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Open sesame

The most absurd hack ever: breaking into a mobile carrier for rogue phone unlocking.



Processor Power

Your next laptop might be lighter, faster and turn on instantly, after Intel finally delivered its next-generation processors.


111: Shadow-presenting Nipples

Frederique, Owen, and Zach talk about several data breaches, age discrimination at IBM, hate groups on Discord and Cloudflare, Instagram shadow bans, and more!


The quick, ultra-fast catchup edition

A bunch of crazy, fast-reading stories for your day.


Apple ripens

What does Apple look like when it goes beyond the iPhone? Well, that's a good question.


Beat the leaks

Google has a crazy plan to beat Pixel 4 leaks: just leak everything itself. Now we know the Pixel 4 has Face ID, and more.


Apple snags Intel's modems

For a measly $1 billion dollars, Apple just got a ticket to get out of Qualcomm's iron grip: Intel's entire modem business.


Getting off easy

Facebook got a ticket for running a red light, but in exchange for paying it, the company will win immunity. Also, why the record $5B fine from the FTC is ridiculous.


Piracy is back from the dead

When was the last time you torrented something? Perhaps you'll be re-learning again soon, as the age of roll-your-own Netflix becomes more popular.