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Why Anki's Cozmo Robot leaps in value this December
Slash Gear - 21 Nov 2016 19:57
Anki’s Cozmo Robot is set to get an update in December to increase its abilities and expand its intelligence. This will be the first major update to the robot since launch, and Anki suggests it’ll be a big one. Anki ...
NASA Loans Lunar Landing 'Flying Bedstead', Shuttle Transport for Display
SPACE.com - 21 Nov 2016 13:30
Two NASA artifacts that were used to assist astronauts landing from space, albeit on two different worlds in two eras, have landed on loan at a museum near where they were last used. An LLRV and a shuttle crew transport ...
Wikibon invokes the old gods to make six tech predictions for 2017
The Register - 21 Nov 2016 19:04
Consumer volume driving ARM and OpenCAPI forward, and its lack hobbling XPoint Analysis Wikibon's chief technology guy, David Floyer, has put out his top six disruptive tech tips for 2017, seeing that ARM and Open CAPI w...
Facebook's fake news problem and fantasy sports: Listen to TCBC 9 with Jordan Crook
TechCrunch - 21 Nov 2016 04:31
Facebook’s issues with viral false news reports dominated headlines this week, so naturally it came up as a key topic of discussion when I spoke to TechCrunch’s special projects editor and internet culture reporter J...
Manfrotto launches stylish Windsor Collection bags
DP Review - 21 Nov 2016 21:31
Manfrotto has launched its new Windsor Collection, a series of camera bags including the Windsor Backpack, Windsor Messenger (small and medium sizes) and the Windsor Reporter.All four bags are designed to carry camera ge...
Save up to $100 on Eero's mesh routers during Black Friday
The Verge - 21 Nov 2016 21:17
If you've been thinking about switching over to Eero's mesh routers, you can save up to $100 later this week. Eero is offering discounts on its routers over the course of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, starting November ...
LifeLock soaring before the opening bell on $2.3B deal
Phys.org - 21 Nov 2016 14:44
Shares of LifeLock are surging before the opening bell after the identity and fraud protection services company agreed to be acquired for $2.3 billion by the security software maker Symantec.
Alphabet's autofocusing contact lens won't be tested in 2016
Engadget - 21 Nov 2016 03:02
Bad news if you were hoping that Google's (now Alphabet's) smart contact lenses would be available relatively soon: they're running into some hurdles. Novartis, which is partnering with Alphabet's Verily Life Sciences on...
Twitter bots were rampant during the US election
Engadget - 21 Nov 2016 01:31
If you believe one study, it's not just fake news that polluted the internet during the US election... it's bogus accounts, too. Researchers at the international Project on Computational Propaganda report that the use of...
Macom buys Applied Micro for $770 million, plans to sell ARM server chip unit
ZDNet - 21 Nov 2016 16:51
Macom is buying Applied Micro so it can provide a set of connectivity processors from switches to fiber in the network.
Snapchat's Spectacles have arrived in New York City
The Verge - 21 Nov 2016 14:05
If you live in New York City and were waiting to get your hands on Snapchat's Spectacles, here's your chance. The company has been putting the wearable camera on sale at pop-up vending machines around the country, starti...
Remember the attack that shut down half the Internet? NanoLock could have prevented it
Geek Time - 21 Nov 2016 13:37
NanoLock Security is developing technology to protect currently unprotected IoT devices, so that they are not used for the next botnet attack, and you will not be easy prey for attackers
GoPro is offering a free Hero5 camera as part of its Karma drone refund
Digital Trends - 21 Nov 2016 08:42
GoPro's grand launch of its debut drone ended in disaster this month when it was forced to recall the flying machine in response to technical issues. By way of apology, the company is offering Karma buyers a free Hero5 B...
Facebook's Fake News Problem May Actually Hurt Earnings
Forbes - 21 Nov 2016 05:25
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg (Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images) There's not really much reason to doubt Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's sincerity in his promise to do something about fake news on the site. But...
Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla are ending support for SHA-1
Digital Trends - 21 Nov 2016 03:09
Microsoft, Google, and Mozilla have all laid out their timelines for ending support for the SHA-1 hashing algorithm because its security is now fundamentally broken. Websites have until around February to get updated. Th...
Why nature is our best guide for understanding artificial intelligence
TechCrunch - 21 Nov 2016 02:00
In living organisms, evolution is a multi-generational process where mutations in genes are dropped and added. Well-adapted organisms survive and those less fortunate go extinct. This is Natural Selection. Resilience is ...
The new guidelines for smart guns are here, and they're totally voluntary
Digital Trends - 21 Nov 2016 01:14
Though they've been around for decades now, only recently has smart gun tech burst onto the national stage and into the spotlight. And now, the U.S. Department of Justice has released its final version of its smart gun g...
Turn your face into a cookie
The Loop - 21 Nov 2016 23:16
This is very cool. I need one of these.∞ Read this on The Loop
Predicting Westworld: waking up inside a dream
The Verge - 21 Nov 2016 23:04
Of course the eighth episode of Westworld would be an hour of expository table setting. In this holy age of binge-friendly dramas, the next-to-next-to-last episode is an opportunity to tie up loose ends, clarify stakes, ...
Future Windows 10 phones could run full-fledged PC programs
PC World - 21 Nov 2016 22:42
When the HP Elite x3 launched earlier this year, we lamented its likely legacy as the last great Windows 10 phone. It stood alone as the embodiment of Microsoft's PC-as-phone vision at a time when Microsoft was ruthlessl...
This autonomous aircraft can fly close to the ground and inside obstructed terrain
Mashable - 21 Nov 2016 22:29Through-Hole Version 2mm Pitch Spring-Loaded Connectors
Medical Design Technology - 21 Nov 2016 22:22
Product Announcement Mill-Max has added a through-hole version of 2mm pitch spring-loaded connectors to complement the series' surface mount version. Contributed Author: Mill-Max Topics: Surgical