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Switch OLED review: Nintendo’s nicest, most nonessential upgrade yet
We dig deep: Wider hinge, new battery, and questions about image retention.
Metroid Dread review: The best Switch-exclusive game of 2021
Outside dev concludes classic 2D series with stealth, terror, and "seek action" mastery.
Russia tells its space reporters to stop reporting on the space program
"Will it affect the coverage of Roscosmos? For sure it will."
D-Wave announces new hardware, compiler, and plans for quantum computing
In addition to its standard roadmap, D-Wave will try building gate-based systems.
Company that routes SMS for all major US carriers was hacked for five years
Syniverse and carriers haven't revealed whether text messages were exposed.
A civil war is brewing for the Iron Throne in House of the Dragon teaser
"Dreams didn't make us kings. Dragons did."
Report: Amazon-designed fridge will use the same tech as Amazon Go stores
It uses the computer vision tech that enables Amazon stores' "Just Walk Out."
Windows 11: The Ars Technica review
Attractive new design overshadowed by regressions and high system requirements.
Physics Nobel goes to complexity, both general and climatic
An award for understanding complex systems, including the climate.
Nintendo wraps Smash Bros. roster with Kingdom Hearts’ Sora
Almost 3 years of DLC additions end with a little Disney-Final Fantasy magic.
Facebook misled investors about shrinking user base, ex-employee alleges
Complaint to SEC: Facebook mishandling of duplicate accounts was "extensive fraud."
Vaccine holdouts are just 1.8% of NY’s largest health provider—now they’re fired
Unvaccinated workers say they'd rather quit than get shots—but few actually do.
The 12 best deals from Amazon’s early Black Friday event
Deals may help you beat anticipated shipping delays.
YouTube Music continues glacial development pace, adds background playback
Five years after launch, YouTube Music is still working on basic music app features.
Razer delivers new ultraportable and gaming PC options for Windows 11
Razer offers new spec options for its portable and gaming laptop lines.
Brain implant relieves patient’s severe depression in “landmark” US study
Device zaps brain when it detects neural activity associated with irrational thoughts.
New Yubico security keys let you use fingerprints instead of passwords
Yubico's first hardware security keys to support biometric authentication.
Tesla ordered to pay $137M to Black former worker subjected to racist workplace
“Elon Musk, you’ve been put on notice.”
iOS 15 review: Forget quantity, Focus on quality
Apple's annual update is leaner than usual, but that's OK.
Surface Pro 8 review: The best Surface for people who love the Surface
The design of the Surface Pro X with none of the app-compatibility problems.
NASA likely to move some astronauts off Starliner due to extended delays
Astronauts assigned to Boeing flights may end up on SpaceX's Crew-5 mission.
Facebook’s outage likely cost the company over $60 million
Configuration change cascaded down the data centers, bringing systems to a halt.
The 2022 Ford Maverick is a cheap, cheerful, DIY-friendly pickup truck
More than 40 mpg and instructions to make your own accessories? Yes, please.
Biden administration expects J&J boosters in the next few weeks
FDA has scheduled an advisory meeting over the booster ahead of receiving an application.
Ex-Sony exec opens up about efforts to bring PlayStation hits to PC
"There's no losing in this transaction," says former PlayStation Studios head Shawn Layden.
Understanding how we sense touch, temperature earns a Nobel
Discoveries triggered a wave of findings about how we sense our environments.
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Oculus are down. Here’s what we know [Updated]
The root cause of the worldwide outage appears to be a flubbed BGP route update.
FCC plans to rein in “gateway” carriers that bring foreign robocalls to US
FCC proposes STIR/SHAKEN and call-blocking rules for gateway phone companies.
Scientists are still learning cool new things about gooey hagfish slime
Larger hagfish produce larger, stronger thread cells to better ward off predators.
Revealed: The secret notes of Blue Origin leaders trying to catch SpaceX
"They have a customer focus. We should too."
Epic Games Store gets achievements next week—so what’s still missing?
Teases long-awaited ability to customize user profiles—but plenty left on road map.
Android 12 gets a source code release—but not a Pixel release
Google holds back Pixel release of Android 12, also announces a show for 10/27.
The Apple Watch Series 7 release date is October 15
Orders start this Friday, October 8.
VR, AR, wearables, and smart home tech are now mainstream, research says
42 percent growth expected from 2021 to 2025.
FCC filing shows Dyson is prepping next Roomba rival
Current robot vacuum is out of stock, and FCC filings point to Dyson’s next move.
Researcher refuses Telegram’s bounty award, discloses auto-delete bug
Telegram took months to fix "self-destruct" message bug. Then requested silence.
Facebook “is tearing our societies apart,” whistleblower says in interview
"Facebook, over and over again, chose to optimize for its own interests."
Let’s make a deal: Entrepreneur wants to trade Buran shuttle for a skull
"It is not water that flows in our veins, but blood."
Making sense of Mazda’s MX-30 electric commuter car
This compliance car might be aimed at regulators, not regular people.
Elizabeth Holmes’ defense strikes back in cross-examination of lab director
Emails show director left "out of the loop" in hit-or-miss cross-examination.
The decreasing cost of renewables unlikely to plateau any time soon
Early price forecasts underestimated how good we’d get at making green energy.
The controversial quest to make cow burps less noxious
It’s not so simple as just feeding them gas-busting seaweed.
YouTube TV keeps NBC, won’t have to bundle Peacock as companies strike new deal
Update: YouTube TV and NBC agree to multiyear contract and avoid blackout.
Metal Gear, Silent Hill, and Castlevania could return in 2022, allegedly
Multiple new entries made in-and-out house could be long-awaited good news for fans.
Google Pay’s disastrous year continues, promised bank account feature is dead
The rudderless Google Pay division cancels its biggest upcoming feature.
This software aims to make your flight smoother—and help the planet
Airplanes taxiing isn't just annoying—it's a big source of emissions.
Hundreds of scam apps hit over 10 million Android devices
GriftHorse campaign used clever techniques to avoid detection in Google Play.
Venom 2 film review: Let there be (mostly) boredom
Hardy pulls double duty as the film's two best parts. Sadly, nothing else keeps up.
COVID-19 vaccines will be added to immunization list required for CA students
The rule will come into effect once the vaccine is FDA-approved for each age group.
X-rays reveal censored portions of Marie Antoinette’s letters to Swedish count
French Queen had secret correspondence with her rumored lover, Hans Axel von Fersen
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