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NASA Moon Probe Celebrates 100th Lunar Day
SPACE.com - 22 Oct 2017 14:51Windows 10 now includes anti-cheat protection for games
Engadget - 22 Oct 2017 05:04
Windows 10's Fall Creators Update is full of changes, but one of the understated additions could make a big difference if you're a gamer. Microsoft has switched on its previously teased TruePlay feature, which promises t...
New video of a silver iPhone X in the wild surfaces online
BGR - 22 Oct 2017 23:15
We're finally getting close, folks. Pre-orders for Apple's highly anticipated iPhone X will finally open up this coming Friday, with deliveries slated to begin just one week later on November 3. With the iPhone X release...
Apple quietly discontinued the best iPhone 7 model
Mashable - 22 Oct 2017 15:17Scientists Are Rewriting the History of Photosynthesis
Wired - 22 Oct 2017 15:00
Studies of the energy-harvesting proteins in primitive cells suggest that key features of photosynthesis might have evolved a billion years earlier than scientists thought.
Bizarre Blue 'Flashes and Glows' May Reveal Thunderstorm Secrets
SPACE.com - 22 Oct 2017 14:53GM's Self-Driving Cars Head for New York City, Where They'll Face the Bullies
Wired - 22 Oct 2017 13:00
Robocars headed for Manhattan will have to learn some new tricks. So will New Yorkers.
Ex-Inmate Sues For Negligence Over Mocked 91-Hour Erection Caused By Unidentified Pill
Tech Times - 22 Oct 2017 06:19
A former inmate is suing multiple people for failing to provide medical attention to his painful 91-hour erection. His ordeal began after taking an unidentified pill from a fellow inmate.
Five-minute allergy test passes the FDA's scrutiny
Engadget - 22 Oct 2017 03:33
A few years ago, researchers from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) started developing what they eventually dubbed the "world's most rapid" allergy test. Now, that test has received the FDA's a...
When protecting medical devices from hacks, is the cure worse than the disease?
Digital Trends - 22 Oct 2017 01:28
Numerous medical devices, such as pacemakers, are at risk of being hacked, but the updates meant to protect these devices can occasionally cause them to malfunction, leading doctors in a difficult situation. The post Whe...
Robert Scoble resigns from Transformation Group after sexual harassment allegations
USA Today - 22 Oct 2017 23:55
Former business partner says Scoble plans tocancel public activities for the rest of the year while he attends AA and consults a psychiatrist.
NASA joins a host of nations and companies that want to go to the lunar surface
The Verge - 22 Oct 2017 17:00
Earlier this month, Vice President Mike Pence made NASA's new goal clear: the space agency is tasked with sending humans to the surface of the Moon again, this time to create a foundation for deep space missions. Though ...
Why Peak Globalization Is the Path to a Sustainable World Economy
Singularity Hub - 22 Oct 2017 17:00
At some point in the future--and in some ways we are already seeing this--the amount of physical stuff moving around the world will peak and begin to decline. By "stuff," I am referring to liquid fuels, coal, containers ...
Why Flash and Microsoft Silverlight frustrations just won't go away
USA Today - 22 Oct 2017 16:48Another iPhone X in the wild caught on video
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2017 16:00
The November 3rd release date of the iPhone X is drawing closer, and eager Apple fans are getting ready to make their pre-orders as early as possible this Friday, along with sweating over reports about the limited suppli...
Original Xbox backwards compatibility coming to Xbox One, games list leaks
Slash Gear - 22 Oct 2017 15:00
Back at this year’s E3, Microsoft revealed that the Xbox One would be getting backwards compatibility with certain games from the original Xbox. We’re still waiting on an official date for the feature to go live, but...
Canon G1 X III vs. Sony Cybershot RX100 V
DP Review - 22 Oct 2017 15:00
Canon G1 X Mark III vs Sony RX100 V The year is 2017. Smartphones have rendered the $200 compact obsolete, and they're creeping up on $500 interchangeable lens cameras. Things look bleak. But lo! Camera manufacturers hav...
Quantum Machine Goes in Search of the Higgs Boson
Scientific American - 22 Oct 2017 14:00
D-Wave system shows quantum computers can learn to detect particle signatures in mountains of data, but doesn’t outpace conventional methods — yet --
Fiber optic lines can double as earthquake detectors
Engadget - 22 Oct 2017 07:47
You might not need an extensive sensor network or a host of volunteers to detect earthquakes in the future -- in fact, the lines supplying your internet access might do the trick. Researchers have developed technology th...
The fascinating sex life of Jonathan, the 186-year-old giant tortoise
Fox News - 22 Oct 2017 05:47
Straight? Gay? Bisexual? He may be 186 years old, but the years have clearly done little to quell the sexual appetite of Jonathan, the famous giant tortoise who resides on the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena.
Huawei may be releasing a foldable smartphone next year
Digital Trends - 22 Oct 2017 01:55
Chinese smartphone maker Huawei is reportedly planning on creating a foldable smartphone to challenge the offerings from ZTE and Samsung. The device is expected to launch next year. The post Huawei may be releasing a fol...
Google Is Paying $1,000 For Every Malware Or Security Issue Found On Popular Third-Party Apps
Tech Times - 22 Oct 2017 00:40
Need $1,000? Google has announced that it's going to pay developers who can spot security vulnerabilities in some apps available on the Play Store. The program includes remote-code-execution vulnerabilities and proof of ...