“Change like we’ve not seen in decades”–high-end auto designers go electric

Whoever you ask, EVs mean far greater freedom for designers, engineers, and marketers. | Continue reading


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It all only increases security concerns about President Trump's cell phone usage. | Continue reading


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ARM promises laptop-level performance in 2019

Chip design company claims performance comparable to Intel's Kaby Lake. | Continue reading


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Plants repeatedly got rid of their ability to obtain their own nitrogen

Nitrogen fixation seems to involve a painful tradeoff. | Continue reading


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The best board games we played at PAX Unplugged (2017)

A few of our favorite games from the big new board gaming convention. | Continue reading


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WWDC 2018: What we expect Apple to announce on June 4

Apple is expected to focus on software and stability at this year's keynote. | Continue reading


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Chrome and Firefox leaks let sites steal visitors’ Facebook names, profile pics

Cutting-edge hack exploited newly added graphics feature until it was patched. | Continue reading


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More A-10s to get new wings, as Air Force officially launches ATTACK

A-10 Advanced Wing Continuation Kit buy will deliver 112 new wing sets, keeping A-10 in air through 2022 | Continue reading


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Mars Express has revealed the red planet in stunning new ways

Mesas. Chasms. Icy poles. River-like features. Mars is both alien and familiar. | Continue reading


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San Francisco to Uber, Lyft: If your drivers aren’t employees, prove it

"If your company is valued at $62B, you can afford to give your workers health care." | Continue reading


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EPA close to finish line on rolling back auto emissions standards

Move puts California's air-quality independence in crosshair. | Continue reading


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NASCAR’s high-tech world: Leave any preconceptions behind for this deep-dive

The stereotypes aren't justified any more. | Continue reading


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Tesla’s over-the-air brake upgrade was amazing–and also a bit worrying

Over-the-air update improves Model 3 braking distance by up to 20 feet. | Continue reading


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Frozen Pluto has wind-blown dunes made of methane sand

This landscape is both familiar and deeply weird. | Continue reading


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Trump wants a total ban on German luxury car imports

Trump doesn't want to see Mercedes-Benzs on Fifth Avenue anymore. | Continue reading


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Tesla Model S insurance almost $1,800 a year, Autopilot crashes again

The high cost of repairs has made the Model S the most expensive car to insure. | Continue reading


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T-shirt maker sinks rival with dubious trademark of 150-year-old nautical icon

Lawyers told gCaptain to save money and "remove the items to comply with the request." | Continue reading


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Process takes CO₂ from the air, converts it to carbon nanotubes

The end product is worth more than the electricity that drives the process. | Continue reading


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T-shirt maker sinks rival with dubious trademark of 150-year-old nautical icon

Lawyers told gCaptain to save money and "remove the items to comply with the request." | Continue reading


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Intel at last announces Optane memory: DDR4 that never forgets

New memory offers huge capacities and persistence, but fits in a DDR4 slot. | Continue reading


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Hacker gets Super NES games running on unmodified NES

Raspberry-Pi-on-a-cartridge wizardry gets newer games running on older console. | Continue reading


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Senators probe driverless car testing amid lax Trump oversight

Driverless car testing is shrouded in secrecy. Two senators want to change that. | Continue reading


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Sonic and ultrasonic attacks damage hard drives and crash OSes

Sounds played over off-the-shelf or embedded speakers often require a reboot. | Continue reading


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Pokémon’s first Switch game launches in November, connects to Pokémon Go

Will debut in two versions; and, sure, you can buy a $50 Pokéball controller for either. | Continue reading


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The Expanse has officially been saved

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos himself made the announcement at a space conference. | Continue reading


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iOS 11.4 debuts today with AirPlay 2 multi-room audio support for HomePod

iCloud storage for messages and their attachments also comes with iOS 11.4. | Continue reading


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From Win32 to Cocoa: A Windows User’s Would-Be Conversion to Mac OS X

From the archives—One PC user ponders switching sides as Windows seems to lose its "wow." | Continue reading


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From Win32 to Cocoa: A Windows User’s Would-Be Conversion to Mac OS X, Part III

From the archives—Windows disappoint led to an earnest look at the Mac, "my mistake." | Continue reading


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Comcast bug made it shockingly easy to steal customers’ Wi-Fi passwords

Activation site leaked passwords in plain text to anyone with an account number. | Continue reading


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Watch Out Elon: Nikola Is Offering More Than Just Trucks

This go-anywhere vehicle goes on sale next year. | Continue reading


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This capsule of glowing E. coli will probe your gut for signs of trouble

Engineers married genetic and electrical circuitry for this gulp-able sensor. | Continue reading


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It’s always windy somewhere: Balancing renewable energy in Europe

Harnessing wind in the Balkans and Scandinavia would get Europe consistent power. | Continue reading


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Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 review: Meet the child of Intel and AMD’s unholy union

A chipset that combines Intel's CPU with AMD's GPU makes the XPS 15 thinner. | Continue reading


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Pandemic Legacy: Season 2–The world’s “best board game” gets better

The sequel to mega-hit Pandemic: Legacy is finally here. | Continue reading


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Essential cancels its next smartphone, future of the company in doubt

Andy Rubin's smartphone company is no longer making smartphones. | Continue reading


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Trump feels presidential smartphone security is “too inconvenient”

Report: President Trump clings to his Twitter phone, reluctant to allow security checks. | Continue reading


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What exactly are “preppers” prepping for?

Motivations include lots of government warnings and media coverage of disasters. | Continue reading


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Rocket report: China goes lunar, Antares flies, and a 140-ton Sea Serpent

Also, some scoop on Bezos maybe trying to outdo Musk. | Continue reading


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Amazon confirms that Echo device secretly shared user’s private audio

The call that started it all: "Unplug your Alexa devices right now." | Continue reading


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White House policy seeks fewer lawyers, more engineers at space companies

"They're moving quickly to address the shortcomings." | Continue reading


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Gamers involved in December’s “swatting” death just got indicted

Gamers charged with obstruction for deleting possibly incriminating messages. | Continue reading


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Apple has rejected iOS version of Steam Link app

Denial cites "business conflicts" despite approval of other desktop sharing apps. | Continue reading


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The NSA’s SKYNET program may be killing thousands of innocent people (2016)

"Ridiculously optimistic" machine learning algorithm is "completely bullshit," says expert. | Continue reading


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Amazon confirms that Echo device secretly shared user’s private audio [Updated]

The call that started it all: "Unplug your Alexa devices right now." | Continue reading


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Stellarator’s plasma results show a triumph of engineering and modeling

A possible route to fusion makes a very impressive start. | Continue reading


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NTSB: Uber’s sensors worked; its software utterly failed in fatal crash

Driver says she was looking at an Uber touchscreen, not a smartphone, before crash. | Continue reading


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The "interactive space" around Trump tweets is a public forum, judge rules. | Continue reading


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Arizona state education standards see evolution deleted

Never mention "change over time" by its name. | Continue reading


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