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Updated 2024-11-27 15:30
Newly discovered Vigilante malware outs software pirates and blocks them
Most malware tries to steal stuff. Vigilante, by contrast, takes aim at piracy.
Amazon joins Apple, Google by reducing its app store cut
Developers with revenues under $1 million are getting a new deal.
A number of recommended Nintendo Switch games are on sale today
Dealmaster also has early Prime Day discounts, Philips Hue deals, and more.
Microsoft’s Linux repositories were down for 18+ hours
The outage prevented Linux installation or upgrade of any Microsoft software.
FDA officials asked to step down after contentious Alzheimer’s drug approval
Three experts resigned in protest. Watchdog says it's FDA brass that should leave.
Researchers cool a 40 kg object to near its quantum ground state
Mirrors of the LIGO gravitational-wave detector get cool—extremely cool.
Here’s what’s inside Google’s first-ever retail store
Buy a speaker, try Google Stadia, or fix a cracked phone screen—the store is open.
Peter Jackson’s 6-hour Beatles documentary confirmed for Disney+ this November
Jackson thanks Beatles, Disney for "allowing me to present this story" as 6-hour beast.
Bethesda exec says he’s “sorry” for lack of PS5 Starfield
"I'm certain that's frustrating... but there's not a whole lot I can do about it."
World Bank slams bitcoin, declines to help El Salvador’s cryptocurrency plan
Bank faults bitcoin's “environmental and transparency shortcomings.”
Lordstown Motors now says that it has no binding orders for EV truck
It clarified with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has no firm orders.
SpaceX to break the final frontier in reuse with national defense launch
Thursday's GPS mission is a high priority for the Space Force.
Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on municipal broadband
Bill's 10Mbps standard could make 98% of Ohio ineligible for municipal networks.
A new HTTP spec proposes elimination of obnoxious “cookie banners”
Explicit privacy communication mechanism can simplify UI and limit user fatigue.
Apple’s Tim Cook: Sideloading is “not in the best interests of the user”
The interview also touched on privacy, AR, health, and future products.
Ten-year hactivist fugitive Commander X arrested in Mexico
"We do not forgive. We do not forget." But neither do the feds.
Facebook begins tying social media use to ads served inside its VR ecosystem
Announcement doubles down on Facebook account requirement for Oculus hardware.
New Picard S2 teaser taunts us with return of Q, time shenanigans
Second season doesn't debut until 2022, but this whets our appetite.
Amazon blames social media companies for sales of fake Amazon reviews
Fake Amazon reviews are bought and sold on social media, including Facebook.
After ruining 75M J&J doses, Emergent gets FDA clearance for 25M doses
More than 100 million vaccine doses are still in limbo at the facility.
Forget trailers: The best upcoming games we played at this year’s E3
You can play (most of) the games on our "Best of E3" list right now for free on PC, Xbox.
Google enables end-to-end encryption for Android’s default SMS/RCS app
Both users need Google Messages, RCS needs to be on, and it's for 1:1 chats only.
Cold-War-era missile launches three modern-day spy satellites
The small rockets are not cheap, but they are effective.
Lina Khan, Big Tech skeptic, named FTC chair mere hours after confirmation
As chair, Khan could bring a new approach to antitrust enforcement.
Someone stabbed a cave bear in the head with a spear 35,000 years ago
It's a rare piece of evidence of people killing cave bears during the Pleistocene.
A cold spot and a stellar burp led to strange dimming of Betelgeuse
The star ejected a gas bubble, and lower temps condensed heavier elements into dust.
Lordstown has binding orders, says limited production starts this year
The EV startup will need funds to increase production past 20,000 trucks a year.
A guide to living at a black hole
Living next to Ned Flanders won't teach you as much about the fundamental nature of reality.
Mercury is accumulating in deep-ocean trenches
Following mercury around the environment isn't easy.
Polestar picks the US to build its next electric vehicle
The Polestar 3 electric SUV goes into production in 2022.
Experts “extremely worried” about Delta variant as US death toll hits 600,000
Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about low vaccination rates.
Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit 122° Fahrenheit
Man watered dish to cool it down but overheating knocked it offline for 7 hours.
Medieval people suffered for fashion with their extremely pointy shoes
Skeletons from 14th and 15th centuries had higher rate of bunions than earlier remains
A DNA-based storage system with files and metadata
Queries can take days, but it's possible to pull out specific files.
Nintendo deal: Buy a Switch Online Family Membership, get a free 128GB microSD card
Dealmaster also has new early Prime Day deals, a big Xbox games sale, and more.
Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025
We'll find out more about Windows 10's replacement OS later this month.
Apple’s podcast subscriptions went live today—with a 30 percent cut
Creators can set whatever subscription fee they choose or not take part at all.
Everything Nintendo announced in its E3 2021 “Direct” presentation
New Warioware and Mario Party, remastered Advance Wars and Monkey Ball, and much more.
Tim Berners-Lee makes an NFT from World Wide Web’s Objective-C
Computer scientist assembles digital collectible to capitalize on NFT craze.
ZFS fans, rejoice—RAIDz expansion will be a thing very soon
Founding OpenZFS dev Matthew Ahrens opened a pull request last week.
New trailer shows first gameplay footage for Breath of the Wild sequel
Zelda sequel takes 2017 original to the skies, now due in 2022.
BMW finds its mojo again with the $55,400 i4 electric sedan
The car looks good, the specs look good, and the price looks good.
Metroid Dread brings Nintendo’s classic back as a 2D sequel on October 8
Includes flashy 3D cinematics, mechanics from 2017's 2D revival Samus Returns.
US warns EU against anti-American tech policy
NSC has some strong opinions ahead of Biden’s first presidential trip to Brussels.
Health care CEOs raked in $3.2 billion as pandemic raged
CEOs’ median pay rose to $9 million despite record layoffs of health workers.
OnePlus announces the 90 Hz, $240 “Nord N200” for North America
It has a Snapdragon 480, 4GB of RAM, a headphone jack, microSD slot, and more.
Todd Howard is finally ready to share some Starfield details
"300-ish" years from now, the "last space explorers" also explore profound questions.
Google’s unified Gmail interface (and Google Chat) launches for everyone
Gmail's new do-it-all interface is thankfully optional.
Halo Infinite multiplayer news: Bots, split-screen, free-to-play clarified
Hints of new announcer system, new firepower, and multiplayer-specific tweaks.
The Apple Watch Series 7 will have a new design, report says
Some big features, like a blood sugar sensor, are at least a year away, though.
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