Don’t fly your drone near these US landmarks, FAA warns
Violators subject to “potential civil penalties and criminal charges.”
New evidence would push life back to at least 3.95 billion years ago
Labrador find is similar to hotly debated Greenland rocks that had been oldest.
New York voters have no 1st Amendment right to snap ballot-booth selfies
“The State’s interest in the integrity of its elections is paramount,” court says.
To better grok how all 37 trillion human cells work, we need new tools
At Ars Live, bioengineering professor Aaron Streets explains new cellular science.
Another classic Nintendo console, another insane dump of instruction manuals
One year later, and now you're playing with super instruction manuals.
Congressman demands to know if DHS will collect his social media history, too
Rep. Ted Lieu, naturalized American: "Does your proposed rule apply to me?"
Lies, infection, and shapeshifting in new The Thing board game
Even this casual cardboarder enjoyed a preview of Infection at Outpost 31.
Essential Phone review: Impressive for a new company but not competitive
Essential is certainly a company to watch, but its first effort lacks in too many areas.
Energy Secretary proposes rule to make grid managers favor coal, nuclear
Despite tempered arguments of baseload report, DOE forges ahead on regulation.
Fallout 1 celebrates 20th anniversary, is now totally free to own on Steam
Offer expires on the night of Saturday, September 30; not available on other shops.
Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price is out
His resignation comes amid scandal involving use of private planes.
Filched Ford F-150 found from Facebook friend’s photo
A Colorado man and his stolen truck have been reunited after two years.
LG is releasing a mosquito-repellent phone, but it probably won’t work
It claims to repel mosquitoes with ultrasonic waves, but scientists are skeptical.
ISPs want Supreme Court to kill Title II net neutrality rules now and forever
FCC may soon revoke net neutrality rules, but ISPs want immunity from regulation.
More US diplomats called out of Cuba after attacks with mystery weapons
Still no new information about what caused hearing loss, brain damage.
Japanese coastal species rode tsunami debris to the US
Some animals went through multiple generations as their debris rode the currents.
This $120 HDMI cable claims to make your picture better… and it does
Normally this kind of thing is nonsense. But this product really works.
Amazon commissions three new sci-fi shows: Lazarus, Snow Crash, and Ringworld
Lazarus' Greg Rucka tells Ars he can't wait to show more world than what fits on the page.
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