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Common Ancestor of Sharks and Humans Lived 440 Million Years Ago
Live Science - 3 Jan 2018 14:19How to tell if your iPhone battery needs replacing
ZDNet - 3 Jan 2018 18:46
Apple is now offering to swap the battery in older iPhone's for $29, but will having this done speed up your device?
Autofill passwords could make it easier to get hacked
USA Today - 3 Jan 2018 01:46
Cyber security experts from Princeton University are warning people of a browser security flaw involving autofill logins. Buzz60's Tony Spitz has the details.
You Could Mine 1 Bitcoin Per Month If You Harvested the Body Heat from 44,000 People
Motherboard - 3 Jan 2018 17:00
A best case scenario would look like a 'Matrix'-esque hellscape and still require hundreds of people.
Logan Paul suicide video: Is YouTube not safe for kids?
USA Today - 3 Jan 2018 16:48Behold! SpaceX's 1st Falcon Heavy Rocket on the Launchpad (Photos, Video)
SPACE.com - 3 Jan 2018 09:37Drone-powered 'Uber for blood' is delivering life-saving medical supplies in Africa
BGR - 3 Jan 2018 04:10
Drones might be causing privacy concerns in the United States and Europe, but in the East African country of Rwanda, they are a welcome sight in the skies. Through a partnership between drone startup Zipline and the Rwan...
Logan Paul's graphic YouTube video may have cleared initial human reviewers
Digital Trends - 3 Jan 2018 21:01
YouTuber Logan Paul released a second apology for a video showing an apparent suicide victim, while a community member claims the video made it through YouTube's human review system before Paul took the video down himsel...
Margaux & Camilla Elegant Swiss Movement Watch
The Gadget Flow - 3 Jan 2018 16:00
Compliment your individuality with the Margaux & Camilla Elegant Swiss Movement Watch. Drawing inspiration from automotive luxury, Margaux & Camilla watches are a combination of unique design and elegance. These timepiec...
Speed breeding crops inspired by NASA grow ultra-fast
Slash Gear - 3 Jan 2018 03:37
More than ten years ago, NASA research looked into the idea of increasing the rate of crop production, and now researchers have used that as inspiration for technology that achieves such a goal. Called “speed breeding,...
Venezuela and Russia Move Forward With Laughable Dive Into the Dirty Business of Cryptocurrencies
Gizmodo - 3 Jan 2018 02:00
Venezuela and Russia both have economies that are heavily dependent on the price of oil. Both countries are dealing with economic sanctions imposed by the United States. And in the past few days, both countries began mov...
If iPhone too old for battery discount, there’s another option
USA Today - 3 Jan 2018 01:41
For users with an iPhone model older than the iPhone 6, Apple isn’t offering a discounted battery, but this company is.
LockPoS Adopts New Injection Technique
SecurityWeek - 3 Jan 2018 21:10
The LockPoS Point-of-Sale (PoS) malware has been leveraging a new code injection technique to compromise systems, Cyberbit researchers say.
How to enable developer mode on your Chromebook
Android Central - 3 Jan 2018 17:00New Results Quash 'Alien Megastructure' Theory of Mysterious Dimming Star
Gizmodo - 3 Jan 2018 17:00
The results are now in after a year-long, crowdfunded investigation into the star KIC 8462852, and to hardly anyone's surprise, the strange dimming produced by this star doesn't appear to be caused by an alien megastruct...
AI System Sorts News Articles By Whether or Not They Contain Actual Information
Motherboard - 3 Jan 2018 16:42
How much "news" is actually new?
Imagining the Sleek Car of the Future--in 1918
Scientific American - 3 Jan 2018 16:30
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American --
Elon Musk says AI could doom human civilization. Zuckerberg disagrees. Who's right?
USA Today - 3 Jan 2018 16:23
Tech observers say that increased vigilance is a good sign, but only keen oversight will prevent AI from causing more harm than good.
Magnetic fields discovered in two hot evolved stars
Phys.org - 3 Jan 2018 16:20
Astronomers have presented the initial results of the Large Impact of Magnetic Fields on the Evolution of Hot Stars (LIFE) project. Among determining fundamental parameters of 15 stars, they found that two of them have m...
To get the most out of self-driving cars, tap the brakes on their rollout
Phys.org - 3 Jan 2018 16:20
Every day about 100 people die in car crashes on U.S. roads. That death toll is a major reason why both Congress and the Trump administration are backing automotive efforts to develop and deploy self-driving cars as quic...
SpaceX shows off its Falcon Heavy rocket vertical on the launchpad
TechCrunch - 3 Jan 2018 16:00
SpaceX is getting ready for its first ever test flight of the Falcon Heavy, it’s heavy-duty rocket aimed at propelling large cargo loads into low Earth orbit. The rocket uses three Falcon 9 boosters combined for maximu...
Infinity Levitating Spinning Top
The Gadget Flow - 3 Jan 2018 16:00
Experience a modern twist on traditional spinning tops with the Infinity Levitating Spinning Top. This spinning top levitates forever, as long as you plug it in. It either spins on the practice platform or in mid-air. Us...