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That Adorable Baby Octopus Is Actually a Pea-Sized Killer
Gizmodo - 26 Oct 2018 04:10
An image of a pea-sized cephalopod captured by a team of scientists in Hawaii has been making the rounds this week as the result of how cute this tiny squish appears at first glance. But make no mistake, even a baby octo...
NASA's solar probe spares a thought for Earth as it speeds towards the Sun
BGR - 26 Oct 2018 02:08
NASA began its mission to "touch the Sun" back in mid-August, sending the Parker Solar Probe towards our star on a first-of-its-kind trip that will hopefully result in all kinds of neat information. The probe is still a ...
Test shows iPhone XR has even better battery life than the iPhone XS Max and Pixel 3 XL
BGR - 26 Oct 2018 16:31
The iPhone XR launches on Friday in stores around the world, just as millions of buyers receive their pre-ordered units at home. We've already shown you a series of reviews praising Apple's cheapest new iPhone, a device ...
Google, Amazon lead a disappointing day in tech earnings - CNET
CNET - 26 Oct 2018 01:14
Snap took a beating too, while Twitter actually made lower user numbers seem like a good thing.
How the Brain Decides What to Learn
Neuroscience News - 26 Oct 2018 21:17
The paraventricular thalamus helps the brain identify and track the most salient details of a situation, helping to enhance learning, a new study reveals.
'The Blowjob Paper:' Scientists Processed 109 Hours of Oral Sex to Develop an AI that Sucks Dick
Motherboard - 26 Oct 2018 17:04
Anonymous machine learning engineers wrote 'The Blowjob Paper' to try to make this bj machine more lifelike.
Google reveals 48 employees fired for sexual harassment
ABC News - 26 Oct 2018 03:10
Google has revealed that it has fired 48 employees for sexual harassment during the past two years and sent them away without a severance package
Two hackers behind 2016 Uber data breach have been indicted for another hack
TechCrunch - 26 Oct 2018 01:17
Two hackers who stole millions of users’ data from ride-hailing firm Uber have been indicted on separate hacking charges related to a data breach at online learning portal Lynda, two people familiar with the case have ...
Anker Nebula Capsule 2 projector adds Google Assistant and USB-C
Slash Gear - 26 Oct 2018 00:54
Anker has introduced the new Nebula Capsule 2, an update to its original Nebula Capsule projector. The new device features some notable changes over the first model, not the least of which is the addition of USB-C instea...
Rich People are Banning Screens in Classrooms
The Mac Observer - 26 Oct 2018 20:57
Rich people are banning screens in classrooms, in a surprising turn in the digital divide debate. It wasn't long ago that the worry was that rich students would have access to the internet earlier, gaining tech skills an...
iPhone XR smokes every Android rival
Cult of Mac - 26 Oct 2018 20:30
The new iPhone XR costs at least $250 less than the iPhone XS models but has the same A12 Bionic processor. That gives Apple’s latest significantly faster performance than any of its Android rivals, even the most expen...
Google's smart city dream is turning into a privacy nightmare
Engadget - 26 Oct 2018 18:00
Sidewalk Labs, an Alphabet division focused on smart cities, is caught in a battle over information privacy. The team has lost its lead expert and consultant, Ann Cavoukian, over a proposed data trust that would approve ...
Blockchain partners with Ledger for its hardware wallet
TechCrunch - 26 Oct 2018 17:12
Blockchain startup Blockchain shared its roadmap for the coming months. The company is launching a hardware wallet in partnership with Ledger. Blockchain is also launching a new trading platform called Swap -- this platf...
Google, Amazon suffer market setbacks on sales outlook
Phys.org - 26 Oct 2018 17:10
Internet titans Google and Amazon came under an investor cloud after posting disappointing sales updates, with the search leader also on the defensive for reportedly hushing up sexual misconduct.
iPhone XR released today: See Tim Cook's Apple Store tour
Slash Gear - 26 Oct 2018 17:06
Today is the day the iPhone XR heads to Apple Stores around the world, and one lucky location saw an in-person visit from the company’s CEO Tim Cook. While it’s POSSIBLE, however unlikely Cook will visit other locati...
Microsoft officially closes $7.5 billion purchase of GitHub
Mashable - 26 Oct 2018 17:01NASA Wants to Send Humans to Venus. Here's Why That's a Brilliant Idea
Singularity Hub - 26 Oct 2018 17:00
Popular science fiction of the early 20th century depicted Venus as some kind of wonderland of pleasantly warm temperatures, forests, swamps and even dinosaurs. In 1950, the Hayden Planetarium at the American Natural His...
Latest Cutting-Edge Trends Followed in Web Design
ReadWrite - 26 Oct 2018 17:00
In the recent years in the digital medium, the latest cutting-edge trends in web design has seen far more shifts and changes in technology and its use — as compared to the traditional print. Eighteen years into this ne...
The 10 programming languages developers use most in open source projects
TechRepublic - 26 Oct 2018 17:00
More than half of developers are contributing to open source projects in React.js, Kubernetes, Docker, and more, according to a DigitalOcean report.
3 Keys to Reducing the Threat of Ransomware
Dark Reading - 26 Oct 2018 16:30
Following these steps could mean the difference between an inconvenience and a multimillion-dollar IT system rebuild -- for the public and private sectors alike.
CPU Core with Industry-Leading Performance
Medical Design Technology - 26 Oct 2018 16:19
Product Announcement Renesas Electronics Corporation announced the development of its third-generation 32-bit RX CPU core, the RXv3. The RXv3 CPU core will be employed in Renesas' new RX microcontroller (MCU) families......
Campaign 2018: New malware attacks target voters in key battleground states - CNET
CNET - 26 Oct 2018 16:06
Ransomware, adware and suspicious applications are on the rise ahead of the midterm election.