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Sega's new app lets you remotely win prizes from a real claw machine in Japan
Engadget - 24 Jan 2020 16:39
If you've ever wanted to play around on a claw machine without all the hassle of leaving your house -- or even standing up -- technology has come through for you. Sega has launched a new mobile apps, Sega Catcher Online,...
Experimental probe of a complete 3-D photonic band gap
Phys.org - 24 Jan 2020 16:33
A crystal with a 3-D photonic band gap is a powerful tool to control light, with applications for new types of solar cells, sensors and miniature lasers. Inside a man-made crystal like this, a range of light wavelengths ...
No, the Wuhan Virus Is Not a 'Snake Flu'
Wired - 24 Jan 2020 02:53
One paper advanced a controversial theory about the disease's origin. Other scientists aren't biting.
MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 61W GaN USB-C Power Adapter and USB-C Cable From Choetech
Mac Rumors - 24 Jan 2020 21:10
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Choetech to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win a 61W USB-C power adapter and accompanying USB-C cable for charging a Mac or an iPad Pro. Choetech's new 61W Wall Charger...
Fortnite Chapter 2 season 2 finally has a release date
Slash Gear - 24 Jan 2020 18:50
With the release of Fortnite Chapter 2, Epic made a lot of changes to the game. Not only did the map change in fairly dramatic fashion, but account progression was given something of a shakeup and Chapter 2 gave players ...
3 of the Most Common Mobile Scams and How to Stop Them
Gizmodo - 24 Jan 2020 17:14
Our phones carry so much of our lives these days--our social networks, access to our banks, home security apps--that keeping them safe and protected is of paramount importance. These are three of the most common ways you...
Scientists may have the secret to brewing the perfect espresso shot - CNET
CNET - 24 Jan 2020 02:02
Researchers come together to brew a shot you can count on.
GANPaint Studio uses neural network to 'paint' new elements into images
DP Review - 24 Jan 2020 19:42
A team of researchers with IBM Research, MIT CSAIL and MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab has launched a new online tool called GANPaint Studio that utilizes a GAN neural network and semantic brushes to 'draw' entirely new elements i...
FDA warns hospitals about security flaws in some GE medical equipment
Engadget - 24 Jan 2020 04:01
Some GE medical equipment have vulnerabilities that make them easy to tamper with, according to the FDA. The agency has warned hospitals and healthcare providers that a third-party cybersecurity firm has identified flaws...
Comcast is raising cable prices again ahead of its Peacock streaming service launch
BGR - 24 Jan 2020 03:07
Comcast is about to try and insert itself in a major way onto the battlefield of the Streaming Wars, ahead of the company's launch of its Peacock streaming service in July. But before we get there -- if you've been payin...
Experts warn smartphone voting is 'extremely risky,' yet here it comes
Mashable - 24 Jan 2020 03:07This is Probably Sandstone Layers on Mars. Absolutely Beautiful
Universe Today - 24 Jan 2020 02:04
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has been in orbit around Mars for almost 14 years. It carries a variety of instruments with it, including the Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars (CRISM) instru...
Wikipedia now has more than 6 million articles in English
TechCrunch - 24 Jan 2020 01:19
Wikipedia has surpassed a notable milestone today: The English version of the world's largest online encyclopedia now has more than six million articles. The feat, which comes roughly 19 years after the website was found...
New research shows more people knowingly use fentanyl
EurekAlert! - 24 Jan 2020 07:00
(University of British Columbia) Fentanyl use by people who use drugs has doubled since 2015, and two-thirds of people are aware they've taken it, finds new research out of British Columbia, the Canadian province that ha...
Comcast cable prices likely to go higher in advance of streaming Peacock launch
USA Today - 24 Jan 2020 03:28
Xfinity had a nationwide outage Thursday hours after Comcast had a quarterly earnings call where company officials talked about losing TV customers.
Profile of Apple procurement exec details iron fist supplier negotiations
AppleInsider - 24 Jan 2020 02:14
A profile of Apple VP Tony Blevins, known as the "Blevinator," reveals an architect of punishing supply chain tactics that leverage the tech giant's dominant market position to squeeze out the most fortuitous deals from ...
Australia's fires may accelerate a jump in CO2 forecasted in 2020
New Scientist - 24 Jan 2020 02:01
The UK's Met Office is forecasting a big increase in CO2 levels in 2020, due in part to the extreme wildfires that have been burning for months in Australia
Boston Dynamics hands Spot the robot dog over to Adam Savage for training - CNET
CNET - 24 Jan 2020 01:11
Savage will help teach the dog new tricks now that Spot's SDK is available to the public.
Despite privacy concerns, facial recognition cameras to be rolled out in London
Mashable - 24 Jan 2020 21:48Google is rethinking how it shows favicons on desktop search
Android Central - 24 Jan 2020 21:44'We're Fighting for Our Rights': The EPA's First Bill of Rights Decries Trump's Deregulatory Tactics
Gizmodo - 24 Jan 2020 20:43
For employees who've spent decades working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Trump administration is like nothing they've ever seen before. That's exactly why--for the first time ever--the agency's union...
52-week high for AAPL ahead of Tuesday's earnings report
9 to 5 Mac - 24 Jan 2020 17:20
AAPL stock has hit a new 52-week high as the market opened this morning. The previous high for the past 12 months was $319.99, and the stock immediately hit $320.25. At the time of writing, it’s around $322… more… ...