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Tour the Factory Where Bentley Handcrafts Its Luxury Rides
Wired - 27 Jul 2019 13:00
While a major auto plant can stamp out thousands of cars a day, Bentley makes just a few dozen, with a heavy dose of TLC.
Exclusive: How the Monaco Grand Prix inspired the country to win the 5G race
Digital Trends - 27 Jul 2019 10:00
The Monaco F1 Grand Prix inspired Monaco to become the world's first country to have complete 5G coverage, which it achieved in a very short time with partner Huawei. Digital Trends has tried it out.
Cyberattacks force Louisiana to declare state of emergency
BGR - 27 Jul 2019 02:08
Ransomware and cyberattacks continue to multiply and hit local governments in a scary, escalating pattern such that, now for the second time since 2018, a governor has formally declared a state of emergency because of it...
Google will donate 100,000 Home Minis because so many people with paralysis rely on them
BGR - 27 Jul 2019 15:01
For Team USA Paralympic powerlifter Garrison Redd, some of the toughest challenges he faces are actually away from the crowds, when he's at home. He's lived in a wheelchair for two decades now, and as he explains in a bl...
Apple may introduce a custom 5G modem for the iPhone sooner than expected
BGR - 27 Jul 2019 00:06
It wasn't necessarily a shocking revelation yesterday when Apple announced that it acquired the majority of Intel's modem business for $1 billion. After all, there were no shortage of rumors indicating that Apple has lon...
Elon Musk says that Teslas will soon be able to stream Netflix and YouTube
The Verge - 27 Jul 2019 21:00
Photo by James Bareham / The Verge Elon Musk has long touted the potential that the in-car displays found in Teslas have for drivers: they can not only provide information, but entertainment as well. To that end, he says...
Wicked Lasers LaserCube Laser Projector lets you put on a light show in your house
The Gadget Flow - 27 Jul 2019 15:00
If you’ve ever wanted to host a laser-light show in your garage, grab the Wicked Lasers LaserCube Laser Projector. Fitted with powerful RGB lasers, this device has a little something for every type of creative. For mus...
Security Researcher Marcus Hutchins, Who Helped Stop WannaCry, Sentenced to Supervised Release
Gizmodo - 27 Jul 2019 03:20
The security researcher who is credited with helping stop the WannaCry ransomware attack in 2017, Marcus Hutchins, was sentenced to time served and a year of supervised release this week after he pleaded guilty to unrela...
Craigslist founder, Facebook's ex-security chief team up over 2020 online fears
Reuters - 27 Jul 2019 01:40
The project by Facebook Inc former chief security officer Alex Stamos to battle online abuses has received $5 million from Craigslist founder Craig Newmark, the Stanford Internet Observatory said this week.
John McAfee to reveal detainment details from London - CNET
CNET - 27 Jul 2019 01:25
He blames Bahamian corruption and the CIA for his jail stint.
Space telescope to probe the mysteries of dark energy and dark matter
Digital Trends - 27 Jul 2019 16:17
Two of the biggest mysteries in astronomy are dark matter and dark energy. But a new project from the European Space Agency, the Euclid mission, will attempt to unravel some of the puzzles over these forces and is set to...
These Butter Sculpture Celebrate NASA's Apollo 11 Astronauts and They're Legen-DAIRY!
Live Science - 27 Jul 2019 16:09This pair of white dwarf stars orbit each other at record-breaking speeds
Digital Trends - 27 Jul 2019 16:04
Astronomers have observed two stars orbiting each other every seven minutes, making them the fastest eclipsing white dwarf binary system ever discovered. The stars are expected to be strong sources of gravitational waves...
How to permanently delete your Dropbox account in under 10 steps.
Android Central - 27 Jul 2019 16:00
You're done with Dropbox. Here's how to permanently delete your account in just a few steps. This must be done from a laptop or computer since the Dropbox mobile app doesn't give you an option to cancel your plan entirel...
Watch a Japanese spacecraft grab another sample from an asteroid
The Verge - 27 Jul 2019 16:00
JAXA A camera has successfully recorded a Japanese spacecraft's attempt to grab a second sample from a distant asteroid. While the actual sample collection happened earlier in July, a video made of images taken during th...
Used SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ship Arrives at Space Station for Record 3rd Time
SPACE.com - 27 Jul 2019 15:58
SpaceX's robotic Dragon cargo capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, ending a two-day orbital chase.
How Astronomers Missed the Massive Asteroid That Just Whizzed Past Earth
SPACE.com - 27 Jul 2019 14:00
A large asteroid just whizzed past our planet -- and astronomers weren't expecting it.
As planet warms, a superbug fungus has started killing humans
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2019 13:45
In 2009, officials in Japan identified the presence of a deadly ‘superbug’ fungus called Candida auris in a human patient for the first time. Other infections involving this fungus began popping up in hospitals aroun...
Past, Present NASA Artifacts Are Focus of Photographer's New Book
SPACE.com - 27 Jul 2019 13:18
"NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future" explores humanity's connection to space exploration through the artifacts it has and continues to create. "NASA: Past and Present Dreams of the Future"
5 details about AdBlock Plus every browser user should know - CNET
CNET - 27 Jul 2019 11:00Physicists count sound particles with quantum microphone
Phys.org - 27 Jul 2019 07:23
Stanford physicists have developed a "quantum microphone" so sensitive that it can measure individual particles of sound, called phonons.
Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2 pictures leak - CNET
CNET - 27 Jul 2019 05:33
The FCC has revealed images of what looks to be the upcoming smartwatch.