China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its space station
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China says SpaceX satellites nearly collided with its space station
China’s space station has twice been forced to take evasive action to avoid colliding with small satellites launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the country said.
Riot Games settles class-action gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million | That's 10 times more than the initial settlement amount.
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Riot Games settles class-action gender discrimination lawsuit for $100 million | Engadget
Riot Games has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a gender discrimination-based class-action lawsuit filed in November 2018..
New NY bill aims to hold social media companies accountable for disinformation
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New NY bill aims to hold social media companies accountable for...
The new bill comes as lawmakers across the country scramble to address harms attributed to Facebook and Instagram which were exposed in a series of leaks.
Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to put penny in plug socket
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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny
Amazon has fixed its voice assistant so that it will not suggest the dangerous “challenge” again.
LastPass master passwords may have been compromised
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LastPass denies claims that master passwords may have been compromised
LastPass members have reported multiple attempted logins using correct master passwords from various locations, but the company has alternately said that the recent attacks are a result of shared passwords gleaned from breaches of other services, or possibly…
What to know: Jurors Set to Deliberate for the Fifth Day in Elizabeth Holmes Trial. Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of the failed blood-testing start-up Theranos, is accused of lying about its technology. Holmes, 37, faces nine counts of wire fraud and two counts of conspiracy to commit wire fraud.
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Jurors End Fifth Day of Deliberations in Elizabeth Holmes Trial
Ms. Holmes, the founder of the failed blood testing start-up Theranos, is accused of lying about its technology.
Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to put penny in plug socket
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Alexa tells 10-year-old girl to touch live plug with penny
Amazon has fixed its voice assistant so that it will not suggest the dangerous “challenge” again.
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is about to transform into its final form
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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is about to transform into its final form
JWST must do every deployment on its own to near perfection.
Study links increased screen time during pandemic with rise in mental, behavioral problems
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Study links kids' screen time during pandemic with rise in mental, behavioral issues
Dec. 28 (UPI) -- More screen time among children during the COVID-19 pandemic led to an increase in mental health issues, as well as behavioral and attention problems, a study published Tuesday by JAMA Network Open found.
Every DoorDash employee, from engineers to CEO, will make deliveries
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Every DoorDash employee, from engineers to CEO, will make deliveries
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San Francisco-based DoorDash is requiring engineers to deliver food — and they’re furious
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DoorDash is requiring engineers to deliver food and they're upset
'I didn't sign up for this.'
Hyundai reportedly stops developing new combustion engines
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Hyundai reportedly stops developing new combustion engines (updated)
Hyundai reportedly closed its gas engine development unit to speed up the transition to EVs.
DuckDuckGo's daily search queries have surpassed 100 million, with a 47% increase expected in 2021
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Apple Aims to Prevent Defections to Meta With Rare $180,000 Bonuses for Top Talent
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Apple Aims to Prevent Defections to Meta With Rare $180,000 Bonuses for Top Talent
At Least 70 Free-Floating Planets Discovered in a Nearby Region of the Milky Way
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At Least 70 Free-Floating Planets Discovered in a Nearby Region of the Milky Way
The more than 70 sunless worlds are each roughly the mass of Jupiter. Using observations and archival data from several of NSF's NOIRLab’s observatories, together with observations from telescopes around the world and in orbit, astronomers have discovered…
Amazon says it fixed an error that led Alexa to tell a 10-year-old girl to put a penny in an electrical outlet
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Amazon says it fixed an error that led Alexa to tell a 10-year-old girl to put a penny in an electrical outlet
An Amazon Echo's Alexa suggested a 10-year-old girl take part in the TikTok "penny challenge," which can cause electrocution and fires.
The Dirty Little Secret Developers Won't Tell You: Most Tech Is Just a Big Waste
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The Dirty Little Secret Developers Won't Tell You: Most Tech Is Just a Big Waste
Don't waste time and money on tech when there are alternatives.
Wi-Fi 6E speed could hit 1-2Gbps after court confirms FCC decision
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Wi-Fi 6E speed could hit 1-2Gbps after court confirms FCC decision
While Wi-Fi 6 is starting to make some headway, some are already looking ahead to far faster Wi-Fi 6E speeds. Although theoretically ...
Spain's exceeds EU-dictated renewables, energy efficiency targets in 2020
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Spain's exceeds EU-dictated renewables, energy efficiency targets in 2020
December 29 (Renewables Now) - Spain exceeded EU-mandated renewable energy and energy efficiency targets set for 2020, the Spanish ministry for the ecologi
Elon Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years in the worst-case scenario
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Elon Musk says SpaceX will land humans on Mars in 10 years in the worst-case scenario
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on a podcast that the company will land humans on Mars in five to ten years, depending on the engineering and cost of Starship.
Where is NASA's James Webb Space Telescope? Here's how to follow its progress.
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Where is NASA's James Webb Space Telescope? Here's how to follow its progress.
What's the massive observatory doing now? Here's how to find out.