Ars TechnicaAudi On the road with Audi’s new Q5 and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybridsArs Technica - Jonathan M. Gitlin Audi has new plug-in hybrids coming to the US, and we've driven them. Audi provided two nights in a hotel and air travel from Washington, DC, to …
Ars TechnicaU.S. Army Bringing in the big gun: Army paves way for “strategic cannon”Ars Technica - Sean Gallagher US aims for test of artillery prototype with range of over 1,000 miles by 2023. In 2017, the US Army established a collection of cross-functional …
Ars TechnicaNet Neutrality Net neutrality is still the law—in Washington StateArs Technica - Jon Brodkin FCC failure to preempt keeps Washington State net neutrality law on the books. Although the Federal Communications Commission abandoned its regulation …
Ars TechnicaIdentity Theft Data for a whopping 26 million stolen payment cards leaked in hack of fraud bazaarArs Technica - Dan Goodin Thriving underground market imitated site, likeness of KrebsOnSecurity writer Brian Krebs. A thriving online bazaar selling stolen payment card data …
Ars TechnicaPhysics Near-infinite specific thrust from drive that ignores physicsArs Technica - Chris Lee NASA is renowned for doing really difficult stuff. You want to drop a Mini-sized lander on Mars using a sky crane? Well, NASA will do that for you. …
Ars TechnicaMeat Fake-meat fans have beef with Big Meat for trying to cut into plant-based marketArs Technica - Beth Mole Meat makers jump on the meatless wagon and tout "vegetable nutrition." Plant-based meat alternatives are having a moment—from Burger King’s Impossible …
Ars TechnicaHong Kong Blizzard calls off public event to promote Switch Overwatch launchArs Technica - Kyle Orland Move comes amid backlash to Blizzard's actions against Hong Kong protester. Video: How (and why) Blizzard finally ported Overwatch to Switch Blizzard …
Ars TechnicaPlayStation 4 Dealmaster: Get a $25 gift card when you buy the latest Nintendo SwitchArs Technica - Ars Staff From Target. Plus deals on loads of video games, Bluetooth speakers, and more. Greetings, Arsians! The Dealmaster is back with another round of deals …
Ars TechnicaFossil Fuels UK renewables out-generate fossil fuels for an entire quarterArs Technica - John Timmer Massive new offshore windfarms are now working, and more are on the way. The third quarter of 2019 saw the UK's renewable generation pass that of …
Ars TechnicaGarmin Garmin Venu review: Fitness expertise with many pixels left to fillArs Technica - Valentina Palladino Garmin dives into AMOLED with this $399 smartwatch, but the execution is shallow. Smartwatches try to get us away from our smartphone screens, but …
Ars TechnicaGoogle Pixel 4 Google Pixel 4: 90Hz screen, next-gen Google Assistant, shipping Oct 24Ars Technica - Ron Amadeo Google's next flagship phones are finally official: $799 for Pixel 4, $899 for XL. NEW YORK— There really aren't many surprises left, but Google went …
Ars TechnicaGoogle WiFi Nest Wi-Fi announced at Made by Google 2019 todayArs Technica - Jim Salter The second generation of Google Wi-Fi includes a Google Home smart speaker. Google debuted their Nest Wi-Fi—replacement for the original Google …
Ars TechnicaGoogle Home Mini Meet the sequel to the Google Home Mini, the $50 Google Nest MiniArs Technica - Ron Amadeo Now with louder, better sound, launching October 22; pre-orders are now live. NEW YORK—Google's big hardware extravaganza is kicking off, and in …
Ars TechnicaGoogle Stadia Google Stadia launching at 9 a.m. PST, November 19Ars Technica - Kyle Orland Screen-agnostic streaming gaming sold as part of Google's "ambient computing vision." At its Made With Google event this morning, Google announced …
Ars TechnicaPixelbook Google announces the Pixelbook Go, a premium, MacBook-style Chrome OS laptopArs Technica - Ron Amadeo We never got a new Pixelbook last year, but this year the Chrome OS laptop is back. NEW YORK—Google is finally making premium Chrome OS laptops again. …
Ars TechnicaGoogle Google takes another stab at headphones with new totally wireless Pixel BudsArs Technica - Jeff Dunn New Google earbuds will arrive in Spring 2020 for $179. Google on Tuesday announced the latest generation of its Pixel Buds wireless headphones. The …
Ars TechnicaPython Programming Researchers find bug in Python script may have affected hundreds of studiesArs Technica - Sean Gallagher "Willoughby-Hoye" scripts used OS call that caused incorrect measurements on Linux, Mojave In a paper published October 8, researchers at the …
Ars TechnicaWireless Beats’ new Solo Pro headphones have noise cancellation and Apple’s H1 chipArs Technica - Jeff Dunn Wireless on-ear headphones will cost $300 and arrive on October 30. Beats on Tuesday announced the Solo Pro, its latest wireless headphones with …
Ars TechnicaGoogle Nest Liveblog: Google’s Pixel 4 (and friends) launch event starts at 10am ET/7am PTArs Technica - Ron Amadeo Tune in for the Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Nest WiFi, and more. It's that time of year again! Google's big hardware event kicks off Tuesday, October 15 at …
Ars TechnicaSpace Russia wants to remove space robot’s legs, give it wheels, send it to the MoonArs Technica - Eric Berger Back in mid-August, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos launched a humanoid robot to the International Space Station to determine the suitability …
Ars TechnicaFacebook Facebook launches Libra Association—and says 180 companies could joinArs Technica - Timothy B. Lee Shrugging off defections by a number of high-profile partners, the Libra Association held its first formal meeting on Monday. The 21 companies that …
Ars TechnicaPurdue Pharma Judge grants mega-rich Sackler family reprieve from legal costs of opioid crisisArs Technica - Beth Mole To settle cases, billionaire family say they won't hide OxyContin profits. OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma and its billionaire owners, the Sacklers, on …
Ars TechnicaPandemic Researchers find just two plague strains wiped out 30%-60% of EuropeArs Technica - Jennifer Ouellette Scientists analyzed tooth samples taken from skeletal remains of medieval victims. The Black Death ravaged medieval Western Europe, wiping out roughly …
Ars TechnicaInternet Thousands of DOS games have been added to the Internet ArchiveArs Technica - Samuel Axon It's the biggest update since games first hit the archive. The Internet Archive has been updated with more than 2,500 DOS games, marking the most …
Ars TechnicaUberEATS Uber lays off another 350 workers amid ongoing lossesArs Technica - Timothy B. Lee Uber has been losing more than $1 billion per quarter. Uber is laying off another 350 workers, the company announced on Monday. Uber Eats and Uber's …
Ars TechnicaSpace Exploration Veteran astronauts endorse NASA’s program for a return to the MoonArs Technica - Eric Berger "The International Space Station offers a good blueprint for this project." On Monday during a conference held in Houston, several veteran astronauts …
Ars TechnicaXbox Microsoft wants to use AI to bleep out bad words in Xbox Live party chatArs Technica - Kyle Orland Today, Microsoft announced that it's rolling out filters that will let Xbox Live players automatically limit the text-based messages they receive to …
Ars TechnicaAT&T AT&T charged customers for a corporate tax that it doesn’t have to payArs Technica - Jon Brodkin Portland tax exempts utilities like AT&T—but carrier added it to customer bills. AT&T charged customers in Portland, Oregon for a corporate tax that …
Ars TechnicaSkin The world’s oldest leftovers, left in Pleistocene storage containersArs Technica - Kiona N. Smith Humans have been saving leftovers for at least 200,000 to 400,000 years. At Qesem Cave in Israel, Neanderthals or early Homo sapiens appear to have …
