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NVIDIA officially unveils its flagship Titan RTX GPU
Engadget - 3 Dec 2018 16:25
Shortly after teasing it, NVIDIA has officially unveiled the its top-end consumer GPU, the Titan RTX. As expected, it has 72 Turing RT and 4,608 CUDA cores, up from 68 and 4,352, respectively, over the RTX 2080 Ti. Howev...
Huawei's 'hole punch' phone now has a launch date
Mashable - 3 Dec 2018 14:09Chinese fusion reactor reaches 100-million degrees celsius
Springwise - 3 Dec 2018 08:10
China-based research into using nuclear fusion as a clean energy is the first to achieve temperatures of over 100-million degrees Celsius paving the way for artificial sun technology. The post Chinese fusion reactor reac...
Scientists more accurately gauge the brightness of the universe
Engadget - 3 Dec 2018 06:58
You'd think that it would be virtually impossible to determine the collective brightness of the observable universe, but a team of scientists has come surprisingly close. They've completed the most accurate measurement o...
A Spellbinding Ocean Exploration With an Underwater Wheelchair
Twisted Sifter - 3 Dec 2018 05:18
Artist and activist Sue Austin explores a coral reef in the world's first underwater wheelchair
Over 40 Percent of Worldwide Coal Plants Are Operating at a Loss, Study Says
Gizmodo - 3 Dec 2018 04:00
As Donald Trump's administration continues to try to make coal happen despite it being increasingly expensive and a serious tax on the environment, a new report claims that more than 40 percent of the world's coal power ...
Amazon's checkout-free experiment could come to larger grocery stores
Mashable - 3 Dec 2018 03:19Fintech company Calastone to shift fund network to blockchain
Reuters - 3 Dec 2018 02:30
Calastone, an investment funds transaction network, said on Monday it will shift its entire system to blockchain in May, a move that could slash costs for the sector by billions of dollars a year.
Sonos Amp review
Digital Trends - 3 Dec 2018 22:41
Sonos reinvents its first product with a view toward making it more appealing to custom AV installers and consumers alike. With more power and more features, it mostly succeeds, but comes at a steeper price. The post Son...
Curiosity rover spots 'shiny' object on Mars and NASA isn't sure what it is
Fox News - 3 Dec 2018 19:07
The Curiosity rover has detected a "shiny" object which may be a meteorite.
How Blockchain Can Solve Major Problems for Gig Economy Freelancers
ReadWrite - 3 Dec 2018 18:00
Finance is a core aspect of any business. It's also a frequent target when it comes to digital disruptors. There's a reason blockchain has been a key component of so many fintech use cases that involve providing liquidit...
Apple Music to Reveal 2019 GRAMMY Award Nominees in Select Categories on Friday
Mac Rumors - 3 Dec 2018 17:18
Ahead of the 61st Annual GRAMMY Awards in February, Apple Music will reveal nominees in select categories on Friday at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time, according to Variety. Additional nominees will be announced live on CBS This ...
Trump tweets that China will slice tariffs on US-made cars - Roadshow
CNET - 3 Dec 2018 17:17
There aren't too many concrete facts available to the public just yet.
Uber's Middle East rival Careem launches bus-booking service in Egypt
Reuters - 3 Dec 2018 17:10
Middle East ride-hailing company Careem said on Monday it had launched a bus-booking service in Egypt and would soon expand it into Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Google Maps is about to get its own version of Google Assistant
BGR - 3 Dec 2018 17:09
Google isn't just refining the design of the Google Maps app, it's also updating the app's features as it looks to further improve the navigation experience. Some Maps users have already noticed one of the new features G...
Britain Is Developing an AI-Powered Predictive Policing System
Singularity Hub - 3 Dec 2018 17:00
The tantalizing prospect of predicting crime before it happens has got law enforcement agencies excited about AI. Most efforts so far have focused on forecasting where and when crime will happen, but now British police w...
Why Scientists Tried to Measure All of the Starlight That Ever Shone
Gizmodo - 3 Dec 2018 16:55
Astronomers this week announced that they'd attempted to measure all of the starlight in the universe.
How a Former Google Employee Avoids iPhone Distraction
The Mac Observer - 3 Dec 2018 16:52
Jake Knapp used to work on the Gmail team at Google. He recently wrote how he avoids iPhone distraction. He basically went full nuclear and deleted all of his apps, although it looks like he re-downloaded only the most i...
China again tops UN agency's ranking of top patent filers
ABC News - 3 Dec 2018 16:50
A U.N. agency says China has issued the most international patent applications for an eighth straight year, showing the country's heft in intellectual property amid U.S. President Donald Trump's accusation that the growi...
NASA's Insight is already breaking records - CNET
CNET - 3 Dec 2018 05:14
It's only been on Mars for a few short days, but Insight is already blowing the competition out of the water.
Should You Make Your Kids Wait Until High School for a Cell Phone?
Life Hacker - 3 Dec 2018 21:00
Getting a cell phone has become something of a childhood rite of passage. Parents often struggle with how soon is too soon, with the average child now receiving their first phone at age 10 and their first social media ac...
High childhood BMI linked to obesity at age 24 in women
Science Daily - 3 Dec 2018 23:27
Girls who gain weight more rapidly between the ages of 5 and 15 are more likely to be obese at age 24, according to researchers.