Technology News
How Many Times Do You Have to Slap a Chicken to Cook It?
Wired - 28 Feb 2019 17:00
While you could technically cook a chicken by slapping it, as proposed by a recent meme, you might also cook your hand. We crunch the numbers.
5 best hunting apps for Android!
Android Authority - 28 Feb 2019 09:00
Hunting isn't quite the survival necessity it once was, but many still like to go out and reel in some big game every now and then. If that sounds like you, here are the best hunting apps for Android!
Apple confirms layoff of 190 people from self-driving car project
AppleInsider - 28 Feb 2019 00:01
Apple on Wednesday confirmed plans to lay off 190 people from its self-driving car project, known as Project Titan, namely from facilities in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale, Calif.
IBM rolls out asset performance management tools to better target industrial IoT
ZDNet - 28 Feb 2019 18:00
The launch of IBM Maximo Asset Performance Management (APM) is aimed at oil and gas, manufacturers and heavy industry customers.
To Stop Worrying So Much, Deflate Your Own Ego
Life Hacker - 28 Feb 2019 21:00
I know from neurosis. Seconds before writing this post, I heard "Hey Soul Sister" come up on our office's playlist. I saw a visitor sitting someone from outside the company sitting in the lobby, and my bad broken brain t...
Anthem still has a path to greatness despite early reviews - CNET
CNET - 28 Feb 2019 04:14
Commentary: As the tepid reviews rolled in after launch, I understood where people were coming from, but I couldn't square them with my experience.
Apple confirms earlier rumor of layoffs at its Titan self-driving car program - CNET
CNET - 28 Feb 2019 01:04
Cupertino is reportedly laying off 190 employees, effective April 16.
Mobile bedside bioprinter can heal wounds
Science Daily - 28 Feb 2019 20:42
Scientists have created such a mobile skin bioprinting system -- the first of its kind -- that allows bi-layered skin to be printed directly into a wound.
How to use Fortnite's brilliant new Party Assist feature
Cult of Mac - 28 Feb 2019 19:05
Fortnite season eight isn't just about new content. Epic Games also added a whole bunch of quality improvements that make the game more enjoyable. One of those is a feature called Party Assist -- and it's an excellent ad...
Some Facebook content reviewers in India complain of low pay, high pressure
Reuters - 28 Feb 2019 12:25
On a busy day, contract employees in India monitoring nudity and pornography on Facebook and Instagram will each view 2,000 posts in an eight-hour shift, or almost four a minute.
Researchers identify how metabolites target brain-homing immune cells to treat MS
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2019 07:00
(Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY) A newly published paper featured on the March cover of the journal Brain details how metabolites can be used to inhibit epigenetic mechanisms and effectively treat multiple scl...
First semi-identical twins identified in pregnancy
Science Daily - 28 Feb 2019 00:31
Boy and girl twins in Brisbane, Australia, have been identified as only the second set of semi-identical, or sesquizygotic, twins in the world -- and the first to be identified by doctors during pregnancy.
The best heated blankets of 2019
USA Today - 28 Feb 2019 22:19
Take your blankets to a new level this winter.
Researchers move closer to practical photonic quantum computing
Phys.org - 28 Feb 2019 17:00
For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a way to map and measure large-scale photonic quantum correlation with single-photon sensitivity. The ability to measure thousands of instances of quantum correlation is ...
What State Has the Most Pedestrian Traffic Deaths?
Gizmodo - 28 Feb 2019 16:12
A new report detailing the number of pedestrian traffic deaths in the United States has just been released, and the news is not good. In 2018, an estimated 6,227 Americans died from being struck by a vehicle. That's the ...
Large Hadron Collider upgrade project leaps forward
Phys.org - 28 Feb 2019 15:20
The U.S. Large Hadron Collider Accelerator Upgrade Project is the Fermilab-led collaboration of U.S. laboratories that, in partnership with CERN and a dozen other countries, is working to upgrade the Large Hadron Collide...
Booking Holdings shares fall 10 percent after weak Europe outlook
Reuters - 28 Feb 2019 15:17
Shares of Booking Holdings Inc fell more than 10 percent in early trading on Thursday, after the U.S. online travel agency said it was seeing a sharp demand slowdown in Europe, its biggest market.
Two as-yet-unannounced iPad models also appear in Indian regulatory database
9 to 5 Mac - 28 Feb 2019 15:10
As spotted by MySmartPrice, an Indian database is also surfacing model identifiers for as-yet-unannounced new iPad models as the units have received regional certification. The model identifiers A2124 and A2133 were firs...
Newfound 'FarFarOut' Is Most Distant Solar System Body Ever Seen
Live Science - 28 Feb 2019 14:07Husqvarna 535FBx Forestry Clearing Backpack Chainsaw distributes weight evenly
The Gadget Flow - 28 Feb 2019 08:00
Comfortably clear forests, overgrowth and more with the Husqvarna 535FBx Forestry Clearing Backpack Chainsaw. Providing total load distribution, this device allows you to wear the engine set in a harness on your back. As...
Lehigh University computer science researcher earns NSF CAREER Award
EurekAlert! - 28 Feb 2019 07:00
(Lehigh University) Lehigh University computer science professor Ting Wang has earned a Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award from the NSF--more than $500,000 over five years--to support his research into the s...
There's No End in Sight to Our Robocall Hell
Gizmodo - 28 Feb 2019 03:55
If Thanos came to Earth and only wanted to turn robocallers into dust, the Avengers would let him. And given how bad spam calls have gotten, surely most if not every adult with a cellphone in the U.S., and certainly ever...