Half an operating system: The triumph and tragedy of OS/2

From the archives: IBM doesn't make consumer desktop OSes anymore for a reason. | Continue reading


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CT scans confirm 17th-century medical mannikins are mostly made of ivory

The carved figurines measure 4 to 9 inches long and include tiny removable organs. | Continue reading


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2019 16-inch MacBook Pro review: Bye-bye, butterfly

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UN report card: Carbon-emissions cuts are way behind schedule

A big gap remains between climate ambition and current emissions. | Continue reading


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“Out poked two antennae”–crafting an insect-based dinner party

From the archives: Cooking, eating, and trying to understand an insect diet. | Continue reading


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That time Benjamin Franklin tried (and failed) to electrocute a turkey

"I have lately made an Experiment in Electricity that I desire never to repeat." | Continue reading


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Is it time to turn away from touchscreens in our cars?

We look at some other ideas for interacting with our vehicles. | Continue reading


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Ubuntu 19.10: It’s fast, like “make old hardware feel new” fast

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Ubuntu 19.10: It’s fast, like “make old hardware feel new” fast

There's even support for the ZFS filesystem (though it's "EXPERIMENTAL"). | Continue reading


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Google fires four employees at center of worker organization efforts

Firing is the latest in a series of disputes between Google and its workforce. | Continue reading


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Senate takes another stab at privacy law with proposed COPRA bill

Everyone agrees the US needs better privacy law. The "how" is more contentious. | Continue reading


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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is not disintegrating, physicist claims

Amateur astronomers noted large red "flakes" being ripped from the red spot in May. | Continue reading


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Virgin Galactic’s real goal may be point-to-point travel around Earth

"That world will be five to 10 years away." | Continue reading


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Despite clear warnings, Europe is out of IP addresses–again

Last year, RIPE ran out of new IPs—but this week, the used ones are gone, too. | Continue reading


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Hands-on with AMD’s 32-core, 64-thread Threadripper 3970x

AMD's monstrous new Threadripper hammers Intel everywhere it counts—except AI. | Continue reading


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Intel Core I9-10980XE–A Step Forward for AI

Ars goes hands-on with Intel's newest HEDT CPU, the 18-core i9-10980XE. | Continue reading


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The Mandalorian Uses “Fake” HDR

Faux HDR is bad for the industry and bad for consumers, but it keeps happening. | Continue reading


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Supreme Court allows climate scientist’s defamation case to proceed

The Supreme Court declined to hear defendant’s appeal. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk: Tesla Cybertruck already has 200k pre-orders

The wedge-shaped truck is due out in late 2021, starting at $39,900. | Continue reading


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Google addresses complaints of sub-4K image quality on Stadia

Google says "developers... will continue to improve their games on Stadia." | Continue reading


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80% of US accepts that there’s a human role in climate change

Partisan gap on climate change is mostly due to older male conservatives. | Continue reading


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NYC wants a chief algorithm officer to counter bias, build transparency

The big, black decision-making boxes could get more transparent to New Yorkers. | Continue reading


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Private equity firm buys .org domain months after ICANN lifted price caps

ICANN eliminated price protections for .org domain owners earlier this year. | Continue reading


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Suspect can’t be compelled to reveal “64-character” password, court rules

Prosecutors say forced disclosure permitted by "foregone conclusion." Justices disagree. | Continue reading


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Turn your tabletop into a real Game of Thrones with Oathbreaker game

Review: Oathbreaker has a pasted-on theme and needs more "game." | Continue reading


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The Librem 5 has been “shipping” for a month–but not to backers

Backers were largely patient with earlier project delays—but concern is rising. | Continue reading


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Google Is Killing Google Cloud Print

After a decade of making printing easy, Google just isn't interested anymore. | Continue reading


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Scammers try a new way to steal online shoppers’ payment-card data

Skimmers host fraudulent third-party processor that looks just like the real thing. | Continue reading


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Renewables are not making electricity any more expensive

Wholesale prices are dropping, though mostly due to natural gas. | Continue reading


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To cut down on bugs, Apple is changing how it develops its software

The company will make problematic features opt-in in test and development builds. | Continue reading


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400-year-old warships in Swedish channel may be sisters of doomed Vasa

The pair of warships were sunk to block enemy naval access to Stockholm. | Continue reading


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Google outlines plans for mainline Linux kernel support in Android

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android's Linux kernel. | Continue reading


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It’s the user’s fault if a Ring camera violates your privacy, Amazon says

The company's answers to congressional questioning only earned it more questions | Continue reading


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EverQuest lead producer and designer Brad McQuaid has passed away

Developers and industry figures publicly shared feelings of loss and mourning. | Continue reading


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Official Monero website is hacked to deliver currency-stealing malware

GetMonero.com delivers Linux and Windows binaries that steal users' funds. | Continue reading


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Guidemaster: The most useful gadgets to have in your bag while traveling

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Senators ask if Facebook 'really' lets users opt out of location tracking

Facebook says you can turn off location tracking; two senators have their doubts | Continue reading


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“Where the Wi-Fi sucks” is where a new wireless protocol does its magic

ONPC won't help you browse the Internet, but it's a good way to monitor devices. | Continue reading


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Ayahuasca alters brain waves to produce waking dream-like state, study finds

Scientists at Imperial College London took EEG readings of subjects under the influence. | Continue reading


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Google outlines plans for mainline Linux kernel support in Android

Google wants less forking, more modularization for Android's Linux kernel. | Continue reading


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Password data for ~2.2M users of Gatehub and EpicBot dumped online

Researcher confirms data belongs to users of Gatehub and EpicBot services. | Continue reading


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As DirecTV tanks, AT&T says it will “re-bundle” TV with HBO Max

HBO Max will include non-AT&T shows as AT&T aims to rebuild the bundle. | Continue reading


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Space-grade CPUs: How do you send more computing power into space?

Figuring out radiation was a huge "turning point in the history of space electronics." | Continue reading


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Google and Samsung fix Android spying flaw. Other makers may still be vulnerable

Camera and mic could be controlled by any app, no permission required. | Continue reading


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China now launches more rockets than anyone in the world

Through Sunday, the country has launched 27 orbital missions this year. | Continue reading


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Microsoft says yes to future encrypted DNS requests in Windows

In highly hedged post, Microsoft pledges support for DoH and other schemes, eventually. | Continue reading


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Improving autonomous autos by having them guess which humans are selfish

Estimating whether fellow drivers are selfish or altruistic makes a big difference. | Continue reading


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Google Stadia launch review: Gaming’s “future” looks rough in the present

Google's game streaming is too limited and too unreliable, for too little benefit. | Continue reading


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