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No, Scientists Have Probably Not Found Atlantis
As far as we can tell, Atlantis didn't actually exist, but that hasn't stopped people from looking and occasionally claiming to have found the lost civilization. There's another one of those right now, and archaeologists are skeptical, to put it mildly.

Google Rumored to Shut Down Hangouts in 2020
Google's inability to form a coherent messaging strategy is legendary at this point, and it doesn't look like things are getting any better if a new rumor is accurate. According

Fury of Disappointment: Darksiders III
After the collapse of THQ in 2013, the fate of well-loved franchises like Darksiders was in peril. The company's intellectual properties scattered to the winds, devs moved to other endeavors, and fans were heartbroken. But all these years later, Darksiders is back from the dead.

3 Minuscule Moon Rocks Just Sold for $855,000 at Auction
The newly auctioned moon fragments came to Earth aboard the Soviet Luna 16 return rocket, the first automated probe to return a sample from the lunar surface.

In China, Electric Vehicles Log Precise Location Data With the Government
In China, electric vehicles constantly report their exact real-time position — and a great deal of additional information besides — to the Chinese government.

9 Charged With Selling Samsung’s Bendable Screen Technology
South Korean prosecutors charged nine people with IP theft against Samsung, in a failed bid to steal OLED technology for a Chinese manufacturer.

Microsoft Wins $480M Contract to Provide HoloLens to US Military
Microsoft has signed a major deal with the US military to provide HoloLens devices for both training and, eventually, live combat.

Best Cars of the 2018 LA Auto Show
Old models return. New cars get faster and safer. More SUVs, more pickups, a few more sedans. Even Tesla has a booth.

Microsoft’s Next Surface Might Tap AMD Hardware
There are rumors that AMD, not Intel, might get the nod for the next version of Microsoft's Surface.

Sennheiser Software Flaw Leaves Users Open to Hacking
Sennheiser has issued a patch for the software, but it doesn't seem to grasp the gravity of the screw-up.

NASA Reveals 9 Commercial Partners for Lunar Missions
You've probably heard of some of these companies, but others are new players in space exploration.

MIT Studies Micro-Impacts at 100 Million Frames Per Second
A new study from MIT seeks to reveal the processes at work that produce microscopic craters and holes in materials.