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Sacklers threaten to scrap opioid deal if they aren’t shielded from lawsuits
Sacklers seek "the benefit of bankruptcy without the burdens of bankruptcy."
Apple releases iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and Apple Watch series 5
The phones add new cameras, the A13 CPU/GPU, and faster wireless.
Ad Astra: A journey upriver to meet your demons, internal and otherwise
A sci-fi action movie where the key action takes place in Brad Pitt's neurons.
How do you manage software and saves on a second Switch? It’s complicated
An explainer for all the hoops multi-Switch households have to jump through.
Untitled Goose Game review: HONNNNNNK
The year's best video game about geese, reviewed from a goose's point of view.
Ancient slag offers insight into the uneven pace of technological advances
The slag heaps of an ancient kingdom show how upheaval fueled technological progress.
iOS 13 on the iPhone 6S and SE: New software runs fine on a phone that’s still fast
Better battery life might be the most compelling reason to get a new phone.
iOS 13: The Ars Technica review
There's a lot more to this update than Dark Mode.
Rocket Report: Russia to build 11 more Protons, Boeing wants EUS funding
"We don't want to rely on just one system."
Teen vaping surge: 25% of 12th graders report recent use, 11% daily use
Vaping in 12th graders doubles from 2017 in line with rise of Juul.
Payment card thieves hack Click2Gov bill paying portals in 8 cities
New wave of attacks comes after previous Click2Gov hack compromised 300k payment cards.
Weighing in: Physicists cut upper limit on neutrino’s mass in half
First results from the KATRIN experiment are based on just 28 days of data.
Amazon orders 100,000 electric trucks to fight climate change
Amazon aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040.
We can phase out fossil fuels fast without having a burst of warming
The cooling effect of aerosols from burning fossil fuels is already much smaller.
Huawei’s new flagship smartphone ships without Google apps
Trump's export ban means no Google apps for the Mate 30 Pro.
Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV, studies find
You just can't get away from the big ad tech companies, it seems.
World’s most destructive botnet returns with stolen passwords and email in tow
Noticing an uptick in spam from people you know? You can probably blame Emotet.
In India, you don’t need a Google phone to have a Google Assistant
A new toll-free Google Assistant service in India can be accessed from any phone.
Comcast promised not to raise prices—guess what happened next
Comcast accused of reneging on "lifetime" price promise in Google Fiber city.
Forget the marshmallow test; this could be the real secret to kids’ future success
It could be possible to ID at-risk children based on a single teacher's assessment.
Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon devices are on sale for Prime members today
Plus deals on Logitech accessories, Apple Watch and iPad pre-orders, and more.
Apple launches iOS 13, watchOS 6, and Apple Arcade
iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS releases are still on the way, though.
Nintendo Switch Lite is the best portable system Nintendo has ever made
Review: Comfort tweaks, new d-pad propel a cheaper way into a great portable library.
Arcimoto begins customer deliveries of its fun little electric trike
The Oregon-based startup has more than 4,000 preorders to work through.
Tesla Model 3 wins top safety rating after acing crash tests
Insurance industry group rates Model 3 one of the safest cars.
Iowa officials claim confusion over scope led to arrest of pen-testers
Rules of engagement covered courthouse and authorized lock picking.
Roku updates $29 Express and $99 Ultra players, adds new discovery tools to OS
New shortcut buttons and Roku Zones make it easier to find and access content.
Harnessing machine learning to make managing your storage less of a chore
Storage management largely revolves around pattern recognition—and AI can help.
Zelda: Link’s Awakening review: This beach adventure looks 2019, feels 1993
No Nintendo remake has ever combined the beautiful and the familiar like this.
Some NASA contractors appear to be trying to kill the Lunar Gateway
"I am concerned that the decisions are not being driven by what is most efficient."
AT&T considers getting rid of DirecTV as TV business tanks, WSJ reports
AT&T reportedly considers spinoff of DirecTV or combination with Dish.
50% of US homes still won’t have fiber broadband by 2025, study says
A cool $70 billion could help get the US to 90% fiber coverage, study says.
More evidence points to Iranian cruise missiles, drones in attack on Saudi oilfield
Cruise missile parts, UAV wreckage indicate attack was at least backed by Iran.
Who needs qubits? Factoring algorithm run on a probabilistic computer
It shares some features with quantum annealers, but it's easier to build and operate.
Advanced hackers are infecting IT providers in hopes of hitting their customers
Previously undocumented Tortoiseshell is skilled but by no means perfect.
Viking berserkers may have used henbane to induce trance-like state
Ethnobotanist argues the plant is a better fit than hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Facebook plans launch of its own “Supreme Court” for handling takedown appeals
Surely this initiative will create meaningful change...
RF Chirp tech: Long distance, incredible penetration, low bandwidth
Spread-spectrum RF chirps are low-bandwidth—but they go farther than you'd think.
This new eco-friendly game packaging could save tonnes of plastic every year
Devs urge the rest of the industry to follow suit in reducing plastic use.
Report: Google Wifi 2 is half Wi-Fi router, half Google Home
Google's long-rumored combo device will reportedly launch alongside the Pixel 4.
Los Angeles partnership launches platform to help people catch phishes
Nonprofit LA Cyber Lab launches app to help small businesses spot phishing, malware.
Protocol found in webcams and DVRs is fueling a new round of big DDoSes
WSD is supposed to be confined to local networks. It's not, and researchers are concerned.
The world’s best bush plane is destroyed on takeoff in Reno
Mike Patey and his two passengers were unharmed, but the plane wasn't so lucky.
HP debuts Elite Dragonfly 2-in-1 with ultra-light chassis, 24-hour battery life
Mixing privacy and security features with Ultrabook style—starting at $1,549.
Musk spent $50,000 digging into critic’s personal life
"Bet ya a signed dollar it's true" was an expression of uncertainty, Musk says.
Trump to eliminate California’s car emission standards waiver
New standards aren't ready, so the target is the main barrier to their adoption.
Borderlands 3 is a lot more Borderlands, in ways both good and bad
Impressions: Small interface improvements matched by sloppiness around the edges.
Fresh analysis of LIGO data supports “no hair” theorem for black holes
Ringdown overtones yield accurate estimates of mass and spin of a new black hole.
Millions of Americans’ medical images and data are available on the Internet
Anyone can take a peek.
Feds seek to seize all profits from Snowden’s book over NDA violation
Snowden didn't submit it to gov't for pre-approval; DOJ says he's in breach of contract.
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