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Ecuador wanted to make Julian Assange a diplomat and send him to Moscow
Reuters: UK's Foreign Office did not accept diplomatic status, so plan was scuttled.
Newly discovered letter by Galileo resolves puzzling historical mystery
Letter shows Galileo lightly edited his original words to appease Catholic Church.
Telltale Games begins wave of layoffs, cancels Stranger Things game [Updated]
"Telltale Games made the difficult decision to begin a majority studio closure."
Potential buyers for largest coal plant in the Western US back out
Owner of supplying coal mine had been courting buyers.
Skype support coming to Alexa later this year
Microsoft and Amazon's partnership continues.
PayPal bans Alex Jones, saying he “promoted hate”
Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Apple, and Spotify have also banned Jones.
iFixit’s iPhone XS and XS Max teardown: Like the iPhone X with a couple surprises
The iPhone XS has a wild new battery design.
NYT sues FCC, says it hid evidence of Russia meddling in net neutrality repeal
FCC broke law by hiding net neutrality comment records, lawsuit alleges.
Drugged puppies blamed for spreading diarrhea superbugs in multi-state outbreak
Officials were stunned by the amount of antibiotics the puppies had been given.
Taiwanese authorities arrest Cody Wilson, intend to deport him
Reports: US cancelled Wilson's passport; Taipei police nabbed him for illegally entering.
Valkyria Chronicles 4 review: Same as it ever was
Alt-history real-time tactics feel familiar, right down to the difficulty spikes.
Get ready for a flood of new exoplanets: TESS has already spotted two
We look at the design of NASA's latest planet hunter and why it was made that way.
Matt Murdock is back and darker than ever in new trailer for Daredevil season 3
"Let the devil out": the third season starts streaming on Netflix on October 19.
FCC angers cities and towns with $2 billion giveaway to wireless carriers
Cities will get less revenue, and carriers won't face any new requirements.
Inside the eight desperate weeks that saved SpaceX from ruin
The company's meteoric rise can be traced to a critical launch from a Pacific isle.
Rocket Report: SpaceX says it would launch weapons, Bezos plays for defense, too
"I want people in this audience to know how committed we are to this."
Cult classic TV show Veronica Mars is Hulu’s latest resurrection
A long time ago, we used to be friends.
As coal stalls, Wyoming considers new environmental clean-up rules
Legislators are eager to avoid financial disaster if coal companies default again.
Cody Wilson reportedly trying to rent an apartment in Taiwan, per local media
USMS: "What is his income? And who may foster him while he’s a fugitive?"
GPS tracked the land sink under the weight of Hurricane Harvey’s rain
Real-time GPS data might even have been helpful for flood forecasting.
Top drone: Reaper scores drone kill in air-to-air missile test
In test last November, Reaper fired a heat-seeking missile, downing a smaller drone.
Big nutrition research scandal sees 6 more retractions, purging popular diet tips
"Mindless eating" researcher Brian Wansink resigns amid six new JAMA retractions.
Amazon announces 11 new and refreshed Echo-branded gadgets—like a wall clock
Cars, kitchens, homes, and more: Amazon stomps forward with Echo-sales momentum.
Tesla Model 3 earns five-star NHTSA crash rating
Elon Musk says it might be the "safest car ever tested."
Senate can’t protect senators, staff from cyber attacks, Wyden warns
Senate IT doesn't have authority to protect senators and staffers.
The last nuclear reactors under construction in the US are facing opposition
The three owners of the project will vote whether to keep it next Monday.
Bing starts serving AMP pages as Google prepares to reduce its control
New AMP governance model may go some way toward appeasing critics.
Dealmaster: Take 25 percent off a bunch of popular Nintendo Switch games
Plus PlayStation Classic pre-orders, Amazon device deals, and more.
Guitar Hero TV’s planned shutdown spurs false advertising lawsuit
Class-action argues consumers didn't "reasonably" expect to lose almost 500 songs.
Video: “Delta V,” our new series on all the happenings in the heavens, is live
If you like launch vehicles, we've got you covered with this recurring video series.
New Doctor Who trailer shows first female Doctor is still the boss
Jodie Whittaker takes on iconic role of Doctor Who: the 13th incarnation and first woman.
Major Antarctic ice sheet shrank when it wasn’t much warmer than now
A small bit of warming compared to the present for enough time melts a lot of ice.
Amazon Echo subwoofer and Alexa-capable smart plug may be on the way
These may be two of many new Amazon devices to come this month.
Straining a diamond makes silicon-based qubit behave
Strained diamond crystal makes the qubit less sensitive to thermal vibrations.
Crowdfunding raises millions for quack cancer remedies, like coffee enemas
In the UK, $10M went to unproven, potentially harmful treatments for desperate patients.
First hydrogen-powered train hits the tracks in Germany
Trains on the 62-mile route in Northern Germany will be refueled in Bremervörde.
iOS 12.1 beta suggests a new iPad is coming this fall
An identifier was found in the Setup app, but that's not the only clue.
Judge orders Cody Wilson’s arrest, but he skipped his return flight from Taiwan
New court docs detail child sexual assault allegations against the digital firearms activist.
NewEgg cracked in breach, hosted card-stealing code within its own checkout
Like British Airways breach, attack blended with site code, sent data to lookalike domain.
EU investigating German automakers, alleging collusion on emissions tech
Commissioner suggests the companies may have "agreed not to use the best technology."
Destiny 2: Forsaken review: Hallelujah, Destiny’s back
New expansion blessedly reverses course on the sequel's controversial changes.
Senate passes copyright bill to end 140-year protection for old songs
The Senate just passed a major copyright bill—here's what it does.
Despite data caps and throttling, industry says mobile can replace home Internet
Can mobile replace fiber or cable? Carriers say yes as FCC reviews deployment.
3D-printed gun pioneer Cody Wilson accused of having sex with underage girl
Cody Wilson has not yet been taken into custody, county jail records show.
Quantum observers with knowledge of quantum mechanics break reality
Quantum mechanics can't handle quantum observers that know quantum mechanics.
You can now share your Switch game downloads across consoles
Another belated feature finally gets added to Nintendo's online accounts
Facebook is letting job advertisers target only men
15 employers in past year, including Uber, advertised jobs on Facebook exclusively to one gender.
China appears to be accelerating development of a super-heavy lift rocket
The Long March 9 rocket would be on par with the Saturn V booster.
A new antenna using single atoms could usher in the age of atomic radio
The team tested their device by recording themselves singing "Mary Had a Little Lamb"
Nvidia RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti review: A tale of two very expensive graphics cards
Remember when $700 seemed like a lot of money for a top-of-the-line GPU? Quaint times.
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