The owl is cute, though. | Illustration by Alex Castro/The Verge Last year, I decided to start learning Korean. It was entirely on a whim — I don’t live in Korea and have no reason I’d ever need to go there. Nonetheless, it’s been an incredibly rewarding experience, and I’ve gotten to a point where…
Enlarge A security firm and the US government are advising the public to immediately stop using a popular GPS tracking device or to at least minimize exposure to it, citing a host of vulnerabilities that make it possible for hackers to remotely disable cars while they’re moving, track location histories, disarm alarms, and cut off…
Enlarge (credit: Al Drago / Contributor | CQ-Roll Call, Inc.) For years, people have wondered not if, but how much, the Department of Homeland Security accesses mobile location data to monitor US citizens. This week, the American Civil Liberties Union released thousands of heavily redacted pages of documents that provide a “glimpse” of how DHS…
Enlarge / This week, the classic RPG-FPS series Heretic and Hexen series are back in a curious way. While we at Ars Technica don’t necessarily cheer the moments when giant gaming conglomerates swallow up other giant gaming conglomerates, we also have a faction that champions efforts to preserve and re-release classic video games. These two…
Enlarge / Close-up of a Tokay gecko’s toe pads. They have many tiny hairs per foot called setae, each of which splits off into hundreds of even smaller bristles called spatulae. These help maximize contact with a surface. (credit: Yi Song) Geckos are known for being expert climbers, able to stick to any surface thanks…
During the three-month period ending June 30, Netflix reported a loss of only 970,000 subscribers. Last quarter, the company had a weak outlook for the second quarter and predicted a net loss of two million subscribers. While today’s results beat the projection, it is still the largest quarterly loss in the company’s history. The company…
Further proving that venture investors have more dry powder than ever before, this week started with a flurry of venture capital fund close announcements across sectors and stages. It tells that LPs are staying active amid this dissonant moment in tech, and despite some struggles ahead for emerging fund managers, that’s news. Our team got…
Alongside the report that Netflix lost 970,000 subscribers in its Q2 2022 letter to shareholders, Netflix also announced the acquisition of Animal Logic, the Australian animation studio responsible for “Happy Feet,” “The Lego Movie,” “Peter Rabbit,” and more. The transaction is expected to close later this year. The two companies are already partnering on “The…
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If you purchased a MacBook between 2015 and 2019 with the dreaded butterfly keyboard, a couple of Benjamins may soon be on your way, courtesy of Apple. On Tuesday, Apple agreed to settle a class action lawsuit against the company over its flawed butterfly keyboards. As part of the settlement, Apple will pay $50 million….