While some spacecraft get the chance to go out in a blaze of glory, others are in it for the long haul – Voyager 1 more so than any other. The mission celebrated its 40th anniversary this year, but it’s not just a lump of metal floating through interstellar space: that baby still runs. Thrusts, rather. Read More
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Look out! That galaxy’s missing an arm!
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Some big names — including Jeff Daniels, Michelle Dockery and Scoot McNairy — donned cowboy hats and mounted horses for Godless, a seven-episode Western on Netflix. Each episode was written and directed by Scott Frank (A Walk Among the Tombstones), while Steven Soderbergh (Ocean’s Eleven) serves an executive producer.
But does all that talent add up to a compelling show? Read More
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Deep breath. That was quite a deluge of announcements this week at the AWS:reinvent customer conference in Las Vegas. The pace left journalists covering the event dripping in sweat as they put us through our paces like a trainer at a brutal workout with one announcement after another. To give you a sense of the breadth of coverage, we had 25 stories on TechCrunch this week just related to… Read More
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Want to do more with your tablet than surf the web and watch videos? If so, you need a Bluetooth keyboard. These are the best wireless keyboards you can buy right now, whatever your preference.
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The environmental record of the Trump administration motivated Jess Phoenix to run for Congress.
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In this week’s wrap-up, the battle between Qualcomm and Apple keeps on trucking. Meanwhile, data from an Army intelligence project is discovered available on a public server.
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A Samsung patent application described a very different method of biometric identification.
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GE’s $799 GTW750CSLWS top-load washer works with Amazon and Google voice assistants, but its cleaning power is only so-so.
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Depending on the time of day, your meter could charge you anywhere between 50 cents and $8
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