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Spanish drought reveals submerged megalithic tomb
A "Spanish Stonehenge" is one of many vanished sites beneath Spain's reservoirs.
No, it wasn’t a virus; it was Chrome that stopped Macs from booting
Google pulls Chrome update that kept some Macs from booting.
Climate stakes are high for ice and oceans, IPCC report explains
Report warns of "transition to unprecedented conditions" in the ocean.
Amazon unveils a couple new Ring cameras that cost less than $100
Plus, a connected dog tag (yep) that uses Amazon's new wireless IoT protocol.
High-severity vulnerability in vBulletin is being actively exploited
Devs push a fix for the flaw, but hackers are still hitting unpatched sites.
Amazon unleashes a bunch of new Echo devices, including glasses and a ring
Plus Echo Buds, $129 wireless AirPods competitors with Bose noise reduction.
Eero third-gen Wi-Fi mesh debuts at Amazon’s Fall 2019 Hardware Event
Lower cost? Check. Home automation? Check. Wi-Fi 6? Nope.
Oculus announces plans to build augmented reality glasses
No release date or hardware yet; "Real World Index" is already scanning our world.
Facebook confirms its “standards” don’t apply to politicians
Politicians are officially exempt from both hate speech rules and fact checking.
Per “transcript,” Trump seems to think DNC-hired security firm is from Ukraine
CrowdStrike, "one of your wealthy people," mentioned in rambling reconstruction of phone call.
Oculus Quest’s secret trick: It can double as a wired PC VR headset
Unlocked via November update; followed by Quest hand tracking in "early 2020."
Restorative justice could dramatically cut domestic violence recidivism
A focus on social harms can do better than standard punishments.
Google takes hard line, refuses to pay French news sites despite new law
Google is taking a hard line in negotiations with European news sites.
Juul stops all US ads, boots CEO
New CEO’s old title at Altria—formerly Philip Morris—was “chief growth officer.”
Fake veteran hiring site downloads spyware instead of jobs
Lookalike domain to legitimate site offers a free desktop app. But it's a trap.
Magecart skimmers seen targeting routers for customer Wi-Fi networks
Web-skimming malware makers appear to be testing attacks against layer 7 routers.
Apple Watch Series 5 review: A better, more independent timepiece
An always-on display finally comes to the Apple Watch, but watchOS 6 steals the show.
Inside the campaign that tried to compromise Tibetans’ iOS and Android phones
Remember the 2-year campaign targeting iPhones? Here's the rest of the tale.
Microsoft launching public xCloud streaming test on Android in October
Invite-only trial will run until "technology meets our internal quality standards."
The Porsche Taycan—every bit as good as a $200,000 Porsche should be
Forget Model S comparisons; this car is an electric 928 for the 21st century.
The 2020 Audi RS7—our all-time favorite fastback just got even better
Now in its second generation, the best car in Audi's range just got better.
Apple releases iPadOS 13.1, iOS 13.1, and tvOS 13
iOS 13.1 completes the initial iOS 13 release, but iPadOS is the big story here.
The Last of Us Pt. II headlines PlayStation event with trailer, Feb. 2020 launch
Includes reveal of massive, snowy world; headlines other 2019-20 Sony announcements.
First full trailer for El Camino picks up where Breaking Bad left off
Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan has wanted to do a coda for the last 10 years.
iPadOS on the iPad Air 2: Old tablets can still learn new tricks
A tablet from 2014 doesn't make an amazing computer, but it does surprisingly well.
Google wins case as court rules “right to be forgotten” is EU-only
Europeans have the right to be forgotten, but only on one continent.
Sprint took FCC cash for “serving” 885,000 people it wasn’t actually serving
Sprint admits mistake, promises to pay money back but could be punished by FCC.
Xiaomi’s crazy new $2,800 phone has display on the front, sides, and back
Xiaomi says the Mi Mix Alpha is "almost entirely display."
FCC loses in court, judges say agency would fail “intro statistics class”
Court: FCC repeal of media ownership limits ignored impact on women and minorities.
Dealmaster: Take $200 off a Lenovo ThinkPad with 16GB of RAM and a 512GB SSD
Plus deals on noise-cancelling headphones, portable hard drives, and more.
Removing Denuvo DRM doesn’t improve performance for Arkham Knight
Ars testing shows no difference in frame rates, load times.
After 15 years of development, Lockheed wins new cost-plus contract for Orion
Originally, NASA had hoped for a fixed-price deal.
Paper leaks showing a quantum computer doing something a supercomputer can’t
Google's system generates quantum statistics that we just can't simulate.
Russian national confesses to biggest bank hack in US history
In all, defendant stole more than 100 million records, prosecutors say.
After a five-month delay, the $2,000 Galaxy Fold arrives in the US on Friday
Five months of investigation and fixes later, the Galaxy Fold is ready for retail.
IE zero-day under active attack gets emergency patch
Denial-of-service flaw in Microsoft Defender also gets unscheduled fix.
Blueish woman with chocolaty blood highlights rare risk of common anesthetic
It's a rare but unpredictable complication from several common medicines.
SolarCity was insolvent when Tesla paid $2.6 billion to buy it, lawsuit says
Suit accuses Musk of enriching himself with three-company "machinations."
Walrus attacks Russian Navy, sinking inflatable boat
Rigid inflatable boat taken out by protective mother during Arctic expedition.
The next PlayStation will include a power-sipping 0.5W “suspend” mode
Reduction comes as part of UN push for improved efficiency in the game industry.
Apple says it will make the new Mac Pro in Texas
Media reports had suggested Apple could shift Mac Pro work to China.
Busy North Korean hackers have new malware to target ATMs
Lazarus, once considered a ragtag group of hackers, is now among the world's most active.
Coder deletes open source add-on for Chef in protest over ICE contract
CEO said multiple Chef customers affected; now Chef won't renew contract.
Snapchat reportedly has “Project Voldemort” dossier on Facebook’s bad behavior
Critics accuse Facebook of unfairly stifling competition. Snap brought receipts.
Yahoo data-breach settlement: You’ll get $100, if you’re lucky
Yahoo settlement website goes live, warns that you might not get full amount.
OnePlus chases the title of “Best Android OEM” with 18-day update time
Android 10 is rolling out now to the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro.
Google Play Pass on Android: $5/mo for 350+ games, apps sans microtransactions
Live "this week" exclusively on Android with free 10-day trial, $2/mo for first year.
PlayStation 5 to increase energy efficiency—but only if users opt in
Sony declares its ongoing commitment to energy-efficiency and climate awareness.
It looks like NASA is getting serious about finding hazardous asteroids
"We’re finally in a position where we’re ready to move forward."
Tanzania is being cagey about suspected Ebola cases, WHO warns
Authorities deny unofficial reports of several cases and offer no details.
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