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Most of the power sector’s emissions come from a small minority of plants
Shutting down the worst 5% would cut electricity's carbon emissions by 75%.
Criterion announces support for 4K UHD Blu-ray, beginning with Citizen Kane
November 4K launch will be joined by Hard Day's Night, Menace II Society, more.
Samsung foldables lineup is official: $1,799 for the Fold 3, $999 for Flip 3
Samsung somehow manages to make foldable smartphones water-resistant.
Investors pressure Activision to take more action on harassment allegations
Current actions "do not go nearly far enough to address... widespread issues."
No EV tax credit if you earn more than $100,000, says US Senate
The amendment would also limit the tax credit to EVs that cost less than $40,000.
Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck will be based on Arch Linux—not Debian
The best Linux gaming happens on the bleeding edge—just where Arch Linux shines.
Florida is ablaze with COVID-19—and its case data reporting is a hot mess
However you look at the data, Florida is seeing record-high cases and hospitalizations.
Hit songs rely on increasing “harmonic surprise” to hook listeners, study finds
Childish Gambino's "This Is America" ranked highest in challenging musical expectations.
Game engine, meet game streaming: Unity acquires Parsec for $320M
Follows Parsec's explosion during the pandemic as a remote game development tool.
Dominion Voting files scorching $1.7B defamation lawsuits against Newsmax, OAN
The networks created "an alternate reality where up is down, pigs have wings."
TCL’s newest 6-Series and 5-Series 4K TVs use Google TV instead of Roku
New sets have similar specs to existing Roku TVs, which will remain available.
Parallels Desktop 17 is here and ready to run Windows 11 on M1 Macs
New, universal-binary release promises improved graphics performance, too.
Warner Bros says Back 4 Blood racial slur was “unintentional”
Two distinct growls "playing simultaneously... sound like that word."
Amazon’s plan to avoid lawsuits: Pay customers $1,000 when products injure people
Amazon creates new claims process as it faces US complaint over third-party sales.
Apple says it pays everyone fairly—employees want receipts
Workers want more transparency, so they’re taking matters into their own hands.
New BIOS updates will make Windows 11 support less annoying on custom-built PCs
Settings changes will make the upgrade smoother (if your PC is compatible).
Wear OS is getting a multi-generational leap in power thanks to Samsung
After years of starvation at the hands of Qualcomm, Samsung is here to save Wear OS.
Today’s Firefox 91 release adds new site-wide cookie-clearing action
New features build on Total Cookie Protection, simplifying privacy management.
AMD RX 6600XT review: A sad trombone noise of a “$379” 2021 GPU
Too weak, too pricey, and likely understocked. In other words, another 2021 GPU tragedy.
Cadillac says goodbye to the performance V8 with 200 mph CT5-V Blackwing
This is Cadillac's last-ever gasoline performance car, but is it too fast?
4th person in US mysteriously stricken with deadly bacteria from South Asia
Cases have been identified in Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, and Georgia.
US settles with Trump admin whistleblower who exposed botched COVID response
Rick Bright warned US wasn't ready for COVID. He was demoted and Trump called him a "creep."
Buckle up as Doom Patrol S3 teaser promises another wild and crazy ride
"Why does this crap keep happening to us?"
A number of Apple devices are on sale today, including new iPads and AirPods
Dealmaster also has Kindles, Switch and PS5 games, video doorbells, and more.
Uber asked contractor to allow video surveillance in employee homes, bedrooms
Employee contract lets company install video cameras in personal spaces.
Court says Florida can’t block cruise line from requiring vaccines
Ruling finds Florida's law unconstitutional twice over.
Google allegedly considered buying Epic Games to silence antitrust complaints
Epic details Google's alleged attempts to stop it from skipping the Play Store.
With a single photo, SpaceX sent a not-so-subtle message to FAA regulators
Holding back Starship means holding back this progress, Musk was saying.
Physicists discover new kind of tetraquark—the longest-lived yet found
The new particle has two charmed quarks, one up antiquark, and one down antiquark.
Apple says it will refuse gov’t demands to expand photo-scanning beyond CSAM
Apple defends scanning after memo called privacy advocates "screeching voices."
New IPCC climate report is the clearest guidebook for selecting a future
We now know some new things, and we still know some old things.
New “Glowworm attack” recovers audio from devices’ power LEDs
A new class of passive TEMPEST attack converts LED output into intelligible audio.
Stingle is a privacy-focused open source photo backup application
The mobile app encrypts your photos before uploading them to the cloud.
Review: James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad is like The Boys on steroids
The humor is dark, the body count is high, and the finale is just plain bonkers.
Researchers announce the smallest exoplanet discovered yet
A 3-planet system may expand out to 5, and one of its members is pretty small.
Deep dive into stupid: Meet the growing group that rejects germ theory
Germ theory denialist Facebook group went from 147 members in April 2020 to 18.4K now.
The 2021 Audi SQ5 Sportback: Cool looks, but it drinks too much
This sporty SUV would be improved by the addition of an electric powertrain.
Spotify calls off plans to support AirPlay 2, frustrating iPhone users [Updated]
It's not a surprise to iOS users, but it's still a disappointment.
Facebook blocks research into political ads, falsely blames FTC privacy order
FTC says Facebook privacy settlement doesn't require blocking researchers.
Why I love Bandcamp: Waived-fee Fridays, solid app, no DRM, more
Promo is back for every "first Friday" of 2021—one of many reasons to use the service.
Xiaomi takes the smartphone sales crown, and Samsung seems unhappy about it
Xiaomi takes over for the declining Huawei as Samsung starts an internal review.
GOP congressman gets COVID-19 after suing Pelosi over mask rule
Rep. Ralph Norman is fully vaccinated and has only a mild infection.
Rocket Report: Virgin Galactic ups ticket prices, Starship surge in Texas
"It has been a tough journey at times."
Climate contrarians predicted the world would cool—it didn’t
The anticlimate-science blogosphere’s trophy cabinet is bare.
Paragon is working to get its ntfs3 filesystem into the Linux kernel
Torvalds seems bullish on getting Paragon's project across the line eventually.
Back 4 Blood beta impressions: A template for potential co-op greatness
As a beta, Turtle Rock's co-op return already feels like a full-fledged L4D sequel.
Apple explains how iPhones will scan photos for child-sexual-abuse images
Apple offers technical details, claims 1-in-1 trillion chance of false positives.
Developers complain that Apple promotes scam apps on the App Store
Apple removed the story promoting the apps after developers pointed it out.
Florida in revolt as COVID cases spike, DeSantis rejects health measures
At least four school districts have plans to defy the governor's orders.
Holding a mirror to life’s key molecules
Life only works with chemicals that have the right orientations—but chemists don't.
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