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Former Mt. Gox CEO officially charged with embezzlement
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 07:13
Mt. Gox is a sordid story seemingly refuses to die. Last we heard, the bitcoin exchange's CEO Mark Karpeles had been arrested by Tokyo police, and some six weeks later he's been charged with pilfering 321 million yen (ar...
Ashley Madison users made terrible password choices
Slash Gear - 12 Sep 2015 03:20
It's no secret that many (most?) people choose their passwords without much thought -- things like kids or pets names, their birthday, even the word "password". All are commonly seen and used as examples of what not to m...
Tumblr Just Launched a Fashion Line
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 19:00
So this is a thing that actually happened. Yesterday at New York Fashion Week, Tumblr debuted its very own line of dresses, shirts, sweaters and accessories -- inspired by ten of the social network's artists.
Xbox One's upcoming overhaul has an opt-in beta
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 05:34
That new Windows 10 Xbox One update sounds pretty great, right? Well, how it works is a little different than folks in the console's Dashboard Preview Program are used to. Previous updates were pushed out automatically a...
Now You Can Help Scientists Track Animals in Mozambique From Your Sofa
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 23:00
Everyone wants to help the environment, but all of that actually doing stuff takes a lot of effort, right? Then good news as a new project has launched which will let ordinary people, with no scientific background, contr...
Textural printing lets you get handsy with famous paintings
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 22:29
The act of enjoying paintings and photography has always been a visual experience, one where you look, but don't touch. However, at the quinquennial (once every five years) Canon Expo this week, the company showed off ne...
Listen To The Solar System Sing With This Fantastic Simulation
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 22:00
This is a seriously cool visualization of the solar system. What if you turned the planets into a sort of music box? That's the point of Solarbeat, which turns the movement of the planets into music.
Message to Aliens Needs to Reflect Gender Equality and Diversity, Experts Say
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 22:00
If intelligent aliens are out there, we don't want them to think we're a bunch of backward fleshy bigots. A competition organized by the Breakthrough Initiative is offering a million dollar prize to whoever can come up w...
Marshall London: What happens when an amp maker builds a phone?
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 21:00
Why does a company famous for making guitar amps decide to make a phone? The Marshall brand realized clinging to its rock heritage won't serve it forever. That's why it already moved into headphones and Bluetooth speaker...
Etsy to Pilot Same-Day Delivery Service in New York
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 21:00
Need some hand-knitted gloves in a jiffy? If you're a New Yorker, you might be in luck. This fall, Etsy is going to be pilot testing same-day and next-day delivery services in certain parts of New York City.
Over 200 New "Moonquakes" Discovered in Apollo 16 Data
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 20:00
The Apollo moon missions ended over 40 years ago, but incredibly, scientists are still learning from them. Case in point: A team of researchers has unearthed 210 previously unknown "moonquakes" in a slew of seismic data ...
Canon gets into the consumer VR game
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 20:00
Canon might not be a contender in the field of consumer VR right now, but a prototype seen on the show floor at this week's Canon Expo definitely promises good things in that arena. The development unit sports two 5.5-in...
Dell's next XPS 12 looks like a Microsoft Surface rival
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 18:30
Wondering why Dell is cool with selling Microsoft's Surface Pro when it doesn't have a direct equivalent right now? This might be why. Giga claims to have leaked details of a reborn XPS 12 that would ditch the convertibl...
Qualcomm Unveils its First Computer Board for Drones
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 18:00
Qualcomm, one of the world's leading developers for smartphone chips, marched into the consumer drone market this week with a platform that could soon be steering a new generation of UAVs with bigger brains and smaller p...
Radeon R9 Nano Review: Mini 4K Gaming
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 18:00
Over the past few months AMD has been focusing its efforts on the high-end GPU fight with its 'Fiji' line up. The Radeon R9 Fury X lead the charge armed with 4096 stream processors and AMD's cutting-edge high-bandwidth m...
Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions about life in space today!
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 17:36
Astronaut Scott Kelly is answering questions about life in space today! Head on over to People Magazine's Facebook page, drop a question in the comments, and if you're lucky, you might just get an answer from 249 miles o...
Saturday's Best Deals: Buy Your Own Modem, $19 Bluetooth Speakers, and More
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 17:16
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Department of Energy Hacked Over 150 Times in Four Years
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 17:00
The US Department of Energy, the agency that helps regulate our power grid, nuclear arsenal, and national labs, has been hacked 159 times between 2010 and 2014, according to a review of federal records obtained by USA To...
Taking gaming into the real world
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 17:00
Playing video games and enjoying the outdoors don't have to be mutually exclusive. Various creative minds have come up with ways to take gaming into real-world environments. Why chill at the crib when you could be out dr...
Siri Fields Iran Question at a White House Press Conference
Gizmodo - 12 Sep 2015 16:00
Siri made a timely interruption at a White House press conference this week, chiming in to answer a reporter's question about whether President Obama was disappointed by the lack of Republican support for the Iranian nuc...
Recommended Reading: Streaming is the future of New York Fashion Week
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 16:00
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you'll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read....
ICYMI: Drawing in VR, new space plane and more
Engadget - 12 Sep 2015 15:00
Today on In Case You Missed It: SpaceX showed off the plan for its new Crew Dragon capsule to ferry astronauts between earth and the International Space Station, and it's gorgeous. A famous Disney animator is drawing in ...