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  1. Second body cam video of Baltimore cops manufacturing evidence discovered

    Second video prompts another dropped case—bringing it to nearly three dozen so far.

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  2. Kitchen sponges are festering germ dens—and sanitizing them doesn’t help

    The old ‘pop it in the microwave/dishwasher’ trick is worthless, new study shows.

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  3. Apple can’t end lawsuit over “breaking” FaceTime on iPhone 4, judge rules

    “FaceTime is a ‘feature’ of the iPhone and thus a component of the iPhone’s cost.”

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  4. All the things the Internet hates about the Tesla Model 3 have me excited

    The screen doesn’t bother me, and if it’s fun to drive, they deserve to sell millions.

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  5. HBO confirms hack that reportedly included script to upcoming GoT episode

    Video for episodes of Ballers and Room 104 also reportedly stolen.

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  6. Google’s new scheme to connect online to offline shopping scrutinized

    "Consumers cannot easily avoid Google’s tracking of their in-store purchase behavior."

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  7. Kepler data may hold a Neptune-sized surprise, our first exomoon

    Super-Jupiter shows hints that something big is orbiting it.

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  8. Sprint still seeks merger partner after being rejected by Charter

    Sprint wanted to merge with Charter—or T-Mobile.

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  9. State attorneys general team up to scare you from “content theft sites”

    PSA is titled "Be safe on the Internet to Protect Your Family."

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  10. FCC says its specific plan to stop DDoS attacks must remain secret

    Revealing technical details would "undermine our system security," FCC says.

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  11. Niantic cancels European Pokémon Go gatherings after Chicago fiasco

    Dev wants to "guarantee the best possible gameplay" after Chicago cell failure.

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  12. Can cellphones handle vehicle-to-vehicle comms better than radio networks?

    It's going to be a long time before DSRC-equipped vehicles are common on our roads.

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  1. Con man, brilliant mind, or myth? Jury in Shkreli trial now decides

    Colorful closing arguments cap weird trial for the ex-pharmaceutical exec.

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  2. Photons direct photons, giving hope for all-optical quantum logic

    Photons talk to each other, making optical quantum computer more feasible.

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  3. Russian official on new US sanctions and NASA: “Nothing lasts forever”

    This is not the first time Dmitry Rogozin has tweaked NASA.

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  4. The complete history of the IBM PC, part two: The DOS empire strikes

    The real victor was Microsoft, which built an empire on the back of a shadily acquired MS-DOS.

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  5. RX Vega 64 and RX Vega 56: AMD will “trade blows” with GTX 1080 for $499

    $399 RX Vega 56 goes up against GTX 1070; RX Vega 64 goes for $499—both launch August 12.

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  6. LinkedIn: It’s illegal to scrape our website without permission

    A legal scholar calls LinkedIn's position “hugely problematic.”

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  7. What Fitbit needs to do to make a great smartwatch in 2017

    One is on the way, but there are still many unanswered questions

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  8. Reddit users re-enable Alien: Isolation’s VR mode with unofficial patch

    It’s a Rift-only alpha and lacks comfort features, but it works very, very well.

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  9. Better Call Saul needed 3D printing and an Arduino to arm Mike Ehrmantraut

    BCS' SFX/props team is so good, it had to dumb-down some work to keep it legal.

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  10. Pokemon Go Fest’s blunders result in class-action lawsuit

    What could go wrong other than spotty Internet, huge lines, and a server meltdown?

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  11. Placing humans at center of computer optimization yields hot plasmas

    Human decision making in computer optimization yields hot plasma in alt-fusion.

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  12. 34 criminal cases tossed after body cam footage shows cop planting drugs

    “It is incumbent upon us as prosecutors to be the ministers of justice.”

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  1. When sextortion suspect refused to unlock her iPhone, the FBI stepped in

    “We on some Bonnie Clyde shit I couldn’t have choose a Better partner crime lol.”

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  2. Ever wondered why US Special Forces love the Chevy Suburban so much?

    Delta Force vets show us why they love Chevy’s big SUVs.

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  3. Hypnotic suggestion prevents action, not recognition

    Hypnotic suggestion doesn't block sight, but it inhibits acting on visual information.

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  4. Kim Dotcom set to receive seized funds, “4 containers full of seized property”

    Megupload founder adds he plans to move his family to Queenstown, New Zealand.

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  5. Pared-down electric experience: Driving one of the first Model 3s off the line

    Standard 3 goes 220 miles for $35K, Long-range 3 goes 310 miles for $44K.

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  6. Sprint seeks merger with Charter to create wireless and cable giant

    Comcast could have veto power over deal because of agreement with Charter.

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  7. See IndyCar’s bold new look for 2018

    Better looking than ever, the cars should be safer and race even closer, too.

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  8. Broadcom chip bug opened 1 billion phones to a Wi-Fi-hopping worm attack

    Wi-Fi chips used in iPhones and Android may revive worm attacks of old.

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  9. Apollo 13 escape room at Houston Escape Hunt is absolutely delightful

    And while we didn’t quite all survive, the joy was indeed in the journey.

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  10. Dating site OkCupid removes decade-old workaround for its paid version

    Singles now have one fewer data point to see who might be interested.

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  11. An action-packed new Star Wars animated series is on YouTube now

    Forces of Destiny is a series of shorts about our favorite characters' everyday heroism.

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  12. Redfin set out to disrupt real estate—it was harder than it looked

    CEO once called real estate "by far the most screwed up industry in America."

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