Stakes High as Tesla Gets Ready to Pull the Wraps Off Model 3

Tesla fans around the world queued up to add their names to a reservation list in anticipation of Tesla Motors' planned Thursday night unveiling of its Model 3. The long-awaited new addition to the Tesla line is a more affordable sedan that targets not just early adopters, but a larger audience of luxury car owners. Company founder Elon Musk has shared key details in advance of the reveal. The Model 3 will offer a 200-mile range and will come with a $35,000 sticker price -- which could drop to around $27,500 after tax credits.

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Firm Wins Patent for Novel Way to Detect Spearphishing

Hackers in recent weeks have stepped up their efforts to steal employee tax information from companies in all kinds of industries. Typically, the information contained on IRS form W-2 is used to file false tax returns or steal someone's identity. The situation has become so bad that the IRS earlier this month issued an alert to human resources and payroll professionals about the subject: Beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees.

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Microsoft Tells Devs to Talk to the Bots

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and members of his leadership team, speaking to developers Wednesday at the Build 2016 conference, introduced their vision to infuse human speech and machine learning into the company's consumer and enterprise businesses, positioning Microsoft as a major player in the cloud services and artificial intelligence space. Nadella and Executive VP Terry Myerson introduced a series of upgrades to Windows 10 and Cortana as well as technology called "Conversations as a Platform."

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Apple updates Siri's response to 'I was raped'

Apple has updated Siri's response to statements such as "I was raped" after research found the digital assistant's responses were "insufficient."











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'Super-Earth' is super hot, NASA telescope discovers

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Ice melt could make seas rise 6 feet by 2100, study says

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Gadget Ogling: Honey, I Shrunk the iPhone

The iPhone SE packs almost everything from the iPhone 6s into a handset that looks almost identical to the iPhone 5. The only thing that's really missing is Force Touch. It's a smart play, trying to convince iPhone 4 and 5 owners that they can still upgrade to -- almost -- the latest model without the need to take on a device with a larger screen. Having had my iPhone 6 for around six months now, I've grown completely used to it. However, if I had an iPhone 5 that was on its last legs, I wouldn't hesitate to upgrade to the SE.

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For Many Users, Instagram Algorithm Is Not a Pretty Picture

Instagram on Monday moved to calm concerns among some users about a proposed change in the way content appears in their feeds. Celebrities such as Kylie Jenner and Cindy Crawford fueled the anxiety by urging their followers to enable a feature on their mobile devices that would notify them whenever those celebrities post to Instagram. "A lot of accounts began posting pictures and saying, 'You may not be able to see pictures like this anymore unless you turn on notifications,'" said analyst Jan Dawson.

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Latest iOS Upgrade Drives Users Buggy

Apple has been deluged with complaints from users who say the latest version of its mobile operating system is breaking links and crashing apps. "Following iOS 9.3 on iPhone 6splus update links in safari no longer open, then safari crashes -- any ideas how to fix? Same problem in Chrome," user John MacDonald posted Monday on Apple's support page on Twitter. Another user, Armando Couri Filho, had similar problems. "My IPhone 6 is not opening links from Safari, Mail and WhatsApp. What should I do?" he asked Apple support.

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Apricity OS Is Clean and Classy

If you're looking for a quick, clean and classy Linux distro, look no further than the Apricity OS beta. Either of the two available flavors -- GNOME or Cinnamon -- is sure to give you a pleasant computing experience. Apricity OS is an Arch Linux variant with rolling releases. The latest beta version was released last month. Betas can be frustrating to work with, and Arch Linux can be challenging, but Apricity's developers did their jobs well to ease that pain.

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You Rang? Microsoft's Holoportation Redefines Face-to-Face Communication

Microsoft on Monday unveiled its version of a teleporter, called "holoportation," which was designed to transmit 3D models of people anywhere in the world. Holoportation -- which leverages camera arrays for scanning -- compresses, transmits and reconstructs the 3D scans to Microsoft's HoloLens and other head-mounted displays. The tech allows wearers of augmented and virtual reality headsets to see and interact with remote users in 3D as if they were in the same space, according to Microsoft.

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Chinese National Cops Plea in Defense Secrets Case

A Chinese aviation and aerospace businessman last week pleaded guilty to participating in a conspiracy to steal sensitive military and export-controlled data from major U.S. defense contractors and send the information to China, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Su Bin, also known as Stephen Su and Stephen Subin, a resident of the People's Republic of China, entered the plea before Judge Christina A. Snyder. An indictment was issued against Su in 2014, alleging he was part of a criminal conspiracy to steal military technical data.

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Oculus Rift Offers the Best VR Experience Yet, Reviewers Say

The first reviews of the Oculus Rift surfaced Monday, and reviewers praised the potential of the virtual reality system while pointing out some obvious concerns. The headset display is well-crafted and durable, but drawbacks include the cost -- $600 -- and the fact that it requires a powerful gaming system to run it, according to some reviews. "Just as with every new technological milestone, it has the potential to change the world. But at this early stage, only a few can afford it," Devindra Hardawar wrote.

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A Dramatic 16 Years for 4 Tech Titans

Following Apple's announcement last week, I noticed a number of reports on how disappointed customers were that there was nothing they wanted to wait in line for hours to buy. I personally thought they should have been excited about that, because I hate to stand in lines. I've never really figured out an Apple fanatic's penchant for pain. Still, it is very clear that today's Apple is a very different company than it was just six years ago. That got me thinking. Dell, HP and Lenovo also are very different.

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Microsoft Apologizes for Corrupted Chatbot's Nasty Comments

Microsoft last week apologized for its Tay chatbot's bad behavior. It took the machine learning system offline, only 24 hours into its short life, after Twitter trolls got it to deny the Holocaust and elicit pro-Nazi and anti-feminist remarks. "We are deeply sorry for the unintended offensive and hurtful tweets from Tay, which do not represent who we are or what we stand for, nor how we designed Tay," said Peter Lee, corporate vice president at Microsoft Research. The company had launched Tay on Twitter with the goal of learning about and improving the artificial intelligence.

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Stunning, otherworldly visions of beauty

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Company wants to balloon you to space for $75,000

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