Technology News
Spooky Quantum Action Passes Test
Scientific American - 1 Dec 2018 16:00
Recent experiments quash the hope that the unsettling phenomenon of quantum entanglement can be explained away --
Samsung's foldable phone is here, with brand-new One UI for Android - CNET
CNET - 1 Dec 2018 07:00
A totally new phone design needs a totally fresh interface.
Gene Therapy Tackles a Common Birth Defect: Deafness
Scientific American - 1 Dec 2018 16:00
After false starts, researchers are making progress toward treating deafness with gene therapy --
New AI generates physical addresses for unmapped regions
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 05:01
MIT and Facebook have teamed up on a new potential way to give addresses to people who currently don’t have one. Approximately four billion people around the globe lack a physical address, a problem that impacts everyt...
Google May Be Shutting Down Hangouts for Consumers Sometime in 2020: Report
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 03:30
It looks as though Hangouts will join a growing list of Google chat products to bite the dust. After years of indications that such a move could be imminent, Google may finally be shutting down its Hangouts platform for ...
5 ways AWS RoboMaker is transforming the robot programming game
TechRepublic - 1 Dec 2018 01:50
Amazon's AWS RoboMaker can do a lot, but is it right for your robotics needs? Here are five ways RoboMaker is being used that might help you decide.
NASA Curiosity rover snaps image of another shiny Mars object
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 01:45
A couple days ago, Curiosity woke up to the song Please would you be my neighbor from Mr. Rogers, that being a greeting for the newly arrived InSight rover. Following that, NASA researchers explain, Curiosity got to work...
Scientists are beginning to worry about bacteria found in Space Station toilet
Digital Trends - 1 Dec 2018 01:14
Scientists are beginning to worry about five new strains of microbes found in the toilet on the International Space Station. They are similar to recently discovered multi-drug resistant bacteria on Earth. The post Scient...
Why a Hacker Exploited Printers to Make PewDiePie Propaganda
Wired - 1 Dec 2018 01:12
An anonymous hacker has claimed credit for the prank, which is part of an ongoing YouTube subscriber feud.
How Blockchain Is Changing Computer Gaming
Singularity Hub - 1 Dec 2018 17:00
Ripples of change are starting to spread throughout the $108.9 billion computer gaming industry, as blockchain technology looks set to change core aspects of games enjoyed by 2.2 billion people around the world. Better s...
This Stick-On Robotic Arm Promises to Put the Damn Toilet Seat Down For You
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 17:00
I'm just going to come right out and say it: Urinating while standing is a terrible idea. It creates a host of messes including splash back and disgusting drips, and inevitably the toilet seat gets left up, leading to so...
NASA Administrator Statement on Passing of George H.W. Bush
NASA Breaking news - 1 Dec 2018 16:55Whale songs and war: The less talked-about climate impacts
ABC News - 1 Dec 2018 16:50
Climate change is more than rising temps. It also has a hand in altering whale songs, flowering plants and civil war
Creating Synthetic Silk from Microbes
Scientific American - 1 Dec 2018 16:00
Engineered bacteria produce silk-like fibers that are as strong as natural ones --
While You Weren't Looking, Engineers Combined a Plane and a Blimp to Make a Plimp Airship
SPACE.com - 1 Dec 2018 15:00How Google Keeps Its Power-Hungry Operations Carbon Neutral
Wired - 1 Dec 2018 14:00
At TEDWomen 2018, sustainability office Kate Brandt urges others to embrace the "circular economy."
Fix Facebook, whether it wants to or not: whistleblower
Phys.org - 1 Dec 2018 12:20
Eight months after revealing the links between Facebook and Cambridge Analytica (CA), whistleblower Christopher Wylie is pushing for the internet giant to be regulated--whether it wants to or not.
Alaska surveys damage from major earthquakes
ABC News - 1 Dec 2018 06:57
Anchorage is reeling after powerful, back-to-back earthquakes ripped apart highways, cracked buildings and rattled people's nerves around Anchorage.
Microsoft Office apps are getting new icons
BGR - 1 Dec 2018 06:05More potential names have leaked for Samsung's revolutionary foldable phone
BGR - 1 Dec 2018 04:33
When you're a smartphone manufacturer preparing to introduce an all-new form factor to the marketplace, you certainly want to give the new handset a great name. A name that conveys something about the device that may see...
Amazon Music app for Android TV appears on Google Play Store
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2018 04:05
Amazon’s own streaming music service, Amazon Music, will soon be available on Android TV. The new support, which is currently open for pre-registration, will enable Android TV users to directly access the service using...
Tesla Needs Subaru or Maybe Mazda to Succeed
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2018 04:00
The recent reports that Elon Musk told his employees that the $35,000 Model 3 would cost $38,000 to build made me realize some things: first, -$3,000 is a pretty crappy profit margin, and second, Tesla needs some friends...