Share your own memories of the 1999 sci-fi action movie, which celebrates a big birthday this weekend. …read more Source:: CNet

A space rock went out in a literal blaze of glory Saturday night, burning up in full view of many residents of the southeastern US. …read more Source:: CNet

Ego Nwodim and Kenan Thompson meet their Discover Card doppelgangers. …read more Source:: CNet

“A former National Security Agency contractor on Thursday pleaded guilty to stealing secret defense information over two decades in what legal experts have described as the biggest breach of classified information in U.S. history.” Long-time Slashdot reader mencik quotes USA Today: In his plea deal in U.S. District Court in Baltimore, Harold Thomas Martin III…

The Digital Equipment Corp. PDP-11/70 is a masterpiece of Cold War-era industrial design. This microcomputer was the size of one or two modern server racks depending on configuration, and the front panel, loaded up with blinkenlights, was clad in a beautiful rose and magenta color scheme. The switches — the ones you used to toggle…

The results of an investigation have been turned over to authorities. …read more Source:: CNet

“It’s like a time capsule of the end of the world,” reports USA Today: 66 million years ago, in what’s now North Dakota, a group of animals died together, only a few minutes after a huge asteroid smashed into the Earth near present-day Mexico. Scientists Friday announced the discovery of the jumbled, fossilized remains of…

Remember when Microsoft announced they’d be switching to Google’s open source Chromium browser for developing their own Edge browser? At the time Google announced “We look forward to working with Microsoft and the web standards community to advance the open web, support user choice, and deliver great browsing experiences.” Now MSPoweruser reports Microsoft has indeed…

As if there weren’t enough VR headsets out there, the game maker Valve is throwing a hat into the ring. More to come in May. …read more Source:: CNet

CEO Jon Von Tetzchner also calls for privacy regulation to block companies from tracking us online. Also coming soon: Vivaldi’s email software. …read more Source:: CNet