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A Comcast billing nightmare affects woman caring for her sick father
"People with sick or dying family members should never have to go through this."
Samba puts out new security update to address exploit that fueled WannaCry
Vuln hit "all versions of Samba from 4.0.0 onward using embedded Heimdal Kerberos."
Google’s new “Backup and Sync” app lets you back up your desktop to Drive
New app merges Drive and Photos, gains the ability to back up arbitrary folders.
Two judges smack down notorious patent holder “Shipping and Transit” in one week
More than 300 lawsuits, more than 800 payouts, but not one decision on the merits.
Ex-mentor testifies, airs Shkreli’s bad, gross, romantically confusing conduct
When Retrophin’s board told him he was fired, things got ugly.
Mario Kart becomes the first Nintendo property to come to VR
...but you'll have to go to a Japanese arcade to play it for now.
AMD Threadripper—16 cores and 32 threads for $999–arrives in August
Ryzen 3 specs are also out, though prices haven't yet been finalized.
Comcast says net neutrality supporters “create hysteria”
Comcast, Verizon, and CenturyLink counter pro-net neutrality "Day of Action."
NASA finally admits it doesn’t have the funding to land humans on Mars
"I can't put a date on humans on Mars," chief of human spaceflight says.
Asus ROG GX800VH review: A ludicrous liquid-cooled $6,000-plus laptop
Overclocked i7, two GTX 1080s, 64GB RAM, Raid 0 NVMe, and a suitcase to carry it all.
Ars Asks, part two: Electric IT bugbear boogaloo, cloud edition
Help us out with a second short survey—for the cloud is dark and full of terrors.
Uber driver, who says he was once paid under $2 per hour, advances labor lawsuit
Uber says it looks forward to "litigating the merits of these claims."
Nintendo Switch finally has a streaming video app, and it works—kind of
Comes from Japan's popular Niconico video service, but it works in any region.
Climate scientists push back against catastrophic scenarios
In both the popular and academic press, scientists argue against worst cases.
In NASA simulation, people tote hardy, allergy-inducing molds to Mars
In 30-day NASA study, fungal diversity increased as did health risks.
Global Web standard for integrating DRM into browsers hits a snag
EFF: Protections needed to “engage in lawful activity that DRM gets in the way of.”
Six major US airports now scan Americans’ faces when they leave country
House testimony: “It is important to note that CBP is committed to privacy.”
FDA abruptly drops request for more drug data after maker’s CEO meets Trump
The pharmaceutical industry is abuzz with hopes for easier FDA reviews.
Miscreants have been pillaging credit cards from Trump Hotels’ booking system
Hacks across 14 properties began in July 2016 and were stopped in March 2017.
70 mph and 5.3 seconds of magnetic levitation: Hyperloop One hits a milestone
The next test will target speeds of 250 miles per hour.
How Facebook, Google, Netflix, and others supported net neutrality today
See how websites, advocacy groups, and even some ISPs defended net neutrality.
Juno has sent back some of its first raw images of the Great Red Spot
It will take weeks, months, or even years for the science to come out.
Radiohead releases a surprise ZX Spectrum program for OK Computer anniversary
And they're shipping it to fans on a bonafide cassette tape.
Bootleg NES Classics flood market to fill demand that Nintendo won’t
Convincing fakes differ from the real thing only in small details.
A truly enormous iceberg just broke loose from Antarctica
Probably natural, and sea level consequences are minimal. But it's still impressive.
Lithium/graphene “foil” makes for a great battery electrode
Graphene handles the issues that come with an electrode's lithium moving elsewhere.
Private company plans to bring Moon rocks back to Earth in three years
The Moon could soon be open for business.
How to write a meaningful FCC comment supporting net neutrality
Former FCC official explains how to get your point across to Ajit Pai.
If FCC gets its way, we’ll lose a lot more than net neutrality
Beyond no-blocking rules, Title II plays big role in overall consumer protection.
Ars Technica supports net neutrality
Get the word out. Net neutrality is at a crossroads. Resistance is not futile.
FBI didn’t need warrant for stingray in attempted murder case, DOJ says
Prosecutors: “signals emitted from a phone are… not by their nature private.”
News industry decries Facebook’s “digital duopoly,” wants government help
Newspapers “forced to surrender their content” want to team up and negotiate.
Did you hear the one about a monkey suing a photographer for infringement?
“Monkey see, monkey sue is not good law.”
Dealmaster: All the best Amazon Prime Day deals going on right now [Final Update]
Live now: Amazon's 30-hour sale for Prime members, continually updated.
Google Pixel 2 leak shows slimmer bezels, huge camera lens, squeezable sides
Google’s LG-built smartphone looks a lot like the LG G6.
Kaspersky under scrutiny after Bloomberg story claims close links to FSB
CEO: “This story is BS brewed on political agenda.”
AT&T joins net neutrality protest—despite suing to block neutrality rules
AT&T joins net neutrality “Day of Action” but wants to overturn Title II rules.
Microsoft wants all of rural America to get high-speed broadband
Microsoft invests in white space networks, offers royalty-free access to patents.
Two energy powerhouses join together to make big, grid-tied batteries
Companies are betting storage will play a major part in a world with more renewables.
Twitter users blocked by Trump sue, claim @realDonaldTrump is public forum
Lawsuit adopts a unique constitutional theory about social media rights.
Intel launches its new precious metal Xeon platform
There's a new approach to market segmentation with the new Skylake-SP core.
Here’s your chance to buy brutal amputation tools used in the Revolutionary War
You only need around $50,000.
Plants turn their tormentors into cannibals
The plants starve caterpillars, after which they eat each other.
The Gearhead podcast: Was the iPhone a revolution or just slick marketing?
On its new podcast, Ars UK talks iPhone at 10, iMac Pro, and mysteries of the HomePod.
Trump election commission stops collecting personal voter data—for now
“We request that you hold on submitting any data,” commission tells states.
Study: Lumosity boosts brain function as much as normal video games—by 0%
But taking cognitive tests repeatedly makes you better at taking cognitive tests.
Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age review: Reinforced for reexamination
FFXII remake improves the original's weirdness while preserving its best qualities.
Wait, what? Trump proposed a joint “cyber security unit” with Russia
“It’s not the dumbest idea I have ever heard, but it’s pretty close.”
Trump begins to dismantle Obama’s “startup visa” program
Obama-era rule would grant immigration “parole” for those with $250,000 in capital.
Review: HP’s new Spectre x2 is a crazy value compared to the Surface Pro
Spend hundreds less, get more stuff and comparable performance.
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