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Anti-cheat software causing big problems for Windows 10 previews
Months-old problem means we haven't had a slow ring release since last year.
IT snafu leads to IBM asking applicants if they are “yellow” or “coloured”
IBM included Brazilian and South African racial terms in a US intern application.
Pokémon Sword and Shield will hit Switch in “late 2019”
New starter critters and environments shown for eighth-generation RPG.
This is the Polestar 2, a new battery EV from Volvo’s performance brand
Launch editions are $63,000 before tax credits, but expect a $40,000 version too.
Dealmaster: As prices on last year’s OLED TVs fall, LG’s B8 is now $400 off
The good TV price drops are starting to arrive.
Twenty minutes into the future with OpenAI’s Deep Fake Text AI
GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT GOAT...
Physicists set world record in tabletop plasma acceleration with laser drill
Laser pulses make like a speedboat, churning up wakes that electrons can "surf."
How Apple and app developers will try to entice you to subscribe, not just pay once
Apple continues to refine subscriptions for devs in hopes they'll adopt the model.
USB 3.2 is going to make the current USB branding even worse
People already get the names wrong, so the USB group has doubled down on bad naming.
Three hours after allying with 8chan, THQ Nordic goes into full apology mode
"I do not condone child pornography, white supremacy, or racism in any shape or form."
Renewable energy policies actually work
Countries where emissions dropped push conservation and switching power sources.
Dealmaster: Get a new Nintendo Switch console for $270
Plus Red Dead Redemption 2 for $40, the 9.7" iPad for $250, and 4KTV deals.
Oppo’s foldable smartphone is another futuristic wraparound display device
Oppo's foldable features an interesting looking "bike chain" hinge design.
Nadella: Microsoft will sell war tech to democracies to “protect freedoms”
A growing number of employees feel that the military project crosses a line.
Appeals court rejects government bid to reverse AT&T/Time Warner deal
The Trump administration argued the deal would raise prices for consumers.
Utility to pay $119.5 million settlement after massive 2015 natural gas leak
Aliso Canyon leak was the worst gas leak in the US from a climate perspective.
Video: How Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun punished the computers of the day
War Stories sets its sights on Command & Conquer's CD-ROM and pathfinding challenges.
String of ions may out-compute best quantum computers
New ion-based quantum computer debuts by computing the ground state of water.
Apple Watch may finally gain sleep-tracking abilities in 2020
And that may mean big gains in battery life to support the feature.
Europe unveils design of reusable rocket that looks a lot like a Falcon 9
"I have no problem saying we didn’t invent anything."
Supermicro hardware weaknesses let researchers backdoor an IBM cloud server
Other providers of bare-metal cloud computing might also be vulnerable to BMC hack.
Lenovo introduces the ThinkVision M14—a 14-inch, portable, USB-C monitor
The company brought new laptops to MWC, but they're mostly spec bumps.
SEC declares war on Elon Musk after another misleading tweet
SEC says Musk broke a promise to get tweets pre-approved by Tesla lawyers.
Airlines pledged to buy carbon offsets to slow warming, but that’s not enough
Funding existing or profitable projects is an empty gesture.
Microsoft takes a big step towards putting Xbox games on Windows
New Windows 10 builds are using Xbox's infrastructure for Windows games.
Windstream, ISP with 1 million customers, files for bankruptcy
Windstream bankruptcy comes after $310 million court loss against hedge fund.
Striking study finds a climate tipping point in clouds
We aren't likely to see it happen, but it's still sobering.
Citing parental freedom, Arizona lawmakers move ahead with anti-vaccine bills
Proponent of anti-vaccine bills falsely claims there's "research on both sides."
These scientists studied Louisiana roadkill to learn more about dinosaurs
Braving maggots, "corpse cheese," and rotting carcasses, all in the name of science.
Nokia’s new smartphones bring a surprisingly modern design for under $170
HMD/Nokia's 2019 smartphone lineup begins to take shape.
Verizon says phone-sale fraud is up, wants to lock new phones to fight it
Verizon needs OK from FCC for 60-day locks because of 700MHz open-access rules.
Trump climate advisory panel structured to avoid public records
Scientists with fringe views being recruited to disavow Trump admin's own report.
Suicide instructions spliced into kids’ cartoons on YouTube and YouTube Kids
“Sideways for attention. Longways for results,” a man says in the middle of a cartoon.
Microsoft puts mixed reality, high-speed 3D rendering, and Kinect vision into cloud
HoloLens 2 isn't the only part of Microsoft's plans for augmented reality.
Forget Face ID, the LG G8 comes with palm-reading “Hand ID” biometrics
LG's latest smartphone will authenticate you via the veins in your hand.
Sony’s latest flagship phone is the 21:9 Xperia 1, and it’s very tall
Plus two new mid-rangers. But sadly no sign of a new compact phone.
LG’s V50 answers the foldable phone craze with a detachable second screen
What would you do with two 6-inch OLED displays?
XPS 13 2019 review: One small move made Dell’s best laptop even better
Key fixes in this year's model mean the $899 XPS 13 has few things holding it back.
It’s not termites: new study gives fresh take on how “fairy circles” form
Odd circular gaps in grassland growth likely due to resource competition. Or dragons.
Plain wrong: Millions of utility customers’ passwords stored in plain text
"It's ridiculous vendors are replying to researchers via general counsel, not bug bounty."
Arizona utility reveals battery deals that give California a run for its money
Depending on how the battery contracts are filled, they could be largest in the nation.
We’ve got our first glimpse of BBC’s His Dark Materials and it looks glorious
James McAvoy, Lin Manuel-Miranda, and Ruth Wilson star, with Dafne Keen as Lyra.
Microsoft unveils HoloLens 2: twice the field of view, eye tracking
The headset remains squarely aimed at the enterprise.
Move over Samsung, Huawei’s foldable smartphone is an absolute stunner
A single 8-inch wraparound display offers an alternative to the Galaxy Fold.
It was a wreck-filled start of the year for NASCAR at the Daytona 500
Chaos reigns in Florida at the 2019 Daytona 500.
Meet the Nokia 9: Five cameras bring a different approach to phone photography
Many cameras combine to make a single, higher-quality photo.
Sentient rock gods, Hamlet, and a dash of LOTR: Ann Leckie’s The Raven Tower
Author of the beloved Ancillary Justice tackles a different genre in 2019.
Google: Software is never going to be able to fix Spectre-type bugs
Researchers also devise a Spectre-like attack with no known mitigation.
Apple closes two Dallas stores in apparent bid to ward off patent trolls
Apple is fleeing the patent-friendly courts of the Eastern District of Texas.
This strange “paint disease” is putting Georgia O’Keeffe paintings at risk
Soon conservators will be able to use equivalent of Star Trek tricorder for diagnosis.
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