Technology News
'BuckHacker' Search Engine Lets You Easily Dig Through Exposed Amazon Servers
Motherboard - 14 Feb 2018 15:33
This makes searching through leaky Amazon Web Services servers much easier.
SensAheart Can Test For Heart Attacks Before They Happen
Tech Times - 14 Feb 2018 05:33
SensAheart can predict a heart attack before it's about to occur. The device was created by Emil Katz, the founder and CEO of Novamed, after his closed friends ignored symptoms of a heart attack.
Tamron Tease New Lens for CP+ 2018
Photography Blog - 14 Feb 2018 09:00
Ahead of next month's CP+ photo show, Tamron Japan have released a teaser for a new lens on their Instagram channel. There aren't any further details yet about the new optic, so stay tuned...
Former Microsoft executive argues that Apple's decision to slow down iOS development has nothing to do with bugs
BGR - 14 Feb 2018 05:02
Alongside the release of revamped iPhone models, Apple every year also releases a new iteration of iOS, complete with a wide array of new features and system improvements. While not every iOS update is as transformative ...
YouTube CEO Tells Facebook To 'Get Back To Baby Pictures'
Tech Times - 14 Feb 2018 04:12
YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki goes after Facebook after she's questioned about the social media website's video ambitions. Wojcicki tells Facebook to stay in their lane.
Microsoft will use a blockchain to decentralize data for better control
Digital Trends - 14 Feb 2018 03:02
Microsoft said that it plans to create a platform based on blockchain technology to decentralize your personal data. That means your info won't be stored on servers, but instead reside in a secure chain-like network. The...
Video game records are broken. Can anyone fix them?
Engadget - 14 Feb 2018 22:30
After a period of relative quiet, Twin Galaxies recently found itself thrust into the spotlight. The arbiter for video-game recordkeeping played an intrinsic role in disputing two long-standing achievements hosted on its...
Back and Forth Exchanges Boost Children's Brain Response to Language
Neuroscience News - 14 Feb 2018 20:06
Engaging young children in conversation helps boost language development, researchers report.
What's at Stake in the Voice Assistant Race
TechPinions - 14 Feb 2018 19:47
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt is interesting that Apple’s HomePod has ignited a broader philosophical debate, within the tech industry and industry pundits and observers, around what is really at stake with voice assistant...
Why the Rise of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Actually Increase Car Ownership
Singularity Hub - 14 Feb 2018 17:00
It's been a long time coming. For years Waymo (formerly known as Google Chauffeur) has been diligently developing, driving, testing and refining its fleets of various models of self-driving cars. Now Waymo is going big. ...
The Plan to Extract Rare Earth Metals from Coal Mining Waste
Motherboard - 14 Feb 2018 17:00
The government and industry groups have given West Virginia University over $3 million to study whether it's a feasible idea.
Top FBI, CIA, and NSA officials all agree: Stay away from Huawei phones
PC World - 14 Feb 2018 16:49
In the age of fake news, collusion, coercion, and bots, the heads of all three U.S. intelligence agencies all agree on one thing: don't buy Huawei phones. CBS News is reporting that FBI Director Christopher Wray, CIA Dir...
Hackers Exploit Telegram To Spread Cryptocurrency Mining Malware: Are You Affected?
Tech Times - 14 Feb 2018 16:42
A Russian cybercriminal group exploited a zero-day vulnerability within Telegram to spread a multipurpose malware. They were able to create a backdoor and mine for cryptocurrency on affected systems.
Why Broadband Competition at Faster Speeds is Virtually Nonexistent
Motherboard - 14 Feb 2018 16:36
Phone companies won't upgrade DSL lines, and cable companies won't expand their service maps.
Stock market forces can be modeled with a quantum harmonic oscillator
Phys.org - 14 Feb 2018 16:30
Traditionally, a quantum harmonic oscillator model is used to describe the tiny vibrations in a diatomic molecule, but the description is also universal in the sense that it can be extended to a variety of other situatio...
The search for aliens is struggling thanks to cryptocurrency mania
TechCrunch - 14 Feb 2018 16:23
Millions of idiots trying to mine so they can be part of the latest, stupidest and most irresponsibly hyped get-rich-quick tech craze are hindering the actual important work of finding out if aliens exist. This revelatio...
Radioactive Material From Chernobyl Will Help Secure the Next Version of Zcash
Motherboard - 14 Feb 2018 16:00
How to use toxic waste to generate "toxic waste."
Power grid fluctuations hidden in audio recordings proved a powerful tool for police forensics
Phys.org - 14 Feb 2018 15:55
Audio and video recordings are important sources of evidence in criminal investigations, especially as more electronic devices are in use now than ever before. However, for recordings to be admissible, investigators ofte...
Elon Musk explains why Falcon Heavy core booster didn't stick the landing
Slash Gear - 14 Feb 2018 15:29
One of the things most of us like most about Elon Musk is that he isn’t afraid to talk about failures. In fact, he made an awesome video of SpaceX’s failed Falcon 9 booster landings for us to watch in the past. We al...
Casio Rangeman GPR-B1000 is another first for the watch company
Coolest Gadgets - 14 Feb 2018 14:00
When it comes to rugged and tough timepieces, one particular name stands out from the Casio brand, and that would be the G-Shock family. Over the years, there has been many different kinds of G-Shock timepieces that have...
Google Chrome ad filtering crackdown: here's how it works
Slash Gear - 14 Feb 2018 13:41
Google just published a reminder that may have gone slightly unnoticed by most. Starting tomorrow, February 15, Google Chrome will remove all ads on websites that fail to meet the criteria set by the Better Ads Standard ...
The 10 Best Deals of February 14, 2018
Gizmodo - 14 Feb 2018 23:54
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.