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Leica C-Lux Review
Photography Blog - 6 Aug 2018 15:00
Looking for a family-friendly pocket camera with a long zoom lens? Then the new Leica C-Lux could be right up your street with it's 15x, 24-360mm lens, 20 megapixel sensor and 4K video recording. Find out what we thought...
AI vs. God: Who Stays and Who Leaves?
Forbes - 6 Aug 2018 02:25
Does God exist? If She does, this is how we got our sacred soul. If She does not, we will soon be able to recreate the soul in machines!
Ricocheting radio waves monitor the tiniest movements in a room
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2018 17:20
Relief may be on the horizon for anyone who has ever jumped around a room like a jack-in-the-box to get motion-sensing lights to turn back on, thanks to a new motion sensor based on metamaterials that is sensitive enough...
Pediatric telemedicine services can work well under the right conditions
EurekAlert! - 6 Aug 2018 06:00
(Springer) Doctors who provide pediatric care over the telephone -- known as 'telemedicine' -- face a range of challenges that do not come with traditional face-to-face contact. In a qualitative study led by Motti Haimi ...
An AI just smashed human beings at Dota 2 - CNET
CNET - 6 Aug 2018 04:46
Team Human did steal one game from the all-powerful AI bots, with a little help from the audience and Twitch.
Samsung Suddenly 'Confirms' Massive Galaxy Note 9 Upgrade
Forbes - 6 Aug 2018 03:50
Samsung has suddenly made its massive Galaxy Note 9 upgrade official...
Dual SIM 6.1-inch iPhone isn't going out of China
Slash Gear - 6 Aug 2018 03:40
In just a few weeks, Apple will finally be bringing out its A-team for the year until late 2019. And if you thought last year's three options made deciding bit difficult, wait until you get a hold of what Apple has plann...
China's third-largest ecommerce site faces lawsuits in US over alleged counterfeits
ZDNet - 6 Aug 2018 01:48
The Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo has been criticized by the media for selling knockoffs after its initial public offering in the US in late July.
Facebook removes Alex Jones pages for hate, bullying
ABC News - 6 Aug 2018 17:17
Facebook takes down four Alex Jones pages for violating hate speech, bullying policies
Scheduled for launch this week, NASA's Parker Solar Probe will be on a mission to touch the sun
USA Today - 6 Aug 2018 17:12
The unmanned Parker Solar Probe, which is set for liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 11, will be mankind's first-ever visit to our nearest star. The probe will travel through the sun’s atmosphere, closer to its ...
Forcing gamers to download 'Fortnite' from outside the Google Play store is greedy and wrong
BGR - 6 Aug 2018 17:10
It's now official, Fortnite for Android won't be available from the Google Play store. The most exciting game out there, which is already available on all the other platforms, isn't going to be as easy to install as you ...
Another blow for the dark matter interpretation of the galactic centre excess
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2018 17:05
For almost 10 years, astronomers have been studying a mysterious diffuse radiation coming from the centre of our galaxy. Originally, it was thought that this radiation could originate from the elusive dark matter particl...
Astronomers discover most lithium-rich giant in galaxy with LAMOST
Phys.org - 6 Aug 2018 17:00
A research team led by astronomers from the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, have discovered the most lithium-rich giant ever known to date, with lithium abundance 3,000 t...
Rocket Lab will launch two missions in less than two months
Engadget - 6 Aug 2018 17:00
Today, launch vehicle startup Rocket Lab announced that it will launch two missions within just a few weeks of one another later this year. It's Business Time is scheduled for launch in November, while ELaNA-XIX, N NASA'...
Telecom Lobbyists Have Stalled 70 State-Level Bills That Would Protect Consumer Privacy
Motherboard - 6 Aug 2018 17:00
In 2018 alone, the telecom lobby has killed or stalled a whole host of legislation that would prevent ISPs from selling your data.
NASA Created a Rare, Exotic State of Matter in Space
SPACE.com - 6 Aug 2018 16:50Space station vacation could be yours for $55 million
USA Today - 6 Aug 2018 16:44
Axiom Space is now accepting reservations for their 'First Commercial Space Station,' led by NASA's former ISS Manager Michael Suffredini.
The World's Deepest, Rarest Diamonds Revealed a Big Secret About Our Planet's Interior
SPACE.com - 6 Aug 2018 16:28Why Emerging Technology Needs To Retain A Human Element
Forbes - 6 Aug 2018 16:09
Technology opens up new, unforeseen issues. And humans are necessary for solving the problems automated services can't. But to ignore the human element in tech is to miss the larger point: technology should be about empo...
Ancient Roman library discovered beneath German city
Fox News - 6 Aug 2018 16:05
Beneath the soil in Cologne, Germany, lies a bibliophile's dream: an ancient Roman library that once held up to 20,000 scrolls, according to news reports.
Today's Top Science Headline --"Fundamental Particles of the Universe Have Minute Levels of Consciousness"
The Daily Galaxy - 6 Aug 2018 14:53
At the heart of current theorizing about consciousness in philosophy is the hard problem of consciousness, a puzzle raised by the philosopher David Chalmers. Cognitive science says that the brain is an information proces...
Terran Orbital raises $36 million in Series B investment round
Space News - 6 Aug 2018 16:04
LOGAN, Utah — Terran Orbital raised $36 million from investors, including Lockheed Martin, Beach Point Capital managed funds, Goldman Sachs, the company announced Aug. 8. With the new funding, Terran Orbital plans to e...