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Be sure to check your personal advertising preferences after updating to Windows 10 -- in at least some cases, the Anniversary Update is also resetting how and when it shows you ads.

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After a disappointing showing with 2014's Civilization: Beyond Earth, Firaxis Games is returning to the classic Civ formula. In Civilization VI, you'll pick a society to control, build a nation from scratch, and ultimately work towards world domination in one way or the other.

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Make your Android phone all it can be with these tips and tricks.

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Yahoo claims to have been hacked by professionals acting on behalf of a foreign nation, but independent analysis finds little evidence to support the claim.

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Qualcomm might buy NXP Semiconductor in a deal worth as much as $30 billion. It would be a huge acquisition for Qualcomm, but it might also pay off in key growth markets over the next few years.

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If you love to learn, check out the outstanding classes at Udemy. Thousands of online courses are being discounted right now, so you can invest in a new skill -- even if you're on a budget. Whether you want to learn how to design a business logo or how to speak Arabic, there's something here for just about every area of interest. And if you're trying to brush up on your development skills, here are some top-notch recommendations.

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It's mostly SpaceX, but don't let that make you think it's been a slow news week.

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The VW ID is the first Volkswagen using the company's modular design (MEB). Depending on battery and motor configuration, it should run 250-375 miles per charge.

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A newly-approved wired Ethernet standard could deliver 2.5GbE and 5GbE connections over existing infrastructure. After nearly 20 years, are we finally ready to move past gigabit Ethernet?

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The current Wireless Emergency Alerts are even less powerful than SMS, but the FCC is looking to change that.

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We have spent the entirety of calendar year 2016 above 400 ppm atmospheric carbon dioxide. If you aren't concerned, you aren't paying attention.

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In search of another way to manage the endless slog against antibiotic-resistant bacteria, scientists figured out how to bait bacteria into developing an Achilles' heel.

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The Partnership on AI is one of the biggest and most forward-thinking tech collaborations ever proposed -- so why is neither Apple nor Intel involved?

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Need an affordable PC that won't take up much space? Dell is currently selling the quad-core Inspiron Small 3000 desktop PC for 40% off. With a Skylake CPU, a streamlined design, and tiny price tag, this tower is a perfect fit for everyday computing needs.

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Bet you never saw an Olympic course that was stocked with products from IKEA.

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HP has promised to revert its firmware lockout that prevents customers from using third-party ink cartridges -- but refuses to say it won't put that lock back at a future time.

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The UK's Advertising Standards Authority announced it's asked Steam and Hello Games to change the advertising for No Man's Sky, as the videos and screenshots don't accurately represent the shipping game.

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Neuromorphic computers will change what computers can do and, perhaps more importantly, where they can do it.

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Samsung is facing another potential recall in the United States, but it's not smartphone-related. The company's top-loading washers have a non-zero chance of exploding under the right conditions.

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BlackBerry has officially announced that it will kill its hardware manufacturing division and license devices from third parties in the future. Its own revenue will be driven by software development and service licenses.

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Sadly, very little of the old Motorola remains after two years with Lenovo.

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Not only does our system's smallest planet turn out to host "Mercuryquakes" on a regular basis, it also appears to be shrinking!

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Are you a longtime Newegg customer? Surely, you've considered upgrading to a Premier membership, right? Well, you won't want to miss today's Groupon offer. For a limited time, you can get a one-year Newegg Premier membership for only $100, and they'll throw in a $100 gift card to sweeten the deal.

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Hofstra University charged journalists $200 for Wi-Fi access at the first presidential debate, and the FCC may investigate the allegations that the university blocked Wi-Fi access to enforce its fee structure.

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According to Elon Musk, you could have the chance to live on Mars much sooner than you thought.

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For the last few years, Apple has been an AMD-only shop. That could change if rumors are true; Apple may be preparing to pivot back to Team Green.

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Is the cost of your phone bill creeping up? It's time to ditch your overpriced landline! Join Vonage, keep your existing number, and you'll only be paying $9.99 per month for your first year. Add in a bonus $100 Amazon gift card, and this bargain is outstanding.

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Apple still isn't acknowledging that touch disease exists, but multiple employees are claiming the company is fully aware of the problem. It just doesn't intend to do anything about it.

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Whether you're building your next PC or shopping for a new computer online, one of the questions that comes up from time to time is whether the Intel Core i5 or Core i7 is a better bargain. Here's what you need to know.

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The beginning of Leviticus talks about burned animal offerings, but somehow we don't think this is what the writers had in mind.

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Researchers from Max Planck in Stuttgart have created an acoustic hologram capable of moving objects using nothing but sound.

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Microsoft released updated statistics on Windows 10, showing that 400 million people are now using the OS worldwide. It's the fastest transition to a new version of Windows in at least a decade.

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These Enceladus-like plumes of water ice offer an enticing target for future searches for life, a whole planet closer to Earth.

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Forza Horizon 3 marks the first simultaneous release on console and PC. Now that it's been in the wild for a few days, we're starting to see exactly how far Playground Games and Microsoft can push this engine on high-end PC hardware.

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Google could unveil the next evolution of Android on October 4th, but don't expect it to come to devices right away.

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Samsung wants to slash SSD prices by 2020, with a 512GB drive matching the price of a 1TB HDD today. Samsung will need to cut prices by nearly 70% if it wants to pull that off.

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Elon Musk has just posted photos of SpaceX's new Raptor engine undergoing its first successful test fire.

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A new report from the NDRC sheds light on how Samsung, LG, and Vizo achieve their energy ratings; it turns out many are erroneous.

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No Man's Sky has turned into a graveyard six weeks after launch, with a tiny fraction of its original player base. Hello Games remains devoted to the title, but many fans are frustrated with limited communication.

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SpaceX says a breach in the helium system caused the anomaly, but it's not the same as the last helium breach.

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Oculus founder Luckey Palmer has admitted to funding a group dedicated to spreading pro-Trump, alt-right memes and self-described "shitposts." This is not the kind of publicity Facebook is likely to want for its Oculus Rift VR platform.

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This clearly means we can consume tardigrade extract to gain their powers.

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We found a galaxy nursery inside a huge space blob, which is cool. There will probably also be a Chinese satellite falling out of the sky in 2017. Less cool.

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A sinkhole opened in Florida weeks ago, dumping 250 million gallons of radioactive wastewater into the local water table, but residents didn't find out until quite recently.

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China is claiming to have invented quantum radar. If true, this could destroy much of the stealth potential of the United States' aircraft and Navy vessels -- but we wouldn't hold our breath just yet.

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Mysterious USB drive in your mailbox? It's probably a trick.

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Yahoo has confirmed a massive data breach. 500 million accounts were hacked in total; the company blames a state-sponsored actor.

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Snazzy gear let us open up the wreck like an archaeological dig, and it revealed a human skeleton under half a meter of sand. Now we're going to sequence its DNA.

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Machines are doing a scary-good job of generating documents that can throw the peer review process.

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A new White House report has the Justice Department upset. Does it go too far in questioning the techniques behind a huge proportion of criminal convictions?

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