The Mars Curiosity Rover's wheels are as thin as credit cards

Brian McManus looks at the engineering challenges behind the Curiosity's thin aluminum wheels, which are sustaining significant damage on the Martian surface. The damage has prompted NASA to commission new wheel options.

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The Flu Killed More Americans Last Winter Than It Has in Decades

This past winter’s flu season was quickly recognized as one of the worst to come along in a long time. But new data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention highlights just destructive it was in the United States.

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New Observation Smashes Long-Held Belief About Neutron Stars

Scientists disproved a widely accepted idea about neutron stars with a recent observation of a high-energy particle jet. We’ve written lots about relativistic jets recently—these are particles shooting out of black holes or neutron stars at nearly light-speed.

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Comedy/documentary explains quantum computing for a "confused general audience"

Jim Mortleman & Stuart Houghton write, "We're two UK tech journalists who also write comedy. This is our (UK-based) scripted comi-documentary podcast explaining the weird, wacky and potentially world-changing field of quantum computing to a curious but confused general audience. With laughs.

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Nancy Pelosi Hints She's 'Sure' Governor Brown Will Sign California's Net Neutrality Bill

Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday added her voice to a chorus of California legislators and advocates calling on Governor Jerry Brown to sign Senate Bill 822, legislation that seeks to reenact for California’s 40 million residents the net neutrality protections stripped away by the Federal

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You Can Own A Jaguar C-X75 Stunt Car From Spectre

To celebrate the company’s 75th anniversary back in 2010, Jaguar created the stunning C-X75 concept. Combining stunning looks with revolutionary hybrid tech featuring four electric motors and a pair of micro gas turbines, it was supposed to preview a future Jaguar halo car.

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Lister Reveals Fastest SUV In The World With 670 HP And Over 200 MPH Top Speed

The Bentley Bentayga held the record for fastest SUV at 187 mph but was knocked off by the Lamborghini Urus at 190 mph. If Lister's 200 mph claim is correct, the LFP would be the fastest SUV in the world. It looks pretty good too.

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Ajit Pai: California net neutrality law is "illegal"

California's best-in-America Net Neutrality law goes a long way to restoring the protections that Trump's FCC Chairman Ajit Pai destroyed when he unilaterally and illegally repealed the FCC's national Net Neutrality rules.

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North Carolina Verizon customers, trapped by Hurricane Florence, say they're being throttled and upsold

Redditor AbeFroman21 posted that he and his family are without power or internet due to Hurricane Florence, and that Verizon has throttled their internet access to an unusable trickle, offering to unblock them if they pay for a higher tier of service.

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Jaguar's XE SV Project 8 Is The Fastest Sedan Ever To Lap Laguna Seca

The bragging rights belonged until now to the 2016 Cadillac CTS-V, which clocked a 1:38.52 lap time. That's not to mention the Alfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio (clocked at 1:39.65), BMW M5 (1:39.81), and Mercedes-AMG C63 S (1:40.50).

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The world memory champion shows you how to memorize like a champion

I decided to enter my first USA Memory Championship only a few months after I'd first learned it existed. This was two years before it entered the wider public consciousness after its portrayal in Joshua Foer's bestselling book Moonwalking with Einstein.

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Trump imposes $200bn of import tariffs on China -- but the Apple Watch is spared

Donald Trump has imposed import tariffs of $200 billion on Chinese good brought into the US, with the threat of even more on the way.

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Astronomers Spot Unprecedented Glow Around Neutron Star, and Whatever It Is, It’s Important

Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have glimpsed a neutron star unlike any seen before. Neutron stars, which contain more mass than the Sun but have a radius of only a few miles, continue to be the subject of intense observation.

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Judge: FCC can’t hide records that may explain net neutrality comment fraud

The Federal Communications Commission must stop withholding records that may shed light on fraudulent comments submitted in the FCC's net neutrality repeal proceeding, a US District Court judge ruled last week.

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Anderson Cooper calls out Donald Trump's "frankly idiotic" son for lying about storm photo

When Hurricane Ike hit 10 years ago, Anderson Cooper did a segment where he walked around in floodwaters while being filmed from higher ground, which he pointed out to viewers. Don Jr.

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Net neutrality gives “free” Internet to Netflix and Google, ISP claims

Frontier Communications is asking employees for help in its fight against state net neutrality rules in California, claiming that the rules will give "free" Internet to major Web companies while raising costs for consumers.

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Ajit Pai helped Charter kill consumer-protection rules in Minnesota

A court ruling that limits state regulation of cable company offerings was praised by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai, who says the ruling supports his contention that the FCC can preempt state-level net neutrality rules.

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The Large Hadron Collider Turns 10: Here's What's Next for Particle Physics

September 10 marked the 10th anniversary of when the Large Hadron Collider first powered on. Since it’s already achieved its most well-known goal—to discover the Higgs boson—you might wonder what else is happening at the famous collider.

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Has The Corvette ZR1’s Nurburgring Lap Time Been Revealed?

The Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 is the most powerful and most track-focused production Corvette ever made, so we weren’t surprised when it was caught trying to set a new Nurburgring lap record.

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Rear-Wheel-Drive McLaren Speedtail Hits 62 MPH In Two Seconds

Nurburgring Has The Corvette ZR1’s Nurburgring Lap Time Been Revealed?

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Do You Prefer Your C8 Corvette In Red Or Blue?

But we do know some details, such as it’ll initially come powered by an updated version of the current LT1 V8, though a twin-turbo V8 version is rumored. Eventually, a new naturally aspirated 5.5-liter V8 will arrive and, more than likely, a hybrid Corvette.

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Giant red ball escapes from art installation in Ohio

Don't concern yourself with the context. Just enjoy the marvel of a giant red ball rolling down a street in Toledo with two people in hot pursuit.

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The importance of cybersecurity training for business

While businesses spend a lot of time and effort putting up technical defenses to protect their systems, often the weakest spot is the users. Employees can do harm to the business by visiting infected websites, responding to phishing emails, using business email through public Wi-Fi and more.

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Girls can be Eagle Scouts too

The Boy Scouts of America are set to drop the "Boy" from "Boy Scouts" come February 2019 and open scouting to all. Now girls can slave their teens away to become Eagle Scouts too!/p> I was a Scout.

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Belgium decides video game loot boxes are illegal gambling

Another blow has rained down on the video gaming industry’s love of loot boxes yesterday. Following hot on the heels of a decision last week by the Netherlands, plucky Belgium has declared loot boxes are gambling and therefore illegal.

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M.A.S.K. Will Be the Next '80s Cartoon to Get a Movie and Boy, Does It Have the Right Director

The last we heard, Hasbro’s plans for a movie based on the classic Kenner toyline M.A.S.K. had been scrapped. Now, it seems like that’s not the case—because the director behind Fate of the Furious, F. Gary Gray, has been tapped to bring the series to theaters.

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Video: We all find something special about our generational cadre

If you were to ask me what I like most about turning forty this year, I’d have two answers. The first is that I’m that much closer to the senior discount at Denny’s, which is pretty nifty.

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Music From The '80s Transformers Cartoon Finally Gets An Official Release

As catchy as its opening theme was, music from the original Transformers cartoon has never had an official release. Hasbro and Legacy Recordings fix that grave oversight on March 9 with the release of Hasbro Studios Presents ‘80s TV Classics: Music from The Transformers. On vinyl, no less.

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Generations

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Jaguar I-PACE Electric SUV Gets Official With 240-Mile Range To Battle Tesla Model X

Unlike most concept-to-production transformations, not much has been lost here with respect to styling on the I-PACE. The vehicle advances Jaguar's current design language and applies it to a lifted four-door "coupe" profile (even though we hate the coupe term when used for anything but a two-door).

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Putin Nukes Florida in New Animated Video Showing Russia's Futuristic Weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to the country’s Federal Assembly today, showing off some impressive new weapons in the process. One of the concept videos even showed a nuclear strike using multiple warheads against the United States.

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The Controversy Around This YouTuber's Request for a Free Hotel Room Will Make Your Head Hurt

YouTubers, Instagram devotees and other vaguely influential social media “influencers” don’t have the greatest reputation as of late.

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The End of the Rainbow

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Facebook harmed America and is ‘living, breathing crime scene’ over 2016 U.S. election, insiders say

Former Facebook insiders and a design ethicist spoke with NBC News about how they say “Facebook has failed its users — and what, if anything, can be done to rein in its power.

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Apple says no to app that detects net neutrality violations

Motherboard reports that a university professor created an app that detects net neutrality violations -- that is, when service providers block, throttle, prioritize or otherwise interfere with legal internet use.

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Meltdown and Spectre

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