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Swatter Sentenced to 20 Years For Hoax That Caused Fatal Shooting
Tyler Barriss, the man whose swatting hoax call led to the death of Wichita resident Andrew Finch, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Boston Dynamics Unveils Redesigned ‘Handle’ Robot for Warehouse Work
The redesigned Handle robot looks like a robotic ostrich that can stack and unstack boxes. Unlike a human, Handle never gets tired or needs a break.

Unplugged: Apple Kills AirPower Wireless Charging Mat
The AirPower, announced back in September 2017, was supposed to offer a sort-of wireless charging holy grail.

Intel Adds Optane Support to Pentium, Celeron Processors
Intel is adding Optane support to Pentium and Celeron systems.

NASA Tests Mars 2020 Helicopter Under Mars-Like Conditions
Helicopters are a common sight in the skies above Earth, but they may soon come to the red planet.

The LG G8 Goes on Sale April 11 in the US
Carriers have already committed to a number of discounts on the G8 at launch that might help LG get a leg up.

Russia Cracks Down on VPNs, Orders Them to Blacklist Websites
Russia has ordered VPNs to begin following the government's list of blacklisted sites, not long after passing a law making it illegal to disrespect the government.

EU Wants Speed Governors, Data Recorders in Cars for 2022
Driver assist tools (lane keep assist, pedestrian detection) would be part of the EU package. For now, the proposal would not cap the top speeds cars could theoretically drive.

Office Depot Fined $25M for Defrauding Customers With Fake Malware Removal Service
Office Depot and its subsidiary OfficeMax have been fined $25M for defrauding customers with a fake malware detection utility that detected nothing. Support.com also got hit for $10M.

Warcraft and Warcraft II Launch on GOG.com
These classic real-time strategy games have never been available digitally, but that ends today. You can even play Warcraft II online — Blizzard's servers are still running all these years later.

Asus Engineers Exposed Company Passwords for Months on GitHub
Asus is being slugged with security problems this week. Company engineers leaked corporate data by publishing their own passwords on Github.

2019 Mazda3 AWD Review: Best Sub-$30K Sporty Hatchback You’ll Drive
You'll love the Mazda3 hatchback the more you drive it. Eight inches shorter than the sedan, the hatchback holds its own on cargo capacity and rear seat room. G-Vectoring Plus is another step forward.