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  1. How cell phones and Facebook are changing remote Nunatsiavut

    Canada’s Inuit culture has come to Instagram and Facebook.

    Cassandra Brooklyn –

  2. Flight Simulator hands-on: Microsoft looks different 20,000 feet in the air

    The news is (mostly) great: VR, Steam, TrackIR, night flying, tons more.

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  3. OnePlus Nord review: Android’s best bang for your buck

    90Hz, modern design, and a $450 price? Awesome.

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  4. The real science behind SETI’s hunt for intelligent aliens

    Inside the current hunt for “technosignatures” in radio waves.

    Madeleine O’Keefe –

  5. Meet the 4 frontrunners in the COVID-19 vaccine race

    Safety and immune responses look good, but do these vaccines work?

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  6. Hands-on: The $300 Kano PC, a “build-it-yourself” Chromebook competitor

    2-in-1 Windows PC is fun and functional—but embarrassingly hefty.

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  7. Are we ready to recycle the “rare earths” behind an energy revolution?

    New mines are coming, but the potential for recycling is huge.

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  8. TrueNAS Core will soon replace FreeNAS—and we test the beta

    ZFS features—with no command-line management.

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  9. Apple has finally embraced key-based 2FA. So should you

    Hardware keys are more secure—and finally ready for the masses.

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  10. The painstaking, hyper-granular process behind Amazon’s artful Undone

    Director/production designer Hisko Hulsing pulls back the mystery on rotoscoping magic.

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  11. Paper Mario: The Origami King folds the usual RPG tropes into knots

    Family-friendly quest is a great introduction to puzzle-filled adventure.

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  12. Ghost of Tsushima review: An open-world haiku of honor, stealth, and revenge

    A beautiful and story-rich contender for 2020's game of the year.

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  13. How small satellites are radically remaking space exploration

    "There’s so much of the Solar System that we have not explored."

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  14. Is SARS-CoV-2 airborne? Questions abound—but here’s what we know

    A look at the data on aerosol transmission.

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  15. The rise and fall of Adobe Flash

    Before Flash Player sunsets this December, we talk its legacy with those who built it.

    Richard C. Moss –

  16. Homebound with EarthBound

    On the 25th anniversary of the SNES game's US release, it feels more relevant than ever.

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  17. The ~$100 tablet shootout—Amazon Fire 8 HD Plus vs. Walmart Onn 8 Tablet Pro

    The benchmarks are comparable to 2015 phones, but $100 Android tablets have come a long way.

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  18. Human Interface: What (almost) every button in an F-15C fighter’s cockpit does

    We kick off a new video series designed to show off high-tech systems and how they work.

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  19. A decidedly non-Linux distro walkthrough: Haiku R1/beta2

    1995’s finest operating system in 2020—plus, our $140 EVOO laptop rides again.

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  20. How to move your role-playing game nights online

    A look at Roll20, which helps you run RPGs online.

    L.J. Kilgore –

  21. What’s new in Windows 10 Build 2004

    Improved Linux, Sandbox, and Cortana features dominate Build 2004's changelist.

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  22. The long, winding, technological road to GPS in every car

    GPS at your fingertips may now be ubiquitous, but it took a convergence of tech over decades.

    Larry Printz –

  23. We bought Walmart’s $140 laptop so you wouldn’t have to

    EVOO's 11.6" EV-C-116-5 has more substantial problems than its low specs imply.

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  24. What to expect from WWDC 2020: OS updates, ARM Macs, and more

    Will AirTags finally make an appearance? What about a new HomePod?

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  25. Everything we know—and don’t—about Tom Cruise’s plans to film a movie in space

    “Axiom is working with Tom Cruise in the making of a movie,” Jim Bridenstine said this week.

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  26. Boomshakalaka: How the original NBA Jam caught fire through chaos

    Former Midway titan Mark Turmell talks rubber-banding, “on fire,” Michael Jordan.

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  27. Living the Top Gun dream, on a budget

    DIY kit planes that replicate classic warbirds have become (slightly) more accessible.

    Lee H. Goldberg –

  28. The Last of Us Part 2 review: A less confident, less focused sequel

    For all its good points, Part 2 never seems sure what it wants to be.

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  29. The Internet’s most important—and misunderstood—law, explained

    Section 230 is the legal foundation of social media, and it's under attack.

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  30. Vicodin, ketamine, and caffeine: The ingredients of a good space pharmacy

    If humans want to live longterm in space, they'll need medicines—research is scarce for now.

    Troy Farah –

  31. From Zelda to Civ to Frostpunk—can climate change be fun?

    "The climate change and disaster mechanics are the most compelling additions to Civ VI."

    Steven T. Wright –

  32. Forget Dragon, the Falcon 9 rocket is the secret sauce of SpaceX’s success

    “I've done crazier things than dry out a radio antenna.”

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  33. Understanding epidemiology models

    Not all models are the same, and not all of them are used to answer the same questions.

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  34. Trump is desperate to punish Big Tech but has no good way to do it

    Trump's executive order shows how little power the president has over Silicon Valley.

    Timothy B. Lee and Kate Cox –

  35. Choosing 2FA authenticator apps can be hard. Ars did it so you don’t have to

    Losing your 2FA codes can be bad. Having backups stolen can be worse. What to do?

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  36. Pixel Buds 2 review: These earbuds are “much better than OK,” Google

    Enough quality, comfort, style, and usefulness to merit a $180 price—just barely.

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