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NASA's Artemis Accords lay out some rules for joint space exploration

NASA NASAknowsthatitwillhavetoworkwithforeignspaceagenciesandprivatecompaniestoestablishhumanpresenceontheMoon.That’swhyithasintroducedasetofguidelinescalledthe“ArtemisAccords”fo
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HBO Now app leaves older Apple TVs

JustinSullivan/GettyImages IfyoudependonanolderAppleTVtowatchHBO,youmaywanttolookfornewhardware.AsannouncedinApril,theHBONowapphasbeenpulled(via9to5Mac)fromsecond-andthird-generationAppleTVboxesthisw
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Fraud ring uses stolen data to scam unemployment insurance programs

baonaviaGettyImages Fraudstersaretakingadvantageofbothdatabreachesandweaknessesingovernmentonlinesystemstocommitscamsonalargescale.KrebsOnSecurityhasobtainedaSecretServicememorevealingthatasophistica
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After Math: Free games and expensive mistakes

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Amazon will start reopening French warehouses on May 19th (updated)

PHILIPPELOPEZ/AFPviaGettyImages Amazon’sFrenchwarehousesareclosetoreopeningroughlyamonthaftertheyclosed.TheinternetretailersaiditplannedagradualreopeningstartingonMay19thasitcameclosetoreachin
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NASA crowdsourcing helps build a better Moon digging robot

NASAKennedy,Flickr NASA’sArtemisprogramwilleventuallyneedrobotstohelpliveoffthelunarsoil,andit’senlistinghelpfromthepublictomakethoserobotsviable.Thespaceagencyhaspickedwinnersfromadesi
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'GTA V' online play suffers outage following Epic Games Store giveaway

RockstarGames EpicGames’GTAVgiveawaycausedchaosbeyondEpic’sowngamesstore.RockstariswarningofproblemsaccessingGTAVforPCandthecompany’sGamesLauncherdueto“extremelyhighplayer
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'Destiny 2' equipment overhaul will encourage you to try new gear

Bungie BungieisabouttoaddressoneofDestiny2’slongstandingproblems:namely,asystemthatdiscouragesyoufromtryingnewequipment.Asofseason11inJune,armorandweaponswillhave(viaPolygon)amaximumPowerlevel
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Virtual PC game box collection helps relive the heyday of floppies and CDs

JonFingas/Engadget Ifyou’reagamerofacertainage(cough),youprobablyhavefondmemoriesoftheelaborateboxesPCgamesoncehad—sometimesmorememorablethanthegameplayitself.Youdon’thavetohuntd
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Tesla could build its third US factory in Austin or Tulsa

Tesla TeslahasnarroweddownthepotentialsitesforitsthirdGigafactoryintheUS,accordingtoAutoblog.TheautomakerhasreportedlychosenAustin,TexasandTulsa,Oklahomaasthefinalistsforanewassemblyplant—poss
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Amazon won't commit to Jeff Bezos testimony over misuse of seller data

ArifHudaverdiYaman/AnadoluAgencyviaGettyImages CongressmightwantJeffBezostotestifyoverallegedabusesofsellerdata,butAmazonisn’texactlyleapingattheopportunity.Thecompanyhasresponded(viaReuters)t
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Apple gets early approval for $500 million iPhone throttling settlement

WillLipman AppleisonestepclosertocompensatingcustomersforitsinitialapproachtoiPhoneprocessorthrottling.FederalDistrictJudgeEdwardDavilahasgivenpreliminaryapproval(viaMacRumors)foramaximum$500milllion
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The biggest Madden Bowl yet was won using run-only plays

RafaelHenrique/SOPAImages/LightRocketviaGettyImages The2020MaddenBowlcametoanendonMay16th,andit’llbeonetorememberforanumberofreasons.Raidel“Joke”BritowonthefinalmatchoverDaniel&#
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Grab two Echo Show 5 smart displays for $90 at Amazon and Best Buy

NicoleLee/Engadget Ifyou’rejuststartingoutwithsmartspeakersorwantmultipletech-savvyclocksaroundthehouse,thismightbethedealyou’relookingfor.YoucanbuytwoEchoShow5smartdisplaysforthepriceo
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Dyson finally unveils its canceled electric car

Dyson HavingfamouslykilledoffitselectriccarprojectbackinOctober,Dyson’sautomobileremainedamysterytomost,withinsiderstellingEngadgetthatonlyahandfulofengineershadseenaworkingprototypesomewherei
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