Google sells off Boston Dynamics to SoftBank
Four years on, it looks like Google's humanoid robotic ambitions were stillborn.
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Sebastian Anthony
Editor of Ars Technica UK
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Sebastian Anthony is the editor of Ars Technica UK. He holds an engineering degree with "Computer Games" in the title (yes, really), and has a professional background in programming, system administration, electronic engineering, and photography. Sebastian is interested in just about every aspect of science and technology, and how they stretch, contort, and transform the fabric of modern society. He writes on a variety of topics, but it is emerging science and the future of technology that really gets him excited. Sebastian lives in London, England.
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UK police arrest man via automatic face-recognition tech
Camera-equipped van in South Wales apparently spotted man whose face was in database.
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Why not ban cars, Amber Rudd? It’d be more effective than banning encryption
Op-ed: Another terrorist attack, another government attempt at backdooring WhatsApp.
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IBM unveils world’s first 5nm chip
Built with a new type of gate-all-around transistor, plus extreme ultraviolet lithography.
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Google unveils huge new London HQ landscraper next to Kings Cross
Longer than the Shard is tall, Google HQ will have rooftop garden, running track, more.
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We can now convert every film and TV show from the last 80 years into HDR
SDR-to-HDR converter conjures up more color, contrast out of images.
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Ars Technica’s spring giveaway: Win some free Asus gear
Just over £600 of Asus components (mobo, GPU) and gadgets (router, headset) to give away.
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Football: A deep dive into the tech and data behind the best players in the world
Benfica is crafting superhuman players with data science, machine learning—then selling them for millions.
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Google’s AlphaGo AI beats world’s best human Go player
Ke Jie tried to use AlphaGo's own moves and lost.
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New Surface Pro: No USB-C port, minor design refresh revealed in leaked images
No Surface Pro 5; it's just called Surface Pro. Unveiled in Shanghai next week.
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Facebook fined $122 million for misleading EU over WhatsApp deal
Facebook says it couldn't automatically match WhatsApp accounts; EC disagrees.
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Don’t be a digital anti-vaxxer: Keep Windows Update turned on
To avoid Wanna Decryptor and other attacks we must suck it up and use Windows Update.
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Ars Technica UK meetup: Quantum computing speaker confirmed + a few more tickets available
There will be food, drinks, nerdery, networking, and some tech to give away on May 18.
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Massive ransomware attack hits UK hospitals, Spanish banks
Ransomware attack appears to be targeting institutions in several European countries.
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Airlander 10, world’s largest aircraft, takes to the skies
Airlander 10 continues its flight test programme after crashing last year.
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World’s largest aircraft takes first flight since crash-landing last year
Airlander 10 dirigible puttered around the UK skies for almost three hours.
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Opera Reborn “rethinks” the browser… with integrated WhatsApp and Facebook
Opera Reborn gets new design, VPN, and ad-blocking (except for Google's ads).
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Massive vulnerability in Windows Defender leaves most Windows PCs vulnerable
PCs can be compromised when Defender scans an e-mail or IM; patch has been issued.
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Tory gov’t publishes “controversial bomb” UK air pollution plan [Updated]
Fixing UK's illegal air quality is more important than election controversy, High Court rules.
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Windows 10 S forces you to use Edge and Bing
Windows 10 S won't let you change default Web browser or search provider.
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UK has first coal-free power day since the Industrial Revolution
Over half of the energy comes from natural gas; another 21% is nuclear power.
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Fansubs for TV shows and movies are illegal, court rules
Anti-piracy group tells Dutch court they damage the industry.
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The Story of the Landline: Learn the history of Britain’s telephone network
Watch the TV show tonight on BBC4, or on-demand on iPlayer for the next 30 days.
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Ofcom demands “level playing field” for BT’s fibre rivals in ducts and poles plan
Openreach must make access cheaper and easier for FTTP competitors, regulator says.
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Firefox kills off Aurora channel to speed up release of new features
Aurora never really worked out, and it's obviated by new modern release processes.
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Virgin Media starts turning customer routers into public Wi-Fi hotspots
100,000+ customers opted in by default, but Virgin says download speeds unaffected.
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Formula 1, Formula E street races now legal on London roads
Race cars could whizz by Buckingham Palace, if Westminster council is feeling generous.
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DeepMind’s AlphaGo takes on world’s top Go player in China
At same event, multiple human players will team up to try and beat a single AI.
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Nvidia delivers new and improved Titan Xp—3,840 cores, 550GB/s memory bandwidth
Full-fat GP102 Pascal in a consumer card; same cost as previous Titan X. On sale today.
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Internet-connected vibrator with built-in webcam fails penetration testing
Please, if you're going to make a connected intimate device, secure it properly.
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Watch SpaceX land a reused Falcon 9 rocket for the first time
Landing the reused B1021 first stage is a thing of beauty, but turn your speakers down.
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London’s ultra low emission zone arrives in 2019, two years earlier than expected
Mayor Khan wants to fix "lethal air" problem. ULEZ to expand to Greater London in 2020.
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Formula 1: A technical deep dive into building the world’s fastest cars
F1 drivers experience similar g-force to Apollo astronauts during Earth re-entry. Here’s how they design and make the cars.
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How fast is the BT Smart Hub?
BT Smart Hub is much better than Sky, Virgin, and TalkTalk hubs, according to internal testing.
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Samsung Galaxy S8: Price, release date, specs
Samsung Galaxy S8 pre-order opens today for £690. Launch on April 19.
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Brexit begins: Article 50 has been triggered
Letter will be delivered to Brussels at 12:30pm today; EC's response expected soon.
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