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Apollo 1, Challenger, and Columbia: Remembering NASA’s lost astronauts
From the archives: NASA's three worst disasters are clustered at the end of January.
Black hole jets may reveal details of event horizon
Model shows how black hole plasma jets form: may reveal event horizon details.
Spotify reportedly in “advanced stages” of acquiring podcast company for $230M
Unknown whether series like Reply All, Science Vs. would become Spotify exclusives.
Latest Windows 10 build puts desktop apps in a 3D world
No longer limited to Store apps, so you can now run Excel in VR.
FCC struggles to convince judge that broadband isn’t “telecommunications”
Skeptical judges question FCC's justification of net neutrality repeal.
Scientists solve the mystery of Rembrandt’s “impasto” paint recipe
A lead mineral called plumbonacrite was used to create a thick, paste-like paint.
Google Play apps with >4.3 million downloads stole pics and pushed porn ads
The 29 apps concealed their malice and were hard for many infected users to uninstall.
What can this Japanese patent tell us about PS5 backward compatibility?
New filing could hold news about the PS5... or info on the existing PS4 Pro.
UAE buys its way toward supremacy in Gulf cyberwar, using US and Israeli experts
UAE hired ex-NSA employees to build a spying operation possibly targeting US citizens, others.
Itanium’s demise approaches: Intel to stop shipments in mid-2021
Intel's grand adventure with smart compilers and dumb processors comes to an end.
FaceTime bug lets callers hear you before you answer (really) [Updated]
The method is a little cumbersome, but it works—NYT now reports fix will arrive next week.
Samsung takes six months to update to Android 9 Pie
At least Samsung is on the latest version of Android this year.
Nintendo bringing Dr. Mario to iOS, Android this summer
Dr. Mario World will be "free to download with optional in-app purchases"
Watching brains on acid using an MRI
Acid may limit the brain's ability to tell internal ideas from external events.
More bad news for controversial 20-year-old claim of dark matter detection
Claimed signal might be due instead to helium leaking into the photomultiplier tubes.
In new Starship details, Musk reveals a more practical approach
Goal is "to reach the Moon as fast as possible."
Rain and red flags wreck the racing at the Rolex 24 at Daytona
The racing was great, but more than 10 hours were under caution or red flags.
Paralympic gold medalist Alex Zanardi on how he’s able to race at Daytona
The open-wheel champ is back in a race car, this time with a new hand control setup.
Umbrella Academy’s Netflix series plays like a long-winded “X-Men-llennials”
Netflix tries, fails to stretch a six-issue comic series into 500 minutes of good TV.
How 10 leading companies are trying to make powerful, low-cost lidar
Lidar is essential for self-driving cars—here's how some leading lidar sensors work.
Rocket Report: Secret CIA smallsat launcher, Falcon 9 test, Soyuz passes 50
The CIA envisioned this system as a rapid response capability.
Court dismisses Defense Distributed’s lawsuit over New Jersey “ghost gun” law
Judge avoids central question of whether NJ law barring gun file sales was constitutional.
Apple restores Google’s own internal iPhone apps after privacy brouhaha
Google, Facebook must have done something to get back in Apple's good graces.
Apple, Facebook spat is over, for now—iOS certificate access restored
Spokesman: "We are in the process of getting our internal apps up and running."
Feds secretly ship plutonium to Nevada to meet South Carolina court order
The government shipped the material before Nevada requested an injunction.
Apple revokes Google’s enterprise iOS certificate, shuts down internal apps
Google and Facebook were both caught violating Apple's TOS, and now both are banned.
Facebook nukes hundreds of “inauthentic” accounts “tied to Iran”
"We're not in a position to directly assert who the actor is in this case."
Charter will spend less on cable network in 2019 but charge customers more
Charter lowers capital spending by $1.9 billion despite raising prices.
Dealmaster: A bevy of Logitech accessories are discounted on Amazon today
Plus deals on Nintendo's Switch Pro Controller, the Fire TV Stick 4K, and more.
Nintendo’s next Switch model will reportedly shrink the size, cost, features
Brief hint of more services to come to Nintendo Switch Online as well.
Putting Switch’s 32 million shipments in context
Plus a relative look at how Nintendo's biggest franchises are selling on Switch.
Windows setup error messages will soon be much less useless
Instead of vague references to the knowledge base, they'll actually help fix problems.
FBI catches another man allegedly stealing Apple self-driving car secrets
Apple has 1,200 people working on its self-driving car project.
Net neutrality court case preview: Did FCC mess up by redefining broadband?
Ajit Pai's net neutrality repeal faces legal test in oral arguments Friday.
More mysterious brain injuries in Cuba; Canada halves staff after new case
Cuba fumes that Canada's actions "do not help find answers."
Google+ shuts down April 2, all data will be deleted
Google's failed Facebook clone will be scrubbed from the Internet.
Microsoft blames chip supply issues for drop in Windows revenue
Surface nearing $2B in revenue, cloud continues to be strong.
Electric SUVs racing in the Himalayas and the Amazon? Meet Extreme E
Starting in 2021, series will raise awareness about environmental destruction.
Bloomberg report reveals details about iOS 13, plus iPhones and iPads through 2020
2019’s iPhones and iPads will be modest updates, but 2020 looks more interesting.
FBI, Air Force investigators mapped North Korean botnet to aid shutdown
Search warrant based on Sept. 2018 indictment allows DOJ to hunt malware, alert victims.
Tesla still in the black: More cars delivered, smaller profit than last quarter
Tesla expects to produce Model 3s at a rate of 7,000 per week by the end of 2019.
Insys exec allegedly gave lap dance to doctor while pushing deadly opioid
Sunrise Lee was hired as a sales director despite no pharmaceutical experience.
Apple revokes Facebook’s developer certificate over data-snooping app—Google could be next
Both bypassed the App Store to distribute their data-collection apps to users.
Kingdom mixes zombie outbreak with political intrigue in winning combo
New Netflix series adapted from Kim Eun-hee's popular webcomic Kingdom of the Gods.
In-car AI assistants are coming whether you like it or not
From Alexa and Nuance to personal AI helpers that learn your moods, it's happening.
San Francisco lawmaker: Our cops should be banned from using facial recognition
Bill says risk to civil liberties "substantially outweighs its purported benefits."
Trump’s industry-friendly interior secretary has pivoted to blockchain
"There is some suspicion that blockchain does not really work," Zinke admits.
Earth’s magnetic field nearly died during critical transition
Late formation of the inner core might have revived magnetic field.
The Roomba lawnmower is finally happening
17 years after the Roomba, iRobot tackles the great outdoors.
An AI crushed two human pros at StarCraft—but it wasn’t a fair fight
Superhuman speed and precision helped a StarCraft AI defeat two top players.
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