Gadgets
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Lawmakers Ask FCC to Redefine High-Speed Broadband
Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) is one of the co-writers of Thursday’s letter to the FCC regarding broadband speeds.Photo: Greg Nash-Pool…
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Climate Change Is Killing Butterflies in the American West
A butterfly sits atop a flower in Los Angeles, California, July 9, 2008.Photo: Gabriel Bouys (Getty Images) Butterflies play essential…
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Sonos Roam Speaker Details Leak Ahead of Official Announcement
Image: The Verge Rumors of a new Sonos speaker have been swirling for a while now, and it seems every…
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How Perseverance Made It To Mars: An Engineering Deep-Dive
Image: Jason Torchinsky The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed…
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WhatsApp Adds Voice and Video Calls on Desktop for Mac and PC
WhatsApp on Thursday announced the introduction of voice and video calls on its desktop apps for Mac and PC, expanding…
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Underwater Robot Stealthily Swims With Invisible Propulsion System
Sound travels faster and farther underwater because it’s denser than air, and that can make it harder for researchers trying…
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Fast but Flawed 4K Gaming Monitor
Photo: Sarah Jacobsson Purewal/Gizmodo It’s hard to call an $800 gaming monitor “reasonably” priced—even one that looks good and delivers…
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Chinese Province Could Ban Bitcoin Mining to Cut Energy Use
Inner Mongolia said: Bitcoin is not accepted here anymore!Photo: Lam Yik Fei (Getty Images) Over the past decade, bitcoin has…
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Apple’s App Store Faces New Antitrust Investigation in UK
The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro on display in London, England.Photo: Ming Yeung (Getty Images) Regulators in the UK…
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WandaVision Director on Fan Theories and Disney+ Series Finale
Matt Shakman directing Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany on the set of WandaVision.Image: Disney+/Marvel After a brief moment of hype-driven…
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