Enlarge / Safari is the default browser on all of Apple's devices. Release notes for the latest version of the Safari Technology Preview, essentially the beta version of the macOS Web browser, explicitly state that…
GirlsDoPorn website goes offline after $13M judgment, criminal…
The last few months have been a disaster for the people behind the GirlsDoPorn website. Last summer saw the start of trial in a lawsuit 22 women filed against site owner Michael Pratt and two…
Ars readers gave more than $33,000 in 2019…
Enlarge / Giving a little joy. Last month, we asked readers to donate to our 2019 Charity Drive sweepstakes. Now that the giving is done and the results have been tallied, we can report that…
Breathing Techniques: A Guide to the Science and…
Incorporate Breathing Exercises into Daily Life. Help yourself to neutralize stress and regain your energy: Don't be mistaken and think that in our Digital Age only Internet and digital communication matters. Far from! Your…
Instagram is taking down posts supporting slain Iranian…
Enlarge / Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani in 2013. MEHDI GHASEMI/ISNA/AFP via Getty ImagesInstagram has been removing posts supporting Qassem Soleimani, the Iranian military leader who was killed by an American strike on January 3, CNN reports.…
Indian Supreme Court finds 150-day Internet blackout in…
Enlarge / Indian prime minister Narendra Modi addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2019. Drew Angerer/Getty ImagesThe Indian region of Kashmir has had most Internet service blacked out since August. The government of Narendra Modi…
Firefox gets patch for critical 0-day that’s being…
Mozilla has released a new version of Firefox that fixes an actively exploited zero-day that could allow attackers to take control of users' computers. In an advisory, Mozilla rated the vulnerability critical and said it…
Firefox 72 blocks fingerprinting scripts by default, rethinks…
Enlarge / Mozilla's office in San Francisco. Mozilla has released Firefox 72, an update that, like many recent browser updates, focuses on privacy features—specifically, ways to deal with fingerprinting, and a new way of managing…
Apple and GPU-maker Imagination make nice in new…
Apple discusses the iPad Pro's A12X CPU and GPU on stage at its October 30, 2018 event. Valentina PalladinoImagination Technologies, which used to provide the graphics processors for Apple's mobile devices, has entered into a…
Big Pharma celebrates new year by raising prices…
Leading drug makers rang in the new year by once again raising list prices of their drugs—this time on more than 250 of them, according to an analysis reported by Reuters. Data examined by healthcare…