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We warned you AirPods would sell out, but 2 deals are somehow back in stock
BGR - 1 Dec 2019 16:33
AirPods are among the hottest items this holiday season, so we warned you that they would sell out when Amazon slashed prices to all-time lows. Now, we have some good news and some bad news. The bad news is that we were ...
The Adolescent Spacefaring Dreams of Tech Billionaires
Scientific American - 1 Dec 2019 16:00
Their obsession harks back to sci-fi, but they could be doing more good on Earth --
The Best Place to Park Your Car at the Mall, According to Math
Life Hacker - 1 Dec 2019 02:55
If your holiday shopping adventures bring you to your local mall or shopping center this year, there's some strategy behind where you park when you get there.
Strawberry-flavored HIV medicine could save thousands of children
Engadget - 1 Dec 2019 01:10
There are roughly 80,000 babies and toddlers who die of AIDS every year, and that's partly due to the difficulty of administering the medicine. It can be extremely difficult for a toddler to swallow a pill or a foul-tast...
All the best Cyber Monday phone deals you can get in 2019: iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, Pixel - CNET
CNET - 1 Dec 2019 18:05
Black Friday is over, but there are still great offers on the Pixel 4, Galaxy S10 and iPhone, along with hundreds of dollars' worth of free gift cards from Walmart, Best Buy and Target.
Twitter bans House candidate who suggested Ilhan Omar should be hanged
Engadget - 1 Dec 2019 03:48
Twitter may be reluctant to crack down on politicians' tweets, but it still has its limits -- and one political candidate may have crossed the line. The social media giant has permanently banned Republican House candidat...
Four things EA is doing right with Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2019 03:23
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order launched this week and what a relief it was. The Electronic Arts and Respawn project released to thunderous acclaim and was the Star Wars video game many had hoped for all along. EA has had a...
EU investigates Google data collection practices
Engadget - 1 Dec 2019 02:29
No, European antitrust regulators still aren't done looking into Google's practices. The European Commission told Reuters in a statement that it's conducting a "preliminary investigation" into Google's data collection. W...
Valve Index VR headset sold out shortly after Half-Life: Alyx reveal
Digital Trends - 1 Dec 2019 00:27
Most packages of the Valve Index have sold out in the U.S. and Canada, a week after the VR exclusive Half-Life: Alyx was revealed.
Our Place in the Universe Will Change Dramatically in the Next 50 Years--Here's How
Singularity Hub - 1 Dec 2019 17:00
In 1900, so the story goes, prominent physicist Lord Kelvin addressed the British Association for the Advancement of Science with these words: "There is nothing new to be discovered in physics now." How wrong he was. The...
Large study warns sleep deprivation impacts every aspect of life
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2019 16:00
One of the largest sleep studies ever conducted has been published by researchers with Michigan State University’s Sleep and Learning Lab. The team found that sleep deprivation is more dangerous than past research on t...
The 20 most popular Black Friday and Cyber Weekend deals you can still get
USA Today - 1 Dec 2019 15:07
These are the 20 most popular Black Friday deals that you can still get
Sleepwalkers Podcast: Artificial Intelligence Is Watching Us and Judging Us
Wired - 1 Dec 2019 15:00
In China, ubiquitous cameras surveil restive minorities. In the US, algorithms determine whether people get locked up.
Looking back into Stadia's launch, issues, and what to look forward to
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2019 14:32
Stadia’s launch hasn’t been what Google had hoped for. Anticipated as a Netflix for gaming, Google's answer to consoles and Steam was supposed to shake the industry make gamers think twice about that PlayStation 5 in...
Try Grayscale Mode to Curb Your Phone Addiction
Wired - 1 Dec 2019 14:00
iOS and Android make it easier than ever to sap the color from your phone, and help you save some sanity in the process.
Stop Obsessing Over Sleep--Your Brain Will Thank You
Wired - 1 Dec 2019 14:00
Worrying about sleep is perhaps the most counterproductive thing you can do, no matter how many gadgets try to tell you otherwise.
The fanciest designer smartwatches of 2019
Mashable - 1 Dec 2019 13:00Apple offers three-month News+ trials through Black Friday weekend
Engadget - 1 Dec 2019 05:45
Apple Music has long had three-month free trials, but what if you want to give News+ a similar dry run? You can -- but only if you act quickly. Apple is offering a three-month trial to News+ to American and Canadian user...
Suck up those Cyber Monday savings with this sensational Dyson vacuum deal
Android Central - 1 Dec 2019 03:32
I'll be honest with you, I'm having some trouble typing this over my insides crying out for retroactive justice. See, when I bought my Dyson Ball Animal 2 upright vacuum, I paid full price for it. But that full price at ...
Chronic opioid treatment may increase PTSD risk
EurekAlert! - 1 Dec 2019 07:00
(Springer) Long-term (chronic) treatment with opioids, such as morphine, prior to trauma enhances fear learning in mice, according to a study published in Neuropsychopharmacology. The findings, which link chronic opioid ...
Study identifies brain networks that play crucial role in suicide risk
EurekAlert! - 1 Dec 2019 07:00
(University of Cambridge) An international team of researchers has identified key networks within the brain which they say interact to increase the risk that an individual will think about -- or attempt -- suicide. Writi...
Facial deformity in royal dynasty was linked to inbreeding, scientists confirm
EurekAlert! - 1 Dec 2019 07:00
(Taylor & Francis Group) The 'Habsburg jaw,' a facial condition of the Habsburg dynasty of Spanish and Austrian kings and their wives, can be attributed to inbreeding, according to new results published in the Annals of ...