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Why F1’s switch from 13-inch to 18-inch tires is important
Pirelli tells us about next year's racing rubber—and why that rubber is in F1.
Try, try again: Google releases tablet-focused Android 12L beta for select devices
It'll run on Pixels and one expensive Lenovo tablet or in the Android emulator.
Activision Blizzard workers announce open-ended strike and union drive
Strike Fund to support work stoppage raises over $100,000 in 12 hours.
Jason Statham does what he does best in Operation Fortune: Ruse de guerre trailer
Director Guy Ritchie looks to be channeling that winning Gentlemen energy in new film.
FDA authorizes boosters for ages 16 and 17 ahead of holidays, omicron [Updated]
With delta raging, omicron looming, and holidays nearing, officials push for more shots.
Hospital beds full, National Guard deployed amid crushing delta wave
Pennsylvania hospitals are running at 110%, while Maine and New York call National Guard.
Smart home tech is thriving right now
Entertainment devices are the biggest winners.
300,000 MikroTik routers are ticking security time bombs, researchers say
Device owners have yet to install patches for 3 high-severity vulnerabilities.
The hand-cranked calculator invented by a Nazi concentration camp prisoner
For two decades, the Curta was the best portable calculator in the world.
The NES: How it began, worked, and saved an industry
On July 15, 1983, Nintendo sold its first Famicom. Gaming hasn't been the same since.
Elizabeth Holmes takes final swipe at ex-boyfriend as defense rests
In a surprise move, defense skipped key expert witness.
Amazon fined €1.1 billion by Italy for antitrust abuse
Investigators find online shopping giant unfairly promoted its logistics business.
Malicious NPM packages are part of a malware “barrage” hitting repositories
People trust repositories, which makes them the perfect vectors for malware.
Revisiting the “Tsar Bomba” nuclear test
60 years after the historic detonation, a historian offers a fresh interpretation.
Apple won’t have to allow iPhone apps to use third-party payments tomorrow after all
The status quo will stay in place until an appeal has been resolved.
Tor is under threat from Russian censorship and Sybil attacks
Tor Project leaders disconnect rogue nodes and call on volunteers to bypass censorship.
Stadia finally launches on LG TVs, shows off the greatness that could’ve been
Solid stuff, but it comes well after Google began winding Stadia's concept down.
Our favorite set of noise-canceling headphones under $100 is on sale today
Normally $80, the Soundcore Life Q30 are a great value at this deal price of $60.
Despite mountain of evidence, Elizabeth Holmes claims to remember things differently
Prosecution sought to rebut key points in Holmes’ defense.
Omicron weakens vaccine protection, but boosters revive defenses, early data finds
Omicron is "a tractable problem with the tools we have."
Roku and Google settle YouTube feud just a day before the app would have been pulled
The two companies' relationship has been up in the air for months.
Some “true believers” in space settlement are starting to make it happen
Dylan Taylor, a former real estate executive, wants to make Gerry O'Neill's vision reality.
Ubisoft’s first NFT plans make no sense
The blockchain adds nothing to this experiment in "unique" cosmetic DLC.
Razer’s RGB smartphone cooler attaches to iPhones with MagSafe
Includes an adjustable fan and Peltier tile and works with iPhone and Android.
Apple reaches quiet truce over iPhone privacy changes
Apple is trusting the same groups CEO called "hucksters" trying to make "a quick buck."
Microsoft rolls out revamped Notepad app to Windows 11 Insiders
Dark mode and updated look are the biggest changes to Notepad in quite a while.
Anime convention of 53K is first US case study for omicron spread, CDC says
CDC says over 35,000 anime fans have already been contacted.
Report: Apple CEO Tim Cook engineered a secret $275 billion deal with China
Apple invested heavily in Chinese tech to prevent hostile regulations.
Power companies band together for coast-to-coast EV fast-charger network
Coalition will focus on Interstate Highway System to alleviate range anxiety.
Verizon overrides users’ opt-out preferences in push to collect browsing history
Verizon renamed scanning program and enrolled customers who previously opted out.
Landmark $150B lawsuit seeks to hold Facebook accountable for Rohingya genocide
Facebook knew it was fanning flames of violence, did nothing, lawsuit alleges.
Why one renowned games analyst isn’t playing Halo Infinite on PC for now
Without our own pre-launch look at PC, we're left minding other outlets' alarms.
NASA has 10 new astronauts, and they could not have joined at a better time
"We're always looking for smart, dedicated people in their current fields."
Willfully unvaccinated should pay 100% of COVID hospital bills, lawmaker says
Rep. Carroll calls the legislation a starting point to hold unvaccinated responsible.
You can now play video games on a Tesla screen when the car is in motion
But such use could run afoul of state and federal laws and guidelines.
Senate gives Rosenworcel new FCC term, but Republicans aim to block Gigi Sohn
Senate votes 68-31 to reconfirm Rosenworcel as Sohn nomination hangs in balance.
Testers dig up an early 2003-era version of Windows Vista’s Aero theme
Windows Longhorn betas bridge the long gap between Windows XP and Vista.
Today’s best deals: Nintendo Switch bundle, microSD cards, and more
Dealmaster also has deals on AirPods, streaming sticks, and tons of video games.
Google is working on making Chromebooks less sluggish at startup
ARCVM can hog up to 300 percent of the CPU before you even open an Android app.
Traffic bounces back in year two of the pandemic, minus the commuters
COVID continues to kill congestion from commuters, but that effect is waning.
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Concerned about SpaceX, France to accelerate reusable rocket plans
"It's a real break from French strategy, and clearly inspired by the USA."
Microsoft seizes domains used by “highly sophisticated” hackers in China
Move allows Microsoft to intercept traffic infected devices send to hacker's servers.
OneDrive joins Dropbox in committing to native M1 Mac support
Native apps are rolling out all the time, but utilities are sometimes outliers.
COVID outbreak on cruise ship in New Orleans may be due to omicron
Some disembarked passengers said they were never told about the outbreak.
T-Mobile “inexplicably” rejected iPhone 13 rebates worth hundreds of dollars
T-Mobile says bug led iPhone rebate requests to be rejected as "ineligible."
Neo discovers he still knows kung fu in latest Matrix Resurrections trailer
"We can't see it, but we're all trapped inside these strange repeating loops."
Raven Software developers walk off the job to protest QA layoffs
Strikers demand 12 laid-off colleagues "must be offered full time positions."
Asus’ new MacBook Pro rival costs $5,000
Includes Intel Xeon W-11955M, Nvidia RTX A5000 graphics, and a tall OLED screen.
SolarWinds hackers have a whole bag of new tricks for mass compromise attacks
The Kremlin-backed hacking outfit's toolbox seems to grow by the month.
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