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Say goodbye to nearly all of Ford’s car lineup: Sales end by 2020
It's killing the Focus, Fiesta, Fusion, and Taurus, will focus on SUVs and trucks.
NASA budgeting reveals dim hopes for humans going to Mars
“Mars is off the table as far as I can tell."
Camels in Africa may have been quietly spreading prion disease for decades
Researchers don’t know much yet, but camels are crucial to millions of people.
Why the man who tried to sell Windows recovery discs will go to prison
Eric Lundgren paid a company in China to print thousands of Dell-branded recovery CDs.
Over 10,000 years ago, weapons at White Sands were aimed at giant sloths
Pleistocene tracks record humans stalking and confronting giant ground sloths.
A beginner’s guide to the world of weird and wonderful Japanese import cars
US law means petrolheads must wait 25 years for many Japanese cars—the time has finally come.
Avengers Infinity War review: What’s missing from this 2.5-hour romp? Hope
Spoiler-free: Some fun and tons of polish, but there's no getting around a hollow core.
Samsung announces 970 Pro and Evo NVMe SSDs
Both drives start shipping May 7.
BMW has a new all-electric model coming in 2020—the iX3
Based on the current X3 crossover, it uses BMW's 5th-gen electric powertrain.
Drupal users take cover—code-execution bug is being actively exploited [updated]
The risk this time is lower, but the threat is still real.
Trump’s cell phone use is security “nightmare” waiting to happen, lawmakers say
New letter: "Does the President use encryption when he makes phone calls…?"
Philips launches a 43-inch HDR monitor that reaches 1,000 nits of brightness
The $1,000 device is the first to reach VESA's top-end DisplayHDR 1000 spec.
California can look forward to more extreme dry-wet “climate whiplash”
Bigger variability in annual rainfall, snowfall in store for the Golden State.
Azure Container Instances bring serverless computing to containers
New service lets you deploy containers without having to worry about machines they run on.
A fan-made Halo PC patch meets Microsoft’s legal muscle—and apparently survives
Lawyers arrive after Halo Online "ElDewrito" patch explodes—but no C&D yet.
Behind the scenes with the hackers who unlocked the Nintendo Switch
"The best way to get a chip security audited is to put it in a game console"
Mysterious Amazon.com page hints at forthcoming Fire TV Cube
After months of device rumors swirling, we still don't know exactly what it is.
Gmail.com gets its biggest upgrade since 2011 with today’s redesign launch
An all-new design, side-panel apps, and snoozing come to Gmail.
Verizon says Yahoo users must waive class-action rights—or stop using Yahoo
Yahoo, facing data breach lawsuits, starts enforcing mandatory arbitration.
Video game loot boxes are now considered criminal gambling in Belgium
FIFA, Overwatch, Counter-Strike: GO could face fines and prison penalties.
Researchers edit coral genes, hope to understand how to save them
It'll help us understand what corals need and could enable genetic intervention.
“You may shut the f— up”: Dashcam vindicates cops confronting corruption
Cops refused to be intimidated by an official from the NY/NJ Port Authority.
Ever wanted to see a race series just for Teslas? I’ve got good news
The races will be short, but with identical cars it should be fierce.
Danish inventor gets life for murder, rape of journalist on personal submersible
After 11-day trial, Madsen convicted of murder, sexual assault, desecrating a corpse.
Amazon made an Echo Dot for kids, and it costs $30 more than the original
New parental controls and FreeTime Unlimited subscription coming soon, too.
A short new movie of a comet’s surface is pretty incredible
Bright dots that look like snow are in fact stars.
Basis—the “stable” cryptocurrency with $133 million invested—explained
A stable cryptocurrency would be groundbreaking—could this one work?
Apple releases iOS 11.3.1 alongside security updates for macOS 10.13.4
New updates for iPhones, iPads, and Macs address bugs and vulnerabilities.
The Xbox One will get 120Hz support in a May software update
Games will probably have to support it to see the full benefits.
Supreme Court upholds patent review process, dealing trolls a blow
A key part of the 2011 America Invents Act is constitutional, high court rules.
Suspicious event hijacks Amazon traffic for 2 hours, steals cryptocurrency
Almost 1,300 addresses for Amazon Route 53 rerouted for two hours.
Dealmaster: Take 18% off a new MacBook Pro with 256GB of storage
Plus deals on Dell monitors and PCs, Samsung SSDs, iPads, and more.
For the first time, Facebook clearly tells its users what’s allowed
Social network not saying why it took 14 years to release this document.
Windows goes on a diet with yet another variant: Windows 10 Lean
Latest Insider build has a strange new SKU.
Frostpunk review: Urban planning at the end of the world
Frozen survival and city-building mix well in this proto-steampunk pastiche.
Ajit Pai hasn’t finalized net neutrality repeal—here’s a theory on why
Pai's delayed repeal could let Congress pass weaker law while ISPs behave.
Video: We force kids to confront ’80s technology
Youngsters struggled to understand why the TV must be on channel 3 to play games.
Here’s our best look yet at the LG G7
The G7 has a notched design, headphone jack, and physical Google Assistant button.
How to make your old Game Boy as good as (or better than) new
Why wait for a "Game Boy Classic" when you can fix up your old stuff instead?
Amazon Key expands to deliver packages inside your car
Another option for those skeptical about in-home deliveries.
The Roku Channel gets live news thanks to ABC, Cheddar, and other partners
But it won't replace all live news broadcasts.
On his first day, NASA’s new administrator sets an inclusive tone
"The comments were sincere and inspiring to all who attended!"
Interest in science, not ability, builds trust in climate science
If you like science, it helps overcome politics when thinking about the climate.
This startup’s CEO wants to open-source self-driving car safety testing
Post Uber death, robo-taxi startup will share safety documents, processes, and code.
Icelandic bitcoin heist suspect arrested in Amsterdam after leaving prison
Suspect claims he has never been presented with any evidence of his accused crime.
Monkey-selfie lawsuit finally ends: Court affirms adorable macaque can’t sue
PETA claimed to be a friend to Naruto but "failed" at doing so, 9th Circuit finds.
New hacks siphon private cryptocurrency keys from airgapped wallets
Beware of smartphones and cameras around wallets storing your digital coin.
The latest Hyperloop feasibility study aims to connect Cleveland and Chicago
Plan still lacks a tested technological breakthrough.
The “unpatchable” exploit that makes every current Nintendo Switch hackable [Updated]
Newly published Tegra bootROM exploit could be a big headache for Nintendo and others.
Google Chrome’s major redesign shows a lighter, rounder UI
Chrome gets round tabs, shapeless background tabs, and a left-sided new-tab button.
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