Enlarge / Android 6.0 Marshmallow is getting a spiffy new feature. Ron Amadeo Google is coming for your unused Android crapware. The company announced Friday…
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A new app helps Iranians hide messages in plain sight
Enlarge / An anti-government graffiti that reads in Farsi “Death to the dictator” is sprayed at a wall north of Tehran on September 30, 2009. Getty Images Amid…
36,000 gigatons of carbon heralded history’s biggest mass extinction
Enlarge / Some of the massive volcanic deposits that are part of the Siberian Traps. The end-Permian mass extinction was a big deal. It was the largest mass…
Billionaire Sacklers’ immunity threatened as DOJ moves to block opioid deal
Enlarge / PURDUE PHARMA, STAMFORD, Conn. – 2019/09/12: Members of P.A.I.N. (Prescription Addiction Intervention Now) and Truth Pharm staged a protest outside…
Apple sunsets the 256GB iPhone SE
The 2020 iPhone SE. Samuel Axon It has a glass back like all current iPhones. Samuel Axon The bezels are large by today’s standards, and it’s still very…
Alphabet’s laser-Internet system has sent 700TB of data with 99.9% uptime
A Project Taara transmitter. Both ends can adjust their mirrors for a perfect connection. X Labs Beaming across the Congo River. X Labs Aerial view of…
Biden’s baffling FCC delay could give Republicans a 2-1 FCC majority
Enlarge / President Joe Biden signs an executive order as (L-R) Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, Chairperson of the Federal Trade Commission Lina…
Big ISPs fight to save exclusive wiring deals that limit choice in apartments
Getty Images | niknikon The cable lobby is trying to stop a possible ban on exclusive wiring deals between Internet providers and landlords, claiming that…
As COVID cases rise, so do hospital-related infections
Francine Orr | Getty Images Last month, a 46-year-old military veteran in Houston died of pancreatitis, an urgent but treatable condition, while waiting to be…
Aliens board game is another ho-hum dungeon crawler
Enlarge / Ripley defending Newt. Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at…
Amazon fights high warehouse turnover with offer of free college tuition
Enlarge / Adriana Ramirez packs items into envelopes at Amazon’s Fulfillment Center on March 19, 2019, in Thornton, Colorado. The facility, which opened in…
Amazon’s Luna game-streaming service adds $3-for-family, free-with-Prime tiers
The official Luna Controller from Amazon. It’s not required to access any of this week’s new developments, but it directly connects to your router for the sake…