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MysteryVibe's Poco is a tiny, flexible bullet vibrator
Engadget - 5 Sep 2019 15:00
Bullet vibrators are small and discreet, but they're hardly offering the world-class experience you may want, or need, while traveling. It's a problem that MysteryVibe is seeking to solve with its third product, the Poco...
Facebook, Microsoft Back Contest to Better Detect Deepfakes
Wired - 5 Sep 2019 19:00
Deepfakes are improving. The contest, which will include deepfakes created by Facebook, is designed to help researchers keep up.
Signify unveils Hue smart plug and button, filament bulbs, updated Hue Go
AppleInsider - 5 Sep 2019 09:01
Hue is expanding its lineup once again and on Thursday unveiled new smart plug and smart button accessories for the connected home, as well as retro filament bulbs, an updated Hue Go and more.
Hurricane Dorian Science, a Vaping Mouse Experiment, and More News
Wired - 5 Sep 2019 01:20
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The 10 Best Deals of September 5, 2019
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2019 22:45
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
TCL launches an incredible new Dolby Atmos soundbar at IFA 2019
Digital Trends - 5 Sep 2019 15:08
There's a new soundbar in town that vows to breathe cinema-like sound into your home entertainment setup. It's called the TCL TS9030, it was showcased at IFA 2019, and it comes with all the features you could ever need f...
Galaxy Fold to begin sale in South Korea on Friday
ZDNet - 5 Sep 2019 04:29
Samsung's Galaxy Fold will go on sale in South Korea on September 6, followed by select countries including France, Germany, Singapore, the UK, and the US where it will be rolled out later.
Twitter temporarily disables ability to tweet by text following recent hacks
USA Today - 5 Sep 2019 02:18NASA satellite spots a mysterious green light that quickly disappeared - CNET
CNET - 5 Sep 2019 02:09
A green space blob flashed into existence and then... it was gone.
Apple is 'Watching Cryptocurrency' and Wants to Do More With Tipping and Mobile IDs
Mac Rumors - 5 Sep 2019 17:42
Apple Pay vice president Jennifer Bailey recently sat down with CNN anchor Christine Romans at a private event in San Francisco to discuss the future of payments, including Apple Pay and the Apple Card. Apple Pay vice pr...
Remote First: The New Way to Build Companies
ReadWrite - 5 Sep 2019 04:00
There has been a massive shift in how we build tech companies. The old way of hiring top tier tech talent was to look for talent 20 miles from company HQ or to find talent willing to relocate. Assuming, of course, that p...
Apple's New Marunouchi Store Opening Saturday, September 7 in Tokyo
Mac Rumors - 5 Sep 2019 03:56
Apple today announced that its new Apple Marunouchi store in Toyko is set to open on Saturday, September 7. Marunouchi is Apple's third store in Japan to open since last April, and it is the largest Apple Store in Japan....
Hi, Jeremy Renner App. Bye, Jeremy Renner App
Gizmodo - 5 Sep 2019 03:45
It's been about a day since Gizmodo's sister site Deadspin notified the world that for some reason, actor Jeremy Renner has a fan app also named "Jeremy Renner"--and also that they had absolutely ruined said app by menti...
Google and YouTube part with $170 million to settle alleged violations of kid's privacy
ZDNet - 5 Sep 2019 02:58
Targeting Youtube channels at kids lands Google on wrong side of Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
Ransomware gang wanted $5.3 million from US city, but they only offered $400,000
ZDNet - 5 Sep 2019 01:58
New Bedford officials decide to restore from backups after negotiations fail.
Smart door locks in the US miss out on real privacy. This company proves it - CNET
CNET - 5 Sep 2019 01:00
The EU's privacy rules are good for American smart homes, too. That's something that Yale locks' brand, August, makes abundantly clear.
Gut bacteria may be linked to high blood pressure and depression
Science Daily - 5 Sep 2019 22:14
A study of human gut bacteria -- known as the gut microbiome -- suggests that high blood pressure with depression may be a completely different disease than high blood pressure without depression. The gut may be targeted...
Innovative technique for labeling and mapping inhibitory neurons reveals diverse tuning profile
Science Daily - 5 Sep 2019 18:45
Researchers uncovered a diverse palette of inhibition within layer 2/3 of the visual cortex, suggestive of a more complex functional connectivity that may allow for enhanced flexibility of neuronal responses.
Tech Firms, US Officials Talk Election Protection at Facebook
SecurityWeek - 5 Sep 2019 09:30
Facebook said technology firms and US officials met at its Silicon Valley headquarters on Wednesday to collaborate on protecting next year's presidential election from cyber threats.
Banjo-Kazooie is available on Super Smash Bros. starting today - CNET
CNET - 5 Sep 2019 00:33
One of Nintendo's most beloved characters is now available on Smash!
Artificial intelligence approaches may improve diagnostics of kidney disease
Science Daily - 5 Sep 2019 23:18
In two different studies, researchers used machine learning algorithms to classify kidney biopsy samples and found substantial agreement with standard classification by pathologists. The methods may augment traditional d...
Tiny airborne particles from wildfires have climate change implications
Science Daily - 5 Sep 2019 22:14
Wildfires are widespread across the globe. They occur in places wherever plants are abundant -- such as the raging fires currently burning in the Brazilian Amazon. Such biomass burning (BB) can be an environmental calami...