Arcade1Up pinball cabinet review: Fine for families, interesting for modders
The default package is worth its $600 cost, but do your research before buying. Enlarge / Say hello to the Arcade1Up Attack From Mars physical pinball cabinet. The chassis is physical; its games are all virtual. Read below to understand what the.....»»
Apple and Google’s AI wizardry promises privacy—at a cost
Upgraded data protection and less reliance on the cloud could lock users in. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Since the dawn of the iPhone, many of the smarts in smartphones have come from elsewhere: the corporate computers known as the cloud. M.....»»
Rocket Report: China launches crew mission, SpaceX runs into road troubles
"The Space Safari team intends to push the envelope." Enlarge / A Falcon 9 rocket goes supersonic on Thursday, launching a GPS III satellite for the Space Force. (credit: US Space Force) Welcome to Edition 4.03 of the Rocket Report! This week.....»»
Ukraine arrests ransomware gang in global cybercriminal crackdown
Arrests of Cl0p hacker group members adds to pressure on other countries to follow suit. Enlarge / A Colonial Pipeline facility in Woodbridge, New Jersey. Hackers last month disrupted the pipeline supplying petroleum to much of the East Coast. (.....»»
Game Boy Advance game gets split-screen multiplayer through new FPGA core
No link-cable needed for this emulated single-machine, single-display solution. Developer Robert Peip shows off some split-screen Game Boy Advance multiplayer gaming through his new FPGA core. Here at Ars, we're big fans of situations whe.....»»
Newly discovered Vigilante malware outs software pirates and blocks them
Most malware tries to steal stuff. Vigilante, by contrast, takes aim at piracy. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A researcher has uncovered one of the more unusual finds in the annals of malware: booby-trapped files that rat out downloaders and.....»»
A number of recommended Nintendo Switch games are on sale today
Dealmaster also has early Prime Day discounts, Philips Hue deals, and more. Enlarge (credit: Ars Technica) Earlier this week, we highlighted an excellent deal on Nintendo Switch Online memberships. Today's Dealmaster is headlined by a range of.....»»
Amazon joins Apple, Google by reducing its app store cut
Developers with revenues under $1 million are getting a new deal. Enlarge / The Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet, which runs Amazon's Fire OS. (credit: Amazon) Apparently following the lead of Apple and Google, Amazon has announced that it will take a.....»»
Microsoft’s Linux repositories were down for 18+ hours
The outage prevented Linux installation or upgrade of any Microsoft software. Enlarge / In 2017, Tux was sad that he had a Microsoft logo on his chest. In 2021, he's mostly sad that Microsoft's repositories were down for most of a day. (credit:.....»»
FDA officials asked to step down after contentious Alzheimer’s drug approval
Three experts resigned in protest. Watchdog says it's FDA brass that should leave. Enlarge / The Food and Drug Administration headquarters in White Oak, Maryland. (credit: Getty | Congressional Quarterly) A leading advocacy and watchdog group.....»»
Researchers cool a 40 kg object to near its quantum ground state
Mirrors of the LIGO gravitational-wave detector get cool—extremely cool. Enlarge / One of the 40 kg mirrors that has approached its quantum ground state. (credit: Matt Heintze/Caltech/MIT/LIGO Lab) Objects that obey the rules of quantum.....»»
Here’s what’s inside Google’s first-ever retail store
Buy a speaker, try Google Stadia, or fix a cracked phone screen—the store is open. The inside of the store is wood-on-wood, with these crazy bendy poles everywhere......»»
Ten-year hacktivist fugitive Commander X arrested in Mexico
"We do not forgive. We do not forget." But neither do the feds. Enlarge / Chris Doyon, in full "Anonymous mythology" mode, when I met him in Canada. (credit: Nate Anderson) A decade after Chris "Commander X" Doyon skipped out on a federal hack.....»»
Peter Jackson’s 6-hour Beatles documentary confirmed for Disney+ this November
Jackson thanks Beatles, Disney for "allowing me to present this story" as 6-hour beast. The Beatles: Get Back is now a Disney+ exclusive. And hoo boy, it's six hours long......»»
Bethesda exec says he’s “sorry” for lack of PS5 Starfield
"I'm certain that's frustrating... but there's not a whole lot I can do about it." Bethesda Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications Pete Hines talks to GameSpot about Starfield. This week, Microsoft and Bethesda confirmed th.....»»
World Bank slams bitcoin, declines to help El Salvador’s cryptocurrency plan
Bank faults bitcoin's “environmental and transparency shortcomings.” Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) Last week, El Salvador’s government passed a law to accept bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar. The country r.....»»
Lordstown Motors now says that it has no binding orders for EV truck
It clarified with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has no firm orders. Enlarge / In June 2020, Lordstown held an hour-long election rally for the Trump campaign disguised as an event to unveil the Endurance electric pickup truck......»»
SpaceX to break the final frontier in reuse with national defense launch
Thursday's GPS mission is a high priority for the Space Force. Enlarge / The GPS III SV-05 vehicle is encapsulated in the Falcon 9 rocket's payload fairing. (credit: Lockheed Martin) A few years ago one of SpaceX's earliest employees, Hans Koe.....»»
Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on municipal broadband
Bill's 10Mbps standard could make 98% of Ohio ineligible for municipal networks. Enlarge / The Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. (credit: Getty Images | Joseph Sohm) Ohio's Republican-controlled legislature is on the verge of imposing a state law t.....»»
Apple’s Tim Cook: Sideloading is “not in the best interests of the user”
The interview also touched on privacy, AR, health, and future products. Enlarge / Apple CEO Tim Cook being interviewed remotely by Brut. (credit: Brut.) Apple has been under a mountain of scrutiny lately from legislators, developers, judges, a.....»»