Alphabet and SoftBank’s attempts to launch flying cellphone antennas high into the atmosphere have received backing from global telcos, energizing lobbying efforts aimed at driving regulatory approval for the emerging technology. From a report: Loon, which was spun out of Google parent Alphabet’s business incubator, and HAPSMobile, a unit of SoftBank Group’s domestic telco, plan…

The hottest thing in gaming right now is classic low-tech tabletop experiences. Here’s our line-up of the best board games for this year. …read more Source:: CNet

Here are the standout rumors about upcoming iPhones. …read more Source:: CNet

Software defined radio has become a staple of the RF tinkerer, but it’s likely that very few of us have ever taken their software defined toolchain outside the bounds of radio. It’s an area explored by Mike Ossmann and Kate Temkin in their newly published Supercon talk as they use GNU Radio to do some…

Given its traditional missions, which include subverting democracy around the world and providing U.S. leaders with unreliable intelligence analysis, it’s understandable that the Central Intelligence Agency would be among our less transparent federal agencies. From a report: Now, though, it’s gripping even more tightly to inconsequential information about what it gets up to than the…

You can drive Mattel’s Limited Edition of the Cybertruck for $400. And if that’s too much, there’s also a $20 version. …read more Source:: CNet

Last week, Garry Kasparov, perhaps the greatest chess player in history, returned to the scene of his famous IBM supercomputer Deep Blue defeat — the ballroom of a New York hotel — for a debate with AI experts organized by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. He met with WIRED senior writer Will…

Quaden Bayles shared his agony in a video posted to Facebook by his mom, and people around the world stepped up. …read more Source:: CNet

The Swedish sedan and wagon are still mighty fine looking. …read more Source:: CNet

The heat probe has been treading soil for a year now. …read more Source:: CNet