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New Material Heals Like Biological Tissue to Maintain Electrical Conductivity
New Material Heals Like Biological Tissue to Maintain Electrical Conductivity

From laboratory experiments, the team estimates that a circuit can still function even if 50 percent of it is damaged or destroyed.

Why Google Glass Failed, and What to Expect Next
Why Google Glass Failed, and What to Expect Next

While Google Glass utterly failed as a consumer device, its second life as an industrial tool makes sense. And eventually, full-bore augmented reality will be small and cheap enough to be implemented in glasses that don't look different from what's commonplace now.

Sony Plans to Move Away From ‘Gadgets.’ What’s That Mean for the PS5?
Sony Plans to Move Away From ‘Gadgets.’ What’s That Mean for the PS5?

Sony's new CEO wants to overhaul the company's focus and it's not clear what that means for its gaming future.

North Korea Targeting Defectors with Android Malware Attacks
North Korea Targeting Defectors with Android Malware Attacks

The attack likely infected around 100 targets, which isn't a huge number compared with most malware campaigns. However, these were all highly targeted infiltrations to gather intelligence on political opponents.

Micron’s 5210 Ion Enterprise SSD Packs Industry’s First QLC NAND
Micron’s 5210 Ion Enterprise SSD Packs Industry’s First QLC NAND

The 5210 Ion from Micron is the first QLC SSD ever brought to market — and it's aimed at enterprise, not consumers.

Astronomers Find Alien Asteroid Orbiting ‘the Wrong Way’ Near Jupiter
Astronomers Find Alien Asteroid Orbiting ‘the Wrong Way’ Near Jupiter

An asteroid called 2015 BZ509 is currently in orbit close to Jupiter, but it's orbiting the wrong way.

High-end 3D Headphone Company Shuts Down, Refuses Kickstarter Refunds
High-end 3D Headphone Company Shuts Down, Refuses Kickstarter Refunds

3D headphone maker Ossic has collapsed and vanished into the ether, taking all of its product with it, for good. No backsies.

Tesla Plans ‘Performance’ Model 3 Starting at $78,000
Tesla Plans ‘Performance’ Model 3 Starting at $78,000

It's surprisingly hard to keep up with all the versions of the Model 3 when you consider you can't buy any of them right now.

How to Uninstall AMD Drivers
How to Uninstall AMD Drivers

Here's how to uninstall AMD GPU drivers — and a discussion of whether third-party driver software brings anything useful to the equation.

Chevrolet Puts a 307-Horsepower Four-Cylinder in Its Full-Size Silverado Pickup
Chevrolet Puts a 307-Horsepower Four-Cylinder in Its Full-Size Silverado Pickup

Chevy unveils the first four-cylinder gasoline engine in a current full-size pickup. The 307 hp handily tops the V6 it may eventually replace.

Dropping Single-Player Campaigns From Black Ops 4 Reflects How Most Gamers Play
Dropping Single-Player Campaigns From Black Ops 4 Reflects How Most Gamers Play

When Treyarch decided to remove COD Black Ops 4's campaign in favor of a Battle Royale mode, were they thumbing their noses at gamers — or just giving them what they really want?

Leaked Google Video Imagines a Future of Multi-Generational User Data
Leaked Google Video Imagines a Future of Multi-Generational User Data

When Google talks about the Selfish Ledger, it asks us to think of ourselves as the temporary custodian of the data rather than the owner.