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Nintendo teased this brilliant idea in Splatoon. Will other shooters follow?

The median fee peaked at $34 in mid-December—now it's less than $1.

Developer says tool was intended to target one specific cracker.

Attackers who mined 10,829 Monero coins over 18 months target a new server platform.

The update deals with some issues with iOS devices and external accessories, too.

A new DNA study explores where the Taino came from and where they went.

As the opioid epidemic rages, doctors and labs are making billions on urine drug tests.

“It won’t solve everything,” Facebook exec tells Reuters.

Canadian court dismisses suit by climate scientist turned elected official.

We've found holiday discounts on Lenovo ThinkPads, Dell PCs, 4K TVs, and more.

The missing features are mostly the kind of thing you'd expect from an emulated platform.

Trump vowed to block merger, but government says he didn't interfere in review.

Get one last sneak peek at Samsung's flagship before it launches next week.

Space could become an entry point for a larger underground system.

Rocket company seeks to reduce its share of costs from one-third to one-sixth.

Boys are confident they can do science even if they're not especially good at it.

One function reportedly "switched off emissions cleaning after 26 km of driving."

NREL releases a paper similar to Tesla's stated solar roof business plan.

The number of people Loon connected in Puerto Rico has doubled since November: 200k+.

Gut-busting jokesters swirl around cultural and social aspects of dropping a deuce.

Meanwhile, convicted Silk Road creator wants to have his case heard at Supreme Court, too.

Starting this week, Chrome took aim at some of the Internet's most intrusive ads.

Understanding the biology may help us develop more targeted therapies.

Lawyer: Pinedo "had absolutely no knowledge" of buyers' identities or intentions.

Panel: Damore's gender-focused memo was "discriminatory, constituted sexual harassment."

The state has granted Waymo a Transportation Network Company permit.

Company also accused of failing to act in response to insider trading.

Net neutrality repeal can't save Charter from lawsuit, NY Supreme Court says.

Apps must also be built with the iOS 11 SDK.

Esurance finds car technology can be a help and a hindrance.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein says Russians conducted "information warfare."

Bitcoin miner generated spurious emissions in 700MHz, disrupting T-Mobile LTE.

AMD helps out if your new motherboard needs a new firmware to work with your new CPU.

Welcome to Wakanda, where the king rules with awesome technology and great justice.

Estimate shows rooftop solar could produce almost 40 percent of our electricity.

Getty drops lawsuit against Google in exchange for controversial image search changes.

The iMac Pro offers great performance, but does it meet pros' specialized needs?

Bucking FCC and Ajit Pai, lawmakers across US have proposed net neutrality laws.

"Atari Token" and "Pong Token" continue long trend of zombie corporate licensing.

Depending, of course, on whether anything but life can generate a lot of oxygen.

Suit hinges on whether Uber violated its own work agreement with drivers.

Little satellites plus little rockets can equal big money.

"Chaos" gives attackers, and follow-on attackers, full control over infected boxes.

Trying to describe HDR on non-HDR screens is a pain. One geeky analyst figured it out.

Boing Boing linked to an Imgur-hosted archive that has since been taken down.

Press secretary says Russia will face “international consequences.”

The combination is naproxen (in Aleve) and stomach drug esomeprazole (in Nexium).

For years, a quintet of hackers penetrated large companies, raking in millions.

Ancient bird poop is surprisingly good at giving answers.

“It’s the same as pornography.... we are reaping what we’ve sown here.”