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Oculus Rift is now the most popular VR headset on Steam
But PC gaming's most popular platform still has a relatively tiny VR userbase.
Report: Apple is making its own high-end noise-cancelling headphones
They could launch this year but have faced development issues, per Bloomberg.
Our dive into the shops and cosplay of Emerald City Comic Con
Spaceballs characters, awesome art, ancient D&D modules, and everything in between.
InfoWars’ conspiracy theories have advertisers ditching YouTube channels
Even YouTube's existing advertiser tools didn't prevent this from happening.
Why the roots of patent trolling may be in the patent office
Trolls love patents from examiners who are “lenient” about patent vetting.
Interior Dept. wants to lower royalties that offshore oil, coal companies pay
12.5% royalty paid back to public is the lowest rate allowed by law.
The Falcon 9 rocket may reach 50 launches on Tuesday
Company will reach the half-century mark fairly quickly for an orbital rocket.
He’s not just saying he feels her pain—he really is
When couples hold hands and one is in pain, their brain waves synchronize.
Scotland’s floating wind farm is showing how powerful offshore wind can be
The turbines withstood some serious gusts.
Is it time to take the Hyperloop seriously?
"Starting from a movement, Hyperloop has become an industry.” Can it be real transit next?
Some species could survive ocean acidification by leaning on neighbors
Experiments with tiny ecosystems counteract some effects seen in lab tests.
Clicker Heroes maker compares new lawsuit from “patent troll” to extortion
“It’s as if someone walked into my home with a knife and asked me for $35,000.”
Do we really need another Star Warswargame? Yes, and this is it
Break out the super-glue and the model paint.
Ethereum fixes serious “eclipse” flaw that could be exploited by any kid
Hole made it possible to trick users into double spending and hack smart contracts.
Bitcoin thirst spurs Icelandic heist—“Grand theft on a scale unseen before”
"Everything points to this being a highly organized crime," Iceland police say.
To one-up Slack, Google invites workers to hangout, chat in “Hangouts Chat”
The service will be part of all G Suite pricing tiers.
The hunt for cheaper GPUs is turning up some unexpected bargains
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Lamar Smith says Russian bots are trying to cripple US energy production
Russian bots stirred pipeline trouble. Was it sowing divisions or targeting energy?
During NRA conventions, gun injuries drop 20% nationwide—63% in hosting state
Researchers say it shoots holes in the argument that untrained users cause accidents.
Charter appeals court loss, still claims it can’t be punished for slow speeds
New York AG alleges that Charter promised speeds it knew it couldn't deliver.
Major nor’easter whacking East Coast for the second time in two months
"Pretty much everyone on the plane threw up."
New Lego pieces: Still hard on your feet, but easier on the planet
Standard bricks still made of oil-based plastic; company has 2030 goal for those.
How could Ice Age tundra feed a mammoth?
A simulation shows that large metabolisms were efficient enough for the tundra.
After Thursday’s launch, we can now eye storms in HD from New Zealand to Africa
The GOES-R series of satellites scan the planet five times faster than previous ones.
Ajit Pai won’t get his gun—FCC chair rejects NRA award after ethics review
NRA honored Pai for killing net neutrality, tried to give him handmade long gun.
Code reveals Instagram may be close to launching voice, video chat features
Piling on the features to keep users coming back for more.
Review: Buick aims high, falls short with $60,000 Enclave Avenir
And an actual teen tests GM's Teen Driver tech in Buick's latest crossover/SUV.
Twitter CEO wants to study platform’s “health,” but is he ignoring the cancer?
Anedcotal data makes us wonder when a terrifying Twitter botnet will take over.
Hackers exploiting rTorrent to install Unix coin miner have netted $4k so far
Ongoing attacks give complete control and require no user interaction.
Ex-Google recruiter: I was fired because I resisted “illegal” diversity efforts
Google vows to defend lawsuit, says it hires “candidates based on their merit.”
Dealmaster: Breaking down the Galaxy S9’s pre-order situation
We sort out the carrier-induced mess for the biggest phone so far in 2018.
Putin boasts new strategic weapons will make US missile defense “useless”
Nuke-powered cruise missile and torpedo, hypersonic missiles counter US ballistic missile defense.
Drunk man accidentally takes $1,600 Uber from West Virginia to New Jersey
Uber says it took the man to his requested destination.
Dealmaster: Get Amazon’s Fire TV Stick with Alexa for $30
Plus deals on budget gaming laptops, 4K TVs, wireless charging pads, and more.
AT&T has good and bad news for users of its limit-ridden unlimited plans
AT&T ends one speed limit but introduces a new one; some prices are going up.
13 million people tracked over 300 years to build massive human family tree
Geneticists built a family tree linking millions of people across 300 years.
Forget submarine steel: The 2019 GMC Sierra truck is made from carbon fiber
Even the truck’s tailgate has a Ph.D.
Gut bacteria key to the vampire bat’s ability to survive on blood
The vampire bat’s genome only explains part of its blood-eating capabilities.
Asking how your friends will vote could increase polling accuracy
Social circle questions came closer to 2016 election results than standard polls.
Trustico website goes dark after someone drops critical flaw on Twitter
Outage comes a day after CEO admitted emailing private keys for 23k HTTPS certs.
Intel’s latest set of Spectre microcode fixes is coming to a Windows update
Windows users will no longer be beholden to their motherboard makers.
Couple freaks after tabloids spread medical pics of their worm-infested bums
Despite no errors or liability, the journal kindly dumped the butt pics.
F1 champ Williams made a cool new carbon platform for electric cars
The FW-EVX platform could be used to build new midsize or large electric vehicles.
Judge bars student from violent games after alleged shooting threat
"You can play all the Mario Kart you want," judge says.
Video: Scott Kelly walks (floats?) us through the International Space Station
After a year in residence, the former astronaut is very familiar with the orbiting outpost.
This is the All Twinster, a new torque-vectoring hybrid system for SUVs
The system can vary torque to all four wheels via mechanical and electric drive.
Trump says violent games are OK for his young son, maybe not for yours
"I look at some of the things he's watching and I say, 'How is that possible?'"
In response to Trump budget, NASA ending separate technology plan
"We need Space Technology if we want NASA to have a bold future."
23,000 HTTPS certificates axed after CEO emails private keys
Flap that goes public renews troubling questions about issuance of certificates.
Female Google engineer says she faced “frequent sexual harassment”
Woman charges “Google was fully aware” of sexist behavior but didn’t stop it.
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