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How to Stay Sane When Your Baby Is in the NICU
Life Hacker - 13 Aug 2018 21:30
When Amanda Sloane went home from the hospital two days after delivery, she left her newborn daughter, Emerie, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). As Sloane was wheeled out the front doors empty handed, she passe...
macOS: Don't Forget to Uninstall CrashPlan Home
The Mac Observer - 13 Aug 2018 19:35
August 22, 2017 was the last day that new CrashPlan for Home subscriptions were sold, and October 23, 2018 is the last day it is usable at all (even for peer-to-peer backups).
AI Can Help Create a Better World--If We Build it Right
Singularity Hub - 13 Aug 2018 17:00
Society is rife with fears about the future of AI. For some, like Richard Branson and Ray Dalio, it's AI's exacerbation of the wealth gap and the looming social crisis it could bring about. For others, it's privacy impli...
The Man Who Lost His Language Overnight
Discover - 13 Aug 2018 12:00
One day, a 70-year-old man woke up speaking a language his wife couldn't understand.
9th gen Intel Core processors leak: everything you need to know
Slash Gear - 13 Aug 2018 04:39
Just because Intel has yet again delayed its 10 nm silicon to 2020, if all goes well, that doesn't mean fans of the processors won't have anything to look forward to this year. And, no, they don't have to wait for the st...
Hacking the websites responsible for election information is so easy an 11 year-old did it
TechCrunch - 13 Aug 2018 01:28
It’s time to talk about election security. Over the weekend at Def Con, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas to discuss some of the latest and greatest (or scariest) trends in the wild world of hacking, a pair of ...
Inside Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles VR Interview Experience
TechCrunch - 13 Aug 2018 00:30
Maggie Lane Contributor Share on Twitter Maggie Lane is a writer and producer of virtual reality experiences and covers the industry for various publications. More posts by this contributor Does Ready Player One reveal t...
Police bust a massive interstate SIM card hijacking ring
Digital Trends - 13 Aug 2018 00:01
Law enforcement agents in Flordia and several other states have worked together to break up an interstate cybercrime ring that used hijacked SIM cards to steal cryptocurrencies and cash from victims. The post Police bust...
40 Stills from Coldplay's Surreal, Award-Winning Video Up&Up
Twisted Sifter - 13 Aug 2018 22:03
Directed by Vania Heymann and Gal Muggia
The Vigilantes on Facebook Who Stream To Catch a Predator-Style Ambushes of Alleged Pedophiles
Gizmodo - 13 Aug 2018 17:08
The texts would come at all hours of the night, numbering in the thousands. "Have you been with an older guy?" "You're really hot, so it's worth the risk of getting in trouble." "Has your daddy fucked you today?"
Teddy Ruxpin learns some new words after a quick hack - CNET
CNET - 13 Aug 2018 17:07
The beloved children's toy picks up some slang at Defcon.
Google DeepMind's AI can now detect over 50 sight-threatening eye conditions - CNET
CNET - 13 Aug 2018 17:00
A focus on AI could lead to fewer people losing their sight.
Novel optics for ultrafast cameras create new possibilities for imaging
Phys.org - 13 Aug 2018 17:00
MIT researchers have developed novel photography optics that capture images based on the timing of reflecting light inside the optics, instead of the traditional approach that relies on the arrangement of optical compone...
Novel optics for ultrafast cameras create new possibilities for imaging
MIT - 13 Aug 2018 17:00
Technique can capture a scene at multiple depths with one shutter click -- no zoom lens needed.
Samsung promises its huge Galaxy Note 9 battery won't explode
BGR - 13 Aug 2018 16:59
The Galaxy Note 9 that Samsung just launched features a battery larger than anything available on any other Samsung flagship. At 4,000 mAh capacity, the battery should deliver impressive battery life, and great battery l...
What Kind of Screen Will the Next iPhone Have?
Mashable - 13 Aug 2018 16:51Pie's launch is the litmus test for Project Treble
Android Authority - 13 Aug 2018 16:50
Project Treble allows for quicker updates, but will manufacturers roll out Android 9.0 Pie to consumers before the year's end?
Black Hat Video Exclusive: Mobile APTs Redefining Phishing Attacks
Threatpost - 13 Aug 2018 16:47
Mike Murray, vice president of security intelligence at Lookout, discusses how mobile is redefining phishing, taking it out of the traditional inbox and into SMS and Facebook messages.
Apple Has Certified Key Suppliers of 2018 iPhones as Volume Production Set to Begin
Mac Rumors - 13 Aug 2018 16:46
Apple has successfully completed certification of key component suppliers for its widely rumored trio of 2018 iPhones, expected to be announced in September, according to Taiwanese publication Economic Daily News. 2018 i...
Solar-powered aircraft stays aloft for record-breaking 25 days
Engadget - 13 Aug 2018 16:40
While Facebook and Google recently pulled the plug on their solar-powered internet drones, another company with a lot more experience is having success with the idea. Airbus announced that its solar-powered Zephyr S HAPS...
Image: Partial solar eclipse from space
Phys.org - 13 Aug 2018 16:35
Thanks to a quirk of our cosmos, the Moon's average distance from Earth is just right for it to appear as the same size in the sky as the significantly larger Sun. Once in a while the Moon slides directly between Earth a...
The Internet Is Crowdfunding the Release of 4,358 Secret CIA Mind Control Documents
Motherboard - 13 Aug 2018 16:30
Twelve years after receiving a cache of CIA documents related to the MKUltra program, John Greenewald of the Black Vault realized that thousands of pages had been omitted. Now, he's asking the internet for help.