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Updated 2024-11-25 11:15
A new name and improved efficiency—we drive the 2023 Audi Q8 e-tron
Improvements include new motors, more battery capacity, and some drag reduction.
RocketLab’s first North American launch pushed back again
After delays, company is set for a 6 pm US Eastern launch of a small satellite.
I am Superman: The Trek EXe mountain e-bike, reviewed
Hitting the trails with Trek's top-of-the-line mountain e-bike.
Once a VR true believer, a “wearied” John Carmack leaves Meta
Departing CTO rails against "inefficiency" and "self-sabotage" in the Meta ranks.
Corsair says bug, not keylogger, behind some K100 keyboards’ creepy behavior
An error with the macro recording feature may be to blame.
Riffusion’s AI generates music from text using visual sonograms
Stable Diffusion-powered music generator processes sound in the visual space.
Twitter stiffs software vendor with $8 million left on contract, lawsuit says
Lawsuit: Twitter has refused to make required payments since Musk took over.
Forget The Witcher and Superman: Henry Cavill to lead Warhammer 40K dream project
Amazon acquired the rights to potentially create its own cinematic universe.
Steam Deck 2.0 could focus on battery life over better performance
Positioning profusely powerful portable processors not a priority for Valve.
Linux, Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft want to break the Google Maps monopoly
Overture Maps Foundation wants to end the oppressive rule of the Google Maps API.
PineTab 2 is another try at a Linux-based tablet, without the 2020 supply crunch
10-inch tablet with detachable keyboard case should be available in early 2023.
Musk suspends NYT and WaPo reporters from Twitter, claims they doxxed him
NYT and Washington Post say Twitter provided no explanation for suspensions.
US lawmakers take aim at gaming’s “harassment and extremism” problem
Letters to gaming companies could be first step toward hearings or gov't action.
Here’s what we know, and what we don’t, about the damaged Soyuz spacecraft
The biggest concern is the flight computers on board the Soyuz spacecraft.
Do Cruise’s AVs brake-check other drivers? Feds are investigating [Updated]
Three Cruise AVs have been rear-ended after braking too hard while being followed.
Weird quantum effect used for highly precise interferometer
Interference patterns in a cloud of atoms made in a portable device.
Bio-based plastics aim to capture carbon… but at what cost?
Growing crops to make plastic could cut fossil fuel use, pull carbon out of the atmosphere.
Review: HP’s Dragonfly Folio G3 stays cool and quiet in faux leather
High-fashion 2-in-1's inflated price is more for its design than its performance.
Rocket Report: Meet the Blue Origin Space Rangers; methane rocket fails in debut
No one has yet stepped forth to win the great methane rocket race.
Stability AI plans to let artists opt out of Stable Diffusion 3 image training
Artists must register and manually flag matched images in the LAION database.
Oppo’s foldable phones take on Samsung with a flip phone and a tablet
Oppo's Find N2 and Find N2 Flip have interesting takes on the foldable phone.
Belkin makes MagSafe iPhone mount for desktop owners who want a better webcam
The first version of the mount was only sized to work with MacBooks.
Amazon Games branches out, announces it will publish the next Tomb Raider
Shadow of the Tomb Raider follow-up will be Amazon's first single-player game.
Big Tech sues California, claims child-safety law violates First Amendment
Suit claims "guessing wrong" about young user harms could cost companies $20B.
Scientists may have found the first water worlds
Density suggests these "super-Earths" are more like giant, hot Europas.
Your next pour-over may be Liberica or excelsa
Climate change has coffee growers searching for alternative crop strains.
Microsoft discovers Windows/Linux botnet used in DDoS attacks
MCCrash is specially designed to take down Minecraft servers and performs other DDoSes.
Google Nest and Android devices are now Matter controllers (for future devices)
When Matter devices exist, you can add and control them with Google gear.
Vampire Survivors’ first DLC offers some enjoyable (but diminishing) returns
Legacy of the Moonspell's new unlockables are interesting... for a while, at least.
FuboTV goes kaput during World Cup semifinals, blames “criminal cyber attack”
Streaming service goes dark during one of the most anticipated sporting matches.
ArtStation artists stage mass protest against AI-generated artwork
Users of popular portfolio site seek to castigate and disrupt AI-generated art.
OnePlus targets a Mac-first, quieter design with its first mechanical keyboard
OnePlus plans to start mass production by March.
Musk bans live location sharing, says he’ll sue creator of plane-tracking bot
Musk says son X AE A-XII was stalked, blames student who made @ElonJet Twitter bot.
The 2022 Mercedes-AMG EQS sedan: Brute-force EV misses the mark
The EQS sedan works better as a luxury cruiser than a performance bruiser.
Elon Musk offloads another $3.6 billion of Tesla stock
Tesla’s share price is down 61% since start of 2022, trailing rivals Ford and GM.
Dell concept laptop has pop-out components, disassembles screwdriver-free
We watched Dell dismantle the PC in well under a minute.
Today’s best deals: Google devices, iPads, headphones, and more
Dealmaster also has discounts on VR, Xbox, SD cards, robot vacuums, and 4K TVs.
A Russian spacecraft started leaking uncontrollably on Wednesday night
After three hours Wednesday night, the leak remained ongoing.
High class: A strong electric assist transforms a classic cruiser
Mixed messages from a casual cruising machine with a powerful motor.
Oppo prototypes Magic Mouse-looking health tracker for the whole family
ECG, sleep tracking, and heart and lung auscultation—all in one unusual design.
COVID is here to stay, but global emergency could end next year, WHO chief says
Vaccine inequity, long COVID, and weak variant surveillance loom as big challenges.
Prosecutors charge 6 people for allegedly waging massive DDoS attacks
48 Internet domains associated with the services have also been seized.
Meet Ghostwriter, a haunted AI-powered typewriter that talks to you
Custom typewriter hack uses Arduino, Rapsberry Pi, and GPT-3 to dramatic effect.
The day the plastic music died: Epic shutting down Rock Band and other servers
Rock Band, Unreal, and other games at Epic lose online services on Jan. 24.
Scientists discover a new supergroup of rare single-celled predators
Rare microbes form two branches of a supergroup, a classification above kingdoms.
Musk may try to deny severance to thousands laid off by Twitter, report says
Musk's attorney, Alex Spiro, out but still representing Twitter on pending cases.
“Impossible” to track: China gives up on COVID case count amid explosive outbreak
In an abrupt reversal, China ended mandatory testing last week.
YouTube moderation bots will start issuing warnings, 24-hour bans
New automated moderation program does not seem to allow for human intervention.
Diplodocus may have been one cool dinosaur—thanks to its skin
A skin of porous scales may have helped keep dinosaurs' metabolism from overheating.
Subaru warns Ascent owners to park outside due to fire risk
Subaru is recalling 271,694 2019–2022 Ascent SUVs due to faulty heater wiring.
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