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How MechWarrior’s return took me back to the early ‘90s mall in my mind
How $130 of extra gear took me back to pre-teen days of BattleTech pods.
Sony announces plan to publish PlayStation games on non-PS consoles [updated]
"As early as 2021"; first announced series for the change: MLB The Show.
Evaluating the risks of Africans opting for coal power
Africa's current emissions are driven by transit, but coal could dominate.
Star Trek and Fallout actor Rene Auberjonois has passed away
The actor appeared in more than 200 roles in a career spanning half a century.
New Zealand volcano erupts, killing tourists on the island
White Island erupts after weeks of unrest but no clear warning.
You can order the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR starting tomorrow
We don't know when they'll actually ship yet, though.
Dentist who rode hoverboard while pulling tooth faces patient in court
Authorities allege hovering dentist inflated Medicaid bills and stole $250,000.
Surprise! Oculus Quest becomes first VR set with native hand tracking—this week
Goes live "this week;" promising October tease has us cautiously optimistic.
WireGuard VPN is a step closer to mainstream adoption
WireGuard in the Linux kernel itself means greater availability for the project.
Amazon: Trump used “improper pressure” to block AWS from DOD cloud contract
Trump said "screw Amazon" and used contract as political weapon against Bezos, suit claims.
A new generation ain’t afraid of no ghosts in Ghostbusters: Afterlife trailer
"Call it fate. Call it luck. Call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason."
Verizon reportedly blocks archivists from Yahoo Groups days before deletion
All content on Yahoo Groups since its 2001 launch is disappearing Saturday.
Render shows OnePlus tackling the midrange market with OnePlus 8 Lite
A midrange device from the king of value smartphones? Yes, please.
BioShock will return, but without Ken Levine
Newly formed Cloud Chamber will work on the title "for the next several years."
Jaguar increases I-Pace range with update after one-make race series
Range increases by up to 12 miles, among other improvements.
Watching a “language” develop when kids can’t speak to each other
Study shows how kids could play a role in spontaneously emerging languages.
Cloudy with a chance of neurons: The tools that make neural networks work
If you want to get your own hands dirty with machine learning, start here.
Diana Prince reunites with her long-lost love in first Wonder Woman 1984 trailer
"Nothing good is born from lies, and greatness is not what you think."
The physics behind how fire ants band together into robust floating “rafts”
Fire ants respond to shearing forces by minimizing the surface area of their rafts.
3D printing can keep aging Air Force aircraft flying
Help the military make spare parts for decades-old B-52 bombers and other planes.
A nebbishy bank teller discovers he’s trapped in a video game in Free Guy
It's "a superhero origin story except without the tights, powers, or pre-existing IP."
Bernie Sanders vows to break up huge ISPs and regulate broadband prices
Sanders would regulate broadband as utility and spend $150 billion on networks.
The Aeronauts brings the joy and perils of Victorian ballooning to vivid life
Co-producer Todd Lieberman on challenges of bringing this story to the silver screen.
Review: Horrified is a terrific family-friendly monster-themed board game
Taking down Frankenstein's Monster and the Invisible Man... together.
No one knows why rocks are exploding from asteroid Bennu
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft spotted the asteroid spitting out rocks.
Floor pavements in Pompeii illustrate surveying technology
Pompeii continues to reveal details of ancient Roman life.
Jury sides with Elon Musk in “pedo guy” defamation case
"I don't want to have anything to do with this," a juror said after the verdict.
On the day of a key test, Russia trolls Boeing’s Starliner mission
"And here is the hand of Moscow."
Hulu is finally offering 4K and 5.1 audio on Roku devices
Hulu already added 4K for some platforms, then removed it, then added it again.
Newly discovered Mac malware uses “fileless” technique to remain stealthy
In-memory infection makes it harder for end-point protection to detect it.
Halo Reach on PC is the customizable combat we’ve been wanting—but just barely
The good absolutely outweighs the bad in a $10 no-brainer for Halo fans on PC.
The “burp-talking” in Rick and Morty isn’t as meaningless as you might think
"Burp-talking" is just one example of the cartoon's rich array of nonword sounds.
Social media platforms leave 95% of reported fake accounts up, study finds
Fake accounts are easy to buy and make, and platforms are bad at yanking them.
Leading anti-vaxxer jailed as measles death toll rises to 63 in Samoa
He allegedly compared a mass vaccination campaign to a "killing spree."
Google Assistant gets a big note-taking revamp, with support for several apps
You can create and add to shopping lists in Google Keep, Any.do, AnyList, and Bring.
Dealmaster: Get holiday sales on Lenovo ThinkPads, board games, and more
Plus deals on Instant Pots, microSD cards, the Sega Genesis Mini, and more tech.
Some Stadia games cost more than their downloadable counterparts
Stadia's Darksiders Genesis' is 25% less on Steam, same price as coming console versions
Keybase moves to stop onslaught of spammers on encrypted message platform
Romance, drug, and blockchain scammers drawn to crypto-chat like flies to…
Guidemaster: The best tech that will make your home an even better place
In our latest holiday gift guide, we recommend good tech for around the house.
Rocket Report: Starship build sites shuffled, SLS “absolutely mandatory”
"Billions were stolen. Of course it deserves to be named Vladimir Putin."
The iPhone 11’s U1 chip necessitates constant geolocation checks, Apple says
Ultra-wideband is behind the latest iPhone privacy puzzler.
Here’s how much global carbon emission increased this year
Annual update shows a smaller increase in 2019 compared to last year.
The Motorola One Hyper brings a pop-up camera, all-screen design for $400
There's a 3.5mm headphone jack, no notches, and a MicroSD slot.
Kingpin of Evil Corp lived large. Now there’s a $5 million bounty on his head
Hammer falls on the cybercrime group behind Dridex, the most widespread malware ever.
DOL’s $400M pay-discrimination suit is unconstitutional, Oracle argues
The feds are calling 20+ witnesses in a case Oracle says is against federal law.
Google Fiber ends $50, 100Mbps plan, but 1Gbps is still $70 with no data cap
100Mbps no longer offered to new customers: Google Fiber is all gigabit.
Amazon’s inexpensive Eero mesh Wi-Fi kit is shockingly good
Eero's Wi-Fi is great—but its Alexa integration is truly horrible.
The full trailer for Disney’s live-action Mulan is here, and it’s breathtaking
"When they find out who you are, they will show you no mercy."
Radiolab co-host to depart podcast after 15 years
Robert Krulwich: "It dawned on me that I was no longer crucial to what was going on."
Huawei sues FCC to stop ban on Huawei gear in US-funded networks
Huawei lawsuit seeks to overturn ban on Huawei gear in FCC-funded networks.
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