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Accidental history—remastering the campy teen horror game Congress famously hated
Controversial cult classic Night Trap gets a new turn in the spotlight 25 years later.
ICE: We don’t use stingrays to locate undocumented immigrants
Letter adds that, even when you’re targeted via stingray, you can still call 911.
Mass Effect: Andromeda officially shuts down its single-player updates
Unless you play ME:A for multiplayer, your quest is effectively done.
Four book series that are shaping the future of science fiction on television
Here are the searingly original visions that will soon set your monitors on fire.
NASA’s Voyagers: 35 years of inspiration [Update: Now it’s 40]
The two Voyager probes changed how we view science and the Universe.
After bouncing around the Web, Daily Stormer lands a new CDN provider
BitMitigate founder: “I thought it would really get my service out there.”
Nidhogg 2 review: Violent, disgusting, and hilariously fun
A better game for series fans old and new, this is everything a great sequel should be.
In a great year for space music, Quindar’s Hip Mobility most puts us in orbit
Tell Pitchfork this is one concept album that delivered and deserved better than 6.8/10.
New surface is so slippery, shellfish can’t get a grip
Mussels end up confused when they try to stick to a polymer/lubricant mix.
Code chunk in Kronos malware used long before MalwareTech published it
Marcus Hutchins, the researcher who stopped WCry, complained his code was lifted.
Tor “can’t build free and open source tools” and stop racists from using them
"We are everything they claim to despise," but Tor won't prevent vile usage of its tools.
Google explains why it banned the app for Gab, a right-wing Twitter rival
Gab's free-speech stance makes it popular with right-wing trolls and racists. [Updated]
Wisconsin lawmakers vote to pay Foxconn $3 billion to get new factory
State taxpayers could end up paying Foxconn $500,000 per job, or more.
Agents of Mayhem review: Destroying a really dull open world
Saturday morning cartoon style struggles against a fatiguing open world.
Android O is O-fficially launching August 21
Google teases an eclipse-themed Android O launch event in just a few days!
Here’s what happens to your retina if you view an eclipse without protection
Ahead of the rare solar event, eye doctors describe the dangers of risky viewing.
“Bing is bigger than you think,” Microsoft boasts, at 33% of US searches
It turns out that "But nobody uses Bing!" isn't actually true.
Trump’s DOJ not trying to stop AT&T/Time Warner merger
AT&T and DOJ "discussing merger conditions" that would let deal go forward.
Now you can post videos directly to Reddit, no third-party service required
Upload .mp4 and .mov files directly from your phone or computer.
Secret chips in replacement parts can completely hijack your phone’s security
Booby-trapped touchscreens can log passwords, install malicious apps, and more.
Scorching heat, rolling blackouts: The West is changing how it does summer
The electricity industry at large can take pointers from a region working its grid hard.
OkCupid bans white supremacist “for life,” asks daters to report others
A white supremacist featured in a Charlottesville documentary can’t use OKC anymore.
Sharp sues Hisense over a foreign “gag order”
Sharp files a lawsuit in order to talk about the TVs being made in its name.
Hyundai looks to build a >300-mile-range electric car
More carmakers are looking toward electric vehicles as fuel cell falters.
Final Defenders trailer gives us the best kind of villain
We get a long look at bad guy Alexandra, a new character invented just for this series.
How the tech sector can legally justify breaking ties to extremists
Generally speaking, private enterprise may refuse service on ideological grounds.
Rare pubic-grooming data reveals injuries, odd habits, and nicked bits
Grooming often, removing all hair, and having others help ups chance of injury.
AT&T’s attempt to stall Google Fiber construction thrown out by judge
AT&T sued Louisville over pole attachment rule, but judge says rule is valid.
Health benefits of wind and solar offset all subsidies
Estimated economic benefits of renewables in the US is $87 billion.
Neo-Nazi Daily Stormer loses its Russian domain, too
Russian official cites "strict regime" for combatting extremism online.
New feature in iOS 11 quickly and temporarily disables Touch ID
Prevent your fingers from unlocking your iPhone when you're in a sticky situation.
Oldest Antarctic ice ever found shows climate of 2.7 million years ago
And they didn’t even have to drill deep.
FCC’s claim that it was hit by DDoS should be investigated, lawmakers say
FCC hasn't shown proof that it was attacked, Democrats say in call for probe.
Without Nathan Drake, Uncharted: Lost Legacy is still just Uncharted
Review: By-the-numbers spin-off doesn't quite sell its new protagonists.
Major revamp of the Google app starts rolling out to Android users
New card stream promotes news above the predictive cards Google Now was famous for.
Another feature slips out of the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update
Story Remix's jawdropping 3D capabilities won't be there on day one.
Yes, it really has taken NASA 11 years to develop a parachute
NASA's acting chief technologist says the agency is limited by political emphasis.
Cox starts charging $50 extra per month for unlimited data
Or you can get another 500GB for an extra $30 every month.
We may have caught supernova debris slamming into neighboring stars
Many stars have companions that will be in the line of fire when the star explodes.
FDA slams more homeopaths for playing fast and loose with toxic chemicals
Homeolab failed FDA inspection and sold “adulterated” infant products, agency said.
Lawsuit revived over Apple retail workers’ pay during security checks
Dispute has widespread ramifications about pay for time spent in security checks.
CloudFlare CEO says his Daily Stormer takedown was “arbitrary” and “dangerous”
“I woke up this morning in a bad mood and decided to kick them off the Internet.”
Racist Daily Stormer goes down again as CloudFlare drops support
Tech companies face intense pressure not to work with the hate site.
Web hosting, CDN companies torn as to how to respond to racist websites
Dreamhost, meanwhile, “will host any website as long as its content is legal.”
Internet turns on white supremacists and neo-Nazis with doxing, phishing
Many fear being outed from photos, but now the real cyber game against “alt-right” begins.
Google Home gets free phone calls in the US and Canada
US and Canada get free calls, plus lots of Project Fi/Google Voice integration, too.
Nokia 8: An all-aluminum flagship with same-day Android security updates
At €600 (~£550) it's on the edge of value—but where's that beloved Nokia charm gone?
FCC giving special help to right-wing TV news company, Democrats allege
Pai is helping Sinclair expand its reach into TV-owning homes, lawmakers say.
The origin of complex life on Earth just got a little less mysterious
New evidence suggests that animal life got a jumpstart from Snowball Earth.
Bay Area: Join us tonight, 8/16, to talk about Silicon Valley and the inequality crisis
Guest Catherine Bracy runs TechEquity, trying to make the tech industry work for everyone.
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