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Galaxy Z Flip: Don't buy it, until you read this - CNET
CNET - 23 Feb 2020 03:03
Looking at buying Samsung's new folding phone? Read this first.
Google's Message to Huawei Device Users: Do Not Use the Side Door to Install Google Apps
Gizmodo - 23 Feb 2020 01:32
Google wants to clear things up for Huawei device users: Google's apps and services cannot be preloaded on new Huawei devices and are not available due to U.S. government restrictions. If users try to download Google app...
A Star's Auroras Light the Way to a New Exoplanet
Wired - 23 Feb 2020 15:00
For the first time using this new technique, astronomers have identified an Earth-size planet by observing telltale solar flares.
This might be the simplest multi-device charger out there
Mashable - 23 Feb 2020 12:00Seagate Barracuda Fast Portable SSD reaches a speed of 540MB/s
The Gadget Flow - 23 Feb 2020 08:00
Transfer your data with lightspeed when you use the Seagate Barracuda Fast Portable SSD. This portable solid-state drive comes in 500 gigabyte, one terabyte, and two terabyte sizes. That should pretty much take care of a...
Watch Tesla's Cybertruck live its best life as an esports chauffeur
Mashable - 23 Feb 2020 01:07A year on this Jupiter-like planet lasts 18 hours and it's about to be destroyed
Digital Trends - 23 Feb 2020 22:00
The planet is 27 times closer to its star than Mercury is to the sun, and is close to being torn apart.
How to Apply IoT in the Oil and Gas Industry
ReadWrite - 23 Feb 2020 18:00
The Internet of Things has found its way into various industries: automotive, agriculture, green energy. One of the areas that IoT is about to conquer is the oil and gas world. Today, companies hire plant managers, machi...
AI Just Discovered a New Antibiotic to Kill the World's Nastiest Bacteria
Singularity Hub - 23 Feb 2020 17:00
Penicillin, one of the greatest discoveries in the history of medicine, was a product of chance. After returning from summer vacation in September 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming found a colony of bacteria he'd le...
He was wearing AirPods and shouting. Then a woman complained
ZDNet - 23 Feb 2020 15:00
There I was, just trying to work out at the gym. Suddenly, yet another AirPod controversy. This one beggared belief.
Embr Wave Review: The End of Thermostat Wars
Wired - 23 Feb 2020 15:00
Too cold or hot at the office? This wearable tricks your brain into thinking your body is at a comfortable temperature.
NASA 'Exploring Hell' challenge seeks sensor designs from public
Slash Gear - 23 Feb 2020 14:15
NASA is asking the public to submit sensor design concepts as part of its new ‘Exploring Hell: Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover’ challenge. The sensor would be designed to help a rover avoid obstacles that it ...
Is it dangerous to eat right before you swim?
Live Science - 23 Feb 2020 14:00
That old adage has since kept countless children on the pool deck, watching forlornly as their friends splash around. But according to science, swimmers have nothing to worry about.
This Technique Uses AI to Fool Other AIs
Wired - 23 Feb 2020 14:00
Changing a single word can alter the way an AI program judges a job applicant or assesses a medical claim.
How to Share Your Netflix, Hulu, Amazon, and Spotify Accounts the Safe Way
Wired - 23 Feb 2020 14:00
Be generous, but also be safe.
Hughes fears Indian closure, bank disruptions over unpaid fees
Reuters - 23 Feb 2020 12:43
U.S. satellite broadband provider Hughes Network Systems may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid levies owed to the government, which could put thousands of banking services at risk, a company letter seen by...
Porsche opens Europe's most powerful EV charging park
Engadget - 23 Feb 2020 11:54
Porsche just unveiled what might be your dream EV charging park -- if you happen to be swinging through eastern Germany, anyway. The automaker has opened Europe's most powerful fast-charging park in Leipzig, giving visit...
'Mad Mike' Hughes, daredevil who built a homemade steam rocket, dies in launch attempt
SPACE.com - 23 Feb 2020 07:45
Daredevil "Mad Mike" Hughes died Saturday (Feb. 22) during his latest attempt to launch into the sky on a homemade rocket powered by steam.
A chemist investigates how proteins assume their shape
MIT - 23 Feb 2020 07:00
Matt Shoulders hopes to shed light on diseases linked to flawed protein folding.
Study of 418,000 Europeans finds different foods linked to different types of stroke
EurekAlert! - 23 Feb 2020 07:00
(European Society of Cardiology) Different types of food are linked to risks of different types of stroke, according to the largest study to investigate this, published in the European Heart Journal. The study of more th...
Ninja's Twitter account was hijacked
Engadget - 23 Feb 2020 06:38
Tech giants and sports organizations aren't the only ones wrestling with high-profile Twitter account hijacks. An intruder compromised the account of well-known streamer Ninja (aka Tyler Blevins) in mid-day on February 2...
AI discovers antibiotic that kills even highly resistant bacteria
Engadget - 23 Feb 2020 04:40
The use of AI to discover medicine appears to be paying off. MIT scientists have revealed that their AI discovered an antibiotic compound, halicin (named after 2001's HAL 9000), that can not only kill many forms of resis...