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Telegram messages are a focus in newly uncovered hack campaign from Iran
Fri 4:36pm By Dan Goodin
Active since 2014, “Rampant Kitten” uses Windows and Android infostealers.

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Tesla wins key ruling in legal battle against former employee
Fri 4:27pm By Timothy B. Lee
Tesla sued Martin Tripp for stealing secrets—he countersued for defamation.

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$100,000 in bribes helped fraudulent Amazon sellers earn $100 million, DOJ says
Fri 3:47pm By Jon Brodkin
DOJ: Bribes to Amazon workers also helped sellers get rivals' accounts suspended.

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CDC dramatically restores COVID-19 testing advice marred by political meddling
Fri 2:26pm By Beth Mole
If you have no symptoms but have been exposed “you need a test,” CDC says once again.

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PS5 retailers have many fewer Digital Edition systems for preorder [Updated]
Fri 2:24pm By Kyle Orland
Only about one-quarter of GameStop stock is the cheaper, disc-drive-free system.

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Wayback Machine and Cloudflare team up to archive more of the Web
Fri 1:53pm By Jon Brodkin
Cloudflare-enabled sites get automatic archiving through the Wayback Machine.

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The Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, and 8th-gen iPad hit store shelves
Fri 1:01pm By Samuel Axon
Online orders are backing up, but retail is now an option.

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Cop arrests apparently sleeping Tesla driver going 93mph
Fri 12:29pm By Timothy B. Lee
The vehicle had “both front seats completely reclined,” according to police.

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Humans reached Saudi Arabia at least 120,000 years ago
Fri 12:09pm By Kiona N. Smith
The footprints appear alongside tracks from a herd of Pleistocene elephants.

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Report: Trump admin looking into Tencent’s US gaming investments
Fri 11:29am By Kyle Orland
Riot Games, Epic Games reportedly asked for info on data security standards.

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After billion-dollar disasters, here’s what the US’ fall weather has in store
Fri 11:22am By Scott K. Johnson
NOAA’s August summary covers some nasty weather and looks ahead.

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Comcast shut off Internet to hundreds, saying they were illegally connected
Fri 10:58am By Jon Brodkin
Comcast says Denver company resold Comcast service without permission.

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Trump admin orders TikTok, WeChat gone from app stores on Sunday
Fri 8:48am By Kate Cox
Turns out the list of “transactions” is “anything that makes the app function.”

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A bevy of new features makes iOS 14 the most secure mobile OS ever
Fri 7:48am By Dan Goodin
Behold: The useful and not-so-useful privacy features you've been waiting for.

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iOS 14 on the iPhone 6S and SE: Performance is fine, other stuff is not
Fri 7:15am By Andrew Cunningham
iOS 14 won't ruin older phones, but a second-gen iPhone SE is a tempting upgrade.

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Rocket Report: Chinese rocket fails, Starship may make a leap in October
Fri 7:00am By Eric Berger
“JAXA will deal with the LE-9 engine-related problem in an appropriate manner.”

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How do music festivals adapt to a pandemic? They Fest in Place, of course
Fri 6:45am By Nathan Mattise
WWOZ—one of the best US community radio stations—charts a temp path for festivals.

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Hoverboarding dentist gets 12 years in prison for fraud, unlawful dental acts
Thu 6:53pm By Beth Mole
Hoverboarding was “outrageous, narcissistic you know, and crazy,” former patient said.

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Here are the winners of the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes to make you laugh, then think
Thu 6:00pm By Jennifer Ouellette
This year's ceremony was held virtually (thanks, coronavirus), but the fun remained.

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Sony makes it official: PlayStation 5 won’t natively support PS1, PS2, PS3
Thu 5:45pm By Sam Machkovech
Bad news for old discs; follows August leak from Ubisoft.

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Telegram messages are a focus in newly uncovered hack campaign from Iran

Tesla wins key ruling in legal battle against former employee

$100,000 in bribes helped fraudulent Amazon sellers earn $100 million, DOJ says

CDC dramatically restores COVID-19 testing advice marred by political meddling

PS5 retailers have many fewer Digital Edition systems for preorder [Updated]

Wayback Machine and Cloudflare team up to archive more of the Web

The Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, and 8th-gen iPad hit store shelves

Cop arrests apparently sleeping Tesla driver going 93mph

Humans reached Saudi Arabia at least 120,000 years ago

Report: Trump admin looking into Tencent’s US gaming investments

After billion-dollar disasters, here’s what the US’ fall weather has in store

Comcast shut off Internet to hundreds, saying they were illegally connected

Trump admin orders TikTok, WeChat gone from app stores on Sunday

A bevy of new features makes iOS 14 the most secure mobile OS ever

iOS 14 on the iPhone 6S and SE: Performance is fine, other stuff is not

Rocket Report: Chinese rocket fails, Starship may make a leap in October

How do music festivals adapt to a pandemic? They Fest in Place, of course

Hoverboarding dentist gets 12 years in prison for fraud, unlawful dental acts

Here are the winners of the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes to make you laugh, then think

Sony makes it official: PlayStation 5 won’t natively support PS1, PS2, PS3

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