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Shkreli directing notorious pharma co. from prison. It’s still losing millions
Shkreli is reportedly making deals and advising officials to make a comeback.
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A clue to why ice ages got much longer
About 700,000 years ago, the ice ages got longer. Why?
Sorry Amazon: Philadelphia bans cashless stores
The city follows only Massachusetts, which has banned cashless stores since 1978.
Ajit Pai’s rosy broadband deployment claim may be based on gigantic error
FCC data boosted by ISP that falsely claimed to cover eight entire states.
calc.exe is now open source; there’s surprising depth in its ancient code
The actual calculation engine is more than 20 years old.
With Rape Day ban, Steam shows it’s not as “hands off” as it claims
Lack of guidelines leads to capricious, reactive responses to controversy.
Tesla will build new, faster Superchargers and update cars to use them
New 250kW V3 Superchargers will start appearing later this year.
New study suggests women may be getting less money to start labs
But differences in types of funding mean the situation is complicated.
Zuckerberg: Facebook will shift focus to private networks instead of open ones
Facebook will focus on messaging platforms like WhatsApp—with big changes.
Blizzard has handed Diablo 1’s keys to GOG, and you can buy it right now
We ask Blizzard and GOG what the heck is going on, test new "quality of life" updates.
Russia’s passive-aggressive reaction to SpaceX may mask a deeper truth
"Elon Musk has built the ship of the future."
Anita Sarkeesian talks about exposing gaming’s most toxic trends with sheer data
"A conversation happened in games that was previously only happening in the shadows."
Dragon has docked—but the real pucker moment for SpaceX’s capsule awaits
NASA, SpaceX watch for a stable Dragon, good parachute performance on Friday.
Nintendo’s first VR product in 24 years is coming to Nintendo Switch
Coming April 12; starts at $40, or pay $80 for a larger, accessory-filled "VR Kit."
Jeopardy! host reaches out directly to fans to confirm his cancer diagnosis
Trebek: "I wanted to prevent you from hearing inaccurate reports regarding my health."
Discless Xbox “Maverick” could arrive as soon as May
Download-only device could be with us a little sooner than expected.
After the Galaxy Fold, Samsung has two more foldable smartphones coming
Samsung is developing a Mate X-style wraparound display phone and a flip phone.
Nintendo to smartphone game makers: You can only gouge our players so much
Dragalia Lost devs blame Nintendo's rules for reduced earnings forecast.
Las Vegas convention authority wants The Boring Company to build 2-mile loop
Musk's company says it can deliver by early 2021 for $35 million to $55 million.
Latest trailer for Good Omens gives us our first look at the Antichrist
Armageddon is just days away, and someone has lost the Antichrist.
OxyContin-pusher Purdue blames everyone but itself for opioid crisis
Illicit drugs and dealers are currently driving deaths, Purdue argues.
Democrats’ net neutrality bill would fully restore Obama-era FCC rules
Democrats' bill has good chance in House but faces tough odds in Senate.
After buying firm run by HackingTeam vets, Coinbase CEO has some regrets
CEO Armstrong "transitions out" Neutrino leaders who worked for exploit dealer.
Microsoft is first major cloud provider to open African data centers
Cape Town, Johannesburg cloud regions now available.
Tesla slashes prices for “Full Self-Driving,” won’t refund preorders
The policy has angered some customers who pre-ordered the technology.
Here are the most popular PlayStation games, based on public trophy data
New algorithm can "time travel" using trophy dates for past player estimates.
iFixit opens up the Galaxy S10, revealing tiny in-display fingerprint sensor
Get a look at Qualcomm's new ultrasonic fingerprint sensor in the S10.
Apple no longer refuses to fix iPhones with third-party batteries
Now Genius Bars and Authorized Service Providers won't turn these iPhones away.
NASA visualizes supersonic shockwaves in a new, awe-inspiring way
Technique may one day lead to return of commercial supersonic flight.
Fitbit goes after new wrists with less expensive $159 Versa Lite smartwatch
Fitbit wants more users on its platform—that means devices at many price points.
The Tesla Model 3, reviewed (finally)
We finally get some proper seat time in Tesla's mass-market electric vehicle.
Uber escapes criminal charges for 2018 self-driving death in Arizona
The driver of the Uber vehicle could still face criminal charges.
Gorilla Glass-maker plans to produce glass suitable for folding iPhones
Glass would be more durable than the plastic polymers used in early foldables.
Tesla says New York incentive for non-proprietary chargers is “discriminatory”
New York utility incentives must have SAE CCS and CHAdeMO plugs.
Treating lymphoma with HIV-resistant stem cells stops an HIV infection
This is the second time we've cleared HIV, and it may help us learn what works.
Why is your wine crying? Scientists say shock waves likely play a role
Alcohol content, the pour, and shape of the glass are also factors in wine tears.
Weirdly interconnected qubits give D-Wave a big jump in performance
D-Wave's architecture becomes more complex while machine gets faster, more capable.
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China’s “democracy” includes mandatory apps, mass chat surveillance
Researcher discovers servers in China collecting data on 364 million social media profiles daily.
T-Mobile has spent $195,000 at Trump hotel while lobbying for Sprint merger
Businesses like T-Mobile are "lin[ing] the president's pockets," lawmakers say.
Here be dragons: HBO drops full trailer for Game of Thrones final season
There's no guarantee of a happy ending as the epic series heads into the end game.
Chromium-based Edge screenshots might as well be Chrome
It's early days yet, but so far Microsoft has done little to distinguish its browser.
House aide: NSA has shut down phone call record surveillance
Rep. McCarthy aide says program was halted 6 months ago, and renewal is unlikely.
Mercedes-Benz debuts EQV electric van at the Geneva auto show
It seats between six and eight and will have up to 249 miles of range.
Ocean heat waves remake Pacific and Caribbean habitats
Short extreme events may have a bigger impact than a slow warming.
Fists of fury: Warrior channels fierce fighting spirit of Bruce Lee
The series is based on an idea Lee pitched in 1971, but studio heads took a pass.
Sony begins refunding Anthem purchases in light of “full power down” reports
Reddit users, journalists have gotten refunds after asking Sony customer service.
After Roma swept the Oscars, Steven Spielberg seeks to block streaming films
Spielberg feels that films like Roma should be classified as TV movies instead.
Google pay equity analysis leads to raises for thousands of men
A 2017 lawsuit accused Google of underpaying women.
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