Google works out a fascinating way for AI to isolate voices in a crowd

Google researchers try to replicate the “cocktail party effect” for computers. | Continue reading


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Klout is out–social media mojo-ranking service to shutter

You will no longer be able to throw your Klout score around… did anyone really do that? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Valve will soon let you stream Steam games to phones and tablets

You can soon watch Steam-purchased movies and TV shows on your mobile device, too. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Malicious Chrome extensions infect 100,000-plus users, again

Over two months, seven extensions stole credentials and installed currency miners. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Video: How Blizzard Makes Overwatch Maps

Assistant Game Director Aaron Keller explains what went into making Rialto fun. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Here are the Russian-made Facebook ads that tried to shake American politics

"Get a chance to have your say on Muslim immigration without politically censorship." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Multiple studies show no improvement in distracted driving

Distracted driving is worst in the Northeast, best in the Midwest. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Packets over LAN are all it takes to trigger serious Rowhammer bit flips

The bar for exploiting potentially serious DDR weakness keeps getting lower. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Hackers find “official,” usable PSP emulator hidden in PS4’s PaRappa

Sony threw redrawn textures onto 2007 PSP version for last year's PS4 "remaster" | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Apple reportedly removing apps that share location data with third parties

Developers must remove violations before they can resubmit their apps for review. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Net neutrality to die on June 11, as Ajit Pai blasts “special interests”

Rules against blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization to be eliminated. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

The Trump administration just forced smartphone maker ZTE to shut down

ZTE apparently couldn't continue without Qualcomm chips and Android software. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Google’s Android TV dongle is real, but it won’t end up in stores

Dreams of a wall-mount compatible Android TV solution will have to wait. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Supercomputers are driving a revolution in hurricane forecasting

Five-day forecasts are as good now as two-day forecasts were in 1998. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

NASA chief on Moon return: “This will not be Lucy and the football again”

Bridenstine did not mention the Space Launch System rocket or the Orion spacecraft. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Spatial audio is the most exciting thing to happen to pop music since stereo

REM’s original album engineers tell Ars how they harnessed Dolby Atmos to blow us away. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Ubuntu 18.04: Unity is gone, Gnome is back–and Ubuntu has never been better

Server users will really like 18.04, but the newest Ubuntu works great for all Linux fans. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Drug made famous by Shkreli’s 5,000% price hike is still $750 a pill

Medicaid paid an average of $35K for each prescription of Daraprim. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

All iOS app updates must support the iPhone X and iOS 11 come July

Apple already required this of new apps; now it's needed to update old ones. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Google Chrome whitelisted the “top 1000 sites” and broke less popular sites

WebAudio change means HTML5 games won't work without developer action. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Butterfly MacBook Pro keyboards require more frequent, more expensive repairs

Customers who don't have AppleCare could get saddled with big repair bills. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Equifax breach exposed millions of driver’s licenses, phone numbers, emails

17.6 million driver's license numbers, thousands of ID images stolen in breach. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Google Duplex will call salons, restaurants, and pretend to be human for you

Hints to more new voices, "continued conversation" and "pretty please" modes. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Report: Software bug led to death in Uber’s self-driving crash

Sensors detected Elaine Herzberg, but software reportedly decided to ignore her. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

The material science of building a light sail to take us to Alpha Centauri

We're unsure about the best material and don't have the measurements to know. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Bandwidth is the techno-thriller novel that we need right now

Review: What does fake news even mean when you can no longer distinguish reality? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

GoDaddy has shut down Richard Spencer’s white supremacist site

Site called for "a bit of brutality and vengeance by our guys on the border." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

UK police say 92% false positive facial recognition is no big deal

South Wales Police: "No facial recognition system is 100% accurate under all conditions." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Google I/O 2018 preview–What we’re expecting from Google’s big show

Android P Preview 2, an Android TV dongle, Android Things 1.0, and more! | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Android Things 1.0 launches, Google promises 3 years of updates for every device

Google's solution to IoT security is to do all the updates itself, for free. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Why bulky spinning lidar sensors might be around for another decade

We learned a lot talking to two-time lidar startup founder Angus Pacala. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

For the first time, two CubeSats have gone interplanetary

CubeSats could be launched in swarms to planets in the outer Solar System. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Op-ed: Ray Ozzie’s crypto proposal–a dose of technical reality

"Secure backdoors" might sound good—but are they possible? | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

I watched an entire Flat Earth Convention for my research–here’s what I learned

Shifts in who has power to spread information have led to a resurgence in fringe ideas. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Google News to be revamped, incorporate YouTube videos and magazines

Google Play Newsstand, Google's magazine app, would close down. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Report: Chinese government is behind a decade of hacks on software companies

Though sloppy at times, Winnti Umbrella remain advanced and extremely prolific. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Alan Turing’s chemistry hypothesis turned into a desalination filter

A chemical reaction he suggested can now be done, and it makes a great membrane. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Alan Turing’s chemistry hypothesis turned into a desalination filter

A chemical reaction he suggested can now be done, and it makes a great membrane. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Elon Musk hung up on NTSB chief during call about Tesla crash probe

The relationship between Tesla and the NTSB has been rather frosty lately. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

The tragedy of FireWire: Collaborative tech torpedoed by corporations (2017)

"Show us that it's being adopted in the industry, and we'll put it in.” | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

US military aircraft have been hit many times by lasers, possibly by China

New NOTAM cites "multiple lazing events involving a high-power laser" in Djibouti. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

AT&T explains why it blocked Cloudflare DNS: It was just an accident

AT&T blames "unintentional IP address conflict," promises to fix it. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Over a 5th of the world’s population is logging in to YouTube

YouTube tempts advertisers with vast reach, new celebrity shows. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

There's no clear evidence Autopilot saves lives

The feds just threw Tesla under the bus on Autopilot safety. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Former Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn charged in diesel emissions scandal

Scandal broke in 2015, VW has paid out billions since. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

BattleTech is a more tactical, punishing view of mech battling

Hard-hitting choices and loss management define a fantastic tactical experience. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Oakland passes “strongest” surveillance oversight law in US

"They are even being exploited by the federal government to fuel mass deportations." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Facebook security analyst is fired for using private data to stalk women

A reminder that the only way to keep data private is to keep it off social media. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago