Feed ars-technica Ars Technica - All content

Favorite IconArs Technica - All content

Link https://arstechnica.com/
Feed http://feeds.arstechnica.com/arstechnica/index
Updated 2026-08-09 13:15
Patent-holder that sued EFF for defamation won’t show up in court
Licensing shop says its “virtual cabinets” patent “is not, in fact, stupid.”
Democrats slam EPA head, want to understand his climate inquiry
“Your effort seems to be divorced from reality and reason.”
Zuckerberg and Musk are both wrong about AI
During an impromptu Facebook Live interview, Zuck said there’s no doomsday coming.
Moto Z2 Force hands-on—Motorola bets the farm on Moto Mods, loses
The same design with a smaller battery has got to be a winner, right?
What is the car industry’s problem with over-the-air software updates?
Restrictive laws and dealer contracts are handcuffing the car industry.
Study: US is slipping toward measles being endemic once again
Just a tiny increase in vaccine refusals will triple measles cases, cost US millions.
Matt Groening’s first Netflix series will go all Futurama on Game of Thrones
Disenchantment series will bring back tons of Futurama voice actors, staffers in 2018.
Get the NES Classic on ThinkGeek while you can [Updated: You can’t]
“GameStop buying ninjas” got hold of “thousands” of unsold units somehow.
Google tells judge: Don’t let Canada force us to alter US search results
Google says Canadian order is “repugnant” to the First Amendment.
Dealmaster: Lenovo Y700 Core i5 laptop for only $569, restocked AirPods, and otherdeals
Back-to-school sales galore.
Toyota in “production engineering” for a solid state battery, WSJ says
Solid electrolyte could make electric cars lighter, battery smaller.
India’s transport minister vows to ban self-driving cars to save jobs
"We won’t allow driverless cars in India," said Nitin Gadkari.
The science of why eyewitness testimony is often wrong
Wrongful convictions are often the product of eyewitness testimony.
Adobe ending Flash support at the end of 2020
And in some parts of the world, the end will come even sooner.
Net neutrality faceoff: Congress summons ISPs and websites to hearing
Lawmaker schedules hearing with goal of replacing FCC's net neutrality rules.
MAME devs are cracking open arcade chips to get around DRM
And you can help transcribe the raw, visible bits and bytes.
Pyre review: A brilliant reinvention of the term “fantasy sports”
Bastion creators spilled some e-sports into a wonderful action-RPG crossover.
A new deal could end Bitcoin’s long-running civil war
Two factions have radically different visions for the cryptocurrency's future.
The dramatic details of Steve Jobs’ life are playing out in a new opera
A time-hopping stage production about some of Jobs' seminal life moments.
Windows Paint is now officially not getting updated any more [Updated]
It doesn't appear to have been touched since Windows 7 anyway.
Ars is hiring—if you’re an experienced product reviewer, we want you!
If you're a tech-minded person with experience in the field, come join our gang.
Vitamins, supplements effective at boosting call volume to poison centers
Homeopathy a leading cause, but energy drinks, cultural medicines most dangerous.
Elon Musk: Mark Zuckerberg’s understanding of AI is “limited”
Tech billionaires have differing views on where AI will take humankind.
Clock ticking on Google as $2.7 billion fine takes bite out of earnings
Parent company Alphabet has yet to lodge an appeal against the EU's penalty.
A limiting factor on producing electricity in a warming world? Water.
Without planning and cooperation, EU countries could be up against a water problem.
Trump voting commission wins right to collect state voter data
“The Commission is putting at risk the privacy of millions of registered voters.”
“Perverse” malware infecting hundreds of Macs remained undetected for years
Surveillance malware dubbed Fruitfly was easy to spot but flew under the radar anyway.
TSA: United made false announcement about comic book luggage ban
“I don’t know how United went ahead and stated a TSA policy incorrectly.”
How to get free US military weapons—build fake website and DOD will oblige
The “internal control processes for this program were really broken,” GAO says.
Android O Preview 4 is out—next stop, final release
The fourth O preview will hopefully fix some bugs, marks stable support library release.
Axon, maker of the Taser weapon, defeats copycat firm in patent lawsuit
Phazzer is the third such firm that Axon (formerly Taser) has defeated in court.
The curious case of ClinicalTrials.gov, where dubious stem cell therapies seem legit
After an incident, a bioethicist calls for crackdown as doctors threaten legal action.
Crewless electric cargo ships may be on the horizon in Norway
Companies team up to build autonomous, zero-emission container "feeder ship."
NZ judge: Our spies surveilled Kim Dotcom for 2 months longer than admitted
"The US extradition case is dying. And someone is going to pay for this mess."
Break up the cable monopolies? Democrats propose new competition laws
Democrats' plan would "break up big companies if they’re hurting consumers."
Blizzard shuts down “legacy” WoW fan server hours after it goes up
Felmyst was a four-year labor of love, squashed in less than a day.
Controversial new CDC director may reconsider Big Soda’s health funding
As Georgia’s health commissioner, she took $1M from Coca-Cola for exercise campaign.
Samsung Foundries plans to triple market share in the next five years
With a new foundry business unit, Samsung wants to be a "no. 2" in chip manufacturing.
Concerned about connected car privacy? Bluetooth sensors used to track traffic
Bluetooth signals from cars provide an accurate record of real-time traffic patterns.
Elon Musk’s Mars rocket may be about to lose half of its engines
Downscaling the Mars booster suggests that Musk may be bending toward reality.
Hour of Devastation review: The evil elder dragon god-pharaoh has arrived. RIP.
Plus, a look at the major changes coming to future Magic: the Gathering sets.
Season 2 of Stranger Things looks even creepier and more intense
The Upside Down is back, and it looks like it's about to eat the world.
First glimpse of Steven Spielberg’s new movie, Ready Player One
This trailer introduces us to a VR dystopia, and has the greatest soundtrack ever.
New book explores how protesters—and governments—use Internet tactics
The protest frontiers are changing. An entrenched researcher explains why they work.
Maybe The Americans is quietly a technophile love letter to the 1980s
Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg talk handheld football, spy tech, mail robot, and more.
Dockless bike sharing lands in Seattle—and leads us down unsavory alleyways
Now in Seattle: two services, 1,000 bikes, and a shoulder shrug at helmet laws.
Level up: How video games evolved to solve significant scientific problems
Science, your chance to use all that time spent gaming for the greater good.
We’ve screwed up the coasts so badly that an invasive species is a plus
When native species are gone, an invasive one can provide ecosystem services.
German energy company wants to build flow batteries in old natural gas caverns
Research for a massive redox flow battery is underway.
Why are so many pre-existing IPs turning to TV? It’s complicated
At ATX Television Fest, execs discuss why familiar franchises keep hitting small screens.
...758759760761762763764765766767...