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Disney brings back the Lucasfilm Games brand for future Star Wars titles
Disney will continue to license the franchise to outside developers.
Today’s best tech deals: Logitech mice, Ring Fit Adventure, and more
Dealmaster also covers Apple Watch Series 6, Xbox Game Pass, and security cams.
This tech replaces a car’s instrument panel with a holographic display
The image is projected in-plane onto the vehicle's windshield by a small DLP.
Lawmakers’ “safe room” may have been full of coronavirus, Capitol doc warns [Updated]
NJ Congresswoman tests positive, first to blame superspreading event during riot.
Mexico City’s “tower of skulls” could tell us about pre-Columbian life
The skulls contain a wealth of information, but most of it will be hard to access.
NASA extends Juno, turning spacecraft into an Io, Europa, and Ganymede explorer
What's up with all those volcanoes on Io, anyway?
US vehicle fuel efficiency effectively stalled over the last 10 years
From 2008-2019, the actual economy of the US fleet went up by 0.4 miles per gallon.
A “no math” (but seven-part) guide to modern quantum mechanics
Welcome to "The curious observer’s guide to quantum mechanics"–featuring particle/wave duality.
New York City proposes regulating algorithms used in hiring
Bill would require firms to disclose when they use software to assess candidates.
Amazon cuts off Parler’s Web hosting following Apple, Google bans
The app will need to find new Web hosting by Sunday or go offline.
The immune system and COVID: It’s still confusing
Antibodies may help, inflammation may hurt, but immunosuppressants are irrelevant?
What to expect from the first-ever virtual CES
Some big players are missing, along with over half of last year's exhibitors.
Twitter takes down China’s “baby-making machines” tweet on Uighur women
Twitter now says the tweet violates a rule against dehumanizing an ethnic group.
Google bans Parler from Android app store
Mainstream social media sites have banned Donald Trump and others on the right.
Donald Trump has finally earned a permaban from Twitter
Twitter banned Trump's account "due to the risk of further incitement of violence. "
Motorola shovels the 2021 Moto G lineup onto the market
They mostly have big batteries, no NFC, and a poor update plan.
Reddit’s largest remaining Trump community banned for “inciting violence” [Updated]
Friday ban comes with clear notice: "Do not post violent content." Discord follows suit.
Michael Flynn and Sidney Powell banned from Twitter in QAnon purge
Flynn has called for Trump to declare martial law and hold a new election.
Dominion Voting suing “kraken” lawyer Sidney Powell for $1.3B
A company at the heart of failed suits falsely alleging voter fraud is fighting back.
FBI arrests Republican lawmaker who stormed Capitol with pro-Trump mob
W.V. lawmaker Derrick Evans charged with entering restricted area of US Capitol.
What I learned playing 30+ years’ worth of Jeopardy! video games
From the Apple II to PS4, digital Jeopardy! spans 40+ games and traces the medium's history.
Quibi’s $1.75B experiment ends with Roku acquisition for “less than $100M”
Roku has yet to tell viewers whether they'll need to turn their TVs sideways.
Biden plans to release full vaccine supply, reversing Trump policy
"The president-elect believes we must accelerate distribution of the vaccine."
Ajit Pai offers mild criticism of Trump incitement, drops Section 230 plan
With Pai leaving soon, he says there's no time to impose social-media crackdown.
A Google smart display with radar-based sleep tracking is reportedly happening
After flopping in the Pixel line, Google's radar chips are coming to smart displays.
This is how hominins adapted to a changing world 2 million years ago
Early hominins succeeded by being generalists with basic, versatile tools.
Apple allegedly working with Hyundai on electric car for 2027
The Korea Economic Daily got confirmation of the collaboration.
Hackers can clone Google Titan 2FA keys using a side channel in NXP chips
Yubico and Feitian keys that use the same chip are likely susceptible, too.
Rocket Report: NASA ready to hot fire SLS, Roscosmos sues itself?
"We are obliged to file a lawsuit in connection with the satellite's failure."
Bummed about new Google Photos storage limits? Amazon Photos says “hi”
This surprisingly good photo service has flown mostly under the radar since 2014.
“Baby-making machines”: Chinese tweet on Uighurs not against Twitter rules
Twitter bans "the dehumanization of a group of people" based on ethnicity.
Anthony Mackie plays an android supersoldier in Outside the Wire trailer
Mikael Håfström directs this latest Netflix foray into action feature films.
SpaceX has launched its 50th previously flown rocket [Updated]
This launch continues the trend of SpaceX using increasingly experienced first stages.
Boeing charged with fraud over 737 Max, fined more than $2.5 billion
The Justice Department is not happy that Boeing wasn't straight with the FAA.
Elon Musk is the world’s richest person
Musk will earn even more Tesla stock if he hits revenue and profit targets.
Samsung backtracks on $1,000 Chromebooks with cheaper Galaxy Chromebook 2
The price of Samsung's flagship Chromebook has been nearly cut in half. It's $549.
Insurrectionists’ social media presence gives feds an easy way to ID them
You don't need fancy technology to identify folks who livestream their crimes.
One piece of optical hardware performs massively parallel AI calculations
Two research groups manage similar feats through very different methods.
Nerts! is the free, pleasant six-player card game we could all use right now
Zachtronics' cleverly engineered battle-solitaire twist based on the game Pounce.
How the Trump-incited mob may have caused a COVID superspreader event
Virus had lots of chances to spread through dense mob and evacuated lawmakers.
Four-point-whoa: The 2021 Porsche 718 Boxster GTS
The two-seat sports car gets the 4.0L engine from the Boxster Spyder.
Republican state lawmaker livestreamed himself in mob storming US Capitol
"Patriots inside, baby!" WV state legislator Derrick Evans yelled in Capitol.
The world’s cryptocurrency is now worth more than $1 trillion
Bitcoin's anonymous founder, Satoshi Nakamoto, could be worth $40 billion.
At risk of extinction, black-footed ferrets get vaccinated for COVID-19
Ferrets, minks, and other Mustelinae species are susceptible to COVID-19.
Facebook, Instagram ban Trump through at least Inauguration Day
The risks of allowing Trump to remain "are simply too great," Zuckerberg said.
Twitch removes PogChamp emote it says was “the face of… further violence”
Ryan "Gootecks" Gutierrez's image comes down following Capitol invasion tweets.
Trump deletes tweets after being banned from Twitter [Updated]
Snapchat has also banned Trump's account after insurrection at US Capitol.
DoJ says SolarWinds hackers breached its Office 365 system and read email
Department discovered the intrusion 9 days after SolarWinds hack came to light.
Why don’t PCs use error correcting RAM? “Because Intel,” says Linus
Artificial market segmentation may have suppressed demand for ECC in desktops.
Pro-Trump reporter gloats over access to fleeing Hill staffer’s computer
A violent mob invaded the US capitol building at the behest of Donald Trump.
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