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Rocket Report: NASA’s stunning Falcon 9 bargain, Ariane 6 delayed
Also, Japan's largest rocket has taken its final flight.
You’re saying it wrong: How to say oft-mispronounced tech terms
We researched readers' tech term pronunciation debates; here are the conclusions.
The science behind human irrationality just passed a huge test
Foundational idea of behavioral economics stands up to replication test.
Intel acquires Rivet, maker of Killer Wireless-AC gaming Wi-Fi gear
The move follows an existing Intel-Rivet partnership on two Wi-Fi chipsets.
Charlize Theron is a badass immortal in action-packed The Old Guard trailer
Director Gina Prince-Bythewood adapted Greg Rucka's comic book for Netflix.
Tesla drops lawsuit against Alameda County [Updated]
Tesla sued Alameda County in federal court on Saturday over the shutdown order.
Just turning your phone on qualifies as searching it, court rules
Location data requires a warrant since 2018; lock screen may now, too.
That SpaceX / NASA launch is a big deal, right? We asked an astronaut who knows
Karen Nyberg will be watching the Crew Dragon mission closely—her husband is its commander.
The “Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition” is a shock-and-awe campaign against reality
Samsung’s “mission-ready military smartphone” is a regular S20 with lots of hype.
Survey shows rising trust in scientists, politicization of basic facts
There's good news for scientists, but only from one of the parties.
Sega’s Genesis Mini retro game console is down to $50 today
Dealmaster also has deals on Nest gadgets, Eero routers, USB-C hubs, and more.
X-rays reveal the key to preserving Edvard Munch’s The Scream
Moisture from museum visitors breathing on the painting makes the paint degrade.
G2A confirms stolen game key sales, pays $40,000 to Factorio devs
Developer is “satisfied” after long internal audit found 198 illicit sales.
AT&T still refuses to kill misleading 5GE network icon for 4G service
AT&T drops ads after losing appeal but keeps using “5GE” network indicator.
Razer’s Blade Pro 17 sports a 300Hz display, Nvidia RTX Super GPUs
Not a radical update, but another slick-looking option for power-hungry gamers.
Crypto hedge funds struggle to recover from “bloodbath”
Volatility in cryptocurrency prices causes big losses for highly-leveraged funds.
Tropical cyclones are already getting stronger, new dataset shows
Satellite records are now long enough to show a trend in intensity.
Microsoft’s romance with open source software is on display at Build 2020
But that hasn't stopped Edge from making out with Pinterest.
Hackers infect multiple game developers with advanced malware
Never-before-seen PipeMon hit one developer's build system, another's game servers.
Doom Eternal reverses course, will remove kernel-level Denuvo anti-cheat [Updated]
“No monitoring or data collection happens outside of multiplayer matches.”
COVID-19 contact tracing hits Apple devices with iOS and iPadOS 13.5
Apple also pushed out small updates for HomePods and Apple TVs.
A huge Scottish hillfort was the largest settlement in medieval Britain
At its height, it may even have been one of the largest in all of medieval Europe.
Ousted scientist says she was asked to manipulate Florida COVID-19 data
Jones said she was ordered "to manually change data" to support reopening.
The “Snyder cut” exists: Justice League re-shoot coming to HBO Max in 2021
Snyder admits he's never seen 2017 version, marches forward with "episodic" cut.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai defends Pixel team, says “hardware is hard”
In an interview, the Google CEO says he takes a long-term view of hardware efforts.
Samsung improves read/write speeds in its biz-card-sized SSDs with the new T7
The T7 claims a read speed of 1050MB/s and a write speed of 1000MB/s
Ajit Pai doubts Elon Musk’s SpaceX broadband-latency claims
FCC to rule Starlink is high-latency, making it harder to get broadband funding.
Maryland reopens—and quickly sees its largest COVID-19 spike
Health officials worry reopening amid continued spread could spark second wave.
The electric 2020 Mini Cooper SE: Big driving fun, little driving range
Mini by name, mini by nature, at least when it comes to battery size.
Trump declares scientific study a “Trump-enemy statement”
After announcing he’s taking chloroquine, he attacks research that questions it.
Controller pros are dominating PC Fortnite thanks to “overpowered” aim assist
“Controller tweaking, tuning, and investigation continues,” Epic says.
Here’s why NASA’s chief of human spaceflight resigned—and why it matters
Loverro was ardently trying to fulfill his 2024 Moon landing mandate.
Facebook takes on Amazon with online shopping venture
Businesses can set up digital storefronts and sell directly to users on platform.
At the end of time and space are phat beats: Blood Machines movie review
Makers of “Turbo Killer” music video bring gonzo synthwave sci-fi to Shudder.
Intel’s new i9-10900K—fast, yes; competitive, not so much
The i9-10900K's numbers are better than Intel's lackluster PR led us to expect.
The numbers don’t lie—NASA’s move to commercial space has saved money
“Together, we have become stronger for this nation.”
Google pledges not to make custom software for oil and gas extraction
Google, Microsoft, and Amazon cloud divisions have sought oil and gas business.
Recovered COVID-19 patients test positive but not infectious, data finds
“Re-positive” cases didn't spread disease or shed virus.
Review: Snowpiercer starts slow and builds to intense cliffhanger finale
TNT's reboot of 2013 Bong Joon-ho film stars Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs.
NASA’s human spaceflight chief just resigned, and the timing couldn’t be worse
Effective immediately, Ken Bowersox will serve as acting associate administrator.
Dell launched sweeping update of its Latitude, Precision business laptop lines
They're more refinements than reinventions, but most of the changes are welcome.
The sprawling, must-read history of Maxis’ former “serious games” division
The history of rare software that made SimCity look like Candy Crush in comparison.
Your Equifax settlement $125 isn’t coming, but banks get their $5.5M
Sure, you might only get a few cents at this point, but where is it?
Failure is not an option in latest Space Force trailer
“There will be setbacks. But if you fall on your face, you get back up.”
AMD’s powerful Ryzen 9 3900X CPU is down to its lowest Amazon price to date
Dealmaster also includes the Switch Pro Controller, Sega Genesis Mini, and more.
Trump threatens to take US out of WHO entirely and stop all funding
Trump letter blasts WHO's COVID-19 response, says US will “reconsider membership.”
Leaker claims to have seen “Apple Glass” AR glasses, details how they’ll work
YouTuber claims he's seen a prototype video of the device, and has a list of details.
People who know more about self-driving technology trust it more
More knowledge equals less fear, but confusion about the technology is rampant.
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Crucible, Amazon’s new online shooter: Alexa, does this game have a chance?
Can Amazon’s uneven gaming track record put the “service” in “game as a service?”
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