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Judge Finds Qualcomm's Pricing Policy Violates Antitrust Law
The US joins China, the European Union, and South Korea, in ruling that Qualcomm violated laws in how it licenses its smartphone chips. […]
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Social Issues Raised by Amazon Investors Aren't Going Away
Amazon's shareholder resolutions on climate change and facial recognition technology didn't pass. Here's why they matter anyway. […]
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Scientists Go Back in Time to Find More Troubling News About Earth's Oceans
A clever study finds communities of foraminifera, a hard-shelled kind of plankton, have transformed dramatically since the Industrial Revolution. […]
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A Rocket Built by Students Reached Space for the First Time
A USC team won the collegiate space race by sending a rocket above the Kármán line, the imaginary boundary that marks the end of Earth’s atmosphere. […]
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If Huawei Loses ARM's Chip Designs, It's Toast
ARM designs the chips that power everything from smartphones to data centers. Without it, Huawei has few good options. […]
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Logan Broadbent Shows Us How to Throw a Boomerang Like a Pro
A world champion thrower explains how a boomerang flies, and how to augment its performance. […]
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Netflix's 'See You Yesterday' Challenges the Meaning of Time Travel
Director Stefon Bristol's Netflix feature isn't concerned with the past or the future—it's worried about the present. […]
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Measles Had Been Eliminated. Now It’s Nearly a Daily Threat
The US declared measles eliminated in 2000, but it could lose that status in September—entering a darker era of heightened infectious disease risk. […]
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Far-Right Propaganda Floods Facebook Ahead of EU Elections
Fake accounts spread white-nationalist messages and amassed larger followings than actual far-right parties before being taken down, according to a new report. […]
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Apple's MacBook Update, a Self-Driving Mail Truck, and More News
Catch up on the most important news from today in two minutes or less. […]
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How Huawei Might Handle the Latest US Sanctions
The Trump administration barred US companies from doing business with Huawei, forcing the Chinese firm to find new chips and software for its products. […]
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Google Has Stored Some Passwords in Plaintext Since 2005
On the heels of embarrassing disclosures from Facebook and Twitter, Google reveals its own password bugs—one of which lasted 14 years. […]
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Why a T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Would Be Bad for the Public
Opinion: FCC chair Ajit Pai says the deal is in the public interest. Except it would raise prices, reduce competition and innovation, and harm low-income Americans. […]
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As Social VR Grows, Users Are the Ones Building Its Worlds
Three years in, Rec Room has become a robust hub of user-generated content. […]
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Apple MacBook Pro 2019: Keyboard Fix, Price, Specs
Apple's flagship laptop line gets a speed bump. […]