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Search engine startup asks users to be the customer, not the product
Rival privacy-focused search engine Startpage is not impressed.
This is what Ford’s new F-150 display and infotainment system looks like
It’s tastefully restrained and very legible—exactly what you want in an interface.
New polymer easily captures gold extracted from e-waste
Dissolve e-waste, harvest gold, profit.
How to move your role-playing game nights online
A look at Roll20, which helps you run RPGs online.
An embattled group of leakers picks up the WikiLeaks mantle
DDoSecrets was banned from Twitter after releasing hacked law enforcement files.
TikTok and 53 other iOS apps still snoop your sensitive clipboard data
Passwords, bitcoin addresses, and anything else in clipboards are free for the taking.
Empirical analysis tells Reviewer 2: “Go F’ Yourself”
"Pennywise the Clown, combined with el chupacabra, wrapped in the Blair Witch."
The rocket motor of the future “breathes” air like a jet engine
This theoretical engine could drastically reduce the cost of getting to space.
Doomscrolling is slowly eroding your mental health
Checking your phone for an extra two hours every night won’t stop the apocalypse.
Mulan release date bumped to August 21 as coronavirus pandemic rages on
The good news: it will open in near future, not during the holidays (or on Disney+).
Back to kick some demon derrière: Wynonna Earp S4 trailer is finally here
S4 production was plagued first by financial troubles, then by pandemic woes.
US logs record 40K COVID-19 cases in a day as experts brace for rise in deaths
16 states are seeing both increases in cases and increases in positive test rates.
Gaming on Apple platforms is set for some big changes—here are a few
This year's WWDC was a big one for game development.
Amazon pays $1.2 billion for self-driving startup Zoox
Zoox aimed to create its own self-driving software, vehicle, and taxi service.
FCC helps Charter avoid broadband competition
FCC helped Charter but denied Frontier bid to block funds in parts of 29 states.
Microsoft’s “new approach” to retail stores: Closing them forever
Microsoft designed its retail stores to be cool like Apple's. It didn't work.
Tiny pendulum may reveal gravity’s secrets
Gravity and quantum mechanics may influence each other as tiny pendulum swings.
SpaceX scrubs Friday launch attempt of Starlink satellites [Updated]
No new launch date has yet been set.
The Kia Telluride is the most surprising SUV of the year
Kia's biggest SUV can do it all, both off-road and on.
A massive Saharan dust plume is moving into the Southeast US
It's bringing technicolor sunsets and suppressing tropical storms.
What’s new in Windows 10 Build 2004
Improved Linux, Sandbox, and Cortana features dominate Build 2004's changelist.
California set to ban all heavy diesel trucks and vans by 2045
Heavy-duty trucks are responsible for 70% of vehicle air pollution in the state.
Verizon joins growing Facebook advertiser boycott [Updated]
Civil rights groups go after company’s bottom line.
Chinese bank requires foreign firm to install app with covert backdoor
A multinational tech company gets schooled in the risks of doing business in China.
Tesla factory workers who stayed home due to COVID fears face termination
In May, Tesla told workers they could stay home if they felt unsafe.
Hump!, the online porn fest that wouldn’t have happened without quarantine
Safe-for-work chat with the famed sex columnist behind this crazy online event.
Rocket Report: Used Falcon 9s to launch humans, Scottish spaceport advances
“We're not going to make it more dangerous than orbital flight.”
Everything we know about the new Ford F-150 truck—including the hybrid
New features include fold-flat seats, work surfaces, and onboard power.
Europe officially sets its sights on a giant LHC successor
An enormous ring under Lake Geneva will host two colliders in succession.
CDC: Here’s the latest on who gets the sickest from COVID-19
Risk increases with age and certain underlying health conditions.
In trailer for Brave New World, everyone but John the Savage knows their place
"If you're not happy, you're nothing at all."
Apple makes another acquisition: IT startup Fleetsmith
The future of Apple + Jamf is a bit fuzzy now.
Three cops fired after accidental dashcam activation captures racist rants
Standard, internal review of dashcam recording found "extremely racist" footage.
Google gives Android depth sensing and object occlusion with ARCore 1.18
Virtual objects can appear behind real objects and collide with them.
$100 billion “universal fiber” plan proposed by Democrats in Congress
Ambitious legislation would deploy 100Mbps symmetrical broadband throughout US.
Grab one of our recommended USB-C PD portable batteries for $19 today
Dealmaster also has more USB-C accessories, microSD cards, headphones, and more.
Two record DDoSes disclosed this week underscore their growing menace
More bots + better DDoS traps = ever-growing amounts of junk traffic.
Cyberpunk 2077’s big summer trailer: Braindance your way into Keanu [Updated]
Choose your origin story: Nomad, corporate, or street kid. Hack, drive, and kill.
Meet the Lordstown Endurance, a new $52,500 electric work truck
The reveal is being livestreamed from Ohio.
Twitter not liable in Devin Nunes’ beef with cow account, judge rules
The judge reviewing the case found defamation claim to be a load of bull.
Lawsuit by Black YouTubers against YouTube faces “uphill battle”
An expert says Section 230 gives YouTube broad immunity for content decisions.
Astronomers think this black hole collision may have exploded with light
If they're right, it adds one more element to new field of multi-messenger astronomy.
Facebook executive admits to “trust deficit” on call with advertisers
Social media company hit by mass boycotts over political content moderation.
Comcast, Mozilla strike privacy deal to encrypt DNS lookups in Firefox
Comcast/Mozilla deal follows dispute over ISP snooping and DNS encryption.
You should play Namco’s lost arcade-action classic, Mr. Driller DrillLand
Japan-only GameCube gem now out on PC, Switch, is an ode to Namco's arcade heyday.
White House ordered NIH to cancel coronavirus research funding, Fauci says
The research was the target of a conspiracy theory about the origin of the new coronavirus.
With YouTube Music, Google is holding my speakers for ransom
YouTube Music charges a monthly fee to play my music on my speaker?
Here’s what’s happening to Boot Camp amid the Apple silicon transition
Virtualization might not be enough for gamers, so what about Windows?
Western Digital adds “Red Plus” branding for non-SMR hard drives
Update: Western Digital responds to our pricing questions—sort of.
Can you 3D print Damascus steel? Pretty much, yeah
Steel structure is controlled with clever use of the laser.
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