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Google's self-driving car is finally responsible for a traffic accident
BGR - 1 Mar 2016 05:30
It was bound to happen some time... and it has. After having a sterling safety record over the past couple of years, one of Google's self-driving cars has gotten into an accident that was actually its own fault. Google's...
Novel ceramics convert wasted heat into electricity
Phys.org - 1 Mar 2016 15:48
Talia Alvarez, currently studying her doctorate at the University Of Manchester, U.K., has designed nanostructured ceramics, which are thermoelectric materials that convert the heat produced un industrial processes into ...
Watching Google's robot dog playing with a real dog will melt your heart and your brain
BGR - 1 Mar 2016 16:08
To be perfectly frank, we have very mixed emotions about the video you're about to watch. Is this how it begins? The robots trick us into letting our guard down by acting all cute and playful. Then the next thing you kno...
How To Build An IT Dream Team
Forbes - 1 Mar 2016 19:04
In 1992, the U.S. men’s basketball team became the first American Olympic lineup featuring active NBA players. Dubbed one of the best group of athletes ever assembled, players set the bar for excellence in sports. It�...
Lifetime breakthrough promising for low-cost and efficient OLED displays and lights
e! Science News - 1 Mar 2016 17:12
With just a tiny tweak, researchers at Kyushu University greatly increased the device lifetime of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) that use a recently developed class of molecules to convert electricity into light w...
Apple Wins Ruling in New York iPhone Hacking Order
The New York Times - 1 Mar 2016 04:12
A federal judge denied the use of the All Writs Act, a law that federal authorities have cited in insisting on Apple's help breaking into iPhones.
Android 6.0 For The Huawei Watch Rolling Out Today
Ubergizmo - 1 Mar 2016 23:52
Huawei might be a company known more for their mobile products like smartphones, but in recent times and with the rise of wearables, it did not exactly come as a surprise to see the company attempt to break into the mark...
How Xbox One backwards compatibility works: The Xbox 360 games list and more
Pocket-lint - 1 Mar 2016 19:12
Since last November, you have been able to play Xbox 360 games on an Xbox One. Not all of your old library of games are available presently, but there are more than 140 titles currently available. Xbox is also adding to ...
The First 'Robotic' Car Crash Happened in 1947
Motherboard - 1 Mar 2016 17:00
That time a court legally ruled a girl a 'robot.'
Seoul Announces Free WiFi In All Public Spaces by 2017
Forbes - 1 Mar 2016 06:37
Park Won-Soon, the mayor of Seoul, announced that every public space of Seoul will have free WiFi by 2017, including moving subways and buses, according to the Yonhap News Agency.
The latest wave of Netflix VPN and proxy bans might be its biggest yet
BGR - 1 Mar 2016 03:35
After threatening to crack down on VPNs, proxies and other similar workarounds earlier this year, Netflix is finally making good on its promise. Over the weekend, one European Netflix user took to Reddit to express his f...
Pebble Slashes Prices Permanently For Selected Products
Ubergizmo - 1 Mar 2016 23:55
It is time to bust out the credit card if you have been hankering after a Pebble device for the longest time, but never really took the plunge simply because the price point is not as comfortable as how you would have li...
Here's Why Facial Recognition Tech Can't Figure Out Black People
The Huffington Post - 1 Mar 2016 23:43
We need more diversity in tech, not just for the good of tech employees, but for the good of tech consumers. Three black women engineers at the workplace messaging startup Slack -- Duretti Hirpa, Erica Baker and Megan A...
$1M Turing Award winners advocate for encryption
Phys.org - 1 Mar 2016 23:20
This year's $1 million A.M. Turing Award goes to a pair of cryptographers whose ideas helped make the Internet possible. Both men say giving governments control over encrypted communications puts everyone at risk.
DirecTV to offer Internet streaming option, no satellite needed
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2016 22:25
AT&T has announced plans to diversify DirecTV access, soon allowing subscribers to stream content over the Internet regardless of ISP and using nearly whatever Internet device they want. This will be made available under...
As encryption debate rages, inventors of public key encryption win prestigious Turing Award
PC World - 1 Mar 2016 22:17
The inventors of public key cryptography have won the 2015 Turing Award, just as a contentious debate kicks off in Washington over how much protection encryption should really provide. The Association for Computing Machi...
Aston Martin DB11: Chief Engineer and Designer explain the "Second Century" supercar
Slash Gear - 1 Mar 2016 21:31
The dawn of a new era has begun in Geneva with the eagerly anticipated official debut of the Aston Martin DB11. Every great carmaker has an icon that will shape perception for a generation, and this Aston Martin DB11 wil...
The Beauty of the Sea Butterfly's "Flight"
Physics Buzz - 1 Mar 2016 20:27
Flight has evolved independently at least three times, by three different animal groups: birds, bats, and insects. Now, a team of researchers at Georgia Tech has confirmed that a species of aquatic snail, the "sea butter...
Autism test on the horizon as firm screens for signatures of disorder
Science Daily - 1 Mar 2016 20:15
A company is screening blood samples in an effort to develop a biologically based method to diagnose autism. The company specializes in detecting the byproducts of cellular activity and then applying high-powered statist...
Twin study: Genetics, environment affect different regions of the brain
Science Daily - 1 Mar 2016 20:13
Evidence has been found that genetic influence on cerebral glucose metabolism played a major role in the bilateral parietal lobes and the left temporal lobe of the human brain, while environmental influences after birth ...
Low vitamin D predicts aggressive prostate cancer
e! Science News - 1 Mar 2016 20:12
Lack of sun, dark skin or diet can make men vulnerable
Researchers identify risk factors that predict violence in adults with mental illness
Science Daily - 1 Mar 2016 20:11
Researchers have identified three risk factors that make adults with mental illness more likely to engage in violent behavior. The findings give mental health professionals and others working with adults with mental illn...