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An AI learnt to drive an autonomous car in 20 minutes - Roadshow
CNET - 9 Jul 2018 07:17
Like DeepMind and OpenAI, Wayve's new autonomous vehicle learns to drive using "reinforcement learning" to stay within a lane.
This is Elon Musk's submarine that will rescue Thai soccer team
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2018 06:53
There's a tragic irony to the fact that while soccer (read: football) teams were competing over the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a Thai boys' soccer team is fighting for their very lives. But as traditional and straightforw...
Data breach at media sharing app Timehop exposes 21 million users
USA Today - 9 Jul 2018 18:55
Timehop, theapp which shows what you posted on social media in previous years, said it “experienced a network intrusion” impacting 21 million of its users.
Bitcoin mining faces a piranha in this crazy multimonitor home office - CNET
CNET - 9 Jul 2018 17:21
Show Us Yours: Some people use dual computer monitors. Some people have a goldfish. Some people mine Bitcoin. And then there's Christian from Quebec.
UN Environment, Yale University demonstrate how to make modern living sustainable with new eco-housing
EurekAlert! - 9 Jul 2018 08:00
(United Nations Environment Programme) The housing sector uses 40 percent of the planet's total resources and represents more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Constructed primarily from locally sourced, b...
ESA awards Mars sample return study contracts as international cooperation plans take shape
Space News - 9 Jul 2018 06:39
The European Space Agency awarded two contracts to Airbus to study elements of a Mars sample return approach as the outlines of international cooperation with NASA on that effort materialize. SpaceNews.com
Instead of Building Single Monster Scopes like James Webb, What About Swarms of Space Telescopes Working Together?
Universe Today - 9 Jul 2018 04:07
Looking to the next-generation of telescopes, a pair of astrophysicists propose using swarm robots to conduct observations instead of relying on increasingly large and complex arrays. The post Instead of Building Single ...
Hackers Reportedly Stole 600 Gallons of Gas From Detroit Gas Station
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 02:00
Police in Detroit are looking for two suspects who allegedly managed to hack a gas pump and steal over 600 gallons of gasoline, valued at about $1,800. The theft took place in the middle of the day and went on for about ...
Capture One Latitude style packs bring warm and cold color presets
DP Review - 9 Jul 2018 22:54As if iOS 11 needed more problems, the latest release is killing iPhone battery life
BGR - 9 Jul 2018 18:27
For iPhone users, it looks like iOS 11 will end up being a mess until the very end. There's precious little question at this point that iOS 11 has been Apple's most problematic mobile software release in many years. Righ...
Timehop Hit With Worrying Breach of 21 Million Users' Personal Data
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 18:20
Timehop, an app that reminds social media users about posts from their past, has disclosed that it suffered a major security breach on July 4. According to the company, 21 million users had some form of personal data sto...
The AI revolution has spawned a new chips arms race
Ars Technica - 9 Jul 2018 18:12
There's no x86 in the AI chip market yet--"People see a gold rush; there's no doubt."
Seeing yourself as Einstein may change the way you think
Science Daily - 9 Jul 2018 18:12
People experiencing Albert Einstein's body as their own through a virtual reality simulation were less likely to unconsciously stereotype older people, while those with low self-esteem scored better on a cognitive test. ...
Essential mechanism to generate healthy muscle
Science Daily - 9 Jul 2018 18:11
A group of researchers identifies in muscle cells a new mechanism that activates locally the movement of the nucleus to its correct position.
How does Parkinson's disease develop? Study raises doubts on theory of Parkinson's disease
Science Daily - 9 Jul 2018 18:11
Parkinson's disease was first described by a British doctor more than 200 years' ago. The exact causes of this neurodegenerative disease are still unknown. Scientists now questioned the previous understanding of this dis...
Samsung opens world's largest smartphone factory in India - CNET
CNET - 9 Jul 2018 17:57
The factory will let Samsung build cheap phones to address the Indian market.
Timehop database hack sees 21 million users' data stolen - CNET
CNET - 9 Jul 2018 17:51
The social media time capsule was hacked July 4.
Buyer Beware: Nvidia's GeForce GT 1030 Is A Grossly Misleading GPU
Forbes - 9 Jul 2018 17:08
There is simply no excuse for Nvidia deceiving its customers like this.
This 3D-printed "gill" wants to help you breathe under water
Mashable - 9 Jul 2018 17:00Superbright Quasar Could Shed Light on Universe's Youth
SPACE.com - 9 Jul 2018 17:00DomainFactory Hacked--Hosting Provider Asks All Users to Change Passwords
The Hacker News - 9 Jul 2018 16:38
Besides Timehop, another data breach was discovered last week that affects users of one of the largest web hosting companies in Germany, DomainFactory, owned by GoDaddy. The breach initially happened back in last January...
Groundbreaking study sheds new light on galaxy evolution
Phys.org - 9 Jul 2018 16:19
Using integral field spectroscopy (IFS) and advanced modeling tools, Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA) researchers Iris Breda and Polychronis Papaderos have achieved an important milestone towards sol...