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Former Musk ally explains resignation from Twitter, cites “dictatorial edict”
Former safety chief Yoel Roth's advice for Musk: "Humility goes a really long way."
Modern trackball mouse wants to be a wireless solution to your ergonomic woes
Trackball mice are still niche, but modern features keep new releases relevant.
Homeopath who made thousands on bogus COVID pellets gets nearly 3 years in prison
Before sentencing, Juli Mazi claimed she had "sovereign immunity."
SpaceX set to launch two spacecraft to the Moon tonight
ispace is seeking to become the first private company to successfully land on the Moon.
Nintendo tells Smash World Tour it can no longer operate unlicensed tournaments
Months of licensing talks fall apart, dooming December championship and 2023 season.
Musk won’t relaunch Twitter Blue until he finds a way to avoid Apple fees
He also raised the price of blue checks by 1 cent.
OnePlus beats Google with four years of major OS updates
OnePlus and Samsung are now tied in having the longest update plans.
Starlink prices in Ukraine nearly double as mobile networks falter
Russian assault on electricity grid drives Starlink prices up.
Review: Intel’s “Raptor Canyon” NUC is a compact gaming PC without the stress
Building your own can be considerably cheaper, but DIY-ing isn't always easy.
Latest Super Mario Bros. movie trailer features a bold, new Princess Peach
Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Yoshis also make appearances in fresh two-minute promo.
OpenAI upgrades GPT-3, stunning with rhyming poetry and lyrics
Refinement to AI language model generates rhyming compositions in various styles.
SpaceX fires up 11 engines as it prepares massive rocket for orbital test
Nothing blew up, which is always a win.
How secure a Twitter replacement is Mastodon? Let us count the ways
The demise of Twitter's security and privacy teams has people looking for alternatives.
Google reportedly has Gmail and Calendar apps in the works for Wear OS
Google Workspace's wearables neglect is hopefully coming to an end.
It took nearly 500 years for researchers to crack Charles V’s secret code
Holy Roman Emperor wrote of being targeted by Italian mercenary, among other topics.
Musk’s Twitter abandons COVID misinfo policy, shirking “huge responsibility”
"In cases like this pandemic, good information is life-saving."
Epson quitting laser printers doesn’t address its bigger sustainability issue
Epson will sell only inkjet printers as of 2026.
Free ray-tracing update will overhaul Portal’s graphics on December 8
Its fancy new effects have much higher system requirements than the original.
Influencers were paid by Google to promote a Pixel phone they never used
The FTC says Google paid radio DJs to say they loved the Pixel 4.
Behavior-changing parasite moves wolves to the head of the pack
A parasite associated with bold behavior is also associated with pack leadership.
Used thin client PCs are an unsexy, readily available Raspberry Pi alternative
Turn yesterday's corporate computer into today's Pi-like system—with some work.
Musk faces fines if Twitter’s gutted child safety team becomes overwhelmed
Already overworked child safety team went from 20 to less than 10 members.
Musk asks if Apple “hates free speech” because it cut Twitter ad spending
Musk: Apple threatened to pull Twitter from iOS and "mostly stopped advertising."
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.
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