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NASA Successfully Tests Nuclear Reactor to Power Future Missions
This could be the first prototype of reactors that power future human settlements on the moon or Mars.

Stephen Hawking’s Final Paper Slashes the Number of Alternate Universes
Just 10 days before his death, Hawking and his colleague Thomas Hertog submitted a paper that aims to make some sense of alternate universes by rethinking a theory known as eternal inflation.

Tesla Stock Hammered After Elon Musk Throws Tantrum On Conference Call
Elon Musk sent Tesla's stock value plunging after abruptly deciding to spend 20 minutes talking to a random YouTuber during the middle of an investor conference call.

Beyond the Great Pyramid: 5 Lesser-Known Pyramids That Shaped Our Understanding of Ancient Egypt
You've heard of the Great Pyramid of Giza. How much do you know about the rest?

Some Volkswagen Vehicles Have Remotely Hackable Infotainment Systems
Computest researchers Daan Keuper and Thijs Alkemade found a bug in VW vehicles running the Discover Pro infotainment systems, specifically the Golf GTE and Audi A3 e-tron.

Noctua Unveils High-Performance PC Fans, Built From a Brand New Material
A new fan design from Noctua promises better performance than anything the company has previously shipped — and all it took was years of development and an all-new manufacturing material to do it.

This Contact Lens Could Lets You Shoot Lasers From Your Eyes
They won't vaporize bad guys, but a laser is a laser.

Pentagon Halts Military Base Sales of Huawei, ZTE Devices, Citing Security Risks
The Pentagon has ordered all sales of Huawei and ZTE hardware to end on military bases, as the US investigates Huawei for possible breach of Iranian sanctions.

NASA Makes New Discovery With 22-Year-Old Galileo Data From Ganymede
NASA researchers have gone over telemetry from a 1996 Ganymede flyby in order to analyze some data that sat ignored all these years.

Pay Up: No More Free Express-Lane Rides for Low-Emissions Cars in LA
Drivers in low-emission vehicles can use LA's express lanes at year's end, for a fee. But it's not much at all: 15 percent of the published rate.

LG Announces the G7 ThinQ with a Screen Notch and Camera AI
The G7 ThinQ looks like a perfectly fine phone, but "fine" might not be enough in 2018.

Amazon Threatens to Kick Signal App Off Its Hosting Platform
In some countries, private messaging services are effectively banned. Signal is one of the most common ways to send encrypted messages, and it may no longer be able to evade those bans.