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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...

New bill would let companies force workers to get genetic tests, share results

It’s hard to imagine a more sensitive type of personal information than your own genetic blueprints. With varying degrees of accuracy, the four-base code...

Time crystals make their appearance, no blue police box reported

Time crystals: I'd hoped I'd never write about them again. A long time ago, there was a theory paper that proposed a new idea—time...

UK ISPs to block set-top boxes that illegally live-stream soccer matches

Kodi set-top boxes that allow football fans to stream live matches without a licence will be blocked by the UK's four biggest ISPs, after...

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