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Does an uneven 27-minute campaign for $40 sound good to you? We didn't think so.

Fenech: “I never said anything I shouldn’t have.” EA: “[He] crossed a line of decency.”

"This plan will be examined by the two agency heads."

German group is first big carmaker to create post as it steps up drive to go green and electric.

Last year, we activated the first useful seismograph on Mars.

Instead of letting a brand have the final word, we called a lexicographer about it.

Decades of aborted plans and concepts led to the production mid-engined 'Vette.

Interactive exhibits hold a mirror to the rise in "game-like" remote warfare.

US-based Firefox users get encrypted DNS lookups today or within a few weeks.

Indiana high court: Removing a small unmarked device from your car isn't theft.

Meanwhile, US coronavirus cases hit 53 as more cruise passengers test positive.

This follows a US-wide expansion of more detailed maps.

AMD RDNA2 GPU, “Smart Delivery” versioning, and multi-game “quick resume.”

Failing to work is one problem; failing to communicate with customers is another.

It has a funny name, a square design, and a very high price.

"Anything that could be counted, I did."

Learn what open source licenses are, which one to choose, and why it matters.

The trick is a timely combination of side-to-side and see-sawing motions.

Wi-Fi is like real estate—the secret is location, location, location.

Less snow means more evaporation in a critical water resource.

Planning for rising tides can push the price of housing up—and longtime residents out.

It would only take 4.5 days for tribbles to completely fill the USS Enterprise.

Evaluating over a million molecules takes four days of computer time.

NOAA’s January summary is out, along with its outlook for spring.

This video depicts one of the most radical evolutions of filmmaking in years.

And there's not much they can do about it.

It's a thoughtful, moving, often ribald and funny tale of worlds colliding.

Collecting and using kids' data from educational tools is a no-go, state AG says.

Feds say defendant used Amazon servers to wage DDoS attacks that cost the rival campaign.

Trump economic report relies on "pseudo-economics."

"I was born into this world. And my first memories of it are pain."

Makers of smart speakers have faced criticism for sharing data without consent.

If you have a couple of hours, come learn everything about how Myst came to be.

New Play Store policy will make apps justify background location access.

State Dept. overruled health experts amid unexpected test results, report says.

The man reportedly "regarded [the loss] as punishment for his own stupidity."

The request for documentation digs into everything about Ring's deals with cops.

AT&T's mandatory-arbitration clause is illegal in California, court rules.

But that number likely includes a lot of free trial lookie-loos.

Since 2006, the average annual fee increase has been less than 5 percent.

"This is very rapid iteration."

In a reversal, Google now warns app can spy on texts, recordings, photos, and other data.

A ride to the Moon for under $10 million? That's quite a price.

The Trump administration just sided with Oracle in its legal battle with Google.

The plans are not final, but they would make for a radical change in strategy.

Sony already played it safe with PAX East; now joined by Facebook in a GDC exit.

The result is likely to be disputed, as it relies on a novel technique.

Rohrabacher offered Assange a pardon if he implicated Seth Rich in DNC email leak.

The ambitious framework puts a target on all the biggest US Big Tech players.

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