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Millions of Android Phones Are at Risk Due to "Achilles" Flaw in Qualcomm Chips

When you’re on the hunt for a new smartphone, it’s likely that you’re focused on price, design, and features first—and probably not the silicon inside powering it. However, researchers have found that one of the most widely used in Android phones has hundreds of bits of vulnerable code that leaves millions of Android users at risk.

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Television

10 TV Shows Where the First Season Was the Best Season

Beth Elderkin

Buyer's Guide

The Best Wireless Headphones You Can Buy Right Now

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News

Remember When Toys Were Fun? Hasbro's $575 Unicron Figure Takes Almost an Entire Hour to Transform

Andrew Liszewski

Privacy and Security

It Doesn’t Matter Who Owns TikTok

Shoshana Wodinsky

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The Inventory

Friday's Best Deals: PS4-Exclusive Games Sale, Sony X900F TV, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020, Kelake Alien Pikachu Figure, Aukey Dual Dash Cam, K95 Masks, and More

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Last Call: NordVPN Is Retiring the 70% Discount to Their Most Popular Subscription Plan

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Copycatting The Mouse: The Wild History of Disney Mockbusters

Video Chat's Impressive History Makes It Harder to Hate

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What We Learned About Remote Cons From SDCC 2020

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Sony's X900H 4K LED TV Is So Good I'm Buying One Myself

The number of beautiful, non-OLED, so-called “future-proof” TVs available on the market for less than $1,500 is relatively small. If you plan to buy one of either of the hotly anticipated gaming consoles expected to drop around the holidays, and if…

Catie Keck

Reviews

The Razer Kishi Is the Smartphone Gamepad I've Been Waiting For

Hudson Hongo

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The RG350P Is the Retro Portable You Should Buy

Andrew Liszewski

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Ecobee Is No Nest, and That's Why I Love It

Alex Cranz

Coronavirus Coverage

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Animals

Cats Can Get And Spread the Coronavirus to Other Cats, Study Finds

Ed Cara

News

U.S. Issues Bizarre Warning About 'Health Risks' in New Zealand During Covid-19 Pandemic

Matt Novak

Health

Covid-19 Sent a Healthy 40-Year-Old Man Into Life-Threatening Catatonia, Doctors Say

Ed Cara

Sick Days

Honestly I Just Want to Get Off This Ride

Bryan Menegus

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Politics

Presidential Forecaster Predicts Joe Biden Win (With Plenty of Caveats)

Matt Novak

News

Trump Misidentifies Sculpture in Oval Office While Saying Statues Help Teach History

Matt Novak

Privacy and Security

Let's Kill Facial Recognition For Good

Bryan Menegus

Gadgets

A Brief History of Listening In on Police Radios

Whitney Kimball

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How Do People Actually 'Die From Old Age'?

Thousands are currently engaged in solving the problem of death. Maybe they’ll succeed, and out of sheer boredom I’ll reread this sentence when I’m 900 years old, reflecting fondly on the first wasted century of my life. In the meantime, billions…

Daniel Kolitz

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Millions of Android Phones Are at Risk Due to "Achilles" Flaw in Qualcomm Chips

10 TV Shows Where the First Season Was the Best Season

The Best Wireless Headphones You Can Buy Right Now

The '80s Called, and They Want This PC Back

How to Clear Out Space in All Your Cloud Storage Accounts

The Pandemic Could Wipe 20% of Exxon’s Oil and Gas Reserves Off the Books

Remember When Toys Were Fun? Hasbro's $575 Unicron Figure Takes Almost an Entire Hour to Transform

It Doesn’t Matter Who Owns TikTok

Friday's Best Deals: PS4-Exclusive Games Sale, Sony X900F TV, Adobe Photoshop Elements 2020, Kelake Alien Pikachu Figure, Aukey Dual Dash Cam, K95 Masks, and More

Last Call: NordVPN Is Retiring the 70% Discount to Their Most Popular Subscription Plan

Copycatting The Mouse: The Wild History of Disney Mockbusters

Video Chat's Impressive History Makes It Harder to Hate

Sperm's Secret Moves Revealed

What We Learned About Remote Cons From SDCC 2020

Sony's X900H 4K LED TV Is So Good I'm Buying One Myself

The Razer Kishi Is the Smartphone Gamepad I've Been Waiting For

The RG350P Is the Retro Portable You Should Buy

Ecobee Is No Nest, and That's Why I Love It

Cats Can Get And Spread the Coronavirus to Other Cats, Study Finds

U.S. Issues Bizarre Warning About 'Health Risks' in New Zealand During Covid-19 Pandemic

Covid-19 Sent a Healthy 40-Year-Old Man Into Life-Threatening Catatonia, Doctors Say

Honestly I Just Want to Get Off This Ride

'80s Classic Knight Rider Will Ride Again With Help From James Wan

Chiss Names Are Some of Star Wars' Coolest Bullshit

The Witcher Season 2 Images Show the New Reality of Making Shows During a Pandemic

The Boys' Heroes and Villains Are All Out for Blood in Pair of New Clips

That Place You've Been Stuck in Since March? Time to Decorate It With New Art

Fukushima’s Contaminated Wastewater Could Be Too Risky to Dump in the Ocean

Over 17 Million Cubic Feet of Ice Threaten Italian Tourist Town

The Atlantic Hurricane Forecast for This Year Just Got Way Worse

The Pandemic Could Wipe 20% of Exxon’s Oil and Gas Reserves Off the Books

RIP: Canada's Last Ice Shelf Has Collapsed

Cats Can Get And Spread the Coronavirus to Other Cats, Study Finds

Rare Underwater Inca Offering Pulled From Lake Titicaca

Shallow Lightning and Mushy Hail: Violent Storms on Jupiter Are Weirder Than We Thought

At Night, the Martian Sky Pulses and Glows When Viewed in Ultraviolet Light

FDA Will Fast-Track Decision on an Experimental and Controversial Alzheimer’s Drug

Presidential Forecaster Predicts Joe Biden Win (With Plenty of Caveats)

Trump Misidentifies Sculpture in Oval Office While Saying Statues Help Teach History

Let's Kill Facial Recognition For Good

A Brief History of Listening In on Police Radios

How Do People Actually 'Die From Old Age'?

How Do I Stop Tapping My Foot, Biting My Nails, or Twirling My Hair?

What's the Best Human Brain Alternative for Hungry Zombies?

What Did People Use Before Google to Search the Web?

How to Clear Out Space in All Your Cloud Storage Accounts

The macOS Big Sur Public Beta Is Available Now and Here's How to Get It

The Best Photoshop Alternatives That Are Totally Free

Apple Arcade vs Google Play Pass: Which is the Best Netflix for Apps?

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