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'World of Warcraft' Has a Rape Problem
Motherboard - 25 Sep 2017 19:43
There's an inn in WoW where aggressive players act out their rape fantasies on unsuspecting victims.
MLB plans to add augmented reality to 'At Bat' app
USA Today - 25 Sep 2017 16:49President Donald Trump and his daughter Ivanka are unveiling a new federal computer science initiative with major tech backers
Re/code - 25 Sep 2017 18:00
Plus, tech giants like Amazon, Facebook and Google will commit new support to coding education President Donald Trump will issue a new directive Monday to supercharge the U.S. government's support for science, tech, engi...
Will North Korea Sell Its Nuclear Technology?
Scientific American - 25 Sep 2017 16:15
North Korea is more than willing to breach sanctions to earn cash --
Nokia set to release two more smartphones before the year is out
Pocket-lint - 25 Sep 2017 09:19
Following the leak of the Nokia 2 entry-level smartphone last week, fresh rumours have surfaced online, via PhoneArena, to suggest it won't be the last Nokia handset to be released in 2017. Nokia 2 budget phone with mass...
Intel launches 8th-gen Core desktop chips, claims new Core i7-8700K is its best gaming chip ever
PC World - 25 Sep 2017 05:05
Intel pushed further ahead into its 8th-generation Core series with the launch of its mainstream desktop chips on Sunday night, including the 6-core/12-thread Core i7-8700K, which Intel claims is its best gaming chip eve...
Australia to establish national space agency
Space News - 25 Sep 2017 04:14
The government of Australia announced Sept. 25 that it plans to formally establish a national space agency, a milestone sought for decades by the country's space industry and other space advocates. SpaceNews.com
Samsung SM-G888N0 "Galaxy X" foldable phone certified in Korea
Slash Gear - 25 Sep 2017 03:58
It seems that Samsung is really making true its word that it will finally be making available one of its most hyped moonshot devices. Over at Korea’s National Radio Research Agency, the country’s equivalent of the US...
Robot farmers successfully harvested barley without any human hands
Digital Trends - 25 Sep 2017 22:48
From planting to tending and harvesting, no human stepped foot on the acre and a half barley farm in rural England. The manual labor in the project, called Hands Free Hectare, was done entirely by robot farmers. The post...
How to Make Your iPhone Shoot JPEGs Again After iOS 11
PetaPixel - 25 Sep 2017 17:22Uber CEO apologizes to London: Company 'got things wrong along the way'
L.A. Times - 25 Sep 2017 17:20Australian PlayStation Plus members can win real Platinum trophies
Digital Trends - 25 Sep 2017 17:18
Want to win a real Platinum trophy? Like in Australia? With PlayStation Plus Platinum Hunters, now you can. The contest kicks off on September 26 with FIFA 18 and continues with Gran Turismo Sport in October. The post Au...
The Visual History of Type author Paul McNeil selects and dissects his six favourite faces
The Loop - 25 Sep 2017 17:15
Type is one of those things most of us know little about but instantly know whether we like it or not. If there's a design nerd in your family, this book looks like it would make a lovely present.∞ Read this on The Loo...
Latest Apple Park drone video shows construction progressing past debut of Steve Jobs Theater
AppleInsider - 25 Sep 2017 17:11
Sunset drone footage of Apple Park in Cupertino shows that construction is still very much ongoing at the new headquarters, even after this month's public debut of the Steve Jobs Theater.
RedBoot Ransomware Modifies Master Boot Record
SecurityWeek - 25 Sep 2017 17:05
A newly discovered ransomware family has the ability to replace the Master Boot Record and modify the partition table, allowing the malware to function as a wiper.
TrueDepth Camera System is Primary Reason for Slow iPhone X Production
Mac Rumors - 25 Sep 2017 16:32
Following a report claiming Apple's suppliers are shipping only about 40 percent of the components originally planned for initial production of the iPhone X, a new report suggests the TrueDepth camera is the primary bott...
There’s a fake city where cars are learning to drive themselves
Mashable - 25 Sep 2017 16:29Sony Xperia XZ Premium DxOMark score fails to impress
Slash Gear - 25 Sep 2017 11:47
You’d think that years, nay decades, of experience in the digital camera market, not to mention a head start in the smartphone camera market would give you a strong lead in the long run. Apparently not, as shown by the...
Samsung Galaxy X foldable smartphone closer to launch following certification
Pocket-lint - 25 Sep 2017 09:53
Samsung may be stepping up efforts to produce and release its long-rumoured foldable smartphone, the Galaxy X, after appearing in a filing in its home country of South Korea. Samsung Galaxy X foldable phone now likely sh...
The material that obscures supermassive black holes
EurekAlert! - 25 Sep 2017 06:00
(Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC)) Cristina Ramos Almeida, researcher at the IAC, and Claudio Ricci, from the Institute of Astronomy of the Universidad Católica de Chile, publish a review in Nature Astronomy ...
China's Leshi Internet plans to buy finance business from affiliate for 3 billion yuan
Reuters - 25 Sep 2017 05:19
(Reuters) - The main listed unit of Chinese technology conglomerate LeEco said on Sunday that it plans to buy investment and financial service assets from an affiliate for up to 3 billion yuan ($455.24 million) as part o...
Driver's licences to go digital in South Australia
ZDNet - 25 Sep 2017 05:08
In October, South Australians will be able to keep a digital version of their driver's licence on their smartphones.