macOS 11.0 Big Sur: The Ars Technica Review

Yes, you read that right—Mac OS X (or macOS 10?) is no more. | Continue reading


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Judge dismisses Apple’s “theft” claims in Epic Games lawsuit

“You actually have to have facts,” Judge tells lawyers arguing for punitive damages. | Continue reading


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Dems tell Pai to follow tradition, work only on consensus items during transition. | Continue reading


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Twitch explains confusing copyright crackdown, urges users to delete videos

Twitch apologizes for vague DMCA notices, discusses pressure from record labels. | Continue reading


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Historical detectives discover more first editions of Isaac Newton’s Principia

New census more than doubles count of known surviving copies—and there could be more. | Continue reading


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Amazon’s use of marketplace data breaks competition law, EU charges

Europe is first to make the charges, but US regulators seem likely to follow. | Continue reading


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Google Photos is the latest “Unlimited” plan to impose hard limits

Photos stored at High Quality before June 2021 are grandfathered in. | Continue reading


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Hurricanes might not be losing steam as fast as they used to

Extra water vapor in the storm may help sustain it after landfall. | Continue reading


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Improperly installed Ring doorbells are catching on fire

Amazon has issued a recall for 350,000 of its 2nd-generation Ring doorbells. | Continue reading


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Jim Bridenstine is leaving NASA. How should we assess his 30-month tenure?

“I think he’s exceeded anyone’s expectations in the position.” | Continue reading


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Alphabet delivers wireless Internet over light beams from 20km away

Wireless network in Kenya to use light beams, like fiber but without the cables. | Continue reading


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Micron announces new 3D NAND process–denser, faster, less expensive

The new technology will probably reach data centers well before consumers. | Continue reading


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Microsoft engineer gets nine years for stealing $10M from Microsoft

The defendant tried—and failed—to use bitcoin to cover his tracks. | Continue reading


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Ars Technica review of FreeBSD 12.1

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Dutch scientists reconstruct spread of coronavirus through mink farms

So far, however, no evidence of dangerous mutations being selected in mink. | Continue reading


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macOS 11 Big Sur launches on November 12

Apple Silicon support and a visual overhaul headline this update. | Continue reading


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Apple dishes details on its new M1 chip

Apple claims 8-core SoC offers world’s best performance per watt | Continue reading


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Nikola has $900M in the bank, lost $117M last quarter

Nikola's new leadership may be bringing discipline to its product roadmap. | Continue reading


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Zoom lied to users about end-to-end encryption for years, FTC says

Democrats blast FTC/Zoom settlement because users won't get compensation. | Continue reading


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Everything you need to know about Pfizer’s positive vaccine news

Pfizer announces vaccine is more than 90% effective, but data not yet released. | Continue reading


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Launcher, the rocket engine builder with just eight employees

The company is making progress, completing a series of component tests in October. | Continue reading


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Relativity’s 3D-printed engine has completed a mission duty cycle test-firing

"Despite coronavirus, we actually hit that target on track." | Continue reading


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Pixel 5 review: Google spends its bill-of-materials budget unwisely

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


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Launcher, the rocket engine builder with just eight employees

The company is making progress, completing a series of component tests in October. | Continue reading


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The electric Volvo XC40 Recharge: First-drive impressions

Ars got an hour on the road with a pre-production example of this new EV. | Continue reading


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Carmakers want to ditch battery packs, use auto bodies for energy storage

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Carmakers want to ditch battery packs, use auto bodies for energy storage

There's a renaissance underway in structural battery research. | Continue reading


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“Overpaid Executive Tax” in SF hits firms that pay CEOs 100X more than workers

Businesses can either pay tax, reduce top executive salary, or pay workers more. | Continue reading


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Bentley will ditch internal combustion engines by 2030

The 101-year old brand will introduce its first battery EV in 2025. | Continue reading


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Voters rejecting the war on drugs is a win for public health

On Tuesday, several states passed ballot measures to relax drug laws. | Continue reading


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First major modular nuclear project having difficulty retaining backers

The complicated finances of the first major test of small modular nuclear reactors. | Continue reading


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San Diego’s spying streetlights stuck switched “on,” despite directive

Sometimes, sharing a power supply is a little too efficient. | Continue reading


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The weird genomes of domesticated fish

Unlike most domestic animals, the goldfish is purely decorative. | Continue reading


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Playstation 5 review: Not just a more-powerful PS4

Quick-loading and interesting new features meet more marginal visual improvements. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 years ago

The feds just seized Silk Road’s $1B stash of Bitcoin

Forfeiture comes two days after mystery party transferred 69,369 BTC out of wallet. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 years ago

GitHub’s source code was leaked on GitHub last night sort of

GitHub wasn't actually compromised, despite appearances to the contrary. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 years ago

Apple patches iOS against 3 actively exploited 0-days found by Google

Project Zero has reported 7 actively exploited zerodays in the past two weeks. | Continue reading


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To make batteries a better investment, let them do more

Letting a battery installation perform multiple services optimizes economics. | Continue reading


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Xbox Series X/S review: Beautiful, powerful–but whatcha gonna play?

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California votes against granting Uber and Lyft drivers employee status

With 72 percent of votes counted, the measure is ahead 58 percent to 42 percent. | Continue reading


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It's official: Intel lost the single-threaded desktop performance crown to AMD

It's official: Intel lost the single-threaded desktop performance crown to AMD. | Continue reading


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Connected cars must be open to third parties, say Massachusetts voters

The ballot initiative passed with overwhelming support. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 years ago

Someone has withdrawn –$1B from a Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2015

Wallet is likely tied to Silk Road, the underground crime bazar shut down in 2013. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 years ago

Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit are handling the election

The only thing messier than November 3 on social media might be November 4. | Continue reading


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Intel enters the laptop discrete GPU market with Xe Max

The new part is a content-creation tool, not a gaming accelerator. | Continue reading


@arstechnica.com | 3 years ago

HBO Max quietly restored service to Linux users

It's not too late to finish Season One of Lovecraft Country on your favorite device. | Continue reading


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As renewable power prices drop, researchers tally up their added costs

Matching demand when the supply of wind and solar varies has costs, but small ones. | Continue reading


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The First Apple Silicon Macs Will Be the MacBook Pro and Air

The laptops will be first and the desktops are coming later, report claims. | Continue reading


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