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Fortnite devs inadvertently prove cross-console play is possible [Updated]
Epic says brief Xbox One/PS4 connection was an “issue” that has been “corrected.”
Trump admin wants to allow seismic study of Alaska refuge for oil drilling
But with oil prices so low, it’s unclear if companies would see this as an opportunity.
Intel reveals it has been working with Google on self-driving cars since 2009
Intel processors, ethernet, and FPGAs have powered Waymo’s cars since 2009.
Bay Area: Join us 9/20 to discuss how microfluidics will change science
At Ars Live, biochemist Aaron Streets will talk about the tech that's revolutionizing labs.
Soviet air defense officer who saved the world dies at age 77
Petrov was the one person standing between a missile-launch warning and probable nuclear war.
British tabloid told to admit its climate coverage was inaccurate
Nobody was duped, and data was not manipulated, despite article’s initial claims.
New law firm seeks would-be gov’t whistleblowers, requires Tor and SecureDrop
"We want to earn the trust of people who have been 20-year veterans at the NSA."
For $200 you can get an NBA smart jersey and be a marketing pawn
Once activated, Nike knows where you live, and when and where jersey is scanned.
HTML5 DRM finally makes it as an official W3C Recommendation
30.8% of W3C members disapproved of the decision.
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite isn’t the same without arcade-era pixel art
A look back at the Marvel vs Capcom series and the evolution of pixel art to 3D.
T-Mobile backtracks from plan to throttle Apple Watch speeds to 512kbps
T-Mobile initially planned $20 charge for watch LTE, but now it'll be $10.
Samsung finally lets Galaxy users disable the Bixby button—to an extent
Samsung relents to criticism of Bixby button placement, but not totally.
Battleborn is Battledead: Updates halted after ~16 months
Servers will stay up, but Gearbox seems to be transitioning to Borderlands 3.
Avast! There’s malware in that CCleaner software update
Avast's recent acquisition spreads a backdoor signed with its own certificate.
Unannounced Google Assistant headphones show up at Best Buy
Bose is charging forward with "Google" headphones, despite the lack of an announcement.
Jose hanging on, Maria intensifying as the Atlantic tropics sizzle
The Atlantic tropics have slumbered in recent Septembers. But not this one.
Faced with a trove of new evidence in Uber case, Waymo asks to delay trial
Waymo says it's just now getting evidence that "goes to the heart of the case."
Range Rover Velar review: A handsome slab of British luxury
Undeniably beautiful, luxurious, and a true off-roader. But perhaps too much tech.
HP shows us what a real PC workstation looks like with a 56-core, 3TB Z8
Fully decked out, it will be quite expensive.
If you read one sci-fi series this year, it should be The Broken Earth
The haunting trilogy by N.K. Jemisin won Hugo Awards two years running and changed sci-fi.
Feds in California are aggressively going after Silk Road, AlphaBay vendors
Federal courthouse in Fresno is set to see a lot of action in coming months.
Tooth and Tail review: Delightful, rodent-riddled StarCraft for the rest of us
Yes, you can play a deep, fantastic RTS game with only a gamepad.
The coming game cartridge renaissance?
Street Fighter II’s SNES rerelease could be the start of a trend.
See jerkface bacteria hiding in tumors and gobbling chemotherapy drugs
They make cancers drug-resistant, but a dose of antibiotics may help, study suggests.
A telemarketer called my elevator
The emergency intercom started speaking to me in a voice I’ve heard a thousand times.
Audi Sport’s RS3 and TT-RS: The same engine but very different cars
We test these 400hp, five-cylinder siblings on track at Lime Rock Park.
Every Nintendo Switch appears to contain a hidden copy of NES Golf
What's more, it might have a first for an emulated NES game: motion control.
ISPs can keep sharing your browsing history after California no-vote
Lawmakers fail to vote on opt-in rule that would protect your browsing history.
Devs unknowingly use “malicious” modules snuck into official Python repository
Code packages available in PyPI contained modified installation scripts.
An update on Hurricane Jose and the next threat behind it
The Atlantic remains hot with Jose, Lee, and the season's 15th tropical cyclone.
“Prepare to die” in Dark Souls: The Board Game
Review: It’s a lot like the video game—for good and ill.
Twitter rival Gab sues Google over app store rejection
Gab, an app popular with the alt-right, says Google violated antitrust law.
Ad industry “deeply concerned” about Safari’s new ad-tracking restrictions
Apple's limits on tracking will "sabotage the economic model for the Internet."
Electric vehicle price is rising, but cost-per-mile is falling
Low-cost EVs only really hit the market in 2017.
A high profile SpaceX investor tells a datacenter crowd why he believes in Musk
This July, Luke Nosek reportedly left a big investment firm to focus on SpaceX fundraising.
Equifax CIO, CSO “retire” in wake of huge security breach
Press release: "The company's review of the facts is still ongoing."
Alphabet might be about to invest $1 billion in Lyft
The ride-hailing company continues to make friends and partners.
Dealmaster: Get a Dell Inspiron Core i7 laptop with a 512GB SSD for $580
Plus iPhone 8 pre-orders, deals on ThinkPad laptops, and more.
Musical vaginas, dining on humans, and cat fluidity honored with Ig Nobels
The awards that dare to ask whether you can feel your ears growing.
8,500 Verizon customers disconnected because of “substantial” data use
Roaming data use makes customers unprofitable, so Verizon will cut them off.
Here’s a real-life, slimy example of Uber’s regulator-evading software
"In using Greyball, Uber has sullied its own reputation," Portland says.
Bitcoin and Ethereum plunge on Chinese crackdown [Updated]
Bitcoin has lost 25 percent of its value since September 1.
Bungie explains how white supremacist symbol ended up in Destiny 2
"We know there was no degree of malicious intent from anyone on our team."
It looks like China is shutting down its blockchain economy
Leaked regulation orders Chinese Bitcoin exchanges to shut down.
Diplomats in Cuba have been under attack—but the weaponry is a mystery
Some heard noises, some felt nothing at all. Then the symptoms started.
Comcast said he used too much data—so he opted to live without home Internet
Man said he didn't go over his data cap; Comcast told him to trust the meter.
Google Chrome will block autoplay video starting January 2018
Only muted video and user "interest in the media" will be allowed by default.
After orbiting Saturn for 13 years, Cassini has become part of the planet
"It’s kind of like a death in the family."
Build, gather, brawl, repeat: The history of real-time strategy games
As we wait on a new Age of Empires this fall, let's revisit the RTS genre's highs and lows.
FrontRow camera review: A body camera for the always-recording millennial
Would you wear an Android-based, pendant-like camera around your neck? See it for yourself.
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