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Jason Scott Is Archiving CD-ROMs and Floppy Discs From Closets Around the World
Motherboard - 3 May 2017 16:00
Game patches, spreadsheet software, FTP sites, software update files--the digital preservationist is saving rare bits of computer history that would otherwise be lost forever.
Carter Wilkerson: The Nuggets Guy Who Broke Twitter
Forbes - 3 May 2017 14:30
A guy who dreams about free nuggets for a year. A fast-food chain that can make his dreams come true. But he'll only get what he wants if he manages to secure eighteen million retweets. Let the games begin!
Hill-Rom Introduces Monarch Airway Clearance System
Medical Design Technology - 3 May 2017 22:05
Product Announcement Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. () introduced its MonarchTM Airway Clearance System, a mobile device that provides high-frequency chest wall oscillation (HFCWO) therapy. The device is encased in a mobile ves...
Fire the 'laser!' High-tech sorting machine helps weed out toxic potatoes
Digital Trends - 3 May 2017 15:36
Some fried potatoes contain a carcinogenic chemical called acrylamide, which only forms at high temperatures. An engineer has now devised a laser-based method for detecting the chemical precursors. The post Fire the ‘l...
World's fastest camera can capture rapid molecular processes
Engadget - 3 May 2017 07:20
Those high-speed cameras that capture over million or even over a billion frames per second have got nothing on Lund University's creation. The Swedish University's invention can film at a rate equivalent to five trillio...
Tesla execs sneakily start a reusable materials company - CNET
CNET - 3 May 2017 06:03
The energy company's CTO and head of special projects are listed as executive officers of Redwood Materials, a "recycling, remanufacturing and reuse" company.
How game theory and Nash equilibrium can help decide cybersecurity responses
TechRepublic - 3 May 2017 06:00
Should you respond to a cyber incident? The answer isn't always clear. But researchers have developed a model that should make the decision easier.
This NASA video will teach you more about clouds than you've ever wanted to know
BGR - 3 May 2017 05:05
From the perspective of us here on Earth, clouds are usually pretty boring. Sure, sometimes we spot one that looks cool or see a unique formation that we take a photo of for Instagram and then move on with our lives. But...
NSA collected 151M phone records in 2016, despite law change - CNET
CNET - 3 May 2017 03:38
A government report finds the agency is still collecting vast amounts of information under the new system.
China increases restrictions on internet news outlets
Engadget - 3 May 2017 02:10
The Chinese government has been ramping up tighter control of its internet in the past year. The latest set of new restrictions released by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) adds more limitations on what news ...
SoundCloud can now build personalized playlists like Spotify
The Verge - 3 May 2017 17:56
SoundCloud has announced a new feature called The Upload, an algorithmically generated playlist based on a user's listening habits. If that sounds familiar, that's because the idea hews close to the highly celebrated and...
Facebook hiring 3,000 to monitor videos after murders, violence shown live
USA Today - 3 May 2017 16:50NASA Extends Concessionaire Contract for Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex
SPACE.com - 3 May 2017 16:31No iPhone user can even imagine dealing with what Android users have to tolerate
BGR - 3 May 2017 16:29
We're now five months into 2017, and Apple's new iOS 11 platform is about one month away from being released as a beta. iOS 10, Apple's most recent public software release, is currently installed on about 80% of active i...
Robot Revolution: How to Prepare for an Automated Future
The New York Times - 3 May 2017 16:17
A third of respondents who work in education and technology said new schooling would not emerge in time to train workers for jobs of the future.
Lawsuit threatens Uber's self-driving car program - CNET
CNET - 3 May 2017 16:14
A federal judge will hear arguments Wednesday on whether Uber can continue to use disputed trade secrets to develop its self-driving car program. A loss for the ride-sharing company could prove devastating.
The maker of Dots says it's getting more ambitious with its fourth game, Wilds
TechCrunch - 3 May 2017 16:00
Dots. Two Dots. Dots & Co. It seems like Dots (that’s the name of both the startup and its first game) is following a pattern with each release — a pattern it’s breaking with its fourth game, Wilds. Wilds isn’t s...
These Researchers Want the People to Seize the Means of AI Production
Motherboard - 3 May 2017 16:00
Artificial intelligence isn't just for corporations.
There Is Sound In Space, Thanks To Gravitational Waves
Forbes - 3 May 2017 16:00
If telescope-based astronomy is how we see the Universe, then gravitational waves are how we hear it.
Cyber cooperation leads to cybersecurity, so why won't Australia cyber do it?
ZDNet - 3 May 2017 07:44
Information sharing has solved big problems, from bird flu to bank robbery. Can Australian businesses stop talking about cooperation and start actually cooperating?
Over 1 million premises sit on 25Mbps NBN connections
ZDNet - 3 May 2017 06:58
The 600,000 users opting for 12/1Mbps plans ensured that over 80 percent of NBN customers are now on the two slowest-speed plans.
Scientists develop bacteria that glows when near landmines
Springwise - 3 May 2017 06:50
Israeli researchers have biologically engineered a new bacteria that emits a fluorescent light when it's in close proximity to explosives. The post Scientists develop bacteria that glows when near landmines appeared firs...