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Planet-hunting TESS Spacecraft Has Already Spotted 2 Exoplanets
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) only started operating over the summer, but NASA reports it has already spotted two potential exoplanets.

Scientist Identifies Mysterious Fossils as the Oldest Animals on Earth
Like all life at the time, Dickinsonia were soft-bodied and therefore didn't fossilize often.

Matter Falling Into a Black Hole Clocked at 30 Percent the Speed of Light
Astronomers have learned new facts about how black holes devour material thanks to newly detected features in accretion disk structure.

Windows May Be Storing All Your Email and Docs as Unencrypted Plaintext
If you enable handwriting recognition in Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, all of your text files — including typed documents and email — are dumped into a single invisible location and stored thereafter.

Intel Goes Back to 22nm for New Chipset to Address Manufacturing Shortage
Intel's tick-tock is moving in reverse as the company maneuvers to get out of a manufacturing crunch.

Trump’s Trade War With China Will Drive Up GPU Prices Again
The new tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration on China are going to hit a lot of PC components.

Amazon Unveils New Alexa Devices Including Upgraded Echos, Smart Microwave
The company just unveiled 11 new Alexa devices including a smart microwave and upgraded Echos.

Cardiologist Questions Accuracy of ECG Function in Apple Watch 4
Apple's new Watch 4 includes ECG and AFib monitoring capabilities, but their accuracy hasn't been proven as comprehensively as one might like.

HTC Talks Security for Its Upcoming ‘Exodus’ Blockchain Phone
It pre-announced the blockchain-powered HTC Exodus several months ago, and now HTC's Phil Chen is talking more about how the phone will work.

Everything You Need to Know About Nintendo Switch Online
The new Switch Online service will run you $20 per year and includes features like online play, cloud saves, and a selection of classic games. You may be thinking you already had some of that, and you'd be right.

Google’s Chinese Search Engine Reportedly Links Results to Phone Numbers
Google's new search engine for Chinese markets will reportedly link mobile searches to phone numbers, creating a permanent, non-anonymous record of what Chinese citizens search for.

Astronomers Find Exoplanet In the Same Place as Star Trek’s Vulcan
New observations have revealed a planet in orbit of 40 Eridani A — our very own real-life Vulcan. The presence of pointy-eared aliens with green blood is not yet confirmed.