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The FBI Considered Using Pegasus Spyware in Criminal Investigations, Report Says
The FBI Considered Using Pegasus Spyware in Criminal Investigations, Report Says

The agency ultimately decided against deploying the spyware, but it would seem the project got very close to becoming reality.

US Military’s Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Lands Following Record 908 Days in Orbit
US Military’s Mysterious X-37B Space Plane Lands Following Record 908 Days in Orbit

While we'll probably never know everything the autonomous spacecraft got up to while it was in space, it did it long enough to set a new record for time spent in orbit.

NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission Reaches Lunar Orbit
NASA’s CAPSTONE Mission Reaches Lunar Orbit

It's the first cubesat ever to travel from Earth to the moon, as well as the first spacecraft of any type to be placed in the unusual orbit devised for NASA's planned Gateway Station.

AMD Attempts to Pour Cold Water on Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Launch
AMD Attempts to Pour Cold Water on Nvidia’s RTX 4080 Launch

As gamers ponder the imminent release of the RTX 4080, AMD wants to remind people its GPUs are a better deal, without sharing head-to-head benchmarks.

Apple Sued for Allegedly Collecting User Data, Violating Its Own Privacy Policies
Apple Sued for Allegedly Collecting User Data, Violating Its Own Privacy Policies

Privacy is apparently an unrealistic expectation, even if you take all the right steps to ensure it.

2 UK Firms Are Developing Space Garbage Trucks to Grab Defunct Satellites
2 UK Firms Are Developing Space Garbage Trucks to Grab Defunct Satellites

One of the firms will win a contract to perform the UK Space Agency's first national space debris removal mission in 2026.

PC Game Performance Can Drop With Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft Warns
PC Game Performance Can Drop With Windows 11 22H2, Microsoft Warns

If you haven't installed Windows 11 22H2, hold off until it's safe to do so.

Amazon Shows Off Updated Prime Delivery Drone It Hopes to Launch in 2024
Amazon Shows Off Updated Prime Delivery Drone It Hopes to Launch in 2024

Prime Air continues to be an experiment for the retail giant, but it has unveiled a new drone design that could get Prime Air closer to viability.

Microsoft Adds ‘Most Requested Feature’ to Windows 11 Task Manager
Microsoft Adds ‘Most Requested Feature’ to Windows 11 Task Manager

Microsoft has heard your pleas for help and is now testing what is apparently the "top feature request" from users: process filtering in Task Manager.

Lawsuit: Apple and Amazon Conspired to Raise iPad and iPhone Prices
Lawsuit: Apple and Amazon Conspired to Raise iPad and iPhone Prices

According to the law firm Hagens Berman, which has filed a class-action antitrust case, Apple and Amazon have benefited hugely from the agreement while consumers have been paying higher prices.

Lawsuit Claims Apple and Amazon Conspired to Raise iPad and iPhone Prices
Lawsuit Claims Apple and Amazon Conspired to Raise iPad and iPhone Prices

According to the law firm Hagens Berman, which has filed a class-action antitrust case, Apple and Amazon have benefited hugely from the agreement while consumers have been paying higher prices.

This Week in Space: NASA, NOAA, and Long March 9
This Week in Space: NASA, NOAA, and Long March 9

This week in space, Artemis has a new launch date, China wants a reusable rocket and Hubble shoots a supernova. Also, some tough news for the JPL.