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IBM Watson made a movie trailer for the first time
Engadget - 1 Sep 2016 14:17
IBM Watson can add yet another skill to its resume: the ability to make movie trailers. 20th Century Fox has tapped into the supercomputer's powers to create the first AI-made trailer for its upcoming thriller film Morga...
Rosetta 3D images comet dust before it bids farewell
Engadget - 1 Sep 2016 11:55
Rosetta's scientists are doing every bit of science they can before the European Space Agency crashes the probe into the comet it's been studying. In fact, the spacecraft's Micro-Imaging Dust Analysis System (MIDAS) has ...
HP Pavilion Wave and Elite Slice aim for "desktop reinvention"
Slash Gear - 1 Sep 2016 06:01
HP reveals two new desktop computer systems and a set of displays this week, all in the name of "desktop reinvention." They're aiming to hit the desktop universe hard with a few oddities - beautiful oddities, at that. Th...
White Supremacists Are Out of Control on Twitter and No One Will Stop Them
Gizmodo - 1 Sep 2016 18:46
In August, Twitter proudly announced that it had suspended 235,000 accounts connected to the "promotion of violence or terrorism on our platform." The company's blog post focused on accounts of the Islamic extremist vari...
View From Space As Hurricane Madeline Approaches Hawaii
SpaceRef - 1 Sep 2016 03:41
NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP and NOAA's GOES satellites showed major Hurricane Madeline nearing the Hawaiian Islands. An animation of satellite imagery showed the movement of Madeline and nearby Hurricane Lester over a two day ...
Kanex wants to charge your Apple Watch sans wires
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Sep 2016 19:00
So you have more or less completed your collection of Apple-branded devices with a MacBook Pro, a MacBook Air, an iPhone, an iPad, and of course, the Apple Watch that will help you keep the time in style, and then some. ...
How A Hurricane Is Going To Kill You
Gizmodo - 1 Sep 2016 19:15
The good news is that a modern hurricane will probably not directly kill you. The bad news is that there are many ways you can kill yourself when a tropical system comes knocking on your door. Let's talk about the way pe...
This Is What a $3,000 Box of Colored Pencils Looks Like
Gizmodo - 1 Sep 2016 19:10
Fashion mogul and designer Karl Lagerfeld has realized that the adult coloring book fad isn't going away any time soon. But instead of cashing in with his own line of coloring books, he's collaborated with Faber-Castell ...
Why the New Blair Witch Movie Had to Be Kept Secret
Gizmodo - 1 Sep 2016 18:30
The internet hates just about everything, but it especially hates movie reboots and remakes. But the new Blair Witch movie has cleverly managed to use that venom in a positive way, and it began with keeping the movie a s...
Libratone Q Adapat earbuds go Lightning all the way
Slash Gear - 1 Sep 2016 09:30
In just a week's time, Apple will be revealing the true for of the iPhone 7, which is expected, among other things, to ditch the 3.5 mm headphone jack for a do-everything Lightning connector. Whether that comes to pass o...
68 Million Dropbox Accounts Hacked And That's Why You Need To Change Your Password Now
Tech Times - 1 Sep 2016 05:51
Dropbox seems to have dropped the ball in security four years ago, when over 68 million user accounts were compromised. Since then, the company deployed extra security measures to avoid such scandals and it seems to have...
These Sound Intone Noise Cancelling Headphones will help you focus
Coolest Gadgets - 1 Sep 2016 20:30
There is always something we could be doing. There are chores to be done, work you could get ahead on, food prep, and endless leisure activities and projects that would be fun to start, but would take up too much time. W...
Watch Two ISS Astronauts Go on a Spacewalk Live
Gizmodo - 1 Sep 2016 13:45
Two astronauts are about to step outside of their flying metal space-tube for a six-hour walk around the void. The purpose is to do a little DIY space station repair.
Samsung halts Galaxy Note 7 shipments after reports of "exploding" phones
Ars Technica - 1 Sep 2016 18:15
Samsung halts sales of its latest flagship to do more safety testing.
iPhone 7 And iPhone 7 Plus SIM Trays Reveal New Glossy Black Color Choice
Tech Times - 1 Sep 2016 05:50
A new report claims Apple will offer the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus in five color options. An image of what is reportedly the SIM trays of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus shows a 'glossy' black color, darker Space Gray, S...
Kim Dotcom's extradition appeal has started and is being live-streamed
TechCrunch - 1 Sep 2016 04:55
More than four years later, Kim Dotcom’s legal battles (at least in New Zealand) may be close to an end. His final appeal to avoid extradition to face charges in the U.S started yesterday in Auckland’s High Court, ...
Galaxy Note 7 shipments put on hold for "quality tests"
Slash Gear - 1 Sep 2016 02:44
What should have been a fairy tale ending to Samsung's 2016 might be turning into a nightmare. Although lauded as one of this year's best smartphones so far, pending the official reveal of the iPhone 7, the Samsung Galax...
NVIDIA and Baidu are building an AI platform for autonomous cars
Engadget - 1 Sep 2016 19:00
In a fairly surprising turn of events, Chinese search engine giant Baidu and NVIDIA announced a partnership that will see both companies working together to develop an artificial intelligent platform for self-driving car...
Tim Cook liquidates $65M of his AAPL stock, still holds around $110M
9 to 5 Mac - 1 Sep 2016 13:10
SEC filings reveal that Apple CEO Tim Cook has sold a little over 600,000 of his AAPL shares over the past couple of weeks, netting him approximately $65M. He continues to hold more than a million shares worth some $110M...
Twitter must consider takeover options, says co-founder Evan Williams
Digital Trends - 1 Sep 2016 06:11
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams' latest statement adds fuel to the fire surrounding the company's future as a possible takeover target. The Twitter board member also revealed his thoughts on CEO Jack Dorsey. The post Tw...
HP builds one desktop PC around a speaker, another in slices
Ars Technica - 1 Sep 2016 06:01
HP is trying to make desktop computers as exciting as laptops and all-in-ones.
New Drug Shows Promise In Stopping Alzheimer's From Developing
Tech Times - 1 Sep 2016 05:15
An experimental drug developed by pharma company Biogen has the ability to breakdown plaque deposits and remove them from the brain of Alzheimer's patients. Researchers believe this could lead to the development of an ef...