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Updated 2024-11-29 19:00
Star Wars: The Clone Wars starts its final season on February 21
Disney just released a new trailer for the animated series.
Google researchers find serious privacy risks in Safari’s anti-tracking protections
Apple's Intelligent Tracking Prevention can open users to a variety of attacks.
Ancient African skeletons hint at a “ghost lineage” of humans
Our African roots have many branches and interactions.
The Mount Vesuvius eruption was so hot, one man’s brain turned to glass.
Brain tissue found in remains of the volcano's victims typically turned into soap.
Valve opens up about Half-Life: Alyx, Source 2 engine on Reddit
No delays, Valve insists: "We let the Valve Time happen before we announced the game."
Sarcos offers fully mobile, insanely strong industrial exoskeletons
I certainly wish I'd had one of these when I was a shipfitter.
One immune cell type appears to attack any type of cancer
We don’t know enough to know whether this is useful yet.
Leaked images show Xbox Series X is missing Xbox One’s HDMI input
Prototype shell includes standard ports and one mystery opening.
Monty Python’s Terry Jones joins the choir invisible
Monty Python's lone Welshman, purveyor of spam, succumbs to frontotemporal dementia.
After a 1-month delay, the new Moto Razr will be out February 6
And preorders start next week for the $1,500 Verizon exclusive.
The math of brewing a better espresso
“The most reproducible thing you can do is use less coffee.”
Unauthorized Bread: Real rebellions involve jailbreaking IoT toasters
Cory Doctorow's book, Radicalized, is up for a CBC award. To celebrate, here's an excerpt.
Report: Bezos’ phone uploaded GBs of personal data after getting Saudi prince’s WhatsApp message
The gigabytes-big data grab allegedly came over WhatsApp text from Mohammed bin Salman.
737 Max fix slips to summer—and that’s just one of Boeing’s problems
Boeing's previously best-selling aircraft won't fly until at least June.
Coronavirus from China has made its way to the United States
Patient in Washington had traveled through area of China where disease originated.
Brazil prosecutes Glenn Greenwald in “attack on press freedom”
Brazil's charges against Greenwald widely condemned as attack on journalism.
Every classic Half-Life game is now free on Steam
For a limited time. What better way to catch up before March's Half-Life: Alyx?
Internet routers running Tomato are under attack by notorious crime gang
The Muhstik botnet has targeted other IoT devices. Now it's attacking Tomato routers.
Smart scale goes dumb as Under Armour pulls the plug on connected tech
Under Armour is making a pile of pricey devices into so many useless bricks.
Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon Fire tablets are on sale today
Plus deals on gaming headsets, Eero Wi-Fi routers, Roombas, and more.
Dirt-cheap Nokia 2.3 comes to the US for just $129
HMD's cheapest US phone gets an upgrade.
Why isn’t California using more prescribed burns to reduce fire risk?
Controlled burns could help in many places, but progress has been slow.
Reuters: Apple cut backup end-to-end encryption plans after FBI complained
Decision means Apple can still decrypt iPhone/iPad backups for law enforcement.
If you love someone, know Lego is releasing an ISS-inspired set in February
Astronaut minifigs, posable Canadarm2, and 850+ pieces in total—can we have it now, Lego?
Court reverses $10.1 million judgement against Nintendo in Wii patent case
Judge says 1999 patent idea was too “abstract” to be protected in the first place.
Starliner’s thruster performance receiving close scrutiny from NASA
“Many of the elements of the propulsion system were overstressed.”
New twist on marshmallow test: Kids depend on each other for self control
Simply placing kids in a cooperative environment boosts the ability to resist temptation.
This EV company is using AI and 3D printing to add lightness
The components were designed by XponentialWorks in just four weeks.
Curmudgeon watch: My 2020 tech resolutions
Sometimes, less is more.
Nobody can see all of CES. But I tried
Welcome to the world’s largest flea market, where you can’t actually buy anything.
Researchers completely re-engineer yeast to make more biofuel
Systems-level engineering of a living thing is remarkably complicated.
Radiohead.com unveils “The Radiohead Library,” an official band repository
Tons of great stuff, although there's bad news if you rely on YouTube.
Boeing seeks $10 billion in loans as 737 Max crisis continues
Planes still grounded as another software problem was disclosed Friday.
Outbreak of new virus explodes in China; human-to-human spread confirmed
The WHO will hold an emergency meeting to assess the threat to public health.
Crytek, Cloud Imperium battle over how to end Star Citizen lawsuit
Both sides now want the case dismissed but for vastly different reasons.
As attacks begin, Citrix ships patch for VPN vulnerability
Hundreds of US government agencies have vulnerable VPNs, data shows.
Astronomers find an oddball asteroid entirely inside the orbit of Venus
"Getting past the orbit of Venus must have been challenging."
Frontier, an ISP in 29 states, plans to file for bankruptcy
Frontier subscribers suffer from poor customer service and failing networks.
Study finds that the popular rubber hand illusion could be used to treat OCD
New technique could provide an effective bridge to standard exposure therapy.
Uber and Hyundai’s plan to develop air taxis hinges on mass production
If this is to work, it will require economies of scale—and some breakthroughs.
Bioplastics continue to blossom—are they really better for the environment?
Replacing plastic looks hard, but alternatives to fossil fuel materials are on the rise.
The machines are whispering: We tested AI Dungeon 2 and cannot stop laughing
Sometimes, this game understands Pokemon and love. Sometimes, it fails spectacularly.
Tremors turns 30, the most perfect B movie creature feature ever made
The film faltered at the box office but amassed a huge cult following over the years.
SpaceX successfully completes its Dragon abort test [Updated]
The capsule successfully separated and splashed down gently into the Atlantic.
Apple TV+: Can it be saved before everyone’s free trials run out?
Apple's salvo launched months ahead of other upstarts. Why does it already seem behind?
Neanderthals may have been shallow free divers, suggests a new study
Clams were useful as both food and tools.
Real or fake: New NBC Peacock shows
Is the new streaming service literally going to offer a TV show about Twitter?
A Georgia election server was vulnerable to Shellshock and may have been hacked
Vulnerable server distributed election and voter files to counties throughout the state.
Nemesis brings alien impregnation horror to your tabletop—and it works
Beware both the chestburster and your fellow players.
“Living concrete” is an interesting first step
It's not really self-healing and can't grow once it's structural.
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