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Dealmaster: A bunch of Amazon devices are back on sale this week
Plus deals on Dell laptops, Bose headphones, Xbox Live Gold, and more.
Pokémon Go file check opens new front in war on rooted Android phones
Zealous protection method can block unrooted devices, get around file permissions.
Chrome 69 will take the next step to killing Flash, roll out new design
Flash will have to be enabled every time a site tries to use it.
This military tech could finally help self-driving cars master snow
Ground-penetrating radar is used to find land mines; now it can help cars see the road.
ROM sites are falling, but a legal loophole could save game emulation
Console Classix and The Open Library show a way forward for online ROMs.
Trump’s new “Clean Power Plan” might be a boon to coal-fired power plants
States will have the power to set efficiency targets if new rule goes through.
Microsoft shuts down phishing sites, accuses Russia of new election meddling
Phishing sites mimicked domains of Senate and conservative US think tanks.
Unboxing Sony’s “500 Million Limited Edition PS4 Pro”
Gawk at these pictures before we give the collectible system away later this year.
Archaeologists explore East Africa’s ancient monumental cemeteries
Their construction may have been a communal effort by mostly egalitarian herders.
Massachusetts gives workers new protections against noncompete clauses
California's worker-friendly approach may have boosted Silicon Valley innovation.
Google Fit gets all-white redesign, new activity rings [Update]
Google Fit will now educate users on the US government's activity guidelines.
The RAM 1500 Laramie Crew Cab fuses “luxury” and “pickup truck”
Plush on the inside, this RAM 1500 variant has muscle to spare for work and play.
3D-printed gun activists set to face numerous US states in court
Was it ok for State Dept. to alter export laws, allowing release of gun CAD files?
A new Mac mini and a Retina MacBook Air are imminent, report says
Both could launch alongside or shortly after new iPhone and iPads this year.
Minigame integrated into EVE Online helps scientists understand cells
The gamers' work was later used to train a neural network.
Huawei was caught using a pro camera to fake smartphone photos (again)
An actor in the commercial accidentally revealed the trick on her Instagram.
Pay now or kiss Twitch Prime’s no-advertising perk goodbye starting Sept 14
Amazon Prime members can delay this change a full year if they renew in time.
Microsoft prepares to kill the Windows 8 store: No new apps from November
Support for the Windows Phone 8 store is also ending soon.
Raytracing explained: Nvidia, Microsoft lead the way in revolutionizing gaming graphics
Nvidia's RTX announcement is a huge technological advance for gamers.
Finally, the biggest airplane in the world has some rockets to launch
Hopefully, the aircraft will take flight for the first time this year.
Man sues over Google’s “Location History” fiasco, case could affect millions
If "Location History" was off, Google said it didn't keep data—but that's not true.
DirecTV beats $4B lawsuit that alleged it tricked customers into paying more
Judge guts lawsuit in which FTC sought refunds from AT&T-owned DirecTV.
Nvidia’s new RTX 2080, 2080 Ti video cards ship on Sept. 20, starting at $699
RTX 2070 will ship later; 2080 Ti will start at $999. Pre-orders are live.
We can learn the secrets of smooth traffic flow by watching fire ants
Study: 30 percent of ants in a colony do 70 percent of the work. That's a good thing.
Aston Martin will build 25 new Goldfinger cars—with gadgets
But they won't be street-legal, and we don't think the ejector seat will happen.
Apple complies with China’s rules again, pulls gambling apps from App Store
Chinese media thinks Apple needs to do more to catch and remove illegal content.
Shenmue I & II impressions: A gaming history lesson, but it feels like school
Dreamcast classics deserve commemoration, but pacing, mechanical issues aged poorly.
An early SpaceX employee will now help Relativity reach the launch pad
"The guy literally knows everything there is to know about rockets."
Dealmaster: The Essential Phone fire sale continues, now just $224 [Updated]
Company's future still in doubt, but deal marks cheapest way into Android 9.
Fitbit returns to its roots with new $150 Charge 3 fitness tracker
Fitbit updates its most popular device after heavy focus on new smartwatches.
Logitech gets into the vertical mouse game with the MX Vertical
Mouse available in September, connects over USB-C, Bluetooth, or USB dongle.
A review of Monitor-IO, a little gadget that wants to talk about your Internet
Is this an IRL butter-passing bot whose entire existence is doing an insignificant task?
ROLI Songmaker Kit mini-review: Rediscovering my musical roots with fancy new tech
Can you find the expressiveness of a guitar in a MIDI controller?
Workhorse brings an electric pickup truck, helicopter to Manhattan
Workhorse, with its 120 employees, hopes to beat larger players to market.
There’s a new insecticide on the block, and it’s also bad news for bees
Scientists call for evidence-based approach to approving new insecticides.
London museum is livestreaming a key 21st-century artifact—festering sewage
You can watch the live action of a putrid piece of our times.
Who Goes There?: The Thing returns to the tabletop
Battling infection, paranoia, and a monster in Antarctica.
Dealmaster: Take $250 off a Google Pixelbook and more back to school sales
Including Best Buy's anniversary sale, deals on Switch games and Amazon devices.
Paul Hansmeier finally cops to being a porn troll, after a years-long saga
Hansmeier's lawyer calls plea deal a "fair resolution."
Cybersex toy industry heats up as infamous “teledildonics” patent climaxes
EFF lawyer: "At least startups in the space won't immediately get sued."
Netflix will now interrupt series binges with video ads for its other series
Netflix confirms "test;" video ads appear with a "but first, check out... " prompt.
Next Windows 10 update nearing completion as it gets its official name
New builds are light on features, focused on fixes.
Russia is down to a single female cosmonaut, and she may never fly
Only two Russian women have flown in space since 1984.
The blockchain bonanza is over for graphics card makers
Nvidia expects negligible cryptocurrency-related sales for the rest of the year.
Disenchantment review: Groening’s new Netflix toon is off to a bloody good start
First "half-season" has its rough patches, but medieval mirth wins out.
HBO picks up Watchmen live-action TV series, will debut in 2019
New story helmed by Damon Lindelof (Lost, Leftovers) stars Jeremy Irons, Regina King.
Disney just dropped a trailer for its new Star Wars Resistance show
Expect lots of aerial combat in this anime-styled cartoon.
After employee revolt, Google says it is “not close” to launching search in China
But CEO Sundar Pichai believes Google can have "a positive impact" there.
African palm oil expansion is bad news for the continent’s primates
Primate habitats overlap with the best regions for new palm oil plantations.
Reveal metal objects with Wi-Fi; overexcited engineers think security
Wi-Fi analysis reveals metals and liquids in highly artificial conditions.
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