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  1. Now you can get a Land Rover restomod with a Tesla electric powertrain

    ECD automotive partnered with the UK's Electric Classic Cars on the conversion.

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  2. SpaceX hops a full-scale Starship prototype for the second time

    Next up: More hops, a tank test, and higher flights, most likely.

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  3. Pick up The Last of Us Part II for $10 off—or take $30 off a used copy

    Dealmaster also has deals on microSD cards, AirPods Pro, monitors, and more.

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  1. NSA spying exposed by Snowden was illegal and not very useful, court says

    NSA's illegal mass surveillance did not help thwart terror plot, court says.

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  2. Facebook halts Oculus Quest sales in Germany amid privacy concerns

    Headset’s Facebook-login requirement may fall afoul of GDPR’s “coupling ban.”

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  3. Three stars, warped rings may show how planets end up moving backward

    Not every system is as neat and tidy as our Solar System.

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  4. Trump ban on Chinese drone parts risks worsening wildfires

    Only a quarter of possible controlled burning has been carried out because of order.

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  5. Qualcomm is bringing 5G to everyone with cheap 5G Snapdragon chips

    Dirt-cheap Snapdragon 4-series chips will make nearly every phone a 5G phone.

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  6. Super Mario 3D All-Stars brings three high-res ports to Switch

    64, Sunshine, and Galaxy to be sold in a “limited production” through March.

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  7. SpaceX launches 12th Starlink mission, says users getting 100Mbps downloads

    Company also says it has successfully tested Inter-Satellite links.

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  8. Impressions from Intel’s Tiger Lake laptop CPU launch event

    Intel wants people to stop thinking “CPU” and start thinking “experience.”

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  9. SpaceX targets another Starlink launch Thursday to continue record pace

    California company appears likely to launch at least two dozen rockets in 2020.

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  1. Pre-election vaccination plans by CDC heighten fears of political meddling

    Vaccine may prove safe, effective by the end of year—but quick distribution is unlikely.

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  2. NASA tests a booster that produces 3 million pounds of thrust

    These solid rocket boosters are a holdover from the space shuttle era.

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  3. Feds can’t ask Google for every phone in a 100-meter radius, court says

    Google says “geofence” search requests grew 100-fold between 2017 and 2019.

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  1. Glacial meltwater lakes have grown by half since the 1990s

    Satellite images track remarkable growth with local consequences.

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  2. Amazon deletes anti-union listing, watches workers’ “secret” social groups

    Amazon is keeping a watchful eye on workers, lest they try to become organized.

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  3. ZTE announces the world’s first phone with a behind-the-screen camera

    No notches and no camera cutouts—it's the holy grail of selfie camera design.

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  4. SpaceX seeks FCC broadband funds, must prove it can deliver sub-100ms latency

    Hundreds of ISPs apply for $16 billion in grants to expand in rural areas.

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  5. Three new Tiger Lake-powered laptop models are coming from Acer

    One Swift 3 has a 13.5" 2K display; the Swift 5 and other Swift 3 are 14" 1080p.

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  6. Shiva “Inventor of Email” Ayyadurai loses race for GOP Senate nod

    Ayyadurai has touted vitamins as the solution to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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  1. “This is the day”: Disney+ announces The Mandalorian season 2 premiere date

    Season will see the return of several characters, plus (reportedly) Boba Fett.

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  2. Hurricane evacuations and electric cars—here’s what we know

    EV adoption would have to be above 45% to trouble today's power grid, study finds.

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  3. Meet GW190521—a black-hole merger for the record books

    It's the most massive, distant, and energetic black-hole merger yet.

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  4. CDC issues unprecedented order halting evictions to prevent COVID-19 spread

    COVID-19 has prompted “exceedingly rare actions” by the government.

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  5. The finer points of Mario Kart 8 on the Switch, explained by a pro

    We grabbed Mario Kart 8 players with a... wide range of skills.

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  6. Acer Swift 3 with Ryzen 4700U—a budget laptop punching above its class

    The Swift 3 isn't a status symbol—but it's a solid, budget-friendly workhorse.

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  7. The accidental notary: Apple approves notorious malware to run on Macs

    New-fangled malware protection gives users a false sense of security, critics say.

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