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This is the new Ubisoft logo
USA Today - 1 Jun 2017 00:20
Video game publisher updates branding ahead of E3, big fiscal year.
Watch SpaceX launch its first reused Dragon capsule to resupply the ISS
TechCrunch - 1 Jun 2017 17:03
SpaceX is going to attempt to re-use one of its Dragon capsules for the first time in an active mission to resupply the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft was used first back in September 2014 to resupply...
Here's What That 'Faceless Fish' Actually Is
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2017 16:27
Life gets pretty weird in the cold abyss of the deep sea. One deep ocean oddity presented itself to researchers at Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) just the other day--the strange beas...
IBM's Watson is really good at creating cancer treatment plans
Engadget - 1 Jun 2017 06:01
Jeopardy-winning Watson is getting better and better at designing cancer treatments. New data presented this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology's annual meeting show that IBM's Watson for Oncology suggests...
Intel predicts a $7 trillion self-driving future
The Verge - 1 Jun 2017 22:21
The race to be the first to deploy autonomous vehicles is on among carmakers, emerging startups, and tech giants. Amid this constant news cycle of deals and drama, the purpose of all of it can get lost -- or at least a b...
New consensus document for appropriate use of drug testing in clinical addiction medicine
Science Daily - 1 Jun 2017 21:18
A new Consensus Document from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) provides practical, evidence-based recommendations on the use of drug testing for identification, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of pa...
An Interview with Urban Koi
PetaPixel - 1 Jun 2017 19:13Gut microbiota plays a key role in treatment with classic diabetes medication
Science Daily - 1 Jun 2017 18:41
A clearer picture of how the classic diabetes medication metformin works has emerged. A recent study indicates that the clinical effect -- control of blood glucose -- is achieved through modulation of the gut microbiota.
Adobe's new app really wants to kill your scanner
Slash Gear - 1 Jun 2017 17:43
Of all the computer peripherals that most of us would like to die a painful death whenever we have to use them, the scanner probably sits neat the top of the list. Now, Adobe wants you to junk it completely, with its new...
EFF sues FBI for records of alleged informants at Best Buy - CNET
CNET - 1 Jun 2017 03:08
Rights group worries warrantless searches of devices circumvents customers' Fourth Amendment rights.
Dell Inspiron 15 (7567) Laptop Review
USA Today - 1 Jun 2017 22:47
This budget gaming Dell packs a serious punch
OneWeb says no steam lost despite Intelsat merger unravelling
Space News - 1 Jun 2017 21:55
OneWeb says that the now near-certain collapse of its planned merger with Intelsat has by no means slowed any of the company's progress, and that other geostationary satellite operators have already expressed interest in...
Foster Introduces Antimicrobial Master Batches for Medical Device Polymers
Medical Design Technology - 1 Jun 2017 21:49
News Ionic silver is highly successful at killing bacteria and preventing colonization ... Contributed Author: Foster Corporation Topics: STEM
Massive telescope will let us gaze deeper into the galaxy than ever before
Digital Trends - 1 Jun 2017 19:05
The Extremely Large Telescope's name isn't pure hyperbole -- the ELT will boast a main mirror that's 128 feet in diameter, which will make it the largest telescope on Earth once complete. The post Massive telescope will ...
New Nike Apple Watch Bands Now Available for Purchase [Updated]
Mac Rumors - 1 Jun 2017 19:03
Last week, Nike announced plans to release four new Nike+ Apple Watch bands in colors that match its line of Nike Air VaporMax Flyknit "Day to Night" shoes, and those watch bands are available for purchase as of today. T...
Let's Take This iPhone Case All the Way to the Supreme Court
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2017 17:51
Two extremely similar cases involving locked iPhones in two neighboring counties ended up with two conflicting judgments. Both suspects claimed that they couldn't remember their passcodes which prevented police from obta...
Logitech Flow lets you control multiple computers with one mouse
Slash Gear - 1 Jun 2017 17:25
We’re used to a pretty steady flow of mice and keyboards coming out of Logitech, but today the focus is almost entirely on software. Citing its own in-house research that shows one-in-ten people work across multiple co...
Himalayan Salt Lamps: What Are They (and Do They Really Work)?
Live Science - 1 Jun 2017 17:17Putin Praises 'Patriotic' Russian Hackers He Definitely Doesn't Know or Employ
Gizmodo - 1 Jun 2017 17:15
Vladimir Putin, who apparently had nothing better to do today, decided to throw water on claims that Russia had direct ties to the DNC email leaks during last year's US election. Simultaneously, the strongman who has hel...
Dancing robots! Backflipping drones! Apple wants your iPad to teach you to program hardware
TechCrunch - 1 Jun 2017 17:00
Code rules everything around me. And you. Really: be it the stoplight you stared at this morning, or the train you rode in on, or the lil’ robot vacuum keeping your floor ever-so-slightly cleaner while you’re away, c...
Limitless Lab-Grown Blood Is 'Tantalizingly Close' After 20 Years
Singularity Hub - 1 Jun 2017 17:00
Blood stem cells are things of wonder: hidden inside each single cell is the power to reconstitute an entire blood system, like a sort of biological big bang. Yet with great power comes greater vulnerability. Once these ...
Apple's Swift Playgrounds coding app now supports robots, drones, and toys
The Verge - 1 Jun 2017 17:00
Apple today announced that its education programming iPad app, Swift Playgrounds, will soon support robots and drones. That means young kids and students will be able to write their own Swift code to control any number o...