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Leica M10-P Review
Photography Blog - 17 Sep 2018 16:30
The Leica M10-P is a stealthier, quieter version of the existing M10 digital rangefinder camera, offering a 24 megapixel full-frame sensor, Maestro II Processor, touchscreen control, optical viewfinder, built-in spirit l...
When is a star not a star?
EurekAlert! - 17 Sep 2018 08:00
(Carnegie Institution for Science) The line that separates stars from brown dwarfs may soon be clearer thanks to new work led by Carnegie's Serge Dieterich. His team's findings demonstrate that brown dwarfs can be more m...
Disappearing iTunes movies is more convoluted than you think
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2018 06:21
A recent case that went viral over the Interwebs reminded consumers that they may not really own the digital content they purchase, even if it says "Buy". The case of Anders da Silva's disappearing iTunes Movies, however...
Amazon Reportedly Investigating Whether Some of Its Staff Are Taking Kickbacks From Merchants
Gizmodo - 17 Sep 2018 03:30
Amazon is reportedly investigating whether independent merchants operating on their platform are greasing the palms of staff to divulge confidential information about the site, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday....
How to Conquer Your Fears, With Author Dean Sluyter
Life Hacker - 17 Sep 2018 23:30
This week, we're digging into the things you're terrified of--the concrete stuff like fear of spiders and heights, as well as the more conceptual, existential anxiety we all have about just being alive. First, we intervi...
Grant app permissions - and then automatically remove them - with new Bouncer app
Android Authority - 17 Sep 2018 21:52
The new Bouncer Android app could solve all your Android security fears in one $0.99 purchase.
WebKit exploit can crash Macs and iOS devices
Cult of Mac - 17 Sep 2018 19:13
A new vulnerability capable of crashing your Apple device has been discovered in Safari by Berlin-based security researcher Sabri Haddouche. The vulnerability exists in the WebKit engine uses to render pages on Appleās...
Saudi Arabia invests $1bn in Tesla competitor Lucid
Phys.org - 17 Sep 2018 19:09
Saudi Arabia on Monday announced it has signed off on a $1 billion investment in US carmaker Lucid Motors with the aim of helping the Tesla rival roll out electric cars.
The death of innovation: 58% of US workers too overwhelmed with daily tasks
TechRepublic - 17 Sep 2018 19:04
Employees are so busy with day-to-day tasks that innovation is put on the backburner, according to the 2018-2019 State of Work report.
Linux Founder Takes Some Time Off to Learn How to Stop Being an Asshole
Gizmodo - 17 Sep 2018 19:01
Linus Torvalds, the founder of the Linux open-source operating system, has been leading his developer community with sarcasm, insults, and abuse for three decades, and many people think it's time for a change. On Sunday,...
This AI Predicts Obesity Prevalence--All the Way from Space
Singularity Hub - 17 Sep 2018 19:00
A research team at the University of Washington has trained an artificial intelligence system to spot obesity--all the way from space. The system used a convolutional neural network (CNN) to analyze 150,000 satellite ima...
Google AI Tool Identifies a Tumor's Mutations From an Image
Wired - 17 Sep 2018 19:00
The algorithm can distinguish between different kinds of lung cancer, and could speed up a patient's diagnosis by weeks.
Gravitational Waves Show No Evidence of Extra Dimensions
Motherboard - 17 Sep 2018 19:00
Observing the light from neutron stars provided a baseline to measure the effects of extra dimensions on the propagation of gravitational waves through space.
Closest planet ever discovered outside solar system could be habitable with a dayside ocean
Phys.org - 17 Sep 2018 18:07
In August of 2016, astronomers from the European Southern Observatory (ESO) confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet around Proxima Centauri - the closest star to our solar system. In addition, they confirmed that...
Apple Stores add gorgeous new graphic panels, 3D feature bays
The Loop - 17 Sep 2018 18:05
Michael Steeber, 9to5Mac: Ahead of next Friday's iPhone and Apple Watch launches, Apple is rolling out fresh new artwork and eye-popping displays to its retail stores. Vivid graphic panels promote the upcoming iPhone XS,...
Germany rolls out world's first hydrogen train
Phys.org - 17 Sep 2018 18:02
Germany on Monday rolled out the world's first hydrogen-powered train, signalling the start of a push to challenge the might of polluting diesel trains with costlier but more eco-friendly technology.
Breaking the symmetry between fundamental forces
Phys.org - 17 Sep 2018 18:00
A fraction of a second after the Big Bang, a single unified force may have shattered. Scientists from the CDF and DZero Collaborations used data from the Fermilab Tevatron Collider to re-create the early universe conditi...
How plants harness microbes to get nutrients
EurekAlert! - 17 Sep 2018 08:00
(Rutgers University) A Rutgers-led team has discovered how plants harness microbes in soil to get nutrients, a process that could be exploited to boost crop growth, fight weeds and slash the use of polluting fertilizers ...
Google Maps beta for iOS 12 plays nice with CarPlay
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2018 07:24
For a time, iOS locked its doors to other web browsers like Firefox unless those used its WebKit web engine. While that is in the past, there are still other parts of Apple's ecosystem that remain closed off to other pla...
Galaxy Note 9 in Silver will launch in these markets
Slash Gear - 17 Sep 2018 06:53
The Galaxy Note 9 is well on its way and seems to be holding well despite the Galaxy S9 before it and the arrival of the Apple iPhone Xs and its siblings. However, it seems that Samsung wasn't showing its full hand yet. ...
Musk says Tesla has gone from 'production hell' to 'delivery logistics hell'
Reuters - 17 Sep 2018 06:37
Tesla Inc's Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk on Sunday acknowledged that the company was facing more logistical problems now than production delays, in response to a customer complaint on delivery delay.
The EU Copyright Directive, Starforce, Ray-Tracing and Apple: Best Gizmodo Posts of the Week
Gizmodo - 17 Sep 2018 05:55
The European Union passed its disastrous Copyright Directive this week, including amended versions of its onerous Articles 11 and 13 (the so-called "link tax" and "upload filter," respectively). There's still time to mak...