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Far Cry 6 hands-on preview: Enough issues to make us say, “Ay, Dios mío”
The bugs aren't great. Even if those get fixed by October, we have other concerns.
Electrification isn’t just for big school buses
The Type A buses will have 127 kWh battery packs and vehicle-to-grid capability.
NASA’s big rocket misses another deadline, now won’t fly until 2022
"The agency continues to monitor the rise of COVID cases in the Kennedy area."
Windows 11 arrives on October 5, Android apps will come later
Phased rollout will see all compatible PCs updated by "mid-2022."
In the US, wind power is getting bigger and better, report says
Longer blades, taller towers among the reasons wind power is growing in the US.
65 mpg without hypermiling in the Lincoln Aviator hybrid
Lincoln hits most of the right notes with the plug-in hybrid version of the Aviator.
Coinbase erroneously reported 2FA changes to 125,000 customers
The unexpected 2FA notifications led some customers to panic-sell everything.
Scientists built a tiny robot to mimic the mantis shrimp’s knock-out punch
Geometric latch design lets animal store and release energy with just one input motion.
Judge’s order requiring hospital to give COVID patient ivermectin called “unethical”
“If I were these doctors, I simply wouldn’t do it.”
Not enough backup power: AT&T and T-Mobile suffer big outages in Louisiana
AT&T and T-Mobile struggle while Verizon says its "network remains resilient."
Teacher with COVID symptoms went maskless, making her class an experiment
Study shows how small slip ups can fuel an outbreak.
Pompeii tomb reveals formerly enslaved man’s rise to wealth and power
The tomb's inscription also offers the first evidence of Greek theater in the city.
The 2021 Jeep Wrangler 4xe marries WWII handling with 50 mpg efficiency
It's a handful on the road, but it's also the only plug-in off-roader for now.
Fossil’s Gen 6 smartwatches launch into an unforgiving Samsung Wear OS world
Gen 6 watches are slower, costlier, and have older software than a Galaxy Watch 4.
New PS5 model’s weight-loss mystery solved: A smaller, likely better heatsink
Parsing this weekend's informative, but not entirely authoritative, revision teardown.
China bans online gaming for minors except from 8 pm-9 pm Friday to Sunday
Online gaming companies barred from serving under-18s nearly every hour of the week.
Mother refuses to get COVID shot, so judge strips her of visitation rights [Updated]
Father did not raise the issue but supports judge's ruling.
Microsoft may withhold security updates from unsupported Windows 11 PCs
MS would really, really like you to use an officially supported PC.
Hurricane Ida slammed into Louisiana and then didn’t really weaken. Why?
This slow weakening is in stark contrast to a typical hurricane.
Linux/BSD command line wizardry: Learn to think in sed, awk, and grep
"Do people really write these long, convoluted commands?" In a word: yes.
The modern challenge of gaming without a strong Internet connection
Massive patch downloads, online-focused game designs hinder millions of players.
How game-makers are catering to disabled players
Hardware and software solutions open gaming to a wider audience than ever.
A bad solar storm could cause an “Internet apocalypse”
Undersea cables would be hit especially hard by a coronal mass ejection.
Myst remake impressions: Handsome island touch-ups, launch-week woes
Tastefully done, fun in VR, but we hope noted issues are rendered moot before long.
The weekend’s best deals: Samsung microSD cards, gaming chairs, and more
Dealmaster also has webcams, MagSafe chargers, and AMD Ryzen processors.
Vaccine mandates work, especially when they’re done right
Requirements always have to be achievable and equitable.
Samurai-themed sci-fi flick It’s A Summer Film! expertly slices expectations
Stream this samurai-loving genre mashup when you can. Speaking of: ATTENTION US DISTRIBUTORS.
Samsung seemingly caught swapping components in its 970 Evo Plus SSDs
The Phoenix controller in Samsung's own product images isn't present on newer drives.
“Worst cloud vulnerability you can imagine” discovered in Microsoft Azure
30% of Cosmos DB customers were notified—more are likely impacted.
Amazon urges FCC to reject SpaceX proposals for next-generation Starlink
Amazon: Starlink's plan to have two plans should be dismissed.
Engineering a second genetic code in parallel with the normal one
As if an Android phone could all of a sudden run iOS at the same time.
DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates violates state constitution, judge rules
DeSantis' controversial ban “does not meet constitutional muster,” judge said.
Man robbed of 16 bitcoin hunts down suspects, sues their parents
Alleged perpetrators used malware to send funds to their own bitcoin addresses.
You’ll be able to run Windows 11 on older PCs—if you install the update manually
You won't see it in Windows Update, but Microsoft won't stop you from running it.
Why Windows 11 has such strict hardware requirements, according to Microsoft
Security and stability are both much better on newer PCs, says Microsoft.
Microsoft will support some, but not most, 7th-gen Intel Core CPUs in Windows 11
Microsoft sticks to its guns—1st-gen Ryzen, other CPUs won't make the cut.
Pixel 5a teardown shows a surprising amount of metal
Check out the weird clipped-on display and the plastic-coated metal body.
Please stop adding more lanes to busy highways—it doesn’t help
Why do highway planners refuse to accept that more lanes means more traffic?
EU set to launch formal probe into Nvidia’s $54 billion takeover of Arm
Brussels expected to open investigation in early September over competition concerns.
Overwatch’s cowboy will be renamed over namesake’s ties to Activision lawsuit
Announcement of name change comes day after new accusation in California lawsuit.
Rocket Report: Webb telescope ready for launch, LOX shortage slows SpaceX
"Large NASA taxpayer investments are being thrown away."
The 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e—a big battery gives this hybrid a useful range
BMW has doubled the battery capacity compared to the old model.
Apple will finally let devs tell users about non-App Store purchase options
Proposed settlement would make it a bit easier to avoid Apple App Store commission.
More people are poisoning themselves with horse-deworming drug to thwart COVID
Don't make the FDA warn you again that you are neither horse nor cow.
New evidence shows this uranium cube is likely relic of Nazi A-bomb program
New methods could eventually be used to track illicit trafficking of nuclear material.
As it turns out, “Netflix Gaming” isn’t a streaming service [Updated]
Access currently requires a song and dance between the Netflix app and Google Play.
Facebook eyes “Election Commission” in possible bid to shed political scrutiny
Zuckerberg is reportedly unhappy with being seen as the decider.
YouTube Music comes to Wear OS, but only for the Galaxy Watch 4
YouTube Music requires Wear OS 3, which is only on the Galaxy Watch for now.
Reddit takes a teach-the-controversy approach to pandemic and vaccines
In post on vaccination debate, Reddit says dissent is "foundation of democracy."
Need to get root on a Windows box? Plug in a Razer gaming mouse
Razer's automatically downloaded installer exposes a SYSTEM shell to any user.
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