WireGuard VPN review: A new type of VPN offers serious advantages

Fewer lines of code, simpler setup, and better algorithms make a strong case. | Continue reading


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What happens when climate change meets the courts?

A detailed review explores trends in climate change litigation. | Continue reading


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Swirling your wine is not pretentious; it’s just good physics

Swirling a glass of wine produces a rotating wave; swirling beer foam reverses rotation. | Continue reading


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Running Windows 95 in an “app” is a dumb stunt that makes a good point

Software piracy remains an important part of preserving our digital heritage. | Continue reading


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Play a Disney villain in new Villainous board game

Embrace your inner Prince John... or Ursula... or Jafar. | Continue reading


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Explosive case of poop-packed “megacolon” prompts warning from doctors

Doctors are straining to manage such bowel cases, but earlier interventions could be key. | Continue reading


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Microsoft keeps it old-school with a pricey text adventure game (2010)

Microsoft has unleashed a new PC-only game that harks back to yesteryear. … | Continue reading


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Analysis: Why Elon Musk abandoned his plan to take Tesla private

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Something we can all agree on? Less Affleck Batman, more Batman Ninja

Batman Ninja now has an English-language trailer and a release date: April 24. | Continue reading


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CEO Elon Musk: Tesla will remain a public company

"There is…no proven path for most retail investors to own shares if we were private.” | Continue reading


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CEO Elon Musk: Tesla will remain a public company

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Examining why Switch games cost more than their PC counterparts

Downloadable Switch versions cost just over 10 percent more on average versus Steam. | Continue reading


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Self-driving cars will destroy a lot of jobs–they’ll also create a lot

Waymo's taxi service won't need many drivers but will need plenty of other workers. | Continue reading


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Build, gather, brawl, repeat: The history of real-time strategy games (2017)

As we wait on a new Age of Empires this fall, let's revisit the RTS genre's highs and lows. | Continue reading


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Prosecutor: Suspect must give up his phone’s passcode in fatal hazing case

New Louisiana case deals with the ever-thorny question of forced decryption. | Continue reading


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The evolutionary mystery of gigantic human brains

There’s a lot to know about primate brains—in fact, we’ve barely scratched the surface. | Continue reading


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Woman: My iPhone was seized at border, then imaged–feds must now delete data

Lawyer: "They provided no justification for why they took the phone." | Continue reading


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Audi packs Le Mans-winning tech into new Pebble Beach concept

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California’s strict net neutrality bill is close to final passage

Committee passes bill, sends it to Calif. Assembly for possible vote next week. | Continue reading


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Comcast/Charter lobby asks FTC to preempt state broadband regulations

As FTC reexamines enforcement, broadband lobby asks for hands-off approach. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 years ago

New electrolyte recipe keeps lithium-ion batteries from catching fire

Scientists found inspiration in cornstarch and water mixture used in science demos. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 years ago

Apple confirms TV series order of Asimov’s Foundation

The series will be produced by two esteemed screenwriters—and Asimov's daughter. | Continue reading


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Apple confirms TV series order of Asimov’s Foundation

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Facebook violates Apple’s data-gathering rules, pulls VPN from App Store

Data collected by the Onavo app lets Facebook see how people use their mobile devices. | Continue reading


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Facebook violates Apple’s data-gathering rules, pulls VPN from App Store

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The evolutionary mystery of gigantic human brains

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Couple behind “prolific” dark net fentanyl sales busted by DOJ

"Operation Darkness Falls" also results in arrest, charges, and guilty pleas of dealers. | Continue reading


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Inside Two Bit Circus, LA’s New VR and Arcade Amusement Park

Digital takes on classic carnival and arcade ideas abound in this new LA space. | Continue reading


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How to write science fiction with AI

Video: Author Robin Sloan tells us how machine learning crept into his novels. | Continue reading


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Mayan farming put lots of carbon in the atmosphere

Forest soil may take centuries to recover carbon sinks damaged by deforestation. | Continue reading


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DNA shows girl had one Neanderthal, one Denisovan parent

She's the first-generation offspring of a mating between two types of archaic humans. | Continue reading


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Fire dep’t rejects Verizon’s “customer support mistake” excuse for throttling

County disputes Verizon claim that throttling "has nothing to do with net neutrality." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 years ago

Two hurricanes have hit Hawaii in a century. A third one is bearing down

Latest forecast tracks suggest significant effects on Hawaii. | Continue reading


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Flint water crisis: Michigan health director ordered to manslaughter trial

Michigan Health Director Nick Lyon is highest-ranking official charged for Flint water issues. | Continue reading


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Italy’s famous dome is cracking, and cosmic rays could help save it

Filippo Brunelleschi left no detailed blueprints for how he built his famous structure. | Continue reading


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Indictment: Congressman spent campaign funds on $1,500 in Steam games [Updated]

Family later falsely claimed purchases were "fraudulent," according to charges. | Continue reading


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Parallels Desktop 14 is available now for Mac, and it includes Mojave support

Better graphics performance and reduced storage footprint are also key features. | Continue reading


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25 years of Microsoft hardware

Microsoft picked today to mark the 25th anniversary of its hardware division. … | Continue reading


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Facebook: Iran’s been posting hundreds of fake pages since 2011

State-run media, military intelligence posted politically charged memes for years. | Continue reading


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Verizon throttled fire department's "unlimited" data during Calif. wildfire

Fire dep't had to pay twice as much to lift throttling during wildfire response. | Continue reading


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Valve’s “Steam Play” Uses Vulkan to Bring More Windows Games to Linux

Steam Play uses a modified version of WINE and a new DirectX compatibility layer. | Continue reading


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MacOS Mojave won’t support Back to My Mac; Apple suggests pricier alternatives

One of Apple's alternatives costs $80 and hasn't been updated in over a year. | Continue reading


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Apple to end support for Back to My Mac feature when macOS Mojave drops

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Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during Calif. wildfire

Fire dep't had to pay twice as much to lift throttling during wildfire response. | Continue reading


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ROM sites are falling, but a legal loophole could save game emulation

Console Classix and The Open Library show a way forward for online ROMs. | Continue reading


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Chrome 69 will take the next step to killing Flash, roll out new design

Flash will have to be enabled every time a site tries to use it. | Continue reading


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Trump’s new “Clean Power Plan” might be a boon to coal-fired power plants

States will have the power to set efficiency targets if new rule goes through. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 7 years ago

This military tech could finally help self driving cars master snow

Ground-penetrating radar is used to find land mines; now it can help cars see the road. | Continue reading


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