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Coming equipped with a 144Hz IPS display, an AMD Ryzen 7 3750H processor and an AMD Radeon RX 5500M, MSI's Alpha 15 is a strong gaming laptop for just $999.99.

Intel had a banner year in 2019, but the company's second-gen Optane devices may have slipped into 2021.

DARPA and Dynetics have successfully tested the X-61A Gremlin Air Vehicle, a new drone that can be launched from a C-130. After more than a century, an airborne aircraft carrier is looking more likely and less like science fiction.

London's Metropolitan Police Service has deployed live facial recognition technology at multiple points around the city. Signs will alert people that facial recognition is in use, but the cameras will scan crowds indiscriminately in search of wanted individuals.

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Highly sensitive instruments in Antarctica have been detecting extremely energetic particles emerging from the icy surface, and the Standard Model says that shouldn't happen.

Sonos is attempting to clarify its recent policies on legacy equipment after widespread unhappiness from its customer base. There are genuine advantages to using technology too stupid to stop being "smart."

CEO Anne Wojcicki confirms the company is laying off 100 people, or about 14 percent of its workforce. She speculates privacy concerns are the driving force behind the company's declining sales.

Apple wants Siri to be the 'navigation manager' for your car. It would find the very best parking space, or what Siri believes is the best Mediterranean cuisine, using hand, eye and phone gestures, plus voice.

Intel is rumored to have considered, but decided against, deploying PCIe 4.0 on its upcoming Comet Lake desktop refresh. As always, take with a grain of salt.

GM subsidary's latest self-driving concept is a six-person van, electric-powered, focused on urban routes.

Microsoft has published detailed guidelines for how to design effective apps for foldable PCs and tablets. Google dropped the ball when it came to Android tablet support; hopefully, Microsoft will do better.