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Updated 2025-09-16 06:00
Climate change or “just the weather?” Here’s how to answer that
Some weather extremes are getting worse. Here's how scientists figure that out.
Replicas used game-development tools to bring its sci-fi world to life
Executive Producer James Dodson on how he got big-studio effects on a modest budget.
Ticking all the boxes: Infiniti QX60 review
Infiniti hits most of the must-haves with this three-row, mid-size luxury SUV.
Angela Ahrendts, leader of Apple’s retail efforts, will depart the company in April
Apple's HR chief, Deirdre O'Brien, will take her place at the helm.
With experimental “Never slow mode,” Chrome tries to stop Web devs making it slow
There's just one small downside: It breaks the Web.
EA turns in bummer fiscal report: “We’re disappointed in our underperformance”
New games announced; after-hours EA stock trading suggests a severe drop.
Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon devices are on sale for Valentine’s Day
Plus deals on Apple gift cards, Xbox One controllers, HomePods, and more.
Netflix buys into Goop hooey with deal to make a wellness docuseries
Netflix mum on details of Goop deal as top Goop critic teases her own series.
House Democrats tell Ajit Pai: Stop screwing over the public
Pai's FCC is too secretive and too beholden to corporations, Democrats say.
Apple pays France €500 million to cover a decade of back taxes
Paris has been urging other EU states to more heavily tax Silicon Valley giants.
Drift of the North Pole forces early magnetic map update
The North Pole is moving in the direction of Siberia, necessitating an update.
Why GM is laying off more workers amid healthy profits
GM says layoffs are needed to prepare for big industry changes.
Samsung cancels partnership with counterfeit Supreme brand
Widespread ridicule forces Samsung to terminate its "Supreme Italia" partnership.
Mark Zuckerberg still thinks Facebook has made the world better
Opinion: Facebook celebrates 15 years of impact—much of which is negative.
Stinky storage: Researchers find working USB drive in seal poop
Defecated drive "downloaded" to New Zealand beach has pictures, video of seals.
AT&T’s misleading “5G E” indicator comes to 4G iPhones in iOS 12.2 beta
AT&T's 5G E icon for 4G phones previously rolled out to some Android models.
Firefox taking a hard line against noisy video, banning it from autoplaying
Firefox's policy is much simpler, and much stricter, than Chrome's.
Chrome OS’ Instant Tethering now works with more than 30 Android smartphones
15 additional Chromebooks now support the feature, too.
Google releases Chrome extension that alerts users of breached passwords
Using hashed and encrypted store, add-on securely checks logins against breach database.
Inside-out dense iron planets probably the result of massive collision
Unusual planet compositions might point to a world-shattering origin.
Apex Legends, Anthem, and EA’s (possible) February disaster
Plus, impressions of Respawn's first game in over two years: A battle royale shooter.
Prosecutors: Two men used SIM swapping to extort cryptocurrency
A third suspect was found to have a file on his computer: "Hacker Sh—t!"
FX adaptation of What We Do in the Shadows looks as good as original
Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement bring their undead mockumentary to Staten Island.
Fire (and lots of it): Berkeley researcher on the only way to fix cryptocurrency
Nicholas Weaver says bitcoin and other digital coins recapitulate 500 years of failure.
Remember the woman who was killed by an Uber AV? Her family sued Tempe
Lawsuit claims city was liable for its design of a particular median.
To protect users’ privacy, iOS 12.2 will limit Web apps’ access to iPhone’s sensors
The latest iOS beta defaults Web access to motion sensors to "off."
Netflix cancels Travelers, proving that our timeline has been abandoned
Season 3 wrapped up neatly but still left the door open to new stories.
Man who stole $5M in cryptocurrency via SIM swap pleads guilty
Prosecutors: Joel Ortiz tricked mobile firms, fraudulently transferred phone numbers.
Volkswagen’s Electrify America will buy Tesla Powerpacks to manage peak demand
100 sites will get an extra 350 kilowatt-hours to cut charging network's costs.
Microsoft’s Xbox Live is coming to Switch, iOS, Android
Achievements, friends lists, and more can come along from Xbox, PC.
It’s not that sporty, but it is rather good—the 2019 Lexus ES350 F Sport
Masses of room, and a much improved infotainment system, but the hybrid's probably the pick.
Ajit Pai loses in court—judges overturn gutting of tribal broadband program
Court: FCC failed to provide evidence and ignored harm to broadband access.
Alexa, give me nostalgia: Choose Your Own Adventure skill debuts from Audible
Two titles are available so far, but more will come.
Boy arrested for “joking” about shooting up school on social media
Screenshot showed Siri suggesting nearby schools—cops say threat wasn't credible.
YouTube is trying to prevent angry mobs from abusing “dislike” button
Could the thumbs-down button disappear from YouTube entirely?
Forget the Super Bowl, SpaceX just fired its Mars rocket engine
Musk: "So proud of great work by @SpaceX team!!"
Bless the overclockers: In the data center world, liquid cooling is becoming king
"For high performance computing, you just can’t do it with air.”
Fake-out teaser for Twilight Zone reboot interrupts Super Bowl
Jordan Peele's series for CBS All Access is third time show has been revived.
2D material makes Wi-Fi energy harvesting more efficient
New Wi-Fi energy harvester doesn't collect enough energy to make it worthwhile.
New trailer for Avengers: End Game: The lights are on, but who’s home?
"Some people move on. But not us."
Highbrow meets lowbrow in Netflix’s art world/horror mashup Velvet Buzzsaw
Writer/Director Dan Gilroy weaves a tangled web of money, sex, and murderous art.
The Gentleman Driver on Netflix looks at the world of amateurs in racing
At races like Le Mans, amateurs compete alongside the pros. But why?
Basquiat used invisible ink to make secret drawings in his paintings
The figures are visible under UV light; other paintings may also have hidden drawings.
In Estonia, students’ transit, school meals, and textbooks are all free
Mailis Reps: "I would still like to see a still more individual approach to all learners."
Here’s what the Sacklers didn’t want you to see in the OxyContin lawsuit
From 2007 to 2018, the Sacklers paid themselves more than $4B from opioid sales.
Carbon dioxide’s boost to trees may not offset its climate impact
Plants may help clean up our emissions, but their response is complicated.
This gory medical case shows why you should never, ever swallow a toothpick
He didn't suspect that he had swallowed a deadly shard of wood.
26 years later, Groundhog Day gets revived as… a VR game?
No, we don’t know if Bill Murray’s involved—but his character’s son is.
Digital exchange loses $137 million as founder takes passwords to the grave
QuadrigaCX survivors try to hack encrypted laptop in hopes of accessing cold wallet.
Three Identical Strangers review: Holy [expletive], can you believe [redacted]?
Still in theaters and airing 2/2 on CNN, go in blind—and set aside post-film research time.
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