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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down, returning Scott Kelly’s samples
A month after delivering an expandable prototype habitat and other goodies to the International Space Station, SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule splashed down...
Team publishing startup Booktrope to shut down, citing revenue shortfall
Booktrope plans to go out of business at the end of May, bringing an end to its “team publishing” platform used by ad hoc groups of authors, editors, marketers and designers to...
For VR walking, forget treadmills—just stick a Vive wand down your pants
"Sam, how many times do we have to tell you: Stop putting expensive VR equipment down your pants!" (credit: Sam Machkovech)
As much as we love the latest virtual reality rigs for Windows PCs, playing a game doesn't always feel realistic. The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive track head motion incredibly well, and the Vive adds...
Car makers ask US to slow down on allowing self-driving cars
A Google self-driving car. (credit: Google)
As US regulators consider issuing guidance allowing the sale of self-driving cars, an industry group representing automakers has urged the government to take things slow.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said in January that within six months it intended to "develop guidance on the safe deployment and operation of autonomous vehicles." The...
Demolition crew blames Google Maps for knocking down the wrong house
A demolition firm is blaming Google Maps for causing them to level the wrong house in Rowlett, Texas....
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly heads back down to Earth after a year in space
Patients diverted to other hospitals after ransomware locks down key software
Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, a hospital in Los Angeles, is the victim of what officials describe as an ongoing cyberattack. A hospital spokesperson told Ars in a prepared statement that "patient care has not been affected" by the intrusion. And an executive of the hospital told reporters that the attack was "random" and not targeted at patient records.
However, local news organizations have reported that some...
‘Get knocked down, but get up again’: Fashion startup CEO on bouncing back
Glamhive, a three-year-old Seattle startup that rewards people with gift cards for sharing their favorite outfits online, had to get knocked down a few times before it found startup success. Co-founder and CEO Stephanie Sprangers, who spoke today at GeekWire Startup Day,...
Andreessen Horowitz-backed Tipbit email app shuts down
Tipbit is shutting down. The Seattle-based startup, which developed a mobile email app to help users search for messages and other information, closed its doors last month. Tipbit CEO Gordon Mangione told GeekWire today that it was a “painful” decision to shut down operations, but noted that the enterprise email business is “incredibly difficult.” “Companies encourage and...