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Ex-Uber Driver Says Her Phone Sex Business Helped her Tackle Uber
Re/code - 18 Jun 2015 05:08
She won a narrow ruling saying she should be considered an employee of Uber and should be reimbursed for expenses.
Apple receives praise from the EFF for its transparency regarding user data
9 to 5 Mac - 18 Jun 2015 05:58StarVR: The rising virtual reality star that caught E3 by surprise (hands-on)
Gizmag - 18 Jun 2015 05:36
Now that everyone and their uncle is making a VR headset, it's getting harder for newcomers to stand out. But there's always room for new products that push boundaries, and Starbreeze's PC-based StarVR headset is trying ...
HoloLens needs more work, but using it with 'Minecraft' is so damn cool
Mashable - 18 Jun 2015 17:30
HoloLens works. If there's anything to take away from its appearance at E3 2015, that's it. Microsoft has three different HoloLens experiences on display for attendees to check out at this year's annual video game trade...
Next Apple Watch Hardware Could Reportedly Get FaceTime Video
TechCrunch - 18 Jun 2015 17:25
The Apple Watch is still very young, having only made its official debut about two months ago, but a new report claims to have information about the next version of Apple Watch, which it says could include FaceTime vid...
Down the road, the Jaguar Land Rover could read your mind
Mashable - 18 Jun 2015 17:25
Jaguar Land Rover is researching advanced safety technologies to help make the roads safer, including brain wave monitoring to prevent distracted driving. The company announced this week it is developing something called...
A newly discovered galaxy was named after Cristiano Ronaldo, 'cause why not
Mashable - 18 Jun 2015 17:20
Famed soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo is an inspiration for many. You can add star-gazing astronomers to that list. See also: Cristiano Ronaldo's Haircut Predicted the Final Play of USA-Portugal Match A team of scientist...
Humans can bug-out to Mars without ruining search for life
New Scientist - 18 Jun 2015 17:13
We sterilise spacecraft bound for Mars, but we can't sterilise humans. A mock Martian trek in the Arctic shows we won't need to, our microbes don't spread as we feared
Search Delisting Appeals 'Working Efficiently', Say European Regulators
TechCrunch - 18 Jun 2015 17:10
The Article 29 Working Party — the European body comprised of representatives from member states’ data protection authorities (DPAs) — has been considering how well the appeals process for the rtbf is working. An...
YouTube Launches YouTube Newswire, A Channel Featuring Verified Eyewitness Videos
TechCrunch - 18 Jun 2015 15:50
YouTube announced today a trio of initiatives designed to expand the video-sharing site’s role in new media journalism, including eyewitness news. Most notably, the company is launching a service called YouTube Newsw...
LightSail Solar Sail Ends Test Flight with Fall Back to Earth
SPACE.com - 18 Jun 2015 13:38
The Planetary Society's impressive solar sail experiment has re-entered Earth's atmosphere. Following its deployment in Earth orbit on May 20, LightSail-A deployed its solar sail on June 7.
Titan's surface dissolves like sinkholes on Earth
Phys.org - 18 Jun 2015 12:13
Saturn's moon Titan is home to seas and lakes filled with liquid hydrocarbons, but what makes the depressions they lie in? A new study suggests that the moon's surface dissolves in a similar process that creates sinkhole...
Scientists film shock waves in diamond
Phys.org - 18 Jun 2015 11:00
Researchers have used ultra-short pulses of X-rays to film shock waves in diamonds. The study headed by DESY scientists opens up new possibilities for studying the properties of materials. Thanks to the extremely bright ...
The Web is getting its bytecode: WebAssembly
Ars Technica - 18 Jun 2015 06:00
The next step in the evolution of JavaScript and asm.js is to do away with both of them.
Facebook Is Testing the 'Rooney Rule' Approach to Hiring
Wall Street Journal - 18 Jun 2015 05:17
Facebook is testing an approach to hiring that resembles the National Football League's "Rooney Rule" as part of the social network's efforts to diversify its employee ranks.
A Russian Official Wants To Investigate The Apollo Missions
Gizmodo - 18 Jun 2015 05:01
Calling for 'international investigations' into the 'murky' details surrounding the Apollo Moon missions is normally the preserve of 4chan and tinfoil hat-wearers. But now, you can add Russian Investigative Commission sp...
Sensor to detect Earth's magnetic field discovered in an animal for very first time
Gizmag - 18 Jun 2015 04:48
It has been a long-held belief in scientific circles that many creatures navigate across land, through water, and through the skies using the Earth's magnetic field for guidance. Now scientists and engineers working at T...
DuckDuckGo traffic skyrockets after NSA leaks, Apple-integration
Mashable - 18 Jun 2015 04:42
DuckDuckGo, a privacy-focused search engine, has seen astronomic growth in traffic the last two years, a sign that could mean privacy is becoming a mainstream concern for people online after years as a fringe issue. In f...
Major security flaw may affect 600M Samsung smartphones
CNET - 18 Jun 2015 04:40Reddit To Start Fully Encrypting Traffic By Next Month
Ubergizmo - 18 Jun 2015 03:37
Should all websites employ S browsing which helps make surfing the web more secure, at least as far as your privacy is concerned? Well some digital rights advocates are claiming that should be the way moving forward and ...
Try not to dance as DJ spins a set using Apple Watch
Slash Gear - 18 Jun 2015 03:08
Algoriddim's DJ app, Djay has finally accomplished the insurmountable--making it possible to DJ from a smartwatch and to cool look while doing it. Djay introduced Apple Watch integration to its iOS app practically as soo...
The Next Apple Watch May Be Way Less Reliant On An iPhone
Gizmodo - 18 Jun 2015 23:40
Rumors are an endless ouroboros of speculation. As soon as one device is announced/launched/shipped fresh gadget hearsay about The Next Generation begins. With some Apple Watch buyers still awaiting their precious wrist-...