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Snapchat Spectacle vending bot lands at the Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena
TechCrunch - 20 Nov 2016 00:07
Another day, another Spectacles vending machine location. This is the fifth place the Snapbot has appeared, to sell its first-person video capturing sunglasses to droves of willing Snapchat fans (or at least people hopin...
Amazon will let Italians buy Fiat cars with a click
Engadget - 20 Nov 2016 04:29
Amazon has made it easier to research cars online, but actually purchasing a car? That's another story. Even a recent deal with Seat in France limited customers to making a downpayment on the web -- they still had to agr...
Scientists Turned Carbon Dioxide Into Solid Rock In 2 Years
Motherboard - 20 Nov 2016 00:00
Researchers have injected carbon dioxide into basalt and turned it into solid rock in two years. This effort offers a potential solution for curbing the high carbon gas emissions in our atmosphere.
Stephen Hawking Issues A Wake Up Call
Universe Today - 20 Nov 2016 01:15
According to a recent speech given by Hawking at the Oxford Union, humanity has 1000 years to become interplanetary, or face extinction The post Stephen Hawking Issues A Wake Up Call appeared first on Universe Today.
Clues To Cancer Evolution: Researchers Capture DNA Snippets Healthy Cells Produce Before Turning Cancerous
Tech Times - 20 Nov 2016 16:53
Researchers have identified a key DNA modification that could be employed in creating treatments aimed at cancer prevention. The technique would employ certain steps in the DNA replication process of the cells.
How data science and rocket science will get humans to Mars
TechCrunch - 20 Nov 2016 04:00
President Obama recently re-affirmed America’s commitment to sending a manned mission to Mars. Think your data science challenges are complicated? Imagine the difficulties involved in mining data to understand the heal...
6 Enterprise IoT Platforms To Consider For Your Digital Transformation Strategy
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 03:02
Internet of Things plays a key role in enterprise digital transformation. With the right level of integration, IoT acts as a crucial bridge between the physical assets and the IT infrastructure. Enterprise IoTimproves th...
US government releases official guidelines for smart guns
Engadget - 20 Nov 2016 02:58
Back in June, the US Department of Justice proposed a list of specifications for manufactures of smart guns: a preliminary outline of the baseline features law enforcement agencies wanted to see in the future of pistol s...
A new supersonic jet, and more in the week that was
Engadget - 20 Nov 2016 17:00
Tesla currently makes the world's best electric vehicles, but Jaguar's first EV could give the automaker a run for its money. Meet the I-Pace: a svelte, stylish electric SUV that's faster than most sports cars and can dr...
Yamaha MusicCast WX-010 Wireless Speaker
The Gadget Flow - 20 Nov 2016 16:03
Get your party started with sound with the Yamaha MusicCast WX-010 Wireless Speaker. With its ultra-compact design, this mighty speaker can fit in any space and even brought from room to room. Available in black or white...
NASA Probe Snaps Stunning New Pics of Dwarf Planet Ceres
SPACE.com - 20 Nov 2016 14:42
NASA's Dawn probe is snapping stunning new views of the dwarf planet Ceres as the spacecraft pushes ever higher above the small world.
Google takes retail more seriously with Google Shops within Best Buy
Digital Trends - 20 Nov 2016 14:14
Google launched Google Shop, the company's first serious foray into the world of physical retail. For now, Google Shops will only be available in the U.K. and Canada, though things could change. The post Google takes ret...
Physicists Uncover Strange Numbers in Particle Collisions
Wired - 20 Nov 2016 14:00
An unexpected connection has emerged between the results of physics experiments and an important, seemingly unrelated set of numbers in pure mathematics. The post Physicists Uncover Strange Numbers in Particle Collisions...
You Can Compost Adidas's Newest Shoe In Your Sink
Wired - 20 Nov 2016 12:30
The golden Futurecraft Biofabric is a biodegradable running shoe made from synthetic spider silk. The post You Can Compost Adidas's Newest Shoe In Your Sink appeared first on WIRED.
Does Facebook's $6 Billion Share Repurchase Announcement Matter?
Forbes - 20 Nov 2016 12:03
Facebook share buyback a needle mover?
Revolutionary NASA/NOAA GOES-R Geostationary Weather Satellite Awesome Night Launch
Universe Today - 20 Nov 2016 08:50
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL – GOES-R, the first in a new series of revolutionary NASA/NOAA geostationary weather satellites blasted off on an awesome nighttime launch to orbit this evening from the Florida Space Coast. Li...
Mark Zuckerberg details Facebook fake news manifesto
Slash Gear - 20 Nov 2016 07:16
With fake news overwhelming the Facebook news feed, Mark Zuckerberg has laid out his plan for tackling the made-up stories that have punctuated the recent US election. Zuckerberg, who is in Lima for the APEC summit, outl...
GE Transportation and Port of LA come together to track that cargo
ReadWrite - 20 Nov 2016 05:00
IoT is connecting objects across the world. A lot of these objects are items that get shipped and has to arrive predictably. Keeping an eye on where cargo is at anytime is important. Yesterday GE Transport announced that...
Space station welcomes the oldest woman astronaut, and a bit of Mars
Fox News - 20 Nov 2016 04:47
The International Space Station gained three new residents Saturday, including the oldest and most experienced woman to orbit the world.
China says terrorism, fake news impel greater global internet curbs
Reuters - 20 Nov 2016 04:33
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Russian Soyuz brings crew of 3 to space station
CBSNews - 20 Nov 2016 04:18
A Soyuz spacecraft carrying a crew of three docked with the International Space Station Saturday, two days after launch from Kazakhstan