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Old Falcon 9 rockets done firing their engines will now inflame imaginations
"We feel confident that people will want to come and see one of these rockets."
Jeff Bezos unveils his sweeping vision for humanity’s future in space
"It's time to go back to the Moon—this time to stay.”
Feds charge Chinese national in 2015 breach of health insurer Anthem
Breach using spear phishing and backdoors exposed data for 78.8 million people.
Final Fantasy VII remake finally looks like a video game—and it’s a pretty one
More to come "in June." For now, we can confirm active battling a la FFXV.
Open source bug poses threat to sites running multiple CMSes
Drupal, Joomla, and Typo3 all bitten by bug in PharStreamWrapper.
The last reactor at Three Mile Island is shutting down
Plant owner Exelon said the reactor would shut down by September 30.
Dealmaster: Grab a pair of Anker wireless noise-cancelling headphones for $80
Plus $30 off a Nintendo Switch, Pixel 3A and Amazon device deals, and much more.
SpaceX broadband testing to ramp up with launch of dozens of satellites
Demo satellites launch next week; "satellites for actual service" later in 2019.
Pennywise is back and as terrifying as ever in first trailer for IT: Chapter II
"You know what they say about Derry. No one who dies here ever really dies."
One of our favorite ST: The Next Generation episodes aired 31 years ago
Conspiracy came right at the end of season 1, and it stands out even today.
Drones used missiles with knife warhead to take out single terrorist targets
Hellfire missile has spring-loaded blades created to minimize collateral damage.
Facebook co-founder calls for breakup of Facebook
Chris Hughes says Zuckerberg sacrificed "security and civility for clicks."
Microsoft patented a braille-displaying controller accessory for the blind
Text-heavy games are often inaccessible to the visually impaired, company notes.
Vader Immortal world premiere: Star Wars comes to VR with story, humor, stakes
First episode comes to Oculus Quest on May 21, offers 45 minutes of thrills for $10.
Hackers breached 3 US antivirus companies, researchers reveal
Source code, network access being sold online by "Fxmsp" collective.
Bitcoin is worth $6,000 for the first time this year
Bitcoin's price has been rising in recent weeks and it's not clear why.
Google Pixel 3A hands-on: The only Pixel phone to buy
Google's cost cutting doesn't hurt the plastic Pixel much.
Senator Hawley announces bill banning loot boxes, pay-to-win mechanics
"Game developers shouldn’t be allowed to monetize addiction," Mo. Republican says.
SpaceX had a problem during a parachute test in April
"We did not get the results we wanted."
HBO drops first teaser for its upcoming Watchmen series
Don't call it a reboot. Showrunner Damon Lindelof says it's more of a remix.
Unless you want your payment card data skimmed, avoid these commerce sites
A skimming campaign continues to infect sites with malicious JavaScript.
Who can convince those who reject climate science? Maybe their kids
Experiment showed middle-schoolers got their parents thinking.
Bethesda’s latest Elder Scrolls adventure taken down amid cries of plagiarism
Pulled "Elsweyr" RPG is extremely similar to a D&D adventure published in 2016.
Why organizing Uber and Lyft drivers is a big challenge
Drivers around the world are switching off their apps on Wednesday.
UK goes a whole week without using coal-fired electricity
The cradle of the Industrial Revolution is turning a corner away from pollution.
Ajit Pai refuses to investigate Frontier’s horrible telecom service
Long outages and bad customer service mar Frontier's government-funded network.
Dealmaster: There’s a bunch of special offers for the new Google Pixel 3A
Including $100 gift cards and a few trade-in deals.
“RobbinHood” ransomware takes down Baltimore City government networks
A year after 911 system hit, most of city's networks are down.
Lenovo adds AMD Ryzen Pro-powered laptops to its ThinkPad family
You can get the first available models at the end of May starting at $939.
VW’s record-breaking electric car takes on world’s scariest racetrack, Nürburgring
After shattering the record at Pikes Peak, the ID R takes on the Nürburgring.
Porsche, Fiat face multimillion-dollar payouts in separate diesel scandals
Porsche played a small role in diesel scandals, but it benefitted from the cheating.
Cray, AMD to build 1.5 exaflops supercomputer for US government
System will mix Epyc CPUs and Radeon Instinct GPUs.
Waymo expands Phoenix self-driving service by putting 10 cars on Lyft
Lyft customers in the Phoenix area will be able to choose a self-driving taxi.
Google debuts “next-generation” Assistant, coming to next Pixel phones
Plus, a new hands-free Driving Mode and Waze support.
Meet the Google Pixel 3a: A midrange phone with a flagship camera for $399
A plastic body, slower SoC, and other cuts get the Pixel down to a new low price.
Google renames Assistant home devices, debuts $229 Nest Hub Max
The Google Assistant got yet another home today, this time in the Nest lineup.
Disney delays Avatar quadrilogy, dates three live-action Star Wars films
We're not sure when Fandango will start pre-selling tickets to 2027's Avatar 5, but...
Charter squeezes more money out of Internet users with new cancellation policy
No more prorated final bills: Charter/Spectrum makes it more expensive to cancel.
Claptrap voice actor accuses Gearbox CEO of assault, underpayment
Pitchford says former VP is "bitter and disgruntled" about 2017 dismissal.
After a few misfires, Army’s newest pistol program is slow on the draw
Video: Army says program is on track but cuts 2020 budget for pistols from SIG Sauer.
Dealmaster: A ton of Amazon Kindle, Echo, and Fire devices are on sale today
Plus 25% off a new Roomba, a big Lenovo ThinkPad discount, and much more.
Why a Republican senator wants the FTC to throw the book at Facebook
Senators want "resounding precedent" against Facebook in privacy case.
With SpaceX scrub, NASA again demonstrates commitment to innovation
"The agency is investing in keeping the United States on the leading edge."
Android Auto gets a big UI revamp
A new bottom bar lets you control music and maps at the same time.
Stolen NSA hacking tools were used in the wild 14 months before Shadow Brokers leak
Already criticized for not protecting its exploit arsenal, the NSA has a new lapse.
Birth of Middle Earth: Tolkien biopic explores beloved author’s early years
Director Dome Karukoski talks about bringing the author's interior life to the screen.
Windows 10 will soon ship with a full, open source, GPLed Linux kernel
The new Windows Subsystem for Linux will use a real Linux kernel.
Amazon discriminates against pregnant women, seven lawsuits have said
At least seven pregnancy discrimination lawsuits have been filed in eight years.
Ancient Bolivian ritual kit contains traces of hallucinogens
The shaman's repertoire may have included cocaine and ayahuasca.
BlizzCon 2019 tickets revolve around invasive, poorly reviewed smartphone app
And, lo, did fans sarcastically reply, "You guys all have phones, right?"
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