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NeuroServo Attentional Rehabilitation Tool
The Gadget Flow - 21 Sep 2017 17:00
Take control of your focus with the NeuroServo Attention Rehabilitation Tool. Coming in the form of a hat, this device monitors your brainwaves and sends you information in real time. The NeuroServo tucks into the hem of...
Equifax team accidentally sent some people to a phishing website
Slash Gear - 21 Sep 2017 04:40
Equifax has been heavily criticized over its decision to use a separate website for its data breach info, and it just demonstrated the reason why: it is easy for people to get the address mixed up with other similar webs...
Uber Is Getting A New Privacy Policy
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2017 20:00
Uber has rightfully taken heat for its past privacy overreaches: tracking riders after they get dropped off, tracking Lyft drivers, tracking and circumventing law enforcement, tracking critical journalists. Lots of track...
First Google Assistant headphones made by Bose
Slash Gear - 21 Sep 2017 19:13
Though we imagine many headphone manufacturers are rushing to integrate Google Assistant with their products, Bose has beaten them all to the punch. In the very same breath it used to announce its new SoundSport Free ear...
Mobike's dockless bike-sharing service comes to Washington, DC
Engadget - 21 Sep 2017 10:25
Washington DC is one of the most bike-happy cities in America, with around five percent of commuters pedaling around the city each day. That's one of the reasons why Mobike, a company that has mostly been in China and Eu...
CNBC: Tesla is working on its own AI chip with help from AMD
Engadget - 21 Sep 2017 08:55
It's no secret that Tesla always wanted to develop an in-house chip to handle its cars' autonomous functions. Well, according to CNBC, the EV-maker is close to reaching that goal -- with help from AMD. The company is rep...
Citizen, the Creepy Crime-Fighting App Formerly Known as Vigilante, Somehow Gets $12.2 Million
Gizmodo - 21 Sep 2017 07:55
Citizen, the extremely dubious rebranding of Vigilante--an app which notifies users of 911 reports near them and encourages them to go out and shoot videos of the crimes and their aftermath--has somehow managed to acquir...
Autonomous delivery drone network set to take flight in Switzerland
Engadget - 21 Sep 2017 04:03
Matternet has long used Switzerland as a testing ground for its delivery drone technology, and now it's ramping things up a notch. The company has revealed plans to launch the first permanent autonomous drone delivery ne...
Airbnb now takes restaurant reservations in 16 US cities
Slash Gear - 21 Sep 2017 03:58
Airbnb, much like Uber before it, is expanding its business by getting into the restaurant industry. In this case, the company has started accepting restaurant reservations on behalf of customers who plan to eat out whil...
Take it from an HTC fan: this Google deal won't help
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2017 01:51
I’m an HTC fan, but I can’t say I’m impressed by the company’s billion dollar deal with Google. The phone-maker has been instrumental in many of the most pivotal moments in modern smartphone history, producing so...
'Resident Evil 7' DLC trailer offers the first look at Chris Redfield
Engadget - 22 Sep 2017 01:39
Chris Redfield has had a long and storied career as the fictitious protagonist in many installments of Capcom's Resident Evil video game series. The Raccoon City policeman starred, along with partner Jill Valentine, in t...
Deadspin The NFL Should Legalize Holding | Splinter Undocumented Parents Arrested at Children's Hosp
Gizmodo - 22 Sep 2017 01:30
Deadspin The NFL Should Legalize Holding | Splinter Undocumented Parents Arrested at Children's Hospital While Awaiting Their Infant Son's Surgery | Jezebel My Relationship Is Perfect--Except for the Sex | Very Smart Bro...
Facebook will give Congress the ads bought by Russian agency
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2017 01:27
Facebook has revealed that it will provide Congress with the advertisements that were purchase by the Russian entity Internet Research Agency throughout 2015 to 2017. The advertisements came to light a couple weeks ago w...
App That Paid Users to Exercise Owes Nearly $1 Million for Not Paying Users to Exercise
Gizmodo - 22 Sep 2017 01:05
In the capitalistic nightmare we live in, everything has to be a transaction. So, when Pact launched its fitness app that let you make money for working out--or else pay a fee for failing to do so--it seemed to be the pe...
The Wirecutter's best deals: $100 off an Epson SureColor P600 printer
Engadget - 22 Sep 2017 01:01
This post was done in partnership with The Wirecutter, a buyer's guide to the best technology. When readers choose to buy The Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, they may earn affiliate commissions that su...
Watch How Balls of Steel Are Made
Gizmodo - 22 Sep 2017 00:57
If there's something more satisfying than watching hyper-specific machinery churn out random parts, I haven't found it yet. In this behind the scenes video, one of Shandong Iraeta's factories tirelessly turns giant rods ...
Maria's Path of Destruction Across Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands Is Heartbreaking
Gizmodo - 22 Sep 2017 00:50
Hurricane Maria is currently churning off the northern coast of the Dominican Republic, leaving behind historic levels of destruction in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands, and several Caribbean nations. Recovery and cle...
Xbox One's Duke controller is a massive blast from the past
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2017 00:39
In an attempt to stand out from the competition, console manufacturers can sometimes be guilty of doing ridiculous things. There are many examples of wacky design decisions throughout gaming history, but one of the most ...
Experian criticized for sending credit freeze PINs through email
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2017 00:38
Experian is being criticized for allowing consumers to get their credit freeze PINs through email after answering questions that mostly involve information already leaked by Equifax and others. The PINs are used to unfre...
iOS 11 just destroyed Uber's most annoying privacy flaw
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2017 00:38
Uber’s oft-criticized location tracking has been reined in with the arrival iOS 11, with Apple forcing app-makers to give more granular controls over privacy to users. The ride-sharing app always made use of location s...
Facebook will turn over Russia-linked ads to Congress
Engadget - 22 Sep 2017 00:37
Earlier this month, Facebook admitted that it sold $100,000 worth of ads between 2015 and 2017 that led to fake news pages and were bought by advertisers operating out of Russia. A report released yesterday noted that th...
Mewtwo and Pokemon GO's newest secret weapon
Slash Gear - 22 Sep 2017 00:23
As we wait for Halloween to roll up in Pokemon GO, Niantic’s sprung a Solstice Event on us – and a new item. This item allows the user to attain the contents of Pokemon Eggs far faster than normal – and multiple ti...