On The Radar

1. Remote control

   Mobile data’s hunger for spectrum signed off by EU ministers

   Wireless broadband could gobble 700MHz band by 2020.

   by Jennifer Baker - May 26, 11:35 am UTC

2. Buy now, cry later

   Online ads are much naughtier than TV commercials, says watchdog

   Brands must do better job of advertising their wares on the Web, the ASA says.

   by Kelly Fiveash - May 26, 10:55 am UTC

3. Through the PRISM glass

   Irish watchdog refers Facebook privacy case to Europe’s top court

   EU-US data transfer debate intensifies as thorny "model contracts" are eyeballed.

   by Kelly Fiveash - May 26, 9:25 am UTC

4. super scope

   Europe makes €400 million down payment on world’s largest telescope

   The European Extremely Large Telescope will need an 80-metre-tall dome to house it.

   by Eric Berger - May 25, 7:30 pm UTC

5. Console construction

   Microsoft preparing multiple Xbox upgrades over next two years—reports

   Anonymous sources suggest a slim 2016 console could precede a VR-ready upgrade next year.

   by Kyle Orland - May 25, 5:20 pm UTC

6. "Raspberry Pie" to be future Android codename?

   Google to bring official Android support to the Raspberry Pi 3

   Google's Android source repository gets a new device tree specially for the Pi 3.

   by Ron Amadeo - May 25, 5:02 pm UTC

7. Free Siri

   Apple to open up Siri with SDK, debut an Amazon Echo competitor—report

   More versatility for Siri—and maybe even a new device for her to call home.

   by Valentina Palladino - May 25, 4:15 pm UTC

8. Pandering to Andy

   Bulk powers in Snoopers’ Charter to get indie review, vows Theresa May

   A few more concessions will win Labour's support for IPB, hints Burnham.

   by Glyn Moody - May 25, 12:39 pm UTC

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

   1. A four-armed robot can now improvise music as well as human bandmates Quartz
   2. China’s scary lesson to the world: Censoring the Internet works The Washington Post
   3. The Search for Our Missing Colours The New Yorker

10. Location, location, location

    Google Maps will soon have a lot more ads thanks to “promoted pins”

    Mobile's increasing dominance is reason behind more ad goo for Google Maps.

    by Tom Mendelsohn - May 25, 12:11 pm UTC

11. Straight to video

    Netflix tax is go—but other online platforms get easy ride from the EU

    On-demand video outfits face 20 percent quota to ensure content is European in origin.

    by Jennifer Baker - May 25, 11:38 am UTC

12. like a record baby

    Make your own Mac Pro with Cryorig’s PC case

    The cylindrical "Ola" case supports mini-ITX gaming systems with full length GPUs.

    by Mark Walton - May 25, 8:22 am UTC

13. The Week's Top Stories

    1. How the Internet works: Submarine fibre, brains in jars, and coaxial cables
    2. Make your own Mac Pro with Cryorig’s PC case
    3. Google I/O 2016 in pictures: What happens when you make nerds go outside
    4. Nvidia GTX 1080 review: Faster, cheaper, quieter than Titan X
    5. Cannes Film Festival: A rare look at the festival’s digital cinema system
    6. GT Sport: This is not the racing game you’ve been waiting for
    7. HP Elite x2 review: A Surface clone you can open and upgrade
    8. Queen’s Brian May unveils Owl VR: His Victorian take on Google Cardboard
    9. Four hundred miles with Tesla’s autopilot forced me to trust the machine
    10. Aboard the Stiletto, the DOD’s stealthy, high-speed lab at sea

14. McRib 2.0

    McDonald’s ex-CEO: £10/hour minimum wage will unleash the robot rebellion

    Tells Fox Business a "$35,000 robotic arm" is cheaper than hiring, training mortals.

    by Sam Machkovech - May 25, 7:57 am UTC

15. Buy an HP PC, get a free HP spin-off corporation

    HP splits again: Hewlett Packard Enterprise spins off IT services

    HPE is getting out of the outsourced, offshored IT service business.

    by Peter Bright - May 25, 12:15 am UTC

16. don't bogart my shares

    Marijuana social network is denied listing on Nasdaq stock market

    CEO says he will appeal to the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

    by Megan Geuss - May 24, 11:32 pm UTC

17. mad science

    An artist is growing a hand out of human stem cells

    An open source biotech project that you might build in your garage one day.

    by Annalee Newitz - May 24, 9:40 pm UTC

18. Flight Delayed

    TSA official got £60K bonus despite long airport lines, security bungles

    An inspector general report on TSA had highlighted "pitiful" security operations.

    by David Kravets - May 24, 8:15 pm UTC

19. w00t

    Twitter relaxes 140-character limit, just a bit

    Among other changes, @-replies don't count any more either.

    by Cyrus Farivar - May 24, 5:34 pm UTC

20. Because Touchwiz is so well-liked

    Samsung is done with Android Wear watches, says Tizen is the future

    Samsung is reportedly shunning Google's smartwatch OS in favour of its own.

    by Ron Amadeo - May 24, 4:17 pm UTC

21. Recherche de la taxe

    Google’s Paris office raided by police in tax probe

    Cop swoop is part of French investigation into Google's beancounting behaviour.

    by Jennifer Baker - May 24, 3:53 pm UTC

22. From Safe Harbour to jibber jabber

    EU data protection chief: We have serious concerns about Privacy Shield

    Watchdog prepares to weigh in on EU-US data sharing, calls on robust improvements.

    by Jennifer Baker - May 24, 1:01 pm UTC

23. In a good spot

    Spotify is still losing money—but it’s making a lot of it too

    Swedish music streaming service's sales grow to £1.5 billion in 2015.

    by Tom Mendelsohn - May 24, 10:08 am UTC

24. international heist time

    Japan ATM heist reportedly involved 100 people who stole £8.8 million

    1,400 locations were hit using fraudulent South African credit cards.

    by Megan Geuss - May 24, 7:10 am UTC

25. A LITTLE LATE

    Beware of keystroke loggers disguised as USB phone chargers, FBI warns

    Private industry notification comes 15 months after debut of KeySweeper.

    by Dan Goodin - May 24, 5:15 am UTC

26. New specs still not enough to run Chrome

    Windows hardware specs going up for the first time since 2009

    The Windows 10 Anniversary Update includes new RAM requirements.

    by Peter Bright - May 23, 11:50 pm UTC

27. Calm after the storm

    US gov’t ends lawsuit against fisherman who took science buoy “hostage”

    The buoy reportedly has been returned to the United States Geological Survey.

    by Cyrus Farivar - May 23, 11:32 pm UTC

28. neolithic party times in China

    This 5,000-year-old recipe for beer actually sounds pretty tasty

    This also explains one reason why barley cultivation made its way to ancient Eastern China.

    by Annalee Newitz - May 23, 10:35 pm UTC

29. Water Hazard

    Trump-owned golf course cites sea level rise in seawall permit

    Despite candidate’s rejection of climate change, project acknowledges reality.

    by Scott K. Johnson - May 23, 10:02 pm UTC

30. Open the gates

    E3 opens up to fans with miniature “E3 Live” side show

    Trade-only gaming convention offers option to public for the first time.

    by Kyle Orland - May 23, 2:49 pm UTC

31. taking flight

    India’s Shuttle-like reusable spaceplane makes its first test flight

    Innovative launcher will also eventually feature scramjet technology.

    by Eric Berger - May 23, 2:01 pm UTC

32. Goats no more

    Research antibody maker hit by record fine for improper animal care

    Santa Cruz Biotech will have to give up using goats and rabbits.

    by John Timmer - May 23, 12:08 pm UTC

33. Eyes wide shut

    Facebook beefs up Oculus VR team in London

    Tight-lipped Facebook recruits UK developers for its virtual reality project.

    by Tom Mendelsohn - May 23, 10:30 am UTC

34. Say cheese! MMS is now vintage

    Three doubles MMS price, tells customers to use WhatsApp, Skype instead

    Mobile network to more than double MMS prices starting from June 13.

    by Andrii Degeler - May 23, 9:53 am UTC