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Free Guy review: Finally, an authentic gaming film—and it’s fun, not perfect
The film's gaming focus has a few issues, but Reynolds, Comer captivate as leads.
Russia’s space program just threw a NASA astronaut under the bus
"The Americans refused to perform a polygraph examination."
School mask battles rage on as more children fall ill, fill hospitals
Even with the delta-variant surge, masks and adult vaccinations keep kids safe.
Calculator, Mail, other built-in apps get a Windows 11 facelift in latest beta
Microsoft continues to freshen up apps while snipping out duplicative features.
There’s new evidence of a large cold spot partly causing dimming of Betelgeuse
Analysis used new technique for determining effective temperatures of red supergiants
This teardrop trailer could be perfect for electric vehicle camping
It has a low-drag shape and a 75 kWh battery, plus DC fast charging.
Hacker is returning $600M in crypto, claiming theft was just “for fun”
Hacker was holding onto the stolen funds to "keep it safe."
Xiaomi clones the iPad Pro for half the price: $386
Xiaomi is the latest company to show renewed interest in Android tablets.
Netflix is adding residential IP addresses to its VPN blocklists
Netflix's new "VPN" block policies can catch innocent users in the crossfire.
Apple and Google seem spooked by bill requiring more app stores and sideloading
Bill would make iOS and Android more open to 3rd-party stores and sideloaded apps.
Star Trek: Lower Decks still understands what makes Trek tick
Character-driven episodic stories with no world-saving drama? Sign me up.
Microsoft says NSA needs to undo its $10B cloud computing contract with Amazon
Disputed award includes provisions for cloud computing, hardware-as-a-service.
Facebook may be forced to sell Giphy one year after buying it
Watchdog provisionally finds competition concerns after probe into acquisition.
More Blizzard staff leaves after CA state lawsuit, including “Cosby Suite” members
Follows company's backtrack on a Diablo II: Resurrected pledge about TCP/IP.
macOS Big Sur 11.5.2 is here, but it doesn’t seem to do much
We probably won't see any new macOS features until Monterey later this year.
Leaked voting machine BIOS passwords may implicate Q-friendly county clerk
Leaked BIOS passwords led investigators to Tina Peters' office in Mesa County, Colo.
Nic Cage chews scenery with gusto in Prisoners of the Ghostland trailer
The actor calls this "the wildest movie I've ever made... and that's saying something."
Jeopardy! selects executive producer of Jeopardy! as new host of Jeopardy!
Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik will also host special episodes of the show.
Hackers siphon $600 million in digital tokens, crypto network says
Poly Network breach would be among biggest heists to target cryptocurrency industry.
Russians tried—and failed—to smear vaccines with weak Planet of the Apes memes
The network was linked to Fazze, a marketing firm run out of Russia.
Samsung announces new Galaxy Watch 4, drops iOS support for new wearables
New watch won't support iPhones; key features are exclusive to Galaxy phones.
This is probably why Blue Origin keeps protesting NASA’s lunar lander award
Bezos likely views the Human Landing System contract as COTS for Blue Origin.
AT&T delays 500,000 fiber-to-the-home builds due to severe fiber shortage
AT&T planned to wire up 3 million homes this year, will hit 2.5 million instead.
Rand Paul, Marjorie Taylor Greene suspended from social media for COVID disinfo
Platforms take action, but disinformation remains on lawmakers' social accounts.
Most of the power sector’s emissions come from a small minority of plants
Shutting down the worst 5% would cut electricity's carbon emissions by 75%.
Criterion announces support for 4K UHD Blu-ray, beginning with Citizen Kane
November 4K launch will be joined by Hard Day's Night, Menace II Society, more.
Samsung foldables lineup is official: $1,799 for the Fold 3, $999 for Flip 3
Samsung somehow manages to make foldable smartphones water-resistant.
Investors pressure Activision to take more action on harassment allegations
Current actions "do not go nearly far enough to address... widespread issues."
No EV tax credit if you earn more than $100,000, says US Senate
The amendment would also limit the tax credit to EVs that cost less than $40,000.
Valve’s upcoming Steam Deck will be based on Arch Linux—not Debian
The best Linux gaming happens on the bleeding edge—just where Arch Linux shines.
Florida is ablaze with COVID-19—and its case data reporting is a hot mess
However you look at the data, Florida is seeing record-high cases and hospitalizations.
Hit songs rely on increasing “harmonic surprise” to hook listeners, study finds
Childish Gambino's "This Is America" ranked highest in challenging musical expectations.
Game engine, meet game streaming: Unity acquires Parsec for $320M
Follows Parsec's explosion during the pandemic as a remote game development tool.
Dominion Voting files scorching $1.7B defamation lawsuits against Newsmax, OAN
The networks created "an alternate reality where up is down, pigs have wings."
TCL’s newest 6-Series and 5-Series 4K TVs use Google TV instead of Roku
New sets have similar specs to existing Roku TVs, which will remain available.
Parallels Desktop 17 is here and ready to run Windows 11 on M1 Macs
New, universal-binary release promises improved graphics performance, too.
Warner Bros says Back 4 Blood racial slur was “unintentional”
Two distinct growls "playing simultaneously... sound like that word."
Amazon’s plan to avoid lawsuits: Pay customers $1,000 when products injure people
Amazon creates new claims process as it faces US complaint over third-party sales.
Apple says it pays everyone fairly—employees want receipts
Workers want more transparency, so they’re taking matters into their own hands.
New BIOS updates will make Windows 11 support less annoying on custom-built PCs
Settings changes will make the upgrade smoother (if your PC is compatible).
Wear OS is getting a multi-generational leap in power thanks to Samsung
After years of starvation at the hands of Qualcomm, Samsung is here to save Wear OS.
Today’s Firefox 91 release adds new site-wide cookie-clearing action
New features build on Total Cookie Protection, simplifying privacy management.
AMD RX 6600XT review: A sad trombone noise of a “$379” 2021 GPU
Too weak, too pricey, and likely understocked. In other words, another 2021 GPU tragedy.
Cadillac says goodbye to the performance V8 with 200 mph CT5-V Blackwing
This is Cadillac's last-ever gasoline performance car, but is it too fast?
4th person in US mysteriously stricken with deadly bacteria from South Asia
Cases have been identified in Kansas, Texas, Minnesota, and Georgia.
US settles with Trump admin whistleblower who exposed botched COVID response
Rick Bright warned US wasn't ready for COVID. He was demoted and Trump called him a "creep."
Buckle up as Doom Patrol S3 teaser promises another wild and crazy ride
"Why does this crap keep happening to us?"
A number of Apple devices are on sale today, including new iPads and AirPods
Dealmaster also has Kindles, Switch and PS5 games, video doorbells, and more.
Uber asked contractor to allow video surveillance in employee homes, bedrooms
Employee contract lets company install video cameras in personal spaces.
Court says Florida can’t block cruise line from requiring vaccines
Ruling finds Florida's law unconstitutional twice over.
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