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Plus: A GoDaddy breach, a ransomware attack, and more of the week's top security news.

Jelani Cobb on the death of the twenty-five-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot and killed while going for a run in Brunswick, Georgia, in February.

A polar vortex event will bring record lows and May snow to the east this weekend, even as the west coast bakes. Here's why.

Fortnite players have started speculating about Epic’s plans for its big Chapter 2, Season 2 finale, one that will hopefully feature a big event to usher in the third season. There’s no official word on what Epic may...

This week’s Techpinions podcast features Carolina Milanesi and Bob O’Donnell discussing the IBM Think conference as well as a number of different PC, OS and chip announcements from major vendors in the PC business an...

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The European Space Agency says urine could play a major role in the construction of lunar bases. The urea in urine makes it an ideal ingredient to combine with lunar soil, creating a sort of 'lunar concrete' that hardens...

Also, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is on 'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' now.

A stick-on device to sense if hydroxychloroquine is harming your heart.

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it has asked employees to take a day off on May 22, to address work-from-home-related burnout during the coronavirus pandemic.

Modern lifestyle watch Garmin Venu $297 at Amazon Pros Attractive AMOLED display Pulse Ox sensor Body Battery energy monitor Music storage Garmin Pay Cons Shorter battery life More expensive No advanced running features ...

Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Former Google engineer James Damore, who sued Google in 2018 for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men, has asked a court to dismiss the suit, Bloomberg reported....

Antibodies obtained from llamas may be adapted for human use in COVID-19 cases on humans. Researchers say the antibodies can neutralize the novel coronavirus's ability to bind to cells, a critical process that allows the...

On Friday, the US got a sobering report on the latest jobless statistics in the country, with unemployment now standing at 14.7% thanks to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Congress has passed a $2.2 trillion coronavirus...

The latest iteration of Google’s Pixel Buds wireless earbuds will get feature drops just like Pixel smartphones, Google has confirmed. With this, Google will release future updates that expand the functionality or usef...

Scattershot concerns over whether devices might be compromised by foreign intelligence doesn't replace strategy and leaves questions about the supply chain unanswered.

In March, Facebook started rolling out its new redesigned desktop site as something you could choose to opt-into once it was available to you. Friday the company announced that the rollout is complete and that the new si...

The $8.9 million "fleet surveillance" contract gives the Space Force a closeup view of SpaceX commercial launches. SpaceNews.com

In an update on its Mars Perseverance rover, NASA said that it’s still on track to launch the machine this summer despite the pandemic. Social distancing efforts have forced many people to work from home, but that hasn...

Cape honey bees in South Africa reproduce without sex, and males are even capable of producing female larvas that become queens. Researchers have pinpointed the gene responsible for this incredible reproductive power, an...

The coronavirus forced Apple to close all of its retail stores in the U.S. on March 15. With the coronavirus subsiding in some areas, Apple today announced it will start reopening some store locations next week. Apple is...

Apple's next-generation Apple Watch and watchOS 7 will focus on new mental health capabilities, according to leaker Jon Prosser who recently spoke on the Geared Up podcast. The mention of new ‌Apple Watch‌ features c...