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Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson eradicated from splash text
Both the Java and the console versions of the game have been updated.
Office Depot rigged PC malware scans to sell unneeded $300 tech support
Office Depot and its software supplier have to pay $35 million toward refunds.
UK cyber security officials report Huawei’s security practices are a mess
Huawei never delivered on changes promised years ago, National Cybersecurity Centre reports.
Dealmaster: Get an Anker wall charger with a 30W USB-C PD port for $20
Plus a $50 Amazon gift card with Office 365, lots of storage deals, and more.
Space Channel 5 VR hands-on: Ulala’s back, and I met her
Throw your hands up and dance away the alien invaders.
Today, WarCraft 1 & 2 get their first-ever digital launch—and it’s on GOG
Bundle arrives three weeks after Diablo 1's surprise GOG launch. We go hands-on.
Thousands of years ago, a warm Arctic made mid-latitudes drier
Paleoclimate records show precipitation trends that could be repeated.
In 1959, Volvo gave us the seat belt—here’s what its safety team is building now
Its goal is no deaths or serious injuries in a new Volvo by 2020.
House Democrats introduce bill to keep the US in the Paris Agreement
The bill would strip any federal funds for exiting the agreement.
An Alabama representative just let the cat out of the bag with the SLS rocket
Rep. Aderholt says these programs provide a lot of jobs.
A rogue’s gallery of bad actors is exploiting that critical WinRAR flaw
Code-execution vulnerability is being used to install password stealers and much more.
Kintetsu Railway in Japan installs 42 Tesla Powerpacks as backup electricity
The installation will be Tesla's fourth largest in the Asia-Pacific region.
Trump signs executive order to make America greater than EMPs
Order combines hardening against mythical high-altitude attack with space weather readiness.
Monsters from another dimension invade Earth in cosmic thriller Starfish
The film grew out of director A.T. White's own experiences with grief and loss.
Xiaomi’s “100W” quick charging goes from 0 to 100 in 17 minutes
18V/4.5A charging solution smokes the competition (hopefully not literally).
There’s this new 4K Falcon 9 video you probably want to watch
Like, don't even bother reading the article.
Facebook’s new rules come down against white nationalism, separatism
Acknowledges cat-and-mouse: "People [will] try to game our systems to spread hate."
Putting Sony’s 4.2 million PSVR sales in context
Headset's attach rate is somewhere in the Sega CD/32X range.
Microsoft exec bans company from pulling any dumb April Fools’ pranks
Internal memo says that pranks have little upside and can too often backfire.
FTC investigates whether ISPs sell your browsing history and location data
AT&T, Comcast, Verizon, T-Mobile, Google face probe into privacy and targeted ads.
Why debts associated with poverty can cause long-lasting problems
Keeping track of debt drains your mental resources.
New Tesla chair on Elon Musk: “I don’t think he poses any challenges”
"The company is running very well," Tesla's Robyn Denholm argues.
India shoots down a weather satellite, declares itself a “space power”
"It shows the remarkable dexterity of India’s outstanding scientists."
Hallucinating mice bring us one step closer to what’s going on in the brain
New study concludes the brain may just be over-interpreting a lack of information.
We put our hands all over the weirdest game controllers of the year
Plus, eat a puzzle game, feed book pages to a robot, and sit on a couch... from hell.
Senate vote puts Green New Deal resolution to bed
Protest votes from Democrats came after no hearings on the resolution were scheduled.
Lion Air 737 MAX crew had seconds to react, Boeing simulation finds
Boeing test pilots determine crash was unavoidable if MCAS wasn't shut down in 40 seconds.
Emergency declared in NY over measles, unvaccinated barred from public spaces
County official calls resistance to outbreak response "unacceptable and irresponsible."
New Huawei phone has a 5x optical zoom, thanks to a periscope lens
How do you cram a 5x zoom into the P30 Pro? Just turn the whole assembly sideways!
74% of US coal plants threatened by renewables, but emissions continue to rise
In the US, coal is challenged by newer technology, but it's not happening fast enough.
HTML email reborn, as Google brings AMP to your inbox
With AMP embeds, email can now contain rich interactivity, not just text and pictures.
Vice President directs NASA to return to the Moon by 2024
"If our current contractors can't meet this objective, then we'll find ones that will."
How Microsoft found a Huawei driver that opened systems to attack
Monitoring systems were looking for attacks using technique popularized by the NSA.
A superposition of possible facts causes quantum conflict
Measurement of a measurement result leads to a disagreeable answer.
Verizon refuses to admit that its “first to 5G” commercials are misleading
Ad industry self-regulator urges Verizon to pull 5G ads, but Verizon files appeal.
Sony stops selling digital game codes at physical retailers
But you can still buy PSN currency in multiple deonominations.
Dealmaster: Get Roku’s Streaming Stick+ 4K media streamer for $49
Plus a big gaming accessories sale at Amazon, iPad deals, and more.
EU parliament passes controversial copyright overhaul [Updated]
The maddeningly vague EU copyright overhaul approved on Tuesday, explained.
It’s unfortunate NASA canceled the all-female EVA, but it’s the right decision
Yes, NASA is telling the truth.
Casino Screwup Royale: A tale of “ethical hacking” gone awry
"Ethical hackers" tried to disclose problems to a casino software company—it got messy.
Apple releases iOS 12.2 with support for News+ service, new AirPods [Updated]
Apple also updated macOS today to support its news and magazine service.
Music labels sue Charter, complain that high Internet speeds fuel piracy
Sony, Universal, Warner claim Charter refused to kick music pirates off network.
Hijacked ASUS software updates installed backdoor on at least 0.5 million PCs
"ShadowHammer" used ASUS' own digital certificate and update system to infect systems worldwide.
Apple debuts its own credit card with a physical version to complement the app
No annual fees are a draw, but interest rates have not yet been made public.
Edge-on-Chromium approaches; build leaks, extensions page already live
Like Google, Microsoft will have three pre-release tracks.
Apple finally enters TV streaming space with new Apple TV+ service
It's kind of Netflix, kind of Amazon, and kind of something else.
Apple unveils Apple Arcade subscription service for iOS, Mac, Apple TV games
Coming "this fall," can swap from iOS to Mac and back. Pricing not yet confirmed.
Apple News+: A newsstand of 300 glossy magazines for $9.99/month
The service brings content from a wide range of publications under one digital roof.
$35 billion in research funding “now at stake” after Trump executive order
Vague order wants research funding agencies to look into First Amendment issues.
Liveblog: Apple unveils its TV service and more at the March 25 “It’s show time” event
Starting at 1pm ET / 10 am PT, follow along with everything Apple announces.
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