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Ajit Pai promised faster broadband expansion—Comcast cut spending instead
Comcast reduced capital spending on its cable division in 2019, devoting less money …
The tools and tricks that let Ars Technica function without a physical office
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Cadillac enhances Super Cruise, adds lane change on demand

Enlarge / The updated Super Cruise has a new UI. (credit: Cadillac)
General Motors’ Super Cruise is widely recognized to be the best of the so-called “Level 2+” driver assists. It combines adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping with a geofence—so
How a $300 projector can fool Tesla’s Autopilot

Enlarge / This image, taken from the interior of a Tesla Model X, shows a projected image of a car in front of the Model X. The inset in the bottom right, created by Nassi from the Model X’s logs,
Maryland bill would outlaw ransomware, keep researchers from reporting bugs
Remember last May, when Baltimore City was brought to a standstill by …
General Motors will invest $2.2 billion to build EVs in Detroit

Enlarge / General Motors Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly plant used to build the Volt PHEV; soon, it will build BEV pickups. (credit: General Motors)
On Monday morning, General Motors President Mark Reuss announced that GM will renovate its Detroit-Hamtramck facility in Michigan
Verizon brings 5G to the Super Bowl—for part of the stadium, anyway
Verizon’s 5G hype train …
Tesla needs to fix Autopilot safety flaws, demands Senator Markey

Enlarge / Tesla says that Autopilot users should always keep both hands on the steering wheel. (credit: CBS)
On Friday, Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) called on Tesla to adopt “common sense recommendations” in its Autopilot driver assist to “guarantee the
Mac users are getting bombarded by laughably unsophisticated malware
Almost two years have passed since the appearance of Shlayer, a piece of Mac malware that gets installed by tricking targets into installing fake Adobe Flash updates. …