California votes against granting Uber and Lyft drivers employee status

With 72 percent of votes counted, the measure is ahead 58 percent to 42 percent. | Continue reading


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It's official: Intel lost the single-threaded desktop performance crown to AMD

It's official: Intel lost the single-threaded desktop performance crown to AMD. | Continue reading


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Connected cars must be open to third parties, say Massachusetts voters

The ballot initiative passed with overwhelming support. | Continue reading


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Someone has withdrawn –$1B from a Bitcoin wallet dormant since 2015

Wallet is likely tied to Silk Road, the underground crime bazar shut down in 2013. | Continue reading


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Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Reddit are handling the election

The only thing messier than November 3 on social media might be November 4. | Continue reading


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Intel enters the laptop discrete GPU market with Xe Max

The new part is a content-creation tool, not a gaming accelerator. | Continue reading


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HBO Max quietly restored service to Linux users

It's not too late to finish Season One of Lovecraft Country on your favorite device. | Continue reading


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As renewable power prices drop, researchers tally up their added costs

Matching demand when the supply of wind and solar varies has costs, but small ones. | Continue reading


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The First Apple Silicon Macs Will Be the MacBook Pro and Air

The laptops will be first and the desktops are coming later, report claims. | Continue reading


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Pixel 5 teardown shows off the guts of Google’s latest flagship

The mysterious innards of the Pixel 5 reveal a lot of unique decisions. | Continue reading


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Sony reportedly puts a stop to third-party PS5 faceplate plans

PlayStation maker considers unique design part of its “intellectual property.” | Continue reading


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NASA objects to new megaconstellation, citing risk of “catastrophic collison”

"This particular region of space tends to produce a large number of conjunctions." | Continue reading


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Raspberry Pi 400 review–the under-$100 desktop PC you didn’t know you needed

The Pi 400 isn't a powerful desktop PC—but it is a desktop PC, for $100 or less. | Continue reading


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SpaceX Starlink users provide first impressions and unboxing pictures

"It feels like it's from the future... I am amazed at how well it works." | Continue reading


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Google’s Project Zero discloses Windows 0-day that’s been under active exploit

Security flaw lets attackers escape sandboxes designed to contain malicious code. | Continue reading


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Is it too late for the US to execute a pandemic plan?

Polling suggests a lot of people aren't comfortable with aspects of contact tracing. | Continue reading


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After 20 years of service, the Space Station flies into an uncertain future

"We do have to think about the fact that 20 years is a long time." | Continue reading


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A new way to plug a human brain into a computer: Via veins

Electrodes threaded through blood vessels let people control gadgets with their minds. | Continue reading


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Someone leaked the Covid hospitalization data taken from the CDC

After a change in reporting procedure, daily updates vanished. | Continue reading


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The tech antitrust problem no one is talking about

Americans pay more for broadband, have fewer choices than consumers in other countries. | Continue reading


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Drivers react to Tesla’s full self-driving beta release

Videos of Tesla’s full self-driving beta in action show a few close calls. | Continue reading


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Google’s Project Zero discloses Windows 0day that’s been under active exploit

Security flaw lets attackers escape sandboxes designed to contain malicious code. | Continue reading


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“Not just a virus that kills people”–WHO spotlights long-term Covid-19

“I never thought I would have seven months of my life wiped out by this virus.” | Continue reading


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Nearly 90k cases in a day: Pandemic skyrockets in third, highest peak yet

Peak in new cases will be followed by new peaks in hospitalizations and deaths. | Continue reading


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Apple One, Apple’s answer to Amazon Prime, is finally launching

The priciest bundle includes all Apple services at $29.95 per month. | Continue reading


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Doomed Philae lander accidentally did a science by denting the comet

New touchdown location identified where Philae bumped into a boulder. | Continue reading


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War Stories: How Nintendo sold the NES to a skeptical country

Convincing the public to love home video games again after Atari's dramatic fall. | Continue reading


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Dogs Were Domesticated from Wolves Now Extinct

Our history with dogs is complicated, according to a study of ancient dog DNA. | Continue reading


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iPhone 12 and 12 Pro double review: Playing Apple’s greatest hits

Serving the Technologist for more than a decade. IT news, reviews, and analysis. | Continue reading


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RIP Google Play Music, 2011 – 2020

We celebrate the life of Google's music service. It shall live forever in our hearts. | Continue reading


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A tiny bit of lacquer grounded new Falcon 9 rockets for a month

"Rocketry is tough and requires a lot of attention to detail." | Continue reading


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Billy Mitchell’s Donkey Kong high-score case will move forward to trial

Opposing lawyer tells Ars the trial will “show that Mitchell is not credible.” | Continue reading


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AMD’s newest graphics cards: RDNA2 power from $579 to $999

Pricing is a mixed bag—we expect to see price cuts on the low-end RX 6800 soon. | Continue reading


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In a first, researchers extract secret key used to encrypt Intel CPU code

Hackers can now reverse engineer updates or write their own custom firmware. | Continue reading


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Jailbreaking your Intel CPU may not be as far away as you think

Hackers can now reverse engineer updates or write their own custom firmware. | Continue reading


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US grid-battery costs dropped 70% over 3 years

The EIA expects 5,900 megawatts of battery capacity in the next few years. | Continue reading


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Pfizer dashes hope for Covid-19 vaccine data before the election

Pfizer has been teasing an October release. Today, it quashed that possibility. | Continue reading


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Net Neutrality Repeal Reconfirmed via New Vote

FCC reconfirms Title II repeal, says no changes needed despite court remand. | Continue reading


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Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla adds Raspberry Pi as a “first class citizen”

Previous combinations of Ubuntu and the Pi have been community efforts only. | Continue reading


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Nvidia RTX 3070 review: AMD’s stopwatch just started ticking a lot louder

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GitHub boots popular YouTube download tool after RIAA claim

RIAA claims tool, widely used by activists and archivists, is only for piracy | Continue reading


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Santas scrooged after bizarre vaccine deal goes south

Trump health spokesperson planned to vaccinate Santas in $250 million campaign. | Continue reading


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Blue Origin BE-4 engines sorts out turbopump issues

“That is always a good moment in time in the development program.” | Continue reading


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Study shows which messengers leak your data, drain your battery, and more

Link previews provide convenience. They can also compromise privacy or security. | Continue reading


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A typical teenager’s stroll: Carrying a baby and dodging mammoths

The ancient hiker crossed paths with mammoths and giant ground sloths. | Continue reading


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Besides the “Big One,” closer faults could also shake Portland

Digging a trench across a fault reveals evidence of past quakes. | Continue reading


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Tesla's Cybertruck, GM's $113,000 Hummer, Ford's (e)F-150—then there are the startups. | Continue reading


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Hackers behind life-threatening attack on chemical maker are sanctioned

It's now unlawful for US persons to transact with lab owned by the Russian government. | Continue reading


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