Amazon Will Pay You $10 in Credit for Your Palm Print Biometrics
How much is your palm print worth? If you ask Amazon, it's about $10 in promotional credit if you enroll your palm prints in its checkout-free stores and link it to your Amazon account. From a report: Last year, Amazon introduced its new biometric pa.....»»
8BitDo M Edition mechanical keyboard is a modern take on IBM’s Model M
Numpad sold separately. 8BitDo's IBM-like M Edition keyboard. [credit: 8BitDo ].....»»
Google accused of secretly tracking drivers with disabilities
Google recklessly violated privacy laws to spike ad profits, lawsuit says. Enlarge (credit: Jose A. Bernat Bacete | Moment) Google needs to pump the brakes when it comes to tracking sensitive information shared with DMV.....»»
Alpacas in Idaho test positive for H5N1 bird flu in another world first
The alpacas were known to be in close contact with infected birds. Enlarge / Suri alpacas on a farm in Pennsylvania. (credit: Getty | Susan L. Angstadt) Four backyard alpacas in southern Idaho have tested positive for hi.....»»
Used Teslas are getting very cheap, but buying one can be risky
As used Teslas drop in price, are they a bargain or buyer beware? Enlarge / Used Tesla Model 3s can be had for less than $20,000 now. (credit: Getty Images) The launch of a new electric vehicle these days is invariably m.....»»
TinyPod wants to turn Apple Watches into minimalist phones that feel like iPods
Creator shares price and design details, and mission to help people disconnect. Enlarge / The font styling is very intentional. (credit: TinyPod) I traded in my Series 5 Apple Watch last week to Apple after the battery c.....»»
Climate and health benefits of wind and solar dwarf all subsidies
By displacing fossil fuels, wind and solar saved the US $250 billion over 4 years. Enlarge (credit: Ashley Cooper) When used to generate power or move vehicles, fossil fuels kill people. Particulates and ozone resulting.....»»
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is down to $210 at Amazon
The Samsung Galaxy A9 Plus is on sale. It's not the S9 FE Plus, and that's not entirely a bad thing......»»
This is Cadillac’s new entry-level EV, the $54,000 Optiq crossover
Cadillac tells Ars how it differentiated the Optiq from the Chevrolet Equinox. Enlarge / The Cadillac Optiq is the brand's next EV, slotting underneath the electric Lyriq in the range. (credit: Michael Teo Van Runkle) Ea.....»»
Sony apologizes for interview it says “misrepresented” a Last of Us creator
Move comes after Druckmann publicly disavowed some quotes: "This is not quite what I said." Enlarge / Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, seen here not questioning the accuracy of a PR interview. (credit: Getty Images) Sony ha.....»»
Ars Live: How profitable is Starlink? We dig into the details of satellite Internet.
How has Starlink has gone from zero to profitability in five years? Enlarge / A stack of 60 Starlink satellites launched in 2019. (credit: SpaceX / Flickr) SpaceX began launching operational Starlink satellites five year.....»»
8BitDo’s Retro IBM-inspired keyboard could use more retro
Numpad sold separately. 8BitDo's IBM-like M Edition keyboard. [credit: 8BitDo ].....»»
Families of Uvalde shooting victims sue Activision over Call of Duty’s role
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors." Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision) The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass sho.....»»
Researchers crack 11-year-old password, recover $3 million in bitcoin
A flaw with the digital wallet and a bit of luck did the trick. Enlarge (credit: Flavio Coelho/Getty Images) Two years ago when “Michael,” an owner of cryptocurrency, contacted Joe Grand to help recover access to abo.....»»
Get Apple"s 10th-gen iPad for the all-time low price of $299.99
Amazon is offering the 10th-gen iPad for just $299.99 today, thanks to a handy on-page coupon.Apple's 10th-gen iPadIf Apple's updates to its iPad catalog have you in the mood to update yours, but without going to the premium end of the market, you're.....»»
Our only mission at Venus may have just gone dark
A jealous planet guards its secrets closely? Enlarge / Processed image of Venus captured by the Akatsuki spacecraft. (credit: JAXA/ISAS/DARTS/Kevin M. Gill) JAXA, the Japanese space agency, confirmed Wednesday that it.....»»
Lawsuit argues Call of Duty helped cause the Uvalde school shooting
Suit: Activision is "manipulating players' brain chemistry," ignoring "use by minors." Enlarge / Is this an aspirational image for mass shooters? (credit: Activision) The families of multiple victims of the 2022 mass sho.....»»
Get Apple"s 10th-gen iPad for a low $299.99 today
Amazon is offering the 10th-gen iPad for just $299.99 today, thanks to a handy on-page coupon.Apple's 10th-gen iPadIf Apple's updates to its iPad catalog has you in the mood to update yours, but without going to the premium end of the market, you're.....»»
The Unistellar Odyssey smart telescope made me question what stargazing means
The age-old pursuit of looking at the heavens is finally getting an upgrade. Enlarge / The Sky-Watcher HEQ5 Pro and the Unistellar Odyssey Pro. (credit: Tim Stevens) It's been 300 years since Galileo and Isaac Newton sta.....»»
Daily Telescope: See carbon dioxide sublimating on Mars
An amazing photo from an aging spacecraft. A field of sand dunes in the Martian springtime. (credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona) Welcome to the Daily Telescope. There is a little too much darkness in this.....»»
Bentley is replacing its W12 engine with a plug-in hybrid—and let us try it
Plug-in hybrid powertrain perfectly suits Bentley's next Continental GT Speed. Enlarge / After building almost 100,000 W12-powered Bentley Continental GTs, the brand is moving to a plug-in powertrain. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin).....»»