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Watch the X-37B Space Plane Land Near a Space Shuttle Model
SPACE.com - 8 May 2017 10:00Americans Claim Gluten Sensitivity More Than Others
Live Science - 8 May 2017 07:25This is what we know about 'Cyberpunk 2077'
Digital Trends - 8 May 2017 18:16
Now that CD Projekt Red has finished working on 'The Witcher 3,' the studio is concentrating on its next project, an open-world sci-fi title called 'Cyberpunk 2077.' Most details about the game are still a mystery, but w...
The FBI paid nearly a million dollars to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone
Digital Trends - 8 May 2017 16:22
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation paid $900,000 for an exploit that allowed it to unlock the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone 5c. The disclosure comes after three news organizations took the agency to court. The po...
USA Today Is Pissed That Bots Are Such Big Fans of Its Facebook Page
Gizmodo - 8 May 2017 00:05
Normally, if a publisher has a problem with spam bots. it has something to do with dreaded promotional comments that don't make any sense. But USA Today has another problem--the bots just love the colorful newspaper's Fa...
Pokemon GO Grass Event extended: here's how (no promo code needed)
Slash Gear - 8 May 2017 18:18
Over the weekend Niantic’s latest Pokemon GO update in event fashion rang in the start of Summer just a bit early. The first day of summer is officially June 20th, but with a Grass Event for Pokemon GO, it started on F...
How To Cast Spotify To Your Main Sound System With Home And Chromecast
Forbes - 8 May 2017 17:32
You can cast Spotify to your main sound system with the base Chromecast and voice control Spotify's vast music library with Google's Home. Here's how.
HP builds out partner, customer roster for 3D Jet Fusion printing systems
ZDNet - 8 May 2017 16:29
HP put some meat on its 3D Jet Fusion printing effort with resellers, partners and new customers.
Snapchat's stickers could be coming to AR, patent filing suggests
Digital Trends - 8 May 2017 15:40
Love Snapchat Stickers? What if you could place them into real scenes in real time? That's the idea behind a Snap Inc. patent filing. The idea appears to create a simplified AR database to place virtual objects in the re...
Intel chip vulnerability lets hackers easily hijack fleets of PCs
ZDNet - 8 May 2017 01:37
Security researchers say exploiting the vulnerability requires little technical expertise, and can result in a hacker taking full control of an affected PC.
This Photographer Left His Camera Out All Night Off the Coast of Maryland
PetaPixel - 8 May 2017 20:54Google 0-Day Hunters Find 'Crazy Bad' Windows RCE Flaw
The Hacker News - 8 May 2017 16:59
Google Project Zero's security researchers have discovered another critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft's Windows operating system, claiming that it is something truly bad. Tavis Ormandy announ...
Parrot positions its consumer drones for 3d modeling, mapping and agricultural uses
TechCrunch - 8 May 2017 16:24
Parrot today announced packages for its consumer drones aimed at small businesses. The company has long served the professional market, but this announcement repositions the Bebop and Disco drones as off-the-shelf soluti...
Why The Cloud And Internet Of Things Don't Always Mix
Forbes - 8 May 2017 04:54
Panel at recent Princeton-Fung Global Forum explores the risky economics of connected devices.
Emmanuel Macron and how political campaigns will never be the same
TechCrunch - 8 May 2017 02:52
Every major campaign brings its set of changes. Barack Obama used big data and micro-targeting in his 2008 campaign. Then social networks became a great way to address messages to voters directly. But the political campa...
NASA is reviewing candidates for its next Solar System mission
Engadget - 8 May 2017 00:27
NASA might be focusing on Mars recently, but it hasn't forgotten the rest of the Solar System. The agency has begun reviewing the 12 proposals it received for the New Frontiers program, the same one that gave rise to New...
Save $34 on a Nest Cam and protect your nest for less
USA Today - 8 May 2017 23:15
Want to boost your home security? The Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera is only $164.99 via Amazon.
The Radeon RX 460 has temporarily dropped to a reasonable $115
PC World - 8 May 2017 19:58
The AMD Radeon RX 560 is expected to hit store shelves any day now, and we're already seeing some sales on its predecessor, the RX 460. Today, Newegg has such a deal on the 4GB XFX Radeon RX 460 for $115--and if you send...
FBI iPhone Hacking Tools: Agency Paid $900K To Unlock San Bernardino Shooter's Phone, Senator Reveals
IBTimes - 8 May 2017 18:45
The FBI paid $900,000 to unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters, Sen. Diane Feinstein, D-Calif., revealed during questioning of Director James Comey.
The Nixie Machine II is a mean-looking clock for serious geeks
TechCrunch - 8 May 2017 18:01Marijuana's Mind-Altering Compound May Improve Memory
Live Science - 8 May 2017 17:55I Used AIM for the Last Month to See if It's Still Good
Motherboard - 8 May 2017 17:30
Investigating whether we should all get back on AIM and what has become of our away messages.