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WarioWare: Get It Together review: This game should heed its own advice
Fun, humorous pieces are there, but control-mixing cast is first of many problems.
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What to expect from Apple’s September 14 “California Streaming” event
We're expecting a bunch of new products—just maybe not any new Macs (yet).
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WhatsApp “end-to-end encrypted” messages aren’t that private after all
Millions of WhatsApp messages are reviewed by both AI and human moderators.
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PlayStation CEO nixes free cross-gen PS5 upgrades for good
Upgrading God of War, Gran Turismo 7, and others from PS4 to PS5 will cost $10.
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Fusion startup builds 10-foot-high, 20-tesla superconducting magnet
Calculations indicate the magnet should allow fusion to break even, energy-wise.
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“Failure is not a crime,” Theranos founder’s lawyers tell jury
Prosecutors, defense clash during opening arguments in Elizabeth Holmes' criminal case.
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Amazon slams SpaceX, tells FCC that Musk-led companies are rule-breakers
SpaceX insults competitors and acts like "rules are for other people," Amazon says.
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“Appalled” by rich countries hogging vaccines, WHO extends booster moratorium
No more promises, we just want vaccines for low-income countries, WHO director says.
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Lenovo clones the iPad Pro with the $610 P12 Pro
It has Android 11 and an SoC that would be at home in a 2020 flagship smartphone.
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Riot Games’ anti-cheat software will require TPM, Secure Boot on Windows 11
New requirements aren't being enforced on Windows 10—at least not yet.
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The Whoop Strap 4.0 launches today, 2 years after its predecessor
The data-focused wearable adds blood oxygen and temperature sensors.
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After ignoring EVs for too long, Toyota will invest $13.6 billion in batteries
Company says it wants 180 to 200 GWh in battery capacity by 2030.
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To limit warming to 1.5°C, huge amounts of fossil fuels need to go unused
Nearly 60 percent of oil, 90 percent of coal should stay in the ground.
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Windows Movie Maker Redux? Microsoft acquires web-based video editor Clipchamp
Windows hasn't offered a good beginner-friendly video editor in years.
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SEC threatens to sue Coinbase over lending product
Cryptocurrency exchange’s chief accuses US regulator of "sketchy behavior."
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The James Webb telescope has a bona fide launch date
The telescope is ready. So is the rocket. It's time.
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Idaho begins rationing care as hospitals crumple under COVID load
"Crisis standards of care is a last resort. It means we have exhausted our resources."
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Game studio CEO ousted after tweeting he’s “proud” to support Texas abortion ban
Based in Roswell, Georgia, Tripwire Interactive is responsible for many violent games.
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ProtonMail removed “we do not keep any IP logs” from its privacy policy
Swiss courts compelled it to log and disclose a user's IP and browser fingerprint.
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Confirmed: A duck named Ripper learned how to say “You bloody fool!”
"At first I thought, 'It's a hoax, it can't be true.' But it turned out to be true."
Unsolved Mysteries: Quantum Leap’s Don Bellisario on the fate of Sam Beckett
The man who came up with Sam, Al, and Ziggy dishes on the show—and what happened next.
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NASA chief on Blue Origin protest: “They have every right” to sue
"We are a nation of laws and as such we want to follow the law."
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California streaming: Apple’s next big event is on September 14
Apple is expected to announce new iPhones next week.
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Even Epik says the Texas abortion “whistleblower” site violates its rules
Epik says "collecting anonymous tips" about abortions violates its terms of use.
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Misbehaving Microsoft Teams ad brings down the entire Windows 11 desktop
Microsoft recommends a registry edit to get things working normally again.
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Forced use of horse dewormer on COVID patient overturned by Ohio judge
Patient was reportedly unvaccinated out of concern that vaccines are "experimental."
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TikTok is gaining on YouTube, now leads in average watch time in the US
YouTube still has more users, but each TikTok viewer watches more video.
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The Space Force is starting to lean into innovative launch concepts
"The biggest threat to our success is moving too slowly and refusing to change."
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Microsoft Outlook shows real person’s contact info for IDN phishing emails
IDN homograph attacks were a problem to begin with. Outlook just made 'em worse.
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The best Labor Day tech deals we can find [Updated]
Dealmaster includes discounts on Apple devices, PS5 games, headphones, and more.
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Blix Vika+ review: A powerful ebike that folds and fits just about anywhere
Despite some obvious cuts and lapses in getting the price down, Blix has charmed us.
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The quiet search for dark matter deep underground
From the archives: In which the author travels to South Dakota to visit a gold mine—housing LUX.
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Life is Strange: True Colors hands-on preview: Not afraid to make you sad
Tapping into emotion auras feels like the most genuine series reinvention yet.
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21st-century storms are overwhelming 20th-century cities
Infrastructure that wasn't built to handle warmer, wetter climate is increasingly risky.
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BMW’s i Vision Circular concept thinks about sustainable car-making
The concept is informing BMW's next Neue Klasse, due in 2025.
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Review: Candyman turns singular slasher into a timeless avatar for Black trauma
"Candyman ain't a he. Candyman is the whole damn hive."
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Investor overconfidence linked to selective memory
Investors inflate their wins, forget about their losses.

