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NASA safety panel offers more detail on Dragon anomaly, urges patience
"Firing of eight SuperDracos resulted in an anomaly."
New type of plastic is a recycling dream
These plastics can easily be disassembled to chemical building blocks.
Tesla’s autonomy event: Impressive progress with an unrealistic timeline
An old software joke explains Elon Musk's implausible autonomy timeline.
Google Stadia will support “a variety of business models”
But the streaming gaming revolution "is not going to happen overnight."
Days Gone impressions: Fun motorcycle times hampered by everything else
By no means a stinker, but open-world biking adventure pales compared to other PS4 hits.
Signature of changing fundamental constants may hide in copper block
Simple as using an interferometer to measure length change in block of material.
Cautious rollout of the world’s first malaria vaccine, which is 39% effective
The vaccine will be used in pilot programs in three countries, under careful watch.
First teaser for new Swamp Thing TV series brings on the straight-up horror
Despite some last-minute production woes, series is set to debut May 31, 2019.
Tesla reports big first quarter loss
Many cars were in transit to Europe at quarter's end, dragging down revenues.
Microsoft 3Q19 revenue up 14% on the back of strong cloud and, uh, Windows?
The PC market declined, but the Windows market did not.
Massachusetts offshore wind project gets green light at roughly 8.9 cents/kWh
The Vineyard Wind project will also commit $15 million to battery development.
AT&T says 5G will be priced like home Internet—pay more for faster speeds
Users "are willing to pay a premium" for 500Mbps or 1Gbps, AT&T CEO says.
In meeting with Twitter chief, Trump complains about lost followers
After bot shutdown, Trump and Dorsey discuss "health of public conversation on Twitter."
Out of bounds: Why basketball players believe they weren’t last to touch ball
"We have identified what may be a principal cause of arguments in ball games."
EPA administrator asked to back up climate claims made on TV with science
Freedom of Information Act seems to be latest weapon to fight climate misinformation.
Motor technology from Model 3 helps Tesla boost Model S range 10%
New motor design helps Model S to drive 370 miles on a charge.
The Oscars decides Netflix is OK after all, following DOJ warning
Academy will keep existing eligibility rule requiring one week in LA theater.
Leaked report: crashed Russian Air Force MiG-31 was shot down by wingman
Foxhound was shot down because of “poor exercise design;” crew survived.
iFixit’s Samsung Galaxy Fold teardown reveals how the phone is dying
Tons of ingress points allow dirt to enter the device and damage the display.
Windows 10 May 2019 update blocked for anyone using USB or SD storage
If you really want to install the update now, you'll have to unplug your drives.
Report: Cheaper Switch coming by June
But a "more powerful" Nintendo system is not immediately in the cards.
Ford invests $500 million in electric car startup Rivian
This investment follows a $700 million round led by Amazon in February.
South Indian Ocean has seen a record number of major hurricanes this season
The storms this season have been especially strong.
Electron qubit non-destructively read: Silicon qubits may be better
Qubit avoids quantum wrecking ball, silicon may be future for quantum computers.
Considering methane leaks, is moving from coal to natural gas all that good?
Exceptions to the rule are few and far between in the next 50 years.
Swirling patterns in Starry Night match those in gassy star nurseries
Several of Vincent van Gogh's paintings show evidence of turbulent scaling.
Crap artists rejoice! MS Paint is getting a last-minute reprieve
Microsoft abandons plan to take Paint out of Windows and put it in the Store.
Millimeter-wave 5G isn’t for widespread coverage, Verizon admits
Verizon and T-Mobile confirm 5G's highest speeds will only be for select areas.
Twitter shuts down 5,000 pro-Trump bots retweeting anti-Mueller report invective
Bots were tied to account formerly used for pro-Saudi messaging.
Intel puts 8 cores, 16 threads, and a 5GHz turbo option in a laptop processor
Intel announces new 45W mobile parts and a full range of desktop chips.
Listen up: We’ve detected our first marsquake
"This first event officially kicks off a new field: Martian seismology."
The OnePlus 7 (and 7 Pro) are launching May 14
The OnePlus 7 gets a launch date, display details, and more.
Check out Batman’s and Marty McFly’s rides at the Petersen Museum
The museum shared some studio shots ahead of the exhibit opening on May 5.
Dealmaster: Save on a bunch of PC accessories in Amazon’s Gold Box sale
Plus deals on the latest Dell XPS 13, USB-C to Lightning cables, and more.
Nintendo issues DMCA takedown for Super Mario Bros. Commodore 64 port
Impressive retro ROM was result of seven-year effort by a single coder.
AT&T’s fake 5G icons aren’t going away despite settlement with Sprint
AT&T won't have to drop misleading 5G E claims after settling with Sprint.
Russia may soon decommission the world’s most historic launch pad
Sputnik, Gagarin, and Tereshkova all launched from here. So did Scott Kelly.
Windows 10’s “Sets” tabbed windows will never see the light of day
Though Microsoft still plans to add tabs to the command prompt.
Bug in French government’s WhatsApp replacement let anyone join Élysée chats
Researcher found bug in email validation that let him log in and join "rooms" in Tchap app.
Loose online lips sink hack targeting governments and embassies
"EvaPiks" spills code and techniques used in ongoing hack campaign.
Millimeter-wave 5G will never scale beyond dense urban areas, T-Mobile says
T-Mobile CTO says 5G's high-frequency spectrum won't cover rural America.
Time travel and Black Lives Matter mix in new trailer for See You Yesterday
Director Stefon Bristol: "I don't want the conversation on police brutality to slow down."
Tesla has three of the 11 most popular cars shared on Turo
EV supply grew 1.6x faster than hybrid or internal combustion engine vehicles in 2018.
NIH, FBI accuse scientists in US of sending IP to China, running shadow labs
Federal officials say there's "systematic" meddling by foreign entities.
Charter avoids getting kicked out of New York, agrees to new merger conditions
Charter must expand its own network and pay $12 million to fund more broadband.
Google cuts the Pixel 3 price in half for Project Fi’s birthday
Google's running the best deal ever for the Pixel 3, for US residents only.
Microsoft engineer complains that company is biased against white men
Internal memo suggests that women don't think the right way to be engineers.
A Model S burst in flames in a parking lot, Tesla will investigate
No one was injured in the fire.
Another judge sets back Trump attempts to open up federal lands to fossil fuels
Coal mine leases require more study from the government before they're approved.
After the Galaxy Fold breaks in the hands of reviewers, Samsung delays launch [Updated]
Samsung hits "pause" on the Galaxy Fold to figure out the display issues.
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