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GoPro's Karma drone is back on sale after design flaw made them fall out of the sky
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Here's how to update your AirPods
Slash Gear - 1 Feb 2017 22:48
Apple has pushed out a new update to AirPods, bringing them up to firmware version 3.5.1. Unlike the updates we frequently see with iPhones and iPads, this firmware update isn’t accompanied by any kind of patch notes. ...
Brain-reading cap makes communication possible for people with Locked-in Syndrome
Digital Trends - 1 Feb 2017 22:58
For the first time, researchers have been able to use a brain-reading cap to communicate with completely paralyzed "locked-in" patients by asking questions and using a computer to decode their thought patterns. The post ...
Emoji marketing startup Inmoji raises another $1.5M
TechCrunch - 1 Feb 2017 17:08
Emojis — not just a fun way to avoid writing actual words, but also an opportunity for ? Well, Inmoji, a startup that creates emoji-focused marketing campaigns, is announcing that it has raised an additional $1.5 milli...
Samsung teases new tablet launching at Mobile World Congress
TechCrunch - 1 Feb 2017 07:47
Samsung isn’t launching its upcoming Galaxy S8 flagship smartphone at Mobile World Congress, but it looks like the Korean firm will unveil a new tablet at the Barcelona show. Today, Samsung teased an upcoming device th...
MIT researchers are using AI and wearables to detect conversational tone
TechCrunch - 1 Feb 2017 17:00
For most, wearables are little more than pedometers – ways of gauging how much one’s moved during the day and, hopefully, challenging them to do more in the future. It’s one of the factors in the space’s seeming ...
MIT demos smartwatch app that detects emotions
Engadget - 1 Feb 2017 17:00
A conversation is never just about the words we speak, it's about our tone, volume, body language, gaze and everything in between. But the signals that we send out can sometimes be misinterpreted, or ignored, by people w...
Prince songs expected to hit Apple Music, other streaming services on Grammy's night
AppleInsider - 1 Feb 2017 04:45
More than 19 months after Prince pulled his songs from all streaming music services save for Jay-Z's Tidal, the musician's estate is set to release a selection of top hits to Apple Music and other providers on Feb. 12, a...
Neutrons identify critical details in bacterial enzyme implicated in gastric cancer
Science Daily - 1 Feb 2017 23:25
Neutron analysis is helping researchers better understand a key enzyme found in a bacterium known to cause stomach cancer. Understanding the details of this enzyme, and thus the Helicobacter pylori bacteria's metabolism ...
IceCube Closes in on Mysterious Nature of Neutrinos
Scientific American - 1 Feb 2017 19:00
The Antarctica-based observatory has found hints of strange patterns in the ghostly particles' masses --
GoPro is relaunching its Karma drone today
Re/code - 1 Feb 2017 17:00
All Karma drones were recalled last fall after users reported a power failure that could cause the aircraft to fall from the sky. GoPro is relaunching its Karma drone today, three months after the company recalled the ai...
Control privacy settings for any web page with this easy Chrome shortcut
Android Central - 1 Feb 2017 14:00Google's bug bounty program pays out $3 million, mostly for Android and Chrome exploits
TechCrunch - 1 Feb 2017 06:41
If you’re willing to hunt for flaws within its vast array of software and services, Google’s happy to pay up. Over the course of its 2016 Vulnerability Rewards Program, the company paid out $3 million—a third of th...
Wearable AI system can detect a conversation's tone
MIT - 1 Feb 2017 17:00
Coupled with audio and vital-sign data, deep-learning system could someday serve as a "social coach" for people with anxiety or Asperger's.
Amazon will build its own $1.5 billion air cargo hub
TechCrunch - 1 Feb 2017 16:45
Amazon is building one of the largest internal logistics and shipping businesses in the world, and if you needed any more evidence this was the case, the company just revealed that it’s investing $1.5 billion in a new ...
Magnetic fields could explain an 'erratic' neutron star
Engadget - 1 Feb 2017 16:39
Scientists think they've discovered why an unusual star system is emitting "sudden, erratic and extremely intense" bursts of X-rays. Using three different space telescopes, the team set out to investigate "Rapid Burster,...
Oculus to pay $500 million after ZeniMax lawsuit ends
Engadget - 1 Feb 2017 23:16
ZeniMax is triumphant in its lawsuit against Oculus over alleged technology theft... well, sort of. A Texas jury has determined that Oculus must pay $500 million to ZeniMax over claims that Palmer Luckey didn't comply wi...
Spaceflight changes the shape of the human brain
Engadget - 1 Feb 2017 17:18
The human brain reshapes itself during spaceflight, according to a study by a team of scientists from the University of Michigan. They came to that conclusion after comparing the structural MRIs of 12 astronauts who only...
Tesla Motors, Inc. is now officially Tesla, Inc.
TechCrunch - 1 Feb 2017 16:32
Tesla has officially changed its name to Tesla, Inc., from its previous official corporate title of Tesla Motors, Inc. The name change likely reflects the expanded nature of its business now that it own SolarCity, and cr...
Nintendo says it plans to release two to three mobile games per year
Android Authority - 1 Feb 2017 16:16
With Fire Emblem Heroes and Animal Crossing already announced, will Nintendo be able to fit in another game in 2017?
Tech industry, fueled by immigrants, protesting travel ban
CBSNews - 1 Feb 2017 07:12
Thirty-seven percent of Silicon Valley workers are foreign-born, nearly three times the rest of the nation