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Meta’s flailing Portal repurposed as a wireless portable monitor
Ahead of a rumored shift to businesses, the video-calling device broadens its appeal.
One of 5G’s biggest features is a security minefield
There are vulnerabilities in 5G platforms carriers offer to wrangle embedded device data.
Backyard hens’ eggs contain 40 times more lead on average than shop eggs
Research has implications for urban gardening and food production.
New tragic details of US child who died from tropical bacteria in room spray
The healthy boy died a week after falling ill with the tricky-to-diagnose infection.
PlayStation Plus’ highest tier slams to an apparent halt on classic games
After service's June revision, we review how poorly its "classic" library is going.
Amazon begins large-scale rollout of palm print-based payments
The technology has drawn scrutiny from privacy activists and politicians.
Were bones of Waterloo soldiers sold as fertilizer? It’s not yet case closed
Visitor accounts, artwork describe exact locations of three mass graves
FCC cancels Starlink’s $886 million grant from Ajit Pai’s mismanaged auction
FCC: "Nascent" Starlink tech has capacity limits, may not deliver required speed.
It’s not just social media: Cable news has bigger effect on polarization
When it comes to echo chambers, TV trumps online.
Google Fiber was stalled for years but now says it’ll expand to 5 new states
ISP's history suggests you can expect only limited availability in each area.
LG’s 97-inch vibrating OLED TV claims to offer 5.1 audio without speakers
LG Display says new OLED panel is brighter and more euphonious than rivals.
Putting together the Webb telescope’s mid-infrared eyes
The Mid-Infrared Instrument needs to be at 7 Kelvin to work.
Today’s best deals: Google Pixel 6 Pro, Xbox Series S, and more
Dealmaster also has Wacom tablets, the Apple Pencil, the Surface Pro 8, and the iPad Mini.
Microsoft open-sources over 1,500 of its cute 3D emoji designs for anyone to use
Designs will be useful for incorporating emoji into apps, art projects, and more.
Elon Musk cashes in $6.9 billion of Tesla stock, just in case
Musk has now sold $15.4 billion worth of TSLA shares since agreeing to buy Twitter.
Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 adds battery life, screen strength, and temperature sensor
You lose the rotation bezel, but you gain somewhat confusing temp monitoring.
You can finally play Sony’s Spider-Man on PC—but it’s not all good news (yet)
Good news for ultrawide screens, ray tracing, and Steam Deck. Bad news for lesser PCs.
The Galaxy Z Fold 4 is official, brings Android 12L’s new taskbar
Samsung's foldable lineup gets new chips but otherwise doesn't change much.
SpaceX breathes fire in South Texas for the first time in 2022
Two test firings on Tuesday bring the company closer to a Starship orbital flight.
Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes
Jared Mauch gets $2.6 million from gov't to expand fiber ISP in rural Michigan.
Phishers who breached Twilio and fooled Cloudflare could easily get you, too
Unusually resourced threat actor has targeted multiple companies in recent days.
These researchers watched dead fish rot for 70 days—for science
Yes, there were probes—including an anal probe.
New Google site begs Apple for mercy in messaging war
Google is tired of losing so badly to iMessage, so it wants Apple to adopt RCS.
Teen’s jailing shows exactly how Facebook will help anti-abortion states
A teen shared one message, then cops requested all her data without her consent.
China’s secretive space plane flies higher and longer than before
So what is it doing up there? Secret, space-y stuff, of course.
Parallels Desktop 18 for Mac adds ProMotion support
Seamless gaming controller syncing, USB 3.0 improvements, and more.
It’s official: US chipmakers will receive billions in grants and tax breaks
The CHIPS and Science Act authorizes subsidies up to $200 billion over 10 years.
US blacklisting of Tornado Cash sparks outcry from cryptocurrency industry
Tornado Cash banned over money laundering but has legitimate uses as privacy tool.
10 malicious Python packages exposed in latest repository attack
Supply-chain attacks are moving GitHub toward digitally signed packages.
Nokia lawsuit forces Oppo and OnePlus out of the German market
Nokia and Oppo fight over patent renewal fees, just like in a TV carriage dispute.
The next desktop-sized OLED monitor will cost $3,500
The 31.5-inch PA32C targets appropriately sized work, not big-screen entertainment.
Windows 11 encryption bug could cause data loss, temporary slowdowns on newer PCs
Recent Windows updates can resolve the problem but not undo damage.
Rumors, delays, and early testing suggest Intel’s Arc GPUs are on shaky ground
Possible outcomes run the gamut from "more delays" to outright cancellation.
SGX, Intel’s supposedly impregnable data fortress, has been breached yet again
ÆPIC Leak spills users' most sensitive secrets in seconds from SGX enclaves.
Crypto and the US government are headed for a decisive showdown
Lawsuits may decide whether most digital assets are illegal securities offerings.
Small businesses count cost of Apple’s privacy changes
Online brands reliant on personalized ads ramp back marketing spending.
Setting our heart-attack-predicting AI loose with “no-code” tools
In the second part of this three-part series, our heart attack predictions take flight.
Almost every Ferrari sold since 2005 is being recalled
A faulty brake fluid reservoir cap might not vent properly, causing brake failure.
Jumping spiders may experience something like REM sleep
If it's an analog of mammalian REM sleep, then it evolved very early.
It’s possible no electric vehicles will qualify for the new tax credit
There is no grace period, so credits effectively end once the bill is signed.
Scientists hid encryption key for Wizard of Oz text in plastic molecules
It's "a revolutionary scientific advance in molecular data storage and cryptography."
28 years later, Super Punch-Out!!’s 2-player mode has been discovered
Series' 2-player mode has been hidden behind simple button commands.
Big Tech just got one step closer to squashing key US antitrust bill
Debate over the American Innovation and Choice Online Act will resume this fall.
Crypto-driven GPU crash makes Nvidia miss Q2 projections by $1.4 billion
Cheaper GPUs are good for gamers but bad for Nvidia's bottom line.
Excel esports on ESPN show world the pain of format errors
Where one sheet link can be the difference between success or elimination.
Rocket Lab’s launch cadence now “100 percent” driven by market demand [Updated]
"Our cadence today is 100 percent driven by market demand."
Musk wants public debate with Twitter CEO instead of that upcoming court trial
Debate will happen at the Delaware Court of Chancery.
Locked-in syndrome and the misplaced presumption of misery
Surveys suggest most LIS patients are happy. Researchers want that more widely understood.
Google, still reeling from an earlier ruling, sues Sonos over voice patents
After losing a volume control lawsuit, Google hopes it can get leverage over Sonos.
Fitbits will soon lose the ability to sync with computers
Fitbit points PC syncers to Pandora, Deezer subscriptions for downloading music.
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