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NASA Puzzled as InSight Drilling Instrument Pops Back Out of Martian S
NASA Puzzled as InSight Drilling Instrument Pops Back Out of Martian S

After finally making some progress with the lander's burrowing "mole" probe, NASA reports that Mars has just unceremoniously expelled the device from its tunnel.

What If Fallout 76 Isn’t a Video Game at All, but Something Much
What If Fallout 76 Isn’t a Video Game at All, but Something Much

What if we've misunderstood the point of Fallout 76 from the beginning?

Intel Increases 14nm Capacity by 25 Percent, Still Constrained Through
Intel Increases 14nm Capacity by 25 Percent, Still Constrained Through

Intel's ongoing CPU shortage will extend into Q4, but the company is also performing remarkably well.

Here’s the Mars 2020 Rover, Standing on its Own Six Wheels
Here’s the Mars 2020 Rover, Standing on its Own Six Wheels

NASA has the Mars 2020 rover up and standing on its own six wheels. Well done!

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Living with a Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation
Living with a Dell Precision 5540 Mobile Workstation

New mobile CPUs and GPUs have helped push the performance of lightweight mobile workstations to new heights. Dell's Precision 5540 is one of the first of the new generation out of the gate with a full complement of the latest components. Here's how that's worked out in practice.

Nobel Laureate Wants to Blast Nuclear Waste With Lasers Until It&rsquo
Nobel Laureate Wants to Blast Nuclear Waste With Lasers Until It&rsquo

Mourou believes that it may be possible to transmute nuclear waste into a safer form. This isn't medieval alchemy, though. It's science and lasers.

RED Cancels Plans for Second Hydrogen Phone as Founder Steps Down
RED Cancels Plans for Second Hydrogen Phone as Founder Steps Down

After promising a revamped RED Hydrogen phone several months ago, company founder Jim Jannard now says he's retiring and the Hydrogen project will shut down.

Steve Wozniak: No Self-Driving Cars in My Lifetime
Steve Wozniak: No Self-Driving Cars in My Lifetime

"Tesla sucked me in" with overblown claims for autonomy, Woz says. He likes Chevy Bolt EVs now. But Tesla's Supercharger network is a huge advantage for long-distance EV driving.

Bethesda’s ‘Fallout 1st’ Paid Server Launch Has Beco
Bethesda’s ‘Fallout 1st’ Paid Server Launch Has Beco

Fallout 76 has nuked what little goodwill it still possessed. Not only has its paid server push been poorly received, the servers themselves may not be launching fresh instances and are in abysmal shape.

Intel Shares New Data on Lakefield’s Low-Power Tremont Microarch
Intel Shares New Data on Lakefield’s Low-Power Tremont Microarch

Intel has shared new details on the low-power Tremont microarchitecture powering its unique Lakefield chip and future devices like the Surface Neo.

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