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How Big Spaceship fosters creativity through organizational design
Mashable - 25 Feb 2015 21:43
The internal structure is the most important thing about an agency, CEO of agency Big Spaceship Michael Lebowitz tells Mashable. It's important to think strategically about who you are hiring, but also how the organizati...
How to see quasars with backyard telescopes
Phys.org - 25 Feb 2015 17:00
"How far can you see with that thing?" It's a common question overhead at many public star parties in reference to telescopes.
Brit brand Kazam blasted for 'overtly sexual' advert, watch the banned video and see what you think
Pocket-lint - 25 Feb 2015 18:04
British phone and tablet manufacturer Kazam has fallen foul of the Advertising Standards Authority in the UK which has banned the company's latest TV ad for being "overtly sexual". The ASA also concluded that the one min...
Streetwood-One
The Gadget Flow - 25 Feb 2015 07:30
Streetwood-One is the result of two years of prototyping, designing, testing, shaping and perfecting. These headphones are designed specifically for daily use. Headphones are not just for listening to your favourite musi...
Audi prologue Avant Concept car packs 455hp hybrid punch
Slash Gear - 25 Feb 2015 14:30
Audi is showing off a new concept car called the prologue Avant and it is a very modern and sleek shooting brake or station wagon as we would call it in the US. The car has a hybrid powertrain and produces an impressive ...
Google makes it more difficult to accidentally download harmful software
Mashable - 25 Feb 2015 06:49
Google has added a new warning to Chrome that pops up before users visit a site that will encourage downloads of unwanted software, the search engine announced on Monday The red warning, pictured above, lets readers know...
Russia will keep its pieces of the International Space Station in orbit
Engadget - 25 Feb 2015 02:40
The International Space Station isn't expected to maintain funding past 2024, but that doesn't mean that everything will come crashing down when the money runs out. Russia's Federal Space Agency has decided that it will ...
Expect The Hacks To Keep On Coming, Just Ask Lenovo
Forbes - 25 Feb 2015 23:42
2014 was a bad year for high-profile hacks. Home Depot, Apple, Target, Sony, the State Department and a number of others were hit hard last year, which cost the companies, the government, and many consumers big money.
Apple Has to Pay $533 Million for a Patent Infringement Within iTunes
Gizmodo - 25 Feb 2015 13:00
The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has ruled that Apple must pay $532.9 million because iTunes infringed three patents owned by a Texas-based patent licensing called company Smartflash.
The Eiffel Tower now generates its own power with new wind turbines
CNET - 25 Feb 2015 06:52Check out the new (and coolest) Mars Curiosity panorama selfie
Gizmodo - 25 Feb 2015 06:59
Bravo NASA f0r capturing this new cool Mars Curiosity selfie on the surface of Mars at its new research site, the Mojave. NASA made this image by combining dozens of photos taken during January 2015. Here is the annotate...
Rocket Re-Entry Lights Up Sky over Utah
NBC News - 25 Feb 2015 01:18
A rocket used in the launch of Chinese satellite in December reenters Earth's atmosphere, lighting up the night sky over Utah.
Career Spotlight: What I Do as a Landscape Architect
Life Hacker - 25 Feb 2015 00:00
If good design is invisible, then you might not notice the intentional choices that go into designing a landscape. It's the work of a landscape architect to subtly guide you through a physical space and shape how you int...
FBI offers record $3M reward for Russian hacking suspect
CNET - 25 Feb 2015 07:18Google's AI wins Space Invaders, proves "human-level control"
Slash Gear - 25 Feb 2015 23:59
A new study has been published this week which suggests that artificial intelligence can now learn "human-level control." The team of researchers come from Google's DeepMind, where they're using Space Invaders - the vide...
Toronto police perplexed by mystery tunnel found under city
Mashable - 25 Feb 2015 22:51
TORONTO — Police are still puzzled over the origins of a mystery tunnel that was discovered in the city last month, and are asking the public to step forward if they have any information. Toronto police announced the e...
Siri, Cortana saves voice commands, passes to 3rd parties
Slash Gear - 25 Feb 2015 16:10
The recent privacy scandal that Samsung's Smart TVs have brought the issue of privacy and security with such voice-controlled features into the spotlight. But if you thought that Samsung was alone in this behavior, you'd...
AMD's next laptop processor is mostly about battery life
Engadget - 25 Feb 2015 08:03
Intel isn't the only chip giant championing battery life over performance this year. AMD has revealed Carrizo, a processor range that's focused heavily on extending the running time of performance-oriented laptops. While...
Arms, Cells ... Faces? How 3D Printing is Reconstructing Medicine (Gallery)
Live Science - 25 Feb 2015 04:59
If 3D printed organs and prosthetics weren't already cool, now Marvel is on board.
Human Brains Are Hardwired To Ignore Web Security Warnings
Tech Times - 25 Feb 2015 04:40
People routinely dismiss Web browser security warnings and just continue to their desired content without giving the threat a second thought. Researchers now suggest that this response could be hardwired into the human b...
Samsung Galaxy S Series Android 5.0 Lollipop Release Update: Galaxy S5, S4, S3, S5 Mini, S5 Active, Galaxy Alpha
Tech Times - 25 Feb 2015 03:00
Samsung has begun rolling out the Android 5.0 Lollipop update to devices in its flagship Galaxy S smartphone series. Here's an update on the progress so far.
UK 1st Country to Allow Creation of Embryos From 3 People
ABC News - 25 Feb 2015 01:00
UK 1st country to OK creation of human embryos from 3 people to avoid passing on diseases