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Google Details Spectre and Meltdown Fixes for Its Cloud Services
Google Details Spectre and Meltdown Fixes for Its Cloud Services

It wasn't easy, but Google rolled out patches to its services, and you didn't even notice.

At CES, AA-Sized ‘Forever Batteries’ That Suck Power Out of the Air
At CES, AA-Sized ‘Forever Batteries’ That Suck Power Out of the Air

The idea of a battery that never runs out of power is far more science fiction than science fact — but one company at CES thinks they can build exactly that, thanks to wireless charging.

LG Shifts Strategy, Will No Longer Release Yearly Handset Updates
LG Shifts Strategy, Will No Longer Release Yearly Handset Updates

LG has declared its out of the yearly flagship phone release cycle, preferring to concentrate on retaining form factors for a longer period of time.

NASA Finds Vast Deposits of Ice Just Under Martian Surface
NASA Finds Vast Deposits of Ice Just Under Martian Surface

We've known for years that there is at least some water ice on Mars, but it's been hard to pin down where it is and how easy it would be to extract. New data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicates it could be almost everywhere.

CES 2018 in Photos: What We Remember Most
CES 2018 in Photos: What We Remember Most

CES is always an overwhelming cacophony of sights and sounds, but a few images always stand out. Here are a few of our favorites from this year's show.

Astronomers Detect Mysteriously Contorted Fast Radio Bursts
Astronomers Detect Mysteriously Contorted Fast Radio Bursts

The signals from FRB 121102 appear to be "twisted" in a way that indicates a very extreme stellar environment.

AMD Releases Updated Risk Guidance on Meltdown, Spectre
AMD Releases Updated Risk Guidance on Meltdown, Spectre

AMD has clarified its own weaknesses against Spectre and Meltdown. One week later, things aren't quite as rosy as AMD hoped they'd be.

IBM Plans to Reassign 31,000 Workers, Will Cut 10,000 Positions in 2018
IBM Plans to Reassign 31,000 Workers, Will Cut 10,000 Positions in 2018

IBM is firing over 10,000 workers and reassigning 30,000 more as part of yet another round of downsizing and reassignment.

OnePlus May Have Accidentally Sent Clipboard Data to Chinese Server
OnePlus May Have Accidentally Sent Clipboard Data to Chinese Server

The latest beta version of its custom "OxygenOS" Android build was sending user clipboard data to a server in China. Oops.

Samsung Announces High-Speed HBM2 Breakthrough, Codenamed Aquabolt
Samsung Announces High-Speed HBM2 Breakthrough, Codenamed Aquabolt

Samsung has found a way to turn up the speed on HBM2 dramatically without needing a voltage increase. Could this be the turning point for the standard?

Trump’s Executive Orders Boosting Rural Broadband Won’t Stop FCC Sabotage
Trump’s Executive Orders Boosting Rural Broadband Won’t Stop FCC Sabotage

President Trump has issued a pair of executive orders aimed at helping rural Americans receive broadband service, but his instructions will only apply to a relatively small number of people and could make the actual problem worse.

This Is Your Brain On Electrodes: Nissan’s ‘B2V’ Driver-Skill Amplifier
This Is Your Brain On Electrodes: Nissan’s ‘B2V’ Driver-Skill Amplifier

Nissan's B2V technology — brain-to-vehicle — captures and decodes the driver's brain waves. It can give the car up to a half-second advance notice of the driver's intentions.