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From NASA to SpaceX, just look to space for good news from 2018 - CNET
CNET - 25 Dec 2018 15:00
The Falcon Heavy rocket launch headlined a year filled with marvelous milestones when it comes to navigating and understanding space.
Elon Musk shows off stainless steel 'Starship'
BGR - 25 Dec 2018 03:08
It was just last month that Elon Musk took to Twitter to unceremoniously announce that he was changing the name of the crew module and rocket booster of SpaceX's BFR rocket program to "Starship" and "Super Heavy," respec...
Squeezed by US-led opposition, Huawei was still able to ship 200M phones in 2018
BGR - 25 Dec 2018 05:05
If there was any lingering doubt about the fact that Huawei doesn't need support from the West to realize its ambition of being a leader in the global smartphone race, the position the company finds itself in as 2018 dra...
NASA's New Horizons is poised for a historic New Year's Day flyby
BGR - 25 Dec 2018 01:04
It was back in August that NASA showed off images from its New Horizons spacecraft which had just spotted its next flyby target sitting a whopping 100 million miles away. Well, in the months since that updated the probe ...
UK military's bomb disposal robots come with haptic feedback
Engadget - 25 Dec 2018 16:30
Bomb disposal experts won't have to put their lives at stake every time they have to disarm an explosive if they can do their job with the help of a proxy -- like a robot they can control from afar. According to the UK M...
WATCH: New iPhone activations may have to wait
ABC News - 25 Dec 2018 16:10
Experts say there could be a log jam on Christmas morning.
Inside the dark web: why it's odder than you can imagine
New Scientist - 25 Dec 2018 16:00
We all know about the dark web's illegal markets and shady deals. But from playing better chess to protecting political freedom, it's full of surprises
10 Times Science Proved the World is Amazing in 2018
Live Science - 25 Dec 2018 15:51Privacy is the price of free - Data we are giving up are too valuable
Slash Gear - 25 Dec 2018 15:39
You always hear the phrase "there's no such thing as free lunch" to the point that it has become ridiculous and almost unbearable. It doesn't make it not true, especially in this day and age where "free" is used as a mar...
In Space, Astronaut Anne McClain Draws on Rugby, US Army Experience for Super-Productivity
SPACE.com - 25 Dec 2018 14:45Hacker steals ten years worth of data from San Diego school district
ZDNet - 25 Dec 2018 14:08
Officials said the hacker made off with the personal information of over 500,000 student and staff.
The quantum trick that can help you live a better life - probably
New Scientist - 25 Dec 2018 14:00
Quantum theory suggests everything that can happen, does. Now a phone app gives us a way to exploit this weirdness - and enjoy the best of all possible worlds
A hot new Android phone you can't buy just set a Guinness Book record
BGR - 25 Dec 2018 13:59
If you were looking for brand new, affordable, Android devices, you should know there's a new toy in town that might meet your needs. The phone features an all-screen screen with a minimal notch, which is apparently an e...
Google Duo reaches one billion downloads
Android Authority - 25 Dec 2018 12:04
It only took Duo six months to gather 500 million downloads and hit the one billion milestone.
Minnesota Attorney General sues Comcast for allegedly overcharging customers
BGR - 25 Dec 2018 06:07
We know this will come as a shock to many of you, but the cable giant Comcast has become synonymous among the general public with price hikes that squeeze customers for every extra cent available, and then some. Indeed, ...
Xiaomi Mi Play revealed on Christmas Eve
Slash Gear - 25 Dec 2018 05:37
There’s a Xiaomi Mi Play out on the market now, and it’s aiming for the lowest of the low end. This smartphone costs a mere ¥1099/$160/£130 – one of the least expensive smartphones ever made by a well-known smart...
Snapchat finally has lenses for dogs
Slash Gear - 25 Dec 2018 05:02
Back in October, Snapchat introduced official support for cats, meaning users could apply lenses to their feline pets for stylish cat selfies. A couple months have passed and now the company is rolling out similar suppor...
Turbulent 2018 didn't keep Huawei from selling millions and millions of phones
Digital Trends - 25 Dec 2018 04:00
Huawei has announced it has sold more than 200 million smartphones over the past year, despite not being widely available in the U.S.. Here are all the details on Huawei's massive 2018. The post Turbulent 2018 didn’t k...
Salesforce keeps rolling with another banner year in 2018
TechCrunch - 25 Dec 2018 03:13
The good times kept on rolling this year for Salesforce with all of the requisite ingredients of a highly successful cloud company — the steady revenue growth, the expanding product set and the splashy acquisitions. Th...
California's Brown orders new DNA testing in old murder case
ABC News - 25 Dec 2018 02:37
California Gov. Jerry Brown is ordering new DNA tests that a death-row inmate says could clear him in a 35-year-old murder case that has drawn national attention
Harvard HAMR-E micro climbing robot is designed for jet engines
Slash Gear - 25 Dec 2018 02:30
Harvard University’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and the SEAS have created a new insect-like miniature robot designed with sticky feet to climb around surfaces. Called the Harvard Ambulatory Mi...
Japan thinks smartphones are destroying students' eyesight
Engadget - 25 Dec 2018 01:03
The eyesight of Japan's students is deteriorating and the country's government thinks smartphones are to blame. A recent survey conducted by Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology found th...