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BBC recruits YouTube stars to regain teens' attention - CNET
CNET - 4 Jul 2018 17:02
The BBC hopes YouTuber Ali-A will get kids liking and subscribing to Auntie again.
'It's a miracle': 81-year-old man survives attack from hundreds of bees
Fox News - 4 Jul 2018 14:58
An 81-year-old man in Texas is thankful to be alive after being stung by hundreds of bees.
Uber Maybe Planning Merger With Middle Eastern Competitor Careem, Insists This Merger Is Different
Gizmodo - 4 Jul 2018 05:05
Ride-hailing giant Uber is planning to merge with its competition in the Middle East, though unlike prior deals in Southeast Asia, China, and Russia, it says it will remain in control of the merged entity.
Google Drive on Android adds password-protected Office file support
Slash Gear - 4 Jul 2018 03:23
Google Drive, the Internet giant’s cloud storage service, recently received an app update for Android. The update was a minor one in terms of changes, bringing only some bug fixes and a single new feature: support for ...
New MacBook Pro model with Intel Coffee Lake CPU shows up in Geekbench database
AppleInsider - 4 Jul 2018 02:01
A new MacBook Pro with a powerful 28W Intel processor may be on the way, if newly surfaced Geekbench results are anything to believe.
Engine tests underway for DARPA spaceplane program
Space News - 4 Jul 2018 01:42
A space shuttle-era main engine is undergoing a series of daily test firings to demonstrate its suitability for use on a reusable spaceplane under development. SpaceNews.com
Samsung's obsession with huge batteries might continue to the Galaxy X
BGR - 4 Jul 2018 00:28
Samsung is widely expected to launch next year its most exciting Android phone yet, the Galaxy X, which is supposed to be the company first foldable phone. A report a few days ago said the Galaxy X design will be slightl...
Tesla changed its testing regimen for the Model 3, and that's OK - Roadshow
CNET - 4 Jul 2018 17:00
People's reaction to Tesla's cessation of the brake-and-roll test is more than a little overblown, and here's why.
Watch a Baby Exoplanet Being Born
Scientific American - 4 Jul 2018 17:00
New observations reveal an infant alien world coalescing from gas and dust around a young star --
UAE further delays launch of first nuclear reactor
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2018 16:31
The United Arab Emirates said Wednesday that its first nuclear reactor would come online in late 2019 or early 2020, further delaying the launch of the Arab World's first atomic power station.
Why technology puts human rights at risk
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2018 15:20
Movies such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner and The Terminator brought rogue robots and computer systems to our cinema screens. But these days, such classic science fiction spectacles don't seem so far removed fro...
First commercial DNA data storage service set to launch in 2019
New Scientist - 4 Jul 2018 14:45
A start-up called Catalog claims it will be able to store a terabyte of data in a gram-sized DNA pellet, but questions remain over whether the technology is ready
Searching for alien life on other moons
Phys.org - 4 Jul 2018 14:33
We usually look for signs of life on planets like ours--but maybe we are looking in the wrong place
Raise to Siri is now working with watchOS 5 beta
AppleInsider - 4 Jul 2018 04:01
One of the new watchOS 5 features demonstrated by Apple's Vice President of Technology Kevin Lynch at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June was "raise to Siri," a new Machine Learning shortcut that will invoke a Sir...
Amazon could start selling cheap drugs 'right away,' experts think
BGR - 4 Jul 2018 03:01
Hot on the heels of #disrupting the grocery world by purchasing Whole Foods, Amazon is dipping its toes into the US healthcare market with a billion-dollar acquisition of online pharmacy PillPack. The deal is set to clos...
Google explains Gmail privacy after controversy - CNET
CNET - 4 Jul 2018 02:32
"To be absolutely clear: no one at Google reads your Gmail."
Samsung's best smartphone accessory has never been cheaper on Amazon
BGR - 4 Jul 2018 02:30
If you have a recent flagship Samsung phone like the Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+, Galaxy Note 8, Galaxy S8, or Galaxy S8+, today is your lucky day because the greatest Samsung smartphone accessory ever has been discounted on A...
Yelp Wins Case that Could Have Forced Removal of Negative Review
The Mac Observer - 4 Jul 2018 01:52
Imagine, if you will, a world where businesses could sue you for leaving a negative Yelp review--and that if their lawyers could prove your statement was in some way false and defamatory, could get a court order forcing ...
Einstein's Theory of Gravity Holds Up on Test of a Three-Star System
Gizmodo - 4 Jul 2018 19:00
Scientists understand gravity pretty well when it comes to two objects, but add a third, and you've got chaos--a system that's impossible to explain with our simplest equations. But you also have a way to test the limits...
New 'Facebook' for animals could help protect endangered wildlife - CNET
CNET - 4 Jul 2018 01:40
Wildbook uses AI to turn whale-watching and safari photos into a new kind of tool to track threatened animal species.
Radical Galaxy Note 9 'Confirmed' By US Government
Forbes - 4 Jul 2018 01:40
The Galaxy Note 9 just became a lot more exciting after Samsung accidentally leaked what will be a genuinely radical upgrade...
California's New Privacy Law Gives GDPR-Compliant Orgs Little to Fear
Dark Reading - 4 Jul 2018 01:40
Others should boost their security controls to get in sync with AB 375... or get ready to be sued hundreds of dollars for each personal record exposed in a breach.