Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) We may have bitten off more than we could chew, folks. An Amazon engineer told me that when he heard what I was trying to do with Ars headlines, the first thing he thought was that we had chosen a deceptively hard problem. He warned that I needed...
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(BPRW) Goodie Nation Releases 2021 Mid-Year Progress Report
(Black PR Wire) ATLANTA–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nonprofit leader Goodie Nation™ today announces the release of its mid-year 2021 progress report around programs and initiatives on behalf of social entrepreneurs and diverse founders. The report highl
The Amazonification of Space Begins in Earnest
With the suborbital flights made by Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson this month, the privatization of the space industry has crossed the point of no return.
Want to Buy a PlayStation 5? Befriend a Bot.
In a pandemic-induced era of scarcity, a bit of automation can go a long way to obtaining the unobtainable.
Robinhood’s Guinea Pig for Upending Public Offerings: Itself
The stock trading app is opening its initial public offering and investor presentations to everyday investors. The risks are significant.
The Nightmare of Our Snooping Phones
A Catholic official’s resignation shows the real-world consequences of practices by America’s data-harvesting industries.
Lyft will team up with Ford and a self-driving car start-up to offer rides in Miami.
The companies plan to begin offering the service this year, expanding later to Austin, Texas. A human will still be behind the wheel.
Home and office routers come under attack by China state hackers, France warns
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) China state hackers are compromising large numbers of home and office routers for use in a vast and ongoing attack against organizations in France, authorities from that county said. The hacking group—known in security circles as APT31, Zirconium, Panda, and other names—has historically conducted espionage campaigns targeting government, financial, aerospace and...
Lyft ditches Google Maps for Here, partners with Argo AI
Enlarge / Lyft will switch its map provider from Google to Here. (credit: Lyft) The ride-hailing company Lyft is changing up its search data and places provider, which until now have been powered by Google. Lyft will now use Here instead. Lyft says the switch will mean a better search database for places and addresses...
China Breached Dozens of Pipeline Companies in Past Decade, U.S. Says
The disclosure about the breadth of state-sponsored cyberattacks was part of a warning to pipeline owners to increase the security of their systems to stave off future intrusions.








