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Great Pyramid of Giza Is Slightly Lopsided
Live Science - 20 Jun 2016 13:30
The west side of the ancient Egyptian pyramid is slightly longer than the east side, scientists have found.
Watch Blue Origin achieve a 'picture-perfect' capsule crash-landing
Digital Trends - 20 Jun 2016 05:08
Blue Origin scored another flawless landing of its reusable New Shepard rocket on Sunday, and also tested a crash-landing scenario for its unmanned crew capsule. Check out the video to see it come down. The post Watch Bl...
Memory Loss In People With Alzheimer's Disease Reversible: Here's Why New Broad-Based Treatment Worked
Tech Times - 20 Jun 2016 05:27
Using broad-based and personalized treatments, researchers were able to reverse memory loss in Alzheimer's disease patients. What made the treatment effective?
Watch the tense new teaser for HBO's Westworld
The Verge - 20 Jun 2016 03:05
The latest trailer for HBO's Westworld just aired on HBO, and it looks terrifying. Here, we see the eponymous Westworld, a futuristic theme park filled with human-like automatons. But it seems like the robots are develop...
AI is nearly as good as humans in detecting breast cancer
Engadget - 20 Jun 2016 02:00
Someday, computers could help doctors diagnose diseases much faster than they can today. Researchers from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Harvard Medical School (HMS) have developed a way to train artifi...
Why a global threat sharing program is vital to protect global infrastructure
TechCrunch - 20 Jun 2016 00:30
We live in a time where the global sharing of threat intelligence is not only possible; it’s vital to the security of our global infrastructure, and the public and private sectors have been working tirelessly to crea...
The Worst Coral Die-off in History Just Got Worse
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2016 23:40
The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration has just released an update on the state of the Earth's coral reefs, and it's bleak as hell. For the third year in a row, many reefs around the world will be exposed to hot...
Lewandowski Is Out as Trump's Campaign Flails Like a Desperate Startup
Wired - 20 Jun 2016 23:29
Fired founders. Desperate fundraising pleas. A dwindling user base. Trump the startup would not go far in the Silicon Valley. The post Lewandowski Is Out as Trump's Campaign Flails Like a Desperate Startup appeared first...
Can taxi drivers still have a place in a driverless world?
ReadWrite - 20 Jun 2016 23:15
Uber and Lyft, the two big mobile taxi firms in the U.S., have both mentioned a future for their services that does not include humans. Blacklane, a German Uber-alternative, has a different view on the future. Speaking t...
Your Tesla can swim, but Elon Musk is making something even better
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2016 16:33
Your Tesla Model S can double as a boat for short swimming distances, Elon Musk has confirmed, but he's also working on something for those with more serious aquatic ambitions. Though Tesla doesn't recommend it, Musk too...
India eases rules on local sourcing, paves way for country's first Apple Stores
AppleInsider - 20 Jun 2016 16:18
The Indian government on Monday announced loosened policies towards local sourcing by foreign retailers, likely setting the stage for Apple launching its first stores in the country.
"Artificial Synapses" Could Let Supercomputers Mimic the Human Brain
Scientific American - 20 Jun 2016 16:15
Researchers say the technology could improve robots, self-driving cars and stock trading --
Apple Maps picks up public transit directions for Denver, Colorado
AppleInsider - 20 Jun 2016 15:29
Apple on Monday introduced public transit directions for Denver, Colo. to users of its Maps apps for OS X and iOS, continuing a slow expansion of support.
Researchers create glow-in-the-dark cement to light up cities without using electricity
BGR - 20 Jun 2016 14:49
We live in an exciting time for so many reasons, but the progress being made toward decreasing our dependency on fossil fuels is certainly high on the list. The shift toward electric cars has been projected by several st...
Google Taught an Ant to Play Soccer
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2016 11:40
DeepMind beat a world champion of Go , so now it wants to try its hand at a much more popular game. Sorta.
Researchers build a 1,000-core processor
Engadget - 20 Jun 2016 05:58
You may have heard of many-core processors before, but you probably haven't seen anything like this. UC Davis has developed the KiloCore, a CPU that (as the name suggests) packs a whopping 1,000 cores -- extremely handy ...
The next wave in software is open adoption software
TechCrunch - 20 Jun 2016 05:00
There’s a big shift happening in how enterprises buy and deploy software. In the last few years, open technology — software that is open to change and free to adopt — has gone from the exception to the rule for m...
Greenlight Planet wants to bring light to millions with its solar-powered solutions
Digital Trends - 20 Jun 2016 04:10
With over 25 percent of the world's population living off the electrical grid, finding a safe lighting solution for homes and businesses continues to present a challenge. But Greenlight Planet is hoping to make a differe...
How Graphene Is Made
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2016 23:40
It's so interesting to watch the magic material that is graphene get made, because you can't really see a damn thing. It's totally transparent and only one atom thick, so it's basically creating invisibility with the hel...
Apple Pulls Ad Agency's Fake Refugee Boat-Spotting App That Doesn't Actually Spot Refugee Boats
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2016 22:30
"I Sea" billed itself as an app that would "empower the billions of us with smart devices" to do something about the thousands of migrants that have already drowned in the Mediterranean. For the last few days, Mashable, ...
This Robot Luggage Handler Will Give You Even More Time to Stand in a TSA Line
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2016 22:30
Every airline claims it has a better solution for the logistical hellscape that is checked luggage, from fancy new RFID tags to charging $$$ to deter the practice entirely. But the only way to never lose a bag again is t...
The Number of Stars on the EU Flag Means Absolutely Nothing
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2016 22:23
This week, the United Kingdom votes on whether or not it will remain in the European Union. It's being called the Brexit, which is just awful. But if the UK does leave, what happens to the stars on the EU flag? Nothing--...