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The Draco Constellation
Universe Today - 7 Dec 2018 21:39
Located in the northern hemisphere, between the two "dippers", is the Draco constellation - one of the 48 compiled by Ptolemy and one of the 88 recognized by the IAU. The post The Draco Constellation appeared first on Un...
Apple Removes Game Because It Uses The Taliban as Enemies
The Mac Observer - 7 Dec 2018 17:13
The game in question is called Afghanistan 11, and it’s supposed to be a historically accurate game that bases battles on real world scenarios.
A Smartphone App and 3D Printed Attachment for HIV Detection
Singularity Hub - 7 Dec 2018 17:00
There are more than 1.1 million people in the US living with HIV, and 1 in 7 of them don't even know they have it. Young people are the most likely to be unaware of their infections. Globally, there were approximately 36...
Building the World's Largest Paper Ball
Medical Design Technology - 7 Dec 2018 15:00
Videos Made from cardboard, paper, and paper cord, the world's largest paper ball has been created by Ideagen's InspectionXpert, and has broken the Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Paper Ball... Staff Author...
Astronomers Count all the Photons in the Universe. Spoiler Alert: 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Photons
Universe Today - 7 Dec 2018 04:58
Imagine yourself in a boat on a great ocean, the water stretching to the distant horizon, with the faintest hints of land just beyond that. It’s morning, just before dawn, and a dense fog has settled along the coast. A...
Microsoft Edge Is Coming to the Mac?
Gizmodo - 7 Dec 2018 04:15
After rumors circulated that such a move was imminent, Microsoft has confirmed that it is indeed shifting from its EdgeHTML back end to Chromium, the open-source project that powers Google Chrome. In confirming the rumor...
Australia passes contentious encryption bill opposed by Apple, other tech companies
AppleInsider - 7 Dec 2018 04:06
The Australia parliament on Thursday passed a set of new cybersecurity measures that compels technology companies to furnish law enforcement agencies access to encrypted customer messages, a law that Apple and other tech...
Boring Company to unveil autonomous cars, tunnel elevators on Dec 18
Slash Gear - 7 Dec 2018 03:30
“The Boring Company” will have a product launch on December 18, its founder Elon Musk announced on Thursday evening. This will be “more than a tunnel opening,” Musk said, promising that it will include car elemen...
SpaceX launched Christmas dinner for ISS astronauts this week
Slash Gear - 7 Dec 2018 02:45
The International Space Station has a delivery on the way, one containing important cargo for both the science experiments and astronauts on board. The space station receives regular cargo shipments; that’s nothing unu...
The Shirk Report - Volume 503
Twisted Sifter - 7 Dec 2018 20:26
Welcome to the Shirk Report where you will find 20 funny images, 10 interesting articles and 5 entertaining videos from the last 7 days of sifting
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS Review
Photography Blog - 7 Dec 2018 18:30
The new Canon PowerShot SX70 HS super-zoom camera features a 65x zoom lens with a massive focal range of 21-1365mm, a new 20 megapixel image sensor, Digic 8 processor, 4K video recording, 10fps burst shooting, 3 inch var...
5 Startups in India You Should Be Watching
ReadWrite - 7 Dec 2018 18:00
India is one of the nations that are growing at a very fast pace. In past it has come up with some startups which now are big business all over the globe like Zivame, Chumbak, first cry, policy bazaar, Hike, Big Basket, ...
Metz Mecablitz M360 Flashgun for Mirrorless and DSLR
Photography Blog - 7 Dec 2018 18:00
The New Metz Mecablitz M360 is a compact, fully-featured TTL flash that offers intuitive operation for mirrorless and DSLR camera users.
Japan reportedly will stop buying Huawei, ZTE equipment - CNET
CNET - 7 Dec 2018 17:12
The government's ban may come next week, sources tell Reuters.
Someone Defaced Linux.org Website With 'Goatse' And Anti-Diversity Tirade
Motherboard - 7 Dec 2018 17:11
Someone took control of a Linux unofficial community website and replaced its regular content with a NSFW meme, a dox of a transgender open source developer, and anti-diversity messages.
As bitcoin trading shifts shape, big money stays away
Reuters - 7 Dec 2018 17:10
Bitcoin's value has plunged by three-quarters this year, sending the original and biggest cryptocurrency back to levels not seen before its bubble. And price isn't the only aspect of trading that has changed.
EU ministers raise privacy concerns in e-evidence bill
Phys.org - 7 Dec 2018 17:04
EU ministers raised concerns Friday about whether citizens' rights are protected in a bill aimed at speeding up investigators' access to email and other digital evidence in cross-border terrorism cases.
Apple watch monitors falls, track heart rhythms
Phys.org - 7 Dec 2018 17:00
For more than a decade, the latest Apple products have been the annual must-have holiday gift for the tech-savvy. That raises the question: Is the newest Apple Watch on your list--either to give or receive--this year?
Pick the New MoviePass Subscription That Works for You
Life Hacker - 7 Dec 2018 17:00
MoviePass is switching up its subscription model once again in the new year, and users in major markets can look forward to paying more for their monthly subscription.
Microsoft Calls For Facial Recognition Tech Regulation
Threatpost - 7 Dec 2018 16:57
Microsoft and the AI Now Institute are both calling for regulation as facial recognition software picks up popularity.
Italy fines Facebook for selling users' data
Phys.org - 7 Dec 2018 16:51
Italy's competition authority has fined Facebook 10 million euros ($11.3 million) for selling users' data without informing them and "aggressively" discouraging users from trying to limit how the company shares their dat...
NASA is collecting space dirt from an asteroid that could kill us all - CNET
CNET - 7 Dec 2018 16:50
The Bennu asteroid could show us the origins of the solar system -- and someday crash into Earth. Regardless, OSIRIS-REx is going to touch it to scrape off some dust.