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Police can get your Ring doorbell footage without a warrant, report says
Documents show Ring tells police how to get user engagement... and user footage.
Apple’s innovative virtual credit card is now available—but only to some people
The card will be available for everyone eligible by the end of the month.
Dealmaster: Grab another year of PlayStation Plus for $40
Plus $300 off the Google Pixel 3, big Lenovo ThinkPad discounts, and more.
Warring Maya kingdoms razed enemy cities to the ground
Researchers find reference to a burned city and match it to carbon deposits.
Board game blowout: Gen Con 2019 in pictures
America's biggest board game con has come and gone; we're back with pictures.
Fossilized teeth of Ice Age predators yield clues to why certain species survived
Coyotes adapted their diet and survived, while saber-toothed cats became extinct.
Biden says violent games are “not healthy” but not the cause of “carnage”
Other Democratic candidates also weigh in on political "distraction."
Metal Wolf Chaos XD: A weirdly timed return to 2004’s robo-blasting innocence
From Software's best "lost" game gets its first Western release 15 years later.
With Gerstenmaier gone, decision to fly NASA astronauts may be more contentious
"Somebody is going to be unhappy."
Elon Musk: “Anyone relying on lidar is doomed.” Experts: Maybe not
"They're all going to dump lidar," Musk said about self-driving rivals in April.
Apple isn’t the most cash-rich company in the world anymore, but it doesn’t matter
Alphabet has $117 billion in cash on hand.
Google publishes sustainability plan for hardware, but its impact is uncertain
The tech giant added new sustainability targets, but their value is hard to gauge.
Microsoft catches Russian state hackers using IoT devices to breach networks
Fancy Bear servers are communicating with compromised devices inside corporate networks.
8chan is all the way down—“It’s DNS. It’s always DNS.”
To find the what, why, and where of a dead site, you start with its DNS.
Google has a problem with pregnant workers, employee memo alleges
The employee said she encountered a pattern of hostility and retaliation.
SpaceX enters smallsat launch market with a very low price
"It does put pressure on an already crowded field."
Proposed bill would make monopolies pay “serious” fines
The senators want lawbreaking to come with "serious financial consequences."
Ransomware, “wiper” malware attacks have more than doubled, IBM team says
IBM X-Force incident responders see a rampage of ransomware and other destructive attacks.
Dumped by Cloudflare, 8chan gets back online—then gets kicked off again
8chan and Daily Stormer now both offline as a cloud provider cuts off access.
Did Stonehenge builders use pig grease to help slide megaliths into place?
Grease collected from ceremonial feasts may have aided the stones' transport.
Another mass shooting, another wave of politicians pointing at video games
House minority leader, Texas Lt. Gov. say violent games "dehumanize" players.
Review: iZombie sets up strong fifth season, then whiffs the series finale
The show's winning combination of horror, humor, and crime-solving deserved better.
Cloudflare has had enough, cutting off 8chan
Cloudflare CEO says site may return, but it'll be someone else's problem.
New poll finds the US generally trusts scientists, with some exceptions
General trust, but partisan skepticism, and worries about conflicts of interest.
Elon Musk will update the status of Starship development on August 24
"We should have Starship Mk1 with 3 Raptors almost ready to fly by then."
Barr says the US needs encryption backdoors to prevent “going dark.” Um, what?
"The FBI says they're 'going dark.' Well yeah, because they've been staring at the sun."
Whitney Cummings—and her sex robot—take on modern womanhood
Netflix has many stand-up specials, but only one kinda takes dead aim at, er, automation.
Another European heatwave, another link to climate change
Not to sound like a broken record, but Europe broke records again.
Roll over, Beethoven: Decoding the maestro’s musical style with statistics
What makes Beethoven sound like Beethoven? Swiss team used data science to find out.
Scientists name new fossil species after Millennium Falcon from Star Wars
But could the 500-million-year-old arthropod have made Kessel Run in under 12 parsecs?
Polar Ignite review: Clever fitness perks marred by too many compromises
It's a powerful fitness watch, but the $229 Ignite misses the mark as a smartwatch.
Here’s why Nintendo Switch consoles keep frying
Blame nonstandard design elements that exist in both Nintendo's and third parties' docks.
Now even funerals are livestreamed—and families are grateful
One funeral home director estimates nearly 20% of US funeral homes now offer streaming.
Infectious cancer hasn’t done much over the last 4,000 years
Cancer that moves from dog to dog has lots of mutations, little evolution.
Sex tech companies protest for the right to advertise—online or in the subway
These two female-owned sexual wellness companies want to even the playing field.
Beware the friendly neighborhood devil worshippers in Satanic Panic trailer
"My mom and her butt buddies are booty-calling Baphomet."
Console Wars—a book about the Genesis and SNES—will become a TV show
The story shows how a scrappy team launched the Genesis to challenge Nintendo.
Navy pilot dead after crash in “Star Wars Canyon” in Death Valley [Updated]
Aircraft flew straight into canyon wall, witnesses said. Seven onlookers were also hurt.
Comcast’s “unlimited” mobile plan now costs $20 extra for HD video
Xfinity Mobile's unlimited plan caps video at 480p unless you pay extra.
Domino’s takes its case for non-accessible design to the Supreme Court
The ADA is almost 30 years old, but the company says websites don't count.
Amazon to kill Dash button functions on August 31—you have a month to hack yours
Amazon stopped selling the $5 plastic buttons in February. Don't let yours die.
So, how much did the Planetary Society’s light sail really sail?
"About one-third of the time, we have been in 'detumble' mode."
What will happen to the last slave ship in the US?
It's not clear when, or if, archaeologists will fully excavate the shipwreck.
Intel reveals final details on Ice Lake mobile CPUs
Ice Lake boasts significant power savings and much-improved integrated devices.
Google confirms “Play Pass” subscription service for Android apps
Screenshots show $4.99 a month service for "hundreds" of apps and games.
Apple and Google temporarily stop listening to Siri and OK Google queries
Apple will eventually resume human reviews, but only if customers opt in.
Why the gaming world will be worse once GameStop is gone
Pre-mourning for friendly local employees and serendipitous physical discovery.
Hobbs & Shaw: A McLaren, a McGuffin, banter, and plenty of action
Jason Statham, The Rock, and Idris Elba star in this Fast and Furious spinoff.
Rocket Report: China discovers grid fins, NASA acknowledges Starship program
Also, another no-no for Momo.
New advanced malware, possibly nation sponsored, is targeting US utilities
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