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Silicon Valley made Peter Thiel billions, now he leaves it for LA
Well-known investor reportedly now finds Bay Area "intolerant."
The Winter Olympics in 4K and HDR: A pain in many ways, but gosh, those sparkles
We contend with limited sports, delays to watch some of the prettiest Olympics action yet.
The games behind the cardboard: We finally know how Nintendo Labo will play
Ahead of April launch, Nintendo dishes enough details to get our gaming hopes up.
Pummeled by scandal, Uber hit with $4.46B in losses during 2017
Curiously, UberEats now comprises about 10 percent of the company's business.
Audit reveals Office of Fossil Energy approved millions for lobbying, spas
Unexplained consultant fees paid out to now-bankrupt company.
A potent botnet is exploiting a critical router bug that may never be fixed
With Internet stability hanging in the balance, router maker maintains radio silence.
Microsoft’s compiler-level Spectre fix shows how hard this problem will be to solve
Investigation of Microsoft's compiler changes show that much of the time, they won't fix Spectre.
US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm [Updated]
New Hampshire’s Hassan says FTC action may be necessary if industry doesn’t respond.
More nightmare fuel: Bedbugs create cesspool of poop and histamine in your bed
Histamine levels in infested homes were 20X higher than normal.
European bankers scoff at bitcoin for its risk, huge energy inefficiency
Top officials from Bundesbank, ECB push for the necessity of fiat currency.
SpaceX hits two milestones in plan for low-latency satellite broadband
SpaceX got good news from the FCC and will launch two demo satellites Saturday.
Valve bans developer after employees leave fake user reviews
Insel Games CEO encouraged employees to write reviews for its own game.
In wars with termites, ants rescue and care for their wounded
These ants invest a lot of energy in caring for their injured comrades.
Apple’s HomePod: Paying $350 for a speaker that says “no” this much is tough
Apple's first smart speaker feels exclusively designed for its most ardent fans.
Google experiment writes IM replies for you, lets you send them with a tap
Google can answer "when will you be home?" using your location and traffic data.
American Horror Story creator to call Netflix home in multimillion-dollar deal
Another popular creator to help Netflix's growing original content push.
Something we can all agree on? Less Affleck Batman, more Batman Ninja [Updated]
Batman Ninja now has an English-language trailer and a release date: April 24.
The Falcon Heavy is an absurdly low-cost heavy lift rocket
The new SpaceX rocket seriously undercuts its competitors.
Critical Telegram flaw under attack disguised malware as benign images
If you haven’t updated your Windows app lately, now would be a good time.
Salon to ad blockers: Can we use your browser to mine cryptocurrency?
Salon’s optional coin mining lets you avoid ads, but eats up your CPU power.
The 2018 Toyota Camry might be proof most people don’t care about cars
The nation’s bestselling car is now in its eighth generation.
Op-ed: The story behind the satellite that Trump wants dead
It’s difficult to describe all the ways this is stupid.
Dealmaster: Save $300 on a Dell XPS 13 laptop with a 8th-gen Core i7
Plus deals on 4K TVs, new Beats headphones, and early President's Day discounts.
Woman pulls wiggling cattle worms from her eyeball, makes medical history
CDC experts suspect she just didn't swat a fly away fast enough.
Trump’s infrastructure plan has no dedicated money for broadband
Broadband would be one of numerous projects competing for a pool of money.
Keep playing, keep paying: Ubisoft seeks games with “longterm engagement”
The numbers don't lie: Games as "live" services bring in more money over time.
“Troll” loses Cloudflare lawsuit, has weaponized patent invalidated
Cloudflare says it will be "ready to respond" if Blackbird appeals.
Yes, sea level rise really is accelerating
It is now apparent even in the short 25-year-long satellite record.
Google is good at building phones but terrible at selling them
After shipping just 3.9 million units in 2017, Google has a lot of retail work to do.
West sent lizards as nuclear spies, claims Iran defense official
Arrest of environmentalists justified by claiming reptiles collect "atomic waves."
No video game loot boxes for buyers under 21, say proposed Hawaii bills
Law would require warnings, odds disclosures, and retailer enforcement.
Fast talker: Alexa may offer speedier answers with Amazon-made AI chips
Amazon wants to lessen Alexa's dependence on the cloud for its responses.
Here’s what Siri would have been like on MS-DOS in 1987
Siri, format C:.
Trump’s budget proposal is out, and he really wants to kill ARPA-E
Nuclear is the big winner in FY 2019's proposed budget.
Trump’s budget wants the US to stop watching the planet
NSF and NIH see huge cuts restored, but anything environmental is in trouble.
California green-lights initiative that is conspiracy theorist’s dream
It would ban chemicals, GMOs, smart meters, reverse vaccine law, end water treatment.
Verizon will start locking phones to its network to prevent armed robberies
Verizon will let customers unlock phones post-sale, but just how isn't clear yet.
Star Trek: Discovery ends the season with a bang (and a whimper)
In which we engage in a somewhat legalistic analysis of finales and fandom.
Desktop Ryzens with Vega graphics: Is fastest-ever integrated GPU fast enough?
Unsurprisingly, AMD’s new chips beat Intel's GPUs. But can gamers ditch their graphics cards?
12 ex-Atari women respond to #NotNolan controversy, offer ‘70s perspective
Kotaku explores both sides of argument, interviews Bushnell’s female contemporaries.
Take a break! Uber drivers must rest 6 hours after driving 12
Of course, there’s nothing stopping drivers from switching to Lyft.
The harmful drive-by currency mining scourge shows no signs of abating
One attack sneaks coin-mining malware onto 4,300 sites. Another targets Android users.
In Iceland, bitcoin mining will soon use more energy than its residents
“I could not have predicted this trend—but then bitcoin skyrocketed.”
A wave of cheating AI robots is threatening to ruin HQ Trivia [Updated]
Simple Google-based cheat sites often beat humans, but a big one was just shut down.
LISA pathfinder mission a glorious success
LISA pathfinder three times better than required, 10 times better than expected.
Elon Musk: I will “eat my hat” if a competitor’s rocket flies before 2023
Perhaps the rocket mogul was hungry this morning.
Pyeongchang Winter Olympics opening disrupted by malware attack
Malware showed knowledge of Olympic networks' structure—and users.
Reddit audiophiles test HomePod, say it sounds better than $1,000 speaker
In-depth test says $350 speaker has a "near-perfectly flat frequency response."
FCC report finds almost no broadband competition at 100Mbps speeds
Even at 25Mbps, 43 percent of the US had zero ISPs or just one.
Windows Defender Advanced Threat Protection coming to Windows 7 and 8.1
A Windows 10 feature is coming to old platforms.
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