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US investigates Autopilot after 11 Teslas crashed into emergency vehicles
Regulator worried Autopilot can't spot parked vehicles or keep driver engaged.
Intel’s Arc GPUs will compete with GeForce and Radeon in early 2022
"Alchemist" will be Intel's first serious dedicated gaming GPU.
Atari’s collapse cost us this exquisite-looking Laserdisc game
Director Richard Taylor recalls his work on a canceled Atari-funded project.
When robots screw up, how can they regain human trust?
New study shows tactics robots can use to redeem themselves in the workplace.
Fitbit’s Luxe activity tracker is a stylish way to casually care about fitness
The Luxe is stylish, but Fitbit is losing ground as a worthwhile fitness platform.
How a game about dwarves mining in space has helped me weather the pandemic
DRG combines 4-player co-op, non-toxic developers, and a welcoming community.
Strawberry Mansion: A great sci-fi premise with trippy, arthouse execution
In this film, society can track dreams, so of course someone's out to monetize 'em.
Samsung has its own AI-designed chip. Soon, others will too
Semiconductor software-design maker Synopsys is adding AI to its arsenal.
The weekend’s best tech deals: AirPods Pro, Jackbox games, and more
Dealmaster also has deals on the iPad Air, Switch Pro Controller, and storage.
Review: Androids is a developer commentary track for the Android 1.0 era
A new book by Googler Chet Haase offers an inside look at Android development.
The Perl Foundation is fragmenting over Code of Conduct enforcement
"I'm fresh out of ideas with regards to handling toxicity in the Perl community."
Why Perseverance’s first Mars drilling test came up empty
Sampling might offer tantalizing clues about the past of the red planet.
A simple software fix could limit location data sharing
With Pretty Good Phone Privacy, carriers wouldn't always know where you are.
It’s time for more undead shenanigans with What We Do in the Shadows S3
The series also snagged an early S4 renewal. Huzzah!
Boeing to ground Starliner indefinitely until valve issue solved
"I know this is very, very hard on our NASA and Boeing teams."
Apple- and Google-backed smart home standard Matter has been delayed
Matter has a feature-complete specification, but its SDK is coming in 1H 2022.
NASA stands by its astronaut after incendiary Russian claims
"I fully support Serena, and I will always stand behind our astronauts."
QuakeCon schedule leak shows Quake “revitalized edition” from MachineGames
Wolfenstein: The New Order studio made a new Quake mission pack in 2016.
Students’ plea to block Indiana U. vaccine mandate rejected by Justice Barrett
College vaccine rule survives first SCOTUS test of a COVID vaccine mandate.
Samsung’s leader is out of jail, allowing US factory plans to move forward
Samsung heir served 18 months in prison for capital flight and perjury.
Study: These ancient straight-shelled cephalopods lived the vertical life
Using virtual and 3D-printed models can "de-fossilize" creatures of the past.
“Blue” hydrogen is worse for the climate than coal, study says
Findings could throw national climate policies into disarray.
Apple defends iPhone photo scanning, calls it an “advancement” in privacy
Discussing child-abuse detection, Federighi said Apple is still "leading on privacy."
FDA authorizes 3rd COVID vaccine dose for immunocompromised [Updated]
CDC advisers plan to meet Friday to set official guidance.
Excerpt: How Google bought Android—according to folks in the room
Enjoy a sneak peek from Androids: The team that built the Android operating system.
Rocket Report: NASA installs SLS software, India’s GSLV fails to reach orbit
"I was really expecting to see a slowdown in the number of new launch vehicles."
Free Guy review: Finally, an authentic gaming film—and it’s fun, not perfect
The film's gaming focus has a few issues, but Reynolds, Comer captivate as leads.
Russia’s space program just threw a NASA astronaut under the bus
"The Americans refused to perform a polygraph examination."
School mask battles rage on as more children fall ill, fill hospitals
Even with the delta-variant surge, masks and adult vaccinations keep kids safe.
Calculator, Mail, other built-in apps get a Windows 11 facelift in latest beta
Microsoft continues to freshen up apps while snipping out duplicative features.
There’s new evidence of a large cold spot partly causing dimming of Betelgeuse
Analysis used new technique for determining effective temperatures of red supergiants
This teardrop trailer could be perfect for electric vehicle camping
It has a low-drag shape and a 75 kWh battery, plus DC fast charging.
Hacker is returning $600M in crypto, claiming theft was just “for fun”
Hacker was holding onto the stolen funds to "keep it safe."
Xiaomi clones the iPad Pro for half the price: $386
Xiaomi is the latest company to show renewed interest in Android tablets.
Netflix is adding residential IP addresses to its VPN blocklists
Netflix's new "VPN" block policies can catch innocent users in the crossfire.
Apple and Google seem spooked by bill requiring more app stores and sideloading
Bill would make iOS and Android more open to 3rd-party stores and sideloaded apps.
Star Trek: Lower Decks still understands what makes Trek tick
Character-driven episodic stories with no world-saving drama? Sign me up.
Microsoft says NSA needs to undo its $10B cloud computing contract with Amazon
Disputed award includes provisions for cloud computing, hardware-as-a-service.
Facebook may be forced to sell Giphy one year after buying it
Watchdog provisionally finds competition concerns after probe into acquisition.
More Blizzard staff leaves after CA state lawsuit, including “Cosby Suite” members
Follows company's backtrack on a Diablo II: Resurrected pledge about TCP/IP.
macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 is here, but it doesn’t seem to do much
We probably won't see any new macOS features until Monterey later this year.
Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-friendly county clerk
Leaked BIOS passwords led investigators to Tina Peters' office in Mesa County, Colo.
Nic Cage chews scenery with gusto in Prisoners of the Ghostland trailer
The actor calls this "the wildest movie I've ever made... and that's saying something."
Jeopardy! selects executive producer of Jeopardy! as new host of Jeopardy!
Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik will also host special episodes of the show.
Hackers siphon $600 million in digital tokens, crypto network says
Poly Network breach would be among biggest heists to target cryptocurrency industry.
Russians tried—and failed—to smear vaccines with weak Planet of the Apes memes
The network was linked to Fazze, a marketing firm run out of Russia.
Samsung announces new Galaxy Watch 4, drops iOS support for new wearables
New watch won't support iPhones; key features are exclusive to Galaxy phones.
This is probably why Blue Origin keeps protesting NASA’s lunar lander award
Bezos likely views the Human Landing System contract as COTS for Blue Origin.
AT&T delays 500,000 fiber-to-the-home builds due to severe fiber shortage
AT&T planned to wire up 3 million homes this year, will hit 2.5 million instead.
Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from social media for COVID disinfo
Platforms take action, but disinformation remains on lawmakers' social accounts.
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