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Netflix's 'The Circle' Is the Best TV Show About the Internet
Wired - 8 Jan 2020 22:24
A reality show about people alone in their rooms trying to be cool online--could anything be more cursed?
Decrappifying brain images with deep learning
EurekAlert! - 8 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center) To understand brain functions, it is necessary to first map how different cells and cell parts interact in three-dimensions. Doing so with existing equipme...
Shure AONIC 50 Noise-Canceling Headphones have a comfortable wireless design
The Gadget Flow - 8 Jan 2020 20:05
You’ll never want to take the Shure AONIC 50 Noise-Canceling Headphones off your head. That’s because they’re not only super comfortable but also deliver impressive sound. These characteristics are important becaus...
Blue Origin Opens New Headquarters As It Aims For The Moon, Astronaut Flights
SPACE.com - 8 Jan 2020 14:12
Blue Origin opened a new headquarters in Washington State as the company aims to send private astronauts into suborbital space later this year.
Facebook exec warns company not to be anti-Trump in bizarre leaked memo
Mashable - 8 Jan 2020 03:22iRobot's IFTTT support lets smart home devices talk to your Roomba
Engadget - 8 Jan 2020 04:01
iRobot's IFTTT support is about to become much more useful if you're a fan of smart home tech. The company has formed a partnership with IFTTT that will let you integrate smart home gadgets directly inside iRobot's Home ...
Sprint is killing off Virgin Mobile USA
The Verge - 8 Jan 2020 04:06
Photo by Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images We lost the excellent Virgin America airline a few years back, and the virtual cellular network that owes its name to Sir Richard Branson may soon be on its way o...
At CES, Facebook argues it's just as good on privacy as Apple - CNET
CNET - 8 Jan 2020 03:30
A privacy panel at the giant tech conference underscores how crucial the topic has become.
At CES 2020, Verizon vows to release 20 5G devices this year - CNET
CNET - 8 Jan 2020 04:14
Ronan Dunne, the CEO of Verizon Wireless, tells CNET that some of these devices will arrive below $600.
This $12 Electric Arc Lighter Is The One Purchase I Won't Shut Up About
Gizmodo - 8 Jan 2020 21:00
Back when I was a wee Baby on the Kinja Deals term, learning the ways of the Deal Mines, I bought something because solely Shep said it was good. I barely knew Shep (at the time), but he seemed like the kind of person wh...
Ethernet TSN gPTP stack now available as open source software
Medical Design Technology - 8 Jan 2020 18:22
Excelfore announces that it is making its generalized Precision Time Protocol (gPTP) source code available to developers to freely use, share and modify. The Excelfore gPTP software conforms to the IEEE 802.1AS-Rev speci...
Opte is a printer that covers up only the blemishes on your skin
Engadget - 8 Jan 2020 18:15
Applying concealer or foundation all over your entire face just to cover up some discolored portions is a waste of time and product. Not all of your skin needs to be masked -- if you could spot-erase blemishes, you could...
Welcome to Walmart. The Robot Will Grab Your Groceries.
Wall Street Journal - 8 Jan 2020 18:00
Walmart is one of several grocers that are testing robotic systems to improve efficiency with online orders, a fast-growing but costly business that comes with a range of logistical challenges.
It's Not CES Without Yet Another Million Fossil Smartwatches
Gizmodo - 8 Jan 2020 16:40
Look, it's not a tech trade show if you aren't bombarded with a small army of Fossil smartwatches. The wearable hype may have died down at CES since its heyday in 2014, but you can always count on Fossil and its umbrella...
CES Editors' Choice Awards 2020: All the award-winning products at this year's show
USA Today - 8 Jan 2020 14:49
CES is the birthplace of thousands of new tech products every year, and the scope of innovation is getting larger. These are the best of the bunch.
Pancreatic cancer cells secrete signal that sabotages immune attack on tumors
EurekAlert! - 8 Jan 2020 07:00
(NYU Langone Health / NYU School of Medicine) A key immune signal has a previously unknown role in turning off the immune system's attack on pancreatic cancer cells.
Ivanka Trump speaks on the future of work at CES 2020 in Las Vegas
USA Today - 8 Jan 2020 05:18Mind-blowing Delta board shows 100 passengers personalized flight details at the same time
Mashable - 8 Jan 2020 04:57ICANN's founding chairman joins the battle to keep .org out of private hands
The Verge - 8 Jan 2020 04:26
Photo by Nadine Rupp/Getty Images In November, the Internet Society (ISOC), which owns the Public Interest Registry (PIR), the group that maintains the .org top-level domain, announced it would sell PIR to Ethos Capital,...
Astronomers hear repeating radio burst from nearby galaxy
BGR - 8 Jan 2020 03:27
Fast Radio Bursts, or FRBs for short, are something of an anomaly for astronomers. We've been able to detect these powerful blasts of radio energy from distant locations in space, but nobody really knows for sure what ca...
Unable to unlock gunman's iPhones, the FBI (once again) asks for Apple's help
Ars Technica - 8 Jan 2020 03:12
The request may signal a new showdown between law enforcement and tech companies.
The OxiCool is a zero-emission air conditioner that chills your house with water
Digital Trends - 8 Jan 2020 02:57
The OxiCool is a giant mirrored cube that looks futuristic but uses water and natural gas to cool your entire house. Because it doesn't use a chemical refrigerant, it doesn't emit greenhouse gases.