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Updated 2025-09-16 19:30
Microsoft’s new Surface Dock tosses the proprietary port, uses Thunderbolt 4
Does this mean the Surface Connect port is going away?
Tesla worker who rejected $15M award in racism case has payout cut to $3M
One jury awarded Owen Diaz $137 million—new jury says $3.2 million is enough.
After disrupting businesses, Google Drive’s secret file cap is dead for now
The reaction to Google Drive's secret 5 million file limit makes Google hit "undo."
Nintendo promises unlimited repairs for “drifting” Joy-Cons throughout Europe
But consumer group says it's just a "short-term fix" for a solvable hardware "bug."
Report: Spring COVID booster to be authorized for high-risk people in US
The move will put US in line with Canada, the UK, and WHO recommendations.
VW and Redwood want to recycle your old laptop and cell phone batteries
Volkswagen dealerships will put out collection bins for old consumer batteries.
In the war on bacteria, it’s time to call in the phages
Regulators have to figure out how to get them on the market.
Virgin Orbit formally enters bankruptcy, seeking a buyer
Branson further cements his position as a "senior" creditor.
All of a sudden, NASA’s return to the Moon feels rather real
"Artemis II is more than a mission to the Moon and back."
Maker of eye drops linked to deadly outbreak flunks FDA inspection
FDA found brown slime, lack of sterility checks at Global Pharma's facility.
Judge slams Fox News for false election claims as Dominion wins key ruling
Judge rules Fox statements false; jury will decide on "actual malice" and damages.
Proton’s mass radius is apparently shorter than its charge radius
The quarks that give it charge aren't hanging out with the gluons that provide mass.
Today’s best deals: Apple MacBook Air, Apple Watch, Mac mini, Amazon Kindle
The Macs are matching their lowest tracked prices, as are the latest Kindles.
Google brings “Nearby Share” to Windows, making it easy to transfer files
Google dives into the competitive world of Windows + Android file sharing.
Users fume after My Cloud network breach locks them out of their data
The compromise allowed hackers to steal data, raising the specter of ransomware.
Blue Beetle trailer promises a classic superhero origin story
"The universe has sent you a gift. You have to figure out what you're gonna do with it."
Canadian statistics professor games Tim Hortons contest for 80-98% win rates
An app-based version of a giveaway contest was a rich target for mathematics.
Musk loses in court, has to delete tweet threatening Tesla workers who join union
Ruling also says Tesla illegally fired pro-union worker and must reinstate him.
Musk revokes NYT’s Twitter badge after news org refused to pay $1K a month
Musk called The New York Times "hypocritical" for not paying subscription fee.
New chipset could finally make it easier to build budget Ryzen 7000 PCs
A620 chipset is missing features, but (mostly) not the important ones.
It’s one last fight for Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury in Secret Invasion trailer
"Very few of us know about the wars fought in the shadows that have raged on this planet."
Tesla built more cars than it could sell in Q1 2023
Sales grew 36% YoY, but much more is needed to reach 1.8 million cars in 2023.
A passenger aircraft that flies around the world at Mach 9? Sure, why not
“How much does the world change if you can get anywhere in an hour?”
Stable Diffusion copyright lawsuits could be a legal earthquake for AI
Experts say generative AI is in uncharted legal waters.
The 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: A streamlined look equals serious range
After so many electric crossovers, it's refreshing to see another sedan.
Space archaeologists are charting humanity’s furthest frontier
An innovative research project delivers new evidence about how people live on the ISS.
SpaceX moves Starship to launch site, and liftoff could be just days away
No fooling—Starship rolled back to the launch pad on April 1.
When innovation goes south: The tech that never quite worked out
We don’t need new gadgets; we need to use antibiotics more sparingly.
Screen Time: A ridiculous April 1 rhyme
It's April Fools' Day, which means... a long, ludicrous poem about screens!
Nvidia’s GameStream is dead. Sunshine and Moonlight are great replacements.
What started as a hackathon project is now a full-fledged streaming platform.
As glaciers retreat, new streams for salmon
Insects move in, alders and willows spring up, and spawning fish arrive in thousands.
Hackers exploit WordPress plugin flaw that gives full control of millions of sites
Elementor Pro fixed the vulnerability, but not everyone has installed the patch.
Twitter posts the code it claims determines which tweets people see, and why
Posted algorithm code includes "is_democrat," "is_republican," and "is_elon."
GM kills more than CarPlay support, it kills choice
The software-driven vehicle is supposed to be a place of choice.
Google Bard gets better at homework with improved math and logic capabilities
Bard learns how to add 1+2, still flunks some basic logic questions.
Deadly fungal outbreak in Wisconsin linked to neighborhood construction
The outbreak centered around a one-mile area where the fungus wasn't known to lurk.
Review: D&D: Honor Among Thieves is a worthy homage to the classic RPG
Directors cite Princess Bride, Monty Python and the Holy Grail as influences, and it shows.
A remotely operated lab is taking shape 2.5 km under the sea
Oceanography, geology, and... particle physics? A new lab does it all without humans.
Right to repair, universal charging port mandates eyed to save Canadians money
Canada's newly released budget considers consumers' wallets and e-waste.
Google Drive does a surprise rollout of file limits, locking out some users
The new file limit means you can't actually use the storage you buy from Google.
ChatGPT data leak has Italian lawmakers scrambling to regulate data collection
Experts disagree on how governments should be regulating AI.
GM confirms it’s dropping Apple CarPlay and Android Auto from 2024 EVs
This is just for new EVs; models that already have CarPlay or AA will keep them.
FTC chair refused Musk’s meeting request, told him to stop delaying investigation
Khan "troubled by Twitter's delays" in providing documents and depositions.
Ads are coming for the Bing AI chatbot, as they come for all Microsoft products
The quantity of ads in Windows and Edge is bad, but their quality is worse.
Here’s how the IRS’s clean vehicle tax credit will change on April 18
Increasing percentages of battery components and critical minerals must be local.
These angry Dutch farmers really hate Microsoft
Tech giants want to build massive, “hyperscale” data centers in the Netherlands.
Rocket Report: ULA Centaur stage has an ‘anomaly,’ Virgin Orbit funding is dire
"This is why we thoroughly & rigorously exercise every possible condition on the ground."
510K CPUs, HDDs & more seized as smugglers keep trying to sneak tech into China
A stuffed silicone stomach and other extreme smuggling attempts thwarted.
3CX knew its app was flagged as malicious but took no action for 7 days
"It's not exactly our place to comment on it," 3CX rep says of malicious detection.
The long-rumored Starfleet Academy TV series will finally get made
The show will be led by a writer known for Nancy Drew and The Magicians.
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