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Save 96 Percent On This Complete Linux System Administrator Bundle
Right now, you can grab this whole bundle for $69, saving you 96 percent off the original price.

You Can Now Request Some of the Secret Data Companies Compile About Your Online Activities
Companies are beginning to allow end-users to see the data they collect. That includes you, at least in theory.

AT&T Rewarded With $60M Fine After Lying to Customers About Mobile Data Throttling
AT&T has been rewarded with a $60M after defrauding 3.5M customers more than 25 million times. It's almost certainly much less than the company made from committing fraud in the first place.

NASA Confirms Voyager 2 Has Left the Solar System
Luckily, Voyager 2's instruments are in somewhat better shape than Voyager 1's, so scientists were able to observe the transition from the heliosphere, which is dominated by the sun, to the interstellar medium (ISM).

Overclocking Results Show We’re Hitting the Fundamental Limits of Silicon
CPU IPC can keep improving, but both Intel and AMD are having trouble raising clocks. It's not clear there's a solution to the problem.

Researchers Hack Smart Speakers with Lasers
Consumers are increasingly outfitting their homes with smart speakers and displays that use wide-field microphones to pick up voice commands. These devices can be incredibly convenient, but you have to wonder about the privacy implications. That's not just because the companies hosting your data might do something untoward — it may be possible to exploit these devices to steal data or access connected smart home platforms.

Samsung Confirms Layoffs, Cancels Custom Chip Development
Samsung has thrown in the towel on custom CPU development and canceled its own projects.

Microsoft’s Chromium-Based Edge Browser Officially Launches January 15, 2020
Microsoft launched test versions of Chromium Edge earlier this year, and now we have a final date (and logo) for the new browser. It's coming your way January 15, 2020.

Diablo 4 Is Coming to PC, Xbox One, and PS4 Soon
We don't have many details on the game, but the 9-minute cinematic trailer should get Diablo fans sufficiently hyped.

Adobe Unleashes Flurry of Creative Cloud Features at its MAX Event
Adobe has unleashed quite a salvo of new features for its Creative Cloud applications to coincide with its annual MAX Creators' Conference. We take you through some of the highlights for users of Premiere and Photoshop.

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iOS 13.2 Effectively Breaks Multi-Tasking, Kills Background Tasks
Apple has a major problem with iOS 13.2 — it's closing apps so quickly, multi-tasking is effectively broken.