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Germany’s health minister proposes a $2,790 anti-vaxxer charge
The country’s health minister also suggests banning unvaccinated children from daycares.
Armagadd-on redux: Certificate expiration caused Firefox to disable all add-ons
New version shipped after a weekend hotfix.
Pokémon characters have their own pea-sized region in brain, study finds
Stanford study scanned brains of "Pokémon experts" and compared to a control group.
Inside Electrify America’s plan to simplify electric car charging
We visit the company's HQ and R&D lab for the inside scoop.
Guidemaster: High-tech gift ideas for Mother’s Day
Geeky gift ideas that will outlive those flowers and chocolates.
Facebook’s cryptocurrency might work like loyalty points
Facebook seeks investors for planned cryptocurrency, merchants who might accept it.
What to expect from Google I/O 2019
Prepare yourself for Google I/O with a roundup of in-the-works projects.
Study: Leonardo da Vinci suffered from “claw hand,” not post-stroke paralysis
Damage to ulnar nerve would have rendered fine movement impossible in his right hand.
Dealmaster: It’s Star Wars Day, so a bunch of Star Wars things are on sale
Including deals on LEGO sets, lots of video games, and more knick-knacks.
A mysterious hacker gang is on a supply-chain hacking spree
Group of likely Chinese hackers has poisoned software of at least six companies.
HP Chromebook 14 review: One of the first AMD Chromebooks, tested
The first AMD machines are part of Chrome OS' bread and butter: low power, low cost.
Bike lanes need physical protection from car traffic, study shows
Drivers left bikes less room in the presence of parked cars and painted bike lanes.
After Dragon launch, NASA will consider using the same Falcon 9 three times
NASA explains why it was OK with scrubbing launch for a recovery issue.
After Nevada’s outrage over plutonium shipment, Energy Dept offers olive branch
The move out of Nevada will begin in 2021 and last until 2026.
Tesla fundraising push blows past $2 billion target
Strong fundraising results are a vote of confidence from Wall Street.
Study says ancient Romans may have built “invisibility cloaks” into structures
Foundational patterns in Roman theaters resemble electromagnetic cloaking devices.
Windows Solitaire inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame
Freecell was robbed.
Pornhub wants to buy Tumblr and restore site to former porn-filled glory
Tumblr owner Verizon seeks buyer months after banning adult content.
Report: Facebook looking to disrupt credit cards with cryptocurrency
Facebook's virtual currency could be pegged to traditional currencies.
After 32-bit purge, GameClub raises $2.5M to bring back classic iOS games
Premium re-releases will be "free of intrusive ads and microtransactions."
Head injuries, broken bones plague e-scooter users as more data rolls in
A three-month period in Austin, Texas, saw 20 injuries per 100,000 rides.
Mortal Kombat 11 review: Great gameplay, excessively packaged
A visual tour de force that can be a little overly gross and grindy feeling.
Rocket Report: Clarity on Dragon’s loss, key SLS rocket test to occur
"A beautiful, beautiful launch of the booster and capsule today. Incredible."
Blockchain, zero-code machine learning coming to Azure
Microsoft has started the announcements, with more to come next week.
Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew is dead at 74
Mayhew last played Chewie in the 2015 film The Force Awakens.
After trailer outcry, Sonic the Hedgehog director tells fans to expect “changes”
Admits fans "aren't happy with the design"—but how much can be changed before November?
Xbox’s new Code of Conduct: yes to “get wrecked,” “potato aim,” no to hate
New Xbox Code of Conduct translates existing legalese into online trash talk.
HoloLens 2 dev kits: $3,500, or $99/month, with Azure credits, Unity trials
Support for Unreal Engine 4 should arrive by the end of the month.
Department of Justice opens investigation into failed carbon-capture plant
The project received hundreds of millions in grants and may now be scrapped.
Putin signs “Internet sovereignty” bill that expands censorship
Bill mandates Internet filtering and creates a Russian version of DNS.
Suicide’s “contagiousness” is complicated—studies on 13 Reasons Why prove it
Researchers found a small increase in teen suicide before and after the show's release.
Ex-YouTube engineer reveals how video site worked to kill off Internet Explorer 6
Banner said that Internet Explorer 6 would soon be dropped.
Google unveils auto-delete for location, Web activity, and app usage data
New option coming soon auto-deletes usage data but doesn't cover all activity.
Pitchford promises no “free-to-play junk” for Borderlands 3
But there will be cosmetic microtransactions and special edition "boost mods."
Spot the not-Fed: A day at AvengerCon, the Army’s answer to hacker conferences
Army unit's effort brings hacker con culture to the home of military cyber.
With cash dwindling, Tesla seeks to raise $2 billion in debt and equity
For the last year, Elon Musk had said Tesla wouldn't need to raise more cash.
Dealmaster: Get Fitbit’s best smartwatch, the original Versa, for just $180
Plus an LG OLED TV for $1,070, a 9.7-inch iPad for $250, and much more.
Dragon was destroyed just before the firing of its SuperDraco thrusters
"There was an anomaly and the vehicle was destroyed."
LIGO may have spotted a black hole-neutron star merger
A few years of this and we'll understand the afterlife of dead stars.
The streaming service that wants to save the retro gaming biz from piracy
CEO talks business and tech challenges of emulating 2,000+ classic titles.
Video: Slay the Spire is a friendly game of death, but it was hard to get it right
War Stories takes a look at how community feedback shaped the game's final form.
Facing 2024 deadline, NASA issues a report defending the Lunar Gateway
"Gateway supports the acceleration of landing on the surface of the Moon in 2024."
Measles-stricken cruise ship quarantined, reportedly owned by Scientologists
Passengers are not allowed to disembark in St. Lucia, which eliminated measles in 2016.
Family of deceased Model X owner sues over 2018 crash
Lawsuit calls Walter Huang's Model X "unreasonably dangerous."
Ajit Pai says he’s fixed giant FCC error that exaggerated broadband growth
1.9M more people lack access, not a big enough error to change Pai's conclusion.
Human influence on drought started a century ago
Aerosol pollution from the '50s to the '70s may have complicated the picture.
Epic acquires Rocket League studio, bringing game to Epic’s store this year [Updated]
Steam sales will continue for now; Steam "support" will continue indefinitely.
First teaser for Veronica Mars revival is everything we loved about the series
Hulu brings back the cult favorite as an eight-episode miniseries.
Finally, a Denisovan specimen from somewhere beyond Denisova Cave
The 160,000-year-old jawbone is the first Denisovan fossil found outside Siberia.
AMD to launch new 7nm Navi GPU, Rome CPU in 3rd quarter
No mention yet of when the Zen 2 Ryzen 3000s will arrive.
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