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FCC forces California to drop plan for government fees on text messages
FCC said texts aren't telecommunications, causing California to ditch fee plan.
Conservation of energy used to parallelize quantum key distribution
Entangled photons provide key, conservation of energy provides address.
Dealmaster: Take 24% off the latest 9.7-inch Apple iPad
Plus deals on Roku TVs, Switch games, and Bose noise-cancelling headphones.
Genetic information as self-fulfilling prophecy
DNA test results can spur relevant physiological changes, even if they're made up.
Archaeologists reconstruct pre-Columbian temple with 3D-printed blocks
Centuries of looting had completely demolished the structure.
Sony inadvertently leaks player counts for PS4 titles
Personalized PSN videos and trophy data combine for massive data dump.
CenturyLink blocked its customers’ Internet access in order to show an ad
Utah customers were booted offline until they acknowledged security software ad.
Google announces major expansion in New York City
Google to double its NYC presence—already the biggest outside the SF Bay Area.
Tuesday may deliver a triple-header of big launches to cap 2018
SpaceX, Arianespace, and United Launch Alliance all are on the docket.
Apple to bring Charlie Brown and the Peanuts to its streaming service
STEM content with astronaut Snoopy will be an Apple exclusive.
Central Londoners to be subjected to facial recognition test this week
Met Police: No worries—if you decline to be scanned, it won't be suspicious at all!
HQ Trivia and Vine co-founder dead at 34
Colin Kroll died of an apparent drug overdose in his Manhattan apartment.
Trump will replace Interior Department Secretary next week
Zinke leaves as a number of investigations open up into his spending habits.
No more doubts: Two independent studies confirm LIGO’s Nobel discovery
But Danish group that first raised doubts refuses to accept it was wrong.
California transit agencies have 21 years to build zero-emissions bus fleets
Buying gas or diesel buses after 2029 will be prohibited in the state.
Huawei Watch GT review: When hardware and software don’t mesh
Huawei's wearable OS could be great, but it doesn't fit this $230 smartwatch.
Forget Fortnite—my son is still obsessed with Minecraft
Haven't we reached Peak Minecraft? Not in my house.
Signal app to Australia: Good luck with that crypto ban
Country's efforts to slow Signal and other apps is a "disappointing development."
Computing pioneer Evelyn Berezin died this week—she should be remembered
Engineer, physicist, businesswoman, venture capitalist, inventor.
KeyForge: The red-hot card game where every deck is unique—and unchangeable
No "meta" game, no cards to chase.
Ebola outbreak reaches city of 1 million residents
Containing the outbreak in a conflict-heavy region is challenging.
Hyundai finally gives us a price for the 2019 Kona EV—$29,995
MSRP is $36,450 before the delivery charge and $7,500 IRS credit are applied.
Formula E starts season 5 in Saudi Arabia with a faster electric race car
Formula E begins a new chapter this weekend—here's what to expect.
“We’re sorry,” Facebook says, again—new photo bug affects millions
"This may have affected up to 6.8 million users and up to 1,500 apps…"
Get your binge on: Season 3 of sci-fi gem Travelers is out now
Traveler 001, the Director, and the Faction are all still battling to save (or not) the future.
Discord Store to offer developers 90 percent of game revenues
Move puts additional pressure on Steam's de facto 70% rev-share standard.
Blizzard shifts developers away from Heroes of the Storm
Plans for HotS esports cancelled, suggesting slow decline.
Apple says iOS update will avoid Qualcomm patents, China iPhone ban
Apple is appealing Qualcomm's China-wide ban on older iPhone models.
Nearly 100 Lyft drivers sue, complaining of illegally being paid too little
New Dynamex labor law test may help the judge figure out who will prevail.
Don’t buy a 5G smartphone—at least, not for a while
We dive into the many ways first-gen 5G hardware will (temporarily?) ruin phone design.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse just became your must-see December film
3D-animated film piles on the insanity—yet wins with family, heart, and stakes.
Rocket Report: Virgin soars, Falcon Heavy cores on the go, Astra failure
"We are working on a new technology where we will give life to this dead last stage."
When will electric airliners make sense?
Don't hold your breath unless you can hold it to mid-century.
Mass email hoax causes closures across the US and Canada
Emails threaten explosions unless people pay $20,000 in Bitcoin.
Iranian phishers bypass 2fa protections offered by Yahoo Mail and Gmail
Group breaches SMS-protected accounts. It's still testing attacks against 2fa apps.
Verizon cuts 10,000 jobs and admits its Yahoo/AOL division is a failure
Verizon's Oath division failing in ad market, and it could get even worse.
Ohio Congressman: We can fund border wall with “WallCoin”
Author of proposal for regulating ICOs thinks one could help secure border.
We finally talked to an actual Waymo passenger—here’s what he told us
Early Waymo rider gives us new details about the self-driving service.
Apple will spend $1 billion and hire up to 15,000 people for new Austin office
The announcement seeks to position Apple as a big creator of jobs in the US.
Microsoft is putting together a Microsoft 365 subscription for home users
But it's not entirely clear what services it would include.
Volvo’s coming all-electric semi will compete with Tesla’s
Volvo is targeting regional-haul operations in California.
Spock smiles in the face of danger in new trailer for Star Trek: Discovery S2
We learn more about the mysterious "red angel" appearing to Spock in visions.
Hands-on: Switch’s NES controllers offer unmatched old-school authenticity
Replica controllers work with emulated NES titles and some other Switch games.
Virgin Galactic just flew to 82.68 kilometers—is this space?
A little informal polling finds little support for an 80km line for space.
T-Mobile lied to the FCC about its 4G coverage, small carriers say
FCC filing: T-Mobile claimed to cover areas where it hadn't installed 4G cells.
Chromecasts are finally available from Amazon again
One year after the listings reappeared, devices are ready to ship.
Love the hardware, hate the UI: The Acura MDX Sport Hybrid
Smooth, quiet ride is paired with clunky and outdated infotainment system.
Samsung teases new Notebook 9 Pen with 15-hour battery life before CES 2019
The 13- and 15-inch convertibles also sport a familiar blue-and-gold color scheme.
Microsoft adds Dark Mode support and more to Office 365 for Mac
The update adds Continuity Camera support and non-Mojave-specific features.
ULA chief Tory Bruno on competing with Blue Origin, SpaceX rocket landings
United Launch Alliance chief: "I’m pretty sure I sent Gwynne flowers."
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