Vehicles Affected: Approximately 1,800 model-year 2020 Volkswagen Passat sedans
Spammers use hexadecimal IP addresses to evade detection
Links in spam emails looked like http://0xD83AC74E instead of “domain.com.”
Microsoft enters the final stretch with Windows 10 20H2
Microsoft is putting the Windows 10 20H2 feature update through its near-final paces, rolling out what’s likely the ‘October 2020’ update to Release Preview Ring testers.
Ig Nobel Prizes reward research on helium-huffing alligators and knives made of feces
The Ig Nobel Prizes, an annual event celebrating quirky, comical discoveries, carried on despite the pandemic in a virtual ceremony riddled with bugs—and bug jokes. The Annals of Improbable Research, the science humor magazine that hosts the event, selected bugs as the theme for the 30th annual event, although the […]
COVID-19 data scandal prompts tweaks to elite journal’s review process
Science’s COVID-19 reporting is supported by the Pulitzer Center and the Heising-Simons Foundation.
Deadline approaching for AutoHunter bidders
The countdown clock is ticking away as the first batch of cars up for bidding on the new AutoHunter collector car online auction site approach hammer time.
Hurricanes: Evidence mounts that they’re getting stronger and wetter
For CNET’s Now What series, author Eric Jay Dolin describes how we can learn from past hurricanes to brace for more intense storms in a warmer world.
Shoebox-sized coronavirus test kit gives results in just 90 minutes
The kit, named CovidNudge, can give results without sending samples to a laboratory.
Best smart garage door controllers of 2020: Chamberlain MyQ and more
When it comes to making your garage doors smart, you have more options than you think. Here are our favorite ways to bring your biggest door online.
Nissan Z Nismo hybrid in the cards if fans want it, report says
The Z’s chief product specialist reportedly told Australian media if fans really want hybrid power, then “we have to do that.”