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Judge Says Public Has a Right To Know About FBI's Facial Recognition Database
Slashdot - 9 Nov 2014 16:26
schwit1 writes U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said the bureau's Next Generation Identification program represents a "significant public interest" due to concerns regarding its potential impact on privacy rights and sh...
New campaign matches Tinder users with sex trafficking victims
Mashable - 9 Nov 2014 04:24
A new campaign hammers home the brutal reality of sex trafficking in Ireland — with Tinder profiles telling victims' stories and inviting users to swipe left on sex trafficking Irish ad agency eightytwenty used models ...
Bella Thorne likes 'stalking' people on Instagram
USA Today - 9 Nov 2014 19:41Ebola panic grips nudist beach at Canary Islands as undocumented African boat beaches
Tech Times - 9 Nov 2014 03:28
Immigrants from African countries hit by Ebola outbreak caused fear when their boat landed on a Canary Islands beach. Although some had fevers, authorities said none were suffering from the deadly virus disease.
$28K Electric Quadrofoil will have you looking cool on the water
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2014 21:00
Forget the latest all-electric sports car, and don't bother with jet skis anymore, the coolest new ride is one that combines the two. Like the Quadrofoil, a Slovenian-made two-person electric watercraft that runs on leg-...
Hollywood can't compete with this supercut of NASA footage in HD
The Loop - 9 Nov 2014 23:17
The Roosevelts: Using 80GB worth of photos captured by astronauts aboard the International Space Station between 2011 and 2014, timelapse filmmaker Guillaume Juin created this awe-inspiring video of the Earth entitled "A...
What Commercial Aircraft Will Look Like in 2050
SPACE.com - 9 Nov 2014 06:54
The aircraft industry is expecting an increase in air traffic by 2050, and an increase in greenhouse gas emissions unless fundamental changes are made. But how "fundamental" will those changes be and what will be their e...
2014 Superzoom Camera Comparison Guide
Gizmag - 9 Nov 2014 23:40
You don't need an interchangeable lens camera to have versatile shooting options. A new breed of long-zoom lens cameras can now have you photographing a wide scene one minute, and zooming in on a distant subject the next...
Review: MagBak magnetic mounts for iPad Air
AppleTell - 9 Nov 2014 22:51
A pretty slick iPad mounting system, but at the loss of protection. The post Review: MagBak magnetic mounts for iPad Air appeared first on AppleTell.
iPhone 6 wallet case showdown: Speck vs. Silk
AppleTell - 9 Nov 2014 20:50
Two iPhone 6 wallet cases strip to the waste and fight to the death. The post iPhone 6 wallet case showdown: Speck vs. Silk appeared first on AppleTell.
Tripda takes the collegiate ride board online
USA Today - 9 Nov 2014 18:57
Tripda links folks planning longer solo drives with those who might defray trip costs
CERN May Not Have Discovered Higgs Boson After All
Slashdot - 9 Nov 2014 17:30
An anonymous reader writes Physicists Peter Higgs and Francois Englert won the Nobel Prize for discovering Higgs Boson, but some scientists believe that the particle may not have been discovered yet at all. A new study b...
Big-data mining project gives birds-eye view of the G20
EurekAlert! - 9 Nov 2014 07:00
(Queensland University of Technology) A QUT researcher is mapping the G20 Leaders' Summit as it plays out on Twitter and Instagram to find out how the event is affecting those inside the 'barricades'. In a first for any ...
Learning circuits and programming with the Geek Squad
Engadget - 9 Nov 2014 01:16
If you're ever made a gadget purchase at Best Buy, you've likely heard of the Geek Squad: the retailer's in-house fleet of tech support and repair specialists. Well, helping with your hard drive issues isn't all they do....
BMW and Toyota move forward with new sports car
Digital Trends - 9 Nov 2014 01:15
Partners BMW and Toyota have announced they are moving forward with the development of a new sports car. BMW's version will replace the Z4, while Toyota's model is expected to revive the Supra nameplate. The post BMW and...
This Man Rode a Rocket Bicycle 207 MPH
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2014 23:45
When you think of fast rides, bicycles usually don't spring to mind, at least not before souped-up race cars and sleek motorcycles. Watching Francois Gissy speed over 207 miles per hour on a bicycle with a rocket strappe...
Me want honeycomb! B&W's T7 has a design inspired by nature, Abbey Road Studios
Digital Trends - 9 Nov 2014 23:15
In this video, we go hands on with Bowers & Wilkins first portable Bluetooth speaker, the T7. At $350, it is a pricey portable, but its unique design and signature sound are hard to match. The post Me want honeycomb! B&W...
Google Doodle marks 25 years since fall of Berlin Wall with touching video
Mashable - 9 Nov 2014 23:09
Google commemorated the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Sunday with a Google Doodle video that shows where pieces of the landmark are now displayed around the world. It includes footage from Nov. 9, 19...
NASA tests revolutionary shape changing aircraft flap for the first time
Phys.org - 9 Nov 2014 21:55
(Phys.org) --NASA's green aviation project is one step closer to developing technology that could make future airliners quieter and more fuel-efficient with the successful flight test of a wing surface that can change sh...
NASA Reveals Mysteries of Interstellar Space
SpaceRef - 9 Nov 2014 21:14
The new Paramount film "Interstellar" imagines a future where astronauts must find a new planet suitable for human life after climate change destroys the Earth's ability to sustain us....
DARPA funds $11 million tool that will make coding a lot easier
Engadget - 9 Nov 2014 10:36
DARPA is funding a new project by Rice University called PLINY, and it's neither a killer robot nor a high-tech weapon. PLINY, named after Pliny the Elder who wrote one of the earliest encyclopedias ever, will actually b...
Flood fighters: What to do when the riverbanks bust
New Scientist - 9 Nov 2014 22:00
Can we prevent a repeat of the disastrous floods that hit south-west England last winter - and keep both farmers and conservationists sweet at the same time? (full text available to subscribers)