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Practical passwordless authentication comes a step closer with WebAuthn
Microsoft, Mozilla, and Google are all implementing the new standard.
Dealmaster: Take up to $40 off Amazon Fire TV streamers, Kindles, and Fire tablets
Plus deals on gaming PCs, 4K TVs, SSDs and external hard drives, and more.
This app features super-accurate GPS, and I can’t figure out how it works
Live Roads promises 1.5m-accuracy with standard cellphone hardware.
Banning Chinese network gear is a really bad idea, small ISPs tell FCC
Huawei/ZTE ban won't boost security but will hurt broadband deployment, ISPs say.
“Your ass is about to get swatted,” swatting suspect tweets from jail
A software glitch in a Kansas jail temporarily gave the suspect Internet access.
The LG G7 arrives May 2; official-looking render leaks
It has a display notch, ridiculous branding, and a mysterious side button.
The closest exoplanet to Earth just got doused with deadly flares
"This suggests that life on Proxima b will have to undergo complex adaptations."
The way we regulate self-driving cars is broken—here’s how to fix it
The first driverless cars will be rented, not sold—that has major implications.
Huawei Matebook X Pro review: No longer just a MacBook clone
Huawei’s strategic choices make this new laptop much better than the original.
Myst creators launch Kickstarter to bring every game in the series to Windows 10
Most of the games are already available, but there are some collector’s items.
Whatever you do, don’t give this programmable payment card to your waiter
Fuze card is wide open to data theft over Bluetooth. A fix is on the way.
Extinction review: Shadow of the colossal disappointment
Giant-slaying sim is outshone by its better, more polished influences.
Eating world’s hottest pepper sparks brain disorder, thunderclap headaches
Hot peppers linked to blood flow problems, heart attacks before, but not brain issues.
Bay Area: Join us 4/11 to discuss the tech boom and the fate of democracy
Economist Brad DeLong will discuss the history and context of the tech revolution.
Backpage execs indicted on federal prostitution, money laundering charges
AG: “Backpage.com existed as the dominant marketplace for illicit commercial sex.”
Westworld’s S2 spoiler tease turns into Reddit-trolling Rickroll [Updated]
Admittedly clever video is a far cry from Nolan's tease of "the whole sordid thing."
“Erotic Review” blocks US Internet users to prepare for government crackdown
Sex work review site censors itself in US before SESTA is signed into law.
Analyzing the newest Hearthstone cards with game director Ben Brode
We dive into how new powers like Rush and Echo will affect the state of the game.
Humble is selling a huge gaming history ebook collection for $15
MIT Press combines 18 of its incredibly wonky game design studies books for cheap.
Faster than an F1 car: Porsche is breaking records with the 919 Hybrid
It no longer races, but Porsche's tribute tour for the race car is serious business.
Relive the 1990s on Windows 10 with the newly open sourced File Manager
Who needs tabs in Explorer when you have MDI?
The Galaxy S9’s Dex Pad launches May 13 for $99.99
Preorders are up today, and new Galaxy S9 buyers can score one for free.
Oregon finalizes net neutrality law despite likelihood that ISPs will sue
Oregon governor signs net neutrality bill today.
Saudi Arabian fossil find puts finger on the story of human dispersal
The finger bone is the oldest directly dated human fossil outside Africa and the Levant.
Formula 1 on ESPN sees massive improvement; IndyCar thrilled in Phoenix
A great weekend of open-wheel racing with two night races in the desert, worlds apart.
Steve Wozniak drops Facebook: “The profits are all based on the user’s info”
Apple cofounder: "Apple makes its money off of good products, not off of you."
New Solo trailer: “I’ve got a really good feeling about this.”
There's a shiny Falcon and some silly space train.
Apple reveals special edition Product Red iPhone 8 and 8 Plus smartphones
A portion of each sale goes to the Global Fund to fight HIV/AIDS.
Elon Musk shows off a new tooling for the BFR spaceship
"Hop" tests of the rocket's spaceship could begin later this year, or in 2019.
HP jumps on Chrome OS tablet bandwagon with new Chromebook x2
Pushing the idea that Chrome OS is for more than just classwork.
Data firm that worked on Brexit suspended by Facebook
But the company says all allegations are untrue.
Gallery: The streamers, game makers, and costumed players of PAX East 2018
Playing in the convention hall was only half the story for many attendees.
European grid dispute resolved, lost 6 minutes returned to oven clocks
Running the continental grid at a higher frequency than normal added time to clocks.
How to keep your ISP’s nose out of your browser history with encrypted DNS
Using Cloudflare’s 1.1.1.1, other DNS services still require some command-line know-how.
A 5-liter V8 in a world of small-capacity turbos: The 2018 Lexus GS F
Everyone else is downsizing engines and adding turbos—not Lexus.
Dealmaster: Figuring out the right time to buy a new TV in 2018
As this year’s crop of TVs start to trickle out, we try to find the bargains.
Two women lost their hair after eating toxic, bitter squash, doctors report
A shear case of poisonous vegetables takes a hairy turn with a new symptom.
The 2018 Audi RS5: Effortless speed and a magic carpet ride
Lame: Naturally aspirated V8s. Great: Twin turbo V6s.
DHS defends media-monitoring database, calls critics “conspiracy theorists”
Says only wearers of “tinfoil hats” have issues with “standard practice monitoring.”
Interior secretary: SpaceX wouldn’t be building rockets if it were regulated!
Interior Secretary to wind energy execs: Trump is your friend!
2018 iPad review: Content creation with compromises
This consumption device wants to be a creative one, too, but is a Pencil enough?
Backpage domains seized by feds, co-founder’s Arizona home raided
Notorious site had used Section 230 as a shield against state prosecution.
Facebook: If you want to buy a political ad, you now have to be “authorized”
"We know we were slow to pick-up foreign interference in the 2016 US elections."
Russian lab reportedly made “Novichok” nerve agent that attacked spy via doorknob
Agent used on Sergei Skripal was detected at a Russian chemical warfare lab's test site.
Solar is so hot right now: Context for 2017’s 98 GW of photovoltaic panels
That's the good news. The bad news is we keep demanding more energy.
Hot-air dryers suck in nasty bathroom bacteria and shoot them at your hands
Air filters can help, but healthcare and research centers may want to stick with towels.
Hours after Zuck deletion scandal, Facebook announces new unsend feature
How stupid does Facebook think we are?
Mysterious sunstones in medieval Viking texts could really have worked
A new study says Vikings could have used these stones to navigate to Greenland.
Ajit Pai’s “Harlem Shake” video preparations must remain secret, FCC says
It's the second time FCC refused to release emails about an Ajit Pai comedy skit.
Facebook admits Zuckerberg wiped his old messages—which you can’t do
Ordinary Facebook users can't delete their messages from recipients' inboxes.
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