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Blue Power Ranger Billy Cranston, Ranger Slayer join Lightning Collection - CNET
CNET - 22 Feb 2020 20:32
Exclusive: Mighty Morphin's Blue Ranger and the comic book's take on Pink Ranger Kimberly join Zeo Gold and Time Force Red Rangers.
Redison Official Senstroke Ultimate Box Portable Drum Kit records the music you make
The Gadget Flow - 22 Feb 2020 17:00
Get the power of a full-blown set wherever you are with the Redison Official Senstroke Ultimate Box Portable Drum Kit. This connected drum kit lets you not only play music but also record it. In doing so, you’ll be abl...
A Tiny Piece of Tape Tricked Teslas Into Speeding Up 50 MPH
Wired - 22 Feb 2020 16:00
An MGM Resorts breach, natural gas ransomware, and more of the week's top security news.
China wants to build a new space station. A planned launch in April will set the stage.
SPACE.com - 22 Feb 2020 14:27
China is planning a launch in April to prepare for building the country's next space station.
What should we do if a 'planet-killer' asteroid takes aim at Earth?
SPACE.com - 22 Feb 2020 14:20
If a giant object looks like it's going to slam into Earth, humanity has a few options. A new guide could help NASA decide which one is best.
DPReview TV: Nikon D780 review
DP Review - 22 Feb 2020 10:00
The Nikon D780 is a two-trick pony: it combines the great DSLR experience of Nikon's D750 with some of the great mirrorless features found on the Z6. Does it manage to do both well? Chris and Jordan seem to think so. Sub...
The practice of meditation leaves marks in the brain
Neuroscience News - 22 Feb 2020 00:33
Three months of transcendental meditation reduced anxiety and resulted in marked changes in connectivity between the precuneus, left parietal lobe, and insula.
Apple TV Gen X, Apple iPod Touch X Generation, and Apple Watch Series X Bands Also Listed in Target Inventory
Mac Rumors - 22 Feb 2020 20:22
Target's inventory system may be leaking details on upcoming Apple products that are set to be released in the near future. A listing for "Airpods (X Generation)" with a price tag of $399 popped up this morning, and ther...
Google Plots Course to Overtake Cloud Rivals
Wall Street Journal - 22 Feb 2020 17:00
The decision to cut jobs is the latest move in a yearlong effort to shake up the cloud unit and put greater focus on delivering growth to parent Alphabet.
Using drones to detect coronavirus? It's not as crazy as it sounds
Digital Trends - 22 Feb 2020 13:00
Could drones be used to monitor the spread of coronavirus? Absolutely, says CEO of a top drone company.
Google warns users against sideloading its apps on Huawei devices
Android Central - 22 Feb 2020 05:54
Huawei's latest phones are considered "uncertified" for Google Play Protect. What you need to know In a new post, Google's Legal Director for Android and Google Play warned users against sideloading Google's apps on Huaw...
Bethesda pulls most games from NVIDIA's GeForce Now service
Slash Gear - 22 Feb 2020 04:10
Joining a similar announcement from Activision Blizzard only days ago, NVIDIA has revealed that Bethesda Softworks is pulling its titles from the GeForce Now cloud gaming platform. There will be one exception to the chan...
Twitter is suspending 70 pro-Bloomberg accounts, citing 'platform manipulation'
L.A. Times - 22 Feb 2020 04:04
Twitter said it would suspend 70 accounts posting content supporting the Michael Bloomberg campaign in a pattern that violates company rules.
Here's Another Chance to Weigh In on the FCC's Net Neutrality Repeal
Wired - 22 Feb 2020 00:35
An appeals court ordered the FCC to seek comments on whether its new regime hurts public safety or low-income consumers.
Bethesda just pulled its games from Nvidia's GeForce Now, and that sucks
PC World - 22 Feb 2020 17:06
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Just one day after Nvidia announced that GeForce Now crossed 1 million users and teased that more than 1,500 games are sitting in its onboarding queue, the company sai...
'Vivarium' and all the new movie trailers you need to watch from this past week
BGR - 22 Feb 2020 16:01
It should have been a busy weekend over in Barcelona, Spain, with several big companies unveiling their latest mobile devices, but then the coronavirus struck, prompting the organizers to cancel the Mobile World Congress...
The S20 Ultra is the phone I really want but will probably never buy
Android Central - 22 Feb 2020 16:00
It's big and badass, but it's $1,400 so I know I'm not buying one. So why do I really, really want to do it? Like everyone expected, Samsung showed off a set of new phones that are downright amazing and somehow even bett...
Quantum SETI
Scientific American - 22 Feb 2020 16:00
Vast data sets and machine learning could link SETI to quantum computing --
UK broadband providers charging up to £90 a year to maintain old email addresses
Pocket-lint - 22 Feb 2020 15:15
A BBC investigation has found that some ISPs are charging exorbitant fees to customers to keep hold of their old email address when they switch away. BT
Here are the tech issues to watch for during the Nevada caucuses - CNET
CNET - 22 Feb 2020 15:00
The Democratic candidates have made net neutrality, rural broadband, online privacy and other tech issues central to their platforms.
Bell's New Design Could Make Helicopters Quieter--and Safer
Wired - 22 Feb 2020 14:00
The new aircraft, which ditches the noisy tail rotor for four fans, may also be a step toward electric-powered flight.
Let's come together to tax tech giants, say G20 officials eyeing $100 billion boost
Reuters - 22 Feb 2020 13:07
Leading world economies must show unity in dealing with aggressive "tax optimization" by global digital giants like Google , Amazon and Facebook , G20 officials said on Saturday.