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Toyota's Self-Driving Cars Get New Lasers to See the World
Wired - 27 Sep 2017 16:00
With some help from Luminar and its 22-year-old CEO Austin Russell.
This former NSA spy station explodes with Berlin street art - CNET
CNET - 27 Sep 2017 15:35
Teufelsberg played host to British and American spies during the Cold War. Now the Berlin site is open to the public as a "natural cultural space."
Apple says a fix is coming for iPhone 8 devices affected by intermittent in-call static
9 to 5 Mac - 27 Sep 2017 01:18
Apple today said that it is working on a fix for iPhone 8 users experiencing crackling sounds from their device’s earpiece. Since the iPhone 8 was released last week, some users have reported a “static” and “crac...
Engineers warm NASA's Webb Telescope as end of cryogenic testing nears
Phys.org - 27 Sep 2017 16:48
The temperature of Chamber A at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston has begun to rise, signaling the beginning of the end of James Webb Space Telescope's cryogenic testing.
How to Live by the Code of Good Bots
Dark Reading - 27 Sep 2017 16:30
Following these four tenets will show the world that your bot means no harm.
Climate change may spell hotter summers for southern Europe
ABC News - 27 Sep 2017 15:41
Researchers say the likelihood of scorching summer temperatures in southern Europe is increasing because of man-made climate change
Hackers have already extracted passwords from macOS High Sierra
BGR - 27 Sep 2017 00:57
Apple just launched macOS High Sierra, a Mac update that brings over several security improvements, including a new ad tracker blocker in Safari. But it also carried over a significant safety issue that would let any rog...
FCC paves way for wireless mergers, net neutrality repeal - CNET
CNET - 27 Sep 2017 00:23
The Federal Communications Commission's annual report on wireless competition declares the mobile market competitive. But dissenting members cry foul.
Intel Core i9: Everything we know about Intel's hypercharged PC processor
PC World - 27 Sep 2017 00:39
Intel's Core i9 processor is what happens when Intel begins to worry that it might not have the baddest chip on the block. If you're desperate to know how it performs against AMD's Threadripper, you're in luck--as of Sep...
Ransomware Attacks 'Global Epidemic', Says Europol
SecurityWeek - 27 Sep 2017 17:05
An "epidemic" has erupted in global ransomware attacks, taking over computers as well as internet-linked devices like routers and CCTV cameras to turn them into tools for criminals, Europe's police agency said Wednesday....
How Close Is Turing's Dream of Conversational Machines?
Singularity Hub - 27 Sep 2017 17:00
The quest for conversational artificial intelligence has been a long one. When Alan Turing, the father of modern computing, racked his considerable brains for a test that would truly indicate that a computer program was ...
Two-Year Old Vulnerability Patched in Linux Kernel
SecurityWeek - 27 Sep 2017 16:56
A high risk security vulnerability that could be exploited to escalate privileges has been patched in Linux kernel after being initially discovered more than two years ago.
Google and Amazon Got in a Fight and Now Users Are Stuck in the Middle
Gizmodo - 27 Sep 2017 16:15
Watching YouTube videos on your Amazon Echo Show is no longer an option. On Tuesday evening, Gizmodo received a tip that Amazon's personal assistant could no longer play videos from the Google service. And this morning, ...
The Internet Doesn't Need--or Want--Longer Tweets
Wired - 27 Sep 2017 02:45
It's like Twitter is trying to screw up the one thing it's done right.
Latest LIGO/Virgo Detection Marks Dawn of a New Era: Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Physics Buzz - 27 Sep 2017 18:30
Speaking today at a press conference in western Italy, scientists from the LIGO and Virgo collaborations reported new results detailing the observation of yet another gravitational wave signal, this one emanating from a ...
Shut Off the Internet With a Literal Valve
Motherboard - 27 Sep 2017 17:19
Lefty loosey, righty tighty.
The Trouble With Keeping 'Wikipedia's Evil Twin' Online
Motherboard - 27 Sep 2017 17:00
The internet's 'shitpost metropolis' is in trouble. Should we care?
The Algorithms Aren't Working for the Rest of Us
Motherboard - 27 Sep 2017 16:51
Code carries human bias and mistakes.
Russia and the US will work together to build a moon base
Engadget - 27 Sep 2017 15:42
There have been rumors that the US and Russia would be teaming up to build a lunar base. Sources within the country told Popular Mechanics that the head of their space organization, Roscosmos, was set to announce a partn...
On top of the top quark--new ATLAS experiment results
Phys.org - 27 Sep 2017 12:22
Physicists from the ATLAS Experiment at CERN have presented exciting new results at the 10th International Workshop on Top Quark Physics (TOP2017), held in Braga (Portugal). The conference brought together experimental a...
Zealandia: Sunken 8th Continent Reveals Its Buried Secrets
Live Science - 27 Sep 2017 07:21Surface Pro LTE models are coming in December
Slash Gear - 27 Sep 2017 04:21
It’s no Surface Pro 5 but, given the changes Microsoft has made, it could have very well be called one. But perhaps one of the most significant changes made to Redmond’s premium 2-in-1 device is the addition of built...