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The Tor Project wonders how the feds took down hidden websites

Little is known about how US and European law enforcement shut down more than 400 websites, including Silk Road 2.0, which used technology that hides their true IP addresses. The...

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EFF asks Congress for permission to revive "abandoned" online games

It's great that many games have strong online components, but there's a dark side to that connectedness: if the developers (or their partners) shut down necessary servers, those titles are...

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Mysterious drones are scouting out French nuclear power plants

The French government is investigating a series of unidentified drone flights recently conducted over state-owned nuclear power plants. Unmanned aerial vehicles were spotted over seven different nuclear power plants around...

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Porsche and Mercedes want to take on Tesla

For quite some time, there have been suggestions that Porsche is planning to introduce a model to sit below the Panamera in a similar vein to what the Macan does...

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Google boosts Shopping Express to better compete with Amazon

Google Shopping Express, rebranded to simply “Google Express” as of this morning, is no longer entirely subsidizing the costs associated with same-day delivery. The program, which offers instant shopping gratification...

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Apple faces $350 million lawsuit from the iPod days

Once upon a time, music purchased in Apple's iTunes store was saddled with a DRM technology called "FairPlay." It did just what you'd expect: keep unauthorized computers and devices from...

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Intel apologizes from pulling ads from Gamasutra

When Intel pulled advertising from the business-focused gaming website Gamasutra earlier this week, it was due in large part to an internet campaign to hit gaming websites that speak out...

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After 20 years, Yahoo has decided to kill itself

As part of Yahoo's ongoing mid-life crisis, the company very quietly announced today that it's killing off the original internet directory that gave the company its name. Back in 1994,...

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Google is testing out drones that could bring internet to remote areas

Man, Google really is all in on drones. After testing delivery drones as a part of its Project Wing program, the company has now asked the FCC for permission to...

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Researchers have developed a radio that's the size of an ant

This is the promise of the near future: all of your gadgets — from your smartphone to your fridge — will be able to talk to each other, wirelessly communicating...

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