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Sony's TVs Will Be the First With Google Assistant Inside
Wired - 10 Feb 2017 07:01
Is the Pixel XL not quite big enough for you? Then try one of Sony's new 4K TVs, because they'll have Google Assistant and Android TV. The post Sony's TVs Will Be the First With Google Assistant Inside appeared first on ...
Simulation hypothesis: The smart person's guide
TechRepublic - 10 Feb 2017 13:50
This comprehensive guide covers everything you need to know about the simulation hypothesis, the idea that we live in a computer simulation built by superintelligent machines.
Exiled Hyperloop One co-founder launches rival venture
Engadget - 10 Feb 2017 15:10
The former co-founder of Hyperloop One has made his grand return to the world of firing people across the country in vacuum tubes. Brogan BamBrogan has announced the launch of Arrivo, a new company that'll develop techno...
Valve is building three 'full games' for VR
The Verge - 10 Feb 2017 21:52
Valve -- co-creator of the HTC Vive headset -- is developing three full titles for virtual reality, Eurogamer reports. At a media roundtable, founder and president Gabe Newell said that "right now we're building three VR...
UK Court Ruling May Affect Labor Rights in 'Gig Economy'
ABC News - 10 Feb 2017 17:15
Britain's Court of Appeal has ruled that a plumber was entitled to employment rights in a case seen as a key test of labor rules in the new gig economy
Samsung Chromebook Pro review
Android Authority - 10 Feb 2017 16:05
Does a stylus and support for Android apps make a big difference to the Chromebook experience ? We find out, in this in-depth Samsung Chromebook Pro review!
Do you know the source of the news you see online?
CBSNews - 10 Feb 2017 07:04
In the era of misinformation and fake news, a new study explores whether news consumers are actually paying attention to their sources
One step closer to personalized antibiotic treatment
EurekAlert! - 10 Feb 2017 07:00
(Technical University of Denmark) A new super-fast and cheap method called poreFUME can now shed light on the pool of resistance genes in the gut faster than before. This can lead to treatment of infections sooner and wi...
Facebook just made your weather app obsolete
BGR - 10 Feb 2017 06:18
In its ongoing quest to become the only service you need in your life, Facebook is giving mobile and desktop users the ability to check their local weather forecast at any time. The feature began rolling out on Wednesday...
Our Solar System May Have Formed in 4 Million Years
SpaceRef - 10 Feb 2017 03:29
Scientists from MIT and their colleagues have estimated the lifetime of the solar nebula -- a key stage during which much of the solar system evolution took shape....
Algae survived 16 months in space outside of the ISS
Slash Gear - 10 Feb 2017 00:21
Algae can survive exposure in space for a long duration of time, according to the results of a relatively recent experiment aboard (sort of) the International Space Station. The results have been described as 'astonishin...
We'll probably see the iPhone 8 sooner than we thought
BGR - 10 Feb 2017 18:07
Apple will most likely unveil the iPhone 8, iPhone 7s Plus and iPhone 7s during a big press conference in early September, but we'll probably see the phones much earlier than that this year -- at least, in an unofficial ...
Ancient signals from the early universe
Phys.org - 10 Feb 2017 17:32
For the first time, theoretical physicists from the University of Basel have calculated the signal of specific gravitational wave sources that emerged fractions of a second after the Big Bang. The source of the signal is...
Hyperloop One co-founder has just launched a rival startup
Digital Trends - 10 Feb 2017 11:35
Brogan BamBrogan, the co-founder of Hyperloop One and its former chief technology officer, has just launched a rival company bidding to develop the first fully operational hyperloop system. The post Hyperloop One co-foun...
How Cities Leaders Can Overcome Disruption
The Huffington Post - 10 Feb 2017 20:37
Disruption is 1.0...Collaboration is 2.0...Partnerships are 3.0 Urban transformation is complex and comes in different phases--with the advent of new technology, there's a continual shift in the development within cities...
Twitter to live stream the 6 nations rugby tournament in France
TechCrunch - 10 Feb 2017 20:33
You know that Twitter is getting serious about live streaming when the company starts signing deals for rugby matches just for French users. The company announced that it would stream the next 4 matches involving the Fre...
There are three awesome things happening in the sky tonight
BGR - 10 Feb 2017 20:31
Usually a night with a comet or a lunar eclipse is reason enough to peel yourself away from the couch for a bit to gaze at the stars, but tonight is even better. It's like some sort of celestial PPV event, with not one, ...
Xiaomi smartphone chip plans could see Qualcomm face-off
Slash Gear - 10 Feb 2017 19:08
Xiaomi may have surged rapidly into the public eye (and all that without – officially – a phone on sale in the US) but its next ambitions are even bigger: ousting Qualcomm from its devices. The Chinese company – wh...
Arby's Acknowledges Payment Card Breach At US Corporate Stores
Dark Reading - 10 Feb 2017 17:25
More than 355,000 credit and debit cards were reportedly compromised between October 2016 and January 2017.
Spanish software optimizes design of new mobile device chargers
Phys.org - 10 Feb 2017 15:50
An electronic power converter is a system that adapts electric energy from a source to a specific load need. "For example, it's the system that obtains energy from the electricity grid through a socket and adapts it to c...
Our favorite iPad keyboard is made by one of Apple's biggest rivals
BGR - 10 Feb 2017 15:24
Apple and Microsoft have a long and tumultuous history. The companies each played a huge role in bringing personal computers to the masses, and they have since branched out in a number of different directions. These two ...
This will be a Big Year for Wireless Network Innovation
TechPinions - 10 Feb 2017 11:00
2017 is shaping up to be a year where we will see more new things out of wireless networks than we have in some time. Some of this will be in the form of select …