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Another Day, Another Hack: Furry Site Hacked, Content Deleted
Motherboard - 23 May 2016 14:05
"Fur Affinity" pushed a password reset after its source code was shared by hackers.
Toyota teams with Segway inventor to revive innovative iBot wheelchair
Mashable - 23 May 2016 05:10Mars To Come Closest To Earth In 11 Years
Sky News - 23 May 2016 02:26
Sky watchers will get their best chance in more than a decade to see Mars, as it moves to be just 47.2 million miles from Earth.
Massive space shuttle fuel cell completes 16-mile trip across L.A.
CBSNews - 23 May 2016 06:46
A 66,000-pound fuel tank the size of half a football field was transported 16 miles across Los Angeles Saturday
Experimental procedure aimed at repairing spinal cord shows promise
CBSNews - 23 May 2016 03:10
Spinal cord procedure uses stem cells in the damaged areas in hopes of restoring function and movement
The Game of Game of Thrones: who will win season six?
The Verge - 23 May 2016 23:54
Ever wished you could participate in an extremely unofficial Game of Thrones fantasy league? You're in luck, because The Verge has created The Game of Game of Thrones, and you can follow along with us as you watch the sh...
The Instant Dry Umbrella won't drip its way into work
Coolest Gadgets - 23 May 2016 21:30
When you’re out in the rain, you want to make sure you’re covered well enough to protect yourself and all the things you’re carrying. Hopefully you’ve been able to remember to bring your umbrella in the first pla...
Light Behaving Badly: Strange Beams Reveal Hitch in Quantum Mechanics
Live Science - 23 May 2016 16:07
A new property of light has been unearthed in bizarre, corkscrew-shaped strips of light.
Canon 5D Mark IV Being Tested in the Wild, Should Arrive in August
PetaPixel - 23 May 2016 15:39Satellite Swarm Delivers Worldwide Precipitation In Most Detail Yet | Video
SPACE.com - 23 May 2016 15:03
The Global Precipitation Measurement Core Observatory (GPM) tunes a constellation of satellites "to one note, like an oboe tuning an orchestra," according to NASA.
Monster GoDJ Portable DJ Mixer
The Gadget Flow - 23 May 2016 15:00
Take your tunes and your skills on the go wherever you go with the Monster GoDJ Portable DJ Mixer. Taking up less space than a couple of smartphones, this all-in-one system is a great way to maximize your creativity whil...
Oculus' DRM could have unintentionally helped VR piracy
Engadget - 23 May 2016 14:45
Oculus' recent software update that locked exclusive games to its hardware has already been circumvented. On Friday, Oculus implemented changes that -- among other things -- added "platform integrity checks." These ch...
Watch the Britney Spears BMA performance that the internet is going crazy over
BGR - 23 May 2016 14:20
Britney Spears has more lives than a cat at this point. She went from childhood fame, to pop icon status, to the brink of insanity and back to pop icon status before seemingly transcending to her current title, "Princess...
More than a billion contactless payments in UK highlight potential for Apple Pay
9 to 5 Mac - 23 May 2016 14:03
If you’re frustrated by the limited number of retailers supporting Apple Pay, there’s hope from across the Atlantic. New figures reported by the Guardian show that there were more than a billion contactless payments ...
Evidence of link between cancer & light therapy inconclusive but warrants consideration
EurekAlert! - 23 May 2016 06:00
(Dana-Farber Cancer Institute) Two new studies raise enough questions about a possible link between childhood cancer and light therapy for newborn jaundice that clinicians should exercise caution in prescribing it for in...
Terahertz laser tech could scan for bombs at airports
Engadget - 23 May 2016 05:15
Terahertz spectrum scanning is potentially ideal for finding bombs due to the sheer range of materials it can detect, but it's not exactly practical for luggage checks when you need both a suitcase-sized machine and up t...
More than 600 Android-running phone models were launched this past year
Digital Trends - 23 May 2016 00:55
Taking the banner of branding empowerment, Google took the stage on Google I/O and presented very pretty numbers. Be it phone models, app usage, or ridiculous numbers of selfies, the firm had a lot to brag about. The pos...
Malware for Virtual Skimming Is Getting Scarier
Gizmodo - 23 May 2016 00:05
In 2009, malware called "Skimer" surfaced and security firms took notice. Skimer is essentially malware that gives hackers full access to an ATM without needing to install any physical hardware, like a card skimmer . Acc...
The Faintest Galaxy of the Early-Universe Discovered --"Could Solve One of the Biggest Mysteries in Astronomy"
The Daily Galaxy - 23 May 2016 23:57
An international team of scientists, including two professors and three graduate students from UCLA, has detected and confirmed the faintest early-universe galaxy ever, behind a galaxy cluster known as MACS2129.4-0741, w...
Get Ready To Flip: Motorola Could Be Bringing Back The Razr
Forbes - 23 May 2016 23:55
Break out your old emo albums, dust off Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and get ready to text like it's 2004. Motorola could be bringing back the Razr.
All the Other Megan Kirbys and Me
Gizmodo - 23 May 2016 17:00
The Facebook message came from the other Megan Kirby. I'd started calling her that in my head after she'd friend-requested me three months prior, whenever she floated across my feed posting Bible verses or pictures of th...
Amazon no longer offers refunds for after-the-sale price drops
Engadget - 23 May 2016 22:49
Say goodbye to the days when Amazon would cut you a break if the price of a product dropped right after you ordered it. Customers are reporting that Amazon has stopped offering partial refunds on orders if a price drop h...