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Alphabet's X Approved to Deploy Project Loon LTE Balloons to Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands
Gizmodo - 8 Oct 2017 01:02
Project Loon, the former Google X Lab enterprise to provide mobile data to rural areas and disaster zones via high-altitude weather balloons now run by Google's parent company Alphabet, may soon get another major test dr...
Facebook aims to balance its fact-checking with a right-wing magazine
Engadget - 8 Oct 2017 05:36
Facebook made much ado about bringing on third-party fact-checkers to curb fake news. However, it has faced accusations that the fact-checkers themselves are biased -- allegedly, too many of them skew to the left. And it...
Car makers ask US officials to loosen fuel economy requirements
Engadget - 8 Oct 2017 02:34
It's no secret that automakers believe the US' recently-instituted fuel efficiency requirements are too stringent, but now they've made those views official. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, which includes compa...
Cheaters Clobbered as Epic Games Unleashes Battle Royale Banhammer
Digital Trends - 8 Oct 2017 00:26
The free new Battle Royale mode in Fortnite is extremely popular, and Epic Games wasted no time breaking out the banhammer and clobbering the cheaters that were unleashing grief on the rest of the players. The post Cheat...
New video and photos of the iPhone X in the wild surface online
BGR - 8 Oct 2017 17:04
We're still a few weeks removed from iPhone X pre-orders opening up, but we're already starting to see spy shots of Apple's upcoming iPhone trickling in. Just last week, for instance, a photo purporting to show the iPhon...
Building the Blockchain to End All Blockchains
Singularity Hub - 8 Oct 2017 17:00
Bitcoin, the first practical implementation of blockchain technology, was the buying opportunity of all time. The price of bitcoin has risen faster than any other asset in history, including tulips at the height of the t...
How to Maximize Your iPhone Battery Life With iOS 11
Life Hacker - 8 Oct 2017 16:41
iPhone batteries are one of those things that no matter how long they last, it isn't going to be long enough. There's even an entire industry built on selling backup batteries for our smartphones and tablets to keep them...
Why Facebook Users Should Download Messenger Lite Instead of Messenger
Wired - 8 Oct 2017 16:00
Facebook has finally released its pared-down Messenger Lite app for the US, saving you from the feature-bloat that makes Messenger such a chore.
What Hurricane Nate Looked Like from Space (Videos)
SPACE.com - 8 Oct 2017 15:14Moon Had Ancient Atmosphere, Study Suggests
Scientific American - 8 Oct 2017 15:00
Volcanic eruptions could have created a temporary lunar atmosphere billions of years ago --
ISS astronaut shares video of gorgeous 'lightning dance' - CNET
CNET - 8 Oct 2017 13:00
Video from International Space Station commander Randy Bresnik shows skies lighting up like paparazzi flashbulbs over the California coast.
Google's Pixel 2 phones fight distracted driving
Engadget - 8 Oct 2017 12:28Rumors and speculation swirl around the upcoming 'Pokémon Go' Halloween event
Digital Trends - 8 Oct 2017 03:49
A special Pokémon Go Halloween event is coming at the end of the month, and avid trainers are already speculating about the new creatures that may be revealed. Will Generation 3 Pokémon finally make their long-awaited ...
Try making this right turn dragging 196-foot wind turbine - CNET
CNET - 8 Oct 2017 23:53
Commentary: It was the video that mesmerized millions last week. But the owner of the transport company tells me it has to make the astonishing turn almost 200 times.
'Star Wars: The Last Jedi' tickets go on sale Monday
TechCrunch - 8 Oct 2017 23:49
Your first chance to buy tickets to see The Last Jedi will be this Monday. The movie’s official trailer will be debuting during Monday Night Football tomorrow and tickets for the film will be going up on sale directly ...
Facebook is continuing the fight against fake news with a new button
Digital Trends - 8 Oct 2017 23:36
Intended to help individuals make more informed decisions about the types of news that they read, share, and ultimately, believe, Facebook's new "i" button will give readers additional information about the source. The p...
New 'Justice League' trailer broken down, blow by blow - CNET
CNET - 8 Oct 2017 23:34
With Superman gone -- Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg join forces for the ultimate team-up against a common foe. Here's a closer look at the trailer that dropped Sunday during New York Comic Con. "Jus...
OMRON's updated ping pong robot can serve and take smashes
Engadget - 8 Oct 2017 23:26
It's CEATEC, so I knew OMRON would once again bring out its massive table tennis robot to belittle us humans, but what I didn't expect was a significant performance jump this time. FORPHEUS, now at its fourth generation,...
Jeff Koons' augmented reality Snapchat artwork gets 'vandalized'
TechCrunch - 8 Oct 2017 23:20
Earlier this week, Snapchat launched a new augmented reality art exhibiting feature as part of a collaboration with the artist Jeff Koons. ART, as it’s called, will plaster the digital artwork and sculptures of artists...
All-touchscreen BlackBerry Motion officially announced - CNET
CNET - 8 Oct 2017 23:09
New handset sports a 5.5-inch HD display, 4GB of RAM and a 4,000mAh battery.
How Riverdale made Archie relevant for a new generation of fans
The Verge - 8 Oct 2017 23:00
The CW's Riverdale has become a hit by adapting one of the most unlikely pieces of source material: the all-American line of Archie Comics. With a darker, more glamorous take, the show has been able to bring an entirely ...
BlackBerry Motion specs
Android Central - 8 Oct 2017 22:51
What's inside the BlackBerry Motion? There's a new BlackBerry coming to town, the Motion, and while it's not quite as noteworthy as the return-of-the-keyboard KEYone, it's a nice mid-range handset with some interesting f...