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Encrypted Messaging App Signal Goes Down in China
This photo illustration shows the encrypted messaging app Signal (C) pictured on a smartphone home screen in Beijing on March…
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Virtual Phone Virus ‘Mimics’ the Spread of Covid-19
Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images) In an effort to assist the evolving science of contact tracing, researchers have created a…
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Facebook and News Corp Have Reached a Three Year News Distribution Deal
Photo: Michael Nagle / Stringer (Getty Images) After temporarily disabling Australian news organizations’ ability to share news links in February,…
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California Bans “Dark Patterns” Under Landmark Privacy Law
Photo: MANAN VATSYAYANA / Contributor (Getty Images) New regulations were approved under California’s Consumer Privacy Act on Monday that will…
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Apparently the Pentagon Is Thinking of Giving Jetpacks a Try
Photo: Valery Hache/AFP (Getty Images) If you need further proof that we are living in a literal science fiction movie…
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Amazon Prime Video Is Testing a Shuffle Feature Now, Too
Photo: Marc Atkins (Getty Images) Amazon’s streaming service is currently testing a shuffle tool that could help switch up your…
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Custom Third-Party Tiles Are Coming to Wear OS
Image: Google There are a lot of reasons why Google’s Wear OS as a smartwatch platform is so frustrating. It…
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Cricut to Charge for Unlimited Use of Its Cutting Machines
Photo: Andrew Liszewski/Gizmodo Over the weekend, people who own Cricut’s crafting machines—which are printer-like devices that can precisely slice up…
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ISS Ditches 2.9-Ton Pallet of Batteries, Creating Its Most Massive Piece of Space Trash
The external pallet packed with old nickel-hydrogen batteries, photographed shortly after being released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The object…
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Life Is Already Too Stressful, Let a Very Patient Lego Robot Build a House of Cards for You
Toys and CollectiblesAction figures, statues, exclusives, and other merchandise. Beware: if you look here, you’re probably going to spend some…
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