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SpaceX Starlink factory in Texas will speed up production of Dishy McFlatface
Austin factory to create systems that improve SpaceX's high-volume manufacturing.
Loop Hero review: I’ve somehow gotten hooked on an RPG that plays itself
Think of it as the ultimate game to play on a second monitor.
Starship goes up. Starship goes down. But is the program moving forward?
"One day, the true measure of success will be that Starship flights are commonplace."
New Nintendo Switch production to begin in June, will be 4K when docked
Bloomberg report locks down details about new OLED panel supply chain.
Researchers build a swimming robot that works in the Mariana Trench
New muscles and electronics setup were needed for the crushing pressures.
Facebook lifts ban on US political advertising
Social media behemoth had been under pressure to rescind post-election moratorium.
Google claims it will stop tracking individual users for ads
Google says anonymized, group-based interest tracking will be good enough.
Comcast hides upload speeds deep inside its infuriating ordering system
Comcast upload speeds of 3 to 35Mbps are hidden until last page of checkout.
Parler sues Amazon (again), claims AWS ban sank a billion-dollar valuation
The lawsuit is dead. Long live the lawsuit.
This startup has an intriguing concept for EV battery swaps
The first five stations in the Bay Area will be used by a fleet of electric Ubers.
SpaceX recycling vehicle for second Starship launch attempt [Updated]
Musk says he is confident Starship will be ready for a lunar flight in three years.
EA confirms it isn’t secretly “fixing” FIFA matches
Lawyers drop "Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment" lawsuit after talking to EA engineers.
CDC to release guide for life after vaccination—with normalcy still far off
There are small steps toward normal life, but most activities are still out of bounds.
All US Apple stores are open for the first time in almost a year
COVID-19 isn't gone, but like much of the US, Apple is moving forward.
Biden pushes EV chargers as six utilities plan a unified network
Joe Biden has called for 500,000 new EV chargers by 2030.
Google’s VR dreams are dead: Google Cardboard is no longer for sale
Google Cardboard is still open source, but Google is done with the project.
AMD’s RX 6700XT GPU launches March 18 for $479
At $100 less than RX 6800, it's being positioned as a 1440p card. If you can buy one.
Meet this year’s winners of the Dance Your PhD contest
This year's contest also featured a special award for best COVID-19-related dance.
Jane Does v. GirlsDoPorn: How 22 millennial women brought down a porn empire
GirlsDoPorn deceived vulnerable women to profit off amateur porn—until Jane Does fought back.
Merck/J&J deal may help US get enough vaccine for all adults by end of May
Merck will dedicate two facilities to making the newly authorized J&J vaccine.
Cuttlefish can pass the marshmallow test
Cuttlefish that were better at self-control also performed better on learning tests.
Intel hit with $2.2 billion patent judgment
Patents claim methods of varying voltages and clock frequencies to save power.
Dish tries to disrupt SpaceX’s Starlink plans as companies fight at FCC
Dish is trying to "expropriate the 12 GHz band" for itself, SpaceX tells FCC.
Microsoft issues emergency patches for 4 exploited 0-days in Exchange
Attacks are limited for now but may ramp up as other hackers learn of them.
AWS director sues Amazon, alleging systemic racism in corporate office
Amazon talks up inclusion in public but fails behind the scenes, suit claims.
Samsung will soon ship Micro LED TVs, but Mini LED still leads the lineup
Plus, a rundown of the wacky buzzwords you have to know to shop for these TVs.
“Locked” for 300 years: Virtual unfolding has now revealed this letter’s secrets
Practice of intricately folding letters to secure them is known as "letterlocking."
Today’s best tech deals: Bose headphones, Assassin’s Creed, and more
Dealmaster also has portable Bluetooth speakers, board games, and the iPad Air.
Rookie coding mistake prior to Gab hack came from site’s CTO
Site executive introduces, then removes, insecure code, then hides the evidence.
Epic continues its studio-acquisition spree, buys Fall Guys devs
Free-to-play? Steam changes? "Nothing to announce right now!"
Google-free /e/ OS is now selling preloaded phones in the US, starting at $380
If DIY flashing isn't your thing, refurbished Samsung devices are now available.
It Takes Two hands-on: Impeccable co-op platforming—on mute, at least
It may be Hazelight's best-playing game ever, but it's likely the company's dumbest.
The Volvo C40 Recharge is a stylish new variant of the Swedish EV
50 percent of all new Volvos will be electric by 2025, 100 percent by 2030.
Biden administration puts a price on carbon
The results of his first environment executive orders are coming in.
Trump’s is one of 15,000 Gab accounts that just got hacked
GabLeaks includes 70,000 messages in more than 19,000 chats by over 15,000 users.
Why N95 masks are still hard to get, even though production is up
Both supply and demand are up—but they aren't lining up in the right places.
“We knew T-Mobile couldn’t be trusted,” union says after 5,000 job cuts
T-Mobile claimed Sprint merger would create thousands of jobs "from day one."
Minisforum U850—solid hardware and easy upgrades in a little box
This mini-PC is VESA mountable, easy to work on, and attractively priced.
Sony’s brighter A90J OLED TV makes its way to living rooms this month
Like LG's latest, Sony claims higher brightness than we saw in previous OLEDs.
Blue Origin’s massive New Glenn rocket is delayed for years. What went wrong?
The big delay can be traced to a decision Jeff Bezos made years ago.
YouTube’s TikTok clone, “YouTube Shorts,” is live in the US
US users can now upload and view one-minute videos in a swipe interface.
Archaeologists discover “Lamborghini” of chariots near ruins of Pompeii
The ornately decorated pilentum was likely used for festive processions, weddings.
Hacker reduces GTA Online load times by roughly 70 percent
Homebrewed DLL solves inefficient parsing of in-game shop files.
Verizon tells users to disable 5G to preserve battery, then deletes tweet
Verizon's now-deleted tweet said using 4G only will conserve battery life.
B.1.1.7 variant now 10% of US cases—and cases are once again ticking up
“Things are tenuous,” CDC director says, as experts fear a fourth surge.
Humanitarian airship seeks world’s most powerful hydrogen fuel cell
LTA Research and Exploration is Sergey Brin's airship company.
The 2008 moment when triumph turned to torment for SpaceX
Flight Three of the Falcon 1 rocket could make or break the company.
Pure nonsense: Debunking the latest attack on renewable energy
What a terrible anti-renewable-power video reveals about the US energy market.
Action-packed meta-fantasy, space opera herald a bright future for Asian film
Chinese A Writer’s Odyssey and Korean Space Sweepers make for a great double feature.
All the little things that add up to make iPadOS productivity a pain
Apple did a good job with the big stuff, but myriad little things undermine that.
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