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Mars Rover Curiosity is switching brains so it can fix itself
When you send something to space, it’s good to have redundancy. Sometimes you want to send two whole duplicate spacecraft just in case — as was the case with Voyager — but sometimes it’s good enough to have two of critical components. Rover Curiosity...
Apple, Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack
Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, according to statements from the companies released by Bloomberg.
U.S.-Russian trio returns to Earth from space station on Sputnik anniversary
At the end of its parachute, a Russian Soyuz spacecraft fires its landing pyrotechnic devices as it touches down, bringing a U.S.-Russian crew back to Earth from the International Space Station. (NASA Photo / Bill Ingalls)
What better way to celebrat...
Judge tells Tesla, SEC to justify settlement of fraud lawsuit
A New York district court judge has asked Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a joint statement by Oct. 11, explaining why their settlement should be approved.
Nintendo plans new Switch hardware for 2019 release, report says
The Nintendo Switch. (Nintendo Photo)
Nintendo is gearing up to release a new version of the smash hit Switch console as soon as next summer, according to a
Citing information from suppliers and others with direct knowledge of the plan, WSJ reports...
This autonomous spray-painting drone is a 21st-century tagger’s dream
Whenever I see an overpass or billboard that’s been tagged, I worry about the tagger and the danger they exposed themselves to in order to get that cherry spot. developed by ETH Zurich and Disney Research will take some of the danger out of the hobby...
Pence says Google should halt Dragonfly app development
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence sharply criticized what he said was China's theft of U.S. technology on Thursday, and he urged Google to immediately end development of its "Dragonfly" app that would make it easier to track someone's internet...
A new Nintendo Switch is reportedly arriving next year
Nintendo’s been known to upgrade consoles with some regularity. It’s an easy way to keep audiences engaged over the long life of a system. Released in March 2017, the Switch certainly seems due for an update.
Sure, the hybrid console has been a runa...
Sleep better without annoying blinking lights
Blinking and always-on lights on your devices can disturb your sleep. Try these fixes. How to pick the perfect pillow: ...
Despite objection, Congress passes bill that lets U.S. authorities shoot down private drones
U.S. authorities will soon have the authority to shoot down private drones if they are considered a threat — a move decried by civil liberties and rights groups.
The Senate on Wednesday, months after an earlier House vote in April. The bill renews fu...