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Here’s all the data on myocarditis cases linked to COVID-19 vaccines
Experts stress the need for everyone to get vaccinated as the Delta variant spreads.
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Google Photos is so 2020—welcome to the world of self-hosted photo management
Google offers many desirable, easy-to-use, effective features. Going open source is trickier.
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“I’m totally screwed.” WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted
Storage-device maker advises customers to unplug My Book Lives from the Internet ASAP.
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The human family tree keeps getting more complicated
Newly described bones have a mix of Neanderthal and older features.
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House committee approves bill that could break up Amazon, Apple, and Google
Judiciary Committee takes on Big Tech, but full House and Senate votes remain.
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Hackers are using unknown user accounts to target Zyxel firewalls and VPNs
Authentication bypass attacks allow hackers to change breach network security.
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Google delays FLoC rollout until 2023
With regulators, privacy advocates, and major websites condemning FLoC, Google relents.
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DirectStorage on Windows 11: Next-gen gaming performance, with PC requirements
Here's what you'll need to get some (but not all) of Series X's jumps on a Win11 PC.
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Review: Omar Sy shines brighter than ever as gentleman thief in Lupin Part 2
Surprise Netflix hit is based on character created by French novelist Maurice LeBlanc.
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Windows 11 is much more than a new theme slapped onto Windows 10
Windows 11 should be a free upgrade for most licensed Windows 10 users.
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Hyundai’s 2022 Tucson Hybrid is a charming and efficient crossover
There's a lot to like about this 38 mpg crossover, which starts at under $30,000.
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Fast 9 film review: Fast and furious enough, but buckle up for potholes
An explosive excuse to return to theaters, even if it misses some of the F&F; point.
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A quick-start guide to OpenZFS native encryption
Learn the hows, whys, and whats of OpenZFS encryption with this short guide.
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Physicists show that flying beer coasters will flip 0.45 seconds into flight
Without the frisbee's rounded edges, beer mats flip onto their side with a backspin.
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Supreme Court backs cheerleader over school that punished her for Snapchat post
HS violated First Amendment when it kicked cheerleader off junior varsity team.
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AV mogul John McAfee found dead by hanging in Spanish prison cell
McAFee's larger-than-life and often illegal antics came to define his later years.
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Apple exec: “Sideloading in this case is actually eliminating choice”
Facing legal actions, Apple argues on the basis of privacy, security.
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Who could know we’re here on Earth?
A survey of nearby bodies reveals a lot of stars from which Earth is detectable.
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Altice is reducing cable-Internet upload speeds by up to 86% next month
Altice cuts uploads from 35Mbps to 5Mbps to bring them "in line with other ISPs."
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A quick roundup of the best Prime Day 2021 deals that are still available
Dealmaster has deals on the MacBook Air, Xbox Game Pass, Nest gear, and more.
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 reminds Congress they’re the ones not funding a lunar lander
"You can only get so many pounds of potatoes out of a five-pound sack."
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US seizes 33 Iranian state-run media sites accused of election disinformation
Iranian news group ran disinformation campaigns to mislead US voters, US says.
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Fight over hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ends with 153 workers out of a job
Nurse who led the fight reportedly has a new job treating people inside their homes.
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The Nokia G20 comes to the US for $199, packs a “3-day” battery life
It has a Mediatek G35 SoC and 5050 mAh battery, comes with 2 years of updates.
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Ahoy, there’s malice in your repos—PyPI is the latest to be abused
Open source repositories can be vectors for maliciousness, so look before you run.
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24,000 years on ice weren’t enough to kill these gals
Ancient species may re-enter the ecosystem as the world's permafrost thaws.
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Climate-driven coastal flooding in the US likely to get worse suddenly
Within a few decades, many areas of the US may see a rapid change in frequency.
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Xbox cloud upgrade is live: Series X power on your browser for over 260 games
Game Pass Ultimate's $15/mo now goes a lot further, and we break down why.
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Once-dreaded Alpha variant is falling fast—Delta and Gamma take over
The Delta coronavirus variant now accounts for 20.6 percent of cases in the US.
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The “loser, B-grade supervillains” are back in new The Suicide Squad trailer
"Your mission is to destroy every trace of something known only as Project Starfish."
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Amazon Prime Day 2021: All the deals that are actually worth your time [Day 2 Update]
We've dug through piles of Prime Day garbage to find the gear worth considering.
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SiFive’s brand-new P550 is one of the world’s fastest RISC-V CPUs
Today's RISC-V microcontrollers may lead to future RISC-V phones and laptops.
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A week after arrests, Cl0p ransomware group dumps new tranche of stolen data
Leak shows that, like the rest of the ransomware scourge, Cl0p isn't going away.
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The OnePlus 8 for $349 is the best Prime Day smartphone deal
You can get a phone with 2020 flagship specs and a 90 Hz display for under $400.
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Marvel’s Avengers update flashes IP addresses on screen, dev promises fix
Bad news if you're a Twitch streamer on PS5, though dev says fix is incoming.
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Boston Dynamics is officially part of Hyundai Motor Group
Car manufacturing expertise could supercharge Boston Dynamics' commercial hopes.
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EU launches antitrust probe into Google banning third-party cookies in Chrome
EC says Google hiding user data from advertisers may violate competition rules.