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Seattle Software Developers has another hit; BabelBark the app for pets

The internet is such a relatively young industry that changes so quickly, just being a name that’s been around for the last ten years...

Tech’s political impact? “14 people watch me on C-SPAN… 1M on Facebook”

AUSTIN, Texas—Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) may not generate the same attention as our current tweeter-in-chief, but he embraces social media just as much. When serving as mayor...

The most detailed maps of the world will be for cars, not humans

The weight of the automotive and tech industries is fully behind the move toward self-driving cars. Cars with "limited autonomy"—i.e., the ability...

Classic bot-programming game Robo Rally has not aged well

Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com—and let us know what you...

There’s now only one US state where mug shots aren’t public records

In a 53-14 vote that took place days ago, South Dakota's legislative House passed legislation that makes arrest booking photos public records. The measure,...

Our new (mixed) reality: Early adopters have become HoloLens believers at work

It’s been roughly two years since Microsoft unveiled its augmented/mixed reality (AR/MR) HoloLens headset and about one year since the first publicly available dev...

Lawyer films his traffic stop, even after cop says not to, citing made-up law

The police chief in Wilmington, North Carolina, has publicly lambasted one of his officers. The officer recently pulled over a local attorney moonlighting as an...

Geohot’s new automated-driving device can only be redeemed by coughing up data

AUSTIN, Texas—At the first day of the SXSW Interactive festival, George "Geohot" Hotz announced an updated business plan for his company Comma.ai,...

Malware found preinstalled on 38 Android phones used by 2 companies

A commercial malware scanner used by businesses has recently detected an outbreak of malware that came preinstalled on more than three dozen Android devices....

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