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• Spectre, Meltdown researchers unveil 7 more speculative execution attacks
  Systematic analysis reveals a range of new issues and a need for new mitigations.
• Man pleads guilty to swatting attack that led to death of Kansas man
  Prosecutor: Tyler Barriss' "disregard for the safety of other people was staggering."
• What is going on with California’s horrific fires?
  The last two years should be understood within the context of climate change.
• Dealmaster: Take 22% off an Nvidia Shield TV 4K media streamer
  Plus $100 off a DJI Mavic Air drone, a 500GB Samsung SSD for $80, and more.
• We unbox the $200 “power armor” Fallout ’76 version so you don’t have to
  Find out exactly what Bethesda is charging $200 for—and how it fits on our heads.