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Dealmaster: Get a quad-core Dell desktop with 16GB RAM for $599
Plus deals on Xbox One S, Oculus Rift headsets, wireless earbuds, and more.
Trump’s space leader says SpaceX is outstanding, but…
"I think this is somewhat dangerous," Scott Pace has said of commercial crew.
Toshiba Portégé x30 review: What can work laptops learn from consumer devices?
Toshiba's take on modernizing the typically boring work-issued clamshell.
New icons are YouTube’s latest way to alert creators of video demonetization
Plus, there's now a quicker way to ask for a review of demonetized videos.
Intel 18-core Core i9-7980XE launches September 25 for $2,000
Sports a 2.6GHz base clock and 4.4GHz boost—but can it combat AMD's Threadripper?
Fortnite poisons a potentially great game with agonizing F2P limits
"Paid early access" experiment starts strong, but economics ruin the potential.
Ars Asks: A defiant in-depth defense against dastardly drones
We’ve got one last survey, and we’d appreciate your help with it!
How one hot sauce seller hauled Uber into small-claims court and won $4,000
A driver took off with Dane Wilcox's laptop, and Uber refused to pay him back.
Uber’s ex-CEO: Given reason for alleged Waymo data heist is “f***ing dumb”
Kalanick also said that Levandowski "should say what happened" rather than clam up.
Google fires engineer who “crossed the line” with diversity memo
Google says the post “advanced incorrect assumptions about gender.”
“Driverless van” is just a VT researcher in a really good driver’s seat costume
Virginia Tech is studying reactions to driverless cars and they’re just as you’d expect.
Straightening dental wire twists intestines of a woman—a decade later
The bit of wire pierced several spots and caused the intestines to twist around itself.
National Ignition Facility recreates the interior of heavy stars
Laser facility can create conditions like the interior of a 10 solar mass star.
“Podcasting patent” is totally dead, appeals court rules
Federal Circuit stands by 2015 ruling that knocked out Personal Audio’s patent.
Faraday Future raises $14m, leases old factory for future electric car line
After walking back plans for new factories, old Fresno factory is more realistic.
Mozilla’s new file-transfer service isn’t perfect, but it’s drop-dead easy
For less high-stakes uses, Send offers reasonable security and privacy assurances.
1,000-year-old German dinner reveals long-distance Viking trade routes
Freeze-dried cod proves the Icelandic Sagas were sometimes historically accurate.
Spelunky creator finally returns with a new game—er, 50 of them
Indie-gaming wizards have an answer to NES Classic shortages, and it’s called UFO 50.
Radio navigation set to make global return as GPS backup, because cyber
GPS killed the radio nav in 2010, but a high-def version is set to return.
Data cap analysis found almost 200 ISPs imposing data limits in the US
Examination of 2,500 home Internet providers finds sizable minority with caps.
Apple opens new Instagram account, populates it with photos from #ShotoniPhone
Tech giant may actually post regularly to this social media account ahead of the fall.
Australian teen chewed and bloodied after bizarre ocean feeding frenzy
Teen takes ocean dip, becomes buffet lunch for gang of scavenging crustaceans.
Android 8.0’s “streaming OS updates” will work even if your phone is full
Android's new OS update scheme should banish the "insufficient space" error forever.
The Voyagers have reached an anniversary worth celebrating
New documentary shows the human and scientific drama behind the iconic spacecraft.
There’s a new Rick and Morty meme generator, andit’s both amazing and bleak
"Master of All Science" creators gave The Simpsons and Futurama the same treatment.
Post-Axanar, CBS unveils first official fan filmmaking initiative in Trek history
Star Trek Film Academy grants fan filmmakers access to training, New Voyages facilities.
FTC must scrutinize Hotspot Shield over alleged traffic interception, group says
VPN service "can intercept and redirect HTTP requests to partner websites."
China built the world’s largest telescope, but has no one to run it
"Most astronomers in the United States do not like to work abroad."
Google-born startup thinks it’s time for a ground-source heat pump renaissance
Heating and cooling are holdouts in decarbonization and ripe for revolution.
So may I introduce to you John Lennon’s “Psychedelic Rolls”
“Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, and you’re gone.”
We know Vikings as infamous raiders—was that merely a response to climate change?
Changing temps may have impacted the ability to farm, leading to new economic strategies.
How playing Edith Finch was like losing my religion again
Or: how I lost my blind faith in unreliable narrators.
Jump Drive review: An addictive, lightning-quick sci-fi card game
Race for the Galaxy's newest sibling is an easy pick-up.
With genetic morph, a weird type of anthrax has emerged—and it’s on a rampage
It’s killing wildlife in African rainforests and may wipe out some chimp populations.
Monkey selfie animal rights brouhaha devolves into a settlement
Every conceivable joke has been made of this Planet of the Apes-styled litigation.
Security researcher who neutralized WCry to be released on $30,000 bond
Prosecutors say Marcus Hutchins admitted he wrote alleged malware. Defense disagrees.
Army tells troops to stop using DJI drones immediately, because cyber
"Halt use of all DJI products," Army Aviation commands.
It’s Dota 2 time: Y‘all should watch The International
The greatest tournament of all time for the greatest game of all time.
Researchers say WannaCry operator moved bitcoins to “untraceable” Monero
Wallets' BTC exchanged for XMR, anonymous cryptocash favored by Shadowbrokers.
Shkreli verdict: Guilty on three of eight counts of securities and wire fraud
The charges stem from an alleged Ponzi-like scheme.
Volkswagen executive pleads guilty in diesel emissions case
Oliver Schmidt will be sentenced in Detroit in December.
Ajit Pai’s anti-net neutrality plan gets the facts and law wrong, lawmakers say
FCC accused of prioritizing "raw dollars" over small businesses and consumers.
There’s a debate raging in science about what should count as “significant”
Some think the threshold should be stricter, but others say that’s a bad idea.
Toyota and Mazda join forces to build $1.6 billion factory in the US
The new factory will employ up to 4,000 people and produce 300,000 cars a year.
After Crash sells big, Activision gets bullish on nostalgia
Could a Spyro reboot be in the works?
Fitbit for the blind: Echolocation-based smartwatch aids sightless steps
Sonar sensor and gentle vibrations cue wearer in to surrounding objects, people.
The new Tick series is going to be weirder than ever
We talked to show creator Ben Edlund and star Griffin Newman about their upcoming series.
Siemens, DHS warn of “low skill” exploits against CT and PET Scanners
Exploits affecting Windows 7-based CT, SPECT, PET scanners are publicly available.
Small rockets, big dreams: The race to space heats up
"The diversity of ideas being pursued bodes well for operation of one or more."
Vogtle, Summer nuclear plants face bleak outlook after Westinghouse bankruptcy
Billions in cost overruns mean power companies, politicians ready to walk away.
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