Nature’s skyscrapers: X-ray imaging reveals the secrets of termite mounds ~science biology Article 866 words 6 votes
FTC hits "predatory" scientific publisher with a $50 million fine ~news journalism usa Article 967 words 13 votes
Edge-on-Chromium approaches; build leaks, extensions page already live ~tech browsers google microsoft Article 416 words 4 votes
We've been sure that the Earth is round for a long time, so what's driving the recent resurgence of flat-Earthers? ~science Article 1191 words 25 votes
Two devs automated the process of generating and publishing "garbage" mobile slot machine games on Google Play, and made over $50,000 ~games Article 1759 words 28 votes
Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls, and Detroit: Become Human are coming to PC, leading next wave of Epic Games Store exclusives ~games Article 460 words 13 votes
Elizabeth Warren proposes breaking up Amazon, Google, and Facebook ~tech google amazon facebook Article 870 words 48 votes
Russia’s passive-aggressive reaction to SpaceX may mask a deeper truth ~space Article 1298 words 18 votes
Theranos: How a broken patent system sustained its decade-long deception ~tech Article 991 words 8 votes
Why is your wine crying? Scientists say shock waves likely play a role ~food drinks Article 788 words 3 votes
There’s new evidence for what happened to people who survived Vesuvius ~humanities.history Article 1163 words 8 votes
The marriage of SpaceX and NASA hasn’t been easy—but it’s been fruitful ~space rocketry spaceflight.crewed Article 1182 words 10 votes
Opportunity did not answer NASA’s final call, and it’s now lost to us ~space rocketry Article 619 words 13 votes
Rumor: Microsoft is working on bringing Xbox Game Pass to Switch, including Xbox One games playable via streaming ~games Article 1007 words 10 votes
Tetris 99 isn’t just a great twist on a classic—it’s a gameplay revolution ~games Article 1876 words 28 votes
Nike’s self-lacing sneakers turn into bricks after faulty firmware update ~tech Article 314 words 22 votes
OpenAI researchers, scared by their own work, hold back “deepfakes for text” AI ~tech Article 792 words, published Feb 15 2019 30 votes
Is the phrase “patent troll” defamatory? NH Supreme Court may decide ~tech Article 1221 words 8 votes
Raw milk drinkers in nineteen states at risk of rare, dangerous infectious disease ~food drinks Article 683 words 10 votes
ArsTechnica's favorite two-player board games, 2019 edition ~games.tabletop board games Article 1320 words 12 votes
Forgotten man, forgotten disease—Aniru Conteh and the battle against Lassa fever ~health Article 1372 words, published Jan 24 2019 3 votes
Game retailer GameStop says it can’t sell itself, stock dives 27% to fourteen-year low ~finance business Article 421 words 6 votes
Google asks Supreme Court to overrule disastrous ruling on API copyrights ~tech google android Article 1694 words 16 votes
“The Linux of social media” - How LiveJournal pioneered (then lost) blogging ~tech internet Article 3390 words 8 votes
Damning court docs show just how far Sacklers went to push OxyContin ~health medicine Article 1331 words 8 votes
Machine learning can offer new tools, fresh insights for the humanities ~humanities Article 1618 words 10 votes
Star Control: Origins has been removed from sale on Steam and GOG following DMCA takedown filing by original Star Control creators ~games Article 1632 words 8 votes
Formula E starts season five in Saudi Arabia with a faster electric race car ~sports.motorsports Article 1248 words 7 votes
We finally talked to an actual Waymo passenger—here’s what he told us ~tech google Article 1638 words 11 votes
After audit, no Chinese surveillance implants in Supermicro boards found ~tech security.national Article 530 words 10 votes
Ars Technica’s ultimate board game gift guide, 2018 edition ~games.tabletop board games Article 190 words 11 votes
As US coal use drops to 1979 levels, EPA may ease rules on new coal plants ~enviro energy.renewable Article 466 words 7 votes
Sony is using the open-source emulator PCSX ReARMed for the PlayStation Classic ~games Article 356 words 25 votes
FCC Republican claims municipal broadband is threat to First Amendment ~tech Article 1004 words 12 votes
Microsoft’s problem isn’t how often it updates Windows—it’s how it develops it ~tech microsoft Article 1022 words 27 votes
Newly discovered letter by Galileo shows that he lightly edited his original words to appease the Catholic Church ~science astronomy Article 1373 words 10 votes
How to get that great “hoppy” beer taste without the exploding bottles ~food Article 973 words, published Oct 5 2018 6 votes
Solar panels replaced tarmac on a motorway. Here are the results. ~enviro energy.renewable Article 904 words 14 votes
Facebook punishes liberal news site after fact check by right-wing site ~tech facebook social media Article 898 words 10 votes
Ajit Pai does ISPs’ bidding, pushes for tighter rules on Google and Facebook ~tech google facebook Article 1650 words 16 votes
$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft ~tech google microsoft Article 1103 words 16 votes
Verizon throttled fire department’s “unlimited” data during California wildfire ~tech Article 1840 words 17 votes