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Apple’s AirPods and wireless charging case are down to a new low today
Dealmaster also has deals on the gaming headsets, Thunderbolt 3 docks, and more.
Twitter faces FTC probe, likely fine over use of phone numbers for ads
Twitter's use of the data for advertising purposes was discovered in 2019.
Trump pulls re-nomination of FCC Republican who stood up for First Amendment
O'Rielly nomination pulled after he didn't support Trump's social media crackdown.
Google Music shutdown starts this month, music deleted in December
August begins the four-month Google Music shutdown.
Take-Two says its $70 game pricing will be on a “title by title basis”
But industry watchers foresee more publishers planning a next-gen price bump.
Apple’s iMac line just got overhauled, with the 27-inch getting the biggest changes
There are no external design changes, but a lot has changed under the hood.
Unsolved Mysteries of the Mortal Kombat Universe
NetherRealm Studios digs deep into the lore of Mortal Kombat.
The challenges Microsoft faces in buying TikTok’s US arm
Tech group has until September 15 to resolve myriad problems in securing deal.
First cruises to set sail post COVID-19 abruptly canceled due to outbreak
More than 40 aboard the ship have been infected as cruise CEO admits failure.
The 2020 Hyundai Veloster Turbo—save your cash and buy the manual
An interesting hot hatch is let down by its dual clutch transmission.
Road is closed for second Starship hop attempt Tuesday [Updated]
Repairs were evidently made to the turbopump overnight.
More data, but still confusion over how much children spread SARS-CoV-2
With school reopening looming, we still don't have a clear picture of risk.
Genki Covert is a $75 ultra-portable dock for Nintendo Switch
Genki Covert is convenient, high-quality, and extremely portable.
A different kind of “gamer” hotline: Free, anonymous emotional support
Invite is open to all walks of gamer life, even "if you were ever a dick to us."
Google invests $450 million in ADT, gets exclusive hardware deal
ADT will use Google hardware, and Google gets an army of ADT installers.
ProtonMail founder: Apple uses monopoly to “hold all of us hostage”
ProtonMail CEO argues Apple fails to meet "minimum moral responsibility."
Ajit Pai calls for “vigorous debate” on Trump’s social media crackdown
"Tell the FCC to reject this," Democrat says as agency seeks public comment.
In wake of Apple acquisition, Dark Sky ends Android support
The Web version got an extension, but we don't know for how long.
Trump administration gives TikTok 45 days to sell to Microsoft or leave US [Updated]
Short-form video platform beloved by teens seen as a national security threat.
The Umbrella Academy comes back stronger than ever with briskly paced S2
Showrunner Steve Blackman talks about sending the superhero siblings back to the 1960s
Google finally announces the Pixel 4a for $349
And for some reason, Google also announced the “Pixel 4a 5G” and “Pixel 5”?
SpaceX now plans for 5 million Starlink customers in US, up from 1 million
SpaceX asks FCC for license expansion after 700,000 people register interest.
PS4 gamepads won’t work for PS5 games, Sony says
Contrast with Microsoft's plan to bring Xbox One controllers forward for Series X.
After a splendid flight test, NASA now has a new ride to space
“We should think about this as a springboard to doing even harder things.”
Dragonship Endeavour is flying free, on its way back to Earth
A splashdown in the Gulf of Mexico is not without risks.
Electric car startup Lucid is challenging Tesla’s anti-lidar stance
Lucid aims for “hands off, eyes off” freeway driving by 2023—but no robotaxis.
The final launch to Mars for the next two years looked pretty epic
An Atlas V brought the Florida skies alive.
How cell phones and Facebook are changing remote Nunatsiavut
Canada’s Inuit culture has come to Instagram and Facebook.
What’s this? A bipartisan plan for AI and national security
More Pentagon spending, a Cold War-style "hotline," and a curb on chip exports to China.
More quickly than anyone expected, NASA embraces reuse for human flights
“With reuse, we can actually drive down costs and we can increase access.”
As COVID-19 rages around the globe, other infectious diseases shrink away
Social distancing and breakdowns in reporting have led to startlingly low numbers.
Florida teen charged as “mastermind” in Twitter hack hitting Biden, Bezos, and others
The 17-year-old is facing 30 felony fraud charges.
Microsoft confirms “free-to-play multiplayer” for Halo Infinite [Updated]
News comes amid rumors that Xbox Live Gold subscriptions may be on the way out.
Using pristine Southern Ocean air to estimate pre-industrial pollution
To see how we've affected clouds over time, look to a place where we haven’t.
Neurologists warn of the danger of “stem cell tourism”
Clinics, including some in the US, offer stem cells, false hopes, and risks.
Red Hat and CentOS systems aren’t booting due to BootHole patches
Well, you can't be vulnerable to BootHole if you can't boot your system.
Human sperm swim more like otters than eels, study finds
The previously observed eel-like motion is an optical illusion due to 2D microscopes.
GM teams up with EVgo to deploy more than 2,700 new DC fast chargers
The five-year rollout begins in 2021.
A number of good USB-C chargers and cables are on sale today
Dealmaster also has deals on Bluetooth headphones, lots of PS4 games, and more.
Amazon investing $10 billion to compete against SpaceX in satellite broadband
FCC approves Amazon plan to offer low-latency Internet with 3,236 satellites.
Google suffers first revenue decline as ads hit by pandemic
Executives express cautious optimism for a return to growth.
Huawei somehow becomes the #1 phone manufacturer, thanks to the coronavirus
Huawei survives the COVID-19 economy, Samsung tanks, and Apple's sales are way up.
COVID-19 hospital data is a hot mess after feds take control
With weird discrepancies and fluctuations, COVID trackers say the data is less useful.
Rocket Report: SpaceX seeks 20km hop license, why Rocket Lab funder left
“You’ve got to sort of work out where that line is for you.”
IBM completes successful field trials on Fully Homomorphic Encryption
FHE allows computation of still-encrypted data, without sharing the secrets.
Twitter hackers used “phone spear phishing” in mass account takeover
This month's epic breach targeted multiple employees, Twitter says.
SpaceX completes static fire of Starship prototype, will hop next
It's been 11 months since Starhopper took flight.
Hackers broke into real news sites to plant fake stories
Infiltrated CMS of Eastern European media outlets to spread misinformation about NATO.
“This is a very dangerous situation”: Big Tech’s day on the Hill
Marathon session was nearly two different hearings, depending on party of questioner.
Emails detail Amazon’s plan to crush a startup rival with price cuts
Amazon allegedly took $200 million in losses to stop the growth of diapers.com.
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