1. Prenda Law stunner: “Porn trolls” win a round, dodge sanctions


  2. California man who lasered two helicopters to face 14 years behind bars

    26-year-old man from Fresno receives harshest sentence yet, prosecutors say.

  3. Supreme Court hears argument on a patent worthy of King Tut

    Is the patent behind a global banking lawsuit just "a man with an abacus?"

  4. Rearview cameras will be required in vehicles in 2018

    The Department of Transportation finally addresses backup accidents.

  5. Google gets the jump on April Fools with new “Pokémon Master” job listing


  6. Smoking restrictions having huge benefit for the next generation

    Preterm births, asthma treatments down in countries that restrict public smoking.

  7. More Wi-Fi is better: FCC expands use of 5GHz spectrum


  8. Amid CEO fallout, Mozilla affirms support for “LGBT marriage equality”

    First dev to protest praises Moz but still wants direct response from Eich.

  9. Maryland puts its health exchange site before death panel

    Flawed $125 million site will be replaced with Connecticut's system.

  10. “Pirate Bay Bundle” shares 101 little-known indie games via BitTorrent

    Free collection being distributed on site better known for pirated content.

  11. Report: RSA endowed crypto product with second NSA-influenced code


  12. Japan’s whaling “not for scientific purposes,” must cease

    Court rules that the practice does not abide by current permit terms.

  13. SMS-powered money transfer system arrives in Europe

    No smartphone required: Kenyan-developed M-Pesa enables basic banking services.

  14. How far will the Supreme Court go to stop patent trolls?


  15. Faster, cheaper, smaller: The state of the system-on-a-chip in 2014

    Buying a phone or tablet this year? Here's what you can expect inside it.

  1. New IPCC report on climate change focuses on managing risks

    Flooding, health concerns, and ocean acidification are among the vulnerabilities.

  2. German chancellor on NSA’s “high-value targets” list

    New docs show aggressive targeting of leaders from Palestine, Peru, and Syria too.

  3. Op-ed: The legality of virtual currency


  4. Dropbox clarifies its policy on reviewing shared files for DMCA issues

    Service matches publicly shared content against hashes of previously blocked files.

  5. Surprise, surprise: my online metadata actually reveals where I’ve been

    In an attempt to simulate the NSA's capability, Ars tracks its own editor for 11 days.

  6. Oculus founder didn’t expect “so many death threats” after Facebook deal

    Oculus CTO John Carmack also offers up his defense of the acquisition.

  7. Turkey now blocking social media by hijacking Google DNS

    Other global DNS requests also being routed to Turk Telekom

  8. Hands on with Imitone: if you can hum, you can make music with it

    Kickstarted app aims to help folks capture the songs they hear in their heads.

  9. African mobile company creates new emoticons in the name of emoji diversity

    Even Apple admitted, "There needs to be more diversity in the emoji character set."

  10. US announces new efforts to reduce methane emissions

    Lots of the gas is wasted, and the US would like to see it used as fuel.

  11. Review: Two 8-inch Lenovo tablets, only one clear purpose

    The ThinkPad 8 and the Miix 2 8 are more not quite the same all-in-ones.

  12. Ask Ars: How much pee in a pool would kill you?

    Pee plus chlorine yields a chemical warfare agent. Here are some deadly scenarios.

  13. UK will finally allow citizens to legally rip CDs


  14. Satechi Wireless Smart Keypad continues where Apple wireless keyboard left off

    We review a Bluetooth numeric keypad/calculator combo.

  15. Apple faces certified class action suit over e-book price conspiracy

    Judge grants class action status to plaintiffs seeking $800 million.