Impersonating the brave.com website to deliver malware

With a valid TLS certificate, faux Bravė.com could fool even security-savvy people. | Continue reading


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With help from Google, impersonated Brave.com website pushes malware

With a valid TLS certificate, faux Bravė.com could fool even security-savvy people. | Continue reading


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Intel’s foundry roadmap lays out the post-nanometer “Angstrom” era

Could the "Intel 20A" process node (that's 20 Angstroms) rival TSMC and Samsung? | Continue reading


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The privacy battle Apple isn’t fighting

Browser-level privacy setting mandated by California is absent from Safari, iOS. | Continue reading


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Jeff Bezos loses attempt to block the Moon-landing contract NASA gave to SpaceX

Bezos' Blue Origin protested SpaceX deal, but GAO said NASA didn't break any laws. | Continue reading


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H.G. Wells’ “World Brain” is now here–what have we learned since?

H.G. Wells presented a vision of society that events quickly eclipsed. | Continue reading


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Electric cars have much lower life cycle emissions, new study confirms

In the US, lifecycle emissions for EVs are already 60-68% lower than gasoline. | Continue reading


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900-person delta cluster in Mass. has CDC freaked out–74% are vaccinated

CDC estimates 35K symptomatic infections in US per week among 162 million vaccinated. | Continue reading


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Valve issues scathing reply over the facts behind a Steam antitrust case

Valve says it has "no obligation" to let devs "undercut" Steam using free keys. | Continue reading


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Ariane V returns after long layoff, Rocket Lab’s tough culture

"Pete told us that key contributors would be driving Ferraris to work in a year." | Continue reading


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Final Fantasy VII radicalized a generation of climate warriors

From activists to families, FFVII's cautionary, planetary tale still resonates. | Continue reading


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Russian module suddenly fires thrusters after docking with space station

"Until you exhaust all your contingency plans, you're not really starting to worry." | Continue reading


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Facebook’s next hardware product will be “smart” Ray-Ban glasses

Don't get too excited—the new glasses won't have integrated display capabilities. | Continue reading


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Over half the deer in Michigan seem to have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2

A survey of wild deer finds a lot of antibodies that target the virus. | Continue reading


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Forget “App Tracking Transparency”: Facebook is making more ad revenue than ever

Facebook's CFO predicts the worst is yet to come, though. | Continue reading


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Spiral shark intestines work like Nikola Tesla’s water valve, study finds

Tesla's valve let fluid flow in one direction with no back flow or moving parts. | Continue reading


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Feds list the top most exploited vulnerabilities. Many are years old

Hackers continue to exploit publicly known—and often dated—software vulnerabilities. | Continue reading


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On Earth, things evolve into crabs–could the same be true in space?

Evolution experts were kind enough to answer Ars' questions about alien crabs. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Google Play gets mandatory app privacy labels in April 2022

After delaying its iOS privacy labels for months, Google copies the feature for Play. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Blizzard confirms developer named in lawsuit was removed for “misconduct”

Disturbing new details emerge of booze-filled "Cosby Suite" at 2013 Blizzcon. | Continue reading


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Final Fantasy VII radicalized a generation of climate warriors

Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis. | Continue reading


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What that Google Drive “security update” message means

Google is making its sharing links harder to guess, and it's notifying users. | Continue reading


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eBay manager imprisoned for harassment of journalists

One ex-eBayer gets 18 months, four others await sentencing, and two face trial. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Toyota bet wrong on EVs, so now it’s lobbying to slow the transition

Toyota has stepped up lobbying to preserve its investments in hybrids, hydrogen. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Blue Origin has a secret project named “Jarvis” to compete with SpaceX

“This is the difference between taking a profit and a loss on New Glenn launches." | Continue reading


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CDC mask reversal: Vaccinated should wear masks in many settings amid surge

Fully vaccinated people should mask up in high-transmission areas, schools. | Continue reading


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Mergers, twists, and pentagons: the architecture of honeycombs

Most honeycombs are perfect hexagons—but bees manage complex exceptions. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

FCC wants SpaceX Starlink to give up gov’t funding that it shouldn’t have won

Starlink and other ISPs may have to give up money that Pai shouldn't have awarded. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Facebook recalls 4M Quest 2 VR face masks over “rashes and hives”

All Quest 2 systems pulled from shelves ahead of August price, storage refresh. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Review: Framework’s lightweight modular laptop is a winner

Framework's laptop isn't just repairable—it's a solid laptop in its own right. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Review: Framework’s lightweight modular laptop is a winner

Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

VPN servers seized by Ukrainian authorities weren’t encrypted

Company says it's in the process of overhauling its VPN offerings to better secure them. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Red planet has a big core, complex crust

Seismograph on NASA's InSight lander is slowly imaging the Martian interior. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Maker of dubious $56K Alzheimer’s drug offers cognitive test no one can pass

After facing intense criticism, Biogen goes on defense, blames "misinformation." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Dread Pirate Roberts escaped development hell: Making Silk Road work as a film

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@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Dread Pirate Roberts escaped development hell: Making Silk Road work as a film

"There's so much we had to leave out. Really, what this needs is a six-hour limited series." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

An explosive spyware report shows limits of iOS, Android security

Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Are Apple and Roku's New Streaming Remotes Worth Buying?

New remotes bring sensible upgrades, but only if you're tied to these streamers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Nuclear power’s reliability is dropping as extreme weather increases

A comprehensive analysis shows that warmer temperatures aren’t the only threat. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Archaeologists find ancient Egyptian warship sunk near Alexandria

The fast galley probably sank during an earthquake in the 100s BCE. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

New bill strips Facebook, Twitter of Section 230 immunity for vaccine falsehoods

Senators target algorithmic curation to limit spread of health misinformation. | Continue reading


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Researches demonstrate that malware can be hidden inside AI models

Hiding data inside an image classifier is much like hiding it within an image. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Google is finally doing something about Google Drive spam

You can now block people in Drive. It's still woefully inadequate, but it's something. | Continue reading


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Playdate preview: You won’t believe how fun this dorky, $179 game system is

Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Judges reject Viasat’s plea to stop SpaceX Starlink satellite launches

Viasat fears SpaceX competition, sought freeze on launches and environmental review. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Human Genome Database

The AI-driven structural predictions are being shared through a public database. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

Today’s Internet outage comes courtesy of Akamai Edge DNS

Contrary to popular belief, it's not always DNS... but it is today. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 5 years ago

“Donglegate” is classic overreaction–and everyone pays (2013)

Or, how not to deal with difficult social issues. | Continue reading


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