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Musk to gut Twitter infrastructure, cut costs by $1B annually
Reducing servers and cloud services risks outages during peak traffic times.
Bungie to PS5 owners: Stop playing the old PS4 version of Destiny 2 already
A "notable" number of players haven't downloaded the free upgrade, Bungie says.
Twitter shuts offices for day as it cuts 50% of workforce; staff already suing
Twitter staff plans to fight layoffs in a San Francisco court.
Virgin Galactic delays development of ship capable of higher flight rate
"The economic momentum of the company is around the Delta ships."
Corpus Christi sold its water to Exxon and is losing its big bet on desalination
Concerns over ecological destruction have delayed desalination plans for years.
Rocket Report: SLS boosters may expire in December; Blue Origin delivers the BE-4s
"We’re eager to get the helicopter back out there and advance our rocket reusability."
Teens with obesity lose 15% of body weight in trial of repurposed diabetes drug
The drug could be a useful new tool for treating childhood obesity.
Fresh chemical clues emerge for the unique sound of Stradivari violins
Another study found older, high-quality violins produce stronger combination tones.
OpenAI debuts DALL-E API so devs can integrate its AI artwork into their apps
OpenAI offers integrated AI image generation on demand—for 2 cents an image.
AMD’s next-gen Radeon RX 7900 XTX and XT launch December 13 for $999 and $899
RDNA 3 GPUs will use many chiplets to counter Nvidia's gigantic RTX 4000 series.
In-car VR arrives for new Audis courtesy of Holoride
It’s not nearly as vomit-inducing as you’d think.
Netflix’s ad-supported tier launches at $6.99—but there are compromises
Streamer joins HBO, Disney, and others with its advertising plans.
A realistic roundup of what today’s Matter launch means for your smart home
190 devices are certified, but few are available just yet.
God of War Ragnarök review: A scattered but strong sequel
"Dad of Boy" gives way to an uneven collection of Norse mythology fan fiction.
Steam on Chromebooks enters beta, adds AMD support
Google's beta softens the spec requirements for Steam on ChromeOS.
Toxic cleanup technique can get more rare earth metals out of ores
As an added bonus, cleanup after rare earth extraction would be much easier.
Musk to cut half of Twitter jobs and end remote work for the rest, report says
Musk told staff he won't cut 75% of jobs—it will reportedly be 50% instead.
Why Egypt became one of the biggest chokepoints for Internet cables
When underwater cables congregate in one place, things get tricky.
Falling Chinese rocket expected to enter Earth’s atmosphere in
"We hope they will take the reaction to this one into account."
After nearly 50 years, FBI identifies “Lady of the Dunes” murder victim
Tennessee native Ruth Marie Terry was 37 years old at the time of her 1974 murder.
New Mac app wants to record everything you do—so you can “rewind” it later
Find "anything you've seen, said, or heard" using "3,750x" compression.
Google Play Games beta now on Windows desktops, if that’s your thing
Try some of Android's quirky games with mice, keyboards, and bigger screens.
Intel’s oft-delayed “Sapphire Rapids” Xeon CPUs are finally coming in early 2023
CPUs have been trickling out of Intel, but still waiting for volume shipments.
Why Pfizer’s RSV vaccine success is a big deal, decades in the making
Research on RSV vaccines dragged after a trial in the '60s went tragically wrong.
Today’s best deals: Black Friday month begins with 4K TVs, iPads, and much more
Dealmaster also has gaming mice, smart home devices, MacBooks, and Roomba robot vacuums.
Nudity comes back to Tumblr, but sexually explicit images still banned
Users can now label sexy posts as "mature" or having "sexual themes."
Avatar: The Way of Water trailer brings us closer to a mighty heartbeat
"We cannot let you bring your war here."
No room for another monitor? Use your desktop’s side panel instead
An intriguing idea, but Embedded DisplayPort limits compatibility.
Dwarf Fortress on Steam gets release date, trailer, and graphics beyond ASCII
Early next month, you can experience sublime subterranean chaos—with sprites.
Musk meets with critics, says Twitter won’t restore banned users before election
Musk: Twitter will consult civil rights groups before restoring any banned users.
$550 PlayStation VR2 launches on Feb. 22, 2023
Six games available for preorder alongside headset on Nov. 15.
SpaceX is now building a Raptor engine a day, NASA says
"This, by the way, is very high on their top risk list."
US senator seeks antitrust review of apartment price-setting software
Senate committee chair wants FTC to examine software sold by Texas-based RealPage.
Honda aims for a solid-state-powered EV by the end of the decade
The automaker is battling the dendrite problem with a polymer fiber coating.
Video games invade the art world in MoMA’s Never Alone exhibition
Are games art? Who cares. Exhibit is more interested in how they bring us together.
High-speed video captures how cannibalistic mosquito larvae snag their prey
Two species launch their heads like a harpoon; a third relies on tail sweeps.
YouTube’s new Primetime Channels puts 34 streaming services in one place
You can subscribe to and watch streaming services, like Showtime, on YouTube.
Meta’s AI-powered audio codec promises 10x compression over MP3
Technique could allow high-quality calls and music on low-quality connections.
The close-up view of two Falcon rockets landing is as majestic as you think
This was the first time SpaceX invited photographers to set Florida landing zone remotes.
Musk calls Twitter verification system “bullsh—,” announces $8 monthly charge
Musk slams "Twitter's current lords & peasants system" for verifying users.
Pantone wants $15/month for the privilege of using its colors in Photoshop
Changes have already hit some users, but communication and timing are muddled.
OpenSSL 3 patch, once Heartbleed-level “critical,” arrives as a lesser “high”
It's tricky to exploit, and on a less-popular version, but needs patching ASAP.
Charter raises base Internet to $80 a month; price hikes to hit 9.5M users
Charter price hikes boost Spectrum Internet tiers to $80, $100, and $120.
Twitter restricts staff from policing content violations ahead of US midterms
Instead of hundreds of employees enforcing violations, there are now about 15.
Sound Burger portable record player returns from the ’80s with Bluetooth, USB-C
Audio-Technica brings back a cult classic to cash in on vinyl's second act.
NASCAR driver stuns racing world with a move learned from Nintendo GameCube
Ross Chastain sets lap record and qualifies for championship thanks to NASCAR 2005.
Sorry, prey. Black widows have surprisingly good memory
Despite their tiny brains, spiders show some complex cognitive calculations.
SpaceX successfully launches its first Falcon Heavy in 40 months
SpaceX now has one more landing—51—than launches this year.
RIP Google Hangouts, Google’s last, best chance to compete with iMessage
Today Google realizes it needs to fight iMessage, but it's 8 years too late.
Interventions that reduce partisan vitriol don’t help democracy
Thinking better of your partisan opponents doesn't mean you want them voting.
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