Auckland Behind the scenes at Earth’s most beautiful rocket launch siteArs Technica - Trevor Mahlmann Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-1 is not easy to get to—but the views are worth any lost sleep. MAHIA PENINSULA, New Zealand—Not a blade of grass longer …
Play buttonKansas City Chiefs Why the NFL’s field goal record is waiting to be smashedArs Technica - Robbie Gonzalez "It almost feels like butter off your foot... that ball just flew." A northeasterly breeze blows across the football fieldat the University of …
Monterey Car Week The Pebble Beach Concours in pictures: plenty of posh cars and a parrotArs Technica - Jonathan M. Gitlin But why didn't the world's most beautiful car win best in show? Volkswagen provided air travel from Washington DC, to Monterey, Calif., as well as …
Star Wars Ewan McGregor confirms he will return as Obi-Wan for new Star Wars seriesArs Technica - Jennifer Ouellette Plus first trailers for What If...? and The Mandalorian, more new series under way The rumors were true: there will indeed be a Star Wars spinoff …
Play buttonThe Mandalorian A lone gunman roams a galaxy in chaos in first trailer for The MandalorianArs Technica - Jennifer Ouellette New series takes place a few years after the fall of the Empire. Fans went wild as Disney debuted the first trailer for its hotly antiquated original …
Gaming Our favorite gaming studios, expos, museum exhibits—in a photo blowoutArs Technica - Sam Machkovech Flip through nearly a decade of costumed fans, rare consoles, and much more. When we publish galleries dedicated to gaming exhibitions, events, and …
Hate Groups Tracking online hate groups reveals why they’re resilient to bansArs Technica - John Timmer When Facebook kicked the KKK, it re-formed on a Russia-based social network. Social networks have struggled to figure out how to handle issues like …
Technology Policy Book publishers sue Audible to stop new speech-to-text featureArs Technica - Timothy B. Lee Publishers say Audible's new captions feature is illegal. Is it? Seven of the nation's top book publishers sued Amazon subsidiary Audible on Friday, …
Viral Why people keep falling for viral hoaxesArs Technica - Paris Martineau, Wired.com How did this latest Instagram hoax spread? Simple: Our dumb brains. The Internet is dark and full of terrible sources of information. Sometimes it …
VPNs Hackers are actively trying to steal passwords from two widely used VPNsArs Technica - Dan Goodin Got Fortigate or Pulse Secure? Now would be a good time to make sure they're patched. Hackers are actively unleashing attacks that attempt to steal …
Antibiotics Deadly superbug outbreak in humans linked to antibiotic spike in cowsArs Technica - Beth Mole Use of certain antibiotics in cattle increased 41% just before the outbreak. A deadly outbreak of multi-drug resistant Salmonella that sickened 225 …
Amazon Report finds more than 4,100 unsafe or recalled listings on AmazonArs Technica - Kate Cox WSJ report finds "flea market" environment with scant oversight for merchants. Amazon is by far the biggest US online retailer. In the past 20 years …
Robocall US phone carriers make empty, unenforceable promises to fight robocallsArs Technica - Jon Brodkin All 50 states agree to let telcos keep doing what they're already doing. Phone companies and attorneys general from all 50 US states are touting a new …
Amazon Echo Dot Dealmaster: iPhone cases, PS4 controllers, and more in today’s top tech dealsArs Technica - Ars Staff Plus a big Xbox One S bundle, an Apple Mac mini discount, and more. Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with another round of deals to share. …
Play buttonStorytelling Telling Lies takes an intimate, expansive view of interactive storytellingArs Technica - Kyle Orland Sam Barlow's Her Story follow-up adds welcome polish and scope. Developer: Furious Bee Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Platform: Windows (reviewed), …
Play buttonBlack Hat Company accused of “crypto snake oil” sues Black Hat, anonymous detractorsArs Technica - Sean Gallagher Crown Sterling seeks damages after attendees disrupt "controversial" talk on prime prediction. One of the strangest moments at the Black Hat USA …
Walmart Tesla working to resolve dispute with Walmart over solar panel firesArs Technica - Timothy B. Lee "Walmart and Tesla look forward to addressing all issues," the companies say. Walmart and Tesla are actively negotiating to resolve the lawsuit …
Solar Wind Sun’s solar wind recreated in lab with aid of Big Red BallArs Technica - Chris Lee Laboratory model of solar wind may improve space weather forecasts. The solar wind is made—mostly—of pure awesome. It is an always changing, poorly …
NASA Actually, NASA is looking at all options for the Moon—including prizesArs Technica - Eric Berger On Thursday, former U.S. Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich expanded upon his ideas to use multi-billion dollar prizes to accelerate the Trump …
Guidemaster: Our favorite gaming monitors for players of all kindsArs Technica - Jeff Dunn Including picks for 1440p, ultrawide, budget models, 240 Hz, and more. Welcome to Ars Gaming Week 2019! As a staff full of gamers and game-lovers, …
Gaming Guidemaster: The best keyboards, mice, and more for your gaming PCArs Technica - Jeff Dunn, Sam Machkovech, and Valentina Palladino Gaming PCs need a lot of extras—here are the best ones we could find. Welcome to Ars Gaming Week 2019! As a staff full of gamers and game-lovers, …
Technology Policy YouTube disables 210 accounts spreading misinformation about Hong KongArs Technica - Timothy B. Lee Beijing is suspected of creating fake accounts to discredit protestors. YouTube has disabled 210 accounts linked to the recent protests in Hong Kong, …
Northrop Grumman Rocket Report: Single-core Delta IV is no more, fully automated SoyuzArs Technica - Eric Berger Four different Chinese companies have launched rockets in the last 10 months. Welcome to Edition 2.12 of the Rocket Report! This week's report might …
Porsche Porsche finally shows the interior of its new electric carArs Technica - Jonathan M. Gitlin Yet another tease of the hottest electric car of 2019. Porsche provided two nights in a hotel and air travel from Atlanta to Washington DC for this …
Valve Corporation Valve says turning away researcher reporting Steam vulnerability was a mistakeArs Technica - Dan Goodin Maker of Steam changes policy to make clear privilege-escalation flaws are in scope. In an attempt to quell a controversy that has raised the ire of …
Asteroids Tiny robot finds an asteroid that’s freakishly free of dustArs Technica - John Timmer Asteroid Ryugu is a rubble pile, but it seems to be all rocks on the outside. For the last few months, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft has been engaged …
Military The last single-stick Delta rocket launched Thursday, and it put on a showArs Technica - Eric Berger On Thursday morning, United Launch Alliance's Delta IV Medium rocket took flight for the final time. Beneath clear blue skies at the Cape Canaveral …
Bennett Anti-vaxxer livestreamed alleged assault on pro-vaccine lawmakerArs Technica - Beth Mole "This is moving from a peculiar fringe curiosity to a violent extremist movement." The Sacramento Police Department on Wednesday cited a prominent …
Apple Arcade Report: Apple will unveil overhauled MacBook Pro, “Pro” iPhones this fallArs Technica - Samuel Axon The iPad Pro, iPad, HomePod, AirPods, and Apple Watch will also see updates soon. Apple has already had a busy year with the launch of the Apple Card …
Broadband The FCC has no idea how many people don’t have broadband accessArs Technica - Jon Brodkin The FCC likely counts millions of unserved homes as having broadband. A new broadband mapping system is starting to show just how inaccurate the …
