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Similar privacy concerns are part of the uphill battle for contact tracers in the US.

Autonomous robot swarms with interaction rules for different tasks might be possible

It's a cheap 90Hz phone, but sadly you'll have to deal with a terrible update plan.

Company raised $3.2 billion last year, but CEO says the challenge remains huge

Integration with Retroarch is great for Retroarch users, confusing for others.

Data cap harms poor people and isn't needed to manage network, Mass. reps say.

Over 90 percent of pre-2000 gaming source code may already be gone.

Pulling CO₂ out of the atmosphere using life is slow. But we could make it faster.

ElectroRAT was written from scratch and was likely installed by thousands.

Hands-on with Nintendo's rare, new collectible—and it's full of theme park clues.

Plus five other games, though really, none is as bad as Blizzard's year-long bummer.

Yeah, we're going to say it. We really think Webb is going to launch this year.

Recently discovered account with admin rights is hardcoded into multiple device models.

"It was easier to sell 'flight proven' to customers than it was to sell Falcons."

It's relevant to economics, epidemiology, traffic, and the spread of misinformation.

Ticketmaster used stolen passwords and URL guessing to access confidential data.

Could cutting or delaying vaccine doses help—or make things worse?

Citing Epstein death, judge says US prisons "will not prevent" Assange suicide.

An October job posting seemed to shore up rumors of big UI changes in 2021.

Samsung's Galaxy S21, and the US' first Snapdragon 888 phone, launches in 10 days.

The new union is open to all types of Google employees, including contractors.

The value of all cryptocurrencies in circulation is more than $850 billion.

The new company is called Stellantis and is the world's 4th-largest automaker.

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At first blush, this sounds insane.

Rumors swirling around 2016 Wikileaks dump was glue that held "Pizzagate" together.

I bought solar panels, a heat pump, a condensing boiler, and an electric car.

Tesla needs to expand rapidly to justify its $600 billion market capitalization.

Combining traditional "pick and trowel" field work with a sweeping birds-eye view.

Opinion: If we can’t expect people to avoid risk, we should embrace harm reduction.

Author and science evangelist Ainissa Ramirez discusses her book, The Alchemy of Us

Is a politician really the world’s second biggest a-hole?

From the archives: Many comics make the claim, but most of those headlines are lying.

The pandemic has shuttered labs and sidelined scientists all over the world.

Genomics institute head looks back on how far the field has come, ahead to future.

Despite similarities, "We don't think the universe was created by a giant slime mold."

Zinc is very cheap and abundant; battery tech could be great for power grids.

Third Point fund, led by Daniel Loeb, demands strategy shake up

Genetic tagging offers insight into the secret lives of basking sharks.

These companies might have survived COVID and a recession, but will they survive 2021?

The whereabouts of the documents remains a mystery to this day.

Security firm's actions both may and may not qualify under fair use, judge held.

As carbon capture gets cheaper, new applications could look attractive.

Maneuver is widely seen as a "poison pill," and makes it unlikely legislation will pass

UK approves another vaccine, this one from AstraZeneca, as new COVID variant spreads.

You, your employer, and the taxman may have very different understandings of "home."

"Secret party app" also pulled from TikTok after posting videos of unmasked ragers.

Amazon has done little to stop sellers from gaming its search algorithm.

People who study and care for 'em take lockdown-style measures to limit transmission risk.