You’ll be able to run Windows 11 on older PCs–if you install the update manually

You won't see it in Windows Update, but Microsoft won't stop you from running it. | Continue reading

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Please stop adding more lanes to busy highways – it doesn’t help

Why do highway planners refuse to accept that more lanes means more traffic? | Continue reading

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More people are poisoning themselves with horse-deworming drug to thwart Covid

Don't make the FDA warn you again that you are neither horse nor cow. | Continue reading

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Apple will finally let devs tell users about non-App Store purchase options

Proposed settlement would make it a bit easier to avoid Apple App Store commission. | Continue reading

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New evidence shows this uranium cube is likely relic of Nazi A-bomb program

New methods could eventually be used to track illicit trafficking of nuclear material. | Continue reading

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The connected battlespace, part I: command, control, and conquer

Since the end of World War II, the US and allies have tried to network-enable war. | Continue reading

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A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps

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Delta Airlines staff to pay surcharge if unvaccinated

Delta surcharge is "necessary to address the financial risk" of not getting vaccinated. | Continue reading

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Reddit takes a teach-the-controversy approach to pandemic and vaccines

In post on vaccination debate, Reddit says dissent is "foundation of democracy." | Continue reading

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A decade and a half of instability: The history of Google messaging apps

Sixteen years after the launch of Google Talk, Google messaging is still a mess. | Continue reading

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Reddit takes a teach-the-controversy approach to pandemic and vaccines

In post on vaccination debate, Reddit says dissent is "foundation of democracy." | Continue reading

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The Mighty Hercules, slayer of hurricanes (2016)

On the eve of Atlantic hurricane season, we went aboard the planes that hunt storms. | Continue reading

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Silent changes to Western Digital’s budget SSD may lower speeds by up to 50%

Most people wouldn't notice most of the time, but that doesn't make it OK. | Continue reading

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Samsung punishes Galaxy Fold 3 modders by disabling their cameras

Samsung's bootloader unlock message has a warning for modders. | Continue reading

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In leaked email, ULA official calls NASA leadership “incompetent”

"Let me know if there’s anything else you need—we are here to serve!" | Continue reading

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As office returns get postponed, workers say they’d take pay cut to wfh

Some tech firms want workers back at their desks, but expectations have shifted. | Continue reading

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Misaligned factory robot may have sparked Chevy Bolt battery fires

“What we’re looking at is a perfect storm.” | Continue reading

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30 years later, the baby on Nirvana’s Nevermind cover is suing for damages

Spencer Elden is seeking upwards of $150,000 in damages for the album cover. | Continue reading

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Mine truck and a Baja off-road racer both find use for fuel cells

At 231 tons, the mining truck may be the heaviest hydrogen EV in the world. | Continue reading

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A history of Google messaging apps: Will Google ever figure this out?

Sixteen years after the launch of Google Talk, Google messaging is still a mess. | Continue reading

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SpaceX may dig a tunnel to enable frequent South Texas launches

County officials would not be willing to pay for the project. | Continue reading

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President Biden to host infosec roundtable with tech giant CEOs

2021 is a great year for the red teams of the world—blue teams, not so much. | Continue reading

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I’m a nuclear armageddon survivor: Ask me anything (2017)

From the archives: A nuclear apocalypse is far more likely than a zombie outbreak. | Continue reading

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Blue Origin's secret response to SpaceX Starship captured on photos

"The reason I like vertical landing is because it scales so well." | Continue reading

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With nothing able to eat them, cane toads are eating each other

It's creating an evolutionary pressure to grow fast. | Continue reading

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Rare nintendo game watch unit fetches 9000 at auction

Limited unit went on sale for the first time ever. | Continue reading

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School mask battles rage on as more children fall ill, fill hospitals

Even with the delta-variant surge, masks and adult vaccinations keep kids safe. | Continue reading

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Study: Ants create stable tunnels in nests, much like humans play Jenga

Caltech scientists used X-ray imaging to capture physics of underground anthills. | Continue reading

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Google Pay team reportedly in major upheaval after botched app revamp

"Dozens of employees and executives have left" the struggling payments division. | Continue reading

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Ancient straight-shelled cephalopods lived the vertical life

Using virtual and 3D-printed models can "de-fossilize" creatures of the past. | Continue reading

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Aliens: Fireteam Elite review: Finally, co-op action worthy of this franchise

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Psychonauts 2 review: An early, easy nominee for 2021’s game of the year

Invade cartoon minds. Discover wild worlds. Laugh and cry. This game is special. | Continue reading

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Ten-year hacktivist fugitive Commander X arrested in Mexico

"We do not forgive. We do not forget." But neither do the feds. | Continue reading

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Looking for a new job in tech? It may be your lucky day

Employers are turning on the charm to attract engineers and developers to their firms. | Continue reading

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Happiness is a warm algorithm in the near-future flick, Tiong Bahru Social Club

In this Fantasia Fest film, happiness algorithms dictate terms of community living. | Continue reading

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Hydrogen lobbyist quits, slams oil companies’ “false claims” about blue hydrogen

Recent studies have questioned blue hydrogen’s low-carbon bona fides. | Continue reading

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Now that machines can learn, can they unlearn?

Researchers see if they can remove sensitive data without retraining AI from scratch. | Continue reading

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On Roblox, kids learn it’s hard to earn money making games

New report claims that the massive video game platform can exploit young developers. | Continue reading

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Intel provides more details on its Arc GPUs, which will be made by TSMC

Still light on details, but the Arc GPUs will be a big step up from integrated. | Continue reading

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Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings–the cheap and easy way

It cost us ~$100 to wirelessly connect two buildings across a small wooded area. | Continue reading

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Point-to-point Wi-Fi bridging between buildings–the cheap and easy way

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“We are set on a path that looks disastrous”: Alabama hospitals near collapse

On Wednesday, Alabama had negative 29 ICU beds available. | Continue reading

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Official trailer for Foundation whets the appetite for more

"We can murder the man, but what about the movement?" | Continue reading

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Intel leaks show next-gen desktop CPUs with hybrid “big.little” design

Leaked specs show performance and efficiency cores in 12th- and 13th-gen CPUs. | Continue reading

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Cuttlefish remember the what, when, and where of meals–even into old age

Unlike humans, the cuttlefish analog of episodic memory doesn't deteriorate with age. | Continue reading

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Approval for Nvidia’s ARM acquisition might come down to the wire

Delays have Nvidia facing down the end-of-2022 deadline to complete the deal. | Continue reading

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Amazon bringing its everything store everywhere with planned department stores

With smaller, curated stores, company takes a page from Trader Joe’s. | Continue reading

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Samsung says will stop loading $1000 smartphones with ads

Samsung typically shows ads in Bixby, the weather app, Samsung Pay, and more. | Continue reading

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