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Updated 2024-11-26 15:15
Oppo demos 240 W smartphone charging, takes a phone to full in 9 minutes
Oppo is up to 240 W for the lab prototypes and 150 W for commercial phones.
Microsoft identifies and mitigates new malware targeting Ukraine “within 3 hours”
Company is also removing and deprioritizing info from Russian state media.
YouTube blocks RT and Sputnik as Russia tells media not to say “invasion”
Russian state-owned media blocked in Europe to stop "lies to justify Putin's war."
Intel Arc GPU squeezes into Samsung’s lightweight Galaxy Book2 Pro
15.6-incher weighing 2.58 pounds with a discrete GPU.
Even in the metaverse, you can’t escape the taxman
Second Life will begin passing state and local sales tax charges on to players.
College kid’s Twitter bot that stalks Musk’s jet now tracking Russian oligarchs
Putin may be holed up in Moscow, but his wealthy confidants love to fly.
Review: Bigbug is a sparkling comedy that lifts the spirits and dazzles the eyes
Visionary French director Jean-Pierre Jeunet is France's answer to Terry Gilliam.
Waymo will soon start asking riders in San Francisco to pay for trips
A permit from the California Public Utilities Commission was the final step.
Ukraine official confirms urgent request for Western satellite data
"Within one hour, there will be an attack on Kyiv again."
Hands-on: Gmail’s new sidebar feels like a big banner ad for Google Chat
Gmail's desolate vertical sidebar is optional today and mandatory in Q2 2022.
NASA wants to maintain Russia partnership but is studying “operational flexibilities”
"We, as a team, are operating just like we were operating three weeks ago."
No, bad leftovers didn’t cause teen’s life-threatening infection, amputations
Media misreads medical case study, blames non-foodborne infection on leftovers.
BP abandons Russian oil company stake, Shell pulls out of Nord Stream 2
Oil and gas contribute around 40 percent of Russia's federal budget.
After Ukraine recruits an “IT Army,” dozens of Russian sites go dark
“Cyber specialists” supporting Ukraine coordinate attacks on Telegram.
Early humans kept getting their heads knocked in
Repeated fractures, many of which have healed.
Apple is said to be working on a foldable MacBook/iPad hybrid device
Device would use a touch keyboard when folded, work as a tablet unfolded.
Sony patents method for “significant improvement of ray tracing speed”
Special hardware units handle ray traversal, freeing up the GPU shaders.
DisplayPort 2.0 labels specify bandwidth to avoid HDMI 2.1-like confusion
UHBR80- and UHBR40-certified cables are already available.
Climate change is expected to hit heritage sites across Africa
Research sheds light on the future of floods at culturally important sites.
Morbius is finally coming to the big screen as Sony releases final trailer
“We all have monsters within us. It’s up to us to control it.”
Ukraine asks Musk for Starlink terminals as Russian invasion disrupts broadband
Musk replied, "Starlink service is now active in Ukraine. More terminals en route."
Big Tech spent decades skirting geopolitical issues. That’s no longer an option
Tech companies find themselves navigating a new East-West split.
Windows data-wiping bug can leave some user data unencrypted and accessible
Bug primarily affects locally stored files synced with Microsoft OneDrive.
Alienware AW720M mouse review: An ambidextrous wireless win
The AW720M is a high-end wireless mouse worthy of righties and exciting for lefties.
Toyota shuts down all Japanese production after supplier is hacked
The halt affects 14 factories, a third of Toyota's global production.
The Batman review: A sensational reboot in need of trimming
This refreshing comic triumph isn't saddled with DC's "connected universe."
Majority of Ukrainian hospitals could run out of oxygen today as omicron rages: WHO
COVID cases have increased 555% recently, and oxygen shortage risks thousands of lives.
The 2022 Volkswagen Golf R looks staid, drives like a hooligan
A new torque-vectoring rear differential adds a drift mode, among other things.
Lenovo announces the first Arm-based ThinkPad
With a Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3, it's the first Windows-on-Arm ThinkPad.
Lenovo brings 16:10 trend to the small screen
Lenovo announces its first portable monitor with the taller aspect ratio.
Australia’s standoff against Google and Facebook worked—sort of
Australia forced tech giants to pay for content; other countries now expect the same.
The weekend’s best deals: Bose QuietComfort 45, Xbox storage cards, and more
Dealmaster also has LG OLED TVs, the Nintendo Switch, Lenovo laptops, and SSDs.
Russia pulls out of European spaceport, abandoning a planned launch
"We will take all relevant decisions in response to this decision."
How the games industry shake-up could play out
Many devs are leaving their studios to found new ones as indie players are snapped up.
Do birds have language? It depends on how you define it
Scientists find some parallels with human speech in cheeps and trills of birdsong.
Webb Telescope reaches major milestone: All its light is in one place
A single dot means we're nearly halfway through focusing the telescope.
Haunted house study sheds light on how human body responds to threats
Caltech study recruited participants from SoCal's 17th Door haunted house experience.
CDC issues new guidance on mask use
Most of the country falls into categories where face mask use is considered optional.
Reddit’s iOS and Android app gets its biggest update in years
There's no web version yet, though.
US and allies block tech exports to Russia in response to invasion of Ukraine
Export ban affects chips, telecom, encryption tech, lasers, sensors, and more.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine will have myriad impacts on spaceflight
"If you block cooperation with us, who will save the ISS from an unguided de-orbit?"
Steam Deck: The comprehensive Ars Technica review
Power, battery, software compatibility, and too many random crashes: Let's dig in.
A brief tour of the Steam Deck’s Linux implementation
Until further notice, use Deck's built-in KDE desktop to unlock system's full potential.
Driver that promised faster Ethereum mining for Nvidia GPUs is full of viruses
Obviously, you shouldn't install "special" drivers from sketchy third parties.
Elon Musk and brother, a Tesla director, face insider-trading investigation
Musk denies passing information to his brother, Kimbal, a member of Tesla's board.
Rocket Report: SLS rocket almost ready to roll, ULA workers prepared to strike
"We've agreed to a $20 per hour pay cut in the last contract to stay competitive with SpaceX."
This 5,300-year-old skull shows evidence of the earliest known ear surgery
Archaeologists also found a flint blade that may have been used as a cauterizing tool.
New fast radio burst found in area that shouldn’t have any sources
Source narrowed down to a cluster where the stars are too old for bursts.
New Roccat mouse lets you program up to 29 different inputs
Plus RGB for days.
All-new touch-friendly taskbar comes to latest Windows 11 preview
Windows 11's next big update will bring multiple touchscreen enhancements.
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