Solar flares, aurorae and even gamma-ray bursts are powered by the same phenomenon: magnetic reconnection. But how does it happen so fast?

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Woods is up against an unbeatable enemy – himself. Specifically, the iconic image of a dominant, red-shirted God laying waste to any and everybody that he came up against on the golf course. Cartoon by Rob Tornoe.

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In April 2012, three-person startup Pebble Technology sought to raise $100,000 to make the programmable wristwatch. Donors on Kickstarter showered them with more than a hundred times that amount: $10.3 million. (AP / Mary Altaffer) It’s official. Pebble is being swallowed whole by Fitbit. The news circulated last week that the […]

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Which passwords need to be changed and how often? This question was originally answered on Quora by Stan Hanks.

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If you’re someone who has never gotten into Final Fantasy, or has been turned off by past games, between the story, the characters and the combat system, there have been quite a few leaps forward in this series, and there’s a lot of fun to be had in Final Fantasy XV.

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Nintendo has joined the long list of companies that are turning to independent researchers for help plugging security holes. They’re looking for helping securing their 3DS portable console, and they’ll pay up to $20,000 to anyone who finds a bug.

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Despite several successful Kickstarter campaigns, Pebble is no longer able to operate as an independent company and has been acquired by Fitbit. So what does this mean for Pebblers?

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Lego, the iconic and highly profitable Danish toymaker, is the latest business to be headed by an executive rising out of supply chain to the role of CEO. Business press covering the story largely focuses on the departure of current CEO and ex-McKinsey consultant Jorgen Vig Knudstorp, whose 12-year stint […]

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