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Practical tool for helicopter pilots takes off after three-year study
Phys.org - 20 Aug 2020 15:30
A new system designed to recognize the non-technical skills required by the helicopter pilots flying search and rescue missions and those who fly workers to offshore installations, has been developed by the University of...
NASA's planetary science program shifts priority to asteroid missions
Space News - 20 Aug 2020 01:18
With a flagship Mars rover mission launched, NASA's planetary science division is turning its attention to a pair of asteroid missions set to launch next year. SpaceNews
Watch Sony's first PlayStation 5 TV ad talk DualSense and 3D Audio
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2020 16:12
With both the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 slated for release this holiday season, we can probably expect Microsoft and Sony to begin ramping up their marketing campaigns very soon. While both companies have been ...
Insecticides are killing bees, birds, and who knows what else
BGR - 20 Aug 2020 02:10
Pesticides used to kill off troublesome bugs have been killing off honey bees, and now birds are dying off, too. The insecticide works its way up the food chain, and when birds eat bugs that have come into contact with t...
Fitbit study suggests it can detect COVID-19 before onset of symptoms
Pocket-lint - 20 Aug 2020 04:07Researchers think coronavirus and flu might spread from dust particles
BGR - 20 Aug 2020 03:40
The novel coronavirus might spread via dust particles, say researchers who studied aerosolized fomites influenza transmission. The researchers showed that flu virus from an infected animal subject would spread inside the...
19 Year Old Virtuoso Plays Niccolo Paganini's Caprice no. 5
Twisted Sifter - 20 Aug 2020 19:17
The piece is known for its incredible speed and extremely high technical difficulty
∞ Apple Korea posts Mac ad
The Loop - 20 Aug 2020 16:58
[VIDEO] 16 million views and counting. Video embedded in main Loop post.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra 50W wireless charging has been demystified
Slash Gear - 20 Aug 2020 04:11
It may not have the world’s first under-screen camera, a title the ZTE Axon 20 5G is claiming, but the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra still shocked the mobile world with its insane charging speeds. As if the 120W wired charging we...
Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points
New Scientist - 20 Aug 2020 17:25
People who were taught the "rules" of a type of IQ test in which you guess the next in a series of shapes got a significantly higher score - throwing into question the validity of these tests
Lightroom App Update Wipes Users' Photos and Presets, Adobe Says they are 'Not Recoverable'
PetaPixel - 20 Aug 2020 15:53A quantum thermometer to measure the coldest temperatures in the universe
Phys.org - 20 Aug 2020 15:28
Physicists from Trinity College Dublin have proposed a thermometer based on quantum entanglement that can accurately measure temperatures a billion times colder than those in outer space.
We just learned something new and pretty scary about coronavirus
BGR - 20 Aug 2020 04:57
Coronavirus transmission is apparently greatly helped in humid weather conditions. That's according to a new study analyzing the ability of the COVID-19 coronavirus to spread in droplets more easily outdoors when the wea...
SpaceX pressing on with protest against U.S. Air Force despite launch contract win
Space News - 20 Aug 2020 02:13
SpaceX reiterates its claim made in a May 2019 protest that the Air Force harmed the company by denying it a Launch Service Agreement award. SpaceNews
An X-Ray Map Reveals the Bones of the Universe
Physics Buzz - 20 Aug 2020 22:12
This x-ray map is much more than a beautiful desktop background.By Allison KuboOn June 19, the eRosita instrument aboard the Russian-German "Spectrum-Roentgen-Gamma" (SRG) mission finished cataloging more that 1 million ...
Senate Bill Would Expand Facial-Recognition Restrictions Nationwide
Threatpost - 20 Aug 2020 16:03
The proposed law comes as police departments around the country for their use of facial recognition to identify allegedly violent Black Lives Matter protesters.
A Yale professor's brutally honest email about COVID-19 underscores how messed up things are
BGR - 20 Aug 2020 16:02
When it comes to schools reopening around the country, we're seeing the same story play out in many communities at the moment -- schools reopen, coronavirus cases are found, and a major course-correction has to be made. ...
6 ways your school's Zoom calls will get better this fall
PC World - 20 Aug 2020 16:00
On Thursday, Zoom revealed its upcoming changes for distance learning this fall, creating focus groups and allowing students to roam between breakout rooms without the need for their teacher to facilitate things. Both Go...
Database breach exposes profile data for 235M TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube accounts
9 to 5 Mac - 20 Aug 2020 15:57
A database breach has exposed profile data for nearly 235 million users of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. The data appears to have been collected by a practice known as web-scraping, where a company accesses the web int...
Mophie announces new PD fast-charge portable battery line
AppleInsider - 20 Aug 2020 15:50
Mophie is bringing four new portable chargers and batteries to market, to help you to get through even the busiest of days with your iPhone or iPad. Powerstation Mophie, known for its line of portable external batteries,...
Alibaba revenue up 34 percent as coronavirus fuels online spending
Phys.org - 20 Aug 2020 15:38
Chinese e-commerce leader Alibaba on Thursday reported solid 34 percent growth in revenue for the April-June quarter in the latest sign that the coronavirus, rather than hurting the company, had actually helped.
Huawei MatePad Pro 5G review: Excellence built on shaky foundations
Android Central - 20 Aug 2020 11:00
Huawei's high-end tablet is yet another tale of exceptional hardware marred by software troubles. The Android tablet space has rarely set the world alight. While there are some great Android tablets on the market, much o...