Using a virus to kill what antibiotics can’t

Long thought promising, viruses that target bacteria may be edging closer to use. | Continue reading


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Microsoft is making the Windows command line a lot better

Windows is finally going to catch up to a 40-year-old Unix feature. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft is making the Windows command line a lot better

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3D-printed gun lawsuit ends after 3+ years–in gun publisher’s favor

Wilson: "It's just now black letter law that you can traffick in this information." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

News of Trump passing cognitive test may make it harder to detect dementia

Exposure to the test makes it easier to pass, doctors warn. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

To make Curiosity (et al.) more curious, NASA and ESA smarten up AI in space

The future of deep-space exploration? "We can't deal with it without autonomy.” | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Developer faces prison after admitting admin software was really a RAT

LuminosityLink was sold and supported online by defendant and his affiliates. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Theranos downfall from the perspective of a journalist who made it happen

John Carreyrou's book is a look at the chaos and conniving behind the scenes. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

D-Wave quantum computer used to explore a spin glass

System lets researchers explore phase transitions in a quantum system. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Suspect behind Bitcoin exchange that “catered to criminals” ordered to France

Russia isn't happy that one of its own won't be coming home. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Ajit Pai deals major setback to Sinclair/Tribune merger

Pai, facing investigation, takes step that could block big media merger. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

A good bike made better with an electric motor, but it's pricey. And you have to pedal. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Faster and farther: Bulls Cross E8 electric bike review

A good bike made better with an electric motor, but it's pricey. And you have to pedal. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Those who know science are less likely to accept it if it’s controversial (2017)

For those on the wrong side of an ideological divide, scientific knowledge hurts. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

A look at Chrome’s new tab design

Chrome's big UI revamp takes gets another version on nightly builds. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

A look at Chrome’s new tab design

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@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

A years-old, one-letter typo led to Aliens: Colonial Marines‘ weird AI

Mod team found it last year; wider discovery thanks to Gearbox game's latest $3 sale. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft offers extended support for Windows, SQL 2008–but with a catch

An extra three years of patches are being offered to in-cloud users. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Smart TVs are invading privacy and should be investigated, senators say

Democrats want FTC probe of privacy policies and practices of smart TV makers. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Nokia 6.1 Review–The best answer to “What Android phone should I buy?”

HMD does nearly everything right with this $269 wonder phone. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Modders Revamp Super Mario Odyssey on Hacked Switch Hardware

Community creates new cosmetics, features, and levels that run on real hardware. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Open offices are as bad as they seem–they reduce face-to-face time by 70%

To encourage unbounded, collective intelligence, offices may need physical boundaries. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Burglar breaks into “escape room” business, panics, and calls 911

“We now have a zero percent escape rate with criminals,” business owner jokes. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Tesla drops $35,000 price from Model 3 page–insists plans haven’t changed

Tesla spokesperson says the company still plans to introduce a $35,000 model. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Ötzi the Iceman’s last meal shows how Copper Age people ate on the run

Archaeologists analyzed the mummified man's last meal down to the DNA level. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

If an algorithm draws lines on a map, is that the same as land surveying?

Vizaline says its service is not surveying, but Mississippi authorities disagree. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Microsoft finally gives Teams what it needs to take on Slack: A free version

Microsoft is also adding some neat new features for video chatting. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Supermassive black hole shot a neutrino straight at Earth

For the first time, we have an optical signal to match a cosmic neutrino. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Apple’s new 2018 MacBook Pros: Core i9, DDR4, updated keyboards, and more

The laptop gets a specs bump and borrows features from the iPad Pro, iMac Pro. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

If NES Classic wasn’t rare enough for you, here’s the new golden Shonen Famicom

Gold-colored, Japan-only, and devoted to Shonen manga games like Dragon Ball. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Hominins lived in China 2.1M years ago

A new stone tool find pushes back the date for hominin dispersal beyond Africa. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Elon Musk says he will fund fixing Flint’s foul water

Musk responds to calls to help Flint in wake of the Thai cave rescue. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Nintendo reportedly rolling out new, more hack-resistant Switch hardware

Factory-level iPatch cuts off Fusée Gelée exploit for newly sold systems. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

iPhone crashing bug likely caused by code added to appease Chinese gov’t

Apple fixed the denial-of-service flaw in update released Monday. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Elusive trigger for cooling 13,000 years ago might have been found

A torrent of glacial meltwater in the Beaufort Sea could have done the job. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Internally, NASA believes Boeing ahead of SpaceX in commercial crew

Both of the companies are well behind schedule, forcing the agency to scramble. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Tesla whistleblower tells SEC of alleged wrongdoing at Gigafactory

Martin Tripp's lawyer says his client likely will soon sue Tesla for defamation. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

The BeOS file system, an OS geek retrospective

From the archives: In the '90s, OS geeks adored BFS's ahead-of-its-time feature set. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Creative types all go through hot streaks of superior production

The bad news: Once you've had one, you're probably not going to have another. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

FCC wants to stop reviewing most complaints about ISPs

FCC plans to stop reviewing informal complaints—filing a formal one to cost $225. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

New Spectre-like attack uses speculative execution to overflow buffers

Research is continuing to find new attack vectors. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Feds arrest Apple employee for stealing self-driving project secrets

Complaint suggests up to 5,000 Apple employees involved in self-driving project. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

No, you can’t patent the ability to pause a lesson recording, EFF says

Language teacher: "I'm not a company, I'm not anything, I'm just a guy, a poor guy." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Drugs that kill off old cells may limit a body’s aging

Mice given a drug combo see a reverse of some problems caused by senescent cells. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

New Spectre-like attack uses speculative execution to overflow buffers

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


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

iPhone crashing bug likely caused by code added to appease Chinese government

Apple fixed the denial-of-service flaw in update released Monday. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Drugs that kill off old cells may limit a body’s aging

Mice given a drug combo see a reverse of some problems caused by senescent cells. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago

Google Pay gets boarding passes, ability to send money to contacts

The dual "Google Pay" and "Google Pay Send" apps are finally going away. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 8 years ago