For me, the biggest tech news of the week came at 2018 WordCamp Phoenix. Not any breaking news, but a lot of great information on Web design and WordPress. Yes, there was still plenty of tech news going on elsewhere and I’ve collected some of the most interesting headlines below. Click on the headlines to read the full stories and get caught up on the news.

• Here’s how to keep track of Elon Musk’s Roadster and Starman in space
• That orbiting Tesla Roadster could stay in space for a long time
• AMD sending out free processors to solve firmware flashing Catch-22
• Got Wood? Then Apple’s HomePod Might Cause You Bother
• The Greatest Leap, part 6: After Apollo, NASA still searching for an encore
• Here’s what Siri would have been like on MS-DOS in 1987
• Good news: Chrome debuts automatic blocking of annoying ads
• People Keep Walking Into Glass at Apple Park
• Google hopes AI can predict heart disease by looking at retinas
• A Hacker Has Wiped a Spyware Company’s Servers—Again
• Hidden details revealed under Picasso ‘Blue Period’ painting
• Facebook’s plan to unite AR, VR and News Feed with 3D posts
• Why Google Stories will save, not screw, Snapchat Discover
• Step Into Your New Virtual Office
• Erica, the humanoid robot, is chatty but still has a lot to learn
• Switzerland makes it illegal to boil a lobster
• Swype pioneered a new way to type on smartphones—now it’s dead
• Here’s how to make Alexa control a toilet because why not
• Yes, there’s an Alexa-connected heated jacket
• Amazon Prime: 20 benefits every member gets
• Google debuts AdSense ‘auto ads’ with machine learning to make placement and monetization choices
• Unauthorized dwelling at Yale
• Windows 10 Fall Creators Update reaches 85 percent of PCs
• Windows 10 bug: Google again reveals code for ‘important’ unpatched flaw
• Do Audio Books Count as Reading?
• An all-female fish species is challenging how scientists think about asexual reproduction
• YouTube star wants a cryptocurrency payday for you every day
• Dogecoin: A cryptocurrency joke that somehow turned real
• Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is coming: Here’s what the rumors say it will be
• Samsung Galaxy S9 will blow away the phone field at MWC
• Google launches enterprise Android device recommendation program, omits Samsung
• The 25 Best Movie Supervillains, Ranked
• Japanese couples are fighting to keep their names—and identities—distinct when they marry

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