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Hey Google ... What Movie Should I Watch Today? How AI Can Affect Our Decisions
Singularity Hub - 21 Oct 2020 16:00
Have you ever used Google Assistant, Apple's Siri, or Amazon Alexa to make decisions for you? Perhaps you asked it what new movies have good reviews, or to recommend a cool restaurant in your neighborhood. Artificial int...
Feels Good Man review: Reclaiming Pepe the Frog from the alt-right
New Scientist - 21 Oct 2020 20:00
Pepe the Frog ended up as the darling of both anarchists and the alt-right. A documentary tells the surprising true story of the super-meme and its creator
'Starman' just zipped past Mars in his rapidly-decaying Tesla Roadster
Live Science - 21 Oct 2020 18:14
Starman -- the dummy riding a Tesla Roadster through space -- has made his closest approach ever to Mars since his stunt launch in 2018.
You can manage your covid-19 risk by setting your own 'contact budget'
New Scientist - 21 Oct 2020 17:00
When it comes to covid-19, we all have different levels of risk we're comfortable with. Setting a weekly "contact budget" can make it easier to decide which risks are worth taking
Spicy Sex Tips for the Couple Spending Every Waking Second Together
The New Yorker - 21 Oct 2020 13:00
Jiji Lee and Cara Michelle Smith share humorous tips to help couples who have been quarantining together add excitement to their sex lives.
NASA gives sneak peek at a future lab for studying asteroid samples
Slash Gear - 21 Oct 2020 00:56
NASA’s Johnson Space Center has offered the public a look at the laboratory currently under construction, one that will be used to study asteroid samples and other ‘cosmic mysteries.’ The sneak peek includes a rend...
RIP Quibi
Gizmodo - 21 Oct 2020 22:12
After several tumultuous months during which each new week brought more bad news for Quibi, it appears the streaming service is throwing in the towel.
Ball lightning is so strange it might just come from another dimension
New Scientist - 21 Oct 2020 20:00
Mysterious floating orbs of light have puzzled scientists for centuries, inspiring no end of creative explanations. A new idea suggests they aren't entirely of this world
CERN muon detector gets major upgrade for better particle hunting
New Scientist - 21 Oct 2020 20:00
Weighing in at 14,000 tonnes, the CMS experiment at the Large Hadron Collider can now detect more of the subatomic particles created when protons are collided
Oxygen can do a favor to synthesize metal-organic frameworks
EurekAlert! - 21 Oct 2020 06:00
(Institute for Basic Science) IBS scienetists have identified how oxygen affects the synthesis of a novel metal-organic framework.
Elon Musk says 'Full Self-Driving' mode on Tesla is finally here, sort of
Mashable - 21 Oct 2020 01:24How big data helped elect President Kennedy during the cold war
New Scientist - 21 Oct 2020 20:00
Big data's power is revealed by two books covering a cold-war version of Cambridge Analytica that helped John F. Kennedy get elected-and how modern social media can rig votes today
Corgi-size pterosaurs walked in the rain 145 million years ago
Live Science - 21 Oct 2020 19:07
Researchers in Wyoming have discovered a pterosaur trackway dating to 145 million years ago.
Chinese Hackers Target Cisco Discovery Protocol Vulnerability
SecurityWeek - 21 Oct 2020 12:04
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting a Cisco Discovery Protocol vulnerability that was disclosed earlier this year, the networking giant and the U.S. National Security Agency revealed on Tuesday.
Oralift natural facelift device rejuvenates your face at home with the connected app
The Gadget Flow - 21 Oct 2020 08:58
If you feel like your face is looking a little down, the Oralift natural facelift device can help. It’s the 21st century, after all, and this rejuvenation device gives you facial treatments from the comfort of your hom...
NASA just landed on asteroid Bennu. What you need to know about the mission - CNET
CNET - 21 Oct 2020 05:08
NASA's Osiris-Rex spacecraft attempted to swipe space souvenirs from Bennu Tuesday to bring home to Earth.
NASA OSIRIS-REx successfully collects samples from Bennu asteroid
Slash Gear - 21 Oct 2020 03:55
Most people are probably familiar with the sometimes eight, sometimes nine gigantic bodies in our solar system but these planets (and one sometimes not-planet) aren’t the only interesting things in our neighborhood. Th...
uBreakiFix will drive to your house to fix Samsung, Pixel phones
Slash Gear - 21 Oct 2020 03:23
uBreakiFix is already known for offering repair services for many smartphone brands and models but it really rose to fame when it became the only one, at least in the US, to be officially authorized as a repair partner. ...
Common signs of coronavirus in children to watch out for
BGR - 21 Oct 2020 01:32
Children can be infected with COVID-19, just like adults, albeit not at the same rate or to the same degree -- and, moreover, they don't necessarily present the same coronavirus symptoms, either. A team of UK researchers...
Google brings Gmail and Google Drive closer together with a new update
Android Central - 21 Oct 2020 01:19
Google is simplifying a common user workflow for Google Docs. What you need to know You'll now be able to directly approve third-party Google Docs access in Gmail. Previously, users would be shunted away to Docs when sen...
NASA's moon announcement: Start time, how to listen and what it could be - CNET
CNET - 21 Oct 2020 23:53
NASA is about to unveil an "exciting new discovery" that contributes to its moon and deep-space aspirations.
Obesity and disease tied to dramatic dietary changes
Science Daily - 21 Oct 2020 22:39
The 'mismatch hypothesis' argues that our bodies evolved to digest the foods that our ancestors ate, and that human bodies will struggle and largely fail to metabolize a radically new set of foods. This intuitive idea is...