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Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest airplane, takes flight
Six-engine aircraft with a wingspan of 117 meters hit a top speed of 189mph.
Terry Gilliam’s Don Quixote film finally hits the big screen after 25 years
Jonathan Pryce and Adam Driver star in this visually stunning, often incoherent film.
Science and bicycling meet in a new helmet design
New helmet is supposed to solve a problem identified in studies of NFL injuries.
A security researcher with a grudge is dropping Web 0days on innocent users
Exploits published over the past three weeks exposed 160,000 websites to potent attacks.
Who had the most merciful death on Game of Thrones? Science has an answer
Physicist Rebecca Thompson weighs in on all your burning science questions for GoT.
How a mobile game is reopening a hidden chapter in Taiwan’s history
Unforgivable examines Taiwan's White Terror through a ludonarrative lens.
Review: Beloved board game Castles of Burgundy is now an app
"Point salad?" Maybe, but it's still terrific in app form.
Cook your burgers well this weekend: Beef tied to massive E. coli outbreak
CDC says the exact source is still being investigated.
FCC “consumer advisory” panel includes ALEC, big foe of municipal broadband
Pai brings ALEC to FCC despite AT&T and Verizon quitting the controversial group.
New video of Intelsat 29e satellite reveals dramatic “anomaly”
The Intelsat 29e problem comes amid a string of satellite issues in geostationary orbit.
Microsoft’s Spring Sale makes Xbox Game Pass an absolute bargain
The weather is nice, so what better time to sit in front of the TV?
Dealmaster: The iPhone SE is back (again) at Apple, starting at $249
This deal probably won't last long, so grab it while you can.
Yet another state (Washington, this time) passed 100% clean energy legislation
Hawaii, California, New Mexico suggest climate policies are popular at state level.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been revealed with a stunning trailer
Episode IX has a name, a new robot buddy, and more, coming "this Christmas."
Ajit Pai proposes $20 billion for “up to” gigabit-speed rural broadband
$20 billion over 10 years to connect up to 4 million rural homes and businesses.
We can admit it—we’re dazzled by the controlled fury of the Falcon Heavy
This very tall image of 27 engines firing is worth checking out.
Stressed-out laser diode may deliver 200Gb/s data rates
Stressing a laser diode, and spin polarized electrons yields 200GHz modulation.
DVD and Blu-ray sales nearly halved over five years, MPAA report says
The MPAA report is chock-full of interesting figures about a changing industry.
Rocket Report: Virgin to fly from Guam, why SpaceX is mum on the Moon plan
"The investors are fundamentally missing the change that’s happening at the company."
Tesla starts leasing Model 3s; $35,000 version is now software-locked
Autopilot is now a mandatory option, but it's dropped in price again to compensate.
Disney+ launches on November 12 for $6.99/mo, plus new Marvel, Star Wars series
Plus, The Simpsons; may be bundled with Hulu, ESPN Plus "at a discounted price."
Strong corporate desktop sales limit the decline of the PC market
Shortages of Intel processors are claimed to be a big part of the decline.
One Falcon Heavy rocket launched, three Falcon cores landed [Updated]
Musk said there is a 5 to 10 percent chance of failure with this mission.
YouTube, Facebook put up ad roadblocks for Weedcraft, Inc. business sim
Tycoon-style sim focuses on building marijuana empire in "semi prohibition-era."
Declassified photos from U2 planes are helping archaeologists unlock the past
Code-named CHESS, the flyover missions were meant to monitor military targets.
Acer’s new ConceptD line is for creatives who want powerful yet quiet PCs
Acer also debuted new Chromebooks and updated its most popular gaming laptops.
A private spacecraft from Israel crashed into the Moon Thursday [Updated]
No private company has ever achieved what SpaceIL is trying to do.
NASA’s Twins Study: A great control, but a sample size of one
NASA's Twins Study publishes details on space's effect on human health.
Dealmaster: Get a Dell gaming laptop with 16GB of RAM and a GTX 1060 for $799
Plus deals on God of War, mesh Wi-Fi routers, Lenovo ThinkPads, and more.
Google+ is back! Meet the enterprise-focused “Google Currents”
Consumers may have been kicked off of the service, but G+ lives on for the enterprise.
MIT says we’re overlooking a near-term solution to diesel trucking emissions
All-electric semis may take too long to get on the road, researchers say.
The nutrition study the $30B supplement industry doesn’t want you to see
Popping vitamins is no substitute for eating nutritious foods, study suggests.
You can now buy Intel’s priceless, power-hungry i9-9990XE
Intel auctioned the chips to system builders; one builder has decided to sell them.
Limiting climate change could save the US a ton of money
Inaction would cost at least $500 billion per year by the end of the century.
YouTube TV adds channels and raises price—you can’t opt out of either change
YouTube TV raises price from $40 to $50 for new and existing customers.
Illinois bill banning eavesdropping by IoT devices defanged by tech lobby
Lobbyists: Bill would punish even if failure to disclose was "accidental."
Panasonic stops investing in Tesla Gigafactories as sales slump
Panasonic has lost a lot of money making battery cells for Tesla over the past year.
Julian Assange arrested, charged with conspiracy to hack US computers
Assange had been holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London since 2012.
Serious flaws leave WPA3 vulnerable to hacks that steal Wi-Fi passwords
Next-gen standard was supposed to make password cracking a thing of the past. It won't.
The Porsche Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo—to hybrid or not to hybrid?
The Panamera Turbo comes in two flavors, and the more powerful one is a hybrid.
Why the US still won’t require SS7 fixes that could secure your phone
The regulatory back door big telecom uses to weaken security regulation.
Amazon admits that employees review “small sample” of Alexa audio
Amazon says it uses human transcriptions to "improve the customer experience."
After pushback from states and cities, Amazon Go might accept cash
Company could also accept SNAP benefits, but how it will change remains unclear.
SpaceX scrubs Falcon Heavy launch due to upper level winds [Updated]
This launch will mark the first commercial flight of the Falcon Heavy rocket.
SNL’s Kate McKinnon will play Theranos’ Elizabeth Holmes in new Hulu series
McKinnon will also executive produce the show, based on popular "The Dropout" podcast.
Yahoo tries to settle 3-billion-account data breach with $118 million payout
Verizon-owned Yahoo boosted offer after judge rejected first settlement.
Developers love Python and TypeScript, get paid for Clojure, and aren’t using blockchain
Visual Basic remains as unpopular as ever.
Japanese F-35 crashed into Pacific, rest of fleet grounded
Wreckage recovered, search for pilot continues.
Twitter blocks Trump 2020 video over Dark Knight Rises music
Copyright's fair use doctrine gives candidates fairly broad leeway.
DHS, FBI say election systems in all 50 states were targeted in 2016
Joint Intelligence Bulletin issued in March says Russian hacking efforts were wide-ranging.
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