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Bringing horrible space monsters to life with performance capture tech
Our special 4-part look at The Callisto Protocol concludes!
Traces of ancient hurricanes on the seafloor are a warning for coastal areas
Evidence from millennia of Atlantic storms is not good news for the coast.
Orion flies far beyond the Moon, returns an instantly iconic photo
"It’s really hard to articulate what the feeling is."
China links COVID outbreak to man’s jog through a park; scientists skeptical
The man reportedly infected 39 people in one outdoor jog through a park.
Apple Watch Ultra becomes a diving computer with launch of Oceanic+
App adds yet another Apple-sanctioned subscription service to Apple devices.
Patent detects in-game “collusion” by tracking “external connections”
Algorithm also analyzes in-game data to find opponents secretly working together.
Nvidia AI plays Minecraft, wins machine-learning conference award
NeurIPS 2022 honors MineDojo for playing Minecraft when instructed by written prompts.
Regulatory filings suggest Nvidia’s scrapped RTX 4080 will return as the “4070 Ti”
New branding is more consistent with older 1070, 2070, and 3070-series GPUs.
Comcast’s sneaky Broadcast TV fee hits $27, making a mockery of advertised rates
Comcast's advertised prices don't include ever-rising Broadcast TV and sports fees.
Twitter staff cuts enabled spam porn deluge that drowned out China protest news
Twitter faces scrutiny for relying too much on automated content removal.
What’s the best design for splash-free urinal? Physics now has the answer
The optimal splash-reducing angle for the average human is approximately 30 degrees.
Google says Google should do a better job of patching Android phones
Project Zero calls out Android and Pixel for not fixing a GPU vulnerability.
Twitter is now having trouble paying some employees on time
Employees hit with overdraft fees after paychecks fail to show up on schedule.
American EVs reduced gasoline consumption by just 0.54% in 2021
The data is in a new report on EV use from Argonne National Lab.
Good car, great bargain: The 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EUV
The roomier version of GM's electric hatchback starts at just $27,200.
We’ve reached the end of a bizarre Atlantic hurricane season
This was the rare year when there were no August storms. Then things blew up.
Rolls-Royce tests hydrogen-fueled aircraft engine in aviation world first
Successful ground test in the development of hydrogen power to cut carbon emissions.
USB-C desktop power chargers tested—the best GaN-based boxes
We tested the best multi-port, high-wattage chargers for the plug-deprived.
Here are all the best Cyber Monday deals we could find[Updated]
Cyber Monday is here, with new deals joining many still-available Black Friday deals.
The evolution of whales from land to sea
Genomes of cetaceans help tell story of mammals who returned to life aquatic.
The best Cyber Monday deals for Apple devices
Apple is offering gift cards, and retailers are serving up discounts.
Scientists debate the role of a virus in multiple sclerosis
Recent study offers evidence of link between Epstein-Barr and multiple sclerosis.
The best Cyber Monday laptop deals we can find
Some favorite and notable laptops are getting solid discounts this week.
Oxford scientists crack case of why ketchup splatters from near-empty bottle
Squeezing more slowly and doubling diameter of the nozzle can help prevent splatter.
Report: FTC “likely” to file suit to block Microsoft/Activision merger
Any federal action could easily push deal past crucial July 2023 deadline.
Porsche 911 Carrera T first drive: Simplify, then add the right options
Porsche's lighter, simpler, performance-oriented 911 benefits from unique options.
European Parliament declares Russia a terrorism sponsor, then its site goes down
Pro-Kremlin group called Killnet takes credit.
No sign of the expected lake bed where Perseverance rover landed
Minerals that normally get altered in watery environments are still present.
After renegade nurse chops off man’s foot, state finds heap of system failures
Nurse wanted to stuff the amputated foot and use it to scare children.
Apple iPhone factory workers clash with police in China
Violence erupts at Foxconn plant in Zhengzhou as COVID cases rise across country.
We now know why black hole jets make high-energy radiation
New data decisively favors shockwave-generated radiation in the jets.
The world’s first Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phone is the Vivo X90 Pro Plus
Qualcomm's new chip will power most Android phones in 2023, but China's early.
Windows Subsystem for Linux with GUI apps launches for Windows 10
Only the Store version of WSL will get new features from now on.
Founder ran FTX as “personal fiefdom”; many assets stolen or missing, court hears
FTX "was run as a personal fiefdom of Sam Bankman-Fried," company lawyer says.
HP plans to cut up to 6,000 jobs amid plummeting PC demand
HP laptop unit sales fell by 26% in Q4.
The long, tangled journey of a European rover to Mars takes another twist
"I am very glad to say that we have found a positive way forward."
Musk breaks promise to form Twitter moderation panel, blames activists
Activists say they would never make such a deal with Musk.
Americans remain resistant to the lure of EVs, which are still unaffordable
The lack of cheaper electric vehicles is going to be a problem.
Sneaky ways cops could access data to widely prosecute abortions in the US
Third-party data brokers give police warrantless access to 250 million devices.
Meta researchers create AI that masters Diplomacy, tricking human players
Meta's Cicero can negotiate or persuade with natural language—just like a human.
Crypto and NFTs aren’t welcome in Grand Theft Auto Online
Rockstar follows similar recent ban by Mojang and Minecraft.
Thinking about taking your computer to the repair shop? Be very afraid
Not surprisingly, female customers bear the brunt of the privacy violations.
Review: Dell’s 32-inch UltraSharp monitor has a high-contrast IPS Black screen
Beefed-up image quality topped with a souped-up camera.
Major tax-filing websites secretly share income data with Meta
Financial data was sent to Meta by TaxAct, H&R Block, and TaxSlayer.
Android TV will require App Bundles in 2023, should reduce app size by 20%
Bundles save space, with the tradeoff that developers give Google the app-signing keys.
First efficacy data on bivalent boosters shows they work against infection
"The bottom line is: We need more Americans vaccinated."
LG continues diversifying OLED monitor options; lists 27-incher for $1,000
Speed is the name of the game for this one.
Danish scientists concoct fat-free whipped cream out of lactic acid bacteria
Someday our whipped topping could be made from beer-brewing residues or plants.
Musk recruits engineers for “Twitter 2.0” after mass layoffs and resignations
Musk: "People who are great at writing software are the highest priority."
When diplomacy fails: After gifts, Teotihuacan turned on Maya cities
The monkey is the oldest known captive, exported primate in Mesoamerica.
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