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iPhone crypto hid al-Qaida link to naval base shooting, AG fumes

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Enlarge / Attorney General William Barr at a press conference discussing the iPhone showing al-Qaida ties to Mohammed Saeed Alshamrani, who is suspected of killing 3 and wounding 8 in the December 6, 2019, shooting at the Naval Air Station

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Cell-tower attacks by idiots who claim 5G spreads COVID-19 reportedly hit US

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A World Health Organization advisory noting that 5G is not spreading coronavirus because viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks.

Enlarge / A World Health Organization advisory.

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Uber lays off 3,000 people in second big round of cuts

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Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in December 2019.

Enlarge / Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi in December 2019.

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Uber is laying off another 3,000 workers, the company announced in a filing with the …

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Report: Tesla plans to build a new car factory in Texas

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Tesla's Cybertruck at its November 2019 unveiling.

Enlarge / Tesla’s Cybertruck at its November 2019 unveiling.

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ZFS versus RAID: Eight Ironwolf disks, two filesystems, one winner

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Neither the stopwatch nor the denim jacket is strictly necessary, if we're being honest about it.

Enlarge / Neither the stopwatch nor the denim jacket is strictly necessary, if we’re being honest about it.

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All your reaction GIFs now belong to Facebook, as it buys Giphy for $400M

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Enlarge / Ironically, their logo is static, not animated.

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Seven years ago, Facebook claimed not to support the 21st century’s new favorite communication tool, the animated GIF. …

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Formula 1’s driver chaos, explained

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Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W10 leads the field at the start during the F1 Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi at Yas Marina Circuit on December 01, 2019 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Enlarge / There’s a game of musical chairs happening in F1 right now.

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Chrome will soon block resource-draining ads. Here’s how to turn it on now

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Chrome browser users take heart: Google developers are rolling out a feature that neuters abusive ads that covertly leach your CPU resources, bandwidth, and electricity.

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