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Facebook apps logged users’ passwords in plaintext, because why not

Facebook has mined a lot of data about its users over the years—relationships, political leanings, and even phone call logs. And now it...

Intentionally exposing kids to chickenpox is a cruel and stupid thing to do

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin made headlines Tuesday after revealing in a radio interview that he had purposefully exposed his nine unvaccinated children to...

Why “chickenpox parties” are a terrible idea—in case it’s not obvious

Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin made headlines Tuesday after revealing in a radio interview that he had purposefully exposed his nine unvaccinated children to...

Critical flaw lets hackers control lifesaving devices implanted inside patients

The federal government on Thursday warned of a serious flaw in Medtronic cardio defibrillators that allows attackers to use radio communications to surreptitiously...

They didn’t buy the DLC: feature that could’ve prevented 737 crashes was sold as an option

The crashed Lion Air 737 MAX and the Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX aircraft had more in common than aircraft design and the apparently...

Dealmaster: Get a 256GB Samsung microSD card for $40

Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our friends at TechBargains, we have another round of deals to share. Today's list is highlighted by a deal...

A dev trained robots to generate “garbage” slot machine games—and made $50K

SAN FRANCISCO—This year's Game Developers Conference saw two game makers emerge with a possible chapter in a future dystopian sci-fi novel: the story...

Latest trailer for John Wick 3: Parabellum is sheer guns-and-glory mayhem

Fresh on the heels of the announcement that will start shooting this summer, we get a new trailer for another Keanu Reeves-starring vehicle:...

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