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It's Gettin' Hot In Here, So Be A Sawtail Fish
FiveThirtyEight - 18 Nov 2019 16:30
This summer, we asked readers to send us their climate change questions. And they did. We received many, many, many climate change questions. So many, in fact, that we're doing several different projects around them. The...
Step On This $14 Microfiber Rug After Your Next Bath
Life Hacker - 18 Nov 2019 17:25
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Samsung One UI 2.0 beta hands-on: A subtle Android 10 update for Galaxy phones
Android Authority - 18 Nov 2019 21:35
We took the Samsung One UI 2.0 beta for a spin to see what Samsung has in store for the Galaxy S10 and Galaxy Note 10.
Roku releases fix after new Pokémon games for Nintendo Switch cause crashing issues
The Verge - 18 Nov 2019 19:51
Playing the latest Pokémon games might send your Roku hardware into a fritz. It's been confirmed by Roku that Pokémon Sword and Shield are causing interference issues for some of the company's products. The problem can...
Directional control of self-propelled protocells
Science Daily - 18 Nov 2019 18:09
Synthetic protocells can be made to move toward and away from chemical signals, an important step for the development of new drug-delivery systems that could target specific locations in the body.
Google Stadia: Last-minute update adds 10 more games before launch, amid criticism
IBTimes - 18 Nov 2019 12:31
Shortly before the service goes live, Google Stadia boss Phil Harrison confirms the addition of 10 more games to the launch lineup.
Gut microbiota imbalance promotes the onset of colorectal cancer
EurekAlert! - 18 Nov 2019 07:00
(Institut Pasteur) Researchers have demonstrated that an imbalance in the gut microbiota, also known as 'dysbiosis', promotes the onset of colorectal cancer. The teams demonstrated that transplanting fecal flora from pat...
HKU Engineering team invents novel Direct Thermal Charging Cell for Converting low-grade waste heat to usable electricity
EurekAlert! - 18 Nov 2019 07:00
(The University of Hong Kong) Dr Tony Shien-Ping Feng of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and his team invented a Direct Thermal Charging Cell (DTCC) which can effectively con...
Google Stadia nearly doubles launch lineup to 22 games on eve of debut
The Verge - 18 Nov 2019 04:19
Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Google's Stadia cloud gaming service is just two days away from launch -- a launch that's taken some serious criticism (including from yours truly at The Verge) because the company keeps...
NASA adds SpaceX, Blue Origin and more to list of companies set to make deliveries to the surface of the Moon
TechCrunch - 18 Nov 2019 23:30
NASA has added five companies to the list of vendors that are cleared to bid on contracts for the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) program. This list, which already includes nine companies from a previ...
iFixit's full 16-inch MacBook Pro teardown highlights new thermal system, improved speakers, Magic Keyboard, more
9 to 5 Mac - 18 Nov 2019 22:47
iFixit did an initial teardown of the scissor switch Magic Keyboard that comes with the 16-inch MacBook Pro last weekend and now they’ve given Apple’s latest notebook a full inspection. Follow along for a look at the...
'The Crown' gets a companion podcast featuring creator Peter Morgan
Engadget - 18 Nov 2019 20:14
Just one day after season three of The Crown premiered on Netflix, the streaming company announced a companion podcast that will let fans take a deeper dive into the show's production and background. Having insight strai...
Huawei is getting three more months before US ban takes effect
The Verge - 18 Nov 2019 19:08
Illustration by William Joel / The Verge Huawei has been given yet another reprieve from the Trump administration's ban on its products, according to Commerce Department documents filed today. Yet another delay Earlier t...
New Study Estimates How Many Children in Europe Were Born From Adultery
Discover - 18 Nov 2019 17:30
(Credit: Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock) A new study takes a look at the rates of extramarital childbirth in Europe over the past 500 years. This includes children born as the result of adultery -- and, spoiler, it's mu...
Apple Watch changed the life of his son with autism: "We had tried everything"
The Loop - 18 Nov 2019 17:02
People Magazine: Sam, 21, is on the autism spectrum, and though he's the epitome of a social butterfly -- "People just fall in love with him," Scott tells PEOPLE -- he's long struggled with an exceptionally loud speaking...
We're Making Progress in Explainable AI, but Major Pitfalls Remain
Singularity Hub - 18 Nov 2019 17:00
Machine learning algorithms are starting to exceed human performance in many narrow and specific domains, such as image recognition and certain types of medical diagnoses. They're also rapidly improving in more complex d...
Is early menopause associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease?
EurekAlert! - 18 Nov 2019 07:00
(JAMA Network) Whether natural premature menopause and premature menopause that results from surgery to remove a woman's ovaries before age 40 are associated with increased risk of developing cardiovascular diseases was ...
Classic HTC phone could be ailing company's next big attempt
Slash Gear - 18 Nov 2019 06:01
When you’re no longer able to keep up with the fast-paced cutthroat smartphone market, it seems that the next big bet would be to try to remind the world of the legacy you created. Nostalgia, after all, is a very stron...
U.S. Space Command eager to hand over space traffic duties to Commerce Department
Space News - 18 Nov 2019 01:42
Maj. Gen. Stephen Whiting said the transfer of space traffic management responsibilities can't happen until Commerce gets the necessary resources. SpaceNews.com
Black Friday 2019 deals available now (updated): AirPods Pro, 70-inch TVs, an arcade machine and much more - CNET
CNET - 18 Nov 2019 00:44
Wait, wait, wait: These 70-inch smart TVs are how much?! Meanwhile, we've found an all-time-low $199 price on the Apple Watch GPS Plus Cellular and more.
Hypervelocity star booted out of our galaxy by supermassive black hole
Digital Trends - 18 Nov 2019 00:00
Astronomers have detected a hypervelocity star traveling at a tremendous speed of 2.3 million mph, making it the third-fastest star ever recorded.
What will make grandma use her Fitbit longer?
Science Daily - 18 Nov 2019 23:29
For older adults, Fitbits and other activity trackers may be popular gifts, but they may not be used for very long. While counterintuitive, engaging in competition with family and friends decreases the odds of long-term ...