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Civilization VI Gets Viking and Poland Expansions, Other Improvements

Civilization Vi got its first expansions Wednesday with the release of the Poland Civilization & Scenario Pack and Vikings Scenario Pack. The Polish pack includes the full Poland civilization, which includes the ability to take over tiles by fortify…

FCC Net Neutrality, Backdoor Hacks, and New Apple Products – ACM 394

Outgoing FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler made a plea for the incoming administration to protect Net Neutrality. Bryan and Jeff discuss whether that plea is likely to fall on deaf ears [spoiler: yes, it will]. They also discuss the implications of the Celle…

Palmer Luckey insists he didn't steal VR code for Oculus

Yesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took the stand to testify in a lawsuit against Oculus, and today it was Palmer Luckey's turn. The founder of Oculus VR sold his startup to Facebook for $2 billion in 2014, but ZeniMax (parent company …

This Is as Close as Disney's Going to Get to Confirming the Pixar Connection Theory

One of the most beloved theories of the internet over the past few years has been the “Pixar Theory”—the wild declaration that posits that every part of the Pixar animation oeuvre is part of the same universe. Disney has released a new video gather…

Sun Spots Are More Terrifying Than Ever in New Close-Up Photos

Here comes the Sun, in all its terrifying glory.Read more...

Scientists Feed Cows Onions to Make Them Stop Farting So Much Methane

Napoleon Dynamite takes a sip from a tall jar of milk, then sets it down next to two other jars. He points. “The defect in that one is bleach.” “That’s correct,” says a judge from FFA, the agricultural education organization. He sips another. “This …

Turning the Totally Random Things That Kids Think Into Animation Is Silly Fun

You know those weird things you thought as a kid that make absolutely no sense now? Like the thoughts that were weirder and more personal than thinking Santa Claus was real or that there were monsters under your bed. Those ones. Hearing them now is …

Burner, the Disposable Phone Number App, Gets Nomorobo Integration to Block Spam Calls

Burner’s latest update adds support from Nomorobo, the spam call blocking service that keeps telemarketers from ruining your dinner.Read more...

FTC alleges Qualcomm forced Apple into iPhone LTE chip deals

The Federal Trade Commission has reason to believe that Qualcomm abused its position in the broadband chip...

Square Kilometre Array precursor shrinks 5TB of data to 22MB – every second!

Australia's Murchison radio telescope tells Reg how big astronomy destroys big data Australia's precursor to the Square Kilometre Array has gone from sitting on the slipway to shedding champagne-bottle shards and sliding gracefully into action.…

Is Qualcomm price gouging phone makers? Not everyone thinks so

Dissenting FTC voice sees an Obamaesque assault on tech licensing Analysis  America’s competition commissioners didn’t want to prosecute Google, which operates a monopoly in over a dozen markets, so why are they complaining about Qualcomm?…

Silence is golden: How Google hunts Android malware in the wild

When mobes and gadgets stop verifying app installations, you're gonna have a bad time To determine whether a mobile app is potentially harmful, Google listens for the sound of silence.…

Square Kilometre Array precursor shrinks 5TB of data to 22MB – every second!

Australia's Murchison radio telescope tells Reg how big astronomy destroys big data Australia's precursor to the Square Kilometre Array has gone from sitting on the slipway to shedding champagne-bottle shards and sliding gracefully into action.…

Apple detailed Indian iPhone manufacturing demands to Modi in October letter

Shedding light on Apple's efforts to break into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market, a letter sent to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October outlines the company's request to "make the environment attractive" for iPhone pro…

Non-browning GMO apple slices go on sale next month

Mushrooms won't be the only non-browning produce on store shelves for long. Thanks to genetic modification, we'll soon see Golden Delicious apples that don't oxidize for three weeks after being cut, bruised or bitten into. They'll be sold i…

Resident Evil 7 for Xbox One comes with a free PC version

Logic Pro X 10.3

Major new release for the professional audio app with a refreshed user interface and support for the Touch Bar on the new MacBook Pro. ($199.99 new, free update, 1.32 GB) Read the full article at TidBITS, the oldest continuously published technology…

This SpaceX Rocket Landing Looks Downright Divine

SpaceX just released some stunning launch photos of Falcon 9's return to flight on January 14.Read more...

Senator Urges Trump Not to Let Nuclear Security Agency Go Leaderless

A United States senator on the Armed Services Committee is calling on the Trump transition team not to let the National Nuclear Security Administration, which manages the safety of the nation’s nuclear arsenal, go leaderless after this Friday.Read m…

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