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Transplanting poop can be beneficial—swapping vaginal fluids may be even better
Transferring vaginal fluids could “revolutionize" women's health, researchers say.
We put Oculus Quest’s two craziest new VR features through their paces
Both updates will be free for all Quest VR headsets. For freebies, they're great.
Rocket Report: Water-propulsion tests promising, Senate shows EUS the money
"We continue to work with SpaceX to mature their design."
Nuclear slower and pricier than renewables, says anti-nuclear report
Costly nuclear power could boost renewables—or natural gas.
DoorDash hack spills loads of data for 4.9 million people
Intruders got access in May. DoorDash only found out earlier this month.
Purism’s Librem 5 phone starts shipping—a fully open GNU/Linux phone
The crowdsourced $700 Linux phone is actually becoming a real product.
Bollinger reveals four-door B1 electric SUV and B2 electric pickup
The four-door B1 SUV and B2 pickup go into production next year.
Vimeo collected detailed facial scans without consent, lawsuit alleges
Service Vimeo acquired in April allegedly collects facial data in violation of Illinois law.
Facebook’s new VR chat app will throw paid staffers at “on-boarding” trolls
Paid staff will wait in VR to greet new users: "What can I show you to do?"
To find the best parking spot, do the math
Pro-tip: Don't grab the first available space if your goal is to be near entrance.
DOJ reportedly launches its own Facebook probe at AG Barr’s urging
Overlap with FTC is rare, but it's one more investigation for the growing pile.
Hands- and legs-on with Nintendo’s mildly diverting Ring Fit Adventure
Is the new Wii Fit successor distracting enough to forget you're exercising?
Dealmaster: Save big on Beats headphones, Windows laptops, Nintendo Switch, and more
Plus deals on smart TVs, wireless chargers, video games, and more.
Microsoft: Customers are entitled to know about federal data requests
"The secrecy order was too broadly drawn," Microsoft lawyer writes.
iPhone 11 Pro and 11 Pro Max review: High quality for high prices
Apple’s new flagship shows the X-series iPhones have matured.
AT&T vows to keep DirecTV despite losing millions of subscribers
AT&T tries to quiet concerns about DirecTV after talks about divestiture.
The OnePlus 7T packs a 90Hz display, Snapdragon 855+ for $599
The 7T is a slightly cheaper version of the OnePlus 7 Pro.
Google Play apps laden with ad malware were downloaded by millions of users
Remote configuration files allowed malware to slide past Google security checks.
Spanish drought reveals submerged megalithic tomb
A "Spanish Stonehenge" is one of many vanished sites beneath Spain's reservoirs.
No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs from booting
Google pulls Chrome update that kept some Macs from booting.
Climate stakes are high for ice and oceans, IPCC report explains
Report warns of "transition to unprecedented conditions" in the ocean.
Amazon unveils a couple new Ring cameras that cost less than $100
Plus, a connected dog tag (yep) that uses Amazon's new wireless IoT protocol.
High-severity vulnerability in vBulletin is being actively exploited
Devs push a fix for the flaw, but hackers are still hitting unpatched sites.
Amazon unleashes a bunch of new Echo devices, including glasses and a ring
Plus Echo Buds, $129 wireless AirPods competitors with Bose noise reduction.
Eero third-gen Wi-Fi mesh debuts at Amazon’s Fall 2019 Hardware Event
Lower cost? Check. Home automation? Check. Wi-Fi 6? Nope.
Oculus announces plans to build augmented reality glasses
No release date or hardware yet; "Real World Index" is already scanning our world.
Facebook confirms its “standards” don’t apply to politicians
Politicians are officially exempt from both hate speech rules and fact checking.
Per “transcript,” Trump seems to think DNC-hired security firm is from Ukraine
CrowdStrike, "one of your wealthy people," mentioned in rambling reconstruction of phone call.
Oculus Quest’s secret trick: It can double as a wired PC VR headset
Unlocked via November update; followed by Quest hand tracking in "early 2020."
Restorative justice could dramatically cut domestic violence recidivism
A focus on social harms can do better than standard punishments.
Google takes hard line, refuses to pay French news sites despite new law
Google is taking a hard line in negotiations with European news sites.
Juul stops all US ads, boots CEO
New CEO’s old title at Altria—formerly Philip Morris—was “chief growth officer.”
Fake veteran hiring site downloads spyware instead of jobs
Lookalike domain to legitimate site offers a free desktop app. But it's a trap.
Magecart skimmers seen targeting routers for customer Wi-Fi networks
Web-skimming malware makers appear to be testing attacks against layer 7 routers.
Apple Watch Series 5 review: A better, more independent timepiece
An always-on display finally comes to the Apple Watch, but watchOS 6 steals the show.
Inside the campaign that tried to compromise Tibetans’ iOS and Android phones
Remember the 2-year campaign targeting iPhones? Here's the rest of the tale.
Microsoft launching public xCloud streaming test on Android in October
Invite-only trial will run until "technology meets our internal quality standards."
The Porsche Taycan—every bit as good as a $200,000 Porsche should be
Forget Model S comparisons; this car is an electric 928 for the 21st century.
The 2020 Audi RS7—our all-time favorite fastback just got even better
Now in its second generation, the best car in Audi's range just got better.
Apple releases iPadOS 13.1, iOS 13.1, and tvOS 13
iOS 13.1 completes the initial iOS 13 release, but iPadOS is the big story here.
The Last of Us Pt. II headlines PlayStation event with trailer, Feb. 2020 launch
Includes reveal of massive, snowy world; headlines other 2019-20 Sony announcements.
First full trailer for El Camino picks up where Breaking Bad left off
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has wanted to do a coda for the last 10 years.
iPadOS on the iPad Air 2: Old tablets can still learn new tricks
A tablet from 2014 doesn't make an amazing computer, but it does surprisingly well.
Google wins case as court rules “right to be forgotten” is EU-only
Europeans have the right to be forgotten, but only on one continent.
Sprint took FCC cash for “serving” 885,000 people it wasn’t actually serving
Sprint admits mistake, promises to pay money back but could be punished by FCC.
Xiaomi’s crazy new $2,800 phone has display on the front, sides, and back
Xiaomi says the Mi Mix Alpha is "almost entirely display."
FCC loses in court, judges say agency would fail “intro statistics class”
Court: FCC repeal of media ownership limits ignored impact on women and minorities.
Dealmaster: Take $200 off a Lenovo ThinkPad with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD
Plus deals on noise-cancelling headphones, portable hard drives, and more.
Removing Denuvo DRM doesn’t improve performance for Arkham Knight
Ars testing shows no difference in frame rates, load times.
After 15 years of development, Lockheed wins new cost-plus contract for Orion
Originally, NASA had hoped for a fixed-price deal.
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