Enlarge / Former Google AI Research Scientist Timnit Gebru speaks onstage during Day 3 of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018 at Moscone Center on September 7, 2018 in San Francisco, California. Kimberly White | Getty Images reader comments 5 with 5 posters participating Share this story Apple v. Samsung View more stories Google struggled on Thursday… Read More »
Enlarge / A Verizon FiOS truck in Manhattan on September 15, 2017. reader comments 26 with 24 posters participating Share this story Verizon is struggling to fix a glitch that has been leaking customers’ addresses, phone numbers, account numbers, and other personal information through a chat system that helps prospective subscribers figure out if Fios… Read More »
Enlarge / A climate controlled thermo haulage truck trailer outside the Pfizer Inc. facility in Puurs, Belgium, on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020. Bloomberg | Getty Images reader comments 109 with 56 posters participating Share this story Cyber attackers have targeted the cold supply chain needed to deliver COVID-19 vaccines, according to a report detailing a… Read More »
reader comments 92 with 60 posters participating Share this story Amazon is rolling out cheap new tools that will allow factories everywhere to monitor their workers and machines, as the tech giant looks to boost its presence in the industrial sector. Launched by Amazon’s cloud arm AWS, the new machine-learning-based services include hardware to monitor… Read More »
reader comments 119 with 74 posters participating Share this story The Tor anonymity network has generated controversy almost constantly since its inception almost two decades ago. Supporters say it’s a vital service for protecting online privacy and circumventing censorship, particularly in countries with poor human rights records. Critics, meanwhile, argue that Tor shields criminals distributing… Read More »
reader comments 128 with 57 posters participating Share this story Update, 11/29/20: It’s a very different Thanksgiving weekend here in 2020, but even if tables were smaller and travel non-existent, Ars staff is off for the holiday in order to recharge, take a mental afk break, and maybe stream a movie or five. But five… Read More »
Enlarge / Comcast Xfinity cable television installation truck parked on a street in front of a suburban home, San Ramon, California, May 17, 2018. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) Getty Images | Smith Collection | Gado reader comments 13 with 12 posters participating Share this story Comcast is raising prices for cable TV and Internet… Read More »
Enlarge / Computer chip with Chinese flag, 3d conceptual illustration. reader comments 53 with 27 posters participating Share this story Researchers have uncovered a massive hacking campaign that’s using sophisticated tools and techniques to compromise the networks of companies around the world The hackers, most likely from a well-known group that’s funded by the Chinese… Read More »
Enlarge / An iPhone 6. reader comments 69 with 43 posters participating Share this story The attorneys general for 33 states and the District of Columbia have reached a $113 million settlement with Apple over allegations that the iPhone maker throttled performance in several generations of the device to conceal a design defect in the… Read More »
reader comments 75 with 66 posters participating, including story author Share this story The Federal Communications Commission today voted to add 45MHz of spectrum to Wi-Fi in a slightly controversial decision that takes the spectrum away from a little-used automobile-safety technology. The spectrum from 5.850GHz to 5.925GHz has, for about 20 years, been set aside… Read More »