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Watch DJI reveal its new drone right here
TechCrunch - 24 May 2017 13:29
DJI is promising “something huge” at this morning’s “Seize the Moment” event in New York City. More than likely, that big thing will come in a small package. The often secretive drone company has apparently bee...
German automakers are looking to mimic Tesla's own Gigafactory
BGR - 24 May 2017 05:04
Tesla may be at the forefront of the EV revolution, the success and accolades the company enjoyed with the Model S, and more recently the Model X, has prompted a number of big-name players to devote more substantial reso...
Bitcoin soars above $2,400 to all-time high
Reuters - 24 May 2017 16:55
(Reuters) - Digital currency bitcoin hit a fresh record high on Wednesday, surging above $2,400, as demand for crypto-assets soared with the creation of new tokens to raise funding for start-ups using blockchain technolo...
FCC releases proposal to gut net neutrality rules - CNET
CNET - 24 May 2017 02:43
The public will have about three months to comment on the proposal, which would roll back Obama-era rules.
Who Gets Credit When a Meme Becomes a Movie?
Motherboard - 24 May 2017 19:00
Netflix is reportedly making an original movie starring Rihanna and Lupita Nyong'o, inspired by Twitter and Tumblr posts. But will the social media authors get paid?
Windows switch to Git almost complete: 8,500 commits and 1,760 builds each day
Ars Technica - 24 May 2017 18:27
The Windows team's migration to Git is almost complete.
Bitcoin Is Worth $2,000. What?
Motherboard - 24 May 2017 17:00
An explainer for the rest of us.
Five surprising ways holograms are revolutionising the world
Phys.org - 24 May 2017 15:21
We seem to be fascinated by holograms or at least the promise of what they can do. Think the famous Princess Leia projection in Star Wars; holographic fashion shows in New York, Hamburg and Beijing; the massive success o...
U.S. carriers make calls and texts to U.K. free following Manchester attack
Android Authority - 24 May 2017 07:47
AT&T, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, and Boost Mobile will all offer free calls and texts to England following the Manchester Arena attack.
This Tesla Coil Guitar Amp Would Make Spinal Tap Weep With Envy
Gizmodo - 24 May 2017 05:27
This Tesla coil goes to 11.
Apple joins the race to 5G, applies to test experimental technology
Digital Trends - 24 May 2017 17:05
While carriers are hard at work developing their own 5G networks, the iPhone maker is seeking permission from the FCC to test technologies central to 5G, which should arrive by 2020. The post Apple joins the race to 5G, ...
New AI Mimics Any Voice in a Matter of Minutes
Singularity Hub - 24 May 2017 17:00
The story starts out like a bad joke: Obama, Clinton and Trump walk into a bar, where they applauded a new startup based in Montreal, Canada called Lyrebird. Skeptical? Here's a recording. Sound clip credit: Lyrebird If ...
The law isn't ready for the internet of sexual assault
Engadget - 24 May 2017 17:00
If the Mirai botnet taught us anything, it's that no device connected to the internet is safe from hacking. In that incident, malware hijacked thousands of devices, including DVRs, modems and security cameras. But as the...
Sphero's next remote-controlled car has eyes and a mouth
Slash Gear - 24 May 2017 16:49
This week the folks at Sphero have revealed that they’re continuing their high-five of a relationship with Disney with a CARS 3 vehicle. They worked with the folks at Lucasfilm and Disney to make a real-deal BB-8 a rea...
'Battlefield 1' DLC adds a playable female soldier class
Engadget - 24 May 2017 16:38
By turning the clocks back to World War 1, DICE has created arguably one of the best games in the Battlefield series. Now, with Battlefield 1's latest DLC, the developer is using our tragic past to drag its franchise kic...
Here's how to bring muscle-car power to the chore of mowing your lawn
Digital Trends - 24 May 2017 16:32
Your brain tells you to mow the lawn, but your heart suggests you go for a spin in a V8-powered machine. An enthusiast listened to both and stuffed a 350-cubic-inch Chevrolet V8 in a riding mower. The post Here’s how t...
Don't let that ugly iPhone 8 model scare you - this is what the real thing will look like
BGR - 24 May 2017 16:31
Apple's upcoming next-generation iPhone 8 is now about four months away from being announced. As we've come to expect in light of all the leaks we've seen in previous years, Apple's new iPhone becomes less mysterious wit...
PSA: Many major media players vulnerable to attack via malicious subtitles files [Video]
9 to 5 Mac - 24 May 2017 16:11
Security researchers have discovered a surprising new way for attackers to gain control of a machine: malicious subtitles. The vulnerability is device-independent, meaning it could be used to gain control of anything fro...
China blocks online broadcast of computer go match
Phys.org - 24 May 2017 16:01
Internet users outside China watched a computer defeat its national go champion, but few Chinese web surfers could see it.
Now You Can Pay People to Ferry Packages While They're Traveling
Motherboard - 24 May 2017 14:00
You can also get paid to deliver random items--though most of them are abroad.
IBM's compute, storage tech powers Qatar Genome Program
ZDNet - 24 May 2017 13:00
According to IBM, the Qatar Genome Program is one of the world's largest national genome medical research projects.
B&O Play gets crafty with its newest product, a music-infused beer
Digital Trends - 24 May 2017 12:39
B&O Play makes headphones, speakers, and other musical products, but the team has now turned its attention to beer, and working with the Mikkeller brewery, it has been working to assess the affect music has on its taste....