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Dangerous anti-vaccine tweets have spiked—from rich people in just 5 states
Researchers suggest bots and local intervention to stymie misinformation online.
Former VW engine chief arrested as emissions scandal hits 2-year anniversary
Wolfgang Hatz the fourth person arrested in scandal investigations, second in Germany.
Android users rejoice! Linux kernel LTS releases are now good for 6 years
Linux kernel lifecycle tripled to match the realities of hardware development.
South Korea joins China in banning coin offerings
Money has flooded in an "unproductive and speculative direction," official says.
FCC chair accused of ignoring investment data in push to end net neutrality
Pai ignores cyclical nature of wireless network investment, critics say.
Cuphead is the prettiest game to make you throw your controller
Hand-drawn animation throwback is as beautiful as it is deadly.
Musk revises his Mars ambitions, and they seem a little bit more real
He dazzled with almost unimaginable technology, but also a few tidbits of plausibility.
An alarming number of patched Macs remain vulnerable to stealthy firmware hacks
At-risk EFI versions likely put Windows and Linux PCs at risk, too.
Seed vs. soil, with some fungus thrown in
A tree’s genetics picks its fungus, which grants drought tolerance (or not).
Kmart faces copyright lawsuit for selling the wrong banana costume
Copyright law has gone bananas after a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year.
Loot boxes have reached a new low with Forza 7’s “pay to earn” option
Rant: The scourge must be stopped.
Tiny, self-assembling bots will create more work for humans
Have no fear! Tiny cube bot is here!
Forza Motorsport 7 reviewed: Racing fun for everyone
It feels like a Greatest Hits of the franchise, but there are a few misses on the way.
Years of Howard Stern’s interviews with Trump now gone after DMCA takedown
“This is the only public version of a massive quarter century trove of interviews.”
The oft-delayed James Webb Space Telescope gets delayed again
The instrument will still be able to complete a full science program.
Dealmaster: Get a lightweight Dell business laptop for $600
Plus deals on mesh Wi-Fi routers, Amazon's new devices, and more laptops.
Op-ed: The Deep Space Gateway would shackle human exploration, not enable it
Former ISS Commander Terry Virts argues NASA does not need another space station.
Ikea’s stuff is tough to assemble, so it bought a startup to do it for you
Toss aside those hex keys and goofy cartoon instructions: Ikea will offer human help.
FCC chief Ajit Pai wants Apple to stop disabling FM radio chips in iPhones [Updated]
Pai cites public safety concerns; Apple says new iPhones have no FM chip at all.
AT&T’s wireless home Internet, with 160GB cap, is now in 18 states
AT&T got nearly $3 billion federal subsidy to connect 1.1 million rural customers.
Miniature trampoline may let microwave and optical qubits communicate
Researchers use tiny oscillator to store quantum state from microwave oven.
We’re starting to see what arguments in the Waymo v. Uber trial will look like
Anthony Levandowski may have to plead the 5th again, but in front of a jury.
Accused NSA leaker was angry over Fox News always being on in the office
"Yeah, I screwed up royally."
The Google Assistant comes to Android TV, starting with the Nvidia Shield
Ask it to play your favorite shows, turn off the lights, or pause the TV.
New casino game lets you bet real money on Pac-Man
Pac-Man Battle Casino part of a trend towards skill-based casino gambling.
New Equifax CEO offers “sincere and total apology” to consumers
Embattled company vows to give consumers more control over their credit data.
Proposed New Mexico science standards edit out basic facts
And legislators are blaming the governor for the edits.
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus review: The curious case of the time-traveling phone
The iPhone 8 is a great phone, but who is it for?
Internet Explorer bug leaks whatever you type in the address bar
All your private addresses and search queries are belong to us.
Proposed Illinois coal rule favors cost-cutting over emissions control
What are we optimizing for as the energy grid changes?
Combat-free mode makes Assassin’s Creed: Origins incredibly easy to explore
Education-focused mode literally turns the difficulty level down to zero.
Saudi minister fired after textbook shows Yoda at UN signing ceremony
Begun, the textbook scandal has.
Reddit’s campaign against hate speech worked
Even when users stuck around, they started watching their words more carefully.
To save net neutrality rules, senator tries to get Ajit Pai off FCC
Pai accused of ignoring “public interest” but will likely get new term on FCC.
First trailer for Annihilation, based on a seemingly unfilmable novel
Alex Garland, who directed Ex Machina, tackles Jeff VanderMeer’s acclaimed novel
Why octopuses are building small “cities” off the coast of Australia
Divers found octopuses building structures out of shells, socializing with neighbors.
Boeing offers $1 million prize for inventing a personal flying machine
More powerful batteries, motors, and software are creating new possibilities.
Amazon debuts redesigned $99 Echo, plus a slew of new Echo devices, too
Get ready to have five new Echo devices to choose from.
Amazon’s new Fire TV does 4K HDR, comes in a dongle form factor
Now you can finally watch Amazon Originals in HDR on Amazon hardware.
Microsoft seems to have leaked the Surface Pro LTE specs, availability itself [Updated]
They’ll be out before Christmas, but no i7 versions will be available.
Homeopathic detox: Med school quietly flushes quack science after criticism
Its donors aren’t going to like this.
Judge spanks Mugshots.com hard for charging for photo removal
Lawsuit claims one arrestee was told it would cost $15k to have profile removed.
New gravitational wave detector almost immediately spots black hole merger
We've now got three detectors working in parallel, increasing our resolution.
Atlus wants to cut off a PS3 emulator because it runs Persona 5
Patreon defends the emulator's non-infringing nature, leaves page up.
Cox starts charging data cap overage fees in California
A new group of Cox customers gets a 1TB data cap and $10 overage fees.
Apple, Fitbit, others work with FDA to pilot digital health software
The FDA zeros in on health software, not one-off wearable devices.
Musk to unveil a revised Mars rocket. But will he address paying for it?
We want to see how Musk and SpaceX get to Mars from here.
Amazon’s Echo Show can’t play YouTube videos anymore
Removing the largest source of online video from Amazon's only Echo with a screen
Apple is being sued for patent infringement by a Native American tribe
New IP rules: Patents can be reviewed, "unless you pay off some Indian tribe."
Apple Watch Series 3 review: LTE comes with high monetary and mental costs
LTE is the best and worst feature about Apple’s newest Watch.
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