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How Robots That Swap Out Their Own Parts Will Adapt to the World on the Fly
Singularity Hub - 26 Jul 2018 17:00
The science fiction multiverse is well populated by all manner of robots. Pick your favorite: Dr. Who fans may favor K9, the Time Lord's mechanical mutt. Maybe the Transformers represent the coolest robots in the galaxy....
Neutra Innovative Bathroom Spray
The Gadget Flow - 26 Jul 2018 15:00
Keep your bathroom smelling fresh no matter what with the Neutra Innovative Bathroom Spray. Neutra is a simple yet effective and practical bathroom appliance that ensures a comfortable and carefree bathroom experience. T...
Phillips-Medisize Enhances Integrated Connected Health Platform
Medical Design Technology - 26 Jul 2018 15:00
News Phillips-Medisize, a Molex company, announced the release of its third generation connected health platform, a service offering for its pharma and drug delivery device clients... Contributed Author: Phillips-Medisiz...
Turns Out That Soccer Ball Putin Gave Trump Has an NFC Chip in It, But It's Probably Harmless
Gizmodo - 26 Jul 2018 05:15
While at a conference alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin at a high-profile conference in Helsinki this month, Donald Trump took some time out of relentlessly praising his counterpart--a former KGB foreign intelli...
Richard Branson hopes Virgin Galactic can get him to space this year - CNET
CNET - 26 Jul 2018 04:51
Virgin Galactic is getting closer to sending people to space, but we've heard ambitious predictions like this before.
Twitter is locking any account named 'Elon Musk' because crypto-currency scams are out of control
BGR - 26 Jul 2018 04:00
Anyone who's made the mistake of wading into the unfiltered cesspool of an Elon Musk tweet's replies will have noticed how bad the crypto-currency scams have become in the last months. Any time Elon Musk tweets, a thousa...
What a lunar eclipse would look like if you're standing on the moon
USA Today - 26 Jul 2018 03:40
July 27th's blood moon will be the longest total lunar eclipse in a century, lasting nearly two hours. Here's what it would look like if you're on the moon.
NASA weighs delaying WFIRST to fund JWST overrun
Space News - 26 Jul 2018 02:16
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said July 25 that, in order to address the delays and cost overruns with the James Webb Space Telescope, the agency may seek to slow down development of another flagship astrophysics mi...
Nanotech powers this super-sensitive microphone
TechCrunch - 26 Jul 2018 01:58
The trouble with microphones is that they don't just hear -- they have to listen. Powering the mic and its signal processor means using energy, and energy means a battery, and a battery means charging. This new microphon...
Meet the Anarchists Making Their Own Medicine
Motherboard - 26 Jul 2018 18:03
The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is a network of tech-fueled anarchists taking on Big Pharma with DIY medicines.
Sen. Wyden Urges Government Ban on Adobe Flash
Threatpost - 26 Jul 2018 17:50
Senator sends letter to NSA and NIST urging a mandate to stop using Adobe Flash by August 2019.
The tech industry doesn't have a plan for dealing with bias in facial recognition
The Verge - 26 Jul 2018 17:19
Facial recognition is becoming part of the fabric of everyday life. You might already use it to log in to your phone or computer, or authenticate payments with your bank. In China, where the technology is more common, yo...
Amazon's facial recognition identified lawmakers as lawbreakers
Engadget - 26 Jul 2018 17:16
The ACLU put Amazon's Rekognition facial scanning software to the test and the results were more than a little troubling. Comparing "every current member of the House and Senate" against a database of 25,000 publicly ava...
Apple Watch Series 4: Rumored specs, price, release date - CNET
CNET - 26 Jul 2018 17:11
Will the fourth time around be the biggest change ever?
The Sun Isn't Silent -- Hear Its Song in New Observatory Data
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2018 17:10Huawei wants to release the world's first foldable phone in 2019 before Samsung does
Mashable - 26 Jul 2018 17:08How to enable Chrome's secret Material Design update on desktop and iOS
BGR - 26 Jul 2018 17:07
Slowly but surely, Google is bringing its Chrome browser up to speed for 2018. Google has been rolling out elements of its latest Material Design refresh for months now, but some have been hidden behind settings flags th...
That's cold: Japan tech blasts snoozing workers with AC
Phys.org - 26 Jul 2018 17:00
Japanese office workers hoping to nod off on the job may need to sleep with one eye open thanks to a new system that can detect snoozers and blast them with cold air.
The Edge of Space Just Crept 12 Miles Closer to Earth
SPACE.com - 26 Jul 2018 17:00Lenovo delivers the first Google Assistant smart display
Engadget - 26 Jul 2018 17:00
Lenovo will start shipping the first Google Assistant smart display this weekend, marking the birth of a new range of products that could eventually include some of Echo Show's staunchest rivals. Similar to what Echo Sho...
Facebook Takes Historic Plunge as Scandals Finally Take a Toll
Time - 26 Jul 2018 16:59
It was the biggest one-day loss of value in history
Massachusetts Net Neutrality Law Would Name and Shame Terrible ISPs
Motherboard - 26 Jul 2018 16:51
The state is just the latest to try and hold broadband monopolies accountable in the wake of federal apathy.