Technology News
T-Mobile is giving away free hot spots so people can test-drive its network for 30 days
The Verge - 28 Aug 2019 15:43
T-Mobile has a new "Test Drive" deal that's meant to entice customers on other carriers to switch over. It's a free hot spot that will let people try out T-Mobile's network for 30 days (or up to 30GB of data, whichever c...
Dating Material: Everything You'll Need for Class This Year
The New Yorker - 28 Aug 2019 20:00
In this first installment of a new monthly comic, Olivia de Recat and Julia Edelman offer a humorous checklist of necessary items for this continuing-education course on love and relationships.
Don't go bananas: Should we be cutting down on the fruit we eat?
New Scientist - 28 Aug 2019 19:00
News that some zoos have stopped feeding monkeys fruit has led people to suggest humans avoid it too. But that ignores a few crucial details, says James Wong
Eight people charged with running illegal streaming services - CNET
CNET - 28 Aug 2019 00:55
They allegedly ran Jetflicks and iStreamItAll.
SpaceX's Starhopper launch scrubbed at the last possible second
BGR - 28 Aug 2019 03:04
SpaceX was scheduled to launch its scaled-down Starship test vehicle, Starhopper, on Monday evening. Things were looking good right up until the moment the spacecraft was supposed to fire up its engines, but unfortunatel...
The Right to Be Patched: How Sentient Robots Will Change InfoSec Management
Dark Reading - 28 Aug 2019 00:25
It won't be long before we consider embodied AI as a form of "life" - and that will have a variety of paradigm-shifting, somewhat irritating, and potentially hilarious impacts on the daily lives of cybersecurity and priv...
Amazon has a $100 discount on the renewed Apple iPhone X before Labor Day
Digital Trends - 28 Aug 2019 18:01
This Amazon deal lets you upgrade to a renewed Apple iPhone X before Labor Day 2019 starts on September 2. You can get this iPhone today for $100 off its retail price.
Trade war forces Google to move number of factories from China
Digital Trends - 28 Aug 2019 17:19
Google is moving many of its factories out of China. The ongoing China-U.S. trade war seems to be a strong reason behind the move, but the growing labor costs in China are also a key factor.
Apple announces plans to improve Siri's privacy protections for users
AppleInsider - 28 Aug 2019 17:06
Apple's review of Siri privacy guarantees has completed, and the company is making a few changes going forward to further ensure users' privacy and data safety.
US reportedly receives 130-plus requests for Huawei licenses - CNET
CNET - 28 Aug 2019 03:08
But no licenses have yet been issued, Reuters reports.
Disney Plus discount demand crashes its preorder website - CNET
CNET - 28 Aug 2019 02:32
The D23 Disney fan-club site funneling the preorders couldn't handle a spike in traffic, but it's back up now.
Apple iPads and iPad Pros get big price cuts for Walmart's Labor Day sale
Digital Trends - 28 Aug 2019 01:58
Walmart is offering some nice discounts on Apple iPads as the best Labor Day sales start to pick up some steam. Now is a great time to save.
'Fortnite' streaming star Ninja lands partnership with Adidas
USA Today - 28 Aug 2019 01:26The 12.9-inch Apple iPad Pro Wi-Fi tablet gets a huge $200 discount on Walmart
Digital Trends - 28 Aug 2019 23:31
This rare discount on the Apple iPad Pro can save you $200 off the usual retail price, and the deal has gone live days before the Labor Day 2019 sales will be launched.
Addition of growth factors to unique system helps new bone formation
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 21:01
The development of new bone can be a multistep process: first, stem cells differentiate into cartilage cells. Next, the cartilage cells become bone cells. But that's not all: the cells must experience some mechanical str...
Stretchable wireless sensor could monitor healing of cerebral aneurysms
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:55
A wireless sensor small enough to be implanted in the blood vessels of the human brain could help clinicians evaluate the healing of aneurysms -- bulges that can cause death or serious injury if they burst. The stretchab...
High-tech gel aids delivery of drugs
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:55
Drugs that help prevent the formation of unwanted or harmful proteins are currently being developed to treat a number of diseases, including cancer. The drugs are based on small interfering RNA, or siRNA, which are piece...
Some vaccine doubters may be swayed by proximity to disease outbreak
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:31
An individual's trust in institutions such as the CDC, and how close they live to a recent measles outbreak, may affect their attitudes on measles vaccination.
Robotic thread is designed to slip through the brain's blood vessels
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:30
Engineers have developed a magnetically steerable, thread-like robot that can actively glide through narrow, winding pathways, such as the labrynthine vasculature of the brain.
Clostridium difficile infections may have a friend in fungi
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:01
The pathogen Clostridium difficile, which causes one of the most common hospital-acquired infections in the United States, may have accomplices that until now have gone largely unnoticed.
High-end microscopy reveals structure and function of crucial metabolic enzyme
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:01
The enzyme transhydrogenase plays a central role in regulating metabolic processes in animals and humans alike. Malfunction can lead to serious disorders. For the first time, structural biologists have now visualized and...
Waist size, not body mass index, may be more predictive of coronary artery disease
Science Daily - 28 Aug 2019 20:01
For years, women have been told that weight gain could lead to heart disease. A new study indicates that it is the location of the fat that matters most, with abdominal fat representing the greatest harm and not overall ...