On The Radar

1. I see you

   James Cameron will make four more Avatar movies

   Get your hair-sex-tendril ready, the first sequel will be released in 2018.

   by Megan Geuss - Apr 15, 9:00 pm UTC

2. GOP looks out for its friends

   House votes to undermine net neutrality rules, and ISPs cheer

   Vote to ban "rate regulation" would limit FCC's consumer protection powers.

   by Jon Brodkin - Apr 15, 6:45 pm UTC

3. One more thing to start ringing every time you get a call.

   Plugin-free Skype on the Web a step closer with Edge support

   But interoperability is still a bit of a mess.

   by Peter Bright - Apr 15, 6:25 pm UTC

4. pay to play

   Report: Apple considering a paid search model for the App Store

   Devs could pay to improve visibility of their apps in a crowded store.

   by Andrew Cunningham - Apr 15, 5:18 pm UTC

5. You love meat

   Bay Area Ars readers: Join us 4/20 to talk about the science of meat

   Learn about the history of meat-eating from Stanford anthropologist Krish Seetah.

   by Annalee Newitz - Apr 15, 4:36 pm UTC

6. #nothappening

   After social media outcry, AMC changes tune on texting experiment

   "Not today, not tomorrow, and not in the foreseeable future."

   by Joe Mullin - Apr 15, 4:04 pm UTC

7. Someone tell the bookmakers

   First-person drone racing descends upon Wembley Stadium

   90,000-capacity venue is a nearly perfect arena for the emerging sport of FPV.

   by Andrii Degeler - Apr 15, 3:22 pm UTC

8. HDR or 4K

   Netflix quietly rolls out HDR content, starts with first season of Marco Polo

   You'll still need a compatible TV to reap the benefits, though.

   by Valentina Palladino - Apr 15, 2:16 pm UTC

9. Ars Editor’s Picks The web worth reading.

   1. The CIA Is Investing in Firms That Mine Your Tweets and Instagram Photos The Intercept
   2. The secret rules of the internet The Verge
   3. Unnatural selection: What will it take to save the world’s reefs and forests? The New Yorker

10. You've got mail, g-men

    Microsoft sues US government over gag orders

    Says 1986 law violates its First Amendment, customers' Fourth Amendment rights.

    by Kelly Fiveash - Apr 15, 1:00 pm UTC

11. 'KNIFING THE BABY' 20 YEARS LATER

    Apple stops patching QuickTime for Windows despite 2 active vulnerabilities

    Security firm urges Windows users to uninstall media player.

    by Dan Goodin - Apr 14, 11:30 pm UTC

12. working on the #brand

    Signs point to Apple abandoning OS X branding in favor of “MacOS” [Updated]

    Change would bring the Mac in line with iDevices, the Apple Watch, and Apple TV.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Apr 14, 10:34 pm UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. HTC 10 review: HTC builds the best Android flagship of 2016
    2. LG G5 review: An interesting idea, shoddily executed
    3. The Ars VR headset showdown—Oculus Rift vs. HTC Vive
    4. SpaceX shares photos so we can relive the glory of landing a rocket on a boat
    5. Mounting data suggest antibacterial soaps do more harm than good
    6. Inside Meow Wolf, the amusement park for people who want a weirder Disneyland
    7. First came the Breathalyzer, now meet the roadside police “textalyzer”
    8. Ford just made spotting its police SUV a lot harder
    9. Massive undersea crab swarm caught on video for the first time
    10. Like a boss: Falcon soars into space and lands in the ocean

14. Good luck with that

    After “pepper spray incident,” UC Davis spent $175,000 to boost image online

    Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi, meet the Streisand Effect.

    by Cyrus Farivar - Apr 14, 9:13 pm UTC

15. Fiberless

    Google Fiber planning wireless home Internet where fiber is too pricey

    Wireless can boost access in low-density areas where it's costly to build fiber.

    by Jon Brodkin - Apr 14, 8:21 pm UTC

16. Open source, cross platform: must be Microsoft

    Visual Studio Code editor hits version 1, has half a million users

    Cross platform, open source editor has been installed more than 2 million times.

    by Peter Bright - Apr 14, 7:45 pm UTC

17. r u going 2 allow txts or not?

    AMC CEO says texting in theaters might be needed to attract millennials [Updated]

    "You can’t tell a 22-year-old to turn off their phone. It's not how they live."

    by Joe Mullin - Apr 14, 6:27 pm UTC

18. Vile Behavior

    Woman charged with live-streaming teen’s rape on Periscope

    Defendant's friend viewed online assault and called the cops, prosecutors said.

    by David Kravets - Apr 14, 4:28 pm UTC

19. please update

    Chrome 50 ends support for Windows XP, OS X 10.6, other old versions

    This week's Chrome release gets serious about ending legacy OS support.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Apr 14, 2:24 pm UTC

20. FIRST HOLMES BARRED

    Feds may ban Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes from blood-testing biz

    Sanctions may go into place within a few months. Appeals almost always fail.

    by Beth Mole - Apr 13, 10:06 pm UTC

21. IT'S OFFICIAL

    CDC confirms Zika causes microcephaly; birth defect may be “tip of the iceberg”

    Data shows virus killing brain cells as researchers find links to more diseases.

    by Beth Mole - Apr 13, 9:05 pm UTC

22. Staff Blog

    

    Facebook’s bots are already revolting

    Op-Ed: The social network is betting billions on users talking to bots instead of people.

    by Annalee Newitz - Apr 13, 7:51 pm UTC

23. 2-in-1 for less

    Dealmaster: Get a Dell Inspiron 15 7000 with 4K touchscreen for $799

    Plus extra deals on desktops, notebooks, cameras, and more.

    by Ars Staff - Apr 13, 7:43 pm UTC

24. More like Nopebama

    White House threatens veto of GOP’s anti-net neutrality bill

    "No Rate Regulation" legislation would strip FCC of consumer protection powers.

    by Jon Brodkin - Apr 13, 6:24 pm UTC

25. Don't be like dinos

    Two new telescopes could help NASA find nearly all threatening asteroids

    Study finds that ground-based and space-based approaches complement one another.

    by Eric Berger - Apr 13, 6:03 pm UTC

26. work in progress

    Android N’s second preview build supports Vulkan and new emoji

    Update also continues tweaking the multi-window API.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Apr 13, 5:53 pm UTC

27. air sports

    Drone races are coming to ESPN thanks to “unprecedented” popularity

    2016 US National Drone Racing Championships will be the first event streamed live.

    by Megan Geuss - Apr 13, 5:06 pm UTC

28. Gray Hats

    FBI paid “gray hats” for zero-day exploit that unlocked seized iPhone

    Washington Post says feds likely bought hack from "ethically murky" researchers.

    by David Kravets - Apr 13, 4:05 pm UTC

29. Shields lowered

    EU data watchdogs: Privacy Shield needs fixes

    US-EU pact allowing cross-Atlantic data transfers was signed in February.

    by Glyn Moody - Apr 13, 1:50 pm UTC

30. new features

    Now you can wait out biological warfare in Tesla’s Model S

    New Model Ses will also get a higher-amperage charger.

    by Megan Geuss - Apr 13, 12:17 am UTC

31. ADD "R" TO XBONE ACRONYM FOR "REDUCED"?

    FCC filing points to new Xbox hardware revisions, June announcement

    Crafty NeoGAF member spots model number clues, two devices, ahead of June's E3.

    by Sam Machkovech - Apr 12, 10:07 pm UTC

32. BACTERIAL BALLOT

    What do you want to know about your microbiome?

    uBiome opens poll on which of 6 top projects should win $100K in research help.

    by Beth Mole - Apr 12, 9:31 pm UTC

33. It's really true (we're pretty sure)

    Verizon is actually expanding FiOS again, with new fiber in Boston

    Verizon stopped expanding FiOS years ago, but that changes today.

    by Jon Brodkin - Apr 12, 9:10 pm UTC

34. same port, new spec

    USB-IF battles malware and bad chargers with Type-C Authentication spec

    Spec will verify the capabilities and certification status of accessories.

    by Andrew Cunningham - Apr 12, 9:00 pm UTC