Heroes of the Storm: 2,490 matches later, here’s why I can’t stop playing
Blizzard releases major HotS 2.0 update today, hoping lightning strikes twice.
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Tom Mendelsohn
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Tom is Ars Technica UK's Contributing Sub Editor and sometime news reporter.
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Blood Bowl review: A triumphant return after 22 years out of print
If you only buy one high fantasy/American football crossover, make it Blood Bowl.
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UK gov’t hit by 188 serious cyberattacks in the past three months
NCSC claims that Russia and China have stepped up the game.
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Rackspace lays off 250 US staff with more job cuts pegged worldwide
Tech firm sheds 6% of Stateside workforce where employees outpace sales.
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Amazon’s Alexa beds down with third-party devices in the UK, Germany
Alexa Voice Services now “understands” German and British English.
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UK government seeks stronger anti-laser strike laws through new bill
Law would hew closer to US regulations; UK cops wouldn’t have to prove aircraft danger.
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Uber boycott forces boss Kalanick to quit Trump biz council, but Musk stays
Protesters deleted Uber app over firm’s handling of Trump’s travel ban order.
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PETA demands plastic Warhammer figures stop wearing fur
In the grim darkness of the far future, it’s the animals that have it worst.
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Three finally debuts Wi-Fi calling feature for some customers
Mobile operator lets subscribers make calls and texts using Wi-Fi without an app.
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Twitter chief promises “completely new approach” to crackdown on abuse
Jack Dorsey says company will do more to tackle hate speech on the service.
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Apple will move its entire international iTunes business to Ireland
International HQ will move from one tax haven to another.
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In growth gamble, Cisco to buy AppDynamics for $3.7 billion
Networking giant hopes to move beyond struggling core biz in pricey strategy shift.
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DDoS attacks fingered after Lloyds Bank suffered recent lengthy outage
National Cyber Security Centre reportedly steps in—but bank remains tight-lipped.
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Trump dump gives Twitter chumps the hump, whassup with @POTUS pump?
Twitter apologises over official US president account mixup that leaves Obama fans livid.
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Megaviral Meitu “beauty” app’s data grab is anything but skin-deep
Android version seeks intrusive permissions, sends lots of data to servers in China.
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High-tech toilets in Japan getting standardized icons
Perplexing signage will be slightly less perplexing in a bid to help tourists out.
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Snap snaps off investor voting rights as it prepares for IPO—report
Snapchat founders said to keep maximum control with plans to issue non-voting stock.
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Nissan hopes to test driverless cars on London roads next month
Will invite regulators to take test drive in yet-to-be-approved borough.
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Sky to hike line rental prices… it’s just not saying by how much
Telco sneaks out warning in small print of newspaper ad—refuses to cough up more info.
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Siblings held over alleged e-mail hack of ex-Italian PMs, Vatican cardinals
Cuffed brother and sister are accused of targeting up to 18,000 top Italian officials.
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Snapchat can ditch the sunglasses after expanding London office
Ad sales to be billed through London office based in heart of Soho’s adland.
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Google plugs severe Android vulnerability that exposed devices to spying
Bootmode exploit gave attackers ability to hack modem, eavesdrop on calls.
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Tim Cook accused of “disrespecting” Ireland after shunning committee invite
Apple boss turns down “sensitive” chat with Irish finance committee over EU tax ruling.
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MasterCard’s £700M VocaLink buyout bid faces UK competition probe
Takeover could jeopardise way the UK runs its ATMs; MasterCard must offer remedy—CMA.
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CES 2017: UK’s lack of tech startup support labelled “an embarrassment”
Trade show’s organiser slams British gov’t for failing to back homegrown talent at CES.
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Space Hulk: Deathwing review: In the year 40,000, there are only bugs
Crashes, rough edges abound, but there’s a kernel of enjoyment to be found.
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French drones to deliver the mail once per week
Trial limits drones to a nine-mile route.
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ESA and Inmarsat deploy real-time “4D” air traffic control system
Satellite-based system aims to modernize air traffic, make aircraft more efficient.
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GCHQ must do more to protect UK banks from hack attacks, say MPs
Treasury committee: legacy systems, human error, and deliberate attacks weaken banks.
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LinkedIn’s training biz Lynda.com resets 55,000 passwords after data breach
Baddies ransack user database—“no evidence” passwords were stolen, insists LinkedIn.
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Meat and potato pie sent into space by Wigan scientists
A gravy undertaking—but is the result a soggy bottom or crust heaven?
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Windows 10 update broke DHCP, knocked users off the Internet
Microsoft issued another patch on Tuesday that fixes the problem.
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Trump trash tweet slashes £1.6 billion off Lockheed Martin’s stock
US president-elect hits out at spiralling costs of the F-35 joint strike fighter.
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Trump F-35 tweet slashes $2 billion off Lockheed Martin’s stock
US president-elect hits out at spiraling costs of the joint strike fighter.
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DDoS attacks: Cops cuff 12 British suspects in pre-Xmas clampdown
Nationwide arrests bring in number of alleged repeat offenders—mostly young men.
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Amazon workers sleep in tents near firm’s Scottish depot to avoid travel costs
Undercover probe finds series of “intolerable conditions” at mega-warehouse.
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