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Activist hedge fund advises Intel to outsource CPU manufacturing

Ars Technica’s 2021 Deathwatch—2020 was just the beginning

Private party app pulled from App Store by Apple

The best accessories and MagSafe gear for your new iPhone 12

2020 had its share of memorable hacks and breaches. Here are the top 10

Samsung’s Galaxy S21 Ultra hits the FCC, confirms S-Pen and Wi-Fi 6E support

Let’s Encrypt comes up with workaround for abandonware Android devices

Firefox v85 will improve its cache partitioning for stronger privacy

Zero-click iMessage zero-day used to hack the iPhones of 36 journalists

After riots, iPhone manufacturer says it “deeply regrets” exploiting workers

Microsoft may be developing its own, in-house ARM CPU designs

Some Big Sur users are unable to update macOS due to an MDM bug

Microsoft president calls SolarWinds hack an “act of recklessness“

Microsoft is reportedly added to the growing list of victims in SolarWinds hack

SolarWinds hack that breached gov networks pose a “grave risk” to the nation

Twitter repeals retweet roadblocks, Facebook follows suit

Google kills Android Things, its IoT OS, in January

“Evil mobile emulator farms” used to steal millions from US and EU banks

Qualcomm promises three years of Android updates for its entire SoC lineup

Google bought CloudReady, the largest ChromiumOS distribution

Up to 3 million devices infected by malware-laced Chrome and Edge add-ons

Google sees major services outages two days in a row

Apple’s watchOS 7.2 is out, offers new health and fitness metrics

iPhone factory workers say they haven’t been paid, cause millions in damages

The Google Home Max is dead—Google shuts down production

SolarWinds hackers have a clever way to bypass multi factor authentication

~18,000 organizations downloaded backdoor planted by Cozy Bear hackers

OnePlus 9 leak shows off prototype photos and specs

The Ars Technica ultimate holiday gift guide 2020

Russian hackers hit US government using widespread supply chain attack

Stroll down memory lane with this 1996 instructional video on How To Internet

Zodiac Killer cipher is cracked after eluding sleuths for 51 years

Apple is full-steam ahead on replacing Qualcomm modems with its own

Where do I go now that CentOS Linux is gone? Check our list

Facebook says hackers backed by Vietnam’s government are linked to IT firm

Boston Dynamics sells to Hyundai Motor Group in $1.1 billion deal

“Mass Effect Will Return:” Teaser trailer sets a new (old) direction for the sequel

Wormable code-execution flaw in Jabber has a severity rating of 9.9 out of 10

Ongoing malware attacks are hitting users of 4 major browsers

Ex-Apple employees say company ignored China labor-law violations

Google breaks SMS on many Android phones, is rolling back changes now