Technology News
The Quest to Crystallize Time
Scientific American - 9 Mar 2017 16:15
Bizarre forms of matter called time crystals were supposed to be physically impossible. Now they’re not --
Google says it's already fixed many exploits from WikiLeaks' CIA document dump
The Verge - 9 Mar 2017 07:12
Google has fixed many of the vulnerabilities in its Chrome and Android platforms identified in yesterday's WikiLeaks dump of CIA documents, the company said today. In a statement provided to Recode by Heather Adkins --Go...
Cybersecurity experts paint bleak picture of robot security
ReadWrite - 9 Mar 2017 09:25
Robots are still an uncommon sight in the home, but most tech analysts project a huge increase in the amount of droids deployed to do tasks in the next ten years. It might not be that long before helper robots, picture C...
A Scientist Might Have Located the Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 Impact Site With Sound
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2017 16:15
The day after the third anniversary of the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean, we still haven't found the plane. Authorities suspended the search earlier this year, according to the Guard...
Sandia creates 3-D metasurfaces with optical possibilities
Phys.org - 9 Mar 2017 15:44
Metamaterials don't exist in nature, but their ability to make ultra-thin lenses and ultra-efficient cell phone antennas, bend light to keep satellites cooler and let photovoltaics absorb more energy mean they offer a wo...
Galaxy S8 hits FCC, renders compare size with others
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2017 10:30
With MWC 2017 out of the way, the next big mobile event we’re waiting for is Samsung unveiling of the Galaxy S8 later this month. That is, unless Apple suddenly holds its iPad earlier than speculated. With just weeks b...
Solar-powered UK schools face an 800 percent tax increase
Engadget - 9 Mar 2017 08:03
Solar technology could face a huge hurdle in the United Kingdom. Schools and certain businesses with solar panels installed may see a 800 percent raise in taxes when a law goes into effect this April, according to The In...
Uber gets permit to test autonomous cars in California
PC World - 9 Mar 2017 07:38
Uber Technologies' autonomous cars could be returning to California soon after state authorities permitted the company to test the vehicles. The ride-hailing company is now listed by the California Department of Motor Ve...
Congress Just Ordered NASA to Get Crackin' on Mars and a Ton of Other Things
Gizmodo - 9 Mar 2017 06:17
Both the Senate and the House have approved a bill that will send $19.508 billion NASA and sets some very ambitious directives. All that's standing between the space agency and getting to work is a presidential sign off....
WikiLeaks looks at helping tech vendors disarm CIA hacking tools
PC World - 9 Mar 2017 04:37
WikiLeaks has attracted plenty of haters over its controversial disclosures. But the site may be in a unique position to help tech vendors better secure their products. That's because WikiLeaks has published secret hacki...
The U.S. Senate wants to limit the FCC's ability to regulate ISP data policies
Digital Trends - 9 Mar 2017 03:04
Congress is stepping in to address the status of recent FCC rulings regarding how ISPs use customer's data, with Senate Republicans introducing legislation that would do away with the rules altogether. The post The U.S. ...
Pokemon GO News: Updates for the Easter Event
Slash Gear - 9 Mar 2017 19:21
It’s time again to speak about the next Pokemon GO event, here focusing on the upcoming (not yet official) Easter event both inside and outside the USA. This event has been a long time coming – Pokemon Eggs have just...
Facebook Messenger Day launches as a Snapchat Stories clone for making plans
TechCrunch - 9 Mar 2017 16:12
Today Facebook is globally launching Messenger Day to put a utilitarian spin on the slideshow format. While Snapchat Stories is for retelling what you’ve done, Messenger Day’s “Who’s up for?” filters and Active...
Congress begins rolling back Obama's broadband privacy rules
Engadget - 9 Mar 2017 16:02
As expected, Republicans in Congress have begun the process of rolling back the FCC's broadband privacy rules which prevent excessive surveillance. Arizona Republican Jeff Flake introduced a resolution to scrub the rules...
CIA responds to 'Vault 7' hack leak, WikiLeaks claims only 1% of what it holds was published
AppleInsider - 9 Mar 2017 15:59
The CIA has issued a statement criticizing the massive WikiLeaks reveal of its iPhone, macOS, Android, and Windows hacking department, amidst international outcry about the leak -- and tens of thousands more documents ar...
ProWatch X Personal Assistant Smartwatch
The Gadget Flow - 9 Mar 2017 15:54
Stay organized throughout your day with the ProWatch X Personal Assistant Smartwatch. Offering more than just the time, this watch delivers notifications, calls, and more right to your wrist. With easy-to-read notificati...
North Korea poses unique challenges to space, experts say
Space News - 9 Mar 2017 15:43
U.S. near-peer adversaries such as China and Russia have incentives to remain peaceful in orbit. They may not want to create debris for fear of damaging their own satellites, or disrupt position, navigation, and timing s...
UK newspapers want Facebook and Google probed over 'fake news'
Engadget - 9 Mar 2017 15:15
The UK's newspaper industry is calling on the British government to investigate Google and Facebook's role in the controversial rise of 'fake' news. Responding to an inquiry set up by the Culture, Media and Sport Committ...
Why Space Travel Can Be Absolutely Disgusting
Live Science - 9 Mar 2017 15:14
In order to be an astronaut you need a strong stomach, one that won't make you puke if you see a turd floating by or when you need to poop into a bag taped to your rear end.
Thanks To Machine Learning, Google Can Now Automatically Detect Objects In Videos And Make Them Searchable
Tech Times - 9 Mar 2017 14:42
Google has announced its Video Intelligence API for the Google Cloud Platform, which allows machine learning to automatically identify objects in videos. It's also encouraging developers to take advantage of the API to a...
Space Station to Host Coldest Spot in the Universe
Live Science - 9 Mar 2017 14:42
This August, NASA plans to launch to the space station an experiment that will freeze atoms to only 1 billionth of a degree above absolute zero -- more than 100 million times colder than the deep reaches of space.
Why Apple is bringing the iPhone 6 back from the dead
ZDNet - 9 Mar 2017 13:15
Thought that the iPhone 6 was long dead and buried? Well, it's back.