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What is Alexa Guard and how does it work? Here's what you need to know
Digital Trends - 15 May 2019 23:53
What exactly is Alexa Guard and what can it do? What are its limitations? How do you set it up? We have the answers to all of these questions about the feature in this handy guide. The post What is Alexa Guard and how do...
James Charles' YouTube downfall is big business for the rest of the community
The Verge - 15 May 2019 20:07
The online spectacle surrounding YouTube celebrity James Charles started out as a spat between friends. The hundreds of reaction and commentary videos that have sprung up in the last week, however, collecting millions of...
The Beginner's Guide on How to Do Your Own Firefly Lamp Portrait Photography
The Phoblographer - 15 May 2019 12:00
The trend that has taken over Instagram and lots of cinema is firefly lamp portrait photography. But lots of folks don't know how to do it themselves or simply just associate it with other photographers. But the truth is...
Ticketmaster fights ticket fraud with 'refreshing' barcodes
Engadget - 15 May 2019 19:50
Ticketmaster is trying a new way to combat ticket fraud: make the ticket change on its own. It's introducing a SafeTix system that gives ticket buyers a unique, encrypted barcode that refreshes every few seconds. You can...
James Gunn says being fired from Guardians of the Galaxy 3 let him experience 'real love'
The Verge - 15 May 2019 19:32
Back in 2018, Disney fired director James Gunn, who was at the time working on the second sequel to his Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy. The firing came in response to a smear campaign by a noted a...
Smartphone app that chirps in your ear could diagnose ear infections
New Scientist - 15 May 2019 21:00
Parents could use an app to check if their children have an ear infection. It works by making a soft chirping sound and analysing the echoes
Giant hole in the Martian atmosphere is venting all its water into space
Fox News - 15 May 2019 16:19
There's a hole in the Martian atmosphere that opens once every two years, venting the planet's limited water supply into space -- and dumping the rest of the water at the planet's poles.
US Birth Rates Hit Another Record Low in 2018
Live Science - 15 May 2019 12:26Excitonic radiative decay faster than thermal dephasing in ZnO thin films
EurekAlert! - 15 May 2019 06:00
(Osaka University) A team of researchers from Osaka University, Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka City University, and The University of Shiga Prefecture have found excitonic radiative decay faster than thermal dephasin...
Twitter's new tool helps users avoid anti-vax misinformation
Slash Gear - 15 May 2019 00:33
Twitter has launched a new tool that helps protect its users from anti-vaccination misinformation, the company has announced. The tool targets certain keywords that may expose users to anti-vax materials, including ‘va...
Fox's new 'evil Alexa' miniseries proves the Golden Age of TV is dead
Mashable - 15 May 2019 19:26Enhanced anticancer compound may allow precise activation and tracking of treatment
Science Daily - 15 May 2019 19:02
Researchers have advanced a novel compound that specifically targets the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response that is frequently hyperactivated in cancer and promotes survival of cancer cells during stressful condi...
Sneaky iPhone accessory gains users a health insurance discount
Cult of Mac - 15 May 2019 18:45
The moment smartphones gained the ability to track the number of steps people took every day, insurance companies were ready to find ways to use that data to offer people cheaper premiums. The moment that happened, enter...
Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) Awards ModalAI Contract to Develop Next-Generation UAS (Drone) Technology
Medical Design Technology - 15 May 2019 14:50
News The U.S. Army, through the Department of Defense's Defense Innovation Unit, has awarded ModalAI, Inc. a contract to design the hardware architecture for Group 1 Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) for use by... ModalAI Co...
How life on Earth could come back from a sterilizing asteroid impact
Fox News - 15 May 2019 14:25
Supervillains take note: Even the biggest and baddest asteroids may not be 100% effective as doomsday devices.
Hey, Google, Alexa and Siri: You finally get what we're saying
USA Today - 15 May 2019 14:03
Voice assistants in our smart devices are better interpret what you want. Microsoft and Google gave a glimpse into the future, with Apple coming soon.
San Francisco bans police from using facial recognition tech on residents
ZDNet - 15 May 2019 13:37
Some residents may be developing the technology but it won't be permitted for use on their doorstep.
Microsoft Build 2019: Innovation at cloud speed in all directions
ZDNet - 15 May 2019 11:30
I have no idea what the most important thing at Build was, and that's just fine.
Facebook introduces 'one strike' policy to combat abuse of its live-streaming service
TechCrunch - 15 May 2019 08:09
Facebook is cracking down on its live streaming service after it was used to broadcast the shocking mass shootings that left 50 dead at two Christchurch mosques in New Zealand in March. The social network said today that...
Big data helps identify better way to research breast cancer's spread
EurekAlert! - 15 May 2019 06:00
(Michigan State University) Michigan State University researchers are analyzing large volumes of data, often referred to as big data, to determine better research models to fight the spread of breast cancer and test pote...
NYU Tandon & Global Public Health researcher receives Gates Foundation Grand Challenges Exploration
EurekAlert! - 15 May 2019 06:00
(New York University) Rumi Chunara, assistant professor of computer science and engineering and global public health at New York University, has won a Grand Challenges Explorations grant -- an initiative funded by the Bi...
Samsung's 3nm process targeted at chips for cloud
ZDNet - 15 May 2019 04:30
Samsung Electronics has shared the process design kit behind its 3nm chip process while showcasing a new cloud program for clients to design their chips.