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The good: I bought and read this book seeking to understand how someone could possibly think the free and amazing country that we live in is racist so that I could be educated about another’s point of...

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And that was the end of SpaceX' Falcon 9 and Spacecom's Amos-6 communications satellite. USLaunchReport video/Screenshot by CNET An explosion that destroyed a SpaceX rocket carrying an Israeli satellite last week is being felt well beyond Cape Canaveral, Florida.Israel-based Space Communication told reporters Sunday that it could seek $50 million or a free flight from Elon Musk's SpaceX to cover the cost of its now destroyed Amos-6 advanced communications satellite, according to Reuters. The explosion occurred on Thursday moing during a routine firing of SpaceX' Falcon 9 at Cape Canaveral.During the conference...

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Luke Lancaster/CNET She looked good as ever in the US Open's first round, so it's appropriate that Snapchat is showcasing Serena Williams' 22 major touament victories.Snapchat Discover usually makes use of the platform's photo and video sharing to serve up ads, but the ESPN chael has offered up something a little more engaging than the usual multimedia fare with the Serena Williams' Match Point game.Each of the pro's 22 major touament wins are showcased with faithfully recreated set dressing (or as close as 8-bit graphics can get you). The game is based around a single tap on the sc...

Apple is expanding the capacity of its iCloud Drive storage service. CNET Apple has doubled the maximum amount of data users can store on iCloud Drive, now offering 2 terabytes to customers of its online storage service.Apple's new storage capacity will run customers $19.99 per month, twice the $9.99 monthly cost of its previous 1TB storage max. Consumers still have the option of getting 5GBs of storage for free. The company also offers a 50GB plan for 99 cents per month, and a 200GB option for $3.99.The higher capacity is expected to benefit those with large iCloud Photo Libraries and for the new macOS Sierra...

Artist's representation of a crumbling Dyson sphere. Danielle Futselaar/METI Inteational Another weird signal from the cosmos has scientists checking for E.T. attempting to make an interstellar call. So far, it's looking like nobody's home and something natural or some sort of human interference is the real source. But if intelligent aliens did indeed tu out to be behind this latest blip, their tech would be the stuff of far-fetched science fiction.The latest SETI (search for extraterrestrial intelligence) stir started when author Paul Gilster revealed he's seen documents from a presentation set for late Septe...

This isn't about the first time I played World of Warcraft. Nor is it about the last time, or any of the half a dozen times I quit forever. It's about this feeling I get when I come back to the game, as I have done, and have resigned myself to do over and over again.I've been playing World of Warcraft -- Blizzard's all-powerful, all-conquering massively multiplayer online roleplaying game -- off and on for more than a decade. I could tell you exactly how much time I'd spent playing, but for my sanity I'd rather not know. But I remember so much about playing this game.I remember being stuck with terribly mismatched armour on my hunter because anything better refused to drop. I remember discov...

How could you be mean to these faces? Enik Kubinyi If you like to insult your pup using a sweet voice (you monster), chances are you're probably just confusing the poor canine, according to new research. A team of scientists from Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary used functional magnetic resonance imaging to discover how dogs process both language and intonation, and found that it's not dissimilar to how humans do."We trained dogs to lie motionless in an MRI scaer awake and unrestrained for several minutes. We let them listen to their trainer's speech and at the same time we measured their brain ac...

Whatever happened to the son of Odin? If you were a bit miffed by Thor's absence from "Captain America: Civil War," you're in good company, because there's a short film that answers that very question. (Short version: No one called him).The clip was first shown at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, when "Thor: Ragnarok" director Taika Waititi took to the stage to show off a sizzle reel for the upcoming third Thor film. While written reports of "Team Thor" started to circulate after it made an extremely limited debut at the convention, you can now watch it for yourself in full on the Marvel Studios twitter account. Now that it's online, watch what the Thunder God...

It's even bigger than it looks. Standing in front of it, my head tilted back -- it's huge. It's sci-fi come to life: an 18-meter/59-foot tall Mobile Suit from the anime series "Gundam." Built initially to celebrate the series' 30th aiversary, the enormous statue has traveled around a bit. It now stands guard in front of the DiverCity mall on the artificial island of Odaiba in Tokyo Bay. It doesn't walk around (sadly), nor can you climb up into it (bummer), but for fans of the anime, or anyone who just digs giant robots, it's pretty cool. Here's how it looks up close. Fundam with Tokyo's giant Gundam ...

Apple Music and Tidal have leaned on exclusives as the battle to catch up to Spotify's lead in subscribers. Taylor Martin/CNET The rivalry between the subscription music giants may be tuing bitter. Spotify has been penalizing some artists who provide music exclusively to its main competitor, Apple Music, according to a Bloomberg report. Citing uamed people familiar with the practices, the report said Spotify search results bury tunes by artists who give their material to Apple Music first. The company also waed acts it will exclude Apple-exclusive music from featured Spotify playlists once it's available to ...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryAmazon offers up car advice with Amazon VehiclesEnlarge ImageA screenshot of an Amazon Vehicles detail page. Amazon Amazon is gearing up its car knowledge.No, the e-commerce juggeaut still isn't selling cars -- not yet, anyway. Instead, the company on Thursday launched a new webpage called Amazon Vehicles that helps customers research new and classic cars.Amazon Vehicles could help solidify Amazon's place as the search engine for shopping. Bypassing Google's own Google Shopping search engine could train consumers to start thinking about a purchase at Amazon first, even in the rare case...

Your airline will soon be able to tell you when your flight is delayed via WhatsApp. WhatsApp WhatsApp users, get ready for messages from companies looking for your business.That's the upshot from Thursday's update to WhatsApp's terms and conditions. The company outlined in a blog post the kind of interactions it wants to enable, including being notified by your bank about a potentially fraudulent transaction or being waed about a delayed flight. These are things we might currently be informed about by a text message or phone call. WhatsApp hopes to enable these notifications too, all while keeping spam and th...

Enlarge Image Screenshot by Luke Lancaster/CNET Try tweeting an eggplant at @NYPLEmoji and see what you get in retu.Created and curated by New York Public Library reference librarian Lauren Lampasone, the Twitter bot will respond to any emoji tweeted at it with a surprisingly relevant image from the library's extensive archive.The Jack O' Lante, for example, retued a vintage Collier's magazine cover. The eye emoji got a Mario Bettini science drawing in retu. The poop emoji gets a look-in too, of course.You can see the full source code for how the bot works, if you're so inclined. Otherwise, you can just revel ...

Enlarge Image Google Who doesn't enjoy a good pop-up ad? Everyone, that's who. Now Google is trying to be the ultimate bro, aouncing on Tuesday that it'll soon be punishing mobile sites with obstructive advertisements. "Pages that show intrusive interstitials provide a poorer experience to users than other pages where content is immediately accessible," product manager Doantam Phan wrote in a blog post. "This can be problematic on mobile devices where screens are often smaller. "To improve the mobile search experience, after January 10, 2017, pages where content is not easily accessible to a user on the trans...

Enlarge ImageAshley Madison still boasts about its 47 million member base. Ashley Madison "Life is short. Have a dedicated risk management process in place to protect personal information."That's not a sexy tagline for a dating website that encouraged members to conduct extra-marital affairs. But it's one that Ashley Madison might be wishing it adopted after it was hacked last year. Now, the Canadian company behind Ashley Madison, Avid Life Media (ALM), has been the subject of a scathing report from the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Australian Privacy Commissioner, criticising ALM's actions following...

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Enlarge Image Symantec We as a society may be more conceed about privacy and cyber security than ever, but that doesn't mean we're paying more attention to security alerts.People will ignore software security waings up to 90 percent of the time, according to a new study from Brigham Young University. The cause? Our inability to multitask."While these [alerts] provide timely information, research shows they come at a high cost in terms of increased stress and decreased productivity," wrote the BYU team. "This is due to dual-task interference (DTI), a cognitive limitation in which even simple tasks caot be simu...

RoadshowNewsCar IndustryOne is the loneliest number: Hyundai looking to buddy up with GoogleIt's dangerous to go alone! Take this! [hands Hyundai a map to Google's HQ] Mark Renders/Getty Images These days, automotive industry collaborations are commonplace. Ridesharing and tech companies are popular partnerships right now, as the industry moves toward self-driving vehicles and a new sharing economy. It's hard to go it alone, and it appears Hyundai is finally realizing this.The automaker is reportedly in talks with Google to discuss new partnership options, according to Bloomberg. Jeong Jin Haeng, Hyundai Moto...