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Children of Chernobyl cleanup crew don’t have excess mutations
A deep look into the genetic damage left by the disaster.
Why lawmakers are so interested in Apple’s and Google’s “rents”
You can’t understand the app store debate without some grasp of antitrust jargon.
Apple’s AirDrop leaks users’ PII, and there’s not much they can do about it
Apple has known of the flaw since 2019 but has yet to acknowledge or fix it.
Republicans and Democrats increasingly agree: Big Tech is too powerful
Biden chose a Big Tech critic for the FTC—GOP senators seem happy about it.
Conservative versus liberal: A knock-down, drag-out climate policy fight
Experts weigh in on Canada's Conservative party's proposed carbon levy.
Apple’s ransomware mess is the future of online extortion
Hackers want $50 million to not release schematics they stole from Apple supplier.
CDC, FDA lift pause of J&J vaccine after advisers vote in support of use [Updated]
CDC advisers voted 10-4 to lift J&J pause, with new warning about clots
Backdoored password manager stole data from as many as 29K enterprises
Compromised update mechanism for Passwordstate pushes malware that steals data.
New 12.9-inch iPad Pro doesn’t support the previous Magic Keyboard
The new Apple TV 4K remote won't work for some Apple TV games, either.
AirTags orders began today, but supplies are already dwindling
The iPhone is in stock, but AirTags are backed up to June in some cases.
Today, watch us play the opening of Sony’s promising PS5 exclusive Returnal
Update: Twitch video of Housemarque's ambitious roguelike shooter is now up as VOD.
COVID emergency shuts Japan’s Super Nintendo World one month after opening
Construction continues on US versions of Nintendo-themed park.
Supreme Court kills FTC’s “strongest tool” for getting refunds to scam victims
Unanimous ruling limits FTC power to obtain refunds; it's up to Congress to fix it.
4chan founder Chris Poole leaves Google
Poole was a controversial hire for Google+, and he's out after five years.
Minnesotans furious that they have to pay for Texas’ deep-freeze problems
Natural gas prices surged across the country during Texas’ February freeze.
Apple sued for terminating account with $25,000 worth of apps and videos
Lawsuits claim people don’t truly own content they purchase on digital platforms.
Today’s best tech deals: M1 MacBook Air, PS5 controllers, and more
Dealmaster also has noise-canceling headphones, webcams, and USB-C chargers.
NASA gets what it wanted: Independent, reliable access to space
"There doesn’t seem to be any obvious limits to the reusability of the vehicle."
A Clubhouse bug let people lurk in rooms invisibly
Moderators would be unable to mute “ghosts” hiding in and disrupting rooms.
NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever
"It is transformational to degrees no one today can understand."
Rocket Report: Amazon bypasses New Glenn, SLS ready for Florida shipment
"It’s extremely exciting to join with our partners to deploy new capabilities."
Graphical Linux apps are coming to Windows Subsystem for Linux
You'll need to be on the Dev channel of an Insider build to see the new feature.
Astronauts safely launch into orbit on a used rocket [Updated]
For a few days, 2 Crew Dragons will be docked to the space station.
COVID-19 vaccinations declining even though all US adults are eligible
With 50% of adults vaccinated, health officials begin tackling vaccine skeptics.
Mortal Kombat film review: Why you should watch on HBO Max, not in theaters
Brutally brilliant battles, buried by banal banter.
This miniature version of Starry Night was made with a “laser paintbrush”
New tool creates color on metal surfaces that can be changed, erased, rewritten.
Comcast offers tantalizing hint of a future with upload speeds above 35Mbps
Lab test produces 4Gbps upload speeds but actual uploads are still 3 to 35Mbps.
Cyberpunk 2077 refunds barely dented CD Projekt Red’s bottom line
$51.3 million in projected refund costs vs. 13.7 million Cyberpunk copies sold in 2020.
An API that can tell your EV when it’s the optimal time to charge
Energy management systems should mean cheaper EV charging for end users.
YouTube is now building its own video-transcoding chips
Google throws custom silicon at YouTube's massive video-transcoding workload.
iOS and iPadOS 15 will feature major changes to notifications, home screen
Plus, Apple plans to make iMessage "more of a social network."
Consumer Reports shows Tesla Autopilot works with no one in the driver’s seat
Consumer Reports argues Tesla needs a better driver-monitoring system.
John Legere got $137 million severance for completing T-Mobile/Sprint merger
Legere's 2020 compensation was $137.2M—he worked three months, then left in April.
Secrets of the Whales explores language, social structure of giants of the deep
James Cameron produced, Sigourney Weaver narrates new documentary series.
Meet Thistle, the startup that wants to secure billions of IoT devices
Startup gets $2.5 million funding to jump-start security for connected devices.
Analyst: Nintendo says Microsoft’s xCloud streaming isn’t coming to Switch
"Nintendo [told] me directly they would not put other streaming services on Switch."
Biden says US will halve carbon emissions by 2030
Other countries also ratcheted up their commitments at the virtual summit.
Apple to boost ads business as iPhone changes hurt Facebook
New privacy rules deal a huge blow to how the mobile advertising industry works.
Contractor that ruined 15M doses of J&J vaccine hiked price of another by 800%
FDA releases damning inspection report as lawmakers question ties to Trump admin.
Mini-PC review: The Ryzen 5 Pro 2500U-powered Minisforum UM250
Ryzen 5, 16GiB RAM, 256GB SSD, dual Ethernet, Wi-Fi 6, and more for under $500.
Garmin’s 2 new smartwatches want to make the casual athlete more advanced
The Venu 2 and 2S polish up Garmin's smartwatch UI and introduce new tracking features for the company.
Here are the updates that didn’t make it in Apple’s livestream yesterday
The true Apple TV 4K refresh rate, new accessories, new configurations, and more.
Trump EPA sidelined its own scientists when rewriting fuel economy rules
EPA tossed its pollution models, allowing another agency to make its own instead.
In new deal, Wisconsin slashes controversial Foxconn subsidies 30-fold
New deal requires Foxconn to create 1,454 jobs—down from 13,000 in the original.
In epic hack, Signal developer turns the tables on forensics firm Cellebrite
Widely used forensic software can be exploited to infect investigators' computers.
New data is evidence of process that powers exploding stars
We're still trying to understand the mechanics that allow a star to self-destruct.
More than one scribe wrote the text of a Dead Sea Scroll, handwriting shows
Using pattern recognition and AI techniques "opens new window" to ancient world.
They hacked McDonald’s ice cream machines—and started a cold war
How one couple built a device to fix McDonald’s notoriously broken soft-serve machines.
Everything we know about the $59,990 electric Cadillac Lyriq
GM's new EV push started with the Hummer EV, with the new Caddy up next.
SpaceX denies claim that Starlink and OneWeb satellites almost collided
SpaceX says collision-avoidance system works fine despite OneWeb's false claim.
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