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US diplomats’ brain injuries may be from covert microwave attack, experts say
Data from Russian experiments on pulsed RF energy offers best explanation.
Chloë Moretz battles gremlins on a plane in Shadow in the Cloud trailer
“It’s not critters who cause accidents. It’s careless airmen.”
So, it turns out SpaceX is pretty good at rocketing
“Congrats SpaceX team hell yeah!!”
Cruise says it has started driverless testing—I’m skeptical
Rival Waymo has been offering driverless rides to the public since October.
COVID-19 vaccine data has been unlawfully accessed in hack of EU regulator
Hack of the European Medicines Agency affects vaccine from Pfizer and BioNTech.
Company claims solid-state lithium-metal battery breakthrough
It would offer much higher energy density and much faster charging.
Watch live: SpaceX is fueling its Starship for a high-altitude flight [Updated]
The weather in South Texas is again rather nice.
FTC, 47 states file suits to break up Instagram and WhatsApp from Facebook
It's almost certainly going to be a long and ugly legal fight.
Google’s secretive Fuchsia OS is open for contributions
Fuchsia has been in development for four years now.
COVID data manager investigated, raided for using publicly available password
Not only does the whole state share one password, but it’s posted publicly.
Pornhub blocks uploads and downloads in crackdown on child-sexual-abuse videos
Pornhub will only allow uploads by verified users, bans downloads of most videos.
Physicists solve 150-year-old mystery of equation governing sandcastle physics
“This came as a big surprise. I expected a complete breakdown of conventional physics.”
Two allergic reactions to Pfizer vaccine lead to warning in UK
People with “significant” history of allergies told to avoid jab.
Xbox cloud gaming service hits iOS, Windows PCs in spring 2021
The iOS version will run in a Web browser, just like Google’s Stadia.
YouTube bans videos claiming Trump won
The electoral college is set to confirm Joe Biden’s victory next Monday.
“A damn stupid thing to do”—the origins of C
Today, C may be a lingua franca among programmers. This is its (abridged) history.
A promising start to new human gene-editing trials
Treatments involve adding a new gene, or using CRISPR to edit one.
High-end SATA SSD shootout: Samsung 860 Pro vs. Kingston DC500M
Kingston’s DC500M is a lesser-known drive but a great value for business.
GOP clinches 2-2 deadlock for Biden FCC as Senate approves Trump nominee
Senate confirms “wholly unqualified” Republican to prevent Democratic majority.
Premiere security firm FireEye says it was breached by nation-state hackers
The FBI, normally mum on such matters, says it is investigating the hack.
Cloudflare, Apple, and others back a new way to make the Internet more private
New DNS technique separates address lookups from the people making them.
Apple Fitness+ launches this coming Monday at $9.99 per month
The workout video subscription service is also available as part of Apple One.
Vice President Mike Pence is set to name a cadre of Artemis astronauts
"This will probably end up making a splash."
Strange object recaptured by Earth is 1966 booster rocket from Surveyor 2
1966 Surveyor 2 mission crashed into the Moon, but its spent rocket came home to Earth.
After years of fighting it, Nest will work with Samsung’s SmartThings
After killing the Works with Nest ecosystem, Google is now open to cross-compatibility.
Florida police raid home of former state coronavirus data manager
“Doing this to me will not stop me from reporting the data. Ever.”
Cyberpunk 2077 could trigger seizures in photosensitive players [Updated]
Epilepsy charity urges: “A disclaimer warning at the beginning isn’t enough.”
GE puts default password in radiology devices, leaving healthcare networks exposed
Fixing the critical vulnerability isn’t straightforward and comes with its own risks.
Trump to hold “Vaccine Summit” today—no vaccine-makers agreed to come
Pfizer, Moderna won’t attend event, largely seen as a PR stunt.
Apple’s new AirPods Max over-ear headphones cost $549
The headphones' controls take design cues from the Apple Watch.
Test pilot Chuck Yeager dead at 97
1947 supersonic flight broke speed records, changed aviation forever.
Tesla plans to raise another $5 billion as value soars above $600 billion
Tesla could end the year with $20 billion in the bank.
It’s time—after myriad ground tests, SpaceX will let its Starship fly free
Today may determine the fate of SN8.
Google promises “spectacular” city GPS improvement with 3D building data
Android GPS will work better in cities thanks to Google Maps' 3D building data.
Grand theft GPU: $340,000 worth of RTX 3090s “fell off a truck” in China
Make a list: ✔ Check it twice: ✔ Don't really care who's naughty or nice: ✔
Uber abandons dreams of self-driving domination, sells self-driving unit
Uber is pumping $400 million into a startup led by a Google self-driving veteran.
Quantum device performs 2.6 billion years of computation in 4 minutes
Photons explore quantum maze faster than possible for any classical computer.
NSA says Russian state hackers are using a VMware flaw to ransack networks
Multiple VMware products are exploited in attacks that access Windows active directory.
Senate invites fringe, unscientific medical group to testify about COVID
The latest conservative flirtation with a group that’s both libertarian and deranged.
SpaceX gets $886 million from FCC to subsidize Starlink in 35 states
Charter also wins big; FCC fund will bring service to 5.2M homes and businesses.
Pornhub under investigation by Visa, MasterCard amid abuse allegations
Payment processors want to know what kind of transactions they're a part of.
New report reveals Apple’s roadmap for when each Mac will move to Apple Silicon
High-end Macs could have as many as 32 performance cores to the M1's four.
Cyberpunk 2077 is equal parts beautiful and messy
20 hours in, Night City is a majestic masterpiece with a lot of rough edges.
Rudy Giuliani hospitalized with COVID-19 in latest Trump-sphere infection
At least 40 others in Trump's inner circle have been infected since September.
Despite the pandemic, SpaceX is crushing its annual launch record
The Block 5 variant has been a true workhorse.
This Arizona college student has taken over 60 driverless Waymo rides
Human drivers are pretty safe, making it hard to prove driverless tech is safer.
Two very different approaches to restoring vision
Reprogramming nerve cells and hardware implants both add to visual acuity.
The incredible journey of the electronic plastic bottle
Researchers loaded containers with trackers and let them float away.
Superkids must battle an alien invasion in We Can Be Heroes trailer
It’s Director Robert Rodriguez’s standalone sequel to his 2005 3D kids’ film.
Review: Freaky is a familiar-but-fun riff on the classic body-swap concept
Latest horror/comedy from Christopher Landon spoofs Friday the 13th, Freaky Friday.
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