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Nikola soars as clueless investors mistake month-old GM website for new
Investors mistook a month-old GM webpage for a new announcement.
Mac mini and Apple Silicon M1 review: Not so crazy after all
The M1 is amazingly fast. More importantly, it's a compatibility slam dunk.
Nvidia developed a radically different way to compress video calls
Nvidia Maxine uses Generative Adversarial Networks to re-create video frames.
Wonder Woman 1984 will reach theaters, HBO Max the same day: December 25
This isn't a Mulan—if you pay for HBO Max, you'll get WW84 access by default.
Massive, China-state-funded hack hits companies around the world, report says
Attacks are linked to Cicada, a group believed to be funded by the Chinese state.
Caribbean cruise COVID outbreak expands; Cruise line cancels voyages
Onboard precautions were “not sufficient,” cruise operator admits.
Google Pay relaunch transforms it into a full-fledged financial service
The new Google Pay competes directly with heavyweights like Venmo and Apple Pay.
Apple settles with states for $113M over iPhone battery throttling
The problem wasn't so much what Apple did, states said, as what Apple hid.
When stars collide: Solving the 16-year mystery of the Blue Ring Nebula
Two stars merged, spewing out debris in opposite directions to form two glowing cones
FCC takes spectrum from auto industry in plan to “supersize” Wi-Fi
45MHz freed up in 5GHz band because automakers failed to widely deploy safety tech.
Cisco rolls out fix for Webex flaws that let hackers eavesdrop on meetings
Security flaws found as Web conferencing spikes because of work-at-home routines.
Chargepoint’s charging app now works with Apple CarPlay
After four years, Apple finally opened the platform to EV charging apps.
Apple drops its cut of App Store revenues from 30% to 15% for some developers
The cut benefits only developers who pull in less than $1 million annually.
Bitcoin price soars above $18,000, the highest level since 2017
Until this week, bitcoin was above $18,000 for only four days in December 2017.
Pfizer reports final vaccine results: 95% efficacy
Experts are eager to see the full data, but the top-line results are very positive.
US regulator clears Boeing’s 737 Max to fly again
FAA order marks the beginning of the end of the worst crisis in the company’s history.
AMD Radeon RX 6800, 6800XT review: The 1440p GPU beasts you’ve been craving
Equivalent Nvidia GPUs beaten in significant cases—but not in ray tracing.
Pokémon Go raises its level cap for the first time in over four years
Coming “Beyond” update also introduces Kalos region monsters, seasons system.
DHL is deploying electric class 8 trucks in Los Angeles
The trucks, built by BYD, will haul cargo to and from its hub at LAX airport.
“Krebs has been terminated”: Trump fires cybersecurity chief on Twitter
Computer security experts have disputed Trump's claims of election fraud.
Mid-November Hurricane Iota was the latest Category 5 on record
There was only one other November Category 5, and it happened in 1932.
Zack Snyder drops B&W updated version of trailer for Justice League miniseries
New version and a live breakdown marked three-year anniversary of theatrical release.
GitHub agrees RIAA claim is bunk, restores popular YouTube download tool
The EFF pointed out all the ways the RIAA was wrong, and GitHub agreed.
Hands-on with the Apple M1—a seriously fast x86 competitor [Updated]
Apple's M1 proves that ARM can compete with x86 in high-end systems.
Apple lets some Big Sur network traffic bypass firewalls
Firewalls are "100% blind" to ~50 Apple apps and processes under undocumented change.
Sony’s excellent WH-1000XM4 headphones are on sale for a new low price today
Dealmaster also includes a big early Black Friday sale for My Best Buy members.
Newest climate models shouldn’t raise future warming projections
Analyzing historical simulations shows hottest models aren’t the most accurate.
Hulu raises Live TV price to $65, matching YouTube TV’s latest price hike
Hulu + Live TV went from $40 to $65 since 2017; rival services raised prices, too.
Upper stage issue causes Arianespace launch failure, costing 2 satellites
After getting to space, the top stage doesn't reach proper trajectory.
S&P 500 adds Tesla, sending stock price soaring
Tesla could immediately become one of the ten most valuable stocks in the index.
“Staggering and Tragic”: COVID-19 cases spike in US children, top 1 million
Pediatricians sound alarm on physical and mental health of children.
After Trump tweets Defcon hacking video, voting security experts call BS
Dozens of computer scientists say there’s “no credible evidence” of election fraud.
After 12,523 replacements, Feds investigate Tesla Media Control Unit failures
After ~3,000 write cycles to its eMMC NAND flash memory, complete failure occurs.
Tiny version of USS Voyager sheds light on physics of microswimmers
Work could lead to tiny swimming robots for autonomous drug delivery in human body.
A history of Intel vs. AMD desktop performance, with CPU charts galore
Intel vs. AMD is a tortoise vs. hare race—but which company is which?
It’s really hard to determine which policies control COVID efficiently
Places don't just implement one policy, and erratic testing complicates everything.
Seamless car charging comes to Electrify America with Plug&Charge
Model Year 2021 EVs from Ford, Lucid, and Porsche will support the new standard.
Mac certificate check stokes fears that Apple logs every app you run
Amid concern that macOS logs app usage in real time, Apple issues assurances.
More good COVID-19 vaccine news—but it won’t save us
No vaccine will come fast enough to help with the current surge in disease.
Bethesda games will likely be “first or better” (not “only”) on Xbox
No plans for "pulling all of Bethesda content out of Sony or Nintendo..."
Trump adviser tells Michigan to “rise up” against COVID restrictions
Atlas' response not only could incite violence but also could increase virus spread.
iFixit tears down the iPhone 12 mini, shows how Apple crammed it all in
Everything that's in the iPhone 12 is present here—just smaller, sometimes.
US gov’s CISO takes leave to help Trump search for election fraud
“Voter Integrity Fund” seeks evidence to back up Trump’s baseless fraud claims.
Capcom: Up to 350,000 people could be affected by ransomware leak
Investigation continues into encrypted files and deleted logs.
The old way of handing out corporate hardware doesn’t work anymore
It’s no longer just about issuing a laptop—the world and our requirements have changed.
Chevrolet recalls the Bolt EV after 5 confirmed battery fires
Call your dealer to schedule a software patch, available from November 17.
Thanks to SpaceX, NASA regains a capability it lost for a decade
SpaceX has now launched as many astronauts into space as the Mercury program.
It’s launch day for the historic Crew-1 mission to the space station
NASA and SpaceX have made several small changes to Dragon for this flight.
The iOS COVID-19 app ecosystem has become a privacy minefield
Nearly 500 COVID-19-related apps worldwide were analyzed.
This farmer’s field was once a powerful stronghold in Iron Age Norway
We know about it all because a farmer wanted to dig a drainage ditch.
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