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The Swiss company provides a secure email service with end-to-end encryption, ostensibly to protect its customers’ identities from prying eyes. However, recent events suggest otherwise. Full story By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13, 2024, 12:36 PM 14 comments Discuss 14 Analysts believe SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is finally profitable 17 Sam Altman envisions a future where universal basic income is a "slice of GPT" 30 World’s "largest" air vacuum fires up in Iceland, will suck CO2 from air and bury it 28 Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality thanks to new tungsten reactor 14 Proton Mail provided user data that led to an arrest in Spain 14 Negating all VPNs may have been possible since 2002 14 Samsung launches a 114-inch Micro LED TV so expensive, buyers receive a free $8,000 8K TV 18 Cyberpunk 2077 pulls off greatest redemption arc in gaming with "Overwhelmingly Positive" Steam reviews 13 Strix Point APUs could mark the end of Windows 10 support from AMD as the company focuses on AI SCIENCE Groundbreaking 3D brain scan generated 1.4 petabytes of data from millimeter-sized sample IN CANADA Petition urges government to mandate end-of-life protections for video games ELECTRONICS Samsung’s 114" Micro LED TV is so expensive, buyers get a free $8,000 8K TV GAMING FAIL EA wants to place ads in full-price games, again SCIENCE Latest CO2 increase marks largest rise ever in world’s atmosphere GPU Nvidia’s RTX 5080 could launch before the 5090, next-gen AI GPUs arriving in late 2025 Science Nuclear fusion edges closer to reality thanks to new tungsten reactor The quest for clean energy just turned a whole lot hotter, quite literally By Zo Ahmed, May 13, 2024, 11:51 AM 28 comments Space Industry Analysts believe SpaceX’s Starlink internet service is finally profitable "Mind-blowing" growth in just five years By Alfonso Maruccia, May 13,...