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SpaceX appears to have pulled the plug on its Red Dragon plans
Musk said his company has come up with a “far better” approach to landing on Mars.
Bay Area: Join us tonight, 7/19, to discuss drone warfare
At Ars Live, whistleblower Lisa Ling will talk about troubles with military drones.
Dealmaster: Get a Dell XPS tower PC with a Core i7 CPU, 16GB Optane Memory for $715
Plus deals on laptops, TVs, routers, dash cams, and more.
Russian man who helped create notorious malware sentenced to 5 years
DOJ: Citadel led to $500 million in losses for banks.
Cheap catalyst takes sunlight and carbon dioxide, makes methane
It's not especially efficient, but we haven't had time to optimize the reaction.
Early tests show bizarre issues with Nintendo Switch voice chat app
Forget multitasking when talking with other players in Splatoon 2.
After 3 months, Samsung’s “Bixby” voice assistant finally launches in the US
Samsung's answer to the Google Assistant, Siri, and Alexa is rolling out now.
Amazon Spark is a product discovery social networkthat looks like Instagram
Amazon makes it easier to shop for desirable products you see in photos.
White House gives thumbs up to overturning net neutrality rules
Congress should replace the FCC's Title II rules, Trump spokesperson says.
Elon Musk knows what’s ailing NASA—costly contracting
"As soon as you don’t have any competition, the sense of urgency goes away."
“Post-Ebola syndrome” is something else to keep you up at night
Researchers are only beginning to understand this and may now have monkey model.
Alaskan eagle attacks drone above icy waters below
“All you could see was the eagle talons wrapping around it.”
Daimler to offer software update for 3 million Mercedes-Benz diesels in EU
And Porsche may decide on the future of the diesel by the end of the decade.
RCR: Underground changes soundtrack to avoid “false” DMCA takedown [Updated]
“Being legally right is only half the story,” developer says of “wrongful claim.”
Why we don’t have a ton to say about the Destiny 2 beta
Much of it isn’t new to us, but that doesn’t make the brand-new beta bad.
California approves cap-and-trade scheme until 2030
State will tighten restrictions on carbon by 40 percent over the next 13 years.
Congressman asks scientists if they’ve found ancient civilizations on Mars
“Would you rule that out? See, there’s some people... Well, anyway.”
FCC refuses to release text of more than 40,000 net neutrality complaints
Ajit Pai says there’s no net neutrality problem—but keeps complaints under wraps.
Netflix surges to record high as company adds non-US subscribers
There are now more people streaming Netflix outside the US than domestically.
Pressure mounting for US government to examine Amazon-Whole Foods accord
On campaign trail, Donald Trump said Amazon had “a huge antitrust problem.”
Crash Bandicoot remaster cut corners on the freaking jump button
Frank admission from developer seems to imply that it won't be fixed.
Bosch took us for a ride in its level 3 autonomous car
The company is developing components and complete self-driving systems for OEMs.
Mass Effect veteran Casey Hudson returns to BioWare as GM
Shake-up comes during a time of transition for the Anthem developer.
Comcast accuses net neutrality advocates of not “living in the real world”
Anyone who denies harm from Title II rules is denying reality, Comcast says.
Security experts from Google, Facebook, Crowdstrike want to save US elections
"Defending Digital Democracy" will "generate innovative ideas" to safeguard democracy.
Disdainful of H-1Bs, Trump expands a different foreign worker visa
Hire American? Businesses can use H-2B visas if they claim "irreparable harm."
Distributed energy sources can reduce cost of electricity up to 50%, study says
Traditional grids will have to change. Modeling can help find the best way forward.
After Saudi airline imposes new security measures, laptop ban set to end
Travelers in Jeddah are cleared to bring laptops, Riyadh is expected this week.
The science of Spectral: Is that really how Bose–Einstein condensate behaves?
An actual Bose–Einstein condensate scientist reviews Spectral's science. Plus a response from the film's director, Nic Mathieu.
It’s always windy somewhere: Balancing renewable energy in Europe
Harnessing wind in the Balkans and Scandinavia would get Europe consistent power.
Splatoon 2 redeems the most clever online shooter series in years
We have a lot to say about Nintendo finally getting an online game (mostly) right.
The Nokia 8 design leaks, expected to launch July 31st
Huge bezels puts HMD's design behind the times, but hopefully the price makes up for it.
Camaro goes nuclear: Chevrolet escalates the muscle car war
Racing-derived dampers, a fist full of aero and a Superman V8.
Security guard robot ends it all by throwing itself into a watery grave
Knightscope K5 security bot shows your job is probably safe from automation. For now.
Custom fit earphones: Audio nirvana or a waste of money?
Earphones are back! And custom fits from Snugs and Ultimate Ears are leading the charge.
The uncertain future of genetic testing
"Every time our cells divide and copy their DNA, mutations can arise."
Appeals court OKs secrecy of FBI national security data requests
Targets of NSLs can't challenge them because ISPs can't tell the target about them.
A brain implant turns “loser” mice into aggressive fighters
By stimulating one region of the brain, scientists create mouse supersoldiers.
“Board game of the year” goes to Kingdomino
While Exit: The Game wins the “complex” game award.
Windows 10 support could end early on some Intel systems
It all depends on what the “supported lifetime” of a system is.
Lawyers score big in settlement for Ashley Madison cheating site data breach
Members who paid $19 for their data to be deleted (it wasn't) might get a refund.
Because English isn’t the same in England, Microsoft renames Fall Update for some
We'd suggest simply calling it version 1709 instead.
Amazon-made meal kits could come to your doorstep soon
Amazon Fresh may box up ingredients for a meal so you don't have to.
HTC U11 becomes first phone with Amazon Alexa hot-word support
Just say "Alexa" at any time and the HTC U11 will answer you.
UK to implement age-verification system for porn sites
Plan will force sites to use credit-card based age verification to verify ages.
Woman goes in for cataract surgery, has 27 contact lenses removed from her eye
17 were stuck together and 10 others were floating around.
Ataribox retro mini-console plays current and classic games
Atari follows in footsteps of Nintendo's NES Mini and SNES Mini—but with a twist.
George A Romero, master of zombie horror, dies at 77
Romero's Night of the Living Dead created a genre that continues to inspire filmmakers.
Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker spectacularly unveiled as the 13th Doctor
New showrunner Chris Chibnall picks the Broadchurch star to play the next Time Lord.
White House voter commission publishes names, numbers of worried citizens
Vice president's spokesman dismisses concerns: "These are public comments."
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