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• A first look at GNOME 2.16 (Arstechnica)
  The GNOME 2.16 release is almost upon us, and readers have asked for a prerelease preview.
• The 2020 World Car of the Year awards are out, and the winner is… (Arstechnica)
  The awards were supposed to be announced at the NY International Auto Show.
• Georgia Tech physicists unlock the secret to perfect wok-tossed fried rice (Arstechnica)
  The trick is a timely combination of side-to-side and see-sawing motions.
• Virtual composer makes beautiful music—and stirs controversy (Arstechnica)
  When most of us think about a machine composing musical pieces, we think of primitive songs coming out of a HAL 9000 that could be suitable…
• Watching a “language” develop when kids can’t speak to each other (Arstechnica)
  Study shows how kids could play a role in spontaneously emerging languages.
• Delta engulfs unvaccinated in Florida, Louisiana; CDC clarifies breakthroughs (Arstechnica)
  Vaccines and masks are both needed to lower transmission, US officials stress.
• New Zunes to hit store shelves on the 13th (Arstechnica)
  It looks like new Zunes will arrive in stores next week.
• Here’s what it would take to stop climate change sooner (Arstechnica)
  New IPCC report explains value and difficulty of limiting warming to 1.5°C.
• Samsung will soon ship Micro LED TVs, but Mini LED still leads the lineup (Arstechnica)
  Plus, a rundown of the wacky buzzwords you have to know to shop for these TVs.
• At long last! Apple announces new Mac Pro with cylindrical design (Arstechnica)
  The workstation is getting a major update for the first time since 2010.
• After several SUVs, Audi’s next electric car is the handsome e-tron GT (Arstechnica)
  The e-tron GT starts at $99,900 and is closely related to the Porsche Taycan.
• The “iRadio” saga continues: Apple allegedly partners with Warner Music (Arstechnica)
  Company reportedly has its second major music label deal just days before WWDC.
• New Sony Xperia 1 II smartphone looks handsome, costs a ridiculous $1,300 (Arstechnica)
  It has a funny name, a square design, and a very high price.
• Film & TV makers debut new feature to end the “soap opera effect” scourge (Arstechnica)
  Vizio, Panasonic, and LG will include it in their new TVs.
• Private-equity firm revives zombie fossil-fuel power plant to mine bitcoin (Arstechnica)
  Power plant was left for dead until the cryptocurrency boom came along.
• Xbox Series X won’t support Kinect hardware, games (Arstechnica)
  Microsoft sends its unique control accessory down the final memory hole.
• Report: Microsoft still planning a low-cost, streaming-focused Xbox (Arstechnica)
  Word comes as plans for mid-tier "Lockhart" Xbox are reportedly put on hold.
• Yes, you can hack cell phones like on Mr. Robot—just not the way they did (Arstechnica)
  While plausible, Elliot's "crackSIM" hack took some artistic license with technology.
• A “disgraceful decision:” Researchers blast FDA for approving Alzheimer’s drug (Arstechnica)
  Even the FDA's own advisers and statisticians didn't think the drug should be approved.
• Amid criticism, FDA narrows use of $56K Alzheimer’s drug, calls for probe [Updated] (Arstechnica)
  FDA now says drug should only go to those with mild disease—the only patients tested.
• Behind the curtain: Ars goes inside Blue Origin’s secretive rocket factory (Arstechnica)
  Jeff Bezos' rocket company invited just a few reporters for its first media tour.
• Internet security makes top 10 list of child health concerns (Arstechnica)
  Internet safety is now a top concern of US parents.
• AT&T employees helped SIM-swap hackers rob man of $1.8 million, lawsuit says (Arstechnica)
  AT&T didn't stop employees from selling access to customer phones, lawsuit says.
• Microsoft announces new Xbox 360 hardware—and bonus downloads for Gold (Arstechnica)
  An Xbox 360 that looks a bit like the Xbox One is now available to buy.
• Forge World offers giant map, new tools for Halo Reach (Arstechnica)
  Forge was a big part of Halo 3, letting players create their own maps for multiplayer play.
• In The Columnist, reading the comments isn’t bad—being a toxic online troll is (Arstechnica)
  Revenge fantasy has never been more understandable than when it involves being a woman online.
• Ars at E3: Sony shows strong lineup of downloadable games on the PlayStation Network. (Arstechnica)
  Now that Frank and I are out of the Sony Press Conference, one thing is clear: the Play Station Network is going to be become a powerful co…
• We bought Walmart’s $140 laptop so you wouldn’t have to (Arstechnica)
  EVOO's 11.6" EV-C-116-5 has more substantial problems than its low specs imply.
• European Institute of Technology moves another step closer to reality (Arstechnica)
  Text settings Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav The Europ…
• A partial car substitute? Trek’s new cargo bike, reviewed (Arstechnica)
  A pricey but feature-rich offering from Trek had me pedaling for my groceries.
• Georgia Tech scientists figured out how maggots can eat so much, so fast (Arstechnica)
  A video shows 10,000 maggots consuming a 16-inch pizza in just two hours.
• T-Mobile apparently lied to government to get Sprint merger approval, ruling says (Arstechnica)
  T-Mobile ordered to prove it didn't lie to Calif.
• The Porsche Taycan—every bit as good as a $200,000 Porsche should be (Arstechnica)
  Forget Model S comparisons; this car is an electric 928 for the 21st century.
• The billion-dollar question: How does the Clipper mission get to Europa? (Arstechnica)
  “I want to make sure the SLS Block 1 is the rocket you need, and it's on time.”. Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and an…
• Math may have caught up with Google’s quantum-supremacy claims (Arstechnica)
  But, given the rapidly evolving quantum computing landscape, that may not matter.
• Trump sues Twitter and Facebook for banning him, claims “trillions” in damages (Arstechnica)
  Trump's "free speech" case is likely doomed by First Amendment and Section 230.
• New IPCC report shows land use is part of solution to climate change (Arstechnica)
  Land use is a big problem that could be a big solution.
• RIAA backtracks after embarrassing P2P defendant (Arstechnica)
  When the RIAA filed a file-sharing lawsuit against a sergeant in the US Army earlier this year, it included the customary exhibits with scr…
• The Volvo C40 Recharge is a stylish new variant of the Swedish EV (Arstechnica)
  50 percent of all new Volvos will be electric by 2025, 100 percent by 2030.
• After a decade of League of Legends, Riot to expand with new games (Arstechnica)
  Shooting, fighting, cards, an action-RPG, and an animated cartoon are in the mix.
• Apple unveils OS X 10.9, “Mavericks” (Arstechnica)
  Apple today unveiled OS X 10.9 at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), showing off the first major revision of the Mac’s operating s…
• Hidden Figures is the perfect space race movie (Arstechnica)
  A must-see film about using math to overcome adversity and send humans into orbit. Serving the Technologist since 1998. News, reviews, and…
• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is now free on iOS, Android—and dang, it’s solid (Arstechnica)
  We break down our first session with the Western version to explain why we’ll come back.
• Xbox Series S outed by next-gen controller leak—and it’s legit [Updated] (Arstechnica)
  New controller—and its descriptive box—announced the news before Microsoft could.
• Apple gives third-party repair shops more access to authorized parts (Arstechnica)
  The program provides parts and resources for out-of-warranty iPhones.
• Windows DNS exploit: from bad to worse (Arstechnica)
  Microsoft's DNS exploit can now attack systems via port 445.
• Pacific Northwest heatwave “virtually impossible” without climate change (Arstechnica)
  Rapid analysis shows it would be hard to do this in a cooler world.
• Intel enters the laptop discrete GPU market with Xe Max (Arstechnica)
  The new part is a content-creation tool, not a gaming accelerator.
• Intel’s run at the GPU market begins with Tiger Lake onboard graphics (Arstechnica)
  Xe LP graphics in Tiger Lake laptops are only the first part of the story.
• Teardown reveals how much capacity Apple’s $99 MagSafe Battery Pack has (Arstechnica)
  The video also identifies various other internal components.