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Observation of anisotropic magneto-Peltier effect
Phys.org - 19 Jun 2018 11:23
NIMS and Tohoku University have jointly observed an anisotropic magneto-Peltier effect--a thermoelectric conversion phenomenon in which simple redirection of a charge current in a magnetic material induces heating and co...
TP-Link Deco M9 Plus mesh router doubles as a smart home hub
Slash Gear - 19 Jun 2018 14:13
TP-Link has a new mesh router on the scene, and it seems to do a little bit of everything. Today the company revealed the Deco M9 Plus, a tri-band router that can cover the same area with fewer nodes than previous releas...
Apple's streaming service might have a secret weapon to beat Netflix: Price
BGR - 19 Jun 2018 05:34
Apple is sure taking its time coming up with original content that could compete with the likes of Netflix, HBO, and Hulu. But when the service launches next year, it might be sold as a standalone product that could be e...
IBM pits computer against human debaters
ABC News - 19 Jun 2018 05:19
IBM is pitting a computer against two human debaters in the first public demonstration of artificial intelligence technology it's been working on for more than five years
Ex-CIA employee charged in leak of classified hacking tools - CNET
CNET - 19 Jun 2018 05:10
Joshua Adam Schulte has been accused of leaking sensitive information to WikiLeaks.
Huawei might be blocked from Australian 5G network
Slash Gear - 19 Jun 2018 04:48
While ZTE is fighting for survival in the US, fellow Chinese company Huawei is also struggling in Australia. While the consequences of losing this battle is less likely to make Huawei fold, it is still a slippery slope t...
Apple Fined $9 Million for Misleading Some Australian Customers Over 'Error 53' Device Repairs
Mac Rumors - 19 Jun 2018 03:15
The Australian government today fined Apple $9 million for misleading some customers into believing they could not have their iOS devices fixed by Apple if they had been previously repaired by a third-party repair shop, ...
Trump Hasn't Signed a Space Force Into Being--Yet
Wired - 19 Jun 2018 02:58
A brand-new sixth military branch lacks political support.
The 10 Best Deals of June 19, 2018
Gizmodo - 19 Jun 2018 23:26
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
How to schedule your meetings automatically
Cult of Mac - 19 Jun 2018 20:00
WhenWorks is a new app from the developer of BusyCal. It lets colleagues and other humans book time with you online, and it syncs with your iPhone calendar. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)
Can Wild Animals Really Sense Fear?
Forbes - 19 Jun 2018 19:42
Can wild animals really "sense" the fear in other animals? This question was originally answered on Quora by Stefan Pociask.
Beware of Getting a Tattoo if Your Immune System Isn't Up to Scratch
Neuroscience News - 19 Jun 2018 17:13
A new case study reveals a woman experienced ongoing chronic pain after receiving a tattoo while her immune system was compromised. While the cause of her condition isn't known, doctors believe the pain is likely linked ...
The Diabetes Cure That Most Insurance Companies Won't Pay for
Gizmodo - 19 Jun 2018 17:11
For 15 years, Erez Benari's struggle with his type 2 diabetes had been a losing one. A software engineer at Microsoft in Seattle, Washington, Benari had stuck to a restrictive diet that kept him off most carbs, along wit...
Facebook AI is now capable of 'opening' eyes in photos where they're closed
Mashable - 19 Jun 2018 17:07Former astronaut doubts that NASA or SpaceX will make it to Mars with their shiny new rockets
BGR - 19 Jun 2018 16:52
It's widely known that the next frontier for manned space flight is Mars. It's our closest planetary neighbor that actually makes sense to visit, and we know more about the makeup of Mars than we do about any other plane...
Microsoft Edge beta for Android picks up Adblock Plus support
Android Central - 19 Jun 2018 16:51
Now you can stop ads before they start. Microsoft continues to iterate on its Edge browser for Android, with beta testers being first in line for improvements. And with the latest beta release, the company is tackling an...
Australia Hits Apple with $6.7M Fine for Error 53 Bricked iPhones
The Mac Observer - 19 Jun 2018 16:50
An Australian court has fined Apple A$9 million (about US$6.7 million) for disabling, or “bricking,” iPhones after third-party repair centers replaced broken displays.
Trump's space council orders a traffic control system for objects in space
The Verge - 19 Jun 2018 16:18
The US government is moving to tackle the problem of space junk. Shortly after he announced his intentions to create a "space force" wing of the military on Monday, President Trump signed Space Policy Directive-3 (SPD3) ...
Bag Week 2018: The Bitcoin Genesis Block backpack will centralize your belongings
TechCrunch - 19 Jun 2018 16:08
Welcome to Bag Week 2018. Every year your faithful friends at TechCrunch spend an entire week looking at bags. Why? Because bags -- often ignored but full of our important electronics -- are the outward representations o...
Facebook Messenger Will Now Include Autoplaying Ads With Your Private Conversations
Gizmodo - 19 Jun 2018 16:05
The problem with becoming a massively successful company that's publicly traded is that you have to keep growing. Facebook is running out of new places to force its ads and it's now going to start throwing autoplaying vi...
NASA's Next Flagship Mission May Be A Crushing Disappointment For Astrophysics
Forbes - 19 Jun 2018 16:00
If we don't invest in learning about the Universe, we aren't going to learn very much.
Cook celebrates campus expansion in Ireland, where Apple's team has doubled in size
AppleInsider - 19 Jun 2018 15:46
Apple CEO Tim Cook made an appearance at the company's European headquarters in Cork, Ireland on Tuesday, officially opening an campus expansion even as the country has been a source of legal and financial headaches.