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It shares some features with quantum annealers, but it's easier to build and operate.

Previously undocumented Tortoiseshell is skilled but by no means perfect.

Ethnobotanist argues the plant is a better fit than hallucinogenic mushrooms.

Surely this initiative will create meaningful change...

Spread-spectrum RF chirps are low-bandwidth—but they go farther than you'd think.

Devs urge the rest of the industry to follow suit in reducing plastic use.

Google's long-rumored combo device will reportedly launch alongside the Pixel 4.

Nonprofit LA Cyber Lab launches app to help small businesses spot phishing, malware.

WSD is supposed to be confined to local networks. It's not, and researchers are concerned.

Mike Patey and his two passengers were unharmed, but the plane wasn't so lucky.

Mixing privacy and security features with Ultrabook style—starting at $1,549.

"Bet ya a signed dollar it's true" was an expression of uncertainty, Musk says.

New standards aren't ready, so the target is the main barrier to their adoption.

Impressions: Small interface improvements matched by sloppiness around the edges.

Ringdown overtones yield accurate estimates of mass and spin of a new black hole.

Anyone can take a peek.

Snowden didn't submit it to gov't for pre-approval; DOJ says he's in breach of contract.

Plus Prime-only deals on a bunch of Amazon devices, Xbox One gamepads, and more.

How badly do you want another PC games launcher?

AT&T faces investor lawsuit as TV business continues freefall.

With the cloud storage, you'll save about $12 over the old Fi unlimited plan.

DOD takes its search for a multi-target interceptor into recompete.

We caught up with Bugatti's Le Mans-winning test driver at the Frankfurt auto show.

Free software pioneer has history of controversial comments about underage sex.

Exclusive series, classic TV reboots, and Saved by the Bell with a possible new Zack.

A study suggests that people in ancient China started farming carp around 6200 BCE.

All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again...

Cement production is about 8% of CO emissions.

The Houston metro area falls into the highest risk category.

Viner arranged the swatting after losing a reported $1.50 bet.

Evidence shows Iran supplied cruise missiles, "loitering munitions" used previously.

"Audible Captions is not a book of any kind," Audible writes in court filing.

Google Project Zero finds and reports flaw in widely used password manager.

The knives simply melted upon contact, leaving behind streaks of melted poop.

Amazon denies report; WSJ says algorithm uses factors associated with profitability.

The assemblywoman said her husband's job has nothing whatsoever to do with it.

The news came in an SEC filing on Friday.

5-year "global" deal begins in 2021; lands as services battle over classic series.

This battery-electric hatchback was the best thing at the Frankfurt auto show.

The OxyContin-maker filed for bankruptcy as part of a proposed $10-$12 billion deal.

We'll know all about the OnePlus 7T soon, with OnePlus 7T Pro info coming October 10.

Wi-Fi 6 is officially here.

Infinity Ward still tinkering with ideas, including an enemy-free mini-map.

“The X-15 was the most demanding airplane I’ve ever flown."

Rock core allows researchers to create an incredible timeline.

Burying radioactive waste is seen as the safe way—how do we tell future generations?

Some in Congress want to investigate the Justice Department's investigators.

Garry Kitchen's unlikely story is told in this excerpt from the book Arcade Perfect.

Simply changing a mirror may allow physicists to poke a hole in the Universe.