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Health Apps Caught Sharing Personal Data With Facebook
Just because you don't have a Facebook account doesn't mean it doesn't know about you.

Nvidia GTX 1660 Ti: Finally, a Turing Worth Paying for
Nvidia's latest GPU has dropped. Shedding the RTX branding apparently also allowed Nvidia to build a card with at least some generational upgrade appeal.

Facebook Will Shut Down Its Data Collection VPN Onavo
A VPN is supposed to help preserve your privacy, but free VPNs are a very different animal. A free VPN from Facebook? That's just asking for trouble.

The Hottest Cars From BMW Test Fest
The latest and sportiest from BMW, Mini, and even Rolls-Royce. We ride and drive in the new BMW X7 super-SUV, and also the BMW X3 Competition — think of an M-car on even more steroids.

Hayabusa 2 Successfully Collects Sample From Asteroid Ryugu
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sent a long-awaited command, and the probe landed on the surface of the asteroid Ryugu, shot it with a bullet, and floated back upward.

Intel’s Fundamentally New MESO Architecture Could Arrive in a Few Years
Intel's new MESO architecture could appear in products more quickly than anticipated, particularly in AI.

Apple Could Be Planning 16-inch MacBook, New 6K Display for 2019
Apple is supposedly planning upgrades for the Mac Pro in 2019, alongside a new professional 6K display. Will it rejuvenate the company's professional market?

Samsung Will Stop Making New Blu-ray Players
Nothing lasts forever, but Blu-ray is waning faster than anyone in the early 2000s would have expected.

Qualcomm Announces X55 Modem for Better 5G Phones, but Not Until 2020
It's faster and more capable than the X50, but you don't see it in any phones until 2020. That's a bit of a bummer for all these first-gen 5G phones, which will suffer from numerous disadvantages at launch.

Did Tesla Buy Maxwell for Its Ultracapacitors or Higher-Density Batteries?
If Tesla wants to jump to 300 watt-hours of power per kilogram of battery material, it needs Maxwell's technology. Ultracapacitors are a nice addition to the portfolio.

Google Reverses Plan to Cripple Adblockers, Other Extensions in Chrome
A new report demonstrates that among all of the major adblock extensions, none of them have a significant performance impact on the browser in the first place.

Microsoft Working on New ‘Lite’ OS to Compete With Chromebooks
Microsoft is prepping a new operating system — but it may not be called Windows at all.