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Updated 2024-11-26 04:45
FCC chair proposes new US broadband standard of 100Mbps down, 20Mbps up
Pai FCC said 25Mbps down and 3Mbps up was enough—Rosenworcel proposes 100/20Mbps.
Google Play hides app permissions in favor of developer-written descriptions
Let's hope nobody lies about what permissions their app uses.
On climate, Democrats and Republicans don’t inhabit the same reality
In the US, partisans even disagree about whether we've had extreme weather.
Elon Musk has reason to worry about the judge set to rule on Twitter lawsuit
Musk draws judge who refused to let reluctant buyer out of a merger deal in 2021.
New research into why woodpeckers don’t get concussions busts a popular myth
Absorption of the head's kinetic energy would actually impair the bird's pecking ability.
TikTok resists calls to preserve Ukraine content for war crime investigations
Chinese-owned app is a trove of digital intelligence that lawyers want to archive.
Report: Microsoft will return to releasing new Windows versions once every 3 years
But the Windows-as-a-service era is far from over.
The trampoline is now international: NASA and Roscosmos agree to seat swap
No funds will be exchanged as part of the agreement.
Dmitry Rogozin has been dismissed as director general of Roscosmos [Updated]
A thorn in NASA's side is gone. Will the next guy be any better?
Rocket Report: Vega-C is a sight to see; will Europe push SpaceX aside?
"I am delighted to see solid progress towards first flight."
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a flying ferry
An electric hydrofoil ferry could be the future of public transportation.
Long-COVID patients spend their life savings on unproven “blood washing”
British investigation reveals thousands traveling across borders and paying huge sums.
Amazon finally admits giving cops Ring doorbell data without user consent
Amazon Ring gave police data without user consent 11 times so far in 2022.
Cryptocurrency flowing into “mixers” hits an all-time high. Wanna guess why?
Despite a significant Achilles' heel, mixers are seeing unprecedented demand.
PlayStation’s new “digital collectibles” are definitely not NFTs
New rewards program shuns blockchain; other Sony divisions have different NFT stances.
Quantum advantage showdowns have no clear winners
Experiments between quantum and classical computers show term’s evolving meaning.
Android 13 marches toward release with final beta version
Android 13 is a smaller release after the monster that was Android 12.
New Windows Media Player app travels back in time, gains the ability to rip CDs
Welcome news for anyone who's ready to retire their Sony Discman.
Crypto lender Celsius files for bankruptcy, still won’t let users withdraw funds
Firm scoffed at "misinformation"—then halted withdrawals and filed for bankruptcy.
Two-minute-plus teaser for LOTR: Rings of Power drops ahead of Comic-Con
"There was a time when the world was so young, there had not yet been a sunrise."
EA pulls a “reverse Ubisoft,” makes some old BioWare DLC free
Move comes as much-maligned "BioWare Points" system fades into the sunset.
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter explains the world’s seeming lack of trust in science
In our latest "Edge of Knowledge" episode, we look at facts versus feelings.
Google says you can now turn these 400 Macs, PCs into reliable Chromebooks
Google's Chrome OS Flex enters general availability to revive old hardware.
GM, EVgo, and Pilot will install 2,000 fast chargers at travel centers
This is on top of GM and EVgo installing 3,250 fast chargers by 2025.
Electric cars are doomed if fast charger reliability doesn’t get better
If every driver has a horror story about charging, adoption is going to stall.
All the best Amazon Prime Day 2022 deals we can find [Day 2 Update]
We've sorted through Amazon's annual garage sale to find the stuff that's worth your time.
Microsoft wins deal to serve ads on Netflix, edging out Comcast and Google
Microsoft will be Netflix's exclusive "advertising technology and sales partner."
Researchers zero in on the source of fast radio bursts
Over the span of three seconds, there were nine individual bursts.
The best “Prime Day” deals that are still kicking at retailers other than Amazon
Other retailers still have stock of some of the better deals that've run dry on Amazon.
Vulnerabilities allowing permanent infections affect 70 Lenovo laptop models
UEFI updates often require manual installation. Are you patched?
EU lawmakers slam “radical proposal“ to let ISPs demand new fees from websites
New fees for websites and online applications would be a disaster, MEPs say.
Amazon leaks Genesis Mini 2—Sega immediately confirms its October 27 launch
$104 system includes six-button gamepad; 23 Genesis, Sega CD games announced thus far.
Bayonetta 3 on Switch will include an optional “put on more clothes” mode
"Naive Angel Mode" designed for "play right in the living room" around children.
Light pollution is disrupting the seasonal rhythms of plants and trees
Nighttime light intensity lengthens pollen season in US cities.
Mourning parents asked TikTok for age verification, got maturity ratings instead [Updated]
Teen TikTokers will start seeing content ratings in the coming weeks.
High-fives, colorful hearts, and a horrible goose top a short list of new emoji
Unicode Consortium has recently sought to rein in the number of new emoji.
Prime Day’s best headphone deals include pairs we like from Sony, Beats, and Bose [Updated]
Our top picks for ANC headphones and true wireless earbuds are as cheap as we've seen.
Report: Apple and Jony Ive will no longer work together
Contract between Apple and LoveFrom ends after three years.
Polarized light reveals final fate of a star “spaghettified” by a black hole
It's “the first time anyone has deduced the shape of the gas cloud around a spaghettified star.”
And then there were five: NASA releases the rest of Webb’s first images
A day after the deep field of the early Universe, we have nebulas and an exoplanet.
Ongoing phishing campaign can hack you even when you’re protected with MFA
Campaign that steals email has targeted at least 10,000 organizations since September.
YouTube begins rolling out picture-in-picture on iPhones and iPads
iOS offered this capability for a while, but YouTube was slow to implement it.
This is why the pistol shrimp is immune to its own powerful shock waves
Anterior opening in orbital hoods helps redirect kinetic energy from the blasts.
Twitter sues Elon Musk, says he can’t “trash the company… and walk away”
Lawsuit: Musk's contractual breaches "cast a pall over Twitter and its business."
Gmail users “hard pass” on plan to let political emails bypass spam filters
The deadline to comment on "special treatment" for political emails is July 16.
Analysis: GameStop’s NFT marketplace earns the company just $45K in first day
After months of hype, the retailer may have missed the NFT gravy train.
Sonic Origins fan-made mod halted with three words: “Screw this game” [Updated]
Sega has so far left all versions of Origins unpatched since late-June launch.
Why don’t most foods cause allergies?
Proteins in food set off an immune response—but a feeble one.
Buying on a budget: The best Prime Day deals we can find for $50 or less
Featuring deals on Amazon devices, Jabra headphones, Tile trackers, and Logitech mice.
Feds may expand 2nd boosters to all adults as anxiety surges over BA.5 wave
Booster expansion could come within 2 weeks and wouldn't preclude fall booster.
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