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Kyle Orland – May 3, 2022 4:33 pm UTC 36 comments with 31 posters participating, including story author NASA chief says cost-plus contracts are a “plague” on the space agency "You get it done with that competitive spirit. You get it done cheaper." Eric Berger – May 3, 2022 4:14 pm UTC 189 comments with 112 posters participating Latest Stories Continue > Kindle e-readers finally (kind of) support ePub books Support relies on "Send to Kindle" file conversion, is better than nothing. Andrew Cunningham – May 3, 2022 3:25 pm UTC 94 comments with 51 posters participating Turning waste into gold drugs Given waste as starting material, software finds viable reaction path to drugs. John Timmer – May 3, 2022 3:13 pm UTC 44 comments with 28 posters participating Rocket Lab catches a 1-ton booster falling back from space "It's kind of like Ghostbusters in some way." Eric Berger – May 3, 2022 1:12 pm UTC 121 comments with 83 posters participating Botnet that hid for 18 months boasted some of the coolest tradecraft ever Once-unknown group uses a tunnel fetish and a chameleon's ability to blend in. Dan Goodin – May 3, 2022 12:24 pm UTC 66 comments with 41 posters participating Omicron subvariants BA.4, BA.5 evade protection from earlier omicron infection Data suggests possibility of new infection wave, though vaccination boosts protection. Beth Mole – May 2, 2022 10:44 pm UTC 298 comments with 124 posters participating Listen to the X-ray echoes of a black hole as it devours a companion star MIT's "reverberation machine" algorithm revealed eight new sources of those echoes. Jennifer Ouellette – May 2, 2022 10:26 pm UTC 32 comments with 25 posters participating Apple clarifies its controversial app removal emails with policy statement Also, devs will now have 90 days to respond to a removal notice instead of 30. Samuel Axon – May 2, 2022 9:29 pm UTC 71 comments with 55 posters participating Lawsuit claims more Fitbits are burn hazards, includes gross pictures Lawsuit says Fitbits are supposed to help customers "burn calories—not their skin." Ron Amadeo – May 2, 2022 8:36 pm UTC 61 comments with 52 posters participating FCC Republican backs Musk’s Twitter purchase, slams “restrictions on speech” Nathan Simington: Musk-led Twitter is good for Americans "who value free speech." Jon Brodkin – May 2, 2022 7:44 pm UTC 273 comments with 127 posters participating Follow usFollow us on FacebookFollow us on TwitterFollow us on YouTubeFollow us on Instagram Latest Ars Video > Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world. Read Full Article Earlier Stories > SpaceX engineer says NASA should plan for Starship’s “significant” capability "We all need to be thinking bigger and better and really inspirationally about what we can do." Eric Berger – May 2, 2022 6:53 pm UTC 284 comments with 127 posters participating DIY Apple Studio Display uses 2014 iMac to save $730 YouTuber strips old iMac of its components and turns it into a 5K monitor. Scharon Harding – May 2, 2022 5:46 pm UTC 131 comments with 69 posters participating Apple slammed by EU for denying Apple Pay rivals access to iPhone’s NFC tech Apple accused of violating EU antitrust law by only letting Apple Pay use NFC. Jon Brodkin – May 2, 2022 5:08 pm UTC 332 comments with 126 posters participating Advertisement Earlier Stories Continue > Online retailers are offering rare, endangered bugs As insects decline globally, there’s a need for regulating their sale online. 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Scharon Harding – May 2, 2022 1:00 pm UTC 95 comments with 47 posters participating Porsche and Audi are both going to enter Formula 1 in 2026 "VW Group to F1" rumors have circulated for years, but now it's true. Jonathan M. Gitlin – May 2, 2022 12:25 pm UTC 42 comments with 29 posters participating “Elephant in the room”: Clean energy’s need for unsustainable minerals Our need for minerals may strain supply and lead to environmental issues. Shel Evergreen – May 2, 2022 11:45 am UTC 377 comments with 154 posters participating Square Enix sells all of its Western game studios—and their games—to Embracer $300 million deal includes "over 50" classic games' rights, over 1,000 devs. Sam Machkovech – May 2, 2022 7:55 am UTC 196 comments with 109 posters participating Scientists blast out Earth’s location with the hope of reaching aliens "These efforts are like building a big bonfire in the woods and hoping someone finds you." 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