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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....

AT&T allegedly “discriminated” against poor people in broadband upgrades

It's no secret that ISPs can make more money from network upgrades in wealthy neighborhoods than low-income ones, and a new analysis of Cleveland, Ohio,...

John Carmack: ZeniMax owes me $22.5M as part of 2009 id Software deal

John Carmack, the CTO of Oculus, has sued his former employer, ZeniMax Media, for alleged breach of contract. In the lawsuit, which was filed...

Elon Musk on batteries for Australia: “Installed in 100 days or it is free”

On Thursday morning, the Australian Financial Review published a story saying that Lyndon Rive, Tesla’s vice president for energy products, promised the company could...

Longer heat waves, heavier smog go hand in hand with climate change

Exposure to high levels of airborne pollutants is an ongoing problem, as is exposure to extreme temperatures. If these two overlap, then it's possible...

DirecTV’s regional sports fees vary wildly, nonsensically, by ZIP code

If you're a DirecTV customer who is annoyed by your monthly "regional sports fee," get ready to be even more agitated. Depending on what ZIP...

Ars asks: How do you feel about junkets for auto coverage?

It has been almost three years since we launched the Cars Technica section here at Ars, during which time we've brought our unique voice...

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