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Kaspersky software banned from US government agencies
Kaspersky: We have “never helped, nor will help, any government with cyberespionage.”
What you should know about privacy and Apple’s FaceID on iOS 11
Your rights may differ if phone is locked via biometrics compared to a passcode.
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus hands-on: The Qi flows through this one
The iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus add wireless charging and a faster processor.
Dealmaster: Get up to $300 off Galaxy S8 or S8+, bonus Gear VR with trade-in
Plus iPhone 8 pre-orders, $20 BitDefender, drone deals, and more.
Apple announced a lot yesterday—here’s everything you need to know
Three iPhones, an LTE Watch, a 4K Apple TV, and more.
Comcast puts YouTube in its TV boxes to entice would-be cord-cutters
YouTube follows Netflix to a prime spot on Comcast's X1 set-top boxes.
Hurricane Irma took 7 million cable and wireline subscribers offline
Comcast, AT&T, other ISPs try to get customers online as power outages persist.
Solar now costs 6¢ per kilowatt-hour, beating government goal by 3 years
Cost goals met, the DOE is moving on to address grid reliability in solar.
The new study suggesting sitting will kill you is kind of a raging dumpster fire
It’s funded by Big Soda and riddled with weaknesses—including not measuring sitting.
Electric cars all the rage at Frankfurt Auto Show, but we can’t drive them yet
Concepts and roadmaps are fine and well, but we need EVs now.
Nintendo fixes a major problem with Switch in-game chat service
Mobile app can now run in the background (like every other voice chat app).
Some iPad Pros cost $50 more today as Apple quietly ups prices
Reportedly due to the current high cost of NAND flash storage.
Windows 10 Fall Creators Update shaking up privacy settings some more
And Enterprise users will get even more control over analytics data.
Drug company hands patents off to Native American tribe to avoid challenge
If tribes can avoid patent challenges, will "patent trolls" flock to them next?
Can a tattoo on human flesh be copyrighted? We’ll soon find out
Is the human body a protectable medium of expression for purposes of copyright?
Trump’s self-driving car strategy: Don’t regulate self-driving cars
The new document provides non-binding guidance to industry and state regulators.
Coffee vs. climate change: The news is not good
Warming will push coffee uphill and could limit pollinators.
Destiny 2 review: Guardians rise up—and so does Bungie—to fix the first game
A massive pre-review wasn’t enough to judge this epic game—so, now we have a verdict.
Chelsea Manning, newly freed from military prison, speaks in San Francisco
"I didn’t sign up to be a role model; I’m just a street kid and a coder."
A look inside the new Steve Jobs Theater at Apple’s spaceship campus
The theater is exactly as Jobs would’ve wanted it—a striking work of design.
Apple Watch Series 3 hands-on: LTE could be the watershed moment
The Apple Watch Series 3 is similar to the Series 2, but it works sans phone.
Hands on with the iPhone X: OLED and HDR outshine the other features
The iPhone X is about the screen and face scanning. The former is the stand-out.
I’m worried that FaceID is going to suck—and here’s why
Awkward ergonomics means Face ID will never be faster than a fingerprint sensor.
Lucasfilm delays release of Star Wars Episode IX after director change
The announcement comes hours after naming J.J. Abrams the film’s new director.
Windows 0-day is exploited to install creepy Finspy malware (again)
Microsoft patches flaw after researchers report it was used by undisclosed country.
Trailer for Downsizing is weird, smart, and totally unexpected
Humans develop the technology to shrink themselves, with satirical economic consequences.
Bungie apologizes for Destiny 2 item that resembles neo-Nazi flag
Dev insists that apparent “Kekistan” logo in game “does NOT represent our values.”
NOAA gets judge to agree that its scientists’ e-mails are protected
Conservative group had alleged scientific misconduct behind climate study.
The unflushable debate resurfaces: A 130-ton mass clogs London’s sewer
For years, authorities have bemoaned flushables. Now there’s a historic “fatberg.”
Metroid: Samus Returns is a return to form for 2D adventuring
Review: Remake feels familiar while adding welcome new features.
Reduce the cords, charge your Apple devices together with AirPower in 2018
"Next year," Apple will let you wirelessly charge iDevices together via the same mat.
Apple’s radically different smartphone is called the iPhone X
The $999 iPhone will ship starting November 3.
iPhones and iPad will get iOS 11 update on September 19
Here come the Files app, a new Siri voice, and iPad “drag and drop” technology.
Apple launches new iPhone 8 smartphone, skipping traditional iPhone 7 “S” models
The glass phone is back, and wireless charging comes to an Apple handset.
Apple’s new TV set-top box will play 4K content, sport faster processor
It's the biggest update the Apple TV has seen in years—starts at $179, ships September 22.
Apple untethers Series 3 Watch with new standalone LTE service
Now you can truly leave your iPhone at home and not miss a beat.
Apple Watch users can download watchOS 4 on September 19
Bringing a Siri watch face, workout motivation prompts, and more to the watch.
Star Wars: Episode IX has a new director and co-writer, and it’s JJ Abrams
But with him comes co-writer Chris "Batman V Superman" Terrio. In Vader voice: Nooooo.
Liveblog: Apple’s September 2017 iPhone event
Join us for live coverage of all Apple's announcements.
NTSB: Tesla’s Autopilot UX a “major role” in fatal Model S crash
Autopilot too permissive, allowed the system to be used inappropriately.
Comcast raises sports and TV fees again, says it’s about “transparency”
Charges fees even in areas where Comcast owns local sports networks.
To curb outbreak, San Diego will power wash “fecally contaminated” city
The hepatitis A virus outbreak has sickened nearly 400 and led to 15 deaths.
Russian-made Facebook page invited Americans to protest “upsurge of violence”
Effort to unmask the Kremlin's propaganda campaign takes a dark turn.
Is this BMW’s next electric car?
BMW says it will have 12 new battery EVs on sale by 2025.
The no-sports streaming bundle is coming soon from Viacom, Discovery, and others
The entertainment-focused service could cost less than $20 per month.
The Mercedes-AMG Project One is basically a road-legal F1 car
1000hp, two seats, and a $2.7 million price tag.
Billions of devices imperiled by new clickless Bluetooth attack
BlueBorne exploit works against unpatched devices running Android, Linux, or Windows.
Nintendo likes money again, bringing back NES Classic Edition “next summer”
Nintendo also promises expanded shipments for Super NES Classic into 2018.
Alleged Intel i7-8700K Coffee Lake benchmarks leak online
Six-core chip beats i7-7700K by 30% in Cinebench, but Ryzen may still have the edge.
Here’s what the law says about PewDiePie’s fight with Campo Santo
Game company wants to take down YouTube star’s livestreams after n-word incident.
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