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You Know We Can See the Apple Watches You Snuck Into the Impeachment Trial, Right?
Gizmodo - 22 Jan 2020 03:34
The impeachment trial of President Donald Trump is officially underway in the Senate, and there are a few rules of decorum in place designed to keep senators focused on the historic task at hand. The only beverages allow...
Facebook Messenger: A cheat sheet
TechRepublic - 22 Jan 2020 18:10
Facebook's instant messaging platform is used by more than 40 million businesses. Learn about Facebook Messenger's features to determine if it's a good fit for your organization.
New Tetris mobile app released today as old EA games exit
Slash Gear - 22 Jan 2020 22:23
For a number of years – nearly a decade at this point – the only official way to play Tetris on mobile devices has been through one of EA’s apps, namely Tetris (otherwise known as Tetris 2011) and Tetris Blitz. Unf...
Tesla and Michigan to settle in direct-to-consumer sales lawsuit - Roadshow
CNET - 22 Jan 2020 02:12
The settlement should see the number of Tesla service centers and galleries skyrocket, but it's still not a perfect situation for customers.
EA's Tetris mobile games will disappear from iOS and Android in April
The Verge - 22 Jan 2020 17:05
Image: EA Tetris and Tetris Blitz, EA's mobile versions of the classic puzzle game, are being discontinued. Android Police and MacRumors report that the apps will disappear from iOS and Android, respectively, on April 21...
Not Bot, Not Beast: Scientists Create First Ever Living, Programmable Organism
Singularity Hub - 22 Jan 2020 17:00
A remarkable combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and biology has produced the world's first "living robots." This week, a research team of roboticists and scientists published their recipe for making a new lifefo...
Under Armor smart scale suddenly becomes dumb as plugged pulled silently
Slash Gear - 22 Jan 2020 04:06
A lot of mundane appliances and equipment today are becoming smart, that is they are able to connect to the Internet to do fancy stuff. At the very least, they let users track certain pieces of data, especially when it c...
Scientists Made the Fastest Spinning Object on Earth to Study 'Nothingness'
Motherboard - 22 Jan 2020 17:25
A single nanoparticle spinning at a jaw-dropping 300 billion RPM could reveal the mysterious quantum forces at play in "empty" space.
A Twilight Tryst: Venus Meets Neptune in the Dusk Sky
Universe Today - 22 Jan 2020 16:55
Never seen Neptune? It's time you should, and this weekend offers a fine time to try, as the faintest planet in the solar system approaches the brightest in the dusk sky, for a splendid conjunction of the pair. This appr...
A radical idea suggests mental health conditions have a single cause
New Scientist - 22 Jan 2020 08:00
The discovery of a link between anxiety, depression, OCD and more is set to revolutionise how we think about these conditions - and offer new treatments
Cruise unveils Origin, an electric driverless vehicle designed for sharing
TechCrunch - 22 Jan 2020 04:16
Cruise unveiled Tuesday evening a “production ready” driverless vehicle called Origin, the product of a multi-year collaboration with parent company GM and investor Honda that is designed for a ride-sharing service. ...
25 Jarring Photo Collages of People That Live Completely Different Lives
Twisted Sifter - 22 Jan 2020 04:08
Uğur Gallenkuş is using digital art to start a conversation
Google designed an envelope you can use to hide your phone from yourself
The Verge - 22 Jan 2020 03:29
Image: Google Today, Google launched three new experimental apps to help you use your phone less as part of its Digital Wellbeing initiative, including one that actually has you seal up your phone in a phone-sized paper ...
Jeff Bezos reportedly hacked directly by Saudi crown prince over WhatsApp
Mashable - 22 Jan 2020 00:46Your California Uber ride price could soon be set by drivers
Mashable - 22 Jan 2020 00:26Scientists Finally Pin Down Why Stress Turns Our Hair Gray
Discover - 22 Jan 2020 22:30
It comes down to the sympathetic nervous system and a common hormone.
This Business Owner Experienced The Selfish Side of Photography
The Phoblographer - 22 Jan 2020 22:00
Photographers live for scenes and moments, something that can last a lifetime in the form of an image. It's in our blood -- ingrained deep in our mindset, and our philosophy of life. But there are times when our thirst t...
How tech could prevent another vaping illness outbreak - CNET
CNET - 22 Jan 2020 19:11
One app maker, for example, wants to put control in the consumer's hands.
Intel may slash CPU prices in late 2020 to counter AMD's Zen 3 chips
Digital Trends - 22 Jan 2020 17:38
With AMD's next-generation Zen 3 CPUs on the way, Intel CPUs could be much cheaper by the end of the year.
UN calls for investigation into alleged Saudi hacking of Jeff Bezos
Engadget - 22 Jan 2020 17:17
The United Nations is joining the chorus of those concerned about allegations Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman was involved in hacking Jeff Bezos' phone. UN experts have issued a statement calling for an "immediate...
U.N. Calls for Probe in Alleged Hacking of Bezos' Phone by Account Tied to Crown Prince
Wall Street Journal - 22 Jan 2020 17:02
U.N. officials called for further investigation into the alleged hacking of Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos' phone in 2018 by a WhatsApp account associated with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Self-destructing dark matter may be flooding the sky with gamma-rays, study suggests
SPACE.com - 22 Jan 2020 17:00
There's a faint gamma-ray background in the universe, and scientists now think it could be caused by dark matter.