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Google entices multimillion-dollar media apps with a 15 percent Play Store fee.

Experts stress the need for everyone to get vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads.

Storage-device maker advises customers to unplug My Book Lives from the Internet ASAP.

Newly described bones have a mix of Neanderthal and older features.

Judiciary Committee takes on Big Tech, but full House and Senate votes remain.

Authentication bypass attacks allow hackers to change breach network security.

With regulators, privacy advocates, and major websites condemning FLoC, Google relents.

Here's what you'll need to get some (but not all) of Series X's jumps on a Win11 PC.

Surprise Netflix hit is based on character created by French novelist Maurice LeBlanc.

Windows 11 should be a free upgrade for most licensed Windows 10 users.

There's a lot to like about this 38 mpg crossover, which starts at under $30,000.

An explosive excuse to return to theaters, even if it misses some of the F&F point.

Learn the hows, whys, and whats of OpenZFS encryption with this short guide.

Without the frisbee's rounded edges, beer mats flip onto their side with a backspin.

HS violated First Amendment when it kicked cheerleader off junior varsity team.

McAFee's larger-than-life and often illegal antics came to define his later years.

Facing legal actions, Apple argues on the basis of privacy, security.

A survey of nearby bodies reveals a lot of stars from which Earth is detectable.

Altice cuts uploads from 35Mbps to 5Mbps to bring them "in line with other ISPs."

Dealmaster has deals on the MacBook Air, Xbox Game Pass, Nest gear, and more.

"You can only get so many pounds of potatoes out of a five-pound sack."

Iranian news group ran disinformation campaigns to mislead US voters, US says.

Nurse who led the fight reportedly has a new job treating people inside their homes.

It has a Mediatek G35 SoC and 5050 mAh battery, comes with 2 years of updates.

Open source repositories can be vectors for maliciousness, so look before you run.

Google offers many desirable, easy-to-use, effective features. Going open source is trickier.

Ancient species may re-enter the ecosystem as the world's permafrost thaws.

Within a few decades, many areas of the US may see a rapid change in frequency.

Game Pass Ultimate's $15/mo now goes a lot further, and we break down why.

The Delta coronavirus variant now accounts for 20.6 percent of cases in the US.

"Your mission is to destroy every trace of something known only as Project Starfish."

We've dug through piles of Prime Day garbage to find the gear worth considering.

Today's RISC-V microcontrollers may lead to future RISC-V phones and laptops.

Leak shows that, like the rest of the ransomware scourge, Cl0p isn't going away.

You can get a phone with 2020 flagship specs and a 90 Hz display for under $400.

Bad news if you're a Twitch streamer on PS5, though dev says fix is incoming.

Car manufacturing expertise could supercharge Boston Dynamics' commercial hopes.

EC says Google hiding user data from advertisers may violate competition rules.

Unsurprisingly, EV accessibility is unevenly distributed across the country.

Untraceable "privacy coin" is rising in popularity among ransomware gangs.

"I would simply say, Congress supports SLS and Orion."

Not long ago, Spielberg was trying to disqualify Netflix films from the Oscars.

The simplest way to avoid C-language coding traps is to avoid coding in C.

The world's most secure consumer OS is bitten by a garden-variety programming bug.

Some Texans who opted in to energy-saving plan didn't realize what they agreed to.

CentOS co-founder Greg Kurtzer's new distro hit general availability today.

Many of the drugs we flush could change aquatic animal behavior—theoretically.

Massachusetts launched a COVID tracking app, and uh, it was automatically installed?!

We talk to GM about its hydrogen fuel cell strategy.