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"Dad of Boy" gives way to an uneven collection of Norse mythology fan fiction.

Google's beta softens the spec requirements for Steam on ChromeOS.

As an added bonus, cleanup after rare earth extraction would be much easier.

Musk told staff he won't cut 75% of jobs—it will reportedly be 50% instead.

When underwater cables congregate in one place, things get tricky.

"We hope they will take the reaction to this one into account."

Tennessee native Ruth Marie Terry was 37 years old at the time of her 1974 murder.

Find "anything you've seen, said, or heard" using "3,750x" compression.

Try some of Android's quirky games with mice, keyboards, and bigger screens.

CPUs have been trickling out of Intel, but still waiting for volume shipments.

Research on RSV vaccines dragged after a trial in the '60s went tragically wrong.

Dealmaster also has gaming mice, smart home devices, MacBooks, and Roomba robot vacuums.

Users can now label sexy posts as "mature" or having "sexual themes."

"We cannot let you bring your war here."

An intriguing idea, but Embedded DisplayPort limits compatibility.

Early next month, you can experience sublime subterranean chaos—with sprites.

Musk: Twitter will consult civil rights groups before restoring any banned users.

Six games available for preorder alongside headset on Nov. 15.

"This, by the way, is very high on their top risk list."

Senate committee chair wants FTC to examine software sold by Texas-based RealPage.

The automaker is battling the dendrite problem with a polymer fiber coating.

Are games art? Who cares. Exhibit is more interested in how they bring us together.

Two species launch their heads like a harpoon; a third relies on tail sweeps.

You can subscribe to and watch streaming services, like Showtime, on YouTube.

Technique could allow high-quality calls and music on low-quality connections.

This was the first time SpaceX invited photographers to set Florida landing zone remotes.

Musk slams "Twitter's current lords & peasants system" for verifying users.

Changes have already hit some users, but communication and timing are muddled.

It's tricky to exploit, and on a less-popular version, but needs patching ASAP.

Charter price hikes boost Spectrum Internet tiers to $80, $100, and $120.

Instead of hundreds of employees enforcing violations, there are now about 15.

Audio-Technica brings back a cult classic to cash in on vinyl's second act.

Ross Chastain sets lap record and qualifies for championship thanks to NASCAR 2005.

Despite their tiny brains, spiders show some complex cognitive calculations.

SpaceX now has one more landing—51—than launches this year.

Today Google realizes it needs to fight iMessage, but it's 8 years too late.

Thinking better of your partisan opponents doesn't mean you want them voting.

In the small study, 44% of untreated, recovered people had rebound COVID-19 symptoms.

Ghostwriter generates, completes, or transforms code in 16 languages, similar to GitHub Copilot.

CEO Tim Cook confirmed Apple's product lineup is "set" for the year.

Unconfirmed media report says Russian spies hacked former UK prime minster's phone.

Was the Falcon Heavy a mistake by SpaceX?

What happens when Twitter’s owner can’t spot disinformation when he sees it?

Mike Flanagan's latest Netflix series adapts the YA novel by Christopher Pike.

More reports of overheating power connectors have surfaced every day this week.

Verification charge could make it easier for scammers to impersonate real people.

Spencer says PlayStation support will last “as long as there’s a PlayStation."

We can probably expect reentry into Earth's atmosphere to occur about a week from today.

Takeover drama drew in a cast of Wall Street powerhouses—and a few "meme-splainers."

Fintech platforms help US regulators weigh security benefits of digital IDs.