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Red-light camera grace period goes from 0.1 to 0.3 seconds, Chicago to lose $17M
Official: “[This] is not an invitation to drivers to try to beat the red light.”
Chicago teen reportedly gang-raped as 40 people watched on Facebook Live
Tribune: This marks at least 4 local crimes captured on Facebook Live since October.
Hope fades for cheap TV-over-Internet as FilmOn loses copyright fight [Updated]
TV networks' expert witness: “The Internet is not a communications channel.”
How police unmasked suspect accused of sending seizure-inducing tweet
Defendant's iCloud account contained "the exact" GIF used in the crime, cops say.
The one Yahoo meme that perfectly represents the faltering company
As the company shambles to an end, let us celebrate its greatest terrible moment.
Torment: Tides of Numenera review: Mind reading
Planescape-inspired title is fun to read, if not always fun to play.
Mars’ moons could be remnants of earlier rings, destined to form a new one
A new paper suggests that a giant impact set off a process that's still going.
Volumetric capture is the swift kick in the butt VR so desperately needs
Throw your 360-degree videos in the trash. VR documentaries just got way better.
Dealmaster: Get a burner phone number from Hushed for $25
Plus new deals on TVs, gaming laptops, smart home devices, and more.
President Trump signs NASA advisory bill, says it’s “about jobs”
On deep space: "That sounds exciting. But first we want to fix our highways."
Muni broadband customers could lose service unless a new bill becomes law
North Carolina bill would solve one problem, but leave ban in place in rest of state.
Google announces the Android O Developer Preview
A background processing lockdown, picture-in-picture for phones, and a faster runtime.
Red Flag Windows: Microsoft modifies Windows OS for Chinese government
Chinese government blocked Microsoft product purchases after NSA leaks.
When inspectors swoop in, hospital staff save more lives
Largest gains seen in teaching hospitals that have reputations on the line.
This Wii emulator lets you buy actual games from Nintendo’s Shop Channel
Finally, a way to purchase legitimate games in a console emulator!
Clips is the Apple-made video sharing app that’s not a social media network
Can Apple convince video sharers to move their filmmaking to its app?
Amid boycott, Google changes ad policy to give advertisers more control
More policing tools for both sides of the aisle.
There and back again: SpaceX to make history by re-flying orbital rocket
Ars has confirmed that the reused Falcon 9 booster will attempt a drone ship landing.
Need booze or bandages immediately? Alexa can get them for you with Prime Now
When you're in desperate need but can't be bothered to leave the house.
Minor iPhone bump turns the 7 and 7 Plus red, gives iPhone SE more storage
The same iPhone, but red now.
Apple’s new $329 9.7-inch iPad replaces Air 2, has no Pro features
Tablet includes an Apple A9 but is actually heavier and thicker than before.
TSA explains why it won’t allow electronics on some USA-bound flights
Terrorist groups may be "smuggling explosive devices in consumer items."
Firefox gets complaint for labeling unencrypted login page insecure
Sorry! That’s a feature not a bug.
Analysis: For Honor unlocks cost $730 (or 5,200 hours)
The worst of free-to-play design is coming to full-price, pay-to-play titles.
Apple sold $4.2 billion of product in New Zealand, paid $0 local taxes
“Their tax department is even more innovative than their product designers.”
Spider venom messes with our brains—and may help protect them from harm
Australian funnel-web spider venom peptide protected rats’ brains after stroke.
DRM in HTML5 takes its next step toward standardization
Web group also pushs measures to protect security researchers who find DRM flaws.
Simple dietary supplement may help block postpartum blues
Blueberry extract and amino acid supplements may prevent postpartum depression.
TSA will ban flyers from 13 countries from bringing laptops, tablets onboard
New rule came down today via TSA email marked “confidential.”
Man jailed indefinitely for refusing to decrypt hard drives loses appeal
“Our client has now been in custody for almost 18 months,” defense attorney says.
NASA has essentially stopped tweeting about the #JourneyToMars
It seems unlikely any directive has come down from the Trump administration.
The correct alien sex choices in the Mass Effect trilogy
Reflections on the epic intergalactic sexcapades of Mass Effect titles past.
There was an outbreak of cannibalism 10,000 years ago in Spain
Archaeologists find evidence that humans cooked and ate humans in an ancient cave.
IBM announces enterprise-ready blockchain services that go beyond currency
The service is based on the Linux Foundation’s Hyperledger Fabric.
The 2017 Mini Countryman: SUV practicality, car-like driving fun
The littlest SUV has quirky charm and coped like a champ in the snow.
White dwarf flies around a black hole every 28 minutes
A star does a complete orbit in a half hour as a black hole gradually devours it.
A simple command allows the CIA to commandeer 318 models of Cisco switches
Bug relies on telnet protocol used by hardware on internal networks.
Natural variability has boosted Arctic sea ice loss
At least half of loss due to humans, but chance weather patterns piled on.
FBI confirms probe of possible collusion between Trump campaign, Russia
FBI director also says he has "no information" to support Trump's wiretap claims.
Developer gets a Game Boy emulator running on the Apple Watch, because he can
"Giovanni" emulator doesn't quite fit full speed or compatibility on Series 2.
After years waiting for Google Fiber, KC residents get cancellation e-mails
Google Fiber cancels customer accounts, doesn't explain why.
Google Maps adds a sweet new parking spot saver
Tap the new "parking" button and store notes, pictures, and the location of your car.
The most successful American rocket launches—for one of the last times
“Great rocket. But it’s more expensive than the equivalent Atlas rocket."
Uber president quits, says firm’s values are incompatible with his
Rough month for Uber, with top dogs leaving and allegations of theft and sexism.
Use of biofuel could reduce aviation-related emissions
But burning biofuel still gives off a lot of soot particles.
Early review: Mass Effect: Andromeda is Dragon Age: Inquisition in space
A week of playtime is nowhere near enough to fully review sprawling galactic epic.
Qualcomm has made a new chip for flip phones (yes, in 2017)
New chip and related technologies are meant to add some smarts to feature phones.
Oleo sponge invented at Argonne National Laboratory can sop up oil in a spill
Oil can even be wrung out of the sponge and reclaimed.
Intel’s first Optane SSD: 375GB that you can also use as RAM
3D XPoint finally has (limited) commercial availability.
Thirty years in, South by Southwest still keeps it weird and wonderful
Look at the event that somehow puts Joe Biden and Stranger Things on the same schedule.
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