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Speedgate Is the First Sport Created By AI
Nvidia and a design agency called AKQA fed neural networks data about sports that already exist, and they came up with a new one.

Notre Dame Is Burning. A Digital Archive Could Hold the Key to Restoring It.
While nothing can replace the historic value of the lost artifacts, a recent data-gathering mission captured an incredible wealth of data about the cathedral's structure and construction.

First Impressions of the Galaxy Fold Are Cautiously Optimistic
Samsung's Galaxy Fold represents a truly new method of building displays into smartphones. Whether you like the idea of a foldable device or not, the option to own a functional model at all feels like something out of sci-fi.

Hackers Spied on Microsoft Email Accounts Via Compromised Admin Login
The issue has been corrected, but it's not clear how long the breach went undetected or exactly what the attackers could see.

FreeSync, G-Sync Go Head to Head in New Monitor Comparison
It's rare to see the same monitor go head-to-head with itself in both a FreeSync and a G-Sync configuration, but that's what we've got here. Who wins?

Latest Windows 10 Update Causing Freezes, Sluggish Performance
Microsoft's Windows Updates are breaking things again, this time with AV scanners. Freezes and lengthy delays have both been reported.

SpaceX Wins Contract to Launch NASA’s DART Asteroid Impactor
The Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) has been in development for several years, and now it's got a real launch date with the awarding of a contract to SpaceX.

Surprise: The $35,000 Tesla Model 3 That’s Finally Shipping? Not Any More
Plan to jump through hoops if you want to get the Model 3 Standard Range. You may wind up with a Standard Plus, with software lockouts on a bigger battery, the nav system, and even the heated seats.

The First Trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Is Here, but Will the Movie Deliver?
The trailer for Episode IX has finally dropped. We've got mixed feelings about it.

Facebook Included ‘Big Brother’ Messages in Oculus VR Controllers
In its latest blunder, Facebook accidentally left cryptic messages inside VR controllers like "Big Brother is Watching" and "The Masons Were Here."

New Nvidia Drivers Unlock Ray Tracing on GTX Cards
Nvidia's new WHQL 425.31 driver enables ray tracing on GTX cards — and some of the upper-end GPUs can even handle it, in specific cases.

NASA’s Twin Study Reveals the Effects of a Year in Space
Scientists have been studying the effects of long-term space habitation for decades, but astronaut Scott Kelly's one-year stint aboard the International Space Station (ISS) afforded them a unique opportunity to run a controlled experiment.