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Major Uber investor tells Benchmark: Drop your lawsuit against ex-CEO Kalanick
VC: Benchmark Capital "is trying to use the courts... to take over this company."
Leak of >1,700 valid passwords could make the IoT mess much worse
List of unsecured devices lived in obscurity since June. Now, it's going mainstream.
Continental rethinks the wheel—and the brake—for electric cars
An aluminum rotor mounted to the wheel saves weight, cuts noise, and doesn't rust.
A Title II opponent explains why Ajit Pai’s plan won’t protect net neutrality
Pai says antitrust will protect net neutrality—here's why it probably won't.
The end-Cretaceous mass extinction was rather unpleasant
Climate simulation shows how long soot blotted out the Sun.
Ferrari says goodbye California T, hello Portofino
An all-new chassis cuts weight, and the engine gets a power bump.
GameStop blames “lagging Xbox One sales” for poor software performance
But "continued demand for Nintendo Switch" drives total revenue upward.
Samsung heir convicted, sentenced to 5 years on corruption charges
Scandal was connected to a move to strengthen control of Samsung Electronics.
Amazon Prime members will get even deeper discounts at Whole Foods
Beef, salmon, avocados, and more will be cheaper for everyone starting next week.
Report: Tesla is bleeding talent from its Autopilot division
The Wall Street Journal says Autopilot has lost 10 engineers and 4 top managers.
Final Fantasy 15 on PC: Has Square Enix lost its way, or do graphics really matter?
FFXV director talks Nvidia GameWorks, the death of consoles, and playing games on robots.
Potential Half-Life 3 plot outed by series writer Marc Laidlaw
Given Valve's recent e-sports focus, this is about as close to closure as we're going to get.
With the USS McCain collision, even Navy tech can’t overcome human shortcomings
One mistake can cascade into a disaster in heavy marine traffic, regardless of tech.
Megaupload execs’ extradition may be at risk after new spying revelations
GCSB couldn't say more without jeopardizing the national security of New Zealand.
DreamHost takes a beating after hosting racist Daily Stormer
The neo-Nazi site has struggled to find a domain registrar.
Win for ex-Grubhub driver in pending trial may profoundly impact “gig economy”
“This trial is a milestone because similar cases have settled or been dismissed.”
Selling alterable versions of Star Wars is still infringement, court says
“Star Wars is still Star Wars, even without Princess Leia’s bikini scene.”
A 4K Apple TV set-top box may come out this fall
As part of Apple’s reinvigorated push into original content creation and delivery.
Carbon nanotube “yarn” generates electricity when stretched
A new option for harvesting environmental energy that relies on internal static.
Judge tosses case brought by Magic: the Gathering judge who wants to be paid
“The complaint makes clear that Defendant’s program is purely voluntary.”
Apple will build new data center in Iowa, get $200M in tax breaks
Cheap energy, open land, and tax breaks are making Iowa a go-to for data centers.
Waymo built a fake city in California to test self-driving cars
Google’s Waymo conducts simulations with high-resolution models of real cities.
General Mills loses bid to trademark yellow color on Cheerios box
Cereal maker claimed consumers identified “yellow” with “the Cheerios brand.”
Confederate sub’s weapon killed its own crew, researchers find
Concussion from sub's torpedo, a bomb on a stick, killed Confederate crew.
AT&T’s slow 1.5Mbps Internet in poor neighborhoods sparks complaint to FCC
AT&T refusal to boost Internet speed violates discrimination ban, complaint says.
Convicted felon Martin Shkreli finds novel way to be a jerk online
He generously has offered to sell a New York Post reporter her name back for $12,000.
Engineer whose blog post caused a storm at Uber has filed a Supreme Court brief
Fowler files a determined defense of employee-driven class-action lawsuits.
Tesla’s fight to sell cars in Michigan takes another step forward
State Sen. Hune and State Rep. Sheppard must turn over communications with lobbyists.
Creators Update on two-thirds of Windows 10 machines
Early indications are that Surface buyers prefer hybrids to conventional laptops.
EB Games transforms its used game stocks into a massive lending library
Australian test program lets you borrow any used game for about $16 a month.
Reaction video deemed fair use in YouTuber court battle
The pair behind the YouTube channel H3H3 Productions wins copyright lawsuit.
Report: Google’s flagship smartphones launch October 5
New Google phones to launch 366 days after the old Google phones.
Destiny 2 finally feels like a game I might want to get hooked on
Hands-on video shows how Destiny 2 will deliver a satisfying chain of battles.
SpaceX goes for a dozen today, to surpass Russia in launches
The US-based company could conceivably launch 20 rockets this year.
Monterey Car Week, where you can meet cars most mortals only read about
Supercars, hypercars, concept cars, racing cars, and more Ferraris than you can count.
Rick Perry’s “baseload” study released, offers a lifeline to coal, nuclear
The study is two months late but meets many expectations.
Republicans try comparing tax code to Legend of Zelda, mix up their facts
Factual error has since been fixed on GOP site, but perhaps not the flawed logic.
Analysis of 187 documents concludes Exxon “misled the public” on climate change
“Read all of these documents and make up your own mind,” ExxonMobil said.
A startup aims to stop gentrification, with help from the tech industry
At Ars Technica Live, entrepreneur and civic organizer Catherine Bracy explains how.
FTC: We won’t stand in the way of pending Amazon-Whole Foods merger
Agency warns it “may investigate anticompetitive conduct” if needed in future.
Feds: Son teaches dad how to sell drugs on AlphaBay, they both get busted
From his iPad, son allegedly searched “safest wallet to transfer tumble.”
Hands-on with the Galaxy Note8: Haven’t we seen this before?
With all the same “pros” and “cons” as the S8, the Note8 doesn’t offer much new.
Wanted: Weaponized exploits that hack phones. Will pay top dollar
Exploit broker Zerodium ups the ante with $500,000 to target Signal and WhatsApp.
Time on a therapist’s couch yields persistent personality changes
The biggest improvements are to neuroticism and extraversion.
Here’s a way to silence Trump on Twitter: Buy the microblogging service
White House says it’s a “ridiculous attempt” to silence Trump’s 1st Amendment rights.
Fall Creators Update hitting the home straight with focus on stabilization
Windows Insiders can also give Windows 10 S a spin if they really want.
AT&T brings 500Mbps home Internet to cities outside its territory
AT&T's G.fast available to apartment buildings in 8 major cities.
Patent-licensing company loses its $30M verdict against Sprint
Prism Technologies saw through three jury trials against big cell carriers.
Bungie prioritizing “simulation” over frame rate for console Destiny 2
Dev says a 60fps version would be heavily limited... except on PC.
Ariel—makers of the Atom—have a hybrid hypercar in the works
UK government funding and some clever technical partners provide credibility.
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