To settle a lawsuit, the city of Fullerton California “has agreed to pay $350,000 and take back its accusations of criminal computer hacking” against two local bloggers, reports the Orange County Register. The settlement ends what the newspaper calls “a contentious fight over censorship and freedom of speech.” The lawsuit accused Joshua Ferguson and David…

Those Who Wish Me Dead is the latest movie on Max at the same time as theaters, but Spiral, made by a different studio, isn’t. Here’s what to know. …read more Source:: CNet

Apple TV Plus shows have big budgets, star power and (sometimes) critical acclaim — but what is it? Here are the important things to know. …read more Source:: CNet

The Colonial Pipeline cyberattack has spurred new efforts in the U.S. Congress “to require critical companies to tell the government when they’ve been hacked.” Politico reports: Even leading Republicans are expressing support for regulations after this week’s chaos — a sharp change from past high-profile efforts that failed due to GOP opposition. The swift reaction…

Watch Amazon’s Oscar winner and Emmy contender. …read more Source:: CNet

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Amy Adams stars in a strange psychological thriller that fails to live up to its promise. …read more Source:: CNet

RockDoctor (Slashdot reader #15,477) writes: For a number of years the administrative process for giving asteroids names has had a worsening logjam. Important or “interesting” bodies (such as `Oumuamua, the first definitely interstellar object identified) would still get names rapidly assigned, but in the background myriads of unspectacular objects would persist with “names” based on…

So how did Michael end up on board the ship? Here are a few answers to the Netflix sci-fi’s biggest questions. …read more Source:: CNet

Netflix is bursting at the seams with fantastic TV shows, including a host of great sci-fi entries. …read more Source:: CNet