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Amnesty International sheds alarming light on an NSO Group surveillance tool.

Also debuting at ComicCon@home: The first teaser for animated series Star Trek: Prodigy.

Decision comes after shaking issue with SLS rocket made it untenable.

Hiding data inside an image classifier is much like hiding it within an image.

After facing intense criticism, Biogen goes on defense, blames "misinformation."

The video also identifies various other internal components.

You can now block people in Drive. It's still woefully inadequate, but it's something.

The fast galley probably sank during an earthquake in the 100s BCE.

Senators target algorithmic curation to limit spread of health misinformation.

Audi will enter this extreme series hybrid off-roader in the 2022 Dakar Rally.

Google excludes the Snapdragon Wear 3100, which is in most watches.

GM and LG Chem found a second issue and will replace battery modules.

"My expectations were high, and they were dramatically exceeded."

A fan edit could get this into "so bad it's good" territory. Until then, watch out.

CDC head: The vaccines "are some of the most effective that we have in modern medicine."

Viasat fears SpaceX competition, sought freeze on launches and environmental review.

REvil ransomware struck as many as 1,500 networks, but a master key is now available.

It's the first half of a planned two-part adaptation of Frank Herbert's novel.

It's unusual for iPadOS to come after iOS, but it's here.

Contrary to popular belief, it's not always DNS... but it is today.

Google broke a conditional statement that verifies passwords. A fix is rolling out.

AT&T, the only ISP available, kept canceling installs until she contacted news media.

Preorders start July 29 for this $179 Game Boy-like delight—which we've tested for weeks.

World’s largest oil producer says some company files were compromised.

Utility says undergrounding will take 10 years to complete.

Turns out it's really hard to make a machine-learning model to evaluate headlines.

The AI-driven structural predictions are being shared through a public database.

"Frat boy culture" cited as serious factor for pay disparity, sexual harassment.

There may be as many as 200 cases now, including around two dozen from Vienna.

Compromised routers give the hackers anonymity in ongoing large-scale attacks.

Images narrow down possible theoretical explanations for how black hole jets form.

Filing in bloody pig mask case says "morning shots of alcohol" were common at eBay.

“What we know about Jeff Bezos is that he doesn’t like losing."

Google's mass transit crowd reporting will expand to 50x its current reach.

Flexible electronics have been done before, but not on this scale.

But a future for the iPhone SE likely means an end for the iPhone mini.

Location data is almost never anonymous.

Samsung will announce the Galaxy Fold 3, Z Flip 3, and hopefully a smartwatch.

Streaming group issues disappointing forecasts for third-quarter customer growth.

Argo and Ford will deploy driverless cars on Lyft's network in Miami and Austin.

Muse Group's intentions appear to be good—but they're paving an unpleasant road.

"This delta variant is no joke.”

Both OSes have flaws that allow attackers with a toehold to elevate access.

Biden nominee Jonathan Kanter criticized US for not breaking up monopolies.

A look at 60 countries shows that renewable growth rarely reaches the rates we need.

It works with iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

Analysis: No specs listed, "uncensored" app store looks like Google Play.

The publication's sources claim the iPad mini will get the iPad Air treatment.

Common Cause report says industry lobbying of Congress worsens the digital divide.

Humankind's Denuvo woes were "not something we can fix before release," dev says.