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Review: Nam Mu-so AirPlay 2 speaker will fill your home with style & powerful sound
AppleInsider - 18 Feb 2019 21:18
The Naim Mu-so Wi-Fi AirPlay 2 speaker is a stunning work of art that is capable of filling a house with its powerful, crisp sound with an equally powerful price.
Satellites Reveal A New View of Earth's Water from Space
SPACE.com - 18 Feb 2019 16:05
In 1889, near the remote border town of Embudo, New Mexico, John Wesley Powell, the famous explorer of the Grand Canyon and second heard of the U.S. Geological Survey, started a quiet scientific revolution.
Watch a Satellite Fire a Harpoon in Space in Wild Debris-Catching Test (Video)
SPACE.com - 18 Feb 2019 15:01
A harpoon designed to capture orbital junk has been successfully tested in space for the first time as part of the active debris-removal demonstration mission called RemoveDebris.
Razer Game Store closing up shop after less than a year
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 04:28
The PC gaming market is undergoing some rather tumultuous changes. For years, it was just Steam and everyone else. Epic Games, however, is now challenging the status quo, testing loyalties, and potentially making smaller...
NASA to 3D print sensors, wireless circuit on a single silicon
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 03:58
3D printing has been a real game changer in the modern world. It has made it possible to fabricate all kinds of objects without being subject to the mercy of large production lines. One can even 3D print food to some ext...
Chinese surveillance company found tracking 2.5 million people
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 02:03
Security vulnerabilities are horrible, but one of them is shedding light on the reach of the Chinese surveillance state. Security researcher Victor Gevers discovered that facial recognition firm SenseNets left a surveill...
From the Oscars to Sundance, we're obsessed with true stories - CNET
CNET - 18 Feb 2019 22:00
Documentaries and fictionalised drama expose hard truths from the Oscars to Sundance.
I Already Shot the Supermoon Today, But Here's How to Shoot it Tomorrow
PetaPixel - 18 Feb 2019 19:20Programming Self-Driving Cars Makes People Less Selfish
Singularity Hub - 18 Feb 2019 17:00
Self-driving cars are just around the corner, but working out the rules that should govern them is proving tricky. Should they mimic often self-interested human decision making, or be programmed to consider the greater g...
You won't believe how expensive the fully loaded Galaxy S10 version is going to be
BGR - 18 Feb 2019 13:50
It all started as a wild rumor a few months ago. Samsung would launch a Galaxy S10+ version with 12GB of RAM and 1TB of storage, specs that no other Android phone can match right now. But more and more confirmations star...
Preventing 'cell wall remodeling' may hold key to defeating intransigent super bugs
EurekAlert! - 18 Feb 2019 07:00
(Case Western Reserve University) With a $3.34 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health, Edward W. Yu, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology at Case Wes...
LeoStella looks for more customers as it opens satellite factory
Space News - 18 Feb 2019 03:28
As LeoStella inaugurated the factory that will be used to produce a series of Earth imaging satellites, the joint venture of Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries continues to look for other customers. SpaceNews...
Amazon's new movie strategy includes 30 releases per year
Engadget - 18 Feb 2019 23:59
Now that Amazon's Studios head Jennifer Salke has had some time to settle in, the company is about to shake up its movie strategy -- and you'll definitely notice the difference. Salke told Hollywood Reporter in an interv...
Mapping Brain Circuits in Newborns May Aid Early Detection of Autism
Neuroscience News - 18 Feb 2019 23:29
Researchers used non invasive MRI brain scans to map the brains of newborns. The study reveals the brain architecture that emerges as the brain reshapes during the third trimester of pregnancy. The map can be used to det...
It Sure Seems Like Apple Is Willing to Bend Its Own Rules to Promote Its Services
Gizmodo - 18 Feb 2019 23:20
Apple seems to really, really want people to commit to its services.
Android Q may have Pixel "pill" devour back button
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 23:05
The Pixel “pill” sits at the bottom of the home screen on every Google Pixel smartphone running Android 9 Pie right this minute. This little object allows the user to navigate throughout the smartphone – to a degre...
EyeEm, Fotolog and other photo sites affected by security breach
DP Review - 18 Feb 2019 22:56
Turns out the 500px data breach we reported on last week wasn't an isolated incident. According to The Register the data breach affected not only 500px but a total of 16 websites, including mobile image sharing platform ...
After a delay, Fortnite is finally getting the Driftboard
Slash Gear - 18 Feb 2019 22:44
Epic has started teasing the next item coming to Fortnite, and it’s one that was intended to debut at the beginning of season 7. We’re talking about the Driftboard, which was originally scheduled to go live in Fortni...
Neuromelanin-sensitive MRI identified as a potential biomarker for psychosis
Science Daily - 18 Feb 2019 22:32
Researchers have shown that a type of magnetic resonance imaging -- called neuromelanin-sensitive MRI (NM-MRI) -- is a potential biomarker for psychosis. NM-MRI signal was found to be a marker of dopamine function in peo...
Mapping brain circuits in newborns may aid early detection of autism
Science Daily - 18 Feb 2019 22:32
A new map of newborn babies' brains offers details of structure that will provide a new reference for researchers studying both typical brain development and neurological disorders. Using noninvasive, 20-minute MRI scans...
Specialized lung cells appear very early in development
Science Daily - 18 Feb 2019 22:31
Specialized lung cells appear in the developing fetus much earlier than scientists previously thought. A new animal study reports how cells that become alveoli begin their specialized roles very early in prenatal life. T...
Exercise May Improve Health by Increasing Gut Bacterial Diversity
Neuroscience News - 18 Feb 2019 22:25
A new study reveals exercises that improve cardiorespiratory fitness may help to support health by altering the presence, activity and clustering of gut bacteria.