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News Tom's Guide US |
Petya Ransomware: What It Is, Who's Behind It, How to Stop It
We're still learning more about the ongoing Petya ransomware attack, but here's everything that we do know.
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Digg Top Stories |
The Nowhere Magazine
Can Monocle, the global elite's favorite magazine, survive in an age of populism?
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Digg Top Stories |
The World's Oldest Known Temple Was Home To A 'Skull Cult'
The people of Göbekli Tepe loved carving headless humans into stone. Turns out they also loved carving human heads using stone.
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Digg Top Stories |
Advertising That Exploits Our Deepest Insecurities
The web browser is a dissatisfaction-seeking machine. Every search query we input reflects a desire — to have, to know, to find. And the machine can exploit our deepest, darkest vulnerabilities.
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Business Insider |
A new version of Steve Jobs' iconic black turtleneck costs $270 (AAPL)
Steve Jobs was known for a lot of things, including inventing the iPhone and leading Apple.
But during the later years of his life, he was also known for wearing the same outfit at all of his big speeches.
You can see it in the video of the iPhone's launch. Jobs is wearing his "uniform" — a pair of blue Levi jeans, grey New Balance sneakers, and a black mock turtleneck.
Those turtlenecks were designed by Issey Miyake, who retired the item from his line after Jobs...
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Boy Genius Report |
Razer’s new Thresher Ultimate headset combines stellar specs with a bit of class
Razer has been making trendy gaming accessories for over a decade, and the company has won many adoring fans as well as its fair share of haters. It's branched out into gaming notebooks, wearables, and more types of peripherals than you can shake a USB port at, but through it all it's continued to push forward with new entries into its already established accessory lineups. The latest example is the Thresher Ultimate headset for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC, and it's exactly as good as it nee...
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Techdirt |
Canadian Supreme Court Says It's Fine To Censor The Global Internet; Authoritarians & Hollywood Cheer...
For the past few years, we've been covering the worrisome Google v. Equustek Solutions case in Canada. The case started out as a trademark case, in which Equustek claimed that another company was infringing on its trademarks online. That's fine. The problem was that the lower court issued an injunction against Google (a non-party in the case) that said it had to block entire sites worldwide. Blocking sites already raises some concerns, but the worldwide part is the real problem. In 2015, an appe...
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Technology News on The... |
Pizzeria Owner Under Fire After Wearing Blackface In Facebook Video
This is not a good way to make a splash on social media.
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9to5Mac |
Mac blog publishing app MarsEdit 4 now available in public beta
There’s a new version of the MarsEdit blog publishing software out, and Mac users running the current version can try out the public beta for free ahead of its release. MarsEdit 4 is the first major release in more than seven years and brings editor and WordPress-specific enhancements, auto-save and version history, a Safari app extension, and much more.
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Slashdot |
Google Must Delete Search Results Worldwide, Supreme Court of Canada Rules
The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Google on Wednesday in a closely-watched intellectual property case over whether judges can apply their own country's laws to all of the internet. From a report: In a 7-2 decision, the court agreed a British Columbia judge had the power to issue an injunction forcing Google to scrub search results about pirated products not just in Canada, but everywhere else in the world too. Those siding with Google, including civil liberties groups, had warned that al...
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Engadget |
California may give EV buyers instant rebates
If you're worried about the federal tax credit for electric car purchases phasing out, you may want to pay attention to what California is proposing. The state is concerned about demand for EVs declining as the tax incentives disappear. As a result,...
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Reuters: Technology News |
German regulator suspends law on storing phone and Internet data
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German regulator has suspended the launch of a law obliging German telecom companies to keep telephone and Internet data for up to 10 weeks to help fight crime, citing a court ruling.
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Techradar - All the la... |
LG’s latest 77-inch OLED costs more than some college degrees
Eying that 77-inch LG Signature Series W7 OLED from CES? Here’s how much it’s going to set you back.
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PCMag.com Breaking News |
Facebook Now Has 2 Billion Users
Facebook's staggering growth has come with some controversial new features, including live video and pervasive advertising.
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PCMag.com Breaking News |
Xbox Game Pass, Games With Gold July Updates Revealed
Microsoft this week revealed which titles are headed to the Game Pass catalog and Games with Gold lineup next month.
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Mashable! |
Ditto doll is looking damn good in its new purple wig
You might know Ditto the Pokémon as the little purple blob who can transform into anything in its memory, but did you know that it's also a fashion QUEEN?
Hear me out. It's not exactly a popular opinion, but artist Savannah discovered the purple wonder's talent when a colorful doll wig just happened to fall on her Ditto plush's head, and oh wow...
So I was cleaning and I knocked over some doll wigs and one fell onto this ditto.. and like, dayum girl, she workin this look #pokemon #pkmn pic...
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Neowin |
Vivo unveils under-display fingerprint scanner at MWC Shanghai 2017
At MWC 2017, Vivo, in collaboration with Qualcomm, has just beaten Apple by unveiling a prototype fitted with an under-display fingerprint scanner using Qualcomm's new ultrasonic sensor solution. Read more...
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CNET News |
iPhone's AR could make staying in an Airbnb a lot less awkward - CNET
This concept imagines what the Airbnb iPhone app could do with AR.
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Business Insider |
Amazon's Echo intercom feature is part of a strategy to get you to buy more Echo devices (AMZN)
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As Amazon starts to ship its new Echo Show smart speaker, the company is turning the devices and others in the Echo line into in-home intercoms, according to Business Insider.
It's part of the e-commerce leader's strategy to entice customers to buy and use multiple Echo devices.
Echo owners will now be able to use any Echo device to talk to another Echo that’s reg...
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Hacker News |
Why App Speed Matters: Revenue
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Business Insider |
Scientists have discovered the hottest planet in the universe
Scientists have found one of the craziest exoplanets yet. It's a huge gas giant not unlike our Solar System's own Jupiter, but it travels around its star in just 1.5 days, with a surface hotter than most stars.
The planet orbits a blazing star called KELT-9, which is some 650 light-years away. It's the first time astronomers have detected a planet near a star this hot, and it's different from anything they've seen before.
For one, KELT-9b is crazy hot, as its surface reaches around 4,600 Ke...
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TweakTown |
Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon 450
The Snapdragon 450 has an improved CPU and GPU with a 25% increase to both over the Snapdragon 435: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/58214/qualcomm-unveils-snapdragon-450/index.html
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CNET News |
Verizon says T-Mobile's service doesn't work on Thursdays - CNET
Commentary: After a T-Mobile outage, a Verizon executive tweets that his company's service works every day. Does it?
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The Verge - All Posts |
You can now sign up for early access to Google’s wacky Area 120 app experiments
Area 120 is the name for Google’s in-house startup incubator that has developed a variety of odd apps. These include Uptime, a social YouTube app that recently opened to the public; the voice-based Supersonic Fun Voice Messenger; and the just announced Advr, which is experimenting with VR advertisements.
Google is officially putting Area 120 (which derives its name as a place that spends 100 percent of its time working on 20 percent projects) in a more public-facing place today: a new central...
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News Tom's Hardware US |
Cougar Showed Off A New Panzer Evo Chassis At Computex
We spent some quality time with Cougar’s new lines of power supplies, the recently announced Cougar Conquer chassis, and the Cougar Panzer Evo at Computex 2017. The first two have already been covered--here's what you need to know about the Panzer Evo.
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TechCrunch |
Sign up for a free Featured Pavilion exhibit at Disrupt SF
Startup Alley is at the center of TechCrunch’s Disrupt events, and this year at Disrupt SF (September 18-20) we are taking it to the next level! We are looking for 30 outstanding startups to participate in one of our Featured Pavilions, exhibit your startup and attend Disrupt SF for free. Read More
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The Next Web |
Interactive periodic table finally clues us in to what elements are used for
Looking at the periodic table, most of us have no issues identifying the use of certain elements. Sodium, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and others are no-brainers but what about the less talked about elements. Seriously, do you know what vanadium is used for? How about Polonium? Chances are, you don’t. There are dozens of elements on the periodic table that only a handful of us could point to a use for. Luckily, Keith Enevoldsen has created this interactive periodic table that clues us in to just ...
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Engadget |
Bonaverde wants to be the Keurig of raw coffee
Many people take their coffee drinking seriously, but even those with a proper espresso machine at home won't roast their own beans. This delicate step is typically done on an industrial scale using specialist equipment, far from the end consumer. No...
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GeekWire |
GeekWork Picks: Allen Institute seeks applied research scientist to develop AI-fueled search platform
Some of the most interesting technological innovations today stem from artificial intelligence and machine learning. Seattle’s Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2), founded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, is working on some of those innovations, and the institute is seeking an applied research scientist to join one of its teams. The scientist will work on AI2’s Semantic Scholar program, a smart search tool that helps scientists and other researchers sort through info...
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Boy Genius Report |
This obscure Android phone will steal the iPhone 8’s signature feature
Qualcomm on Wednesday unveiled its new fingerprint-reading technology that works through the screen and even metal. Some will quickly say that Qualcomm just beat Apple in this particular race, but all that Qualcomm did was to announce the technology a couple of months earlier than Apple. The first phones that will incorporate it will only be launched in the first half of next year. You know, after the iPhone 8 becomes widely available (probably).
One of these devices was demoed on at MWC Shangh...
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Business Insider |
The US will be unrecognizable by the end of this century
It's hot outside, and calling it a trend would be an understatement. The warming of the planet has been relentless, according to scientific surveys.
Miserably hot summers are not the worst problem we face in the coming decades. Rising seas, an uptick in hurricanes and wildfires, and more invasive insects are already beginning to transform the United States.
Ali Sundermier contributed to an earlier version of this post.SEE ALSO: 9 important foods you aren't eating that you should be thi...
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Android Police - Andro... |
Wednesday brings us 12 temporarily free and 16 on-sale apps
It feels like I just wrote Monday's app sales post and here we are already at Wednesday. June is almost over and the U.S. Independence Day is fast-approaching, which means a holiday weekend for us Americans. We're not there yet, but luckily, I have some apps to tide you over til then.
Be sure to go back to check out Monday's sales roundup. And remember that the times remaining on the apps are all accurate at the time of writing. Read MoreWednesday brings us 12 temporarily free and 16 on-sale app...
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Mashable! |
This laptop bag will charge all your devices
The 'LAER' is the laptop bag techies have been thirsty for for years. It charges all of your devices at once, so you can stay connected and stop stressing about that 10% battery alert. Read more...More about Tech, Mashable Video, Tech, and Innovations
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Mashable! |
Zombie Galaxy Note 7s are coming to South Korea, because nothing ever dies
Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 is the smartphone equivalent of a daytime soap opera character: just when you think it's died dramatically in a fire and been stricken from the storyline, it pops up again.
The South Korean company announced its plans to sell the retooled phones in its native country and other international markets back in March (as part of an environmental initiative to recycle the recalled devices), but there was no set date for the phone's release.
Now, it appears Samsung is ready to b...
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The Verge - Circuit B... |
Toshiba’s new quadruple-level 3D cells could be the next big thing in low-cost flash memory
Toshiba announced today that it has successfully developed what it claims to be the world’s first QLC — quadruple-level cell — 4-bit flash memory in a 3D flash device.
That’s pretty big news for the future of flash memory, creating even higher storage density at cheaper prices. Flash memory (very, very loosely) works by using a series of floating gate transistors with a charge value that is either assigned a “0” or “1” — one bit. These memory blocks are either arranged in a tw...
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AppleInsider |
Watch: Apple Music gets more social in iOS 11
Starting this fall with iOS 11, Apple Music users will be able to share their listening habits and playlists with friends. AppleInsider shows you how it will work.
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MacRumors |
New Charging Sound Discovered in iOS 11, Perhaps for iPhone 8 Inductive Wireless Charging Functionality
Buried in iOS 11, there seems to be a new sound file that could potentially be implemented when the rumored "iPhone 8" is released with inductive wireless charging capabilities. Highlighted on YouTube, the sound file is called "engage_power.caf," and it is distinct from the existing "connect_power.caf" sound file that's used whenever an iPhone is connected to a Lightning cable.In the video below, the unused charging sound is compared to the existing charging sound in iOS 11. The new audio fi...
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Mashable! |
This Instagram account teaches you the LGBTQ history you never learned in school
Queer history doesn't exist in high school textbooks. It's hidden in fading library books, dusty archives, and oral histories forgotten with time.
But one Instagram account is bringing important LGBTQ moments out of the shadows.
@lgbt_history meticulously documents the queer community's past, bringing stories of queer people to light through historical photos and incredibly in-depth captions.
SEE ALSO: Powerful portrait series connects young LGBTQ activists with queer trailblazers
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VentureBeat |
Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire turns the console RPG into a generic mobile game
MZ, the developer behind mobile hits Game of War: Fire Age and Mobile Strike, has launched a Final Fantasy XV game for iOS and Android. Final Fantasy XV: A New Empire looks a lot like Game of War and Mobile Strike. It’s a strategy role-playing game that has you building a town (and doing a lot […]
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CNET News |
Rob Lowe says he saw Bigfoot, was afraid it would kill him - CNET
Commentary: The actor is launching a new TV series in which he and his sons try to solve famous mysteries. On one adventure, he says he saw a wood ape.
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The Verge - All Posts |
These six milestones can help ward off the climate apocalypse
To save world from the climate change apocalypse, we need to start cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 2020, a group of scientists claims. We have just three years to do this, or the planet will warm to levels that kick off irreversible, catastrophic climate changes.
To help avoid the worst-case scenario, the scientists set six milestones to reduce carbon emissions across sectors, including energy, transportation, and infrastructure. The goals range from expanding renewables to reducing defores...
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Technology News on The... |
New Connecticut Law Will Keep People From Being Jailed Just Because They’re Poor
Another state moves to reform money bail practices that have been challenged as unconstitutional.
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Geek.com |
Uber drivers deserve to be treated far better | Letters
A letter from Labour’s Frank Field urges ministers to step in to improve the lot of Uber drivers and others working in the gig economyThe charge sheet against Travis Kalanick, and the Uber board as a whole, is a lengthy one (End of the road – Uber’s investors decide chief is liability after avalanche of claims, 22 June). There is, however, one major omission.The rampant exploitation of Uber’s tens of thousands of drivers under Kalanick’s watch should be at the very top of that charge s...
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Mashable! |
The sideways moving magical elevators from 'Harry Potter' could soon become a reality
It's been 160 years since the first cable elevator was invented and it has come to define how we build any high-rise building.
A German company is looking to change that with their multi-directional elevator system that uses magnetic levitation and linear motors to allow sideways movement and greater speed. Read more...More about Design, Architecture, Germany, Engineering, and Real Time Video
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Engadget |
Adidas' All Day fitness app hits iOS and Android devices
Exactly three months after announcing its All Day fitness app, Adidas is finally launching it in the US. The application, which is available for iOS and Android, focuses on serving up insights about different health aspects, such as mindset, movement...
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Neowin |
Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow lands a day early on Android, now available for download
Futurama: Worlds of Tomorrow was slated to arrive on iOS and Android on June 29, it appears that the game is already available on the latter platform. Those eager to play can head to the Play Store. Read more...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Petya ransomware: the latest news from the global cyberattack
A massive cyberattack swept across systems worldwide this week, spanning Europe, the Middle East, and the United States and affecting a variety of companies, from banking institutions to airlines to hospitals. The breach comes just weeks after the WannaCry attack that hit at least 150 countries. Keep up with the latest news from the attack here as we uncover details about the outbreak.
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Wired Top Stories |
This Cell Phone Can Make Calls Even Without a Battery
University of Washington researchers have made a phone that draws what little power it needs from thin air.
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Reuters: Technology News |
FBI questions U.S. employees of Russian cyber firm Kaspersky Lab
(Reuters) - The FBI interviewed several U.S. employees of Moscow-based cyber security firm Kaspersky Lab this week as part of an ongoing agency probe of the company's operations, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
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Business Insider |
A top auto analyst says GM could jump to $50 a share — but there's a catch (GM)
Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas has lately been more bullish on General Motors, even as traditional car companies have seen their stock prices hammered while investors rush into upstarts such as Tesla, whose shares have surged almost 80% this year.
Morgan Stanley was involved with GM's recent proxy battle with Greenlight Capital's David Einhorn, so Jonas wasn't commenting on the carmaker.
But in a note published Wednesday, he resumed coverage with an "overweight" rating and a $40 price target ...
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Reuters: Technology News |
Maersk says booking system back in action after cyber attack
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Maersk Line, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, said on Wednesday its cargo booking system was back up and running after a global cyber attack crippled its IT networks a day earlier.
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VentureBeat |
How Zume Pizza is using automation to produce the perfect pie
Millions of jobs will be lost to automation as part of the so-called fourth industrial revolution, according to a recent World Economic Forum report, with an anticipated net loss of as many as five million jobs by 2020. Another recent report indicated that more than 100,000 legal jobs will be automated over the next 20 years. But surely the […]
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TechCrunch |
The engineer behind the Not Hotdog app from ‘Silicon Valley’ put a lot of thought into AI
It would have been easy for a show like HBO’s Silicon Valley to show off a machine learning app that classifies hotdogs with some clever post processing — drop in some fake static screenshots and call it a day. But to their credit, Tim Anglade, the engineer behind the viral spoof app Not Hotdog, probably put more thought into his AI than at least one “AI” startup to… Read More
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Slashdot |
A New Kind of Tech Job Emphasizes Skills, Not a College Degree
Steve Lohr, writing for the New York Times: A few years ago, Sean Bridges lived with his mother, Linda, in Wiley Ford, W.Va. Their only income was her monthly Social Security disability check. He applied for work at Walmart and Burger King, but they were not hiring. Yet while Mr. Bridges had no work history, he had certain skills. He had built and sold some stripped-down personal computers, and he had studied information technology at a community college. When Mr. Bridges heard IBM was hiring at...
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Mashable! |
YouTube debuts inspiring Pride Month video to highlight queer creators
YouTube launched its fifth-annual Pride campaign this week with a new video highlighting queer creators. When users go to YouTube's Spotlight page, they'll see the featured video titled "#ProudToBe: Celebrate Brave Voices this Pride."
The video celebrates people within the LGBTQ community striving to share their stories and be themselves in a world that still tries to silence them — an act of bravery, as the video's description points out. It's part of YouTube's Creators for Change initiat...
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Extremetech |
Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon 450 Will Give Budget Phones a Boost
The 400 series has been stagnating lately, but Qualcomm is about to give the midrange its biggest boost since that first 400 chip came out.
The post Qualcomm’s New Snapdragon 450 Will Give Budget Phones a Boost appeared first on ExtremeTech.
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VentureBeat |
Nintendo and Super Mario Odyssey sweep the E3 Game Critic Awards
Nintendo walked away with a lot of the awards for the best games of the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the big game industry show in Los Angeles a couple of weeks ago. Nintendo’s Super Mario Odyssey won all three of its nominations for the prestigious Game Critics Awards, including best game of the show, best console […]
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Boy Genius Report |
10 paid iPhone apps on sale for free right now
Some of the sales we covered on Tuesday are still going strong, so definitely head back to yesterday's post to check out any remaining paid iPhone and iPad apps on sale for free. We've got 10 fresh options for you to check out on Wednesday though, so have a look through our roundup below.
These are paid iPhone and iPad apps that have been made available for free for a limited time by their developers. There is no way to tell how long they will be free. These sales could end an hour from now or a...
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TechCrunch |
9 promising at-home lab test startups for everything from fertility to STDs
It’s easier than ever to skip the doctor and go straight for the at-home test these days, thanks to updated regulations and the technology to match — and for many, it’s the answer to invasive and expensive hospital visits. A new army of startups has popped up in the last couple of years to offer you low-cost options for everything from breast cancer inheritance to HIV.… Read More
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TechCrunch |
Pornhub now supports interactive toys, proving porn paves the way
Pornhub, an adult content site, has announced compatibility with interactive sex toys like the Kiiroo Onyx – essentially an articulated sex jar – and the Fleshlight Launch – also essentially an articulated sex jar. Certain pre-coded videos played on Pornhub will send signals to these wireless devices, recreating the action on screen with motors and actuators. The company… Read More
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GeekWire |
We’re bad at cleaning up the trash in space, so a gecko gripper robot is here to help
Saundra Bullock’s character nearly got killed by space debris in the movie “Gravity” — but had she been equipped with the gecko-like robot built by researchers from Stanford University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, there would have been a lot less drama. Stanford’s Hao Jiang and his colleagues created a space gripper equipped with patches of sticky material that look superficially like refrigerator magnets. Those looks can be deceiving, though: Magnets don’...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Want to get rid of space trash? This gecko-inspired robot may do the trick
Geckos, some of nature’s most skilled climbers, may hold the key to cleaning up the enormous amount of debris clogging up the space around Earth. Scientists at NASA and Stanford have developed a prototype robot that can grip objects in space, the same way a gecko sticks to walls. Such a robot could be a critical tool for grabbing and relocating space trash, helping to clean up Earth orbit and make it much safer for space travel.
The robot capitalizes on the same concept that geckos use to clim...
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MakeUseOf |
Why Encrypting Your Data Won’t Protect You From Ransomware
No one wants to be a victim to cybercriminals. It’s why we’re so keen on encryption — indeed, the vast majority of people use encryption to some extent because locking your smartphone scrambles all your personal information. That’s exactly what encryption is: making your data unreadable without a special encryption key (i.e. a password). It’s the ultimate defense against cybercriminals, right? Unfortunately, no. There are far too many myths about encryption that you...
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Wired Top Stories |
Gecko-Inspired Gripper May Soon Snag Space Junk
It could not only help robots get a good grip on things like space debris, but supercharge robots right here on Earth.
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Engadget |
A lizard-inspired robot gripper may solve our space-junk problems
Space junk is a huge problem in orbit. Over 500,000 pieces of debris are currently orbiting the Earth at up to 17,500 miles per hour, and we haven't yet figured out how to clean it up. But engineers at Stanford may have made a breakthrough: They've d...
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SlashGear |
SNES Classic Edition pre-orders: Why to skip the scalpers
Given how insanely popular the NES Classic Edition was, it shouldn’t be any surprise to see that people want to actually pre-order an SNES Classic Edition this time around. Nintendo hasn’t made any official announcement on whether or not pre-orders will be offered – in fact, the retailers that will be carrying the mini console haven’t even been revealed yet. … Continue reading
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The Register |
Four Brits cuffed in multimillion-quid Windows tech support call scam probe
Malicious chats mostly came from India, say police
Four Britons have been arrested on suspicion of helping organise fraudulent telephone support scam calls that caused “hundreds of millions of pounds” of losses worldwide.…
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Business Insider |
Earth might be maxing out its best protection against a major pollutant
Isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean at 11,135 feet above sea level, two silent machines perched on the upper north face of Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano print out a number every hour.
That figure — a measure of carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere — has become the global standard for tracking how human activity is affecting the planet. It's been rising ferociously for decades — even as we've begun to pollute the planet less.
This worrisome phenomenon suggests th...
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The Verge - All Posts |
FedEx’s Dutch operations have been ‘significantly affected’ by the Petya virus
The global Petya virus has “significantly affected” the worldwide operations of TNT Express, a subsidiary of FedEx that’s based in the Netherlands. Both the domestic and international shipping services remain operational, but they are experiencing delays, the companies say. FedEx halted trading of its shares shortly after the announcement, but all other FedEx-owned companies are so far unaffected.
“We cannot measure the financial impact of this service disruption at this time, but it cou...
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Retro gaming
Old school consoles are well and truly back, and far from Game Over.
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Business Insider |
Here's when you can start legally buying marijuana in Nevada
Sales of recreational marijuana kick off in Nevada on Saturday, July 1, and the state is expecting on onslaught of tourists coming to sample the local merchandise.
But visitors might have tough times finding the drug in stores.
Anyone who is 21 and over with a valid ID can buy up to an ounce of pot (or one-eighth of an ounce of edibles or concentrates) from one of several medical marijuana dispensaries that have been approved for recreational sales.
State regulators have issued the licenses nece...
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Computerworld |
We’re undervaluing collaboration
Collaboration isn’t just something you want to happen in your office. Our economy, the political system and civilization itself may be productively analyzed as a series of collaborations. (Not to be confused with the late Sen. Ted Stevens’ virally ridiculed “series of tubes.”) How we feed, clothe, educate, amuse and entertain ourselves relies on a remarkably complex and yet surprisingly unremarked-upon series of collaborations. We live in an interdependent age. Very little today is the ...
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Hacker News |
Docker 17.06 with multi-stage builds released
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Digg Top Stories |
Is Trump Mad At The Washington Post Because Of Its Report On His Fake Time Cover?
On Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump tweeted an angry attack at Amazon and the Washington Post (both of which are owned by Jeff Bezos). Here's why he might be mad at the newspaper.
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Digg Top Stories |
The Politics Of Pie Cutting At West Point's Mess Hall
For cadets who passed through the Academy in the later decades of the 20th century, a favorite form of hazing centered on pie.
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Digg Top Stories |
The MGM Grand Fire Of 1980
The story of a tragic hotel fire of Rube Goldberg proportions.
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Business Insider |
Scientists figured out a simple habit that makes people eat less when they’re stressed
It has happened to all of us — you get home from an exhausting day of work and eat all the junk food you see around: pizza, beer and chips. Why does the body crave for that, instead of a salad? Here is the simple solution to keep stress eating away. Follow Tech Insider: On FacebookJoin the conversation about this story »
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Technology News on The... |
Alton Sterling’s Children Sue Police Department Over Father’s Killing
The suit says "negligent and unreasonable fatal actions" by police led to the 2016 shooting.
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TechCrunch |
Google Photos adds smarter sharing, suggestions and shared libraries
Google today will begin rolling out new sharing functionality in Google Photos, first unveiled at the company’s I/O developer conference in May. Specifically, it’s launching the AI-powered Suggested Sharing feature along with Shared Libraries, both of which are designed to make the Google Photos app a more social experience, rather than just a personal collection of photo… Read More
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Mashable! |
For about 10 minutes, people thought Amazon was going to buy FedEx
When FedEx stopped trading its stock for a few minutes on Wednesday, eyebrows immediately raised.
Company stock and stop trading for a variety of reasons, but one big reason immediately came to mind—FedEx had been acquired.
And not just acquired by anyone. What if it was Amazon. adding another piece to its growing global reach?
Turns out, Amazon wasn't buying FedEx. The delivery company instead was suffering from an information systems virus that affected its deliveries through TNT Express...
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The Information |
Crypto Platforms Scramble to Manage Surging Interest
When tech executive Sean Everett had his Coinbase account drained in a hack last month, the pain of the financial loss was aggravated by Coinbase’s slow response. After an initial message that day to get more details about the hack, it took Coinbase two weeks to answer his request for a refund, which was denied because the breach originated through his cellphone account.Coinbase's slow response wasn’t unusual for cryptocurrency startups. The sudden rise in popularity of digital ...
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Techdirt |
Three Thoughts On EU's $2.7 Billion Antitrust Google Fine
By now, of course, you've probably heard that the EU Commission has fined Google €2.4 billion for antitrust violations, specifically regarding shopping search (there are at least two other investigations going on around antitrust questions involving Android and Adsense). The specific issue leading to this fine is that Google, for years, has been pushing its own comparison shopping results in response to searches on products, and other comparison search vendors feel this is unfair, as users ...
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Hacker News |
CAP: Don't settle for eventual consistency
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Mashable! |
We only have 3 years left to turn the corner on global warming
The next three years will effectively decide the fate of our planet’s climate. This is the stark message of a new commentary in the journal Nature by several high-profile climate scientists and policy makers.
The paper provides detailed sector by sector goals for electric vehicles, power plants, transportation, and more, showing where each needs to be by 2020 in order to greatly lower emissions of greenhouse gases and adhere to the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The ...
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Technology News on The... |
Both Killed By Cops, Their Families Awarded Almost The Same Amount Of Money
Michael Brown’s family received $1.5 million while the dog’s family received $1.26 million.
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TweakTown |
Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 specs leak: Dual camera, 3GB of RAM
The processor is also unknown, but it is expected that the device will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 660: http://www.tweaktown.com/news/58216/xiaomi-redmi-pro-2-specs-leak-dual-camera-3gb-ram/index.html
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Neowin |
Apple releases new betas of iOS 10.3.3 and macOS 10.12.6 Sierra
Today, Apple seeded the fifth iterations of its iOS 10.3.3 and macOS 10.12.6 Sierra betas to developers. As usual, there are no new front-facing features included in the new builds. Read more...
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AppleInsider |
Apple issues fifth developer betas of iOS 10.3.3 & macOS 10.12.6
Apple on Wednesday released fifth developer betas of iOS 10.3.3 and macOS 10.12.6, available as over-the-air updates or through the company's official developer portal.
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CNET News |
MIT's wheeled drones hint at future of flying cars - CNET
MIT researchers are working on a smart navigational system that guides urban drones both through the air and on the ground without colliding.
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Techdirt |
Daily Deal: The Android O & Java Developer Mastery Course
The newest Android OS release, Android Oreo, is available for developers, so there's no time like the present to learn the powerful new capabilities to this operating system as you learn how to build apps for Android. Even if you know absolutely nothing about coding, the $15 Android O and Java Developer Mastery Course will introduce you to Java, the Android Studio, IntellJ IDEA, and other key concepts of creating apps for Android. Beyond that, you'll learn by actually doing as you develop clones...
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GeekWire |
Report: Commercial drone services could generate billions of dollars by 2025
Commercial drones and their services are expected to become a multibillion-dollar industry in the next decade, according to a new report from market intelligence firm Tractica. The report says that in 2017, drone revenue should amount to $792 million — mostly from hardware sales. By 2025, Tractica predicts the market will rise to $12.6 billion, with two-thirds of the revenue coming from drone-based services rather than hardware. “A number of major industries are seeing strong value propositi...
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Engadget |
Apply now for Engadget’s $500,000 immersive art program
We're just two days away from the official deadline to apply for Engadget's unreal arts program for unreal times. But what is time, really?
In the spirit of breaking with convention, we've extended the deadline to apply for Engadget's Alternate Real...
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Business Insider |
Apple is quietly rolling out a new custom personalized playlist of 'chill' songs (AAPL)
Apple Music subscribers may soon notice an unfamiliar playlist called "Chill Mix" pop up in their music libraries.
It's not a mistake — Apple is actually quietly rolling out a new automatically-generated, custom playlist that will update on Sundays.
It's Apple's third Spotify Discover-style playlist, following My Favorites, which is generated out of songs Apple knows you like, and My New Music, which is composed of new songs Apple thinks you'll like.
Here's what...
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The Verge - All Posts |
Netflix is bringing Dolby Atmos surround sound to its original content starting with Okja
Video streaming services have become the site for mini-platform wars unto themselves, with different services rolling out 4K, high-dynamic range video, and other improvements as they jockey for position. Today Netflix announced that it is adding the immersive Dolby Atmos sound format to its repertoire, and the first film to receive the treatment is Bong Joon-ho’s Okja. The film is also being presented in Dolby Vision, the company’s high-dynamic range video format.
Surround sound has been aro...
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TechCrunch |
Equal Rights Center sues Uber for denying equal access to people who use wheelchairs
The Equal Rights Center is suing Uber for denying equal access to its services for people with disabilities. According to the lawsuit, the ERC alleges that Uber has chosen not to include wheelchair-accessible cars as an option in its standard UberX fleet of vehicles, and excludes people who use wheelchairs in Washington, D.C. Read More
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Boy Genius Report |
Nintendo might already be planning to cancel the SNES Classic Edition at the end of 2017
As exciting as the reveal of the SNES Classic Edition was earlier this week, it was tempered somewhat by the memory of the NES Classic Edition's availability woes. The minute that first retro console caught on, it was impossible to find. Then, at the height of its popularity, Nintendo scrapped it.
Fans are understandably a bit more cautious this time around, but Nintendo is already promising that it will produce "significantly more" SNES Classic Editions than it did NES Classic Editions last yea...
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Mashable! |
Can changing jobs really make you happier?
There’s an element of risk tied to everything you do in life: walking your dog, driving, eating sushi — even stepping outside your front door carries some minuscule chance of danger.
It’s with decisions made at work that the risk factor is harder to identify, keeping us from making big, and sometimes necessary, changes. Take your job, for instance — the reason you can even afford all that transportation and sushi. You want to ensure you’re l...
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Android Police - Andro... |
Google releases first preview of Android Things Console
If you're not familiar with Android Things OS, it's a lightweight version of Android designed to run on Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The first Developer Preview was released last year, and there have been a few updates since then. Now Google has released the first preview of Android Things Console, which makes managing a fleet of Android Things devices significantly easier.
Things Console allows you to perform a variety of tasks, from creating a custom factory image to sideloading developer...
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MakeUseOf |
6 Deals You Can Get Right Now on Amazon [US/CA]
Today, you can save big on an outdoor blower, headphones, a Gorrillpod, a laptop, and much more. Check them out. US Deals GreenWorks G-MAX 40V 115MPH – 430 CFM Cordless Blower ($76.71, 55% Off) GreenWorks BA40L210 G-MAX 40V 115MPH - 430 CFM Cordless Brushless Blower, 2Ah Battery and Charger Included GreenWorks BA40L210 G-MAX 40V 115MPH - 430 CFM Cordless Brushless Blower, 2Ah Battery and Charger Included Jet fan design delivers 115 MPH and 430 CFM Buy Now At Amazon $76.71 If you’re l...
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Mashable! |
This app wants to help you speed through your reading list
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How's that summer reading list coming along?
Being well-read is a huge time commitment, and you're not alone if the prospect of reading through a stack of books makes you want to give up and see what’s new on Netflix. A new app known as Instaread wants to help by delivering the major takeaways for hundreds of NYT bestsellers in 30-minute increments. Think CliffsNotes for adults (or ...
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Petya Ransomware: What It Is, Who's Behind It, How to S...
