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What Were the First Records of Solar Eclipses?
SPACE.com - 5 Jul 2017 07:13Photobucket endures user backlash after breaking images with 'ransom' demand
ZDNet - 5 Jul 2017 13:01
Ebay and Amazon sellers are among those furious with the photo-sharing service.
Infographic: Time spent managing vendor relationships is on the rise
ZDNet - 5 Jul 2017 16:06
In a recent Tech Pro Research survey, 57 percent of respondents said they spend more time working with vendors than they did two years ago.
Review: Nikon D7500, speed and capability
DP Review - 5 Jul 2017 19:11
The Nikon D7500 is a midrange APS-C DSLR that both sits below and borrows a lot from Nikon's APS-C flagship D500 including its 20.9MP sensor, high-res metering sensor (used for subject recognition) and very probably its ...
Baidu partners with Ford, Nvidia, and others to boost its self-driving car platform
The Verge - 5 Jul 2017 20:52
Chinese search giant Baidu today announced that more than 50 companies, including big names in the auto and tech industries, have joined its Apollo self-driving car platform. Those companies include Ford, Daimler, Nvidia...
North Korean missiles could soon reach the US. Can we stop them?
New Scientist - 5 Jul 2017 17:18
Kim Jong-un's regime has tested a missile that could eventually hit the continental US with Hiroshima-sized nuclear weapons. Talks, war or sanctions are the only ways forward
Samsung planning "Bixby" speaker to take on Echo, Google Home, HomePod
Ars Technica - 5 Jul 2017 16:45
Samsung is the latest company to plan a voice assistant in a box.
Not even bats are "blind as a bat"
The Verge - 5 Jul 2017 23:15
You've probably come across the phrase "blind as a bat" at some point in your life. But, as it turns out, bats aren't blind. To figure out where this myth started and why it's so popular, The Verge called up Winifred Fri...
Working together to reduce infection in extreme weather events
EurekAlert! - 5 Jul 2017 06:00
(Australian National University) Researchers have called for health professionals and climate forecasters to work more closely together ahead of extreme weather events and gradual climate change to help prevent the sprea...
Microsoft's Steven Bathiche redefined the PC, and he wants to do it again
Digital Trends - 5 Jul 2017 12:15
Microsoft's Surface line has proven the company knows how to build hardware, but it wasn't built overnight. It was founded on a long history of research and innovation by scientists like Steven Bathiche. The post Microso...
Why Google's newest AI team is setting up in Canada
Re/code - 5 Jul 2017 21:45
Things are friendlier in the north. DeepMind, Google's London-based artificial intelligence research branch, is launching a team at the University of Alberta in Canada. Why there? Two reasons come to mind: 1. Canada has ...
Wacù Space-saving Portable Vacuum Device
The Gadget Flow - 5 Jul 2017 15:00
Travel with everything you need when you use the Wacù Portable Vacuum Device. Working with specialized plastic bags, this small yet mighty machine removes the air from your clothing and linens. The result is an ultra co...
E-Clips Triple-SIM Smartphone Adapter
The Gadget Flow - 5 Jul 2017 15:00
Get the best signal no matter where you go with the E-Clips Triple-SIM Smartphone Adapter. This handy case lets you carry up to three SIM cards at once so you can easily switch between them. With this, you can instantly ...
CHLA Conducts satisfaction survey in the pediatric emergency department
EurekAlert! - 5 Jul 2017 06:00
(Children's Hospital Los Angeles) Physician researchers at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) surveyed caregivers to understand their expectations and satisfaction of urgent care in a pediatric emergency department (...
Fastest stars in the Milky Way are 'runaways' from another galaxy
Phys.org - 5 Jul 2017 01:00
A group of astronomers have shown that the fastest-moving stars in our galaxy - which are travelling so fast that they can escape the Milky Way - are in fact runaways from a much smaller galaxy in orbit around our own.
How to Confront Your Flaky Friend
Life Hacker - 5 Jul 2017 22:00
Making plans is hard, especially when you're making them with a chronic flaker. There are ways to politely cancel plans, but what if the person you're making plans with repeatedly doesn't show up? To save you time and fr...
Shoot Pinhole Photos With the Videre 35mm Cardboard TLR Camera
The Phoblographer - 5 Jul 2017 18:00
"I've always collected old cameras, and was always very much in love with my Rolleiflex which inspired the design of the original VIDERE and in turn the 35mm VIDERE." says designer Kelly Angood about her new Kickstarter ...
What These Lifelike Androids Can Teach Us About Being Human
Singularity Hub - 5 Jul 2017 17:00
For Dr. Hiroshi Ishiguro, one of the most interesting things about androids is the changing questions they pose us, their creators, as they evolve. Does it, for example, do something to the concept of being human if a hu...
Team develops sprayable sensing network technology for structural health monitoring
Phys.org - 5 Jul 2017 16:38
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) research team developed a novel breed of nanocomposites-inspired sensors which can be sprayed directly on flat or curved engineering structural surfaces, such as train tracks ...
Actors on streaming shows reach a deal for better pay
Engadget - 5 Jul 2017 09:19
It's not just writers who are getting a better deal from streaming video providers. SAG-AFTRA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached a "tentative" 3-year deal that includes better pay fo...
Google now tracking air pollution when mapping streets
CBSNews - 5 Jul 2017 05:23
The Google cars that collect maps and photograph city streets have also been collecting air -- and we could be seeing the results in more detailed maps very soon. John Blackstone has more.
A robot that milks scorpions could aid cancer research
Engadget - 5 Jul 2017 03:31
A scorpion-milking robot designed to extract and store venom could put an end to the tricky manual method traditionally used by scientists. Researchers at the Ben M'sik Hassan II University in Morocco claim their robot n...