Technology News
Massive Equifax Data Breach May Affect Half of U.S. Population
NBC News - 11 Sep 2017 00:01
Equifax on Thursday revealed a breach that exposed 143 million people's Social Security numbers, credit cards, driver's license numbers and other private information.
Hoarders Are Confronting Clutter in Virtual Reality
Motherboard - 11 Sep 2017 18:27
Researchers are using VR to surround diagnosed hoarders with clutter. I tried it out.
Hackers Have Already Started to Weaponize Artificial Intelligence
Gizmodo - 11 Sep 2017 17:30
Last year, two data scientists from security firm ZeroFOX conducted an experiment to see who was better at getting Twitter users to click on malicious links, humans or an artificial intelligence. The researchers taught a...
China's Delayed Moon Mission Sparks Debate over Lunar Samples
Scientific American - 11 Sep 2017 12:45
The Chang’e 5 spacecraft could return invaluable new moon rocks to Earth, but who will get to study them? --
What does Google know about you? Its new privacy dashboard should reveal all
ZDNet - 11 Sep 2017 12:25
The new mobile-friendly version of Google Dashboard is rolling out this week.
Select Apple Watch models currently unavailable from Apple ahead of Tuesday's refresh
9 to 5 Mac - 11 Sep 2017 00:21
Apple is set to unveil a variety of new products on Tuesday, including new Apple Watch models. Ahead of the event, however, stock of select current-generation Apple Watch models has started to run dry. Currently, the 42m...
Beyond the iPhone: How Apple is positioning itself for the next big thing
ZDNet - 11 Sep 2017 00:00
The new iPhone will grab the spotlight, but Apple's other moves are even more interesting.
Twice the Charm: A New Creature Joins the Particle Zoo
Physics Buzz - 11 Sep 2017 18:22
If you're in need of some charming news and a break from weather-related disaster coverage, this is your story. Today, in the American Physical Society's journal Physical Review Letters, a several-hundred-member team of ...
NOAA Hurricane Hunters Fly Into the Eyes of Storms to Gather Lifesaving Data. This is Irma
Twisted Sifter - 11 Sep 2017 17:47
Hair-raising photos and video of the NOAA Hurricane Hunters flying into the eye of Irma
Tesla urban Superchargers bring high-speed charging to cities
Slash Gear - 11 Sep 2017 17:30
Tesla is planning a big push in urban Supercharger locations, attempting to bolster its network as Model 3 owners start to join the crowds. The company has traditionally used Supercharger Stations to enable long-distance...
Liveblog: Apple's September 2017 iPhone 8 launch
Ars Technica - 11 Sep 2017 17:30
Join us for live coverage of all Apple's announcements.
Why Relaxing Our Password Policies Might Actually Bolster User Safety
Dark Reading - 11 Sep 2017 17:30
Recent guidance from NIST may seem counterintuitive.
YouTube star PewDiePie in hot water over use of racial slur
Digital Trends - 11 Sep 2017 17:24
YouTube personality PewDiePie has found himself in hot water after he used a racial slur while playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. Firewatch developer Campo Santo filed copyright claims on his videos in response. The ...
NASA's Cassini spacecraft will meet its fiery end in Saturn's atmosphere on Friday
The Verge - 11 Sep 2017 17:11
After 13 years of zooming around Saturn and its many moons, NASA's Cassini spacecraft has less than four days left at the planetary system before the probe is lost forever. Early Friday morning, Cassini will dive into Sa...
Scientists Used Nanoparticles to Turn a Window Into a Mirror and Back Again
Motherboard - 11 Sep 2017 17:05
For the first time, a reversible nanoparticle array can transition between a window and a mirror.
First practical building blocks for a global quantum internet
Phys.org - 11 Sep 2017 17:00
Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) have taken a major leap forward to provide practical building blocks for a global quantum internet. The team, led by Associate Professor Matthew Sellars, have shown...
Astronomers spun up by galaxy-shape finding
Phys.org - 11 Sep 2017 17:00
For the first time astronomers have measured how a galaxy's spin affects its shape.
Trump's Pick For NASA's New Administrator Used to Own a Rocket Racing Team
Motherboard - 11 Sep 2017 17:00
It was meant to be NASCAR for rockets, but it never took off. Gotta go fast.
Stick, peel, or bounce: Controlling a freezing droplet's fate
MIT - 11 Sep 2017 17:00
MIT study reveals a new way to enhance or reduce the adhesion of freezing droplets.
Tesla plans to add more Superchargers in big cities
Engadget - 11 Sep 2017 16:58
If you own a Tesla and plan on driving it reasonable distances, then you probably know exactly where your nearest superchargers are. After all, these devices charge up your car in less than an hour. But if you look at a ...
Amazon's new flagship Fire TV looks like a square Echo Dot
The Verge - 11 Sep 2017 16:56
Amazon is planning to release two new Fire TV models later this year, according to a report from AFTVNews. The first will be a mid-tier dongle that will plug directly into a HDMI port like the Fire TV streaming stick, wh...
Scientists Want to Synthesize Salvia's Hallucinogenic Molecule for a Surprising Reason
Gizmodo - 11 Sep 2017 16:55
You're probably familiar with Salvia divinorum, the hallucinogenic plant used for religious purposes in some indigenous cultures, and for watching celebrities giggle in some decaying cultures. But when you were sitting i...