Technology News
New ablation treatment for ventricular tachycardia reaches deeper into heart muscle
EurekAlert! - 9 Nov 2018 07:00
(Loyola University Health System) Loyola Medicine is among two centers in the world offering a novel catheter ablation system intended to improve treatment outcomes for a life-threatening heart rhythm disorder called ven...
Google Contractors Say Reporting Process for Sexual Misconduct Remains Flawed
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2018 03:55
Last week, thousands of Google staffers walked out of their offices and into the streets in what is perhaps the largest collective protest of tech workers in history. The demonstration, which included Google offices acro...
Stephen Hawking's wheelchair, thesis sell for over $1.3 million at auction - CNET
CNET - 9 Nov 2018 03:36
The famed astrophysicist's awards, papers and iconic wheelchair go under the hammer.
Former Tesla Employee Charged With Embezzling $9.3 Million From Musk's Company
Gizmodo - 9 Nov 2018 05:15
A former Tesla employee was charged by a federal grand jury today of embezzling roughly $9.3 million from Elon Musk's electric car company over the course of two years. The indictment comes as the result of an FBI inquir...
Teardown of next-gen MacBook Air reveals step up in repairability
BGR - 9 Nov 2018 05:05
Even though Apple's brand new iPad Pros garnered the lion's share of press attention at the company's recent media event, you definitely don't want to sleep on Apple's brand new MacBook Air. A long time in the making, Ap...
The dangerous reason you shouldn't bring your phone to the bathroom
USA Today - 9 Nov 2018 04:18
Taking your phone to the bathroom with you is a dangerous idea because you’re exposing yourself and others to germs. Buzz60's Sean Dowling has more.
NASA's Sun-visiting spacecraft survived its first brush with a star
BGR - 9 Nov 2018 04:03
It's been a busy week for the folks manning the controls of the Sun-touching Parker Solar Probe at NASA. After breaking a bunch of records last week for its distance from the Sun and the speed at which it was traveling, ...
Google Chrome will warn you before you fall for a phone subscription scam
Mashable - 9 Nov 2018 03:50Github announces it hosts 100 million repositories
The Mac Observer - 9 Nov 2018 02:54
GitHub, the widely used code management and development tool, revealed Thursday that it hosts 100 million repositories. VentureBeat has a good breakdown of the news and the current state of the platform. It includes the ...
NASA solar probe 'alive and well' after first encounter with the sun - CNET
CNET - 9 Nov 2018 02:12Oh great, AI will apparently match humans in creativity and emotional intelligence soon
BGR - 9 Nov 2018 02:06
As if we didn't already have enough to worry about when it comes to artificially intelligent machines being able to perform many tasks faster and better than humans can, potentially stealing our jobs in the future, and p...
How to See the Northern Lights in the US Tonight
Life Hacker - 9 Nov 2018 17:15
Tonight the Northern Lights are making one of their uncommon appearances in the continental United States (we're jealous, Alaska, okay?) so if you're in Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Washington, or the tippy-top of M...
Laser system prevents contamination on aircraft surfaces
Phys.org - 9 Nov 2018 16:30
Scientists have developed a laser material processing method to produce textured surfaces that repel dirt and water. This technology will primarily be used in the aerospace industry.
Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar Review
Photography Blog - 9 Nov 2018 16:00
The Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 Color-Skopar is a tiny, affordable, manual focus wide-angle lens for Sony Alpha photographers. Read our Voigtlander 21mm F3.5 review to find out what this tiny lens is capable of...
Faraday Future says its main investor is 'deliberately starving' it into bankruptcy
The Verge - 9 Nov 2018 05:17
California EV startup Faraday Future is arguing there's hope of moving forward without its main financial backer, Chinese real estate conglomerate Evergrande, according to a new court filing in California. The clock is t...
Parker Solar Probe OK After Close Solar Approach
SpaceRef - 9 Nov 2018 05:03
Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star's surface....
Watch people beatbox in an MRI in incredible real-time video
USA Today - 9 Nov 2018 04:14
University of Southern California researchers took real-time MRIs of beatboxers working their magic all in the name of science.
Uber fined $750,000 for letting drivers work after customers complained of drunk driving
L.A. Times - 9 Nov 2018 03:55Volkswagen reportedly has $23,000 Tesla competitor in the works
Engadget - 9 Nov 2018 03:33
Volkswagen, the German automaker that cheated diesel emissions tests, is aiming to release an all-electric car for $23,000 -- undercutting the Tesla Model 3 by nearly $12,000 -- sources have told Reuters. VW will convert...
Walmart is building an AI lab inside one of its store
TechCrunch - 9 Nov 2018 03:21
Walmart has just announced its plans to launch what it’s calling an Intelligent Retail Lab inside one of its stores in Levittown, New York. The idea is to test both associate and customer experiences. For example, Walm...
Samsung DeX Linux beta is coming: here's how it works
Slash Gear - 9 Nov 2018 03:12
It has been more than a year since Samsung first teased the possibility of running a fully-supported full Linux (Ubuntu really) desktop on a Galaxy smartphone. Considering Samsung's almost Google-like tendencies, it was ...
Disney+ subscription service launches in late 2019
Android Central - 9 Nov 2018 01:40
After years of rumors and pixie-dust-fueled pipe dreams, Disney is finally ready to make its move in media subscriptions. If you're a Disney fan, you know that trying to find its movies and TV shows online has been somet...