Technology News
Everyone is crazy for Ethereum, but Bitcoin is still the beast to beat
Digital Trends - 7 Aug 2017 02:15
Bitcoin is the oldest cryptocurrency, and its open-source underpinnings are at the core of all its competitors. Over 900 alternatives now challenge it. Can any of them hope to dethrone the king? The post Everyone is craz...
These 5 Countries Are Killing it in the Battle Against Climate Change
Singularity Hub - 7 Aug 2017 17:00
When it comes to climate change, government leaders and politicians must begin to think beyond their term limits and lifetimes. They must ask themselves not how they can serve their voters, but rather how they can contri...
Why Social Media Users Should Never Lower Their Guard
Time - 7 Aug 2017 16:40
Never automatically accept a friend request from anyone
Watch ATLAS the Robot Autonomously Fall Off a Stage
Gizmodo - 7 Aug 2017 15:50
ATLAS is an incredible machine. There's no way around that. First unveiled in 2013, the humanoid robot can now walk around autonomously, move boxes around, and implicitly threaten to destroy humanity. This level of sophi...
New AI algorithm monitors sleep with radio waves
MIT - 7 Aug 2017 05:59
Patients with sleep disorders could be studied nonintrusively at home using wireless signals.
Virgin Galactic's sixth test flight is its most notable yet
Digital Trends - 7 Aug 2017 00:22
It wasn't so long ago that we were celebrating Virgin Galactic's return to the skies after a two-year hiatus. Just three months later, the company has completed its sixth glide flight. The post Virgin Galactic’s sixth ...
Elon Musk celebrates Tesla Model S record-setting mileage trip
Mashable - 7 Aug 2017 00:18Man Who Hacked his Former Employer Gets 18-Month Prison Sentence
Dark Reading - 7 Aug 2017 20:54
A Tennessee man also must pay restitution of nearly $172,400 to his former employer after hacking into its systems to gain an edge for his new company.
A Shaded Path: A Large Format Portrait of Kyrgyzstan
PetaPixel - 7 Aug 2017 18:42SoftBank adding technology ambitions, with ARM, robotics
Phys.org - 7 Aug 2017 17:10
Photo ops of SoftBank Chief Executive Masayoshi Son sometimes show him chatting happily with his company's humanoid robot, the childlike Pepper, or grinning as President Donald Trump heaps praise on him for creating Amer...
Judge: IBM owes Indiana $78M for failed welfare automation
Phys.org - 7 Aug 2017 17:00
IBM Corp. owes Indiana $78 million in damages stemming from the company's failed effort to automate much of the state's welfare services, a judge has ruled in a long-running dispute.
First Genetically Engineered Salmon Sold in Canada
Scientific American - 7 Aug 2017 17:00
US firm AquaBounty Technologies says that its transgenic fish has hit the market after a 25-year wait --
There are now over 3 billion social media users in the world — about 40 percent of the global population
Mashable - 7 Aug 2017 16:56Apple joins Instagram to push 'Shot on iPhone' marketing campaign
AppleInsider - 7 Aug 2017 16:47
Apple on Monday created an official account on Facebook's Instagram, leveraging it for a long-running campaign promoting the iPhone's camera technology.
SES to launch a satellite on a previously flown Falcon 9
Space News - 7 Aug 2017 16:17
SES plans to launch its SES-11 satellite, also known as EchoStar 105, as soon as late September from Cape Canaveral. The first stage that will be used on launch is likely the Falcon 9 that first flew in February to send ...
Obama's Science Experts Operate Unofficial Shadow Network
Scientific American - 7 Aug 2017 16:17
With Trump in the White House, former staffers continue to press their positions --
France and Germany Prepare Crackdown on Tax Loopholes With Tech Companies Like Apple in Sights
Mac Rumors - 7 Aug 2017 16:14
France and Germany are looking to stop tech companies like Apple from exploiting tax loopholes in their respective countries. The loopholes are said to have allowed Apple to "minimize taxes and grab market share" at the ...
Faraday Future signs lease on new turn-key manufacturing facility
TechCrunch - 7 Aug 2017 16:11
Faraday Future recently abandoned plans to build its own tailor-made factory from scratch in Nevada, and now it’s signed a lease on a new ready-made production facility in Hanford, Calif. The switch in strategy reflect...
iPhone 8 could scan your face even if your phone is on a table
TechCrunch - 7 Aug 2017 16:02
Apple’s HomePod firmware is the gift that keeps on giving. When the company shared an early build of the speaker firmware, many developers started digging around the strings in a library file to find hints about the ne...
This Website Helps You Find Eclipse Events Near You
Life Hacker - 7 Aug 2017 16:00
You can livestream the eclipse on August 21, but that doesn't compare to seeing it in real life. A website (whose URL features the moon and sun emoji ) helps you plan out your solar eclipse day by telling you about offic...
After 5 years on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is still making big discoveries
Fox News - 7 Aug 2017 16:00
Five years after touching down on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover mission is still making big discoveries.
Leica TL2 Sample Images
Photography Blog - 7 Aug 2017 15:45
Ahead of our full review, here are some sample images and a 4K movie taken with a full production version of the new Leica TL2 compact system camera and the Super-Vario-Elmar-T 11-23mm f/3.5-4.5 ASPH lens. The Leica TL2 ...