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security Your kid's "smart watch" lets anyone in the world trace their location. Again. Cory Doctorow

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Games Xbox partners with Asus to make its first foray into handheld gaming Grant St. Clair

Games Gears of War: ancient chest-high wall simulator coming to PlayStation Grant St. Clair

gadgets Bose's weirdly-smooth active suspension tech finally coming to the road Rob Beschizza

politics Public historians slam Trump's statue garden plan Jennifer Sandlin

donald trump Why tariffs? Because Trump thinks America's trading partners are pickpockets who must be punished Ellsworth Toohey

Games Nvidia RTX 5090s sold out immediately at top retailers Rob Beschizza

deli slime for sale Boar's Head insects, grime, and "unidentified slime" found in more than one plant, say inspectors Carla Sinclair

architecture Sky pool links Dubai penthouses, looks down on marina Rob Beschizza

Technology Student says University of Washington has threatened to expel him for a course-trading app he built for class project [UPDATED] Mark Frauenfelder

science fiction Starman at 40: John Carpenter's forgotten sci-fi masterpiece, interview with special effects artist John Rosengrant Lee Keeler

Science Gigachads not so hot in attractiveness study Rob Beschizza

gadgets Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W is a tiny $7 computer Rob Beschizza

NASA more than pays for itself, "generated $76bn" for U.S. economy last year Rob Beschizza

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animals Cat Video Fest scratches all the right itches Jennifer Sandlin

gadgets Raspberry Pi Pico 2 arrives for $5 Rob Beschizza

guns The problem with "Red Flag" gun laws Thom Dunn