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PetaPixel - 6 Mar 2017 21:07WHO: Pollution is killing millions of children each year
Engadget - 6 Mar 2017 16:54
The World Health Organization (WHO) released its first report on children's health and the environment, showing that the effects of pollution are felt most strongly by the very young. Of the deaths of children under five...
Fujifilm X-T20 Review
Photography Blog - 6 Mar 2017 18:30
The brand new Fujifilm X-T20 is a mid-range compact system camera that inherits most of the key features of the flagship X-T2 model. Does the X-T20 cut too many corners to hit its more aggressive £799 / $899 price-tag? ...
Activists Rush to Save Government Science Data -- If They Can Find It
The New York Times - 6 Mar 2017 23:35
The Trump administration has begun changing some government websites. A group of concerned citizens has been working to preserve data it sees as politically vulnerable.
These tattoos conduct electricity, turning you into a very basic cyborg
Mashable - 6 Mar 2017 19:20Lightroom mobile can now shoot RAW HDR photos on top phones
The Verge - 6 Mar 2017 18:00
Lightroom mobile's in-app camera is getting an update today that'll let it capture RAW HDR photos. Adobe says the photos are made by stitching together three RAW images. That in itself is pretty standard process for crea...
Why You Shouldn't Work Out on an Empty Stomach
Life Hacker - 6 Mar 2017 18:00
It might seem like there are perks to exercising on an empty stomach, like burning more fat per workout, but the downsides greatly outweigh the benefits. Here's why you're probably better off fueling up before you go for...
How MIT's new AI system lets you control a robot with your mind
TechRepublic - 6 Mar 2017 17:00
A new machine learning system developed by MIT and Boston University offers a feedback system for humans to correct robot mistakes using brain waves.
Trojan uses a key internet feature to receive marching orders
Engadget - 6 Mar 2017 07:44
If malware uses a remote command-and-control server to function, it's relatively easy to cripple it by blocking the internet addresses it uses. It's not always that easy, however, and researchers at Cisco's Talos group h...
IBM's new Q program to include a 50-qubit quantum computer
PC World - 6 Mar 2017 07:05
Characters named Q in film and TV have been portrayed as being exceptional. Q in the James Bond movies served up futuristic gadgets, and Q in Star Trek was omnipotent. A new quantum computing program called Q at IBM will...
Tesla's Project Loveday invites you to create an ad for the car company
Digital Trends - 6 Mar 2017 03:54
Tesla is holding a video contest that it's dubbed "Project Loveday." In essence, it's a way for Elon Musk's futuristic car venture to source some of the best fan-made video advertisements out there. The post Tesla’s Pr...
Moon mission will test an anti-radiation vest for astronauts
Engadget - 6 Mar 2017 02:55
For astronauts headed to Mars, the biggest threat might not be an unforgiving climate or dwindling supplies -- it could be gamma ray radiation that gradually wrecks their bodies. Explorers may soon have a way to shield t...
Watching a Master Woodworker Turn a Log Into a Bowl Is the Perfect Way to Relax
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2017 22:25
It's impossible to turn on a TV, browse social media, or do anything other than hide inside a dark cave without getting stressed out these days. When it comes to relaxation, you need all the help you can get, and surpris...
Phiaton dresses up two of its popular headphones with new color options
Digital Trends - 6 Mar 2017 19:29
On Monday, Phiaton unveiled new color options, with its BT 460 wireless headphones getting pink and violet variants and its BT 100 NC noise-canceling wireless earphones getting grey and blue options. The post Phiaton dre...
VW Arteon four-door coupe debuts bold new style
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2017 19:00
Volkswagen promised a luxury grand-tourer with enough gravitas to give luxe sibling Audi palpitations, and the VW Arteon is it. Revealed today at the Geneva Auto Show 2017, the Arteon slots into VW’s range above the Pa...
Tour a Vintage Camera Fair with Lok and Japan Camera Hunter
PetaPixel - 6 Mar 2017 18:59
Need your vintage camera gear fix? This video ought to do it. Bellamy Hunt (aka. Japan Camera Hunter) recently met up with former DigitalRev TV host Lok and took a stroll through the I.C.S. vintage camera fair in Ginza, ...
Trump administration planning to cut NOAA weather satellite programs
Space News - 6 Mar 2017 17:01
Budget documents for the fiscal year 2018 proposal call for a 17 percent cut in NOAA's overall budget. SpaceNews.com
MIT programs a robot to self-correct when a human detects a mistake
TechCrunch - 6 Mar 2017 17:00
In a new video from MIT’s CSAIL department, a smirking industrial robot from Rethink picks up spray paint cans and spools of wire, dropping them the properly labeled bin. The robot hesitates briefly, before accidentall...
Fitbit tracks your steps; now it wants to chart your Zs, too
Phys.org - 6 Mar 2017 17:00
Fitbit, whose devices encourage people to walk 10,000 steps each day, now wants to put them to sleep as well.
IBM Q's radical 50-qubit quantum computer will push computing to new frontiers
PC World - 6 Mar 2017 16:58
Characters named Q in film and TV have been portrayed as being exceptional. Q in the James Bond movies served up futuristic gadgets, and Q in Star Trek was omnipotent. A new quantum computing program called Q at IBM will...
How to use the Nintendo Switch Joy-Con controllers with PC, Mac and Android
BGR - 6 Mar 2017 16:54
The list of missing features and functionality on the Nintendo Switch is frustratingly long, but there are several welcome surprises as well. For example, shortly after the Switch launched last week, gamers quickly disco...
Surgeons Remove 915 Coins From the Belly of a Sea Turtle
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2017 16:51
In Thailand, it's believed that throwing coins onto a turtle will bring longevity and good fortune. For many years, a female green sea turtle in the eastern town of Sri Racha had to endure this superstition while wading ...