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After flooding US with opioids, industry giants offer $50 billion settlement
Settlement is uncertain as some plaintiffs want more details.
Yahoo is deleting all content ever posted to Yahoo Groups
You have until December 14 to download files before they're permanently removed.
Anyone can fingerprint unlock a Galaxy S10—just grab a clear phone case
Samsung says it is developing a fix for "malfunctioning" fingerprint reader.
Chrome rolls out new protections preventing password and data theft
Site isolation debuts in Android Chrome while desktop versions extend it to new fronts.
Acer Swift 3 review: Better as a budget device than as a mid-range laptop
Our $899 review unit isn't very different from its $479 counterpart.
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order hands-on: Tried, true, and tough
The first big Star Wars single-player campaign in years focuses on the familiar.
Blizzard belatedly punishes college Hearthstone team for Hong Kong protest
Team member welcomes "expected" punishment, says he's quitting Hearthstone anyway.
Feds bust massive child porn sharing site—hundreds of users arrested
The site owner did an incredibly bad job of covering his tracks.
NASA will award Boeing a cost-plus contract for up to 10 SLS rockets
"The cost incentives are designed to reduce costs."
The latest Google shutdowns: Daydream VR, Google Clips
At the same time Google launches products, it also takes some away.
T-Mobile and Sprint get FCC approval to merge in 3-2 party-line vote
Merger gets final US approval, but states are still suing to block the deal.
Volvo’s XC40 crossover goes fully battery electric for “under $48,000”
It will get a 78kWh battery and will cost "under $48,000" after tax credits.
EU orders Broadcom to halt exclusivity deals while investigation deepens
EU aims to prevent "irreparable harm" while the investigation is still ongoing.
SpaceX says 12,000 satellites isn’t enough, so it might launch another 30,000
SpaceX makes preliminary filing with ITU as it considers big Starlink expansion.
Dodgy sex-psychology paper finally gets retracted
Research on men helping high-heeled women pulled because of sloppy data.
$199 Analogue Pocket promises FPGA accuracy for portable retro gaming
FPGA with Game Boy/GBA support, 615 ppi screen, HDMI dock, coming 2020.
A House budget committee has likely killed the 2024 Moon landing
"I believe that it is better to use the original NASA schedule of 2028."
UK porn blacklist is dead after government abandons age verification
The ban on underage access to porn has been delayed multiple times.
Testing Leonardo da Vinci’s bridge: His design was stable, study finds
The quintessential Renaissance man pitched his bridge design to a sultan in 1502.
US green economy’s growth dwarfs the fossil fuel industry’s
Renewables, environmental, and efficiency industries grew 3x faster than fossil fuels.
US claims cyber strike on Iran after attack on Saudi oil facility
Iranian official laughs off alleged cybering: "They must have dreamt it"
Pixel 4 hands-on—Thumbs up for 90Hz, thumbs down for Project Soli
We test out the Pixel 4 and its radar-based gesture system.
In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course—is it the right move?
"We have to draw a line between open source and the right to make money with open source."
After a decade of League of Legends, Riot to expand with new games
Shooting, fighting, cards, an action-RPG, and an animated cartoon are in the mix.
Man agrees to pay $25,000 for abusing YouTube’s takedown system
Man allegedly tried to extort payments of up to $300 with bogus takedown threats.
On the road with Audi’s new Q5 and A8 TFSI e plug-in hybrids
Audi has new plug-in hybrids coming to the US, and we've driven them.
Bringing in the big gun: Army paves way for “strategic cannon”
US aims for test of artillery prototype with range of over 1,000 miles by 2023.
Washington State keeps enforcing net neutrality as it hails FCC court loss
FCC failure to preempt keeps Washington State net neutrality law on the books.
Data for a whopping 26 million stolen payment cards leaked in hack of fraud bazaar
Thriving underground market imitated site, likeness of KrebsOnSecurity writer Brian Krebs.
Near-infinite specific thrust from drive that ignores physics
Conservation of momentum is for a different universe, apparently.
Fake-meat fans have beef with Big Meat for trying to cut into plant-based market
Meat makers jump on the meatless wagon and tout "vegetable nutrition."
Blizzard calls off public event to promote Switch Overwatch launch
Move comes amid backlash to Blizzard's actions against Hong Kong protester.
Dealmaster: Get a $25 gift card when you buy the latest Nintendo Switch
From Target. Plus deals on loads of video games, Bluetooth speakers, and more.
UK renewables out-generate fossil fuels for an entire quarter
Massive new offshore windfarms are now working, and more are on the way.
Garmin Venu review: Fitness expertise with many pixels left to fill
Garmin dives into AMOLED with this $399 smartwatch, but the execution is shallow.
Google Pixel 4: 90Hz screen, next-gen Google Assistant, shipping Oct 24
Google's next flagship phones are finally official: $799 for Pixel 4, $899 for XL.
Nest Wifi announced at Made by Google 2019
The second generation of Google Wifi includes a Google Home smart speaker.
Meet the sequel to the Google Home Mini, the $50 Google Nest Mini
Now with louder, better sound, launching October 22; preorders are now live.
Google Stadia launching at 9am PST, November 19 for pre-orderers
Everything you need to know about Google's ambitious streaming gaming service.
Google announces the Pixelbook Go, a premium, MacBook-style Chrome OS laptop
We never got a new Pixelbook last year, but this year the Chrome OS laptop is back.
Google takes another stab at headphones with new, totally wireless Pixel Buds
New Google earbuds will arrive in spring 2020 for $179.
Researchers find bug in Python script may have affected hundreds of studies
"Willoughby-Hoye" scripts used OS call that caused incorrect measurements on Linux, Mojave
Beats’ new Solo Pro headphones have noise cancellation and Apple’s H1 chip
Wireless on-ear headphones will cost $300 and arrive on October 30.
Liveblog: Google’s Pixel 4 (and friends) launch event starts at 10am ET/7am PT
Tune in for the Pixel 4, Pixelbook Go, Nest WiFi, and more.
Russia wants to remove space robot’s legs, give it wheels, send it to the Moon
This is certainly a novel approach to exploration.
Facebook launches Libra Association—and says 180 companies could join
Twenty-one organizations formally became Libra members on Monday.
Judge grants mega-rich Sackler family reprieve from legal costs of opioid crisis
To settle cases, billionaire family say they won't hide OxyContin profits.
Researchers find just two plague strains wiped out 30%-60% of Europe
Scientists analyzed tooth samples taken from skeletal remains of medieval victims.
Thousands of DOS games have been added to the Internet Archive
It's the biggest update since games first hit the archive.
Uber lays off another 350 workers amid ongoing losses
Uber has been losing more than $1 billion per quarter.
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