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OneCast Xbox One game streaming app for Android enters beta
Android Central - 6 Jun 2019 17:25
OneCast is making the leap from Apple devices to Android to give everyone a taste of Xbox game streaming. What you need to know OneCast is an app that streams your Xbox games to supported devices. OneCast is undergoing b...
Hands on with Cycle, Apple's new menstrual cycle tracker in iOS 13 and watchOS 6
AppleInsider - 6 Jun 2019 22:49
Announced at the WWDC keynote, Apple has once again expanded its health monitoring and tracking on the Apple Watch. A big addition that arrived with the first beta is menstrual period tracking with Cycle.
How Astronomy Helped Turn the Tide for the Allies on D-Day
SPACE.com - 6 Jun 2019 13:00
D-Day's planners employed a solid knowledge of moon phases and tides to give the famous invasion the best chance for success 75 years ago today (June 6).
Netflix is testing an Instagram-style feed including trailers and more
Pocket-lint - 6 Jun 2019 11:03
Netflix is in the midst of testing a new feature for its mobile app that includes an Instagram-style feed of new trailers, photos and alerts about new
Scientists invent foam that can stop a bullet as well as steel can
BGR - 6 Jun 2019 03:03
When designing armor capable of stopping a bullet, the two most important factors are weight and resistance to penetration, and they're often at odds with one another. A thick steel plate can stop many projectiles but at...
Creating an AI can be five times worse for the planet than a car
New Scientist - 6 Jun 2019 17:10
The carbon footprint of training a single AI is 284 metric tonnes CO2e - or about five times the lifetime emissions of a car
Haunting black hole mystery solved with most detailed simulation ever - CNET
CNET - 6 Jun 2019 02:36
A supercomputer helps solve a 45-year-old conundrum about spinning black holes.
The NSA is urging Windows users to update their computers ASAP
BGR - 6 Jun 2019 00:04
If you're a Windows user who has yet to update your operating system after the discovery of the Bluekeep vulnerability a few weeks ago, then maybe a warning from the NSA will be enough to spur you on. Bluekeep is a vulne...
Apple's new "Find My" feature is more secure but also more expensive
Slash Gear - 6 Jun 2019 04:26
Apple is turning privacy from a marketing thrust to a service it “sells” to its customers. Although it denies taking shots at anyone, its stronger stance on privacy, not to mention the new features it announced at WW...
Barack and Michelle Obama are developing podcasts for Spotify
TechCrunch - 6 Jun 2019 18:26
Spotify just announced a partnership with Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company Higher Ground. Through this deal, Spotify says the Obamas will “develop, produce, and lend their voices to select podcasts, con...
Here's how Google Stadia performs depending on your internet connection
TechCrunch - 6 Jun 2019 18:16
Google is introducing more about the launch of its Stadia streaming gaming service today, and VP Phil Harrison gave us performance specifics today so you can see exactly how the company thinks the service will perform ba...
Molecular Bait Can Help Hydrogels Heal Wounds
Medical Design Technology - 6 Jun 2019 16:44
News Like fishermen, Rice University bioengineers are angling for their daily catch. But their bait, biomolecules in a hydrogel scaffold, lures microscopic stem cells instead of fish... Contributed Author: Rice Universit...
Understanding the (ultra-small) structure of silicon nanocrystals
EurekAlert! - 6 Jun 2019 06:00
(University of Alberta) New research provides insight into the structure of silicon nanocrystals, a substance that promises to provide efficient lithium ion batteries that power your phone to medical imaging on the nanos...
Boston Dynamics' cool-yet-terrifying commercial robot Spot is about to go on sale
BGR - 6 Jun 2019 04:06
Boston Dynamics' ambitions in the field of robotics have been the stuff that Internet virality is made of. The engineering and robotics company has already produced incredibly skillful machines that will haunt your night...
Facebook to charge $10M per license to manage its cryptocurrency network, report says - CNET
CNET - 6 Jun 2019 01:11
Companies wanting to help manage one of the 100 nodes on Facebook's cryptocurrency network will reportedly be charged a hefty fee.
China gains new flexible launch capabilities with first sea launch
Space News - 6 Jun 2019 00:42
The Long March 11 solid propellant light launch vehicle lifted off from a mobile launch platform in the Yellow Sea June 5 at 12:06 a.m. Eastern, with launch success declared within half an hour. SpaceNews.com
Fussy, Hungry, or Even in Pain? Scientists Create an AI Tool to Tell Babies' Cries Apart
Medical Design Technology - 6 Jun 2019 23:30
News Every parent knows the frustration of responding to a baby's cries, wondering if it is hungry, wet, tired, in need of a hug, or perhaps even in pain. A group of researchers in USA has devised a new artificial intell...
Ultrasound Method Restores Dopaminergic Pathway in Brain at Parkinson's Early Stages
Medical Design Technology - 6 Jun 2019 23:18
News A team led by Columbia Engineering has been developing a novel technique that could open up new ways to facilitate targeted drug delivery into the brain and enable drugs to... Contributed Author: Columbia University...
Pioneering 3D Printed Device Sets New Record for Efficiency
Medical Design Technology - 6 Jun 2019 23:00
News A new 3-D printed thermoelectric device, which converts heat into electric power with an efficiency factor over 50% higher than the previous best for printed materials - and is cheap to produce in bulk - has been ma...
Three states join AG group probing planned merger of Sprint and T-Mobile
Reuters - 6 Jun 2019 22:57
The attorneys general of Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania have joined a group of states probing T-Mobile's plan to buy rival Sprint for $26 billion, which is believed to be nearing the end of a regulatory review.
How Artificial Intelligence Detects Rare Diseases
Medical Design Technology - 6 Jun 2019 22:39
News Scientists from the University of Bonn and the Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin have shown that artificial intelligence can be used to diagnose rare diseases more efficiently and reliably. A neural network aut...
A Polar-Bear-Inspired Material for Heat Insulation
Medical Design Technology - 6 Jun 2019 22:28
News Materials scientists in China have an insulator that reproduces the structure of individual polar bear hairs while scaling toward a material composed of many hairs for real-world applications in the... Contributed A...