Technology News
Chirp Books Gives You Limited-Time Deals on Audiobooks
The Mac Observer - 6 Nov 2019 23:15
For several years now I’ve been using a wonderful service called BookBub. It sends you alerts when ebooks go on sale. You pick the genres you’re interested in and you’ll get an email or notification every day. Lite...
3D Printing Rockets in Outer Space? This Company's Going For It
Singularity Hub - 6 Nov 2019 17:00
There's a startup in California with dreams of enhancing the future of space travel, and they have their very own Stargate. Not the teleportation portal from science fiction, of course. The Stargate owned by Relativity S...
Chrome OS gets virtual desktops, simple phone number sharing, and more
Android Authority - 6 Nov 2019 13:31'Red Dead Redemption 2' PC launch hasn't had the best start
Engadget - 6 Nov 2019 13:31
Red Dead Redemption 2 finally launched on PC this week, but much like the escapades of the game's gunslingers, things haven't quite gone according to plan. Players have reported a raft of problems, including issues with ...
AT&T to pay $60M in settlement of FTC data throttling case
AppleInsider - 6 Nov 2019 00:16
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday announced AT&T will pay out $60 million to settle a case alleging the carrier slowed down, or throttled, data transfer speeds of customers subscribed to unlimited plans.
Huge gaps in research on microplastics in North America
Science Daily - 6 Nov 2019 22:45
Amid increasing concern about the effects of plastic pollution on marine ecosystems, a new study found that North America is lagging behind other continents when it comes to understanding the potential risks that micropl...
DMV data breach gave seven government entities improper access to data - CNET
CNET - 6 Nov 2019 02:24
The social security info of around 3,200 people was accessed during the last four years.
The Curiosity Rover Just Took a Very Emo Photo of Its Rocky Martian Prison
Live Science - 6 Nov 2019 00:50
Curiosity is the last functioning rover on Mars, and its lonely mission has taken the robot to a steep mountain in the middle of a vast crater.
Will EV range will become less important in the coming years? - Roadshow
CNET - 6 Nov 2019 22:02
One executive at Volkswagen predicts anxiety about charging electric vehicles will soon be a thing of the past.
DarkUniverse APT Emerges to Deliver Sophisticated, Targeted Spy Attacks
Threatpost - 6 Nov 2019 18:26
The group was exposed after a ShadowBrokers leak.
Popular Bose wireless earphones and headphones were just discounted ahead of Black Friday
BGR - 6 Nov 2019 14:54
Bose makes some of the best headphones in the world, and they're also some of the most expensive headphones in the world. That's why the brand's wares are always so popular when they go on sale, and Bose is getting the p...
Xiaomi announces 108-megapixel Mi Note 10 for outside China
The Verge - 6 Nov 2019 14:00
Yesterday Xiaomi unveiled the CC9 Pro, the first phone to use the 108-megapixel image sensor the company co-developed with Samsung. The CC9 Pro won't be sold outside of China, but today Xiaomi is announcing that a near-i...
Boeing's lunar lander pitch promises 'fastest path' to the moon
Engadget - 6 Nov 2019 08:34
Boeing wants to make one of the Artemis program lunar landers that will take humans to the surface of the moon. The aerospace company has submitted a proposal to NASA for an integrated Human Lander System (HLS), which it...
Why Your Company's Tech Transformation Starts With the Backend
ReadWrite - 6 Nov 2019 03:00
When people think about the technology at Starbucks, free Wi-Fi, the loyalty program, mobile payments, or remote ordering usually come to mind. But it all started in a far less sexy way. Here’s why your company’s tec...
NASA's TESS mission shares massive circular mosaic of the southern sky
Slash Gear - 6 Nov 2019 02:36
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has produced a giant new image of the southern sky, something constructed from more than 200 images captured during the mission’s first year. According to the space...
Air Force enthusiastic about commercial LEO broadband after successful tests
Space News - 6 Nov 2019 01:51
The Air Force wants to work with multiple satcom providers that are currently building LEO constellations SpaceNews.com
Rocket League Blueprints system detailed: Converting, Trading, Credits
Slash Gear - 6 Nov 2019 01:51
The Rocket League Blueprints first introduced last month have been detailed by Psyonix, which explains how converting Crates into Blueprints, trading among players, and getting credits will work. Blueprints is the new sy...
Elon Musk discusses Starship at Air Force pitch event
Space News - 6 Nov 2019 01:36
The space industry's primary hardware problem is its need for a "fully rapidly reusable orbital rocket," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said Nov. 5 at U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day where he was a surprise guest. "This is the holy...
Adobe's Project Sweet Talk makes portraits come alive
TechCrunch - 6 Nov 2019 00:26
One of the most interesting sessions at Adobe MAX is traditionally the Sneaks keynote, where engineers from the company’s various units show off their most cutting-edge work. Sometimes, those turn into products. Someti...
Tektronix signal separation software earns 2019 Leap Award
Medical Design Technology - 6 Nov 2019 23:38
The votes are in. Business-to-Business publisher WTWH Media, LLC, has announced the winners of the second-year Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program (LEAP) Awards, a design engineering product competition honorin...
Trouble sleeping? Insomnia symptoms linked to increased risk of stroke, heart attack
Science Daily - 6 Nov 2019 23:25
People who have trouble sleeping may be more likely to have a stroke, heart attack or other cerebrovascular or cardiovascular diseases, according to a new study.
Nature might be better than tech at reducing air pollution
Science Daily - 6 Nov 2019 23:25
Adding plants and trees to the landscapes near factories and other pollution sources could reduce air pollution by an average of 27 percent, new research suggests. The study shows that plants -- not technologies -- may a...