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Roku’s 4K HDR Streaming Stick+ is on sale for $39 today
Dealmaster also has deals on Kindles, our top Thunderbolt 3 dock, and more.
Comcast resists call to open home Wi-Fi hotspots, cites potential congestion
"Comcast's excuse simply does not add up," three US senators say.
Bored highschoolers at home? Have them design a race car for the Moon
The plan is to take two 5kg robot race cars onboard the Nova-C lander in 2021.
LG takes the wraps off its “Velvet” smartphone, priced in Korea at $738
It has a Snapdragon 765G, a headphone jack, water resistance, and wireless charging.
Co-mingling with COVID? Harvard expert weighs in on safe reopening options
Dr. Joseph Allen studies where building design meets health—he took our questions for 30min.
Twitter failing to curb misinformation “superspreaders,” report warns
Posts from high-profile accounts tout questionable virus therapies and cures.
Wink smart hub users get one week’s notice to pay up or lose access
Devices will stop working for users who don't want to pay the new monthly fee.
FCC fines Sinclair $48M, refuses to revoke its broadcast licenses
Pai rejects call to revoke licenses, accuses critics of political agenda.
Microsoft shows off 13 “launch window” games for Xbox Series X
Majority of titles will be available across generations with “Smart Delivery.”
Entry-level doesn’t mean spartan with the 2021 Kia Seltos
Style, interior panache, and it also inches beyond the entry level in size.
Astronomers have discovered closest black hole yet in trinary star system
Just 1,000 light years from Earth, its two companion stars are visible to the naked eye.
COVID-19 wallops meat plant workers; shortages hit shelves, fast food
Consumers are starting to see meat shortages after thousands of workers fall ill.
Union rep apparently threatens coronavirus infections to stop clean energy rule
"There will be no social distancing in place," union rep wrote to city leaders.
Trump admin’s botched pandemic response detailed in whistleblower complaint
Ex-official alleges cronyism, says warnings about supply shortages were ignored.
The Sonos Arc is the long-awaited Playbar update with Dolby Atmos support
Arc brings a new design and feature set, while the Play:5 is now just the Five.
Prince of Persia concept video appears—and confirms why series has been dormant
PoP: Redemption video has hid in plain sight since 2012, elicits former devs' response.
The 500-year-old bones of African slaves tell a traumatic story
They are among the earliest enslaved African people brought to the Americas.
Volvo plans cars with lidar and “eyes off” highway driving by 2022
High-end lidar once cost $75,000. Luminar says its lidar costs less than $1,000.
The preprint problem: Unvetted science is fueling COVID-19 misinformation
Peer review moves to Twitter, muddling public health information.
Google delays Android 11 Beta, announces I/O replacement event for June 3
Google I/O isn’t happening this year, but we’ll get all the normal info next month.
“There’ll be more death,” Trump says, urging economic reopening
A majority of Americans don’t want to go out now even if businesses do open.
Beyond emulation: The massive effort to reverse-engineer N64 source code
It's about much more than just enabling PC ports.
Uber lays off 3,700 people as its ride business craters
Uber’s ride business has reportedly fallen by 80 percent from a year earlier.
We don’t know yet whether a mutation has made SARS-CoV-2 more infectious
A mutation in the virus seems to be getting more common, but we don't know why.
NASA planning to launch an integrated Lunar Gateway in 2023
NASA has already assessed the viability of the Falcon Heavy for the task.
Microsoft unveils a ton of new Surface devices, including the Surface Book 3
Surface Book 3 gets more RAM, Surface Go 2 gets a bigger display, and more.
Caddy offers TLS, HTTPS, and more in one dependency-free Go Web server
We put Caddy 2.0.0 head to head against a ranking heavyweight, Apache 2.4.41.
How Animal Crossing’s fake industries let players afford real rent amid COVID-19
Amid quarantine, New Horizons provides an outlet for creativity and commerce.
SpaceX has fired Starship’s Raptor engine, and the vehicle still stands
The Raptor rocket engine burned for about 4 seconds.
Hacker buys old Tesla parts on eBay, finds them full of user data
Data can be retrieved even after owners perform a factory reset, researcher says.
FDA: Makers of coronavirus antibody tests must now show tests actually work
Regulatory “flexibility” was never meant to allow fraud, agency says.
California sues to make Uber and Lyft drivers employees
The lawsuit could force Uber and Lyft to rethink their business models.
This is Nissan’s cheapest new car (and also one of its better ones)
There's nothing wrong with cheap and cheerful—it starts at just $14,730.
Frontier will charge up to $89 for social distancing on flights
Because the airline industry can monetize literally anything, apparently.
Google Meet, Google’s Zoom competitor, gets wider Gmail integration
Consumer Gmail users are seeing a "Google Meet" section in the sidebar.
A bunch of Amazon Fire, Kindle, and Echo devices are on sale today
Dealmaster also has deals on the Roku Streaming Stick+, Apple iPad, and more.
Boots on the Moon! Netflix drops official Space Force trailer
Think Veep meets The Office and Parks and Recreation.
CenturyLink still hasn’t met 2019 FCC deadline, now faces pandemic roadblocks
Pandemic disrupts broadband progress as cities halt construction.
Microwave thruster makes for clean-burning jet
Air-burning plasma thruster may be competitive with jet engines.
Apple’s online-only WWDC 2020 starts June 22
The company also announced a Swift coding competition for students.
UK car sales plunged 97 percent in April, making Tesla number one
Car sales in Spain, Italy, and France all declined by 90 percent or more.
Generating Game of Thrones characters in Skyrim’s character creator
Watch a professional (non-gaming) illustrator adapting to a new medium.
China’s largest rocket takes flight with its next-generation spacecraft
China has sought to use human spaceflight for its soft power.
X-rayed artifacts from famed shipwreck shed light on secrets of Tudor armor
University of Warwick scientists also confirmed effectiveness of conservation methods.
The Galaxy A51, Samsung’s $399 iPhone SE fighter, gets a wide US release
Will a modern design and more cameras keep customers from the iPhone SE?
Here’s how Apple, Google will warn you if you’ve been exposed to COVID-19
Here’s what notifications for iOS and Android COVID-19 tracing will look like.
US projects 200,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, 3,000 daily deaths by June
Leaked gov’t document predicts rise in deaths as Trump aims to “open up America.”
The Half-Life effect on PC-VR is the biggest Steam has ever seen
A big jump, but if you were expecting a jolt that would “save” the PC-VR space, well...
Coronavirus Monday update, May 4
An overview of some of the developing stories of the past week.
Antivaxxers spearhead protests against lockdown orders, demand “freedom”
“These groups all ultimately have the same message: We want you to get sick.”
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