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One of the Internet’s most aggressive threats could take UEFI malware mainstream

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One of the Internet’s most aggressive threats has just gotten meaner, with the ability to infect one of the most critical parts of any modern-day computer.

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Teardown of “Dishy McFlatface,” the SpaceX Starlink user terminal

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Enlarge / Ken Keiter gets ready to tear apart the SpaceX Starlink user terminal, “Dishy McFlatface.”

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Engineer Ken Keiter recently came into possession of one SpaceX Starlink user terminal, the …

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Everything we know about Hyundai and Kia’s new electric vehicle platform

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Hyundai Motor Group has a new modular battery electric vehicle (BEV) platform for larger rear- or all-wheel drive vehicles. It’s called E-GMP and it sounds very impressive.

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iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploit is one of the most breathtaking hacks ever

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Earlier this year, Apple patched one of the most breathtaking iPhone vulnerabilities ever: a memory corruption bug in the iOS kernel …

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Aftermarket truck mods pollute as much as 9 million extra pickups

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A pickup truck emits a huge black cloud of soot from an exhaust cut into its hood.

Enlarge / A thoughtful soul decides to poison the air as he drives through the infield at Daytona International Raceway during the 2016 Rolex 24 race.

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Does Tor provide more benefit or harm? New paper says it depends

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The Tor anonymity network has generated controversy almost constantly since its inception almost two decades ago. Supporters say it’s a vital service for protecting online privacy and circumventing censorship, particularly …

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How Romain Grosjean walked away from F1’s scariest crash in decades

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The medical car and track marshals were on the scene seconds after Grosjean’s car came to rest, half of it wedged into the guardrail.

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WarGames for real: How one 1983 exercise nearly triggered WWIII

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Update, 11/29/20: It’s a very different Thanksgiving weekend here in 2020, but even if tables were smaller and travel non-existent, Ars staff is off for the holiday in order

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