Editor’s Note Sept. 28: Elon Musk has concluded his update on SpaceX’s Mars plans. He announced lots of new details about the Mars rocket (aka BFR), promoted the possibility of a lunar base and suggested BFR could fly anywhere on Earth in less than an hour. As for the actual […]
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To fill the void of “Game of Thrones,” dragons will play a prominent role in the new season of “Curb.” HBO.com It’s time for your weekly guide to finding out what to watch online. If you’re new to this series, there’s a podcast below that lets you know what’s been […]
Amazon’s Echo Show may soon get some competition from Google. Chris Monroe/CNET Google is working on a tabletop smart screen for video calls that will take on Amazon’s Echo Show, TechCrunch reported Thursday. The device, internally codenamed “Manhattan,” will have a similar screen size to the 7-inch Echo Show, people familiar […]
Twitter met with congressional investigators Thursday to discuss Russian-linked accounts on its service. Getty Images Twitter has discovered 201 accounts that appear to be tied to the same Russian accounts that purchased ads on Facebook that may have influenced the 2016 presidential election. The company shared its findings with congressional […]
AT&T and others have appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the 2015 net neutrality rules. CNET/Marguerite Reardon AT&T is trying to take the fight over the Obama-era net neutrality rules to the US Supreme Court. On Thursday, AT&T, the cable industry group NCTA, and CenturyLink filed separate appeals […]
Hubble caught sight of comet K2 when it was out between the orbits of Saturn and Uranus. NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI) Comet C/2017 K2 PANSTARRS is a wonder. It entered the planetary zone of our solar system and is spewing out what NASA describes as an 80,000-mile-wide (130,000-kilometer-wide) […]
It’s hard to believe that it’s already been five years since McLaren unveiled its latest hypercar, the P1. While the car is still amazingly impressive, McLaren has changed its focus to a car that’s even more, um, hyper. The next entry in McLaren’s top-tier Ultimate Series doesn’t yet have a […]
A woman checks her phone at night in one of the few places with cell signal access in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on September 25, following the impact of Hurricane Maria on the island. Ricardo Arduengo/AFP/Getty Images Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has a message for Apple CEO Tim […]