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How good is 'Jeopardy!' champ James Holzhauer? You have to see it to believe it.

Three years after the DNC hack, a new report finds that political parties around the world have ongoing security flaws that leave them vulnerable to attack.

HBO's drama will always have alternative interpretations, debates about its meaning, and revisionist histories—especially now that it's over.

Ajit Pai said he's satisfied with the companies' promises to build a 5G network and spin off a subsidiary brand. The Justice Department still has doubts.

The series finale was better than some expected—but still wildly disappointing.

Also, here's your first look at the third season of 'Westworld'.

GM's new "electronic platform" offers five times the bandwidth and compute power of its predecessor, to deliver better maps and new accessories.

Louisiana's Bonnet Carré Spillway diverts some of the Mississippi's floodwaters. But it also offers up a wealth of good physics questions.

It'll come out in three years, which is about how long it'll take people to forgive them for that series finale.

A company called Baze is offering a bespoke mail-order vitamin service that crafts a plan just for you based on the results of an at-home blood test.

The social network has a plan to merge the worlds of artificial intelligence and real-world machines, so that both may grow more powerful.

Wireless technology is helping audio gear explore new horizons in form and functionality.

NASA's Swamp Works may be humans' best hope for figuring out how to live and work on other planets.

With just $60 worth of hardware and 10 lines of code, you and your child can build a simple wheeled droid that can drive around the house.

For our kids, the digital world is as much their native environment as the physical world. It's up to parents to help them thrive in this often mystifying existence.

Unless you're Kickstarting a promise to stop bugging me—or the end of capitalism—I'm not interested in your relentless notifications.

Think of every city as a platform—each new platform opens up the possibility to explore new ideas. It's time to give other platforms a chance to change the world.

Errant sound waves can keep speakers from delivering their best performance. Q Acoustics neutralizes sonic invaders in three ways.

Countless new wireless transmitters will relay all that data to your phone, and many will connect to the internet through endless miles of new fiber-optic cable.

Researchers are beginning to study screen-based media in all its forms. We've distilled their findings into some handy recommendations.

About a week after the *L* dance was decoded, and 72 hours after the carpool surveillance, my wife and I convened the Fortnite security council again.

High school is hard; the internet is messing with our self-esteem. Then my friends insisted I download Chess Time.

The leisure class got tired of looking like jackasses in garish watches—they decided to spare no expense to seem like striving bourgeois warriors.

It's superfine. It's sharp. It sticks to everything. Before we return to the moon, we'll have to conquer one of the weirdest substances in the solar system.

Our lives are increasingly entangled with our devices; great sound design could make that a more perfect union.

It's time to assert our sovereignty over our own stuff.

Welcome to the World Slime Convention, where fans and purveyors of the internet's gloppiest trend gather to network and talk shop—many with their parents in tow.

What's your screen time scheme?

Spurred by regulations that will allow over-the-counter sales, hearing-aid companies are pushing the limits of what their products can be.