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Biden broadband plan will be hated by big ISPs, welcomed by Internet users
Biden wants to end hidden fees and fund municipal and nonprofit networks.
Mercedes-AMG shows off its new F1-based road car hybrid system
After dominating F1 for 7 seasons, company ready to transfer tech to the street.
CDPR puts off planned multiplayer Cyberpunk game amid restructuring
Online features will come to future CDPR releases "when it makes sense," though.
Biden plan eliminates billions in fossil fuel subsidies
Fossil fuel industry gets up to $62 billion in handouts every year.
Teens fully protected by Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, company says
Vaccinated adolescents had higher levels of neutralizing antibodies than older groups.
Godzilla vs. Kong review: Kaiju greatness that lives up to its absurd title
Two beasts enter. Two beasts fight. And audiences finally have reasons to roar.
Containerize all the things! Arm v9 takes security seriously
Intel and AMD will need to keep an eye on Arm competition in their strongholds.
How to achieve smart home nirvana (or, home automation without subscription)
With some work and planning, Home Assistant sets your smart home.
Rick and Morty fans won’t have long to wait for S5 as Adult Swim drops trailer
"Police? A strange, horny ocean man is on my lawn."
Android sends 20x more data to Google than iOS sends to Apple, study says
Google contests the estimate, saying it's based on flawed methodology.
Biden administration launches big push for offshore wind
Big cross-agency effort will set the stage for massive growth by 2050.
PSA: You have one day until Nintendo delists Super Mario 3D All-Stars
Dealmaster also has deals on Amazon tablets, Apple Macs, and Dell monitors.
Star Wars: The Bad Batch trailer arrives ahead of May the Fourth launch
Today's trailer follows massive cast announcement for Disney+'s Obi-Wan.
Police say they found mafia fugitive on YouTube, posting cooking tutorials
Fugitive hid face on cooking videos but was IDed by his tattoos, reports say.
Apple will reveal the next versions of iOS, macOS at WWDC21, starting June 7
It will be entirely online again, as expected.
Nike sues over “Satan Shoe,” disavowing all connection to soul soles
Nike really doesn't like anyone thinking it made or endorses the Satan Shoe.
Google Maps gets AR indoor navigation, new eco-friendly route options
Google details a ton of new features coming to Google Maps.
“Natural capital” accounting method might give nature an economic voice
UN adopts way of putting a dollar amount on nature, but some question the idea.
Pre-Columbian people in the Atacama raised parrots for their feathers
Llama caravans probably transported live parrots hundreds of kilometers.
Sega forces mistaken DMCA takedown for Steam data tracker
Yakuza: Like a Dragon info page misidentified as pirate site.
Amazon tweets trolling Congress were so bad that IT thought account was hacked
Support ticket noted “suspicious activity on @amazonnews Twitter account.”
Porsche will start testing a lower-carbon biofuel in racing
ExxonMobil and Porsche are starting with biofuel, moving to synthetic fuel soon.
SpaceX loses another Starship prototype as landing sequence fails
This was the company's fourth attempt to land a full-size Starship.
Intel 11th-generation Rocket Lake-S gaming CPUs did not impress us
Rocket Lake-S doesn't look like a very compelling gen-on-gen upgrade.
VW changing to Voltswagen—early April fool or corporate rebranding? [Updated]
VW posted then deleted a press release announcing the name change, according to CNBC.
SpaceX working toward early Tuesday morning Starship launch [Updated]
This rocket rolled to the launch pad less than three weeks ago.
Apple-funded Stanford study concludes Apple Watch can be used to measure frailty
Study contributes to Apple's messaging about the Watch's impact on health care.
Smartphones are finally matching 2012’s Nokia 808 in camera sensor size
It's got a rear screen, ceramic body, and a really big camera bump.
Parler: We warned the FBI more than 50 times before the Capitol riot
Company claims it warned FBI about violent posts before everything hit the fan.
AT&T lobbies against nationwide fiber, says 10Mbps uploads are good enough
AT&T admits fiber is most "future-proof" but wants US to fund slower networks.
Hackers backdoor PHP source code after breaching internal git server
Code gave code-execution powers to anyone who knew the secret password: "zerodium."
Sony will shut down online stores for legacy PlayStation games this summer
You'll still be able to re-download old purchases—but not make new ones.
Red Hat withdraws from the Free Software Foundation after Stallman’s return
Corporate sponsors and board members alike are retreating from RMS-gate.
Sweeping climate law zeroes out carbon pollution for Massachusetts
State will track progress across the entire economy for the next 30 years.
Iron Age warriors were laid to rest on fluffy down pillows
One warrior was also buried with a decapitated eagle-owl.
The massive cargo ship that blocked the Suez Canal is now moving again
After impeding traffic for days, high tide and plenty of tugs got it unstuck.
Hop on COVID-19’s most famous ship—the Diamond Princess—in HBO’s The Last Cruise
A staffer sums it up (before knowing the damage): "The walking dead, a dystopian situation.”
Ars Technica’s non-fungible guide to NFTs
Is blockchain item authentication a speculative fad or a technological sea change?
Meet Boston Dynamics’ next commercial robot, Stretch
It can unload trucks, build pallets, and will fit anywhere a pallet fits.
Activision releases online-only PC game without online content, cracked in one day
Game's console versions don't require online connection; all lack online content.
A light show for every crit: How good are the $39 Pixels “smart” dice?
Pros: Fully customizable, super trippy. Cons: The usual Kickstarter small-team caveats.
Bus drivers bring adaptation of Alien to London’s West End in Alien on Stage
SXSW documentary captures ordinary people daring something truly extraordinary.
The ionizer in your kid’s school may not do much to fight COVID
Claims they remove 99% of viruses are unproven; cheaper air filters are more effective.
Vaccine FOMO is real. Here’s how to deal with it
The waiting is the hardest part—but there are steps you can take to manage the anxiety.
Can you make a comedy set during COVID-19? Recovery takes the idea for a drive
Director: "I want people thinking it’s a Marvel movie. And that Timothee Chalamet is in it."
“Are schools safe?” is the wrong question to be asking
There's no right answer on school safety, just a right answer for each community.
What will it take to get a giant cargo ship unstuck from the Suez Canal?
Tugboats, excavators, and cranes all may be enlisted to help the Ever Given.
Apple pushes iOS 14.4.2, iPadOS 14.4.2, and watchOS 7.3.3 to supported devices
There are no new features in these updates, just a security fix.
Experts sound alarm of possible new COVID surge as US cases once again rise
CDC director says she's "deeply concerned about this trajectory.”
Bias, subtweets, and kids: Key takeaways from Big Tech’s latest outing on the Hill
Won't somebody please think of the children and/or censorship?
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