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Sanjo Hammered Higo Knife
The Gadget Flow - 1 Dec 2017 16:00
Keep the best tool for the job right at your side with the Sanjo Hammered Higo Knife by Best Made Co. Featuring Shirogami No. 2 white steel, this blade is robust and durable for your everyday. This unique knife has a han...
Those 'Citizens for Trump' Robocalls Were a Prank Gone Wrong
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 16:05
People around the country who were baffled and alarmed to get recorded phone calls telling them to stop making "negative and derogatory posts" about President Trump were the targets of a recently launched prank call app-...
White House Says Homeland Security Advisor Is 'Keeping an Eye' on Bitcoin
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 00:38
After months of explosive price jumps, Bitcoin finally had a moment at the White House press briefing on Thursday. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders may, or may not, have said something important about it. As is oft...
Tesla's giant battery farm is now live in South Australia
Engadget - 1 Dec 2017 15:31
With a little lot of help from Tesla, Australia is now home to the world's largest lithium-ion battery. Back in March, Elon Musk promised Atlassian CEO and billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes that he could create a 100MWh ba...
There's Too Much Horsepower
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 20:30
Horsepower is a great thing. It helps cars move, which helps us drive them, and driving is what we enjoy. But in some cases, too much horsepower does exist. When it seems like yet another company is showing off a new car...
Google Home Max launch isn't going to miss the holidays
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2017 05:31
Apple has received an amusingly large amount of backlash over its decision to delay its HomePod launch past the holiday and shopping season. It seems that Google won't make the same mistake with its equivalent Home Max s...
DJI accused of spying for China in leaked ICE memo
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2017 03:42
A leaked ICE bulletin warns of possible spying by drone maker DJI on behalf of the Chinese government, raising new concerns about security and privacy. The memo warns that DJI is very likely targeting certain government ...
6,000 Convictions Tied to Chemist Who 'Smoked Crack Every Day' to Be Thrown Out
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 00:54
On Thursday, Massachusetts prosecutors announced that they will move to dismiss more than 6,000 convictions tied to lab results from a chemist caught stealing and using drugs from the University of Massachusetts Amherst ...
Aria FXE is a 1,150 HP American hybrid hypercar
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2017 23:53
Does the world need another all-American hypercar? Aria Group believes the answer is yes, and the astonishing 1,150 horsepower Aria FXE is its answer. A hybrid with practically more power than it knows what to do with, t...
Rare Manuscript Exhibit Explores How Climate Disasters Create Monsters
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 23:45
In April 1815, a volcano in the East Indies erupted with cataclysmic force, releasing a plume of ash that circled the entire globe. In the weeks and months that followed, the skies grew dim and global temperatures plumme...
3D-printed bacteria ink could be used to treat burns
Engadget - 1 Dec 2017 23:41
In a new study published today in Science Advances, researchers present a 3D-printable ink that contains bacteria and they say that depending on what species of bacteria it holds, the ink stands to have a number of usefu...
Samsung W2018 flip phone packs a dual-aperture camera
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2017 23:23
Samsung has unveiled a fancy new flip phone (yes, a flip phone) with a design unlike what you’re probably imagining. The W2018, which was unveiled in China recently, is a dual-display flip phone that takes modern hands...
Twitter is making excuses for allowing hate speech
Engadget - 1 Dec 2017 23:22
Twitter sure is having a hard time explaining and enforcing its policies around hate speech. Earlier this week, the company responded to Trump's retweet of violent anti-Muslim propaganda, telling Engadget that some video...
Uber, but for toxic techbro culture
Engadget - 1 Dec 2017 23:05
Some companies are just born with an infinite number of chances to keep doing everything wrong and yet somehow seem immune to the consequences. Uber is one of those companies. Uber's latest scandal -- a fat hack and its ...
Redbox's Crafty Workaround for Stocking Disney Movies Backfires With Lawsuit
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 22:50
Not only is Redbox still around, it kicked off a big expansion this year. And on Thursday, The Walt Disney Company filed a lawsuit against the kiosk DVD rental company for its practice of reselling digital download codes...
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 revealed in Microsoft job listing
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2017 22:49
In just a few short days, Qualcomm is widely expected to unveil the Snapdragon 845 at its annual Snapdragon Technology Summit in Hawaii. Though we can already expect to see a number of flagship phones sporting the 845 be...
Google raters at Leapforce settle legal complaints over abuse, wages owed
Ars Technica - 1 Dec 2017 22:42
Meanwhile, Leapforce has suddenly been acquired by competitor Appen.
Chrome on Windows will block third-party apps that cause crashes
Engadget - 1 Dec 2017 22:39
Google says that around two-thirds of Windows Chrome users use third-party applications that interact directly with the web browser, like antivirus or accessibility software. These apps have typically injected code into ...
BMW M boss promises electrification for all cars in 12 years
Slash Gear - 1 Dec 2017 22:35
BMW’s M division plans to embrace electrification in a serious way, promising to offer electrified options of its entire M sports car line-up. The German automaker had already announced its ambitious roadmap for electr...
The New Animal Crossing Stinks
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 22:25
Moderately motion sick and stuck on a Connecticut-bound bus this Thanksgiving Eve, I downloaded the pick-me-up I was certain my brain required: Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. And crossed the animals did, over a shaky cell...
Why Basement Biohackers Might Need to Start Fearing the FDA
Gizmodo - 1 Dec 2017 22:15
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration issued a stern warning to biohackers in America: Undertaking DIY gene therapy, it warned, is risky, and selling the supplies to do it is flat-out against the law.
Samsung's W2018 flip phone has a variable aperture camera
Engadget - 1 Dec 2017 22:13
Smartphone makers are always pushing for the fastest-possible camera aperture, and until today, the record was held by LG V30 with its f/1.6 lens. But it didn't take long before Samsung hit back with an even lower f-stop...