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Boaty McBoatface Has Returned From Its Inaugural Mission With a Trove of Data
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 16:46
The world's most famous yellow submarine has returned home after a successful mission to Antarctica's Weddell Sea. Expedition organizers say Boaty McBoatface captured "unprecedented" data during its maiden voyage, analyz...
Pornhub will sync videos with your interactive sex toys
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 16:00
If you own either the Fleshlight Launch or Kiiroo's Onyx, then you'll know that both are capable of syncing with a certain group of adult movies. These specially-made interactive videos contain a data layer that lets the...
Mozilla Employee Denied Entry to the United States
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 00:16
In the wake of President Trump's travel ban earlier this year, tech companies scrambled to return their employees who were traveling to the United States. But most major tech firms have offices around the globe, which me...
Intel's SSD 545s has size and speed at an affordable price
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 07:49
It's not too hard to find inexpensive solid-state drives that offer either a lot of storage or brisk performance, but finding both? That's hard. Intel, however, thinks it has a chance. It's launching a budget 2.5-inch dr...
These Samsung Galaxy phones will, may, and won't get Android O
Slash Gear - 28 Jun 2017 04:46
Although it’s not as insanely innumerable and unnameable as in ages past, Samsung still has quite a variety of smartphones in the worldwide market today. Each of the S, A, J, and C series has at least 3 models per year...
Dropbox collects privacy settings into a security checkup page
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 04:36
Giving apps and services direct access to your Dropbox account is easier than locally downloading files and re-uploading them. But can you name every one you've linked up? Today, Dropbox has reorganized the most importan...
Target is testing its own Prime Pantry-like delivery service
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 03:49
Target is taking on Amazon's Prime Pantry with its own version called "Restock." The company announced a trial run of its new service today, which it tested with employees earlier this year. Like Prime Pantry, with Resto...
Google News redesigned with a cleaner look
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 02:58
If it's been a while since you've visited Google News, now may be the best time to take a peek. Google has given its News website's looks a thorough cleanup, retaining key elements and giving you more control while getti...
Tinder Keeps Swiping Right on New Ways to Take Your Money
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 23:50
Summer's here, the weather's hot and sticky. What did you expect Tinder to do? It has needs...
DHS won't expand its laptop ban to all US-bound flights just yet
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 23:27
In a statement today, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly announced expanded security measures for US-bound flights. Kelly said the new measures were in response to terrorist groups' "renewed interest" in targeting ai...
Google Photos shared libraries feature is rolling out now
Slash Gear - 28 Jun 2017 23:23
In mid-May, Google announced a new inbound feature for Google Photos called Suggested Sharing; with it, users are presented with sharing suggestions made possible via machine learning. That feature is rolling out to user...
NBC Sports' new Premier League plan is terrible for everyone
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 23:02
When NBC Sports announced its new $50 Premier League Pass yesterday, it was easy for soccer fans in the US to get excited about the ability to watch without a cable subscription. However, upon close inspection, the new b...
Uber Reveals $120 Million Bonus Dispute Between Fired Engineer and Google
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 23:00
Uber laid out new details in a court filing today about how it learned the former lead of its self-driving car unit, Anthony Levandowski, took documents from Google, his former employer.
Lawsuit claims Uber discriminates against people with disabilities
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 22:52
Uber launched a couple of new programs back in 2014 to serve people who use wheelchairs. UberAssist is a way to hail an UberX driver trained in accessibility and whose car can accommodate a folding wheelchair. UberWAV wi...
Twitch app update allows for mobile streaming from your phone
Slash Gear - 28 Jun 2017 22:36
Back when Twitch first announced its IRL streaming category, it also revealed plans to update the Twitch app to allow for mobile streaming. It looks like we’re getting closer to the launch of that feature, as Twitch ha...
Telegram will register with Russia but won't share secure data
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 22:36
A few days ago, we reported that Russia's communications regulator demanded that messaging app Telegram hand over information, including decrypted user messages, or risk being banned from the country. Now, Reuters report...
Fox Sports brings its 'virtual suite' to Gold Cup VR broadcasts
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 22:20
Fox Sports is no stranger to VR. The network broadcasted Super Bowl 51 via a virtual suite of sorts, for instance. Now Fox is taking that further with the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer championship. The footie action starts J...
Google Photos' AI-powered sharing is now available
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 22:02
Google is making good on its promise of AI-assisted photo sharing. A Google Photos upgrade arriving this week uses machine learning to suggest pictures based on both your own sharing habits, the people in the photos, and...
The Era of Chaos-Inducing Ransomware Is Here and It's Scary as Hell
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 21:53
The '90s cyberpunk thriller Hackers is used too often to illustrate the fearful future of cyber security, but it's popular for a reason. The film's seemingly fictional scenarios keep coming true. Take this week's global ...
Canada says court order to pull Google results applies worldwide
Engadget - 28 Jun 2017 21:46
In 2012, Canadian manufacturer Equustek asked Google to remove search results relating to a court case against Datalink, a distributor of the former company's network devices. While Google complied with the request, it o...
Eerily Accurate Facial Reconstructions Are Allowing the Dead to Speak
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 21:40
Researchers at Liverpool John Moore's University have reconstructed the face of a man who lived in Dublin some 500 years ago. Incredibly accurate reconstructions like this are providing archaeologists with new way of stu...
It Turns Out Selling Ugly $50,000 Smartphones Is Actually a Bad Business Model
Gizmodo - 28 Jun 2017 21:36
Despite selling $50,000 Android cellphones to rich and famous stars like Quincy Jones and Seal, the England-based company Vertu appears to be struggling with paying its bills and employees. What a shocking development.