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Tesla fundraising push blows past $2 billion target
Strong fundraising results are a vote of confidence from Wall Street.
Study says ancient Romans may have built “invisibility cloaks” into structures
Foundational patterns in Roman theaters resemble electromagnetic cloaking devices.
Windows Solitaire inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame
Freecell was robbed.
Pornhub wants to buy Tumblr and restore site to former porn-filled glory
Tumblr owner Verizon seeks buyer months after banning adult content.
Report: Facebook looking to disrupt credit cards with cryptocurrency
Facebook's virtual currency could be pegged to traditional currencies.
After 32-bit purge, GameClub raises $2.5M to bring back classic iOS games
Premium re-releases will be "free of intrusive ads and microtransactions."
Head injuries, broken bones plague e-scooter users as more data rolls in
A three-month period in Austin, Texas, saw 20 injuries per 100,000 rides.
Mortal Kombat 11 review: Great gameplay, excessively packaged
A visual tour de force that can be a little overly gross and grindy feeling.
Rocket Report: Clarity on Dragon’s loss, key SLS rocket test to occur
"A beautiful, beautiful launch of the booster and capsule today. Incredible."
Blockchain, zero-code machine learning coming to Azure
Microsoft has started the announcements, with more to come next week.
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew is dead at 74
Mayhew last played Chewie in the 2015 film The Force Awakens.
After trailer outcry, Sonic the Hedgehog director tells fans to expect “changes”
Admits fans "aren't happy with the design"—but how much can be changed before November?
Xbox’s new Code of Conduct: yes to “get wrecked,” “potato aim,” no to hate
New Xbox Code of Conduct translates existing legalese into online trash talk.
HoloLens 2 dev kits: $3,500, or $99/month, with Azure credits, Unity trials
Support for Unreal Engine 4 should arrive by the end of the month.
Department of Justice opens investigation into failed carbon-capture plant
The project received hundreds of millions in grants and may now be scrapped.
Putin signs “Internet sovereignty” bill that expands censorship
Bill mandates Internet filtering and creates a Russian version of DNS.
Suicide’s “contagiousness” is complicated—studies on 13 Reasons Why prove it
Researchers found a small increase in teen suicide before and after the show's release.
Ex-YouTube engineer reveals how video site worked to kill off Internet Explorer 6
Banner said that Internet Explorer 6 would soon be dropped.
Google unveils auto-delete for location, Web activity, and app usage data
New option coming soon auto-deletes usage data but doesn't cover all activity.
Pitchford promises no “free-to-play junk” for Borderlands 3
But there will be cosmetic microtransactions and special edition "boost mods."
Spot the not-Fed: A day at AvengerCon, the Army’s answer to hacker conferences
Army unit's effort brings hacker con culture to the home of military cyber.
With cash dwindling, Tesla seeks to raise $2 billion in debt and equity
For the last year, Elon Musk had said Tesla wouldn't need to raise more cash.
Dealmaster: Get Fitbit’s best smartwatch, the original Versa, for just $180
Plus an LG OLED TV for $1,070, a 9.7-inch iPad for $250, and much more.
Dragon was destroyed just before the firing of its SuperDraco thrusters
"There was an anomaly and the vehicle was destroyed."
LIGO may have spotted a black hole-neutron star merger
A few years of this and we'll understand the afterlife of dead stars.
The streaming service that wants to save the retro gaming biz from piracy
CEO talks business and tech challenges of emulating 2,000+ classic titles.
Video: Slay the Spire is a friendly game of death, but it was hard to get it right
War Stories takes a look at how community feedback shaped the game's final form.
Facing 2024 deadline, NASA issues a report defending the Lunar Gateway
"Gateway supports the acceleration of landing on the surface of the Moon in 2024."
Measles-stricken cruise ship quarantined, reportedly owned by Scientologists
Passengers are not allowed to disembark in St. Lucia, which eliminated measles in 2016.
Family of deceased Model X owner sues over 2018 crash
Lawsuit calls Walter Huang's Model X "unreasonably dangerous."
Ajit Pai says he’s fixed giant FCC error that exaggerated broadband growth
1.9M more people lack access, not a big enough error to change Pai's conclusion.
Human influence on drought started a century ago
Aerosol pollution from the '50s to the '70s may have complicated the picture.
Epic acquires Rocket League studio, bringing game to Epic’s store this year [Updated]
Steam sales will continue for now; Steam "support" will continue indefinitely.
First teaser for Veronica Mars revival is everything we loved about the series
Hulu brings back the cult favorite as an eight-episode miniseries.
Finally, a Denisovan specimen from somewhere beyond Denisova Cave
The 160,000-year-old jawbone is the first Denisovan fossil found outside Siberia.
AMD to launch new 7nm Navi GPU, Rome CPU in 3rd quarter
No mention yet of when the Zen 2 Ryzen 3000s will arrive.
Charter data use “rising rapidly” as cord cutters average 400GB a month
And median data usage exceeds 200GB for all residential customers.
Game with hidden Ruby interpreter pulled from Nintendo Switch eShop
Creator says he regrets overselling the secret, "sandboxed" coding environment.
Judge blasts Assange for jumping bail, sentences him to almost one year
The Wikileaks founder's legal troubles are far from over.
After a decade, NASA finally reveals root cause of two failed rocket launches
"It has been worth every minute, and I am extremely pleased with the entire team."
Scientists confirm that a space rock hit the Moon during the lunar eclipse
The meteoroid strike left a brief flash, lasting just 0.28 seconds.
Highly efficient thermoelectric generation, but only in the cold
In graphene, electrons can efficiently concentrate heat and generate electricity.
How to brew ancient Wari beer
High-tech spectrometry and traditional knowledge shed light on an ancient industry.
Apple sets sights on services as iPhone revenue continues to fall
The iPhone maker saw more of the same during the second quarter of 2019.
Zero-day attackers deliver a double dose of ransomware—no clicking required
High-severity hole in Oracle WebLogic under active exploit for 9 days. Patch now.
Ajit Pai-proposed upgrade to 25Mbps starts paying off for rural ISPs
Pai decision raises speeds, but it'll take a decade to reach all 106K locations.
Bloomberg alleges Huawei routers and network gear are backdoored
Details are scarce, but the "backdoor" appears to be benign.
Dealmaster: The latest 9.7-inch iPad is only $250 today
Plus Sekiro and DMC 5 for $45, Fitbit Versa and Roku TV discounts, and more.
Oculus Quest review: 2019’s best new gaming system is wireless, affordable VR
Wireless, powerful, simple, fun: This is the $400 all-in-one VR system to beat.
High cost, lack of support spell trouble for 2024 Moon landing plan
NASA may have a Puerto Rico problem.
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