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Updated 2026-06-16 07:00
ISPs and FCC Chair Ajit Pai celebrate death of online privacy rules
Pai wants the FTC to regulate ISP privacy, but no rules are in place today.
Liveblog: The Samsung Galaxy S8 launch
Follow along with us as Samsung unveils its all-new flagship.
Android Wear 2.0 begins rolling out, but only to three watches for now
The rest of us will have to wait some more.
Google adds “order ahead” feature to Waze, letting you skip the morning coffee line
Dunkin' Donuts is the first partner.
Blue Origin teases more images of its New Shepard capsule
The company hasn't disclosed pricing for the roughly 10-minute flight into space.
How teachers see the classroom redefined by the cloud
Everyplace becomes a learning space with cloud technology.
Video games may protect mental health and avert trauma, addiction
Short games of Tetris ward off cravings and dash distressing flashbacks.
IRS loses lawsuit in attempt to get Amazon to pay $1.5B in back taxes
Judge: Amazon properly valued amount that one corporate entity charged another.
Man who claims he invented e-mail is now running for US Senate
Shiva Ayyadurai, who sued the Techdirt blog for libel, will run in Massachusetts.
Despite Clean Power Plan rollback, utilities say coal isn’t ascendant
Natural gas, wind are still energy sector’s darlings, according to 600 executives.
For sale: Your private browsing history
Congress passes bill allowing ISPs to sell customer Web surfing data.
Uber’s lament: “No Black or Hispanic employee holds leadership positions in tech”
New report: "We need to do better and have much more work to do."
Alternative facts alert: Proposed legislation bans “fake news”
“Even satirical websites, such as The Onion, could come under fire.”
Trump kills Clean Power Plan, orders agencies to ignore climate change
Goodbye pollution regulations, hello pretending climate science doesn’t exist.
Potent LastPass exploit underscores the dark side of password managers
Developers are scrambling to fix flaw that allows theft, malicious code execution.
Sponges innocent of producing a toxic industrial chemical
We now know whodunnit, but we have no idea why this toxin is being made.
New trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming made me a believer
New scenes show off funny writing, great supporting cast, and Peter's character arc.
Finally, some details about how NASA actually plans to get to Mars
“We are ready to start putting pencils to paper and cutting hardware."
Tesla worker claims company did little to halt racial, sexual harassment
African-American man says his co-workers commented on his genitalia, threatened him.
Will the Supreme Court end the East Texas patent scam?
Tech companies and interest groups seek to alter the geography of litigation.
Would you consider a disc-free console option?
Some gamers may be ready to ditch the disc drive to save on hardware.
Android cofounder gets serious about OEM startup, teases new device
The father of Android starts an Android OEM.
Tesla sells 5 percent stake to Chinese firm Tencent
The cash should be handy as Tesla puts the Model 3 into production.
Here’s why the imminent test of Jeff Bezos’ BE-4 rocket engine is a huge deal
A good test would prove the doubters wrong and further advance new space.
The life-saving treatment that’s being thrown in the trash
Today, transplanted umbilical cord blood can treat or cure more than 80 conditions.
The Collapsing Empire is a hilarious tale of humanity’s impending doom
John Scalzi’s latest novel is a thought experiment about the fall of civilization.
With “Age of Triumph,” Bungie wants to give Destiny players a “victory lap”
Destiny’s final tour helps players confront the value of their successes.
Planet Earth II is “need a new TV” propaganda—if you get the right version
How do you feel about lemur eyes so pristine and bright, they stare into your soul?
Ransomware scammers exploited Safari bug to extort porn-viewing iOS users
Apple fixes flaw attackers used to trick uninformed users into paying a fine.
Elon Musk is setting up a company that will link brains and computers
The ultimate goal would be a “neural lace” to enhance people’s cognitive abilities.
Despite what Mylan said, its price hikes hit patients’ wallets hard
Company continually said patients were shielded by insurance and discounts.
Microsoft sued for millions over Windows 10 upgrades
Class action accuses operating system of causing hard drive failures and other problems.
Activists want to know why feds are searching more devices at the border
"As a matter of policy, DHS does not comment on pending litigation."
A tour of iOS 10.3: Checking out APFS, the Settings app, and other tweaks
New update is likely to be iOS 10's last hurrah.
macOS 10.12.4 update brings Night Shift to the Mac and not much else
Sierra's fourth major update imports one more feature from iOS.
Spinach leaf transforms into sheet of beating human heart cells
With seeded cells, tissue engineers hope to harvest flesh from plants.
Apple releases watchOS 3.2 with new Theater Mode and SiriKit
Making the Apple Watch less of a spectacle, while adding to voice commands.
Samsung’s Note 7 recycling plan includes reselling the device in some countries
What do you do with 4.3 million defective smartphones?
Uncovered iPad bomb plot blamed for electronics ban on some flights
Explosives hidden in a fake iPad "appeared to be as good as the real thing."
Uber quickly resumes self-driving tests despite weekend traffic crash [Updated]
A human driver failed to yield, but Uber only hit the brakes on its program temporarily.
Millimeter telescope array spots early galaxies in “super halos” of gas
This could be what all galaxies used to look like.
Four years later, Xbox exec admits how Microsoft screwed up disc resale plan
Compare and contrast with Mehdi's marketing push for the plan back in 2013.
Feds: Brooklyn prosecutor forged judges’ signatures to wiretap lover
Tara Lenich was entangled in a reported "love triangle gone wrong."
Intel’s first Optane SSD for regular PCs is a small but super-fast cache
Drives require "Optane Memory ready" systems with brand-new CPUs and chipsets.
House could vote tomorrow to let ISPs sell your Web browsing history
House moves quickly after last week's Senate vote to kill FCC privacy rules.
Doxed by Microsoft’s Docs.com: Users unwittingly shared sensitive docs publicly
Thousands of docs with sensitive data still reachable from search engines, including health data.
Critical thinking is one for the history books
A critical analysis of archeology leads to rejection of astrology, conspiracies, etc.
New report: NASA spends 72 cents of every SLS dollar on overhead costs
Report suggests NASA should become a customer, just like the US Air Force.
In Sylvio, anthropomorphic ape scenery stretches from six seconds to 80 minutes
Plus, Ars shares what stood out from a festival that plays this alongside Terrence Malick.
Fitbit Alta HR review: $150 for a true all-day, all-night fitness tracker
Elevating the humble Alta with a heart-rate monitor and sleep facts.
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