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Zelle fraud is on the rise—and many victims are denied refunds
Four banks alone expect more than $255 million in scam and fraud claims in 2022.
The Galaxy Fold 4 is on sale for $1,499.99, up to $420 off
For some reason, the 256GB and 512GB versions are the same price.
Amazon’s Glow goes the way of the Fire Phone and dodo
Slow sales are reportedly to blame.
After cutting radar, Tesla now dropping ultrasonic sensors from its EVs
Most automakers use multiple redundant sensors. Tesla thinks otherwise.
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Overwatch 2 launch marred by multiple DDoS attacks
Report suggests server queues are tens of thousands of players long.
Why Musk gave up: He’s almost certain to lose Twitter case, law professor says
Court case over broken merger deal only happened "because Elon Musk is Elon."
Who is ready for a fleet of cubesats flying over cities, displaying ads?
"Space advertising turns out to have a potential for commercial viability."
Intel A770, A750 review: We are this close to recommending these GPUs
New GPU series, ranging from $289 to $349, is less "amazing" and more "interesting."
2022 Nobel Physics Prize goes to seminal tests of spooky action at a distance
Alain Aspect, John Clauser, and Anton Zeilinger pioneered quantum information science.
Musk makes U-turn before trial, tells Twitter he’ll complete merger [Updated]
Musk wants to avoid trial, told Twitter he'll complete deal at original price.
Begone, polygons: 1993’s Virtua Fighter gets smoothed out by AI
Sega's famously boxy 1993 arcade game gets a fan-powered Stable Diffusion refresh.
VideoLAN threatens to sue India gov’t as ISPs keep blocking VLC website
ISPs apparently blocking VLC website due to gov't order, but it's not clear why.
Rights holders got Google to remove 6 billion links from Search over 10 years
Experts say policymakers mostly ignore Google's transparency reports.
The one people in America will buy: The 2023 Mercedes-Benz EQS SUV
All the goodies from the sedan plus more headroom and an optional third row.
Holmes gets new hearing after disheveled gov’t witness shows up at her house
In the limited hearing, the judge will weigh alleged government misconduct.
EU’s USB-C mandate approval puts pressure on Apple to replace Lightning port
Parliament approves USB-C rule for 2024, mulls wireless charging interoperability.
Nest Wifi Pro brings 6E network, removes Assistant and backward compatibility
Nest's Wifi Pro has all the latest standards and not as much Google-y ecosystem.
Biden proposes new “Bill of Rights” to protect Americans from AI harms
Non-binding national guidelines on AI harms may inform future policy and business decisions.
The Pixel 4 hits end of life after three years of service
The October 2022 Android update is the end of support for Google's worst phone.
YouTube experiment makes 4K videos a Premium-exclusive feature
After a 10-ads-per-video experiment earlier, YouTube seems hungry for more subs.
Huge new data set pushes limits of neuroscience
What to do with recordings from a whopping 300,000 mouse neurons?
SpaceX has been bidding against itself for NASA’s science missions for a while
"NASA is not able to share the number of bids."
Walmart, CVS face trial for putting sham homeopathic products next to real meds
A three-judge panel reversed lower courts' dismissal of the lawsuits.
Still can’t buy a Raspberry Pi board? Things aren’t getting better any time soon
400,000 Pis are still being made every month, but most are going to businesses.
Big data trove dumped after LA Unified School District says no to ransomware crooks
Confidential incident reports, personnel records, and more are leaked online.
SCOTUS weighs first case testing Big Tech liability for recommending content
Section 230 to face its first Supreme Court challenge.
Linux 6.0 arrives with support for newer chips, core fixes, and oddities
Intel and AMD gear, yes, but support for RISC-V, LoongArch, and Gaudi2 show up.
After an amazing run at Mars, India says its orbiter has no more fuel
The orbiter most definitely exceeded expectations.
Google prototypes, open sources an extra-long keyboard with one row of keys
Open source files for Google Japan's latest joke concept are on GitHub.
New PS5 exploit unlocks root privileges, read/write memory access
Hack uses FreeBSD "race condition" exploit on older PS5 firmware.
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Our ancestors ate a Paleo diet. It had carbs
Modern hunter-gatherers offer insight into how our distant ancestors ate.
The era of fast, cheap genome sequencing is here
Illumina just announced a machine that can crack genomes twice as fast.
Tesla shows off unfinished humanoid robot prototypes at AI Day 2022
First Optimus prototype walked onto stage, waved. Another one needed support and slumped over.
COVID may have pushed a leading seasonal flu strain to extinction
No one has confirmed a case of influenza B/Yamagata since April 2020.
Florida’s Space Coast on track after Ian, set for 3 launches in 3 days
Managers will assess the scope of work to perform while in the VAB.
Nintendoes what Valve don’t: Game barred from Steam will launch on Switch
Visual novel insider says "school setting" may have caused concern for Valve.
YouTube age-restriction quagmire exposed by 78-minute Mega Man documentary [Updated]
"Summoning Salt" left with little understanding on where auto-moderation line is drawn.
Stadia controllers could become e-waste unless Google issues Bluetooth update
One firmware push could let Stadia fans keep their favorite wireless controller.
High-severity Microsoft Exchange 0-day under attack threatens 220,000 servers
Microsoft said it's working on an accelerated schedule to roll out a patch.
USB-IF says goodbye to confusing SuperSpeed USB branding
USB-IF drops 12-year-old USB branding representing 5Gbps and faster speeds.
Coroner lists Instagram algorithm as contributing cause of UK teen’s death [Updated]
Meta called content "safe" that UK judge found "impossible to watch."
Rewritten OpenGL drivers make AMD’s GPUs “up to 72%” faster in some pro apps
AMD previewed new OpenGL drivers for consumer Radeon GPUs earlier this year.
Ex-eBay security execs imprisoned for stalking journalists who cover eBay
Execs "weaponized eBay security department" over news reports the CEO disliked.
Chrome’s new ad-blocker-limiting extension platform will launch in 2023
If Google really wants more secure extensions, why not just police the store better?
Deepfake Bruce Willis may be the next Hollywood star, and he’s OK with that
Tech will allow Willis' doppelgänger to continue working despite language disorder diagnosis.
Savor the sinister delights of del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities trailer
"Picture your mind as a cabinet where you lock up your darkest thoughts..."
The best Mac desktop clients for Gmail aficionados
Gmail, the service? Not bad. Gmail, the website? Eh. Time for a real client.
Mystery hackers are “hyperjacking” targets for insidious spying
After decades of warnings, group figured out how to hijack virtualization software.
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