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Capitol Rioters Face Sedition Charges as DOJ Ramps Up Probe U.S. prosecutors are ramping up the investigation into last week’s riot at the Capitol, with more than 170 suspects under scrutiny and law enforcement officials planning charges of sedition and conspiracy. Continue Reading . . . https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-12/capitol-rioters-facing-sedition-charges-as-doj-ramps-up-probe

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Some monster scraped Trump’s name into this poor manatee’s back Last week was a cacophony of horrible Trump-related news, but this is the one that hit home hardest for me: a manatee with his name scraped into its back was found in the headwaters of Florida’s Homosassa river (via Citrus County Chronicle). Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22225867/manatee-harassed-with-trumps-name

Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service Sony’s new line of Bravia XR television sets will allow customers to watch and stream movies at some of the highest quality available in the consumer market through its new Bravia Core platform, according to the company. Continue Reading . . . https://www.theverge.com/2021/1/11/22225768/sony-bravia-core-movie-platform-service-xr-television-quality-stream

Sony shows off its Airpeak filmmaking drone for the first time Just two months after announcing the Airpeak in a vague press release and equally mysterious video, Sony has shown off its new drone in a virtual CES 2021 presentation. The Airpeak supports Sony’s Alpha series of mirrorless cameras and uses AI to keep images steady as it flies through the sky. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/sony-airpeak-drone-flying-film-225246969.html

Facebook bans all mentions of ‘stop the steal’ ahead of inauguration Facebook says it’s barring all mentions of the phrase “stop the steal” in the wake of last week’s riot in Washington D.C. that resulted in five deaths. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/facebook-bans-stop-the-steal-ahead-of-inaguration-214239970.html

Intel's Rocket Lake S CPUs are up to 19 percent faster than last year We’ve known since October that Intel’s upcoming Rocket Lake S desktop CPUs will only support up to 8-core chips, down from last year’s 10-core i9-10900K. The real question is if that step back will be worth it. Continue Reading . . . https://www.engadget.com/intel-rocket-lake-s-desktop-cpu-cores-213046856.html