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Updated 2026-06-13 23:30
In dying, blood-starved heart, bacteria injections offer cellular life support
With light, photosynthetic bacteria feed heart cells needed oxygen and dodge damage.
Login-stealing phishing sites conceal their evil with lots of hyphens in URL
Compromised domains target Android users with fake login pages for cloud services.
EU mobile roaming charges end today, but beware of other costs
Rules only apply to roaming, which is subject to fair use policy. So check the small print.
Sorry ma‘am, you didn’t win $43M—there was a slot machine “malfunction”
Casino had apologized "for any inconvenience this may have caused."
Surface Pro review: Incremental improvement isn’t enough
It's the best Surface Pro yet, but that no longer makes it the best 2-in-1.
Destiny 2 on PC: 4K, GTX 1080 Ti, all the eye-candy
Sure, the Xbox One X and PS4 Pro support 4K too. But who wants to play at 30FPS?
Life is Strange: Before the Storm: Life sucks when you’re a teenager, man
Despite the lack of Dontnod, Before the Storm has all the charm of its predecessor.
Now the FTC wants a word with Uber
News comes right after CEO stepped back, and a board member resigned.
Georgia’s lax voting security exposed just in time for crucial special election
Report uncovers a litany of lapses in voting system used state-wide.
Michigan health director, 4 others charged with manslaughter over Flint water
Lead poisoned thousands, but infections also linked to water killed at least a dozen.
Who had the best E3 press conference? Ars decides
Xbox One X? Spider-Man? Mario? Here's what made an impression amid the hype.
Mini-review: How much faster have high-end iMacs gotten in the last 5 years?
It’s a nice upgrade as long as you’re using something that’s a few years old.
A spy satellite buzzed the space station this month, and no one knows why
An accidental flyby may represent “gross incompetence” on the part of the feds.
Konami reportedly blacklisting ex-employees across Japanese video game industry
“If you leave the company, you cannot rely on Konami’s name to land a job.”
As Republicans push ringless voicemail spam, Democrats take consumers’ side
Robocall rules should apply to ringless voicemail, Senate Democrats tell FCC.
Quantum principle harnessed to create easier wireless charging
Classical version of a quantum system lets power flow across large air gaps.
In March, wind and solar generated a record 10% of US electricity
And stationary storage batteries had a booming quarter, too.
A judge is ordering drunken drivers to install Uber, Lyft
"It's just common sense. It doesn’t cost anybody anything to install."
Sony continues to lock PS4 players out of cross-console play
But Sony exec says there's no "profound philosophical stance" against the feature.
Navy chief: It may be time to bring back retired warships
Some Oliver Hazard Perry FFGs may be candidates for reboot to help grow fleet faster.
Trump to nominate Democrat Jessica Rosenworcel for empty slot at FCC
Rosenworcel would return to FCC, but commission also needs another Republican.
Pirate Bay may finally be sunk after EU copyright ruling
Can be found liable for infringement, even if it doesn't host any content itself.
Fileless malware targeting US restaurants went undetected by most AV
Ongoing campaign shows more hackers are adopting sneaky attack technique.
Man who downloaded child porn from Tor-hidden Playpen sentenced to 6 months
Government seized and operated child porn site for 13 days, got IP addresses.
Firefox 54 finally goes multiprocess, eight years after work began
Firefox's multiple content processes don't suck up as much RAM as Chrome, says Mozilla.
Last year, Joey Hand won Le Mans; he tells us about this year’s race prep
Ford is hoping to go two for two at the 24 hour race in Le Mans this weekend.
Video: Sony lets Ars loose on PlayStation’s E3 games and developers
We talk to Gran Turismo’s creator about HDR TVs, his favorite virtual car, and more.
Microsoft’s decision to patch Windows XP is a mistake
There will always be one more emergency.
First impressions: Xbox One X doesn’t quite bring the “wow!” factor
Our initial thoughts on the new hardware, plus a look at upcoming Xbox software.
Man who e-mailed bomb threats to frame former girlfriend pleads guilty
“Thompson made these threats as part of a cruel campaign to cyberstalk a victim.”
Trump admin. delays Obama-era reboot of nutrition label amid industry pressure
Labels made calories per serving and per package clearer, included added sugar count.
Decrypted: American Gods just took a nosedive
Author and writing teacher Claire Light dissects narrative structure and tropes with us.
Energy Dept. faces lawsuit after weeks of no movement on efficiency standards
But the ceiling-fan debacle has been resolved, at least.
Xerox Alto designer, co-inventor of Ethernet, dies at 74
Every computer we use today owes a debt to the legendary and influential machine.
OneDrive done right is back, and now it works properly
Placeholders have returned, without the flaws of Microsoft’s first implementation.
Light-based neural network does simple speech recognition
Using light for calculations ups the speed, drops the energy use.
Man found guilty under CFAA didn’t damage LA Times, lawyers say
“The government is coming in and trying my client for a charge he did not commit.”
Win XP patched to avert new outbreaks spawned by NSA-leaking Shadow Brokers
Company warns of “destructive cyberattacks” as it tries to prevent another WCry.
Emergency drones rush life-saving help to simulated cardiac arrest cases
In small study, the rescue drones dropped off defibrillators 16 min before EMTs arrived.
When flatworms go to space, they grow two heads
It sounds like a bad science fiction movie, but that’s just how space flatworms roll.
Prisoners lose again as court wipes out inmate calling price caps
Judges vacate intrastate caps after FCC Chair Ajit Pai dropped court defense.
Dealmaster: Get a Dell XPS 13 notebook with QHD+ touch display for just $1,259
Plus deals on Amazon Echo devices, Lenovo laptops, and more.
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says he’ll take a leave of absence
CEO will take a break after family tragedy and an internal investigation.
Play Store downloads show Google Pixel sales limited to 1 million units
For this rare moment in history, the Play Store reveals Pixel sales numbers.
“Covfefe”—there’s a congressional act for that now
Proposed legislation seeks to bar a US president from deleting tweets.
Super Mario Odyssey launches October 27, new gameplay revealed
Plus, a new Yoshi game, Rocket League, and Kirby coming to Nintendo Switch.
Microsoft’s Spencer: Xbox One X is not the console “most people will buy”
Exec says new system will fill a market hole for "true 4K" console graphics.
“Core” Pokemon RPG, Metroid Prime 4 coming to Nintendo Switch [Updated]
It may be a while before you get to play them, though.
Yahoo and AOL are now a Verizon subsidiary called “Oath”
Yahoo/AOL combination will boost Verizon's advertising ambitions.
Pixel 2 leaks show Google still moving between OEMs to make its phones
The XXL Pixel, code named "Taimen," pops up in a bug report.
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