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Ring has more than 400 police “partnerships,” company finally says
The arrangements are particularly abundant in Texas, Florida, and California.
Judge savages self-proclaimed bitcoin inventor Craig Wright
Judge says Craig Wright's explanation for lost bitcoins "defies common sense."
US hack attack hobbles Iran’s ability to target oil tankers, NYT says
Despite the results, some Trump officials question if costs outweigh benefits.
16-bit RISC-V processor made with carbon nanotubes
Clever tricks work around major hurdles, but it's not a route to high performance.
Netflix-like pirate sites offered more video than the real Netflix, feds say
Indictment: Pirate services used torrents and Usenet to build huge video catalog.
Uber’s and Lyft’s cut of fares can exceed 50%, report finds
Fare receipt data showed the surge multiplier riders pay doesn't get to drivers.
“We’re embarrassed”: US is close to losing measles-elimination status
Health experts blame vaccine misinformation—and themselves.
Cameras that replace side mirrors could be allowed on US vehicles
Current federal regulations do not allow for active displays instead of mirrors.
Better with the cloud? Stadia gets the “fastest” Football Manager sims
Google's cloud data centers "utiliz[e] spare bandwidth across the whole system."
Dorian is shaping up to be a major threat to the Southeastern United States
Current forecast calls for a Category 3 hurricane to hit near Kennedy Space Center.
Like a zombie, the Telltale brand is coming back from the dead
New holding company wants to re-release Telltale's old titles and make new ones.
16,000-year-old puma poop yields a sample of Ice Age parasites
The Ice Age roundworm DNA is the oldest genetic sequence ever recovered from feces.
NASA’s inspector general has apparently had enough of meddling by Congress
NASA chief says he will follow the law.
Fitbit debuts $200 Versa 2 smartwatch, Fitbit Premium subscription service
Fitbit made its most accessible smartwatch better, while shifting focus to subscriptions.
Time for the f-society Christmas Special in Mr. Robot’s final season trailer
Sam Esmail always had an ending in mind for Mr. Robot, and that starts on October 6.
Starhopper aces test, sets up full-scale prototype flights this year
"The senator and his staff have been following the developments closely."
Lenovo’s new Comet Lake-equipped ThinkPad X1 Carbon hits this September
Lenovo also updated the X1 ThinkPad Yoga with 10th-generation Intel CPUs.
Purdue, Sacklers offer bankruptcy, $10-12 billion for opioid settlement: Report
The Sacklers would give up ownership, and Purdue would declare bankruptcy.
How insurance companies are fueling a rise in ransomware attacks
Insurers prefer to pay the ransom. Why? ProPublica says attacks are good for business.
Popular Utah rock-climbing spot vibrates in time with earth, wind, and waves
Castleton Tower rock formation vibrates at resonances of 0.8 and 1 Hz, respectively.
Cable industry fights plan to require robocall-detection technology
NCTA opposes strict deadline on rollout of SHAKEN/STIR Caller ID authentication.
Former Google engineer Levandowski indicted for stealing trade secrets
The criminal allegations are very similar to the claims in 2017's Waymo v. Uber.
Google Play app with 100 million downloads executed secret payloads
The sad, impractical truth about Android app security in 2019.
Jakarta has sunk by up to 4 meters, forcing Indonesia to build a new capital
Ten million people live in the Indonesian capital, but the city is going under.
Starhopper didn’t succeed at first, but now it will try, try again
Local residents have again received their "action required" notices.
Scientists avoid gender bias when they know they’re being tested for bias
Possible bias tracked among scientists awarding prestigious research positions.
Oklahoma wins opioid case against Johnson & Johnson, gets tiny payout
Oklahoma is first to win an opioid case—but awarded just ~1/30th of damages.
Dealmaster: 1TB SSDs, Control, PS4 Pros, and more in today’s top tech deals
Plus lots more video game deals, an Apple Watch Series 4 discount, and more.
DOJ’s plan to make Dish the fourth major carrier has a fatal flaw
Dish replacing Sprint as fourth carrier could leave 100 million people uncovered.
Hands-on: The Switch Lite is a smaller, more comfortable handheld
Portable players have a nice d-pad, better form factor to look forward to.
Guidemaster: The best back-to-school gadgets you can buy in 2019
Here's the best tech for students with a growing list of necessary gadgets.
Ferdinand Piëch dies, father of the Porsche 917 and Bugatti Veyron
He ran Porsche's race department, then Audi, then Volkswagen Group itself.
Some CBD extracts are totally legal, DEA confirms
Agency says it still wants to expand cannabis research and notes that CBD is now legal.
Macron claims deal to end digital service tax fight with the US
Trump shows no sign of ending feud over 3% tax on digital services.
SpaceX scrubs Starhopper test flight on Monday evening [Updated]
For their safety, local residents were advised to go outside during the test.
iOS vulnerability that let you jailbreak your iPhone is once again dead
Previously fixed bug, which somehow came back in iOS 12.4, is patched for a second time.
Australia plans to block sites hosting extremist content during attacks
The March Christchurch attack increased worries about extremist content online.
Google defends tracking cookies—some experts aren’t buying it
Google: Banning tracking cookies "jeopardizes the future of the vibrant Web."
Review: Control is Remedy’s best game yet—and a ray tracing masterpiece
The promise of solid games like Alan Wake, Quantum Break has finally been fulfilled.
Disney releases new footage from The Rise of Skywalker
Our first proper look at Star Wars Episode IX.
Behind the scenes at Earth’s most beautiful rocket launch site
Rocket Lab's Launch Complex-1 is not easy to get to—but the views are worth any lost sleep.
Why the NFL’s field goal record is waiting to be smashed
"It almost feels like butter off your foot... that ball just flew."
The Pebble Beach Concours in pictures: Plenty of posh cars and a parrot
But why didn't the world's most beautiful car win best in show?
Ewan McGregor confirms he will return as Obi-Wan for new Star Wars series
Plus first trailers for What If...? and The Mandalorian; more new series under way.
A lone gunman roams a galaxy in chaos in first trailer for The Mandalorian
New series takes place a few years after the fall of the Empire.
Our favorite gaming studios, expos, museum exhibits—in a photo blowout
Flip through nearly a decade of costumed fans, rare consoles, and much more.
Tracking online hate groups reveals why they’re resilient to bans
When Facebook kicked the KKK, it re-formed on a Russia-based social network.
Book publishers sue Audible to stop new speech-to-text feature
Publishers say Audible's new captions feature is illegal. Is it?
Why people keep falling for viral hoaxes
How did this latest Instagram hoax spread? Simple: Our dumb brains.
Hackers are actively trying to steal passwords from two widely used VPNs
Got Fortigate or Pulse Secure? Now would be a good time to make sure they're patched.
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