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Updated 2024-12-03 19:15
Apple releases iOS 12.3, macOS 10.14.5, watchOS 5.2.1, and tvOS 12.3
Changes across Apple's products mostly fall into two categories: TV or bug fixes.
Lenovo shows off a folding-screen laptop, coming some time in 2020
No name, specs, or other details available yet. But the screen is amazing.
Uber’s stock plunges for a second straight day
Uber's stock has fallen 17 percent since Friday morning.
Drugmakers hiked prices 1,000% in massive price-fixing scheme, states allege
Defendants allegedly described it as "playing nice in the sandbox."
People drop support for a carbon tax when getting less effective “nudges”
Small, easy policies can crowd out support for more drastic but necessary changes.
Facebook sues app maker, says it made millions misusing Facebook user data
Facebook suit says Rankwave used data for ads, ignored cease-and-desist letter.
Bluetooth harvester signals hacking group’s growing interest in mobile
ScarCruft's new interest in mobile devices suggests the group's continuing evolution.
Supreme Court ruling could threaten Apple’s 30 percent app commission
Apple faces legal challenge to locked-down App Store after Supreme Court ruling.
Dealmaster: There’s a bunch of deals on Anker charging gear today
Including a few solid wall chargers, charging cables, and battery packs.
Lenovo bumps X1 Extreme to i9, GTX 1650, introduces new mainstream ThinkBooks
Oh, and there are some tiny, ruggedized PCs, too.
Hermeus announces plan to build the fastest aircraft in the world
"We want to do engineering, not science."
Amazon to employees: Quit your job, we’ll help you start a delivery business
Another effort to reduce shipping times, especially for Prime subscribers.
Epic’s store continues to absorb PC gaming exclusives large and small
Ghost Recon, Outer Wilds are the latest games to avoid Steam.
Swedish authorities want to extradite Julian Assange for rape
Two women accused the Wikileaks founder of sexually assaulting them in 2010.
Garmin Forerunner 245 Music review: New features, better price, few sacrifices
More runners can track the essentials in this new smartwatch that starts at $299.
Study finds ultimate fate of Leidenfrost droplets depends on their size
Johann Leidenfrost first reported the phenomenon in 1756.
Ubuntu 19.04: The Disco Dingo arrives and will really make your IT dept. happy
Even for non-enterprise users, 19.04 offers a faster, more polished desktop.
Massive Lego National Cathedral built with Vader, droids, Harry Potter wands
Lego-version of the US' second-largest church has some clever sci-fi references.
A tale of two “inside-out” VR headsets: The $400 Oculus Rift S, $600 HP Reverb
Neither requires external sensors—but does either live up to its price point?
Silky-smooth with plenty of speed: Maserati Levante GTS review
Maserati takes aim at the Porsche Cayenne Turbo with the $120,000 Levante GTS.
Judge rejects Musk’s arguments to dismiss “pedo guy” defamation suit
A British caver sued Elon Musk after Musk called him a "pedo guy."
Microsoft: The open source company
The times, they are a-changin'—even bits of Windows will be open source.
Uber suffers disappointing stock market debut
Uber is worth $76 billion—far below previous estimates as high as $120 billion.
Japanese railway company starts testing 249mph bullet train speeds
Alfa-X slated for service in 2030, leaving room for another high-speed rail to catch up.
Why Google believes machine learning is its future
We heard so much about machine learning at Google I/O this year.
FCC says carriers failed Florida after hurricane—but lets them off the hook
FCC finds "voluntary" commitment didn't work, proposes new... voluntary commitment.
HP Spectre 15 x360 2019 review: Carving a niche in a crowded space
The "gem-cut" design isn't for everybody, but it sure is striking.
Nest, the company, died at Google I/O 2019
The Nest ecosystem is dead. Nest accounts are dead. Nest's privacy firewall is dead.
Rocket Report: NASA considers Falcon 9 triple header, Indiana pol eyes Moon
"We start launching satellites for actual service later this year."
Detective Pikachu film review: This is how you adapt a video game for theaters
A game adaptation so good, I almost forgot to compliment Ryan Reynolds' hilarious work.
28 years later, hacker fixes rampant slowdown on SNES‘ Gradius III
Original SA-1 enhancement chip leads to 2-3x speed improvement on real hardware.
Old Falcon 9 rockets done firing their engines will now inflame imaginations
"We feel confident that people will want to come and see one of these rockets."
Jeff Bezos unveils his sweeping vision for humanity’s future in space
"It's time to go back to the Moon—this time to stay.”
Feds charge Chinese national in 2015 breach of health insurer Anthem
Breach using spear phishing and backdoors exposed data for 78.8 million people.
Final Fantasy VII remake finally looks like a video game—and it’s a pretty one
More to come "in June." For now, we can confirm active battling a la FFXV.
Open source bug poses threat to sites running multiple CMSes
Drupal, Joomla, and Typo3 all bitten by bug in PharStreamWrapper.
The last reactor at Three Mile Island is shutting down
Plant owner Exelon said the reactor would shut down by September 30.
Dealmaster: Grab a pair of Anker wireless noise-cancelling headphones for $80
Plus $30 off a Nintendo Switch, Pixel 3A and Amazon device deals, and much more.
SpaceX broadband testing to ramp up with launch of dozens of satellites
Demo satellites launch next week; "satellites for actual service" later in 2019.
Pennywise is back and as terrifying as ever in first trailer for IT: Chapter II
"You know what they say about Derry. No one who dies here ever really dies."
One of our favorite ST: The Next Generation episodes aired 31 years ago
Conspiracy came right at the end of season 1, and it stands out even today.
Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets
Hellfire missile has spring-loaded blades created to minimize collateral damage.
Facebook co-founder calls for breakup of Facebook
Chris Hughes says Zuckerberg sacrificed "security and civility for clicks."
Microsoft patented a braille-displaying controller accessory for the blind
Text-heavy games are often inaccessible to the visually impaired, company notes.
Vader Immortal world premiere: Star Wars comes to VR with story, humor, stakes
First episode comes to Oculus Quest on May 21, offers 45 minutes of thrills for $10.
Hackers breached 3 US antivirus companies, researchers reveal
Source code, network access being sold online by "Fxmsp" collective.
Bitcoin is worth $6,000 for the first time this year
Bitcoin's price has been rising in recent weeks and it's not clear why.
Google Pixel 3A hands-on: The only Pixel phone to buy
Google's cost cutting doesn't hurt the plastic Pixel much.
Senator Hawley announces bill banning loot boxes, pay-to-win mechanics
"Game developers shouldn’t be allowed to monetize addiction," Mo. Republican says.
SpaceX had a problem during a parachute test in April
"We did not get the results we wanted."
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