Technology News
How Windows and Chrome quietly made 2019 the year of Linux on the desktop
PC World - 10 May 2019 21:12
After years of endless jokes, 2019 is truly, finally shaping up to be the year of Linux on the desktop. Laptops, too! But most people won't know it. That's because the bones of the open-source operating system kernel wil...
South Korea orders arrest of two Samsung Electronics officials over affiliate's accounting scandal
Reuters - 10 May 2019 20:37
A South Korean court said on Saturday it had approved warrants to arrest two senior officials at Samsung Electronics in relation to an alleged accounting fraud at the tech giant's biopharma affiliate.
Grave of ancient Christian 'prince' reveals its treasures, is UK's 'King Tut's tomb'
Fox News - 10 May 2019 19:39
Archaeologists in the U.K. have revealed new details of the earliest Christian royal burial ever found in Britain, which they compared to the famous King King Tutankhamun's tomb
San Francisco 'IPO Tax' Targeting Tech Giants on Track for November Vote
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 20:30
Happy IPO day to Uber, the Silicon Valley giant whose long-term plan to deal with unhappy drivers is to replace them with robots that won't worry about details like wages and health insurance.
Apple releases sixth developer beta of iOS 12.3 to developers for testing [u]
AppleInsider - 10 May 2019 19:11
Apple has moved on to its sixth round of betas for this current generation, issuing a new build of just iOS 12.3 to developers to try out on their devices, with the single beta build possibly a sign a full public release...
Moving Apple's assembly out of China to avoid tariffs will take 'multiple years,' analyst warns
AppleInsider - 10 May 2019 16:56
If Apple is indeed hit by proposed U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports, it could take the company "multiple years" to move assembly outside of China, according to a Morgan Stanley investor memo.
Researchers Are Liberating Thousands of Pages of Forgotten Hacking History From the Government
Motherboard - 10 May 2019 16:47
Using FOIA, they've already published NASA's official report about the infamous WANK worm.
Believing Machines Can Out-Do People May Fuel Acceptance of Self-Driving Cars
Medical Design Technology - 10 May 2019 16:00
News In order for self-driving cars to hit the streets, more people may need to concede that machines can outperform humans, at least in some tasks, according to Penn State researchers... Contributed Author: Matt Swayne,...
Smart Software Tool Paves Way for Changing How Things Get Designed, Made, and Supplied
Medical Design Technology - 10 May 2019 16:00
Videos If you don't like wandering through big-box stores trying to find the furniture you need, and then struggle to assemble it, researchers have proposed a solution: Smart software that helps you design your own... Co...
Get a notepad designed with your desk in mind [Deals]
Cult of Mac - 10 May 2019 15:30
With all the technology at our disposal, there's still plenty of room for a good old fashioned pad of paper. But that doesn't mean there's no room for the notepad to change. In fact, since our desktops are dominated by t...
Kilopower System Earns Award in Quest to Support a Future Moon Base
Medical Design Technology - 10 May 2019 15:04
Videos By 2028, NASA is aiming to establish a sustainable human presence on the moon. What power system will fuel the long-duration stay on the moon, as well as other planetary surfaces? An answer may reside... Staff Aut...
Google Is Releasing More Than 50 New Gender-Inclusive Emoji
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 03:45
Love 'em or hate 'em, emoji have become a key part of the way that many of us communicate, and that makes representation vitally important to the way they're designed. With this in mind, Google is releasing 53 new emoji ...
Rare Apple-1 hits auction block next week, estimated to fetch more than $600,000
AppleInsider - 10 May 2019 03:43
An extremely rare Apple-1 computer is scheduled to go up for auction on May 16 as part of a special online-only sale from British auction house Christie's, which estimates the unit will sell for between 300,000 and 6500,...
San Francisco Has More Billionaires Per Capita Than Anywhere Else on Earth
Gizmodo - 10 May 2019 02:28
Have you ever been to billionaire's row in San Francisco? It's an exceptionally rich part of San Francisco filled with enormous tech wealth, the kind of place where you can make a living out of digging through the trash ...
Good luck hiding from this new Chinese camera that can spot you from 28 miles away
BGR - 10 May 2019 01:37
A team of Chinese researchers has just announced their creation of an inexpensive but powerful camera that's the size of a shoebox and which seems destined to further chip away at privacy and individual anonymity -- what...
New analysis predicts top U.S. counties at risk for measles outbreaks
Science Daily - 10 May 2019 01:33
A new analysis identified 25 United States counties that are most likely to experience measles outbreaks in 2019. The analysis combined international air travel volume, non-medical exemptions from childhood vaccinations,...
Hummingbird Robot Uses AI to Soon Go Where Drones Can't
Medical Design Technology - 10 May 2019 21:30
Videos What can fly like a bird and hover like an insect? Your friendly neighborhood hummingbirds. If drones had this combo, they would be able to maneuver better through collapsed buildings and other cluttered... Contri...
Prehistoric Medicine: How Archaic Humans Cured Themselves
Discover - 10 May 2019 21:14
Long before Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928, people were using antibiotics to combat infections. In the late 1800s, French physician Ernest Duchesne observed Arab stable boys treating sores with mold grow...
Demand for the VW ID.3 electric car was so high, the system crashed
Slash Gear - 10 May 2019 21:02
Volkswagen’s ID.3 may not be expected to arrive until mid-2020, but that didn’t stop a flood of reservations and would-be owners overwhelming the automaker’s systems this week. VW revealed the ID.3 – the first of...
TiVo to Split Businesses, Says Move Won't Affect Comcast Litigation
Medical Design Technology - 10 May 2019 20:59
News TiVo on Thursday formally announce plans to split its IP licensing and product segments into separate standalone entities while the company pursues a sale of its assets. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Cable
Nanotubes enable travel of Huntington's protein
Science Daily - 10 May 2019 19:53
Nanotube tunnels extend like bridges for the toxic Huntington's disease protein, and spring back after delivery, a new study finds.
FCC Blocks China Mobile from US Telecom Networks, Other Chinese Operators Under Scrutiny
Medical Design Technology - 10 May 2019 19:50
News At a press conference Friday, China's Foreign Ministry responded to the decision against China Mobile, urging the U.S. to "stop unjustified oppression of Chinese enterprises." Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Ca...