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After four landing failures, here's hoping the fifth time is the charm.

Odd form of DNA helps viruses resist their host's defenses.

“The ability to refuel in space is critical to meeting NASA’s goals."

Historian Alex Wellerstein: "You could get rid of all the secrecy tomorrow and the world would not measurably become more dangerous."

A prominent leaker, a UK retailer, and Apple itself all let the date slip.

Uber and Lyft argue treating drivers as employees would wreck their business.

Dealmaster also has deals on Fitbit trackers and noise-canceling headphones.

May 12 enrollment for people who have low incomes or lost income during pandemic.

China has the world's strongest self-driving industry after the United States.

Adenovirus-vector vaccines are supposed to be engineered so they can’t replicate.

But the move may not be enough to dislodge heavily entrenched competition.

Brendan Hunt posted videos about murdering US elected officials.

Rats drive off birds, setting off a cascade of ecosystem damages that spread offshore.

After spending $9 billion combined, Verizon may sell units for $4 billion or so.

Google can listen to you pronounce a name and learn from it.

Robotrucks aren't here to save us yet.

Legendary dev Housemarque nails its most ambitious game yet, but beware its pitfalls.

The next Civic looks less like a starfighter, inside and out.

Chip shortages and a waning pandemic might make growth unsustainable, though.

"Calibri in Office" could almost drive (15 years old), but a new sans serif will soon emerge.

Phones capable of using mmWave 5G access it less than 1% of the time.

"Algorithms have great potential for good. They can also be misused."

Fourth-largest contract chipmaker aiming at supply problems for carmakers, others.

"The nation lost a true pioneer and lifelong advocate for exploration."

Apple considered fighting a Google/WhatsApp acquisition with iMessage on Android.

Castlevania: Resurrection was briefly seen at E3 1999, then vanished for decades.

It's still internal combustion, not a fuel cell.

Cost overruns, other issues prompt Air Force to look for "clean sheet" fighter.

Untreated leather, translucent silicone cushions, and granite steering wheels.

Plenty of secrets and adorable moments make for the perfect relaxation game.

The FBI is investigating claim hackers obtained 250GB of police department data.

Company's claims hinge on how much water early-1900s rail cars carried.

BrainGate device complements Neuralink's successful test of wireless BCI in monkey.

Lyft will save about $100 million without its self-driving project.

Rival satellite companies opposed change that cuts altitude in half, to 540 km.

Biden: "This is another great reason to go get vaccinated—now, now."

The timeline in this report suggests new Macs might be introduced at WWDC.

Dealmaster also has deals on the latest Super Mario game and Echo Dot speaker.

India is in crisis, but US can’t yet ship stockpiled AstraZeneca vaccine doses.

This CentOS replacement seems to be "getting there firstest with the mostest."

There's a Plus and non-Plus model, two kids' versions, a keyboard, a charging dock...

Tesla has $17 billion in the bank.

Beavers dug 3-foot hole, chewed through fiber conduit and the cable itself.

It will be called Ion Park and will work with Ford's Allen Park test lab.

Case began two years ago and is one of several involving the iPhone maker.

The site was found on federal land recently acquired for marshland conservation.

The next Lotus will also be the last one to use internal combustion engines.

Apple fixes macOS vulnerability hackers exploited to suppress security warnings.

Distracted driving claimed more than 3,000 lives in the US in 2019.