Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says Polestar says its decision makers are in Sweden, and the company is listed on the NASDAQ.

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Ban on Chinese tech so broad, US-made cars would be blocked, Polestar says

Polestar says its decision-makers are in Sweden, and the company is listed on the NASDAQ.

Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV The smaller mini loses some ports but gets tons of other functional updates.

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Apple’s first Mac mini redesign in 14 years looks like a big aluminum Apple TV

The smaller mini loses some ports but gets tons of other functional updates.

The science behind the candy bars we gorge on every Halloween How the airy nougat and chewy caramel is built.

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A candy engineer explains the science behind the Snickers bar

How the airy nougat and chewy caramel is built.

How can you write data to DNA without changing the base sequence? A new method lets anyone with a kit write data to DNA with just one enzyme.

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A new method of writing data to DNA

By using epigenetic modifications, you can quickly write data in parallel without needing to synthesize new DNA.

For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret “I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.”

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For some reason, NASA is treating Orion’s heat shield problems as a secret

“I’m not going to share right now. When it comes out, it’ll all come out together.”...

Lidar mapping reveals mountainous medieval cities along the Silk Road A city larger than many in Europe at the time was perched in the mountains.

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Lost cities of the Silk Road

Lidar mapping shows large walled cities thrived along the Silk Road in the Tien Shan mountains.

Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft Cloud provider allegedly approached by Google ratted out shady group to Microsoft.

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Google accused of shadow campaigns redirecting antitrust scrutiny to Microsoft

Cloud provider allegedly approached by Google ratted out shady group to Microsoft.

NASA astronaut Don Pettit is a giant nerd, and we’re all luckier for it "We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows."

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NASA’s oldest active astronaut is also one of the most curious humans

We made the mistake of peeking out the Cupola windows."

THC-tainted pizza sickens dozens in Wisc.; Owner blames oil bottle mix-up Health officials were tipped off after EMS transported five customers to the hospital.

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Pizza place accidentally spiked dough with THC, sickening dozens

Health officials were tipped off after EMS transported five customers to the hospital.

Some of Apple’s last hold-out accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C Just a couple more gadgets and USB-C might really feel universal.

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Some of Apple’s last holdout accessories have switched from Lightning to USB-C

The M4 iMac’s accessories are all USB-C now, in a quietly big moment for the one-cable-only crowd.