Amazon blocks domain fronting

Move makes evasion of Middle Eastern countries' censorship of Signal more difficult. | Continue reading


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Woman receives $5,751 ER bill for an ice pack and a bandage

The hospital zeroed out the bill after a reporter asked questions. | Continue reading


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Block 5 rocket launch marks the end of the beginning for SpaceX

Elon Musk seems to be happy with the nine-engine booster—so, he's moving on. | Continue reading


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Neanderthals etched a message on this 36,000-year-old stone tool

The marks on this flint flake may be the latest evidence of Neanderthal symbolism. | Continue reading


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WebGL rowhammer

JavaScript based GLitch pwns browsers by flipping bits inside memory chips. | Continue reading


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Better than reality: New emulation tech lags less than original consoles

"LAGFIX" fast-forwards through "hidden" frames for near-instant response times. | Continue reading


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Oculus reveals its next big VR trick: Wider-FOV lenses that automatically move

"Half Dome" prototype details trickle out during Facebook's F8 Developer Conference. | Continue reading


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Nikola Motors sues Tesla for $2B over alleged design-patent infringement

Nikola: Tesla's cabin design is substantially similar to its Nikola One truck. | Continue reading


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Installation costs so much that it’s better to use expensive solar panels

Expensive yet efficient may work out economically. | Continue reading


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Elon Musk says don’t worry about Tesla’s burn rate–he might be right

History suggests Tesla's cashflow situation is likely to improve this year. | Continue reading


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The CDC says insect-spread diseases have tripled–here’s why that’s misleading

Sixty percent of the rise is from Zika, which mainly affected US territories in one year. | Continue reading


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YouTube demonetized my tuba videos (also, I make tuba videos)

YouTube can’t decide if I can make money off my 10-year-old Legend of Zelda video or not. | Continue reading


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A Photo of a Falcon 9 Fairing Descending to Earth

Reusing fairings would allow SpaceX to focus more on its next generation rocket. | Continue reading


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Oculus Go review: The wireless-VR future begins today for only $199

Low-priced VR limits can't be ignored, but the great absolutely outweighs the bad. | Continue reading


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Firefox will show sponsored content that’s personalized but private

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


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A look at what the Windows 10 April 2018 update brings

Timeline is a smart new feature, and Windows continues its modernization. | Continue reading


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Facebook begins asking if every post you see is hate speech

Odd behavior pops up hours before Facebook's annual developer-filled conference. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Firefox will show sponsored content that’s personalized but private

Sponsored content will use technology from Pocket, which Mozilla acquired last year. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Earth’s magnetic field may not be flipping

While the magnetic field is changing, geology suggests our poles won't trade places. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Human brain cells can make complex structures in a dish–is this a problem?

Now's the time to start thinking about the ethics of building neural tissues. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

As AI advances, More Human Than Human says, “Stop, let’s think about this”

New AI-focused documentary has info that can even surprise a tech editor. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Cops take dead man’s smartphone to his corpse in attempt to unlock it

Man's fiancée tells Tampa Bay Times that she felt "disrespected and violated." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Boeing slams the Falcon Heavy rocket as “too small”

"SpaceX's rocket is a smaller type of rocket that can't meet NASA's deep-space needs." | Continue reading


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Phone maker settles charges it let partner collect customers’ text messages

BLU phones sent a massive amount of data to firmware and data-mining provider. | Continue reading


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After data “clash” report, WhatsApp founder says he’s leaving Facebook

News marks the second Whatsapp co-founder departure in less than a year. | Continue reading


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A look at what the Windows 10 April 2018 update brings – Ars Technica

Timeline is a smart new feature, and Windows continues its modernization. | Continue reading


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Invasive, toxic caterpillars that can kill are about to invade parts of London

At best, they cause a red, itchy rash. “At worst, you can die,” expert says. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Comcast won’t give new speed boost to Internet users who don’t buy TV service

Comcast keeps losing TV subscribers, but it has a new way to fight cord cutting. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

A few Wi-Fi transmitters and your house becomes a coprocessor

Measuring and controlling reflections turns a room into programmable computer. | Continue reading


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NASA budgeting reveals dim hopes for humans going to Mars

“Mars is off the table as far as I can tell." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Clouds of atoms, vibrating mirrors show their quantum side

Where's the border with the quantum world? We're entangling thousands of atoms. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Why this year’s insane graphics-card price surge might be over

You can finally buy a high-end graphics card at Best Buy again. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

France seizes France.com from man who’s had it since ‘94, so he sues

Jean-Noël Frydman: "If it happened to me, it can happen to anyone." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

The new Windows admin interface is now out as “Windows Admin Center”

Aims to bring together the power of a bunch of MMCs, control panels, and more. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Russia launched a floating nuclear power plant this weekend

Two nuclear reactors will provide power to an oil town off Russia's eastern coast. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Electric buses are avoiding hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil per day

China is buying electric buses in bulk, and major cities are doing their part, too. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

France seizes France.com from man who's had it since 1994, so he sues

Jean-Noël Frydman: "If it happened to me, it can happen to anyone." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Ask Siri to define “mother” twice

Hint: four syllables, rhymes with "other shucker." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Keeping your Mac locked down: a Mac OS X security primer

Security isn't just for Windows users. Those running Mac OS X need to be … | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

GEDmatch, a tiny DNA analysis firm, was key for Golden State Killer case

"No court order was needed to access that site’s large database of genetic blueprints." | Continue reading


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Behind the scenes with the hackers who unlocked the Nintendo Switch

"The best way to get a chip security audited is to put it in a game console" | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Army researchers find the best cyber teams are antisocial cyber teams

High-performing blue teams are "purposive social systems"—they shut up and work. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

As two Koreas shake hands, Hidden Cobra hackers wage espionage campaign

North Korea ramps up espionage hacks that target the US and 16 other countries. | Continue reading


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