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If You’re Using a Free VPN, You’re Being Farmed For Data
If You’re Using a Free VPN, You’re Being Farmed For Data

A new survey of free VPNs confirms they're as bad a deal as you might think. Stay far away. Preferably about a county over.

VR Sales Are Tanking, But Is the Market In a Tailspin?
VR Sales Are Tanking, But Is the Market In a Tailspin?

VR sales figures have dropped like a stone in 2018. Is the market collapsing or gathering itself to rebound?

3D-Printed Guns Are Only the Tip of the DIY Iceberg
3D-Printed Guns Are Only the Tip of the DIY Iceberg

It's always been possible, and often legal, to build your own firearm, but technology continues to make it easier. We haven't done much to prepare for the consequences.

NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Spacecraft Is Now Operational
NASA’s Planet-Hunting TESS Spacecraft Is Now Operational

It took a little longer than expected to get the spacecraft fully tested and ready for action, but the agency says it began data collection on July 27th.

Leaked Benchmarks Show Intel’s Core i9-9900K Crushing AMD’s Ryzen 7 2700X
Leaked Benchmarks Show Intel’s Core i9-9900K Crushing AMD’s Ryzen 7 2700X

Intel's Core i9 looks to be a winner of a part if early tests are accurate.

New Leak Shows Google Pixel 3 XL in White
New Leak Shows Google Pixel 3 XL in White

The new leak confirms Google's total embrace of the display notch, as well as the glass back.

IBM Watson Recommends Unsafe Cancer Treatments
IBM Watson Recommends Unsafe Cancer Treatments

IBM's Watson was supposed to help cure cancer. So far, it's not having the best of luck.

2018 Hyundai Kona Review: Standout New Subcompact SUV
2018 Hyundai Kona Review: Standout New Subcompact SUV

Don't let the price of the Hyundai Kona ultimate fool you. It's loaded with tech features and value, as it should be for $29K. The sub-$25K SEL is a good deal, too.

Distant Gas Halo Could Unlock Secrets of Galactic Formation
Distant Gas Halo Could Unlock Secrets of Galactic Formation

This object is 10 billion light years away, so it's actually quite old by now, but it serves as an excellent analog for studying younger galaxies that are too dim.

AMD Will Fab Its 7nm ‘Rome’ Epyc CPUs at TSMC, Not GlobalFoundries
AMD Will Fab Its 7nm ‘Rome’ Epyc CPUs at TSMC, Not GlobalFoundries

AMD is building its 7nm Epyc CPUs, codenamed "Rome," at TSMC — not GlobalFoundries.

Chinese Scientists Want to Capture a Small Asteroid and Land it on Earth
Chinese Scientists Want to Capture a Small Asteroid and Land it on Earth

Space agencies have successfully studied asteroid and comets up close on several occasions, but capturing one for mining is also in the works. A group of Chinese scientists is looking to go a step further.

Intel Won’t Have 10nm CPUs Ready Until the End of 2019
Intel Won’t Have 10nm CPUs Ready Until the End of 2019

Intel's 10nm process has been officially delayed to holidays, 2019.