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Alerts A woman wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus disease uses her smartphone walking on a street in Moscow on March 19, 2021. Photo: Yuri Kadobnov (Getty Images) Rather than dole out what is, essentially—at least to one of the richest companies on the planet—a handful of spare change, Facebook set out to purposely undermine one of the most important legal protections Americans have against unwanted robocalls. Today it accomplished that mission. Advertisement The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday issued an opinion that negates decades of work by Congress to shield Americ...

Four Generations of Lemurs Have Refused to Hibernate, Until Now Photo: David Haring, Duke Lemur Center Scientists at the Duke Lemur Center in North Carolina say their fat-tailed dwarf lemurs went into hibernation for the first time ever in captivity last winter, mimicking the process their counterparts in the wild undergo regularly. By studying this process up close in our primate relative, the researchers also hope to better understand the human body and how it can be safely slowed down during times of need, such as during certain medical procedures. Advertisement Fat-tailed dwarf lemurs ( ...

How 5G Could Drastically Change Your Job Graphic: Elena Scotti, Photo: AP, Getty Images As 5G connectivity becomes more widespread—fueled by its great hype machine—the wonders promised seem incomprehensible at times. Remote control of fleets of vehicles from hundreds of miles away. Squads of cars or trucks that move in perfect synchronicity, communicating with not just one another but with the road itself. Shopping in a store where you never have to try on clothes thanks to augmented reality mirrors that do it for you. It’s easy to find breathless proclamations about 5G’s potential, b...

Photo: ALAIN JOCARD / Contributor (Getty Images) Good news for Android app developers. Googleannounced on Tuesday that it is reducing its cut from Play Store proceeds down to 15%, a number in line with Apple’s cut of App Store proceeds. Advertisement What this means is that on July 1, 2021, Google will take 15% versus 30% from Play Store creator revenue under $1 million. “With this change, 99% of developers globally that sell digital goods and services with Play will see a 50% reduction in fees,” wrote Google. “These are funds that can help developers scale up at a critical phase of t...

Photo: Andrew Liszewski - Gizmodo After facing several days of backlash from users over a planned update that would severely limit the use of their cutting machines without a paid subscription, Cricut has changed its mind. Advertisement In a statement released today, Circut promised existing users unlimited lifetime use of their machines. The policy extends to anyone else who decides to buy one of the machines throughout 2021. Over the weekend, people who own Cricut’s crafting machines—which are printer-like devices that can Read more On Friday the company shared a post on its official b...