The Morning After: Weekend Edition
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Welcome to the weekend. We have some news about Flickr's future plus a bundle of 4/20 stories from Friday.
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Yahoo bought Flickr and developed it into a leading photosharing site throughout the mid-to-late 2000s. But then Instagram happened and Flickr never really turned things around. Now a former competitor has bought Flickr from (Engadget parent company and Yahoo's now-owner) Verizon. SmugMug CEO Don MacAskill didn't reveal how much his company spent on the site or what its plans are exactly, but he did say that its free and paid plans will stick around.
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Scientists accidentally produce an enzyme that devours plastic
Researchers studying a newly discovered bacterium found that, with a few tweaks, the bug can be turned into a mutant enzyme that starts eating plastic in a matter of days, compared to the centuries it takes for plastic to break down in the ocean.
Audi's e-tron SUV drives a modest 248 miles per charge
Audi has revealed that the production version of the e-tron prototype has an estimated range of 248.5 miles on the WLTP driving cycle thanks to its 95kWh battery. That's still very usable for around-the-city driving, but it's only slightly more than the 238 miles of a Chevy Bolt (although that was tested on an EPA cycle). But there's good news -- this SUV will be one of the first cars to support 150kW charging, which is enough to get you rolling again in about 30 minutes.
AT&T, Verizon and GSMA are being investigated over eSIM
On Friday, news leaked that the Department of Justice is investigating wireless carriers (namely AT&T and Verizon) and the GSM Association for possible collusion. At issue is the carriers' attempt to make sure they can lock new embedded SIM (eSIM) devices for use only on their network. Despite years of development, carriers dragging their heels has resulted in a limited rollout for eSIM tech, seen in wearables like the Apple Watch and Samsung Gear, as well as new iPads, the Pixel 2 and Microsoft's Surface.
Advanced microscope shows cells at work in incredible 3D detail
Using a special microscope and new lighting techniques, a team from Harvard and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute captured zebrafish immune cell interactions with unheard-of 3D detail and resolution.
Samsung's newest phone can't connect to the internet
For the person who wants a smartphone without most of the benefits.
Bad Password - Tesla: Workplace safety, unions and the color yellow
Tesla's war on journalism is at odds with the media's love affair with the company's boyish billionaire founder and CEO Elon Musk.
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Google will plug 'Chat' into Android to compete with iMessage
Ohio's Ashland University offers the first 'Fortnite' eSports scholarship
Ray tracing explained: The future of hyper-realistic graphics
'Mass Effect' forced BioWare to reevaluate how it makes games (and what that means for 'Anthem')
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