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Sony stops selling digital game codes at physical retailers
But you can still buy PSN currency in multiple deonominations.
Dealmaster: Get Roku’s Streaming Stick+ 4K media streamer for $49
Plus a big gaming accessories sale at Amazon, iPad deals, and more.
EU parliament passes controversial copyright overhaul [Updated]
The maddeningly vague EU copyright overhaul approved on Tuesday, explained.
It’s unfortunate NASA canceled the all-female EVA, but it’s the right decision
Yes, NASA is telling the truth.
Casino Screwup Royale: A tale of “ethical hacking” gone awry
"Ethical hackers" tried to disclose problems to a casino software company—it got messy.
Apple releases iOS 12.2 with support for News+ service, new AirPods [Updated]
Apple also updated macOS today to support its news and magazine service.
Music labels sue Charter, complain that high Internet speeds fuel piracy
Sony, Universal, Warner claim Charter refused to kick music pirates off network.
Hijacked ASUS software updates installed backdoor on at least 0.5 million PCs
"ShadowHammer" used ASUS' own digital certificate and update system to infect systems worldwide.
Apple debuts its own credit card with a physical version to complement the app
No annual fees are a draw, but interest rates have not yet been made public.
Edge-on-Chromium approaches; build leaks, extensions page already live
Like Google, Microsoft will have three pre-release tracks.
Apple finally enters TV streaming space with new Apple TV+ service
It's kind of Netflix, kind of Amazon, and kind of something else.
Apple unveils Apple Arcade subscription service for iOS, Mac, Apple TV games
Coming "this fall," can swap from iOS to Mac and back. Pricing not yet confirmed.
Apple News+: A newsstand of 300 glossy magazines for $9.99/month
The service brings content from a wide range of publications under one digital roof.
$35 billion in research funding “now at stake” after Trump executive order
Vague order wants research funding agencies to look into First Amendment issues.
Liveblog: Apple unveils its TV service and more at the March 25 “It’s show time” event
Starting at 1pm ET / 10 am PT, follow along with everything Apple announces.
Ethiopian Airlines flight’s stall-prevention software was active at crash, CEO says
Says Boeing failed to be "transparent" about MCAS software's nature.
Massive Ebola outbreak continues to rage; case count surpasses 1,000
Responders have vaccinated thousands, but disease spread continues.
Report: Nintendo planning two new Switch models
One would come with a power increase, the other with cut features/costs.
For just the fourth time, a tropical cyclone forms in the Southern Atlantic
In 2004, Hurricane Catarina reached 100mph before making landfall in Brazil.
Elon Musk’s latest defense: Tesla says my tweets were kosher
The SEC says Musk broke a settlement deal by tweeting without lawyers' approval.
The soldier who removed his own bladder stone, and other medical history marvels
British journalist Thomas Morris tells the tales in The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth.
Everything you need to know before Apple’s March 25 “it’s show time” event
Apple's TV play has been a long time coming, but there might be new hardware, too.
Shipwreck on Nile vindicates Greek historian’s account after 2,500 years
In 450 BCE, Herodotus described a type of cargo boat historians didn't think existed.
Why you should steer clear of “Florida Man Challenge”
Maybe it's benign, but "social experiment" can expose more than even Florida Man would like.
Good news for the 1,000mph car as Bloodhound gets a new owner
The team HQ has moved, and the car is wearing a snazzy new paint job.
Don’t buy a Mercedes-AMG GT R unless you plan on taking it to the track
How an imposing 3,560-pound supercar shrinks when performing on its intended stage.
I played 11 Assassin’s Creed games in 11 years, and Odyssey made them all worth it
Ubisoft killed one of my favorite franchises to save it, and I'm OK with that.
Local leaders cooling to Boring Company tunnel promises
Chicago tunnel in doubt, Virginia tunnels a no-go, but Las Vegas appears all-in.
Tesla sues Zoox over manufacturing and logistics secrets
Four former employees allegedly left with "proprietary software," among other things.
US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations
A test given to students in multiple countries shows that the US does quite well.
Hold onto your butts: A tour through Kualoa Ranch, aka real world Jurassic Park
You can visit the Hawaiian ranch where Kong: Skull Island, Krippendorf's Tribe once filmed.
How id Software went from skeptical to excited about Google Stadia streaming
A "lackluster" 2016 demo gradually evolved into successful blind comparison tests today.
Board game review: Ultimate Werewolf Legacy
Get ready to devour some villagers.
Mini-review: Fitbit’s Versa Lite favors affordability over unnecessary features
If the original Versa was overkill for you, the Versa Lite may be a better option.
Those Midwestern floods are expected to get much, much worse
Two-thirds of the US is at risk for "major to moderate" flooding this spring.
Valve Software dreams of analyzing your brainwaves to tailor in-game rewards
"We can figure out what kinds of rewards you like, and the kinds you don't."
Two serious WordPress plugin vulnerabilities are being exploited in the wild
The flaws have been patched, but download figures show many sites remain vulnerable.
Sikorsky-Boeing joint effort for Army’s assault aircraft program makes first flight
Late out of the gates, the SB-1 Defiant is a (mostly) all-new kind of helicopter.
Jordan Peele’s Us should cement his status as a master of modern horror
Peele wrote, produced, directed this film about a family confronting evil doppelgängers.
Boeing takes $5 billion hit as Indonesian airline cancels 737 MAX order
Only one plane had been delivered; airline feared damage to business from customer fears.
Building megasocieties didn’t require divine intervention, study says
How do you measure the complexity of a society?
HMD admits the Nokia 7 Plus was sending personal data to China
HMD calls the event "an error" and has issued a patch.
Clippy briefly resurrected as Teams add-on, brutally taken down by brand police
Microsoft apparently hates fun.
FCC has to pay journalist $43,000 after hiding net neutrality records
FCC pays journalist's legal fees after failing to comply with records request.
To rival Amazon, UPS enters healthcare—with doorstep nurse delivery
A test is set to launch this year, but UPS mum on which vaccines it will deliver.
You can help “rescue” weather data from the 1860s
UK project aims to build record of past storms to help project future ones.
Fast and fun, but flawed: The Acura RDX reviewed
This sporty crossover is all kinds of fun to drive, even if it feels like a beta sometimes.
Dashcam video shows Tesla steering toward lane divider—again
Tesla Dashcam video highlights weakness of Tesla's testing regime.
AT&T’s “5G E” is actually slower than Verizon and T-Mobile 4G, study finds
AT&T's so-called "5G E" lost to Verizon and T-Mobile 4G in new speed tests.
Earth is (always has been) round, so why have the flat-out wrong become so lively?
Every fringe theorist needs an amplifier—used to be the penny press; today it's the Web.
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