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When slow downloads hit an app developer, only Comcast customers suffered
Comcast and Cogent fight again, and customers lose with slow Internet service.
Hands-on with Android P—Is this the beginning of a new design language?
We play "spot the differences" with the Android P Developer Preview.
Fortnite Battle Royale will have the “same gameplay” on mobile devices
Xbox One players left out of PS4/PC/mobile cross-platform play.
Valve’s making games again: Hands-on with Artifact’s digital trading cards
Newell: "Artifact is to trading card games what Half-Life 2 was to single-player action."
Waymo self-driving trucks are hauling gear for Google data centers
Atlanta is Waymo's hub for real-world tests of its self-driving trucks.
Netflix may sign the Obamas in exclusive content deal
Apple and Amazon are reportedly also interested in working with the former president.
Deadly superbug just got scarier—it can mysteriously thwart last-resort drug
It's the first time researchers have seen colistin-heteroresistant germs in the US.
Switzerland first to test integrating drones into its air traffic control
Think of it as automated flight authorization and cataloging for drones.
After industry meeting, Trump highlights alleged game violence effects
Democrats accuse president of using games to “change the subject” from gun control.
In an audit of supply chain partners, Apple found increased labor violations in 2017
Apple otherwise paints a picture of progress, but watchdogs don’t always agree.
Nintendo announces a bunch of 2018 games, but none as big as Switch Smash Bros.
Nintendo Direct video includes lots of ports coming to Switch, 3DS, as well.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy returns—with the original cast
Forty years to the day of its first broadcast, there’s a new BBC radio series.
California’s first proposed per-ride city tax to raise Uber, Lyft prices
“They’re using our streets… we don’t currently have any revenue from it.”
Dealmaster: Get a Dell laptop with an 8th-gen Core i7 and 256GB SSD for $630
Plus deals on Samsung and LG 4K TVs, microSD cards, headphones, and more.
Iron Man director Jon Favreau will helm Disney’s live-action Star Wars TV series
It's one of many high-profile projects planned for Disney's streaming service.
Trump on Falcon Heavy: “I’m so used to hearing different numbers with NASA”
"If the government did it, the same thing would have cost probably 40 or 50 times."
Switching from Windows 10 S to regular Windows will be free for everyone
The new approach makes rather more sense than having a separate special version.
“Dating coach” game Super Seducer barred from PlayStation 4
Available on Steam, game using live-action video to "teach" pick-up techniques.
The Army’s costly quest for the perfect radio continues
Video: The Army is still sticking to standards created by the much-derided JTRS program.
Vector founder: “100 percent” confident in first orbital launch this year
"Not to pick on them, but we don't work on SpaceX schedules."
My neighborhood wants to bring self-driving cars to the nation’s capital
A barely used street between the National Mall and the waterfront could showcase them.
How a string of giant atoms might bring quantum computers to physics labs
Giant atoms may be key to creating analog quantum computer, sooner than you think.
What to expect from Trump’s game industry summit today
Attendee list suggests a vigorous debate between pro- and anti-gaming voices.
Yelling at “scumbags”—inside the White House’s last gaming violence summit
When gaming executives meet the executive branch, the discussion can get a bit bumpy.
Review: Step aside, minivan haters—the Chrysler Pacifica is awesome
Carting kids, groceries, and even playing Far Cry 4 on the PS4—the Pacifica does it all.
Lame Google Play apps that attack users with Windows malware is still a thing
Researchers find 150 Ramnit-infected apps a year after a similar batch was discovered.
Science in a bottle: 132-year-old experiment washed ashore in Australia
In the name of science, German vessels threw thousands of bottles into the oceans.
Wanna limit global warming to 1.5°C? Get cracking
Analysis breaks down what it would take—and it’s a lot.
Robot smashes Rubik’s Cube record with 0.38-second solve
“The machine can definitely go faster,” inventor says.
GOP tries to block state net neutrality laws and allow paid prioritization
GOP bill would outlaw blocking and throttling but give major concession to ISPs.
It just got much easier to wage record-breaking DDoSes
Exploits that abuse memcached servers threaten the stability of the Internet.
Unprompted, creepy laughter from Alexa is freaking out Echo users
Amazon knows about the bug and is working to fix it.
Scientists find odd and amazing cyclones at Jupiter’s poles
“The question is, why do they not merge?”
Microwaves across Europe are 6 minutes slow due to a Serbia-Kosovo grid dispute
A connected grid offers a lot of efficiencies, but disputes can affect everyone.
A rift in VR: Critical error shuts down Oculus headsets worldwide
A small software update may be required to address the issue.
There are people who hear color—and they may have hyper-connected brains
Researchers identify six gene variants in synesthetes linked to brain connectivity.
Next big Windows update will bring hardware-accelerated machine learning
Models built in the cloud will run with hardware acceleration on the PC.
FBI again calls for magical solution to break into encrypted phones
FBI chief: "I don’t buy the claim that it’s impossible" to solve "Going Dark."
Android P Developer Preview arrives with new notification panel, notch support
Preview the next major version of Android with the Android P Developer Preview.
Google ends major OS support for Nexus phones and Pixel tablet
The two years of major OS updates is over for the Nexus 6P, 5X, and Pixel C.
Bitcoin falls 10 percent after SEC warns about unregulated exchanges
Bitcoin falls 10 percent after regulators signal crackdown on exchanges.
Giant atom hides its neighbors under a single-electron skirt
Atomic radius expands, pulling neighboring atoms into its warm embrace.
Uber’s self-driving trucks have started hauling freight
Uber autonomous trucks are hauling loads across Arizona—with a safety driver.
“Dig Once” rule requiring fiber deployment is finally set to become US law
Dig Once mandates fiber conduit installation in government-funded road projects.
After nearly 10 years, Apple will stop taking new iTunes LP submissions
But those who previously purchased LPs on iTunes will still have access to them.
The world’s largest airplane may launch a new space shuttle into orbit
“I would love to see us have a full reusable system," Microsoft's co-founder said.
Vulkan 1.1 out today with multi-GPU support, better DirectX compatibility
Updated drivers that support the latest version should be out today.
Final Fantasy XV for Windows should have been a mess, but it’s the opposite
Square Enix mostly delivers the scalable, tweakable performance that PC gamers crave.
Pepe’s creator sues Infowars, claiming new poster infringes copyright
Infowars founder Alex Jones maintains that the poster is protected under fair use.
Best Buy defends practice of informing FBI about child porn it finds
New documents produced as a result of FOIA lawsuit brought by EFF.
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