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Updated 2025-07-06 19:30
World Bank slams bitcoin, declines to help El Salvador’s cryptocurrency plan
Bank faults bitcoin's “environmental and transparency shortcomings.”
Lordstown Motors now says that it has no binding orders for EV truck
It clarified with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has no firm orders.
SpaceX to break the final frontier in reuse with national defense launch
Thursday's GPS mission is a high priority for the Space Force.
Ohio Republicans close to imposing near-total ban on municipal broadband
Bill's 10Mbps standard could make 98% of Ohio ineligible for municipal networks.
A new HTTP spec proposes elimination of obnoxious “cookie banners”
Explicit privacy communication mechanism can simplify UI and limit user fatigue.
Apple’s Tim Cook: Sideloading is “not in the best interests of the user”
The interview also touched on privacy, AR, health, and future products.
Ten-year hactivist fugitive Commander X arrested in Mexico
"We do not forgive. We do not forget." But neither do the feds.
Facebook begins tying social media use to ads served inside its VR ecosystem
Announcement doubles down on Facebook account requirement for Oculus hardware.
New Picard S2 teaser taunts us with return of Q, time shenanigans
Second season doesn't debut until 2022, but this whets our appetite.
Amazon blames social media companies for sales of fake Amazon reviews
Fake Amazon reviews are bought and sold on social media, including Facebook.
After ruining 75M J&J doses, Emergent gets FDA clearance for 25M doses
More than 100 million vaccine doses are still in limbo at the facility.
Forget trailers: The best upcoming games we played at this year’s E3
You can play (most of) the games on our "Best of E3" list right now for free on PC, Xbox.
Google enables end-to-end encryption for Android’s default SMS/RCS app
Both users need Google Messages, RCS needs to be on, and it's for 1:1 chats only.
Cold-War-era missile launches three modern-day spy satellites
The small rockets are not cheap, but they are effective.
Lina Khan, Big Tech skeptic, named FTC chair mere hours after confirmation
As chair, Khan could bring a new approach to antitrust enforcement.
Someone stabbed a cave bear in the head with a spear 35,000 years ago
It's a rare piece of evidence of people killing cave bears during the Pleistocene.
A cold spot and a stellar burp led to strange dimming of Betelgeuse
The star ejected a gas bubble, and lower temps condensed heavier elements into dust.
Lordstown has binding orders, says limited production starts this year
The EV startup will need funds to increase production past 20,000 trucks a year.
A guide to living at a black hole
Living next to Ned Flanders won't teach you as much about the fundamental nature of reality.
Mercury is accumulating in deep-ocean trenches
Following mercury around the environment isn't easy.
Polestar picks the US to build its next electric vehicle
The Polestar 3 electric SUV goes into production in 2022.
Experts “extremely worried” about Delta variant as US death toll hits 600,000
Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about low vaccination rates.
Starlink dishes go into “thermal shutdown” once they hit 122° Fahrenheit
Man watered dish to cool it down but overheating knocked it offline for 7 hours.
Medieval people suffered for fashion with their extremely pointy shoes
Skeletons from 14th and 15th centuries had higher rate of bunions than earlier remains
A DNA-based storage system with files and metadata
Queries can take days, but it's possible to pull out specific files.
Nintendo deal: Buy a Switch Online Family Membership, get a free 128GB microSD card
Dealmaster also has new early Prime Day deals, a big Xbox games sale, and more.
Make way for Windows 11? Windows 10 end-of-life is October 2025
We'll find out more about Windows 10's replacement OS later this month.
Apple’s podcast subscriptions went live today—with a 30 percent cut
Creators can set whatever subscription fee they choose or not take part at all.
Everything Nintendo announced in its E3 2021 “Direct” presentation
New Warioware and Mario Party, remastered Advance Wars and Monkey Ball, and much more.
Tim Berners-Lee makes an NFT from World Wide Web’s Objective-C
Computer scientist assembles digital collectible to capitalize on NFT craze.
ZFS fans, rejoice—RAIDz expansion will be a thing very soon
Founding OpenZFS dev Matthew Ahrens opened a pull request last week.
New trailer shows first gameplay footage for Breath of the Wild sequel
Zelda sequel takes 2017 original to the skies, now due in 2022.
BMW finds its mojo again with the $55,400 i4 electric sedan
The car looks good, the specs look good, and the price looks good.
Metroid Dread brings Nintendo’s classic back as a 2D sequel on October 8
Includes flashy 3D cinematics, mechanics from 2017's 2D revival Samus Returns.
US warns EU against anti-American tech policy
NSC has some strong opinions ahead of Biden’s first presidential trip to Brussels.
Health care CEOs raked in $3.2 billion as pandemic raged
CEOs’ median pay rose to $9 million despite record layoffs of health workers.
OnePlus announces the 90 Hz, $240 “Nord N200” for North America
It has a Snapdragon 480, 4GB of RAM, a headphone jack, microSD slot, and more.
Todd Howard is finally ready to share some Starfield details
"300-ish" years from now, the "last space explorers" also explore profound questions.
Google’s unified Gmail interface (and Google Chat) launches for everyone
Gmail's new do-it-all interface is thankfully optional.
Halo Infinite multiplayer news: Bots, split-screen, free-to-play clarified
Hints of new announcer system, new firepower, and multiplayer-specific tweaks.
The Apple Watch Series 7 will have a new design, report says
Some big features, like a blood sugar sensor, are at least a year away, though.
Pai’s legacy lives on for now as Biden fails to nominate Democrat to FCC
Biden's failure to fill empty FCC slot has consumer advocates increasingly worried.
Judge slams hospital staff for comparing COVID vaccine mandate to Nazi crimes
Health care workers sued hospital over a vax mandate they say violates Nuremberg Code.
Chip shortages lead to more counterfeit chips and devices
Industry analysts recommend businesses take extra care with the supply chain.
We have another highly effective COVID vaccine, based on different tech
While not needed for the US, it should help with the global vaccine push.
Five new bills aim to break up Big Tech platforms, force them to play nice
Apple, Google, Facebook, and Amazon would struggle to evade new regulations.
Beats Studio Buds review: Apple earbuds that don’t leave Android in the dark
Beats' latest true wireless earbuds have tiny design, active noise cancelation.
Hands-on: Echo Show 8 is like a tablet grafted onto a smart speaker
"Alexa, test and review the new Echo Show 8." "I'm sorry, I don't know that one."
Metals from space descend on Boulder, Colorado, at dusk and dawn
Sodium and other metals from space make regular—and irregular—landfall on Earth.
The CEO and CFO of Lordstown Motors both just resigned
The resignations follow a "going concern" warning earlier in June.
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