The nuclear option: EA bans “abusive” FIFA player from all of its games

Fenech: “I never said anything I shouldn’t have.” EA: “[He] crossed a line of decency.” | Continue reading

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Petnet goes offline for a week, can’t answer customers at all

Failing to work is one problem; failing to communicate with customers is another. | Continue reading

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Push-button warfare: How artists use games to capture drone strike horror

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Firefox turns encrypted DNS on by default to thwart snooping ISPs

US-based Firefox users get encrypted DNS lookups today or within a few weeks. | Continue reading

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Death of a data haven: cypherpunks, WikiLeaks, and the world's smallest nation

Rumors suggest that WikiLeaks might try to avoid government power by putting … | Continue reading

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Removing a GPS tracking device from your car isn’t theft, court rules

Indiana high court: Removing a small unmarked device from your car isn't theft. | Continue reading

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One of NASA’s greatest mathematicians, Katherine Johnson, has died

"Anything that could be counted, I did." | Continue reading

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Open source licenses: What, which, and why

Learn what open source licenses are, which one to choose, and why it matters. | Continue reading

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Georgia Tech physicists unlock the secret to perfect wok-tossed fried rice

The trick is a timely combination of side-to-side and see-sawing motions. | Continue reading

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Ten rules for dating my teenage daughter placing your Wi-Fi access points

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A neural network picks promising antibiotics out of a library of chemicals

Evaluating over a million molecules takes four days of computer time. | Continue reading

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Climate change is drying up the Colorado River

Less snow means more evaporation in a critical water resource | Continue reading

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Ten rules for placing your Wi-Fi access points

Wi-Fi is like real estate—the secret is location, location, location. | Continue reading

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The Mandalorian was shot on a holodeck-esque set with Unreal Engine, video shows

This video depicts one of the most radical evolutions of filmmaking in years. | Continue reading

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Physics undergrads crunched numbers for Star Trek’s tribble problem

It would only take 4.5 days for tribbles to completely fill the USS Enterprise. | Continue reading

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January was warmest on record for the globe

NOAA’s January summary is out, along with its outlook for spring. | Continue reading

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Building a better trivia game with a Jeopardy master and Magic’s creator (2019)

Richard Garfield and Ken Jennings want you to "feel smart when you play" Half-Truth. | Continue reading

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Facebook offers to pay users for their voice recordings

Makers of smart speakers have faced criticism for sharing data without consent. | Continue reading

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Google cracks down on location-tracking Android apps

New Play Store policy will make apps justify background location access. | Continue reading

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Coronavirus patients flew to US after CDC “explicitly recommended against it”

State Dept. overruled health experts amid unexpected test results, report says. | Continue reading

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Oracle employees walk out over Ellison’s Trump fundraiser

The Trump administration just sided with Oracle in its legal battle with Google. | Continue reading

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Apple considering letting users change default email, browser, music apps in iOS

The plans are not final, but they would make for a radical change in strategy. | Continue reading

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Former congressman confirms he offered to broker pardon for Assange

Rohrabacher offered Assange a pardon if he implicated Seth Rich in DNC email leak. | Continue reading

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Guidemaster: Portable SSDs you can buy

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Kickstarter workers make history with unionization vote

Unionization drive emerged from controversy over "Always Punch Nazis" campaign. | Continue reading

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Hackers exploit critical vulnerability found in ~100k WordPress sites

Flaw in ThemeGrill plugin lets attackers wipe sites clean and possibly take them over. | Continue reading

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Microsoft releases new all-in-one Office app for iOS and Android

The key feature is an Actions menu for quick access to common mobile tasks. | Continue reading

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US natural gas operator shuts down for 2 days after being infected by ransomware

Infection spread to site's OT network that monitors and controls physical processes. | Continue reading

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Trump offered Assange a pardon if he denied Russia gave him emails, lawyer says

In London court, attorney claims that congressman's visits were to broker deal. | Continue reading

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Americans on coronavirus cruise ship barred from US after failed quarantine

"They put us in a petri dish to get infected." | Continue reading

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Why fixing security vulnerabilities in medical devices, IoT is so hard

Op-ed: It's not so easy to just patch or upgrade medical devices, IU Health's CISO explains. | Continue reading

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Apple’s new iPad Pro could be delayed due to the coronavirus

Plans to introduce an iPhone SE successor in March are still on track, though. | Continue reading

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ISPs sue Maine, claim Web-privacy law violates their free-speech rights

Law says ISPs need opt-in consent before using or sharing Web-browsing history. | Continue reading

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Driver stranded after connected rental car can’t call home

Tech reporter from The Guardian gets stuck in the boonies by the Internet of Things. | Continue reading

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The future of work looks like staying out of the office

Dozens of studies find remote workers happy and productive. Why not let them be? | Continue reading

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Bio-electronic device can produce electricity using nothing but humidity

Can produce power for about 20 hours each day and will work indoors and at night. | Continue reading

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Ars Technica Reviews Intel's Clear Linux OS

Clear Linux OS is the best benchmarking distro. But what's it like to live with? | Continue reading

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Charging into the mainstream: Volvo electrifies its first class-8 truck

It's key to a project bringing battery-electric trucks to a larger audience. | Continue reading

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An Android infection persisted after a factory reset

Users report that xHelper is so resilient it survives factory resets. | Continue reading

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The Fairey Rotodyne, the vertical take off and landing airliner time forgot

"I thought it was this forgotten branch of aviation—and it never really had its chance." | Continue reading

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Signal is finally bringing its secure messaging to the masses

Encryption app puts $50 million infusion from WhatsApp cofounder to go mainstream. | Continue reading

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The community still obsessing over Mass Effect 2 10 years later

From cosplay and podcasts to mods and speedruns, the ME2 community rolls on. | Continue reading

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For decades, US and Germany owned Swiss crypto company used by 120 countries

Unfettered access to encrypted messages from Iran, Libya, and others. | Continue reading

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NASA signals interest in Venus and volcanoes for next science missions

Sometimes you just want to see fireworks. | Continue reading

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A new spin on 3D printing can produce an object in seconds

Rotational 3D printing could have your model printed in 30 seconds. | Continue reading

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Dunes use turbulence as a buffer to prevent collisions

Dune racing shows turbulence keeps speedster dunes away from slow dunes. | Continue reading

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Open access journals get a boost from librarians–much to Elsevier’s dismay

Move to cut fees adds pressure to funding model already under strain. | Continue reading

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Chrome extensions secretly uploaded private data from millions of users

Extensions were part of a long-running ad-fraud and malvertising network. | Continue reading

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