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FireWatch dev uses DMCA against PewDiePie after streamed racial slur
Campo Santo cuts off association with "propagator of despicable garbage."
Tesla remotely extends the range of some cars to help with Irma
An over-the-air software update temporarily unlocks spare battery capacity.
iPhone X: Software leak appears to confirm name, features, and specs
Meanwhile, iPhone 8 is an updated iPhone 7 with a glass back, and wireless charging.
The Ars 10: We pick our favorite indie games from PAX West 2017
NBA Jam-alikes, Advance Wars-alikes, and a coffee-cup fighting game all feature.
In Irma prep, GasBuddy downloads increased 10x, nuclear reactors stayed online
As the hurricane hits, fuel and power are in short supply.
So much for that Voynich manuscript “solution”
Librarians would have "rebutted it in a heartbeat," says medieval scholar.
Look back at PAX West 2017 with our photo scavenger hunt
If you find them all, you win the highly coveted "nothing."
The dye whisperer: Meet the chemist giving biologists worldwide new colors
They’re brighter, more stable, a little less clunky, and, for now, a steal.
A rare, destructive hurricane is coming to Florida today
Also, how Irma's pressure explains that viral video showing no water in the Bahamas.
Startup buzzkill: California bans drone delivery services of legalized pot
California Bureau of Cannabis Control just says “no” to autonomous delivery of marijuana.
As Irma approaches nuclear plants in Florida, lessons from Andrew resonate
Advance warning favors preparedness, but 1992 hurricane still ran up $90 million bill.
Key questions about Hurricane Irma on Saturday
The storm remains an extremely dangerous hurricane for parts of Florida.
Lyft’s strategy: Be the Android of the self-driving car business
Lyft wants lots of self-driving car companies to build on its open network.
I’ve fallen in love with a laptop—the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga
Review: Lenovo has built the platonic ideal of a modern laptop.
US forecast models have been pretty terrible during Hurricane Irma
NOAA's best weather model seems to be getting worse with hurricanes, not better.
The mysterious Voynich manuscript has finally been decoded
History researcher says that it's a mostly plagiarized guide to women's health.
As Irma nears, GIS data shows Florida emptying itself of planes
Flight, ship, and wind trackers visualize the hurricanes in real time these days.
The first man at trial over a “gig economy” job got dismantled on cross-examination [Updated]
“They’re taking advantage of people like me. We need to work, to pay rent.”
So, Equifax says your data was hacked—now what?
143 million now face identity theft threat, so here's what to do if you're one of them.
Many nicknames for Pluto’s features are now official
Explorers, astronomers, and underworld figures donate names to features.
Intel to stop making WiGig cards for laptops but still pushing 60GHz for VR
Wireless docking stations haven't really caught on, but VR headsets may be another story.
Are you an Equifax breach victim? You could give up right to sue to find out [Updated]
Visiting Equifax site to see if you're a victim can require you to waive lawsuit rights.
We inhale up to 10 billion mold spores daily; here’s why you haven’t died yet
Hint: It’s not because our immune systems carry out mass fungi-cide.
iFixit’s Galaxy Note 8 Teardown finds lots of glue, removable components
iFixit hates glue, likes components that live on separate circuit boards.
YouTubers escape fines for promoting their own CS:GO gambling site
FTC settlement extracts a promise not to do it again and not much else.
Uber is apparently facing a third federal criminal investigation
Uber allegedly created fake Lyft accounts to gather data on drivers and prices.
Bored? Try the Goodwood Revival livestream
Classic race cars, plenty of rain, and it's free on YouTube.
Lawyer who sued Gawker and Techdirt has a new target: Jezebel
"Whatever he says, goes," former Superstar Machine member "Poppy" told Jezebel.
For parts of Florida, Hurricane Irma offers a worst-case scenario
Some of the most important forecast models have shifted a bit westward overnight.
The TVR Griffith: It’s small, it’s fast, and it’s not coming to the US
A manual gearbox and as few driver aids as regulations allow.
Cuckoo calls sound like hawks to distract the birds they’re preying on
Distraction results in a lower chance of their eggs getting the boot.
What to expect from Apple’s September 12 event
Get ready for a radically different iPhone, plus a few other updated devices.
Why the Equifax breach is very possibly the worst leak of personal info ever
Consumers' most sensitive data is now in the open and will remain so for years to come.
FDA slams EpiPen maker for doing nothing while hundreds failed, people died
In damning letter, agency says maker didn’t fix violations or recall bad batches.
Equifax website hack exposes data for ~143 million US consumers
Breach affecting 44 percent of US population is one of the biggest yet.
MIT, IBM team up on $240 million effort to rule the AI world
The open-ended research will explore consumer tech, health, and security applications.
Coming South Park game is harder for black characters
“Don't worry, this doesn’t affect combat. Just every other aspect of your whole life.”
Ground-source heat startup ready to drill, announces partner for the ductwork
With experienced local company, Dandelion moves forward.
Irma and Florida: Confidence in the hurricane’s forecast track is growing
Irma still seems likely to come ashore somewhere between the Everglades and Miami.
Judge won’t release man jailed 2 years for refusing to decrypt drives
Kid-porn suspect to remain jailed pending 5th Amendment appeal to Supreme Court.
A clean and shiny Millennium Falcon is coming to the Han Solo spinoff film
She hasn't always been a hunk of junk, you know.
What’s in a face? If monkeys don’t see them as babies, they don’t know
Study suggests how specialized visual recognition might develop.
Verizon customers can sue ad company over “zombie” cookies, judges rule
Judges say ad company can't use Verizon's arbitration clause to avoid lawsuit.
Storm-related life hacks: UPS your cable modem and Wi-Fi
Battery backups aren’t just for your computers—put your network on one, too.
Disney is pulling Star Wars and Marvel films from Netflix
In 2019, you'll have to subscribe to Disney's service to stream these movies.
Behind the effort to archive Nintendo’s disappearing social network
Scraping and saving millions of posts before Nintendo deletes them all on Nov. 7.
Dear Ford: When you bring back the Ranger, don’t forget this Raptor version
For those times you need to drive anywhere, but in a smaller truck than an F-150.
YouTube stream-ripping site for the masses dead in wake of RIAA suit
Youtube-mp3.org facilitated 40% of illegal stream-ripping from YouTube globally.
Opioid maker caught on tape lying to push deadly drug on patient
Drug was intended for untreatable cancer pain; she had back pain and died of the drug.
BMW X7 gets leaked early: Check out those nostrils
Putting the kidney grilles on a massive face was always going to be tough.
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