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Genesis G80 and G90 get Amazon Alexa integration
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2016 22:12
Genesis has announced Amazon Alexa and Echo integration with Genesis Connected Services, bringing voice command control to the Genesis G80 and G90 models. Car owners can issue certain commands to their vehicle from withi...
Airbus reveals ambitious plan for autonomous flying taxis
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 22:40
If a self-flying taxi scheme didn't come from the world's second largest aeronautical company, we might think it was a prank. However, Airbus appears to be serious about its "Vahana" project, aimed at creating an autonom...
Here's the First Look at the New Tick in Action
Gizmodo - 18 Aug 2016 22:50
Fans everywhere have been wondering: how can anybody replace Patrick Warburton as Ben Edlund's loopy big blue superhero? Now, we get a glimpse of what the guy inside the freaky new Tick suit can do.
The creator of Google's self-driving car now works for Uber
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 14:11
Bloomberg has taken a look at Uber's future in the autonomous vehicle world and uncovered a small, but important detail. The website is reporting that Uber has purchased Otto, the driverless freight truck startup that wa...
NASA Opens Research Portal for Scientists
SPACE.com - 18 Aug 2016 13:37
The research will be available on PubSpace, an archive maintained by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. There is no charge to register, and the data can be downloaded and analyzed, NASA officials said.
NASA will answer your questions about its journey to Mars
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 12:37
NASA has a ton of Mars-related projects that it hopes would culminate in sending humans to the red planet within the next 25 years. There's the stationary InSight lander that it plans to launch in 2018 and the next-gen r...
Yup, Russia was probably behind that NSA hack
BGR - 18 Aug 2016 03:00
The NSA was hacked by a group that calls itself Shadow Brokers, a report earlier this week revealed, with some of the stolen cyberweapons being auctioned off to the highest bidder. Since then, experts who have seen some ...
Alleged NSA data dump contain hacking tools rarely seen
PC World - 18 Aug 2016 02:20
A stolen cache of files that may belong to the National Security Agency contains genuine hacking tools that not only work, but show a level of sophistication rarely seen, according to security researchers. That includes ...
Driverless buses to hit Finnish city's streets
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 01:03
Finland has been testing autonomous EasyMile buses on public roads for a little while now, but away from the hustle and bustle of its big cities. Now the Scandinavian country is ready to try out the adorable, driverless ...
Jabra's headphones can be prescribed by a doctor to monitor fitness
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 23:50
Doctors can now prescribe fitness-tracking headphones as part of of a patient's health management regime. Jabra announced today that ts newly announced Sport Pulse wireless headphones are now part of TrainerMD's HIPPA-co...
AIs fight to the death in 'Doom' contest next month
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 23:00
Google DeepMind took a leap forward last year when its artificial intelligence agent mastered 49 Atari 2600 games. The learning system, or "deep Q-network" (DQN), that DeepMind designed achieved this mastery through gene...
Breakthrough MIT discovery doubles lithium-ion battery capacity
Android Authority - 18 Aug 2016 22:25
Lithium-metal technology doubles battery life, and since it's in alignment with current manufacturing methods, we could see it as early as next year.
Facebook AI Research makes fastText open-source
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2016 22:17
Automatic text processing is something that is widely used across the web, whether it's used to understand what you type in a search bar or detect spam in email. Developing fast and efficient text classification, however...
NASA to Launch Asteroid-Sampling Mission in 3 Weeks
Scientific American - 18 Aug 2016 16:15
The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is expected to return a pristine sample of the potentially hazardous space rock Bennu to Earth in September 2023 --
Tesla Model S battery bursts into flames, car "totally destroyed" in 5 minutes
Ars Technica - 18 Aug 2016 14:52
Tesla is working with French authorities to work out what happened.
Scientists uncover origin of high-temperature superconductivity in copper-oxide compound
e! Science News - 18 Aug 2016 12:15
Since the 1986 discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in copper-oxide compounds called cuprates, scientists have been trying to understand how these materials can conduct electricity without resistance at temper...
Delta IV rocket to carry 'neighborhood watch' satellites
USA Today - 18 Aug 2016 07:01
Delta IV rocket will lift second pair of satellites described as "neighborhood watch" in space.
LG Minibeam projectors welcome two new family members
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2016 03:00
Gone are the days when projectors were big, cumbersome boxes that had to stay put on tables or mounts. These days, you can set up an impromptu business presentation or movie viewing anywhere and everywhere (provided the ...
Astronomers witnessed a white dwarf going nova
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 02:28
When a star explodes, astronomers usually scramble to point their telescopes in its direction, hoping to catch a glimpse of the aftermath. While this is a fine way for learning about the results of a nova or supernova, m...
FIFA Mobile for Android and iOS launches this autumn
Slash Gear - 18 Aug 2016 23:12
EA has announced FIFA Mobile, a soccer 'experience' for both Android and iOS. The game, which will launch this autumn across the globe, will feature a new gameplay mode, a 'truly social experience,' leaderboard and leagu...
Wirecutter's best deals: $65 off an OXO coffee brewing system
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 22:20
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. Read their continuously updated list of deals at TheWirecutter.com. You may have already seen Engadget posting reviews from o...
The next Apple Watch reportedly won't have cellular connectivity
Engadget - 18 Aug 2016 21:57
Apple is widely expected to introduce the next generation of the Apple Watch before the end of the year, and today Bloomberg has some details on what to expect -- and what's getting left out. While the next-gen Watch is ...