Internal Uber email announces shutdown of Arizona driverless car testing

"We intend to drive in a much more limited way," Uber executive writes. | Continue reading


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In absence of fog, the images from a SpaceX launch Tuesday are stunnin

Rarely do photographers get such viewing conditions at Vandenberg Air Force Base. | Continue reading


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EPA boots reporters from meeting on chemicals called a PR disaster

The EPA was already under scrutiny about its actions regarding these contaminants. | Continue reading


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HTC’s new flagship smartphone has a translucent back, dual front cameras

Will fancy color options and some edge gestures get you to buy an HTC phone? | Continue reading


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Who Is Arthur Chu?: When Jeopardy ended, the real puzzles of online life began

Airing on PBS, new doc explores ups and downs of growing up—and growing in stature—online. | Continue reading


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The SpaceX rocket used for the ill-fated Zuma mission to fly again today

The company will also make another attempt to recover a payload fairing. | Continue reading


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NASA’s EM-drive is a magnetic WTF-thruster

Test reveals that the magic space unicorns pushing the EM-drive are magnetic fields. | Continue reading


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Ariane chief seems frustrated with SpaceX for driving down launch costs

“I cannot tell my teams: 'Goodbye, see you next year!'” | Continue reading


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Capcom requires high-speed streaming to play Resident Evil 7 on Switch

Japanese release tries simpler method for high-end graphics on low-end hardware. | Continue reading


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Intel’s Mobileye wants to dominate driverless cars–but there’s a problem

Why we're skeptical of Mobileye's plan for validating self-driving car safety. | Continue reading


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A perfect time for Fahrenheit 451 remakes; HBO’s version falls short

Story remains rich as ever and performances can be great, but there are a few clunkers. | Continue reading


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Small group of iOS devs form “Developers Union” to request App Store changes

There's little in the way of organization, but some notable names are attached. | Continue reading


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Website leaked real-time location of most US cell phones to almost anyone

Easily found bug in free demo let visitors track phones from four top US carriers. | Continue reading


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Blunder burns unicorn attack that exploited Windows and Reader

Clicking on a PDF was all it took to infect older versions of Windows. | Continue reading


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FCC investigates site that let most US mobile phones’ location be exposed

Wyden: mobile phone companies', contractors' view of security is "negligent." | Continue reading


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A dozen years after near-death, Star Trek’s future may be stronger than ever

2005's Enterprise finale stopped ~18 years of Trek on TV—how did today's renaissance occur? | Continue reading


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In the lab with Xbox’s new Adaptive Controller, which may change gaming forever

Microsoft's most incomplete accessory ever, at only $100, is also its most ambitious. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk talks proof-of-concept tunnel parallel to the 405 in Los Angeles

Musk's youngest company will keep LA Metro informed of its plans. | Continue reading


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NASA asks for Europa lander science experiments–and that’s a big deal

A mundane federal solicitation may be key to ensuring the lander happens. | Continue reading


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It has been a bad week for encrypted messaging and it’s only Wednesday

PGP and S/MIME email and Signal and Telegram desktop messages all have risks. | Continue reading


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Energy jobs reports say solar dominates coal, but wind is the real winner

Latest report offers a look at how the last year of policy has affected energy jobs. | Continue reading


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All of mugshots.com's alleged co-owners arrested on extortion

Mugshots.com is a "business permeated with fraud," California AG says. | Continue reading


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With Steam Link app, your smartphone can be an imperfect gaming monitor

If you have a 5GHz router, your mobile device can be a secondary gaming PC. | Continue reading


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Report: Microsoft is going to try to make a cheap Surface tablet… again

$400 Intel-powered device reported to be coming later this year. | Continue reading


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Comcast charges $90 install fee at homes that already have Comcast installed

$90 fee may be required even if you buy your own modem and plug it in yourself. | Continue reading


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North Korea-tied hackers use Google Play and Facebook to infect defectors

Apps hosted in Google market for two months were spread over Facebook. | Continue reading


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As the Web moves toward HTTPS by default, Chrome will remove “secure” indicator

The browser is changing to flag the things that are dangerous, not the ones that are safe. | Continue reading


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Alphabet’s Verily has a “smart diaper“ design that distinguishes pee from poo

Beyond simple moisture detectors, this techy nappy will analyze the latest download. | Continue reading


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New study quantifies Bitcoin’s ludicrous energy consumption

Bitcoin could consume 7.7 gigawatts by the end of 2018. | Continue reading


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Intel makes its first 10nm Cannon Lake chips official

Intel said it was making 10nm processors; now we know what processor and which customer. | Continue reading


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It seems someone is producing a banned ozone-depleting chemical again

Decline of CFC-11 has slowed in recent years, pointing to a renewed source. | Continue reading


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FDA to start naming names of pharma companies blocking cheaper generics

Commissioner Gottlieb hopes the list will discourage bad behavior. | Continue reading


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Google Chrome no longer breaks Web games, but the fix won’t last

Many developers aren't satisfied with new October deadline to update code. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Senate votes to overturn Ajit Pai’s net neutrality repeal

Senate defies "armies of lobbyists," but House may help FCC kill net neutrality. | Continue reading


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Trump eliminates national cyber-coordinator job

Reps Lieu and Langevin introduce bill to restore job; IT industry asks White House to reconsider. | Continue reading


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Amazon Prime members to get new discounts at Whole Foods

Amazon attempts to get grocery shoppers to sign up for Prime, despite price increase. | Continue reading


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Man who claims he created Bitcoin committed perjury, lawsuit says

Craig Wright once told another court that he co-owned W&K—but now denies it. | Continue reading


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Greenland ice cores track Roman lead pollution in year-by-year detail

Studying the ice cores may help reconstruct fluctuations in the ancient economy. | Continue reading


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Defying Republicans, Senate Democrats schedule vote to save net neutrality

Democrats force Senate to vote this week—FCC repeal would take effect on June 11. | Continue reading


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Here’s why people are eating an ingredient in face creams–and why they shouldn’t

With little evidence, some believe that the supplement will rejuvenate. | Continue reading


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Forget carbon fiber–we can now make carbon nanotube fibers

They hold up to more than 10 times the strain that Kevlar does. | Continue reading


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Surface Hub 2 coming in 2019, looks amazing

It's smaller but a whole lot slicker. | Continue reading


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Cryptocurrency has been great for GPU makers–that might change soon

The cryptocurrency boom helped GPU makers score another quarter of huge profits. | Continue reading


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A dozen Google employees quit over military drone project

Googler: "The strongest possible statement I could take against this was to leave." | Continue reading


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Hurricane season begins in two weeks, but hype season is in full swing

"Hurricane season may be even worse in 2018 after a harrowing 2017." What?!? | Continue reading


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A year ago, the NES Classic flew off the shelves–now it’s coming back

Nintendo expects stock "through the end of the year" after June 29 relaunch. | Continue reading


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Germany’s Typhoon problem: Only four fighters can be made combat ready

Video: Most of Germany's fighter jets (and tanks and ships and helicopters) are broken. | Continue reading


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GPU-equipped Ryzen Pros give AMD what it needs to conquer the corporate desktop

Integrated graphics mean that AMD's chips can now go head to head with Intel's. | Continue reading


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