Bell’s Self-Flying APT 70 Cargo Drone Hauls a Heavy Load

They say things are bigger in Texas, and it seems that goes for drones as well as pickup trucks and cowboy hats. At least, if Fort Worth-based Bell’s new, autonomous cargo carrier is any indicator.The four-motor, vertical-lift electric UAV is one of the largest commercial cargo drone projects to reach the skies. It stands nearly…

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Humans and Neanderthals Kept Breeding—and Breeding—for Ages

Humans today are mosaics, our genomes rich tapestries of interwoven ancestries. With every fossil discovered, with every DNA analysis performed, the story gets more complex: We, the sole survivors of the genus Homo, harbor genetic fragments from other closely related but long-extinct lineages. Modern humans are the products of a sprawling history of shifts and…

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8 Best Labor Day 2019 Mattress Sales That WIRED Recommends

Earlier this year, I lounged around on 25 of the top memory foam and hybrid (individually wrapped springs + foam) mattresses you can order online. All of them arrived at Conde Nast's New York headquarters in vacuum-sealed rolls, and one of them was even amazing enough that I feel asleep during testing. You can read…

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Apple still has work to do on privacy

There’s no doubt that Apple’s self-polished reputation for privacy and security has taken a bit of a battering recently. On the security front, Google researchers just disclosed a major flaw…

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Samsung Galaxy Note 10 review: The right size at the wrong price

But Samsung had to make some tradeoffs to shave those millimeters. For example, the Note 10 has a full HD display, which would maybe be excusable if this were a $500 phone or if it were 2016. But the Note 10 costs $950. And in 2019, pretty much all high-end phones have gone quad HD.…

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Engadget’s Guide to Privacy

Top Picks GadgetryDark-alley defense: Tech tools to keep you safe View SecurityYou need a password manager -- right now View SecuritySpies, lies and data thieves: It's time to get a VPN View SecurityThe safest messaging apps View SecurityHow secure is DNA testing? View SecurityHow to make your smart home more secure View SecurityHow to pay…

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