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Will 2017 be the Armageddon for Online Ads?

Intel Core i7-7700K Kaby Lake review: Is the desktop CPU dead?

Google’s DeepMind AI has been secretly schooling online Go players

Bite of the Apple

Review: The AirPods are fine wireless headphones for a certain type of person

Rumor: Apple Watch Series 3 to see improvements in battery life, performance, no radical overhauls in the works

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Kingston DataTraveler Ultimate GT 2TB is world’s largest capacity USB flash drive

With Hidden Figures, the World Finally Hears an Untold NASA Saga

KURI HOME ROBOT

SAMSUNG QLED TV

Weird Science

Dark Matter Hunters Are Hoping 2017 Is Their Year

Astronomers Pinpointed the Location of Multiple Weird Radio Bursts Beyond Our Galaxy

News

Apple, Google to add railroad crossing data to map programs following fatal 2015 accident

Remaining FCC Commissioners Promise to Gut Net Neutrality ‘As Soon As Possible’

Facebook streamlines the login process with Instant Verification

Netgear Patches Its Router Security Holes, Download the Updated Firmware Today

A top futurist predicts driverless cars will kill at least 128 different types of jobs

Bite of the Apple

LG UltraFine 5K Display Works at Lower Resolution With Older Macs Using Adapter

Report: Apple’s Mac team gets a lot less attention than before

Apple temporarily cuts prices on all USB-C cables and accessories [Updated]

Leaked internal Tim Cook memo hints at additional desktops in Apple’s roadmap

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USPS GIFT TRACKING ORNAMENT

BLADE RUNNER 2049

Super Mario Run is the fastest-selling iOS game ever

Weird Science

Evidence of the Superiority of Female Doctors

The food industry is gaslighting us on the harms of sugar

Politicians’ Most Bogus Science-Related Claims of 2016

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Nasty unpatched vulnerability exposes Netgear routers to easy hacking

Samsung to brick remaining Galaxy Note7s through software update

Best Buy Getting New Mini NES Classic Edition Stock Soon

Here’s Your Friendly Holiday Reminder Not to Click on “Undelivered Package” Emails

yahoo says 1 billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach

Bite of the Apple

macOS Sierra 10.12.2 Removes ‘Time Remaining’ Battery Life Indicator

Apple quietly releases delayed AirPods; shipping times slip to four weeks

Apple’s new solar-powered spaceship office is nearly complete

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Gory, Ridiculous Let It Die Defies All Explanation

MIT Technology Review’s Ultimate Wish List

Is the home office dying?

TORCH COAT HEATER

Weird Science

Quantum Gravity Research Could Unearth the True Nature of Time

Fluffy feathered tail of a 99-million-year-old dinosaur discovered in amber

A show that will live in infamy! New format including your calls!

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SSD Prices Skyrocket As NAND Shortage Deepens, HDD Shortage Looms As Components Become Scarce

Fitbit Buyout Will See Pebble’s Time 2 and Core Wearables Canceled, Refunds Issued

New super batteries could charge phones in seconds and electric cars in minutes

New Bluetooth devices will have faster speeds and longer range

Millions exposed to malvertising that hid attack code in banner pixels

Bite of the Apple

Apple launches online tool to determine eligibility for free iPhone 6s replacement battery to help avoid unexpected shutdowns

“Flickering” issue on 2016 MacBook Pro notebooks seems to be likely caused by third-party software

THE IPHONE 8 IS COMING. HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW SO FAR.

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Review: Oculus Touch

MIT Research press the Way for Drones of All Shapes and Sizes

REVIEW: WACOM BAMBOO SLATE

REMARKABLE PAPER TABLET

T-Mobile announces Digits: one phone number for all your devices

Weird Science

NASA creates new climate-science mission

NASA’s Kepler Mission Discoveries Transform Drake’s Equation –“Humans Not the First Technological Civilization in the Universe”

Astronomers just calculated when a day on Earth will be 25 hours long

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