Hackers who previously targeted Uyghurs evaded Google Play security checks to push a fake Signal app for Android. It uses a never previously-documented method to spy on the encrypted comms tool.
Amazon CEO tells staff to work in office three days a week or look for another job::Almost 30,000 workers signed petition against return-to-office mandate in May
A woman and her dog were swept away by flash flooding that suddenly surged through a Utah slot canyon. They were saved after the SOS emergency feature on her iPhone notified rescuers.::The woman heard flash flooding coming while in Utah’s Mary Jane Canyon and tried to reach higher ground with her dog, but the sand bank was...
Countless companies and industries enjoy making up scary stories when it comes to justifying their opposition to making it easier to repair your own tech. Apple claims that empowering consumers and bolstering independent repair shops will turn states into “hacker meccas.” The car industry insists that making it easier and...
Perseverance Mars rover spies big sunspot rotating toward Earth (photos)::NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has captured photos of a big sunspot, which should rotate into view for those of us on Earth in the coming days.
A security researcher has found it’s possible to reveal a Skype app user’s IP address without the target needing to even click a link. Microsoft said the vulnerability does not need immediate attention.
iFixit wants Congress to let it hack McDonald’s ice cream machines::McDonald’s ice cream machines are notorious for breaking all the time, so iFixit wants to help people repair them without the help of the manufacturer.
FBI operation tricked thousands of computers infected by Qakbot into uninstalling the malware::The U.S. government dismantled the infrastructure of the notorious Qakbot malware, which caused millions of dollars of damage.
The US Air Force wants $5.8 billion to build 1,000 AI-driven unmanned combat aircraft, possibly more, as part of its next generation air dominance initiative::The unmanned aircraft are ideal for suicide missions, the Air Force says. Human rights advocates call the autonomous lethal weapons “slaughterbots.”
Meta announced the removal of thousands of fake accounts from Facebook that were operated as part of “the largest known cross-platform covert influence operation in the world”::undefined
Google's DeepMind unit is unveiling today a new method it says can invisibly and permanently label images that have been generated by artificial intelligence.
BNEF journalist Colin McKerracher summarizes trends in China predicting a peak in fossil transport fuel: electric vehicle car sales, two and three wheeled electric kilometers traveled, electric trucks reaching the tipping point and ride hailing legislation.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals the colorful Ring Nebula in exquisite detail::The James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the Ring Nebula in vibrant green and purple, presenting one of the most well-known objects in astronomy like never before.
CenturyLink left 86-year-old woman with no Internet service for a month | After three canceled appointments, service restored one day after Ars emailed ISP.::After three canceled appointments, service restored one day after Ars emailed ISP.