Engadget - 1 Oct 2016 07:08

Yahoo is the latest tech company to open source its computer vision code. The beleaguered outfit's application for it? Filtering porn. Yahoo hopes that its convolutional neural net (CNN) will empower others to better gua...
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 01:54

Meerkat took SXSW by storm in 2015, and for a while, the livestreaming app seemed promising. But then Periscope arrived and reigned supreme with Twitter's help. Now, we can say it has officially killed Meerkat in the sam...
Engadget - 2 Oct 2016 00:30

On October 5th, the New York Public Library near Bryant Park in Manhattan will open up its newly renovated reading room to everyone. When that happens, members of the public will be able to get their first look not only ...
Ars Technica - 1 Oct 2016 04:05

"DressCode" apps turned phones into listening posts that could bypass firewalls.
Gizmodo - 2 Oct 2016 01:22

Since August, "TheShadowBrokers" have been claiming that they had acquired NSA hacking tools through a breach of the Equation Group, which is believed to be an offshoot of the NSA. After offering what appears to be proof...
Engadget - 1 Oct 2016 23:27

After lengthy delays and no small amount of political opposition, it's official: the US has given up a key aspect of internet oversight. As of October 1st, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (the out...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 23:15

We've only gotten tiny snippets of some of the latest ground forces for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but one kid's playground adventure gives the rest of us a solid look at the newest Scarif shoretroopers.
Slash Gear - 1 Oct 2016 21:15

US television network The CW is making the jump into set-top box streaming in a way that can only be described as a cord cutter’s dream come true: with no requirement for a cable subscription. In addition to updating i...
Slash Gear - 1 Oct 2016 19:14

Depending on your point of view (and probably your age bracket), Apple’s introduction of stickers and screen effects to iMessage is either a blessing or a curse. For those who dig stickers, there’s plenty of funny an...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 18:49

Do not piss Deltu the delta robot off or it will stop playing games, ignore you, take a selfie and post it to Instagram. Cold.
Engadget - 1 Oct 2016 05:54

Google's Tilt Brush debuted in September 2014 as a virtual reality painting experience -- immersion with the creative simplicity of MS Paint, as The Verge put it. They've added more in-game tools and hosted the odd art e...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 22:55

New California draft regulations released on Friday would allow approved self-driving cars to drive on state roads without a human in the car. The drafts also include rules about not advertising semi-autonomous cars as "...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 22:00

MGM TV is betting big that Margaret Atwood's unique dystopian vision will be a hit with TV audiences. Not only are they developing a 10-episode small-screen adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale for Hulu, they've also snatch...
Slash Gear - 1 Oct 2016 18:00

The 2016 Paris Motor Show is currently underway, and so far we’ve seen several of the futuristic, high-tech EV concepts from car makers like Volkswagen and Mercedes, not to mention standard model announcements from the...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 22:47

Since yesterday evening, Hurricane Matthew has gathered strength and is on a collision course with the Caribbean. Here's what we know about the strongest hurricane to hit the region since 2007.
Engadget - 1 Oct 2016 22:00

The Apple Watch Series 2 is what the company should have put out last year: It's faster than the original, with longer battery life, a more intuitive OS, brighter screen, built-in GPS and waterproof design. If this were ...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 21:10

If you're in the United States, you still can't pre-order Nintendo's upcoming Mini-NES, due to be released on November 11. But you can look at its emulation capabilities compared to the Wii U virtual console thanks to a ...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 20:43

Bees are dying fast and that's not good for people who like plants and food. Yesterday, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined that members of seven yellow-faced bees from the Hylaeus species require federal prote...
Engadget - 1 Oct 2016 20:30

The Unexpected Hip-Hop Crossover in New Netflix Series 'Luke Cage' Adelle Platon, Billboard Based on the trailers Netflix released ahead of this week's Luke Cage debut, you might've guessed that hip-hop plays a big role ...
Slash Gear - 1 Oct 2016 20:15

Battleborn, the recently released first-person hero shooter from the developers of Borderlands, mostly scored well among critics, but has been little more than a flop among gamers (thanks in part, no doubt, to the releas...
Engadget - 1 Oct 2016 20:00

I might have been imagining things, but automakers seemed a bit nervous at this year's Paris Auto Show. Maybe it's because it's first the first major car event to follow Tesla's successful Model 3 campaign, in which it s...
Gizmodo - 1 Oct 2016 19:30

A new survey shows about one in 10 of us will be running around in chest tattoos, hot pants, and Manic Panic hair dyes this Halloween. God help us all.