Technology News
The Saga of Trump's Tax Returns Tops This Week's Internet News Roundup
Wired - 12 May 2019 15:00
Despite the best efforts of Steven Mnuchin, Congress is still out to get the president's financial records.
Uber's Underwhelming IPO, Lyft Earnings and More Car News This Week
Wired - 12 May 2019 15:00
A decade after it was founded, Uber went public. Its shares fell almost 8% on their first day of trading.
Fortnite Season 9 instant death spot hits players near Neo Tilted
Slash Gear - 12 May 2019 14:30
Beware Fortnite players: the hit battle royale game’s new season has brought another ‘instant death’ spot with it. Players discovered the instant death location near the most popular addition to the game so far, th...
This wearable worked where a fitness tracker failed me - CNET
CNET - 12 May 2019 13:00
Gymboss' tough little interval timer doesn't collect your data, but maybe that's a good thing.
VPNs for Netflix -- what are your best options?
Android Authority - 12 May 2019 02:00
Get access to a lot more movies and TV shows with these VPNs for Netflix.
Relearning Photography After Brain Cancer, Shot by Shot
PetaPixel - 12 May 2019 01:39Gene-modified viruses rescue patient from drug-resistant 'superbug'
Engadget - 12 May 2019 15:29
Doctors normally resort to bacteriophages (bacteria-killing viruses) to kill antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" only when they've run out of options, in part because it's difficult to find the ideal example. It can take mo...
Researcher claims life may still exist on Mars, but it's probably hiding
BGR - 12 May 2019 15:02
As far as we know, there's no life that currently exists on Mars. Missions to the Red Planet have yielded tantalizing clues that life may have existed at some point in the past, but no living organisms have ever been spo...
Ubuntu 19.04: The Disco Dingo arrives and will really make your IT dept. happy
Ars Technica - 12 May 2019 15:00
Even for non-enterprise users, 19.04 offers a faster, more polished desktop.
Google Maps doesn't want you walking around in AR - CNET
CNET - 12 May 2019 14:15
Goodbye, Mr Fox. Google's dropping the whimsy from its AR Maps.
Week-in-Review: Google impersonates Apple and Bezos eyes the moon
TechCrunch - 12 May 2019 14:00
After Mark Zuckerberg’s privacy mea culpa at F8 last week, Google got its turn at I/O to promise consumers that their data wasn’t going anywhere that they didn’t want it to go. In short: they aimed to take a page f...
A Star in the Big Dipper Is an Alien Invader
SPACE.com - 12 May 2019 13:56
The stellar oddball likely joined the Milky Way during a long-ago galaxy merger.
These Ancient Galaxies Are Far Brighter Than Expected. Does That Signal a Cosmic Turning Point?
SPACE.com - 12 May 2019 13:54
By staring at the sky for over 200 hours, the Spitzer Space Telescope collected light that finally reached Earth after a 13-billion-year voyage through space.
Podcasters find niche in the Arab world
Phys.org - 12 May 2019 11:04
Rana Nawas left the corporate world nearly two years ago to produce and host a podcast--one that is now considered the most popular in the Arab world.
A simple experiment could help find alien life on Europa
New Scientist - 12 May 2019 10:00
If we found amino acids on icy moons like Europa, it could be a sign of recent biological processes
Older fathers put health of partners, unborn children at risk, Rutgers study finds
EurekAlert! - 12 May 2019 06:00
(Rutgers University) Men who delay starting a family have a ticking 'biological clock' -- just like women -- that may affect the health of their partners and children, according to Rutgers researchers.
Autophagy in dendritic cells helps anticancer activity
EurekAlert! - 12 May 2019 06:00
(The Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)) Autophagy contributes to the homeostasis of a cell and recently another function of autophagy has been reported. A KAIST research team found that the autop...
Maternal microbes mediate diet-derived damage
EurekAlert! - 12 May 2019 06:00
(The Physiological Society) New research in The Journal of Physiology has found, using a mouse model, that microbes in the maternal intestine may contribute to impairment of the gut barrier during pregnancy.
Inmarsat shareholders approve takeover offer
Space News - 12 May 2019 05:39
The majority of Inmarsat's shareholders voted May 10 in favor of a $3.3 billion acquisition offer by a consortium of investors. SpaceNews.com
Sony's Days of Play will still happen this year, with a steel gray PlayStation 4
Digital Trends - 12 May 2019 04:48
Sony will be bringing back Days of Play this year, despite the absence of the PlayStation at E3 2019. The annual sales event is expected to offer discounts, and will also launch sales for the limited edition, steel gray ...
Google is ending its "Works with Nest" system. Here's what that means for you
Digital Trends - 12 May 2019 04:34
Google is making some big smart home changes. Google is ending its Works with Nest system, and that means a lot of compatibility with Nest devices may not be available for long. Take a look at all the facts you need! The...
Apple reportedly won't roll out iOS 13 to iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone SE
Digital Trends - 12 May 2019 03:30
Apple is rumored to be dropping support for the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, and iPhone SE with the release of iOS 13. If true, owners of the iPhone SE would only have three years on the latest version of the mobile operatin...