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Report Claims iOS 11.3 Coming Today
The Mac Observer - 27 Mar 2018 15:52
Apple is going to roll out the official public release of iOS 11.3 for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch on Tuesday, or so says the Mirror.
Ask The Salty Waitress: What should I do when my toddler makes a mess of the table?
Life Hacker - 27 Mar 2018 03:00
Salty Waitress is The Takeout's advice column from a real-life waitress that will teach you how not to behave like a garbage person while dining out--and maybe in real life.
Real estate agency turns property hunting into a game
Springwise - 27 Mar 2018 07:10
A French company has devised an escape room game that helps potential buyers search for property. The post Real estate agency turns property hunting into a game appeared first on Springwise.
The Department of Energy Figured Out How to 3D Print Structures Made of Water
Motherboard - 27 Mar 2018 16:30
The structures can be printed up to several meters long and consist of liquid water inside an oil casing.
A Bug in the iOS Camera App's QR Code Reader Could Send iPhone Users to Malicious Websites
Gizmodo - 27 Mar 2018 05:10
A vulnerability in the way iOS' camera app handles QR codes could potentially result in users being unknowingly redirected to malicious destinations.
Microsoft’s race to $1 trillion
USA Today - 27 Mar 2018 03:11
It’s competing with Amazon, Google, and Apple.
Elon Musk's company will start selling life-size lego bricks
USA Today - 27 Mar 2018 03:04
Elon Musk announced The Boring Company will be selling new merch. This time it’s “life-size" LEGO-like interlocking bricks,”made from tunneling rock.” Veuer's Sam Berman has the full story.
Android QR reader malware was downloaded 500k times from Google Play
Slash Gear - 27 Mar 2018 02:41
Some unsuspecting Android users installed malware on their devices by downloading one of multiple compromised QR code apps. The revelation comes from SophosLabs’ Naked Security, which recently reported that the infecte...
Intel responds to Uber self-driving accident with critical analysis
Slash Gear - 27 Mar 2018 01:04
Intel has responded to last week’s fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving vehicle. In a lengthy blog post published this evening, Mobileye CEO Prof. Amnon Shashua talks about autonomous car technology and the wi...
Keeping the LHC cold
Symmetry Magazine - 27 Mar 2018 18:27
The LHC is one of the coldest places on the planet. Liquid helium is constantly pulsing through sophisticated plumbing that runs both inside and outside of the Large Hadron Collider. Thanks to this cryogenic cooling syst...
'MLB The Show 18' batting guide: How to hit like a pro
Digital Trends - 27 Mar 2018 18:00
Having trouble scoring runs in MLB: The Show 18? Master batting, baserunning, and scoring with our guide! You' wil be knocking the cover off the ball and sending pitchers running in fear in no time. The post ‘MLB The S...
Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower Floats Wild Nairobi Poison Plot
Gizmodo - 27 Mar 2018 17:05
The Canadian whistleblower at the center of recent international furor over the misuse of Facebook data told UK lawmakers on Tuesday that his predecessor may have been "poisoned" five years ago.
The Galaxy Note 8 has been updated to Oreo on these U.S. carriers
Android Central - 27 Mar 2018 17:02
The waiting game is over! Samsung's Galaxy Note 8 is still one of the most powerful Android phones on the market, and now that Android Oreo is making its way to the device on U.S. carriers, it's about to get even better ...
Google Cloud launches a new text-to-speech engine for developers
TechCrunch - 27 Mar 2018 17:00
Text-to-speech synthesis has made great strides over the course of the last few years, up to the point where many modern systems almost sound like a real person is reading a text. Google has been among the leaders of thi...
US-Made Missile Defenses Spectacularly Failed in Saudi Arabia
Motherboard - 27 Mar 2018 17:00
"It's nothing but an unbroken trail of disasters with this weapon system."
NASA launches USU student-built experiment into space
Phys.org - 27 Mar 2018 16:59
After long delays caused by storms and rough seas, NASA on Sunday launched a rocket into space carrying an experiment built by students at Utah State University.
Dubblefilm launches two new pre-exposed 35mm effects films
DP Review - 27 Mar 2018 16:56
Analogue photography brand Dubblefilm has introduced a pair of new effects films with partner Kono!. Named Bubblegum and Monsoon, the latest in a line of pre-colored emulsions work at opposite ends of the spectrum--with ...
Zuckerberg turns down British MPs for data privacy grilling
Phys.org - 27 Mar 2018 16:54
Facebook chief Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday turned down a request by British lawmakers to appear before them to respond to concerns about data privacy as the European Union set a deadline for the US social media giant to r...
Appeals court revives Oracle's billion-dollar copyright claim against Google
Reuters - 27 Mar 2018 16:51
(Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday resurrected a multi-billion dollar copyright case brought by Oracle Corp against Google.
Waymo and Jaguar Are Making Self-Driving Electric SUVs Together
Time - 27 Mar 2018 16:46
Waymo is a Google-linked self-driving car company
CERN experiment sees hints of a rare kaon decay
Phys.org - 27 Mar 2018 16:44
What if the odds of an event occurring were about one in ten billion? This is the case for the decay of a positively charged particle known as a kaon into another positively charged particle called a pion and a neutrino-...
Tattoo electrodes from an ink-jet printer for long-term medical diagnostics
Phys.org - 27 Mar 2018 16:22
Electrodes for longterm monitoring of electrical impulses of heart or muscles in the form of temporary tattoos produced using an ink-jet printer. An international research group involving TU Graz, Austria, presents this ...