China built the world’s largest telescope, but has no one to run it (2017)

"Most astronomers in the United States do not like to work abroad." | Continue reading


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Ars Technica’s ultimate board game buyer’s guide

Need to buy a board game? Our 2017 guide has you covered. | Continue reading


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Everyone complaining about MS buying GitHub needs to offer a better solution

GitHub needed a buyer, and there aren't too many options. | Continue reading


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A reunion with Futurama, because only one show used climatic math theorems

At ATX TV Festival, some of the cast reunites for a live table read and Q&A. | Continue reading


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In a blow to e-voting critics, Brazil suspends use of all paper ballots

Country's top court equates e-voting critics with conspiracy theorists. | Continue reading


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Inventor says Google is patenting work he put in the public domain

Creator of a breakthrough compression algorithm fights to keep it patent-free. | Continue reading


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Facebook let select companies have “special access” to user data, per report

Such data sharing was supposed to have been fully cut off in 2015, but it wasn't. | Continue reading


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Anheuser-Busch pulls millions from controversial NIH alcohol study

Questions about the study could “undermine its lasting credibility,” company said. | Continue reading


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The Apple Watch will soon ditch its mechanical buttons, report says

The Watch's buttons might get the same treatment the iPhone's home button did. | Continue reading


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How did hacker Adrian Lamo die? Medical examiner couldn’t figure it out

Examiners found a sticker on his thigh identifying him with "Project Vigilant." | Continue reading


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Weird neutrino excess won’t go away, hints at new physics

One possible explanation is a fourth type of neutrino. | Continue reading


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Police use of Amazon’s face-recognition service draws privacy warnings

Cloud-based service can index millions of faces and recognize 100 people in an image. | Continue reading


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Facebook privacy goof makes posts by 14M users readable to anyone

Posts were made public even when set to be viewed by a limited number of contacts. | Continue reading


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Why emergency braking systems sometimes hit parked cars and lane dividers

Recent Tesla Autopilot crashes hold a lesson for the whole industry. | Continue reading


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Ecological “law” turns out to just be the result of us fishing

Mature fish are found deep not because of age, climate, or prey, but because of us. | Continue reading


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Talkin’ Treble: How Android engineers are winning the war on fragmentation

Q&A: Android engineers Dave Burke and Iliyan Malchev talk Android P progress at length. | Continue reading


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Ubisoft CEO: Cloud gaming will replace consoles after the next generation

Shift to games running on remote servers could cause big changes in the industry. | Continue reading


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Phase-change memory accelerates neural-network training

Specialized hardware that trains in-memory is both fast and energy-efficient. | Continue reading


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Machines that suck CO₂ from the air might be cheaper than we thought

Operators of pilot plant publish their design and costs for scaling up. | Continue reading


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Organic molecules found on Mars

The finding has significant implications for whether life once existed on Mars. | Continue reading


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Russia may lack the funds to compete with SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket

"The development of new boosters is doubtful from a practical perspective." | Continue reading


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NTSB: Autopilot steered Tesla car toward traffic barrier before deadly crash

Model X "began a left steering movement," then sped up, report finds. | Continue reading


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Launch code for US nukes was 00M for 20 years (2013)

PALs were not the pals of Strategic Command generals. | Continue reading


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VPNFilter malware infecting 500,000 devices is worse than we thought

Malware tied to Russia can attack connected computers and downgrade HTTPS. | Continue reading


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Waymo announces 7M miles of testing, putting it far ahead of rivals

Waymo is racking up test miles faster and faster as a commercial launch nears. | Continue reading


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GM rolling out its amazing Super Cruise tech to more cars and brands

The best system on the market, it uses geofencing and driver monitoring. | Continue reading


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Flight-sim maker threatens legal action over Reddit posts discussing DRM

But founder tells Ars "there was never any intention to seek action..." | Continue reading


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NASA’s priorities appear to be out of whack with what the public wants

"The public thinks that we should have a space program that saves Earth." | Continue reading


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FCC accused of “spreading lies” about DDoS hitting comment system

A year later, FCC hasn't proven that DDoS disrupted net neutrality comments. | Continue reading


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Using IoT to protect rhinos from poachers

In the war on endangered species, the IT department keeps upending those who stalk rhinos. | Continue reading


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Musk promises manufacturing, self-driving, battery breakthroughs – and profits

There was a lot to unpack at Tesla's annual shareholder meeting. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

“VPNFilter malware infecting 500,000 devices is worse than we thought” (Ars)

Malware tied to Russia can attack connected computers and downgrade HTTPS. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

92M MyHeritage users had their data quietly swiped

Company learned of the attack when a security researcher sent a data file. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

Judge orders EPA to disclose any science backing up Pruitt’s climate claims

EPA will have to comply with an information request by July. | Continue reading


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Low-carbon technology could get fossil fuel producers' assets “stranded.”

Low-carbon technology could get fossil fuel producers' assets "stranded." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

New Asus 'gaming' phone has more USB ports than 13“ Macbook Pro

Asus' Republic of Gamers division built a smartphone and a ton of accessories. | Continue reading


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In seconds, we faked our way into a political campaign, got unsecured voter data

Data analytics firm says this is normal: "It's the way that campaigns are run." | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

How does a preindustrial society put a 13-ton hat on a statue?

The prehistoric Rapanui used stone ramps to place the 13-ton stone hats. | Continue reading


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Comcast drops bid for “gigabit” tax cut that was created for Google Fiber

Oregon accepts $45 million less than it sought in settlement with Comcast. | Continue reading


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Guitar Hero Live goes offline in December, making 92% of songs unplayable

Streaming music's ephemeral access hits the rhythm game market. | Continue reading


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WatchOS 5 first take: Walkie Talkie, workout auto detect, and smarter Siri

Convenient communication and fitness features arrive on the Watch this fall. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 6 years ago

How QuarkXPress became a mere afterthought in publishing

In the early '90s, Quark boasted 95% market share. In '99, InDesign arrived... | Continue reading


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GM settles with motorcyclist struck by Cruise self-driving car

Cruise CEO has called San Francisco testing "challenging but necessary." | Continue reading


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A host of new security enhancements is coming to iOS and macOS

Coming: FaceTime encryption, protected cam access, and, possibly, USB Restricted Mode. | Continue reading


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Don't like Microsoft buying GitHub? Offer a better solution

GitHub needed a buyer, and there aren't too many options. | Continue reading


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Apple announces macOS 10.14 “Mojave”

The new version of macOS was revealed at Apple's WWDC event in San Jose today. | Continue reading


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In California, utilities will spend $768M on electric car infrastructure

Utilities stand to gain the most from any coming boom, though growth remains slow. | Continue reading


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With a simple and cheap rocket, Virgin Orbit aims for the extraordinary

With a first flight months away, we take a long look at the launch company. | Continue reading


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