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An “exhilarating” start for Dragon, but the hard tests are still to come
"To be frank, I'm a little emotionally exhausted."
Feds investigate why a Tesla crashed into a truck Friday, killing driver
It's not known if Autopilot was active at the time of the crash.
True Detective’s stellar third season will restore your faith in the series
Nick Pizzolatto finds his lost mojo with haunting tale of fractured time and memory.
Forget growing weed—make yeast spit out CBD and THC instead
Loading brewer’s yeast with cannabis genes turns them into cannabinoid factories
The poshest SUV of them all: Rolls-Royce Cullinan first drive
This very expensive SUV can get down and dirty off-roading.
Craters on Pluto suggest Kuiper Belt ate its smaller bodies
Both Pluto and Charon have a dearth of craters made by small objects.
SpaceX launches Crew Dragon on its way to the space station [Updated]
"This vehicle has to work."
Hundreds of hospitals punished for lax safety. Here’s how to see if yours is one
Hospital group argues the penalties are misguided and calculated unfairly.
Fortnite teams with Weezer in attempt to become the next Second Life
Follows record-breaking stream of DJ Marshmello concert inside its battlegrounds.
Comcast set mobile pins to “0000,” helping attackers steal phone numbers
Xfinity Mobile deploys fix after weak PIN system fueled number-porting attacks.
Amazon to open all-new grocery stores separate from Whole Foods
Dozens of new stores are in the works, and the first may open before 2019's end.
HBO boss quits as owner AT&T seeks more shows and more profit
Richard Plepler, 28-year veteran of HBO, was reportedly frustrated by new owner.
The rise of tech-worker activism
Video: Leigh Honeywell created Never Again pledge and a company devoted to tech-worker safety.
The marriage of SpaceX and NASA hasn’t been easy—but it’s been fruitful
"They’re forcing us to look at things in a new way, and I think that’s really cool."
Deep space dial-up: How NASA speeds up its interplanetary communications
“Not much room to improve radio frequency tech... We're running out of low-hanging fruit."
Rocket Report: Soyuz soars, Firefly plans, SpaceX warns of European aid
"If I were betting, I would say this year the chances are very, very high."
A new triple-A Star Wars game will be announced at Celebration Chicago in April
The studio behind CoD: Modern Warfare and Titanfall is working on a Star Wars game.
This is your brain on bungee jumping: Cliff divers take the leap for science
Extreme stress doesn't impact "readiness potential." That's good news for BCIs.
Amazon’s latest program to curb emissions? One delivery day per house, per week
Amazon has been testing the program with a few customers, but now it becomes official.
Tesla announces $35,000 Model 3, is closing its stores to pay for it
220 miles of range and cloth seats for the cheapest-ever Tesla.
The real reason that Microsoft is already testing a 2020 Windows release? Azure
Internal platforms have gotten out of sync and need to be realigned.
YouTube will disable comments on most videos of kids because of pedophiles
Only a few select channels can keep comments enabled on videos with children.
The Volvo Polestar 2 is the first Google Android car
Google takes its smartphone market strategy to cars, starting with the Polestar 2.
Searching for the ships Cortés burned before destroying the Aztecs
The conquistador scuttled his ships before marching inland to destroy Tenochtitlan.
Dealmaster: Get a pair of Anker wireless noise-cancelling headphones for $80
Plus new lows for LG's OLED TVs, deals on iPads, the Xbox One X, and more.
Get ready for a Facebook-sponsored cryptocurrency
New York Times: Facebook is building a new cryptocurrency for WhatsApp payments.
Singing mice could offer clues about how human brains manage conversation
One part of the mouse's brain creates the song, another coordinates the duets.
PG&E: It’s likely our equipment was “ignition point” for deadly Camp Fire
Report suggests upgrades were delayed for years on related transmission lines.
After delays, OneWeb launches its first six low-Earth broadband satellites
OneWeb has big plan for low-latency Internet, but won't meet goal of 2019 rollout.
A 2,000-year-old tattoo needle still has ink on the tip
Archaeologists found the oldest tattooing tool ever discovered in North America.
EU officials say Facebook, Twitter, Google failing in “fake news” battle
Social media platforms aren’t living up to voluntary code of conduct, commissioner says.
Microsoft’s latest security service uses human intelligence, not artificial
Computers are good at processing vast amounts of data, but humans still have their uses.
Why arcade Pac-Man players literally grabbed onto the game
Investigating the "cabinet grip" that wore down the sides of Pac-Man arcade cabinets.
It’s Magneto’s levitating machine guns vs the Dark Phoenix in new trailer
Director Simon Kinberg reimagines the canonical storyline from the X-Men comics.
New ToeJam & Earl game, 8Bitdo controller get Genesis nostalgia right
Sega wasn't involved with game or controller, but its Sega Ages line gets a shout, too.
Elon Musk said he doesn’t respect the SEC—he might come to regret it
"The SEC takes this very seriously," a legal scholar told Ars.
Google turbo-charging the back button with Chrome’s new “back/forward cache”
Company claims that 19% of pages on mobile Chrome come from hitting back.
Ridley Scott’s Alien will finally be released in 4K HDR for its 40th anniversary
The new Blu-ray will include both the theatrical cut and the director's cut.
Alphabet subsidiary trained AI to predict wind output 36 hours in advance
Intermittent power supply is a problem for the grid, and predicting it has value.
A new showrunner will bring Star Trek: Discovery back for season three
Alex Kurtzman will share executive producing duties with Michelle Paradise.
The city of Angkor died a slow death
Sediment cores suggest Angkor went out because of a century of neglect.
McLaren knocks it out of the park again with the 720S Spider convertible
It's lighter, more powerful, faster, and more useable than the outgoing 650S Spider.
Here’s why you shouldn’t cremate radioactive dead people
During investigation, researchers found different isotope in crematory operator.
Migrating blue whales rely on memory to find their feeding grounds
In a rapidly changing climate, those memories may lead them astray.
First trailer for The OA looks as strangely surreal as its predecessor
For those with mixed feelings about the series, Part II looks like more of the same.
The advent of cheap, renewable hydrogen is nigh
As the price of wind turbines tumbles, the hydrogen fuel cell revolution is nigh.
FTC’s first case over fake paid Amazon reviews targets dodgy diet pills
Company paid $1,000 for fake reviews, admits there's no evidence for diet claims.
Energizer’s brick of a smartphone uses “world’s most powerful” phone battery
18mm-thick smartphone goes just a bit overboard in the quest for more battery.
Cooling 2D ion crystal may pave way for large-scale quantum computer
System hides cold ions from cooling laser, allowing hot ions to be selectively cooled.
Report: US Cyber Command took Russian trolls offline during midterms
Measures against Internet Research Agency apparently went beyond sliding into DMs.
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