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Google's Health Care Ambitions Now Involve Patient Data

Google announced a partnership with a large U.S. health care system aimed at modernizing its information system and providing new tools for doctors, in the tech giant’s latest foray into the health industry.

Better Living Through Genomics

China’s BGI wants your genes to guide your medical care, your diet, and maybe your choice of spouse. It could get weird

Still Calling

IT’S NOT JUST THE GRAY HAIRS OR THE EXPANDING WAISTLINE THAT SUGGEST ONE IS GETTING OLD: IT’S ALSO WHEN THE ALBUMS YOU LOVE SO MUCH, AND SO VIVIDLY REMEMBER HEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME, HAVE BECOME A PART OF THE ROCK HERITAGE INDUSTRY. SO IT IS WITH LONDON CALLING BY THE CLASH, WHICH CELEBRATES ITS 40TH BIRTHDAY IN DECEMBER 2019.

Manufacturers' Comments

Vandersteen Quatro Wood CD and M5-HPA Thank you from all of us here at Vandersteen Audio for the great review by John Atkinson of our Quatro Wood CT speaker and M5-HPA high-pass amps.

Audio Quest Dragonfly Cobalt

USB D/A–HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER

Manger P1 Loudspeaker

Everyone who reads my loudspeaker re-views knows: I wish box speakers did not sound like box speakers.

2019 Stereophile's 28th Annual - Product Of The Year Awards

The first vote I ever cast was in 1964, when I was 10 years old.

Jabil's Manufacturing Leap

How one of the biggest companies you’ve never heard of may create the future of manufacturing.

Grounded Boeing Jet Hits Another Pothole In Path To Return

Regulators are asking Boeing to revise documentation of its proposed fixes to software on the 737 Max jet, and the company said this week that it is too early to know whether the request will further delay the return of the grounded plane.

Agency: All States Should Require Bicyclists To Wear Helmets

A government agency is recommending that all 50 states enact laws requiring bicyclists to wear helmets to stem an increase in bicycle deaths on U.S. roadways.

Iconic Pacific Bird Sanctuary Ravaged By Plastic And Death

Flying into the uninhabited Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, Midway Atoll appears out of the vast blue Pacific as a tiny oasis of coral-fringed land with pristine white sand beaches that are teeming with life.

Group Says Misinformation On The Rise On Facebook

An advocacy group tracking misinformation says it has found an increase in fake political news shared on Facebook ahead of the 2020 presidential elections.

Colorado Voters Narrowly Approve Legalized Sports Betting

Colorado became the 19th U.S. state to legalize some form of sports betting as election officials tallied this week a surprisingly close vote in which ballots for the measure narrowly surpassed “no” votes.

‘Goodness And Humor' Celebrated As ‘Sesame Street' Turns 50

Fifty years ago, beloved entertainer Carol Burnett appeared on the very first broadcast of a quirky TV program that featured a bunch of furry puppets.

‘Doctor Sleep' Is Just A Shadow Of ‘The Shining'

Our glimpses of Jack Torrance are fleeting in Michael Flanagan’s “The Shining” sequel, “Doctor Sleep,” but Stanley Kubrick’s colossal 1980 horror film is seldom out of mind, or out of frame.

Online Thrift Stores Give Deal-Hunters New Ways To Score

It’s not just eBay anymore.

AR Headset: Apple & Valve Together For 2020 Release

Apple’s work on virtual reality (VR) and related technologies

Showtime: Apple TV+Now Streaming

As Apple officially kicks off its Apple TV+ streaming service, we take a closer look at its new offering, explore some of the shows you can look forward to, and consider the competition, with Disney, Netflix, and AT&T fighting back in the battle to become King of the Streamers…

Hitman Lotto Part III

Agent 47 goes on a murder party in Colorado, before embarking upon his toughest mission yet.

Eve - Invades Finland

My strange, naked weekend with EVE ONLINE’s developers and a dozen Finnish players.

Skagolocial

Wild guns fall to bad jokes in BORDERLANDS 3.

Criminal Empire

The past, present, and future of Rockstar’s world-conquering GRAND THEFT AUTO ONLINE.

Automakers Side With Trump In Legal Fight With California

General Motors, Fiat Chrysler, Toyota and many others in the auto industry are siding with the Trump administration in a lawsuit over whether California has the right to set its own greenhouse gas emissions and fuel economy standards.

University-Backed Nebraska Firm To Offer Firefighting Drones

University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers has launched a university-backed startup company to help prevent and fight wildfires with drones.

Samsung Electronics Says Third Quarter Profit Fell 56%

Samsung Electronics said Thursday its operating profit for the last quarter fell by nearly 56%, with its robust sales of smartphones, displays, and TVs offset by a continuously weak market for computer chips.

Lyft Loses Money Again But Eyes Profits In About 2 Years

Despite higher average prices, Lyft’s number of active riders grew 28% to surpass 22 million. The money-losing company has struggled to demonstrate a path to profitability, just like its larger rival Uber.

Hackers Plead Guilty In Data Breach That Uber Covered Up

Two computer hackers have pleaded guilty to concocting an extortion scheme that entangled Uber in a yearlong cover-up of a data breach that stole sensitive information about 57 million of the ride-hailing service’s passengers and drivers.

Twitter Pulls Back On Political Ads, But Pitfalls Await

Twitter announced an end Wednesday to political campaign and issue ads on its service, calling it an important step in reducing the flow of election-related misinformation.

Facebook Launches A News Section And Will Pay Publishers

Over the course of its 15-year history, Facebook has variously ignored news organizations while eating their advertising revenue, courted them for video projects it subsequently abandoned, and then largely cut their stories out of its newsfeeds.

Turn It Up: Apple Launches Airpods Pro

Seven months after the launch of the second-generation AirPods, Apple has lifted the lid on the AirPods Pro, professional wireless earbuds for the music-mad and sports-obsessed.