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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.

Latest iFixit teardown answers some questions, leaves others up in the air.

Jolts to vagus nerve show potential to help patients with brain injuries, researchers say.

A focus on foundation makes for an important but nigh-invisible update.

Uber has vowed to appeal a decision banning the company from London.

Don't fear the machines—AI tech isn't nearly ready to think for itself.

Senate Democrats plan "very loud" debate on vote to give Pai a new term.

Kushner lawyer says it was "fewer than a hundred e-mails."

80% more cash than a 1950X for less than 20% more performance? Tough sell.

Early adoption means many features are still a work-in-progress.

Microsoft continues its big push in cloud computing and machine learning.

The preview Docker image has already been fetched 2 million times.

Microsoft wants to be ready for a quantum computing world.

Plus, i3 gets a bump up to quad-core, but prices are up across the board.

At 9am ET on Monday, the Microsoft CEO will kick off the week-long Ignite conference.

Emissions are a favorite compromise when considering price, miles per gallon, performance.

Is Pepe like Luke Skywalker—or just a super-chill frog anyone can use?

The mineral is an important component in many types of large lithium ion batteries.