Technology News
It's Way Too Easy to Cheat in 'Fallout 76'
Motherboard - 27 Nov 2018 19:15
It's easy to scam your way to infinite caps, unlimited carry capacity, and as much XP as you need.
Try Landing InSight on Mars (Without Exploding)
Wired - 27 Nov 2018 14:00
NASA just plopped a lander on the surface of Mars. This simple game lets you see if you can do the same.
NASA CubeSats capture farewell image of InSight's new home - CNET
CNET - 27 Nov 2018 04:13
InSight successfully touched down on Mars, but the work of two other robots pave the way for future missions -- as this farewell image shows.
U.S. SEC chairman says Tesla case is 'settled' despite CEO's tweet
Reuters - 27 Nov 2018 17:02
(The Nov. 26 story corrects paragraphs 4 and 5 to show the SEC filed charges against Musk and Tesla, and that Musk and Tesla settled those charges without admitting or denying the SEC's allegations)
Apple Empowers Women With App Development Program
The Mac Observer - 27 Nov 2018 16:57
Apple wants to support female entrepreneurs better with its new Entrepreneur Camp, a program that will be focused on app development.
Alibaba's Jack Ma is a Communist Party member, China state paper reveals
Reuters - 27 Nov 2018 05:09
Jack Ma, the head of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and China's best-known capitalist, is a Communist Party member, the official Party newspaper said on Monday, debunking a public assumption the billionaire w...
Rumors suggest Huawei could beat Samsung to an innovate new phone design
BGR - 27 Nov 2018 05:05
Up until Monday morning, it looked as if nothing could put a dent in the Galaxy S10 buzz out there. A number of reports in the past few weeks have painted a clear picture: Samsung will soon launch its best smartphone -- ...
Google to face worldwide protests on November 27 over censored search engine
Mashable - 27 Nov 2018 03:50More details leak about the Galaxy S10's next-gen cameras
BGR - 27 Nov 2018 17:22
Samsung next year will release as many as four different Galaxy S10 versions, including a cheaper model, a 5G version that should also be the most expensive model, and the regular successors of the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S...
Source: Canada's Corel is acquiring virtualization specialist Parallels in an all-cash deal
TechCrunch - 27 Nov 2018 17:19
Some consolidation is afoot in the world of business software. TechCrunch has learned that Parallels, the virtualization specialist with millions of users, is getting acquired by Corel, the Canadian company behind design...
UK's 'illegal' backup power scheme subsidised fossil fuels - a greener alternative should now replace it
Phys.org - 27 Nov 2018 17:10
The amount of renewable, low-carbon, energy the UK produces is increasing, but it is very different to traditional types of power. It can't just be turned on when wanted. As a result, the capacity market scheme - essenti...
Google faces GDPR complaint over "deceptive" location tracking
TechCrunch - 27 Nov 2018 17:02
A group of European consumer watchdogs has filed a privacy complaint against Google — arguing the company uses manipulative tactics in order to keep tracking web users’ location, for ad-targeting purposes. The consum...
New Zealand's Islands Are Creeping Closer Together
Live Science - 27 Nov 2018 17:02MIT and LinkedIn co-founder award MeToo leaders
ABC News - 27 Nov 2018 17:00
A founder and leaders of the #MeToo movement have been selected for MIT Media Lab Disobedience awards
Twitter has banned misgendering or 'deadnaming' transgender people
The Verge - 27 Nov 2018 16:53
Twitter now prohibits misgendering or "deadnaming" transgender people, alongside other harassment and abuse tactics. The change appears to have happened in late October, but news of it began circulating late last week. I...
Google employees plan walkout over censored Chinese search engine
Engadget - 27 Nov 2018 16:52
Just weeks after Google employees walked out of offices to protest the way the company dealt with claims of sexual misconduct, Google is bracing itself for another worldwide protest. This time, it's over Google's ominous...
Research helps in understanding the dynamics of dune formation
Phys.org - 27 Nov 2018 16:50
Crescent-shaped dunes called barchans are structures that appear in a wide variety of environments, including beaches and deserts, riverbeds and the seafloor, inside water pipes and oil pipelines, and on the surface of M...
3 ways robots can support human workers
TechRepublic - 27 Nov 2018 16:45
AI and robotics are no longer catalysts of fear, but rather tools for collaboration. Here's how companies can benefit.
Google employees push to cancel Chinese search engine in new letter
The Verge - 27 Nov 2018 16:43
Google employees have renewed their public protests against "Project Dragonfly," a censored and surveillance-enabling search app that Google is reportedly building for the Chinese market. An open letter, published on Med...
iPad & FaceTime continues to open up communication options for disabled
AppleInsider - 27 Nov 2018 16:43
The iPad has become an essential lifeline for some of its users, one account reveals, with Apple's tablet being used as an outlet for a person with Down syndrome to get in contact with other members of his family, a feat...
Four Queen Mary researchers in the top 1 percent
EurekAlert! - 27 Nov 2018 07:00
(Queen Mary University of London) Four researchers from Queen Mary University of London have been placed in the top 1 percent in the world, in this year's Highly Cited Researchers list.
Android Child's Face Strikingly Expressive
Medical Design Technology - 27 Nov 2018 23:57
News Android faces must express greater emotion if robots are to interact with humans more effectively. Researchers tackled this challenge as they upgraded their android child head, named Affetto. They precisely examined...