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Google Shares Final Google+ Shutdown Timeline
Google Shares Final Google+ Shutdown Timeline

Google+ is shutting down soon, and you're running out of time to save your data.

Lunar Lander Reports Colder-Than-Expected Temps
Lunar Lander Reports Colder-Than-Expected Temps

According to the China National Space Administration (CNSA), Chang'e-4 has found the moon to be more frigid than expected. Hopefully, it packed a blanket.

Farewell, Godspeed, Itanic: Intel to Discontinue the Itanium Family
Farewell, Godspeed, Itanic: Intel to Discontinue the Itanium Family

It's the end of the line for Itanium. Intel has notified customers that it will ship its last IA-64 CPUs in 2021.

Foxconn’s Wisconsin Factory Is Supposedly Back On After Call With Trump
Foxconn’s Wisconsin Factory Is Supposedly Back On After Call With Trump

Foxconn now claims that it will build a factory in Wisconsin after all, following a conversation with President Trump. Color us skeptical.

#flakenews: Will Tesla Ever Have a Drama-Free Analyst Call?
#flakenews: Will Tesla Ever Have a Drama-Free Analyst Call?

Musk updates analysts on Tesla's sales and revenues. Where Steve Jobs used to say, "One more thing," and whip out a new iPad, Musk's one more thing was: Our CFO's leaving. For the second time.

Microsoft Promises More Useful Error Messages in Windows 10
Microsoft Promises More Useful Error Messages in Windows 10

The company is focusing on some of the most aggravating and common errors — the ones that pop up in Windows 10 setup.

NASA Repurposes Curiosity to Analyze Mount Sharp’s Gravity
NASA Repurposes Curiosity to Analyze Mount Sharp’s Gravity

Using the rover's navigation gear, NASA analyzed gravitational fields on Mars to study the history and origins of Mount Sharp.

The Authors Guild Declares War on Digital Library Lending, Libraries
The Authors Guild Declares War on Digital Library Lending, Libraries

Someone came up with an innovative framework to allow libraries to digitize old books and lend them under identical rules to those used for physical media. The Authors Guild hates the idea.

Kingdom Hearts III Has Frame Rate, Pacing Problems
Kingdom Hearts III Has Frame Rate, Pacing Problems

Square Enix has established a pattern: Announce too early, slog through development hell, and then drag a good game across the finish line with some technical hiccups along the way. And by most accounts, that's exactly what happened to Kingdom Hearts III.

Second Apple Engineer Caught Stealing Trade Secrets for Chinese Companies
Second Apple Engineer Caught Stealing Trade Secrets for Chinese Companies

Apple has caught a second engineer trying to flee the country with corporate secrets.

Scammers Use YouTube Copyright Strikes in Extortion Scheme
Scammers Use YouTube Copyright Strikes in Extortion Scheme

Some particularly unscrupulous people have realized that Google's YouTube copyright strike system makes a good extortion tool, so they're using it to threaten YouTubers.

Nintendo May Be Planning a Smaller Version of the Switch
Nintendo May Be Planning a Smaller Version of the Switch

A report from Japan's Nikkei claims Nintendo is looking to boost sales with a new version of the Switch. However, it won't be an improved console. Instead, Nintendo wants to make a Switch variant that's smaller, more portable, and less expensive.