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Comcast gives partial credits for blackout, but DirecTV apparently hasn't done so.

Regulators are having a second look at ByteDance's acquisition of the company.

In two years, an F1 team will "only" cost $175 million—drivers not included.

Contradicts earlier study's claim that coiling gave rise to curved lines in his work.

MEMS mics respond to light as if it were sound. No one knows precisely why.

Blizzard boss shifts some blame for initial decisions to Chinese publishing partner.

Parachutes are an old technology, but they are very hard to get right.

Nest Wi-Fi's strength is doing many things well, not doing one thing the best.

ISPs lobby against DNS encryption, but Mozilla tells Congress not to trust them.

Adaptation of Brian Ralph's graphic novel is almost too smart for its own good. Almost.

Hands-on with top games at Essen 2019.

Ford follows lead of Tesla, Volvo, and Subaru with larger, vertically oriented screens.

One of these worlds is darker than coal, with an atmosphere as hot as lava.

Book review: Linguistics in the Internet age charts a path from BBSes to T9 and beyond.

But it might be time to finally terminate the franchise and let it go out on a high note.

A strike team of specially trained researchers drives into the literal line of fire.

Waymo has been touting fully driverless operation for almost two years.

Administration may be changing course, leaving its automaker allies hanging.

Brack accepts "accountability," promises to "do better" without offering details on how.

"Transparency for the taxpayer."

A small molecule sends the problem protein to a system that digests it.

No release date yet, but it's playable—and we have three classes, plus horses.

Many of the dumps have been pulled off public webpages, but at least one remains.

43% of buyers use the portable device as their second Switch system.

It was for a study on how enriched environments can affect stress response.

Google says the move will bolster Wear OS and bring Google-branded fitness trackers.

The study published earlier this week ignores most of the archaeological record.

We make a stab at assessing the main contenders for this prize.

"They're two years older than us, and they have yet to reach orbit."

Plume doesn't want to be a household name—it just wants to be in every house.

Review: For Hideo Kojima, freedom’s just another word for not having an editor.

Rule about "Nintendo products" goes into effect as soon as it's announced.

This design would blow away the foldable competition. Is it real, though?

The man thought he had swallowed it. But he hadn’t.

Inquiring lawsuits want to know what the DOJ, DEA, & FBI are using the tech for.

Inferring what ancient humans were like by examining gene control sequences we didn't get from them.

The 2017 incident occurred shortly after Trump named Rudy cybersecurity advisor.

Plus deals on Apple Watch Series 3, USB-C PD chargers, LEGO kits, and more.

When shared-control drivers both make a mistake, humans take the fall.

USAA claims it invented a key feature of mobile check cashing.

The combined companies say they can save $4 billion a year with no plant closures.

Cheapest plan can be throttled any time—pay more for 50GB or 100GB guaranteed.

Messagetap monitored telco's network for messages sent between high-value targets.

Intel's 10nm fumble might be over—but its newer ventures are more interesting.

Huge wearables growth and strong figures for services and iPad set new records.

Over-the-counter contact lenses are illegal and dangerous.

Threat researchers tracking public reports of MSP ransomware incidents up count to 13 this year.

Twitter's doing what Facebook remains committed not to.

Both follow closely after iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS updates yesterday.