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Gizmodo - 27 Jul 2020 23:00
Our modern world is full of unholy alliances. Evangelicals and President Donald Trump, Sprint and T-Mobile, pickles and trash beer (actually, that last one sounds awesome). But there are few relationships as toxic as one...
Garmin outage begins to ease as services slowly return
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2020 15:28
Garmin’s huge outage is gradually starting to ease, with a number of the fitness company’s connected services beginning to come back online after reportedly being the victim of a ransomeware attack. It’s been a lon...
MU School of Nursing programs help nursing homes respond to COVID-19
EurekAlert! - 27 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of Missouri-Columbia) As the coronavirus pandemic continues to put a strain on health care systems, nursing homes have become overburdened with the challenge of keeping both patients and staff safe and health...
Galaxy Watch 3 to feature fall detection and new gesture controls
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2020 03:11
Samsung was expected to launch its new wearables ahead of its Unpacked event next month but neither the Galaxy Watch 3 nor the Galaxy Buds Live, a.k.a. “Bean”, have shown up just yet. Of course, there are still a few...
Record-Breaking Number of Americans Called Out Sick From Work in April, Study Finds
Gizmodo - 27 Jul 2020 23:37
New research out Monday may provide more insight into how many Americans were sickened by covid-19 during the earliest days of the pandemic, when access to testing was extremely limited. It estimated that at least 2 mill...
While the Wacom Intuos Pro Is Awesome, It Can't Get Me to Draw More
Gizmodo - 27 Jul 2020 21:30
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The Chip That Can Smell Can Now Help Robots Feel Touch
Gizmodo - 27 Jul 2020 21:30
Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created an artificial robot skin that can process touch 1,000 times faster than humans can, according to Engadget. The skin is powered by Intel's neuromorp...
Rep. Matt Gaetz says Mark Zuckerberg lied to Congress ... in 2018
Engadget - 27 Jul 2020 23:21
Days before Mark Zuckerberg is scheduled to appear at a high-profile antitrust hearing, a member of Congress has accused the Facebook CEO of lying to Congress, and asking the Department of Justice to investigate.Florida ...
Meet the Experts: Other worlds
ESA - 27 Jul 2020 19:00
Video: 00:04:05 Is there a planet like our Earth out there? Scientists have discovered over 4000 exoplanets, or planets outside of our Solar System, that ESA's CHEOPS satellite will study in depth. Project scientist Kate...
Intel Core i9-10850K seems an awful lot like the 10900K
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2020 22:22
Intel today is adding a new CPU to its Comet Lake Core i9 lineup, officially revealing the Core i9-10850K. As Intel’s numbering scheme would suggest, the 10850K is a bit underpowered compared to the i9-10900K, but not ...
Beetle camera research shows turning tiny head better than whole body
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2020 22:12
Researchers from the University of Washington have revealed a new “wireless steerable vision” system for live insects and teeny tiny robots. Solutions presented in this research were created to investigate insect vis...
Galaxy Note 20 and Fold 2 revealed in teaser trailer
Android Central - 27 Jul 2020 16:08
Samsung earlier said it would be announcing 5 new products. This trailer shows us what they'd be. What you need to know A new Samsung trailer shows us what's coming next week. Released on YouTube, the video showcases sha...
New affinity purification technique for therapeutic proteins
EurekAlert! - 27 Jul 2020 06:00
(Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH)) Professor Kimoon Kim's research group at POSTECH has developed a highly pure and efficient technique for purifying antiviral and anti-cancer protein therapeutics usin...
VMware, VirtualBox tools impacted by macOS Catalina memory leaks
AppleInsider - 27 Jul 2020 15:53
An issue with the App Sandbox is causing problems for some virtual machine software users, with the issue inducing a kernel panic in macOS Catalina 10.15.6 when used for a long period of time. VMware Fusion on macOS Big ...
An unannounced new Xbox Series X color might've just leaked
BGR - 27 Jul 2020 13:31
A new Xbox Series X controller leak tells us Microsoft might launch a white version of the console in the near future, or that the rumored Series S might come in white. An image of the white wireless controller was suppo...
Galaxy Tab S7 and S7+ leak leaves nothing to the imagination
Slash Gear - 27 Jul 2020 03:46
This year’s batch of Galaxy devices might be some of Samsung’s worst kept secrets but the manufacturer doesn’t seem to mind. Not only does it actually help drive up buzz and hype, the leaks also frame consumers’ ...
Suikoden spiritual successor 'Eiyuden Chronicle' hits crowdfunding goal
Engadget - 27 Jul 2020 23:50
Mere hours after it started raising money for Eiyuden Chronicle on Kickstarter, developer Rabbit & Bear has successfully funded the project. The game is the spiritual successor to the Japanese role-playing game (JRPG) se...
Meike Unveils a 50mm f/1.2 Lens for Canon, Nikon, and Sony for Just $360
PetaPixel - 27 Jul 2020 23:23A Sudoku app to rule them all
The Loop - 27 Jul 2020 16:40
John Voorhees, MacStories: Zach Gage has a knack for giving classic games an interesting twist. Sometimes that means turning the rules upside down and inside out like Flipflop Solitaire or Really Bad Chess. Other times, ...
Fostering a sustainable use of phosphorus
EurekAlert! - 27 Jul 2020 06:00
(CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change) Phosphorus is critical to food security, ecosystem functioning and human activities. Urbanization and dietary changes, and in particular industrial use of P...
A new way to target cancers using 'synthetic lethality'
EurekAlert! - 27 Jul 2020 06:00
(University of California - San Diego) Researchers at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research and University of California San Diego School of Medicine report that inhibiting a key enzyme caused human cancer cells associate...
Characteristics, strength of evidence of COVID-19 studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov
EurekAlert! - 27 Jul 2020 06:00
(JAMA Network) The characteristics and expected strength of evidence of COVID-19 studies registered on ClinicalTrials.gov are evaluated in this observational study.