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T-Mobile/Sprint merger will bring higher prices, small carriers tell FCC
Sprint is the only big carrier offering decent roaming prices, trade groups say.
This is your brain on air pollution
Huge Chinese survey shows test scores dip where air is dirtiest.
Data vandal changes name of New York City to “Jewtropolis” across multiple apps [Updated]
20-day old change, long corrected by OpenStreetMap, was pushed out via Mapbox.
LEGO built a drivable Bugatti Chiron out of a million pieces of Technic
It's the first-ever life-size drivable car made purely from the plastic bricks.
400mph, 50 feet up—what it takes to race and win world’s fastest motorsport
It took just one moment for this pilot to realize he should be racing airplanes.
Blackmagic external GPU review: A very Apple graphics solution
It's quiet, it's cool, and it's not upgradeable.
Ever wanted to see “beyond” the NES game screen? With WideNES, you can
PPU mapping algorithm automatically tracks the game world as you play.
Garmin’s Vivosmart 4 combines pulse-ox and a week of battery life for $129
Its new Body Battery feature tells you when it's the best time to work out, too.
Governor’s desk last stop to California pledging 100% carbon-free energy by 2045
Gov. Jerry Brown is expected to approve one of the most aggressive climate regs. thus far.
FBI refutes Trump claim that Clinton’s private email server was hacked by China
After Trump says China "hacked" Clinton's server, FBI says no evidence suggests that.
Texas lawmakers press NASA to base lunar lander program in Houston
Decision will test the political clout of Texans in Congress.
Wandering Bose-Einstein condensate may lead to scalable quantum computer
Quantum solutions may be obtained from beautiful pictures of interfering BECs.
Homeopathic co. expands recall as FDA warns of “life-threatening” infections
FDA found big problems, but King Bio says recall is “out of an abundance of caution.”
Amazon may make a free, ad-supported streaming service for Fire TVs
It could offer old shows and movies for free, similar to The Roku Channel.
UK cops used facial recognition at show, found someone with outstanding warrant
During May 2018 event, South Wales Police false-positive rate went from 92% to 0.02%.
Implantable brain device could stop epileptic seizures in their tracks
The technology might one day also be used to treat brain tumors and Parkinson's disease.
FCC can define markets with only one ISP as “competitive,” court rules
The FCC can "choose which evidence to believe," court says.
Illinois governor vetoes bill meant to cripple rental car competition
The rental car industry is attempting to stop peer-to-peer car sharing.
Microsoft obliquely acknowledges Windows 0-day bug published on Twitter
Flaw allows a local user to obtain System privileges.
Nintendo shuts down tool used to build Pokémon fan games
Files for Pokémon Essentials taken down from community hub after DMCA request.
Ohio man is latest to be sentenced for millions in biofuel credit fraud
Man generated $47 million in fraudulent EPA credits and $12 million in tax credits.
Google’s huge Wear OS revamp makes the OS work more like Android
The focus is on actionable notifications, proactive information cards, and Google Fit.
Doctor Who’s Matt Smith joins Star Wars: Episode IX
Fans are (of course) already speculating about what character he will play.
Dell tempts Pixelbook lovers with premium $599 Inspiron Chromebook 14
The Inspiron 7000 and 5000 families get a bunch of premium updates as well.
Intel launches Whiskey and Amber Lakes: Kaby Lake with better Wi-Fi, USB
Intel upgrades the integrated chipset, but the rest of the processor is the same.
HDR10+ is coming to new Samsung and Panasonic TVs, but good luck finding content
The new format promises high quality but without Dolby Vision's extra cost.
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 2 gets cleaned up for PS4
Even one of the Yakuza series’ lowest points is still worth your time.
Researchers ID genes that could make you more likely to try cannabis
Effects are tiny, also linked to risk taking and openness to experience.
Social science has a complicated, infinitely tricky replication crisis
And researchers are surprisingly good at predicting the failures and successes.
China’s refusal to share virus is “scandalous… many could die needlessly”
The samples are critical for researchers to develop vaccines and treatments.
Dealmaster: Get a pair of Apple AirPods for $129
Plus deals on Amazon's Fire HD 8 tablet, Dell laptops, LG OLED TVs, and more.
Researchers find way to spy on remote screens—through the webcam mic
Remote audio plus machine learning equals rudimentary remote screen viewing.
Alleged Facebook scammer arrested in Ecuador, will resist extradition
Paul Ceglia claims CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised him half of Facebook years ago.
AMD’s next-gen CPUs, GPUs will all be built on TSMC’s 7nm process
GloFo, the company spun off from AMD, is no longer the company's fab of choice.
Switch checks off its indie-game wishlist with Into the Breach, Towerfall
Wasteland 2, Bastion, Transistor, Hyper Light Drifter join the Switch-port frenzy.
After court order, 3D-printed gun pioneer now sells pay-what-you-want CAD files
Defense Distributed's Wilson: "I’m happy to become iTunes of 3D guns if I can’t be Napster."
Robocalls tell seniors net neutrality raises phone bills by $30 [Updated]
Robocalls spread misinformation to seniors as California votes on net neutrality.
Trump says he will “address” Google’s “suppressing” of conservative news [Updated]
"They are controlling what we can & cannot see."
Preacher ends third season with a pop, not a bang
The season 3 finale resolved key storylines and set the stage for a possible season 4.
Uber, Toyota sign $500M deal to put self-driving tech into Sienna minivans
Uber pulled its own AVs off the road months ago; it's now trying to work with others.
There’s no risk-free amount of alcohol, population-level study finds
Populations would be better off drinking less, but individual risks can still be small.
Cyberpunk 2077’s hour-long, gun-filled E3 gameplay reveal has gone live
CD Projekt Red's futuristic take on violence, choices, and faces crammed full of LEDs.
No lasers or Linux hacks, but Better Call Saul remains one of TV’s techiest shows
Video: If you don't already know Saul has savants off-camera, let its VFX team demonstrate.
Fortnite’s Android vulnerability leads to Google/Epic Games spat
Fortnite on Samsung phones was vulnerable to a man-in-the-disk attack.
Judge allows temporary ban on 3D-printed gun files to continue
Seattle federal judge brushes aside "cybernaut with a BitTorrent protocol."
Donut County lets you become one with nothingness
My life as a hole.
Verizon throttling could trigger FTC investigation of deceptive practices
Since FCC abandoned net neutrality, Democrats say FTC must probe Verizon.
For the first time in 50 years, a NASA astronaut candidate has resigned
Robb Kulin is leaving the agency for "personal reasons."
“Xbox All Access” offers free hardware up front with two-year subscription [Updated]
Mobile-style plan offers subsidized system with Xbox Live/Games Pass agreement.
In 2017, four US states generated more than 30% of their electricity from wind
The cost of wind power contracts has fallen to $20 per megawatt-hour since 2009.
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