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Huawei somehow becomes the #1 phone manufacturer, thanks to the coronavirus
Huawei survives the COVID-19 economy, Samsung tanks, and Apple's sales are way up.
COVID-19 hospital data is a hot mess after feds take control
With weird discrepancies and fluctuations, COVID trackers say the data is less useful.
Rocket Report: SpaceX seeks 20km hop license, why Rocket Lab funder left
“You’ve got to sort of work out where that line is for you.”
IBM completes successful field trials on Fully Homomorphic Encryption
FHE allows computation of still-encrypted data, without sharing the secrets.
Twitter hackers used “phone spear phishing” in mass account takeover
This month's epic breach targeted multiple employees, Twitter says.
SpaceX completes static fire of Starship prototype, will hop next
It's been 11 months since Starhopper took flight.
Hackers broke into real news sites to plant fake stories
Infiltrated CMS of Eastern European media outlets to spread misinformation about NATO.
“This is a very dangerous situation”: Big Tech’s day on the Hill
Marathon session was nearly two different hearings, depending on party of questioner.
Emails detail Amazon’s plan to crush a startup rival with price cuts
Amazon allegedly took $200 million in losses to stop the growth of diapers.com.
Comcast lost 477,000 cable-TV customers in Q2 amid 12% drop in revenue
Broadband is up but TV revenue dropped 3.2%, and overall revenue is down 11.7%.
Official Galaxy Fold 2 renders show off Samsung’s next foldable
Get a good look at Samsung's next foldable before the unveiling next week.
Star Citizen dev offers roadmap for development of new development roadmap
Roadmap’s big promises and long delays mirror the state of Star Citizen itself.
Telegram files EU antitrust complaint against Apple’s App Store
Messaging company is latest company to criticize restrictions and fees.
Ex-Google engineer Levandowski asks judge not to send him to prison
Levandowski says he'd be at heightened risk if he caught COVID-19 in prison.
NASA’s most complex, ambitious rover yet is on its way to Mars [Updated]
“This is a Wright Brothers moment, but on another planet.”
Archaeologists find the source of Stonehenge sarsen stones
Evidence suggests the monument's Neolithic builders shopped local, for once.
Flight Simulator hands-on: Microsoft looks different 20,000 feet in the air
The news is (mostly) great: VR, Steam, TrackIR, night flying, tons more.
Bacteria live despite burial in seafloor mud for 100 million years
Ancient communities of bacteria jump to life with a fresh meal.
Zuckerberg wrote “Instagram can hurt us” days before acquisition
Emails obtained by Congress shed light on the thinking behind the 2012 deal.
Charter’s donations to charities and lawmakers may help it impose data caps
Nonprofits and lawmakers that got donations urge FCC to kill merger conditions.
We can see the true face of Van Eyck Lamb of God after latest restoration
Combining different imaging techniques helped document the changes made over time.
The five-year quest to remove all nuclear weapons from Metal Gear Solid V
And why some players think disarmament will unlock long-hidden new content.
Could we go on the offensive against emerging diseases?
The COVID-19 pandemic highlights how reacting to diseases may not be good enough.
AMD: No delays for PS5, Xbox Series X, Zen 3 CPUs, and RDNA 2 GPUs
AMD's on-schedule projects underscore Intel's continuing failures to deliver.
New flaw neuters Secure Boot, but there’s no reason to panic. Here’s why
Boot Hole provides a new way to install boot-level malware. But it's hardly the only.
Kia denies report that the Soul EV is cancelled for America
We hope that the electric Kia finally arrives here in 2021.
Google wants Samsung to kill Bixby, Galaxy App Store
Google offers Samsung a higher revenue share in exchange for offing its ecosystem.
Judge orders New York to pay unemployment to Uber and Lyft drivers
Uber and Lyft argue their drivers are not employees, but some courts disagree.
TikTok chief Kevin Mayer launches stinging attack on Facebook
Former Disney executive accuses rival of developing "copycat products."
North Korea’s Lazarus brings state-sponsored hacking approach to ransomware
In search of funds for country's weapons program, Lazarus goes hunting for big game.
Mounting poisonings, blindness, deaths as toxic hand sanitizers flood market
The FDA is “extremely concerned” by the growing risks of toxic sanitizers.
Heads roll at Intel after 7nm delay
Murthy Renduchintala is out, and the struggling Technology group gets new leadership.
Rite Aid deployed facial recognition in hundreds of stores, report finds
The surveillance fell disproportionately on customers in lower-income areas.
States are running out of doctors and nurses as COVID-19 surges
More than a dozen states are running low on doctors who work in intensive care units.
Miami Marlins halt play for a week after COVID-19 outbreak [Updated]
Less than a week since opening day, MLB season is already derailed by COVID-19.
A bunch of board games are discounted on Amazon today
Dealmaster also has deals on Nintendo Switch cases, ThinkPads, and more.
Trump’s call for crackdown on Twitter and Facebook now on Ajit Pai’s desk
Trump admin's Section 230 petition called "a monumental waste of FCC's time."
Twitter suspends Donald Trump Jr. for posting COVID misinformation
Most research indicates that hydroxychloroquine is ineffective against COVID-19.
Virgin Galactic’s spacecraft has six passenger seats and lots of windows
The cabin design looks nice. But why are these renderings?
CES 2021 in Las Vegas is cancelled; event moves online
COVID-19 is now shutting down conventions in 2021, too.
Climate: The science may be settled, but the press coverage isn’t
Major papers use a disproportionate amount of companies' anti-climate change PR.
This Toyota Yaris Hatchback just got cancelled, and that’s a shame
It is—or was—a Mazda in drag, but that's OK.
Review: Rosamund Pike is riveting as Marie Curie in uneven biopic Radioactive
Director Marjane Satrapi's film is based on the 2010 graphic novel by Lauren Redniss.
Offshore wind in Europe won’t need subsidies much longer
Analysis shows costs—and subsidies—are falling rapidly.
First US Phase III trial for COVID-19 vaccine begins
Shares rise after 30,000 participants get their Phase III jabs.
Garmin’s four-day service meltdown was caused by ransomware
Provider of GPS services for navigation and wearable devices is returning to normal.
Ancient trash heaps reveal the Plague of Justinian’s economic toll
Israeli sites show how the plague impacted the fringes of the Byzantine Empire.
Google will keep 200,000 workers home through next summer
Google is the first major tech company to announce office closures until mid-2021.
Qualcomm’s 100W charging scheme will go from 0-50 in 5 minutes
Qualcomm is calling it the “World’s fastest commercial charging solution.”
Huge apparent leak unearths Nintendo’s prototype history
Unused designs for Mario, Pokemon, Star Fox, and more see the light of day.
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