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This machine takes office-air CO₂ and turns it into fuel
Finnish Soletair Power markets carbon capture as indoor air quality control.
AT&T has trouble figuring out where it offers government-funded Internet
AT&T said it is correcting mistakes and will exceed requirements in each state.
Nintendo forces rebranding for adult entertainer “Pokeprincxss”
Tiktok influencer says she was “young and dumb” for trying to trademark “Poké” name.
Bats, bugs, and beauty: The best microscopy images of 2020
It's time once again for some of the most artistic images to ever come out of a lens.
Wisconsin blames Foxconn, says $3 billion factory deal is off
Wisconsin says Foxconn has hired far fewer people than promised in a 2017 deal.
A bunch of Amazon devices are on sale for Prime Day, some at more than half off
Amazon subscriptions, Echo, and Fire devices see the deepest discounts.
Grim new analyses spotlight just how hard US is failing in pandemic
High death rates, large death toll, mental health crisis, and economic ruin.
Google’s Nest thermostat gets a redesign and a bunch of new features
It's smaller, and you can control it with the Google Home app.
Facebook bans Holocaust denial amid rapid rise in “deceptive” content
The policy is a reversal for Facebook—if it actually sticks or is enforced.
The OnePlus 8 finally gets an always-on display—oh, yeah, and Android 11
OnePlus catches up to the competition with an always-on display.
Remote tribe says SpaceX Starlink “catapulted” them into 21st century
Starlink's limited beta hooked up a reservation in rural Washington state.
Death by black hole: Astronomers spot flare from “spaghettification” of star
“We were able to study in detail what happens when a star is eaten by such a monster.”
Cosmonauts mock Russia’s space leader on Twitter, a robot calls them drunks
“Needless to say, you can see for yourself.”
Electric car sales triple in race to meet Europe CO2 rules
Market share will hit 15% in 2021 as manufacturers move to cut emissions levels.
Judge denies request to force Fortnite back on iOS App Store pending trial
“The current predicament is of its own making,” Judge Rogers says of Epic Games.
EU targets Big Tech with “hit list” facing tougher rules
Brussels broadens search for extra powers to curb power of digital platforms
Undocumented backdoor that covertly takes snapshots found in kids’ smartwatch
The X4, made and jointly developed in China, raises concerns.
Yesterday’s corporate network design isn’t working for working from home
Almost a year into the grand work-from-home experiment, businesses are still adjusting.
DiRT 5 and our first Xbox Series X “enhanced” tests: 120Hz saves the uneven ride
A bleeding-edge Xbox Series X feature impresses, but it deserves a prettier game.
Engineering a battery fast enough to make recharging like refueling
The structure of black phosphorus naturally makes channels to let lithium in.
In The Columnist, reading the comments isn’t bad—being a toxic online troll is
Revenge fantasy has never been more understandable than when it involves being a woman online.
A common plant virus is an unlikely ally in the war on cancer
Promising results from injecting dog and mouse tumors with the cowpea mosaic virus.
NY Comic-Con: The Dark Man cometh in first trailer for The Stand miniseries
“The Dark Man grows stronger every day. Soon he’ll destroy all who stand against him.”
Report details causes of recent California rolling blackouts
Supply was down while demand was up, which is mathematically inconvenient.
Apple’s T2 security chip has an unfixable flaw
Checkm8 vulnerability used to jailbreak iPhones hits Macs as well.
Android ransomware has picked up some ominous new tricks
Mobile ransomware has undergone a worrying evolution, new research shows.
FBI/DHS: Government election systems face threat from active Zerologon exploits
Zerologon gives attackers instant access to all-powerful domain controllers.
RIP to Crucible, Amazon Games’ first PC shooter: 2020-2020
Server shutdown set for November 9; game will live after servers go dark.
Microsoft thumbs its nose at Apple with new “app fairness” policy
The software giant has picked a side, and it's with Epic and Spotify.
PlayStation 5 will only leave 10 old PS4 games in the back-compat dust [Updated]
As suggested, it's PS4 only. Which 10 games didn't make the cut?
Sixty Coinbase employees take buyout offer over “no politics” rule
“Life is too short to work at a company that you aren't excited about,” CEO wrote.
Google wants to turn YouTube into QVC with new shopping features
YouTube wants to become an e-commerce player with direct sales on video pages.
Report: Xbox game streaming will land on iOS in 2021 using Web workaround
Will take the Amazon Luna approach. Also next year: Xbox streaming to Windows 10 PCs.
AT&T plans thousands of layoffs at HBO, Warner Bros., rest of WarnerMedia
AT&T’s WarnerMedia cuts jobs, blames pandemic’s impact on entertainment industry.
China joins global vaccine alliance, filling “leadership vacuum” left by Trump
China joins around 170 other countries, leaving the US and Russia on the sidelines.
The unreasonable effectiveness of the Julia programming language
Fortran has ruled scientific computing, but Julia emerged for large-scale numerical work.
Rocket Report: China unveils big rocket plans, SpaceX’s “secret” launch
“How do you spend that much money and have a return on investment?”
The future of the Belt has begun in first trailer for The Expanse S5
“With the opening of the alien gate, we are at a crossroads.”
Apple pays $288,000 to white-hat hackers who had run of company’s network
Hacker team led by 20-year-old finds 55 vulnerabilities, 11 of them critical.
All we want for Christmas is Mel Gibson’s Bad Santa in the Fatman trailer
“There is a rising number of our youth making poor decisions.”
Waymo finally launches an actual public, driverless taxi service
Fully driverless technology is real, and now you can try it in the Phoenix area.
US states stopped their pandemic social restrictions too soon
Several studies with independent approaches all point the same way.
Comcast says gigabit downloads and uploads are now possible over cable
Comcast begins trial of symmetrical 1.25Gbps—no word on commercial availability.
Black hole mergers may emit double chirps, giving us clues about their shape
The final black hole emits more intense gravitational waves through its curved regions.
Get early Prime Day deals on Kindle Unlimited and Audible subscriptions
Dealmaster also has deals on Ghost of Tsushima, Apple iPads, and more.
Kate Mulgrew returning as Capt. Janeway in Star Trek: Prodigy
Now all we need is a Prodigy / Picard crossover to reunite her with Seven.
Facebook to pause all political advertising—after the election
Banning future problems is great. Letting current ones fester is not.
AMD’s new Zen 3 Ryzen desktop CPUs arrive November 5
AMD isn't letting up the pressure on Intel—Ryzen 9 5900X looks like a barn burner.
Console hackers are shocked after DOJ arrests prominent mod-chip makers
Team Xecuter’s capture “definitely spooked a lot of people in the community.”
IBM to split into two companies by end of 2021
As-yet unnamed “NewCo” will handle IBM’s “managed infrastructure services.”
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