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Review: The role-playing game’s afoot in charming dark comedy Murder Bury Win
It's not an instant classic like Clue, but it's fun, very solid indie fare.
Rivian’s electric truck features include air compressor and AC outlets
It has storage compartments galore, plus an extending truck bed.
Apple brass discussed disclosing 128-million iPhone hack, then decided not to
Emails entered into Epic Games lawsuit show execs contradicting Apple talking points.
It began as an AI-fueled dungeon game. Then it got much darker
AI algorithm created disturbing stories, including sex scenes involving children.
Windows 10 “Sun Valley” will do away with Windows 95 era icons
The results are more subtle than you might expect from a 25+ year visual update.
Sony faces lawsuit over alleged “monopoly pricing” of PlayStation downloads
Proposed class action says Sony's moves have increased prices for PlayStation games.
96% of US users opt out of app tracking in iOS 14.5, analytics find
Some of the first data on user behavior exceeds advertisers' worst fears.
Ajit Pai promised cheaper Internet—real prices rose 19 percent instead
Home-Internet prices rose four times faster than inflation in Trump era.
Tesla Autopilot director contradicts Musk’s self-driving timeline
Musk described full autonomy as "basically a solved problem" in 2016.
Google wants people to use 2FA, so it’s just going to turn it on for them
Non-tech-savvy users always use the defaults, and the default will soon be 2FA.
Facebook and Big Pharma exploited disease “awareness” for personalized marketing
Visiting medical sites, patient support groups, and more feed the algorithm.
Did our ancestors kill all the island megafauna?
Study adds data to a long-running argument.
IBM creates the world’s first 2 nm chip
IBM's new 2 nm process offers transistor density similar to TSMC's next-gen 3 nm.
Unsolved mysteries of the Warhammer 40k universe with loremaster Dan Abnett
Best-selling author goes deep—like, real deep—on wild and crazy Warhammer questions.
Why hasn’t Waymo expanded its driverless service? Here’s my theory
Suburban ride-hailing is a lousy business to be in.
What cats’ love of boxes and squares can tell us about their visual perception
"Vision has evolved to answer questions having to do with boundaries and contours."
9,000 fliers may have had reused swabs jammed up their noses in Indonesia
Five workers were arrested for washing and reusing cotton swabs for testing.
Paramount+ hits 36 million subscribers, will stream sci-fi movie Infinite
Streaming service commits to one original movie every week.
World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade re-returns on June 1, requires “cloning”
If you're already in WoW Classic, you have a decision to make starting May 18.
Today’s best tech deals: New iPad Pro, Amazon devices, and more
Dealmaster also has deals on wireless headphones and lots of video games.
Biggest ISPs paid for 8.5 million fake FCC comments opposing net neutrality
ISP-funded astroturfing used millions of real names and faked consent records.
Sea level rise uncertainties: Why all eyes are on Antarctica
Latest models project a bumpy road with big risks.
The Google Assistant is now a Google messaging service
"Broadcast" now works on speakers, displays, and phones for your whole family.
US physics lab Fermilab exposes proprietary data for all to see
Exposed systems paved way for researchers to access code, messages, passwords, and more.
China’s carbon pollution now surpasses all developed countries combined
As China's coal-reliant economy has boomed, so, too, have its emissions.
Stranger Things hints at return of Eleven’s “Papa” in new teaser
Matthew Modine, who played Dr. Martin Brenner, was spotted on set earlier this year.
Earliest known burial in Africa is that of a small, fragile child
Early humans in Kenya buried a dead child with tremendous care 78,000 years ago.
Nintendo warns global chip shortage to hit Switch production
Nintendo follows rival Sony in saying supply crunch threatens console sales.
NASCAR ditches decades of tradition for its Next Gen race car
Cup cars will run centerlock wheels, sequential transmissions, and flat floors.
World waits to see where a Chinese booster will come down
The 20-ton booster is big enough that some parts are likely to reach the ground.
Fix for critical Qualcomm chip flaw is making its way to Android devices
Higher-end devices made by Google, Samsung, LG, Xiaomi, and OnePlus are affected.
Severe vulnerabilities in Dell firmware update driver found and fixed
Dell firmware update driver 2.3 can be exploited to gain kernel-level privilege.
Twitter’s latest robo-nag will flag “harmful” language before you post
Follows Twitter's effort to make you read the news before you share it.
SpaceX successfully lands a Starship test flight
Given that it's meant to be the basis for a lunar lander, landing it is good.
Google tries to resurrect Android tablets with “Entertainment Space”
Google brings a TV-like media-aggregation interface to tablet home screens.
Biden backs plan to accelerate vaccine production by waiving patents
Experts disagree on whether patents are a bottleneck for vaccine production.
At trial, Epic and Apple squeeze Microsoft over Xbox, xCloud restrictions
Questions over Xbox restrictions, xCloud's iOS struggles serve as comparison points.
Study: Using Apple’s Night Shift to improve your sleep? Don’t bother
The test was done with iPhones, but many gadgets have a similar feature.
Data leak makes Peloton’s Horrible, No-Good, Really Bad Day even worse
Faulty API let anyone grab users’ private data, including weight and gender.
Appeals court allows parents to sue Snap over 100 mph car crash
The parents argued a Snapchat filter encouraged their boys to drive recklessly.
AMD’s upcoming flagship GPUs should be 3x faster than RX 6900XT
If the rumors can be believed, GPU performance will triple sometime next year.
Chip shortage continues, US asks Taiwan to prioritize automakers
Ford, Renault, and Stellantis warn that Q2 production will be heavily affected.
Blue Origin isn’t pricing its first launch seat—it’s auctioning it
Jeff Bezos' rocket co. targets July 20 for its first crewed launch.
Mighty morphin’ flat-packed pasta takes on 3D shapes as it cooks
New approach could lead to more sustainable packaging, transportation, and storage.
Hands-on: We hammered Plume’s newest Superpod design with all-new Wi-Fi testing
If you can stomach a subscription, Plume’s Superpods offer unmatched performance.
YouTube’s TikTok clone, “Shorts,” is out of beta and open for all US users
Shorts are coming, and the feature is getting a premium spot in the YouTube app.
Peloton recalls treadmills after 6-year-old’s death, CEO admits “mistake”
Consumer Product Safety Commission said recall decision took “intense negotiation."
Plug in a PS5 keyboard to access Returnal’s hidden “debug mode” codes
But some players fear Housemarque may patch out the codes soon.
Starlink can serve 500,000 users easily, several million “more of a challenge”
The "only limitation is high density of users in urban areas," Musk said.
Resident Evil Village review: Apparently, good horror takes more than a village
We had high hopes for "RE4 + RE7," but pumped-up combat isn't enough for this sequel.
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