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Dealmaster: You can still convert 3 years of Xbox Live to Game Pass Ultimate for $1
Plus Prime-only deals on a bunch of Amazon devices, Xbox One gamepads, and more.
Rockstar Games Launcher: We install it on Windows so you don’t have to [Updated]
How badly do you want another PC games launcher?
Lawsuit: AT&T signed customers up for DirecTV Now without their knowledge
AT&T faces investor lawsuit as TV business continues freefall.
Google Fi gets a cheaper “unlimited” plan, bundled cloud storage
With the cloud storage, you'll save about $12 over the old Fi unlimited plan.
Video: DOD pulls plug on Boeing/Raytheon missile interceptor program
DOD takes its search for a multi-target interceptor into recompete.
This is what it’s like driving a Bugatti Chiron at 305mph
We caught up with Bugatti's Le Mans-winning test driver at the Frankfurt auto show.
Richard Stallman leaves MIT after controversial remarks on rape
Free software pioneer has history of controversial comments about underage sex.
NBC Peacock is Comcast’s dive into the crazy streaming-video fray
Exclusive series, classic TV reboots, and Saved by the Bell with a possible new Zack.
Aquaculture may be the future of seafood, but its past is ancient
A study suggests that people in ancient China started farming carp around 6200 BCE.
Oh, frak: There’s another Battlestar Galactica reboot coming
All of this has happened before, and all of this will happen again...
Splitting water to make cement could clean up a dirty industry
Cement production is about 8% of CO emissions.
The worst US tropical system this year may not even have a name
The Houston metro area falls into the highest risk category.
Instigator of fatal Kansas swatting receives prison sentence
Viner arranged the swatting after losing a reported $1.50 bet.
Missiles and drones that hit Saudi oil fields: Made in Iran, but fired by whom?
Evidence shows Iran supplied cruise missiles, "loitering munitions" used previously.
Audible fires back at book publishers, says captions are fair use
"Audible Captions is not a book of any kind," Audible writes in court filing.
Google’s next flagship smartphone launches October 15
We'll see the Pixel 4 and probably a bunch of other Google hardware.
Password-exposing bug purged from LastPass extensions
Google Project Zero finds and reports flaw in widely used password manager.
Knives made of frozen feces don’t make the cut, disproving well-known legend
The knives simply melted upon contact, leaving behind streaks of melted poop.
WSJ: Amazon changed search results to boost profits despite internal dissent
Amazon denies report; WSJ says algorithm uses factors associated with profitability.
Spouse of Ring exec among lawmakers trying to weaken Calif. privacy law
The assemblywoman said her husband's job has nothing whatsoever to do with it.
Disney CEO Bob Iger resigns from his Apple board seat
The news came in an SEC filing on Friday.
It’s real and it’s spectacular: Netflix buys exclusive rights to stream Seinfeld
5-year "global" deal begins in 2021; lands as services battle over classic series.
Dear Honda, this adorable electric car needs to come to the US
This battery-electric hatchback was the best thing at the Frankfurt auto show.
After Sacklers shift at least $1 billion around, Purdue files for bankruptcy
The OxyContin-maker filed for bankruptcy as part of a proposed $10-$12 billion deal.
OnePlus’ next flagship smartphone launches September 26
We'll know all about the OnePlus 7T soon, with OnePlus 7T Pro info coming October 10.
Say hello to 802.11ax: Wi-Fi 6 device certification begins today
Wi-Fi 6 is officially here.
Devs restore Modern Warfare’s mini-map after two days of beta backlash
Infinity Ward still tinkering with ideas, including an enemy-free mini-map.
What it was like to fly the baddest airplane the world has ever known
“The X-15 was the most demanding airplane I’ve ever flown."
Here’s what happened in the impact crater the day it did in the dinos
Rock core allows researchers to create an incredible timeline.
How do you leave a warning that lasts as long as nuclear waste?
Burying radioactive waste is seen as the safe way—how do we tell future generations?
The fight over fuel economy rules is getting messy
Some in Congress want to investigate the Justice Department's investigators.
How a basement hacker transformed Donkey Kong for the Atari 2600
Garry Kitchen's unlikely story is told in this excerpt from the book Arcade Perfect.
Trampoline mirror may push laser pulse through fabric of the Universe
Simply changing a mirror may allow physicists to poke a hole in the Universe.
New clues show how Russia’s grid hackers aimed for physical destruction
2016 Russian cyberattack on Ukraine intended to cause far more damage than it did.
XDA-developers’ first look at Google Camera 7, leaked from the Pixel 4
Vietnamese YouTubers extracted the Camera 7.0 APK from a pre-release Pixel4.
Meet the three North Korean hacking groups funding the country’s weapons programs
Hackers are behind attacks that wreak destruction and steal hundreds of millions of dollars.
CDC refines definition of vaping-linked illnesses, lowers case count
AS CDC clears air on illnesses, Trump announces hazy regulation.
Verizon plans 5G Home Internet in every city where it deploys mobile 5G
Verizon Wireless home Internet due for expansion, but 5G availability is sparse.
Volkswagen’s bold plan to create a new car operating system
Volkswagen Group is creating a new division just for car software.
The Midnight Society is back in trailer for Are You Afraid of the Dark? reboot
"Submitted for the approval of the Midnight Society, I call this story...."
Congress wants Facebook, Google, Apple, and Amazon emails as probe heats up
Committee requests decades' worth of records relating to basically everything.
Amazon will announce new hardware on September 25
Amazon hasn't shared details, but new Echo gadgets are likely.
Every game should copy Death Stranding’s “Very Easy Mode”
Not every player wants to suffer through gatekeeping challenges just to see a game.
ThinkPad X1 Carbon 7th-gen mini-review: Minor updates made to a stellar machine
Lenovo promised 18 hours of battery life, and it delivered with this $1,462 notebook.
Check the scope: Pen-testers nabbed, jailed in Iowa courthouse break-in attempt
Iowa court officials authorized "various means" to check county court's security.
New comet is our second interstellar visitor
Recently spotted comet is plunging down onto the Solar System at an extreme angle.
Björk made music’s first “VR pop album”—she opens up about its heartbreak
On VR's doubters: "It's a boring question. Can there be soul in technology? Yes!"
Cubed wombat poop, why your left nut runs hot, among Ig Nobel winners
Prizes honor "achievements that first make people laugh, and then make them think."
Tesla touts raceway record with 3-motor powertrain prototype
Musk: three-motor powertrain will come to Model S, X, and Roadster next year.
Hackers are exploiting a platform-agnostic flaw to track mobile phone locations
Attacks work by sending commands directly to applications stored on SIM cards.
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