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LIGO is so sensitive it shudders with the quantum noise of light
The gravitational wave detector's sensitivity can be boosted with the right light.
Tesla stock leaps again on unexpectedly strong delivery numbers
Most other carmakers have suffered double-digit year-over-year losses.
Iron Man VR review: A sad, painful end to the PlayStation VR era
Ambitious attempt to recreate the superhero flying experience falls flat.
The ~$100 tablet shootout—Amazon Fire 8 HD Plus vs. Walmart Onn 8 Tablet Pro
The benchmarks are comparable to 2015 phones, but $100 Android tablets have come a long way.
COVID-19 vaccine must protect 50% of people for approval, FDA says
FDA sets rules for vaccine approval amid concern of hastiness and political pressure.
Upper-level winds force a seven-week delay for the Vega rocket
“We understand the impatience of our 21 customers, and we share it.”
Vizio’s 2020 TV plans: HDMI 2.1, FreeSync, eARC, and—at long last—OLED
They're not as pricy as LG and Sony's OLEDs, but the spec sheets are similar.
Dish buys Boost prepaid biz from T-Mobile, finally enters wireless market
Dish buys former Sprint prepaid business amid plans to build its own 5G network.
Sweeping climate-crisis plan would bring US to zero emissions in 30 years
Not even the authors expect it to become law right now—but they hope for next year.
Unscheduled fixes released for critical flaw in optional Windows codec
Company uses Microsoft Store to fix remote code-execution bugs in codecs library.
Hyundai’s super-efficient 2020 Sonata Hybrid sedan is best in class
How does 52mpg for under $28,000 sound?
Google Glass 3.0? Google acquires smart glasses maker North
North picked up where Google Glass left off, and now it's a part of Google.
Twin Galaxies says Billy Mitchell “flirts with perjury” in high-score case
Mitchell says TG’s case “rests on a conspiracy” akin to “the Kennedy assassination.”
Spotify Duo for couples is cheaper than the standard family plan
Couples with no kids can save $7/mo and get access to middle-ground playlists.
Small ISPs “stunned” by FCC move to ban Huawei/ZTE gear during pandemic
Huawei/ZTE ban’s timing “puts rural carriers in a precarious situation.”
Did huge eruptions actually help during the end-Cretaceous extinction?
Modeling habitat indicates volcanic warming actually offset the post-impact chill.
Stock surge makes Tesla the world’s most valuable automaker
Market cap rise above $200 billion could get Musk another huge payday.
Uncovered: 1,000 phrases that incorrectly trigger Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant
“Election” can trigger Alexa; “Montana” can trigger Cortana.
Even amidst a pandemic, SpaceX is launching more than ever
SpaceX’s 11 launches match the total this year by Russia, Europe, and Japan combined.
Why this month’s PC port of Death Stranding is the definitive version
Sadly, we can't show you our tests just yet. But what we've seen is exciting.
Tracking COVID-19’s spread through an Italian town
About 40 percent of cases were asymptomatic, and viral load didn't seem to matter.
Tesla driver blames Autopilot for crash, faces negligent driving charge
The driver reportedly told police he “must not have been paying attention.”
NASA’s next Mars mission has now burned nearly half of its launch window
The $2.1 billion rover has a limited amount of time to launch this summer.
Amazon’s latest PC game to be delisted from Steam after less than two months
Crucible will still be live for its tiny playerbase of
The Apple TV is getting 4K YouTube, and Macs are getting 4K HDR Netflix
Is your Mac supported, though?
Lady of the Lake takes center stage in Netflix’s Arthurian retelling Cursed
Frank Miller and Tom Wheeler co-created the series and accompanying illustrated YA novel.
Supreme Court says generic domains like booking.com can be trademarked
No one can trademark "Wine Inc.," but now domains like wine.com can get trademarks.
YouTube TV jumps 30% in price effective immediately
YouTube's price hike hits new and existing members; AT&T joins in the fun.
Foreign adversaries likely try exploiting critical networking bug, US says
The window of opportunity to fix critical security bug is rapidly closing.
Qualcomm made a modern smartwatch chip: Meet the Snapdragon Wear 4100
Are there any Wear OS manufacturers and customers left to buy Qualcomm's new chip?
Comcast’s data cap and overage fees return tomorrow after 3-month break
ISPs can also re-impose late fees and disconnect customers as FCC pledge expires.
A bunch of microSD cards and other storage devices are on sale today
Dealmaster also has deals on portable SSDs, Steam games, USB-C hubs, and more.
China moves forward with COVID-19 vaccine, approving it for use in military
Early trial data suggests that vaccine is safe, but efficacy still unclear.
After Tuesday’s launch, SpaceX expands its fleet of used rockets [Updated]
SpaceX has gotten good enough at reuse that it's building fewer rockets.
COVID-19 spread 4X faster in one Amazon warehouse than local area
US employees get a “thank you” bonus; German warehouse workers are on strike.
Mercury and algal blooms poisoned Maya reservoirs at Tikal
A recent study analyzed sediments from large reservoirs in the Maya city of Tikal.
How holographic tech is shrinking VR displays to the size of sunglasses
Facebook Research unveils new lightweight prototype that's just 9mm thick.
Detroit police chief cops to 96-percent facial recognition error rate
Detroit police are under fire for a mistaken arrest using the technology.
NatGeo expedition hunts for 1924 climber’s body in Lost on Everest documentary
A 1999 expedition found mummified remains of Andrew Irvine's climbing partner, George Mallory.
Human Interface: What (almost) every button in an F-15C fighter’s cockpit does
We kick off a new video series designed to show off high-tech systems and how they work.
How’s this for aerodynamic? The Lucid Air’s drag coefficient is only 0.21
Lucid Motors wants the Air to travel 400 miles on a single charge.
Harmonix’s Fuser wants to make you a DJ… but only up to a point
Preview: Successor to DropMix succeeds where DJ Hero failed, but is that enough?
Developers leak benchmarks from the Apple silicon Mac transition kit
How will legacy Mac apps perform under Rosetta on Apple silicon?
Chrome for Android finally gets a bottom tab bar in new experiment
A new flag in Chrome Beta will create a strip of favicons at the bottom of the screen.
Microsoft adds WINFR file undeletion tool to the Microsoft Store
Ready to finally throw away those 15-year-old shareware UNDELETE utilities?
Reddit bans pro-Trump /r/The_Donald for “rule-breaking content”
Reddit says its site is “not for attacking marginalized or vulnerable groups.”
Facebook will label rule violations as Coke, Pepsi, Starbucks join ad “pause”
The 2016 policy seems finally to have cracked to the point of breaking.
Russia’s replacement for the Proton rocket costs way too much
"Angara has no chance of successful competition."
New hack runs homebrew code from DVD-R on unmodified PlayStation 2
Exploit found in DVD player software can also load copies of full PS2 games.
A decidedly non-Linux distro walkthrough: Haiku R1/beta2
1995’s finest operating system in 2020—plus, our $140 EVOO laptop rides again.
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