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Gorgeous Hubble photo of Mars 'photobombed' by tiny moon
BGR - 21 Jul 2017 00:47
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope consistently delivers breathtaking views of the planets in our galactic neighborhood, but when it set its sights on Mars recently for a series of snapshots it captured more than just Mars. A...
Best Cases for Moto G5 Plus
Android Central - 21 Jul 2017 20:00
What are the best cases available for the Moto G5 Plus? Motorola's latest budget phone, the Moto G5 Plus, is quite the follow up to the Moto G4 Plus. If you recently picked one up on sale, you should reinvest some of the...
Canon EOS 200D Sample Images
Photography Blog - 21 Jul 2017 17:00
Ahead of our full review, here are some sample images and videos taken with the Canon EOS 200D DSLR camera (also known as the EOS Rebel SL2). The Canon EOS 200D is the world's lightest APS-C DSLR camera with the world's ...
Hulu Live TV hits Amazon Fire TV with new UI
Slash Gear - 21 Jul 2017 16:58
Hulu’s Live TV service is being added to the Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, spreading availability of the company’s latest beta, and its new interface. The update, which is rolling out today, will include more per...
Flashes of light on the dark matter
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2017 16:51
A web that passes through infinite intergalactic spaces, a dense cosmic forest illuminated by very distant lights and a huge enigma to solve. These are the picturesque ingredients of a scientific research - carried out b...
Photographer Sues Proctor & Gamble Over Copyright in $75 Million+ Case
PetaPixel - 21 Jul 2017 16:44YouTube redirects ISIS recruits to anti-terrorist videos
USA Today - 21 Jul 2017 01:33ARKit Roundup: Turn-by-Turn Directions, Precise Room Measurements, and Pac-Man
Mac Rumors - 21 Jul 2017 17:43
Since the announcement of Apple's new augmented reality developer platform at WWDC in June, developers have been sharing interesting new AR experiences on iOS devices, including practical applications like measuring tape...
The moon is front and center during a total solar eclipse
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2017 17:01
In the lead-up to a total solar eclipse, most of the attention is on the sun, but Earth's moon also has a starring role.
Mozilla upgrades Firefox for iOS to version 8.0, adds QR code reader and night-reading mode
AppleInsider - 21 Jul 2017 16:08China announces goal of AI leadership by 2030
ABC News - 21 Jul 2017 07:12
China's government has announced a goal of transforming the country into a global leader in artificial intelligence by 2030
Neil Armstrong's bag containing traces of moon dust sells for $1.8M
CBSNews - 21 Jul 2017 05:19
Collection bag was used during first manned mission to the moon in 1969, and auction marks 48th anniversary of that event
Crazy vine robot will grow to rescue survivors, put out fires, and more
Digital Trends - 21 Jul 2017 01:01
Stanford University and UC Santa Barbara's new soft robot is able to grow up to 236 feet in length, and navigate through some impressively tight spaces -- all by pumping itself up with air. The post Crazy vine robot will...
No, the iPhone 8 Isn't Going to Cost $1,400
The Mac Observer - 21 Jul 2017 22:47
The rumored price of the iPhone keeps rising because what else could create such attention and alarm?
Lyft forms own autonomous vehicle unit, will open network
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2017 17:05
Lyft is setting up its own unit to develop autonomous vehicle technology, but its approach will be different from other companies and partnerships working on self-driving cars.
Mars' Small, Stressed Out Moon Is Painfully Relatable In New Photo
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2017 17:05
Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, are like the bay leafs of the solar system: they're fine I guess but what are they trying to do? The larger satellite, Phobos, is interesting because its existence is almost poetic: it...
Y Combinator is reportedly raising a $1 billion fund
TechCrunch - 21 Jul 2017 16:54
Silicon Valley startup accelerator Y Combinator is raising up to $1 billion for a new venture capital fund, Axios is reporting this morning. The fundraising comes less than two years after YC announced the close of its f...
Incredible Self-Folding Robots Work Without Batteries or Wires
Gizmodo - 21 Jul 2017 16:50
Inspired by the traditional Japanese art of origami, self-folding robots can go places and do things traditional robots cannot. A major drawback to these devices, however, has been the need to equip them with batteries o...
Speed of Windows 10 Adoption Not Affected by WannaCry
Dark Reading - 21 Jul 2017 16:42
WannaCry has motivated security teams to stay current on patching but Windows 10 adoption remains the same.
How to Protect Yourself Against a Ransomware Attack
Time - 21 Jul 2017 16:41
Recently, a massive ransomware attack using stolen NSA hacking tools disabled an estimated 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries. The ransomware, known as WannaCry, severely affected organizations around the globe...
Bitcoin's long-overdue upgrade is all things to all people
Engadget - 21 Jul 2017 16:39
Bitcoin backers have welcomed a code upgrade that will improve the virtual currency's usage and scalability. The upgrade, known as SegWit2x, represents a compromise between two competing schools of thought on Bitcoin's f...
Lockheed Martin to build full-scale prototype of NASA cislunar habitat
Phys.org - 21 Jul 2017 16:23
Refurbishing a shuttle-era cargo container used to transfer cargo to the International Space Station, Lockheed Martin is prototyping a deep space habitat for NASA at Kennedy Space Center. This prototype will integrate ev...