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Internet Archive gets $1m Bitcoin donation from anonymous philanthropist
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 03:39
The Internet Archive has been gifted $1 million in bitcoins as a donation to help fund the organization. The donation was given by an unnamed philanthropist via the Pineapple Fund, which has given money in the form of bi...
FCC extends waiver for video game accessibility for the last time
Engadget - 29 Dec 2017 02:20
The idea behind 2010's 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) is to make sure that federal accessibility laws created in the '80s and '90s were updated to include new digital and communications te...
NASA lends a hand to new American Girl doll with Mars aspirations
Engadget - 29 Dec 2017 01:28
While the American Girl brand is well-known for teaching the past through dolls with fictional ties to important events, its latest aims to inspire youths to make history themselves. On the first day of 2018, the next Am...
Chrome OS 64 beta allows Android apps to run in the background
Ars Technica - 29 Dec 2017 16:21The One Way Your Laptop Is Actually Slower Than a 30-Year-Old Apple IIe
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 16:15
Have you ever had that nagging sensation that your computer was slower than it used to be? Or that your brand new laptop seemed much more sluggish than an old tower PC you once had? Dan Luu, a computer engineer who has p...
Apple wireless charging patent describes ability to prioritize devices
Engadget - 29 Dec 2017 05:41
Two patent applications published today by the US Patent and Trademark Office give us a peek into what kind of mobile device charging options Apple may be giving us in the future. As VentureBeat reports, the two applicat...
Nintendo Switch "Golf" tribute to Iwata is now gone
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 04:44
It wasn't meant to last. It was probably never meant to be there in the first place. Fact is, we'll never know of if the super hidden "Golf" emulation in the Nintendo Switch was something Nintendo planned on as an Easter...
2018 Lexus RX Hybrid tipped to shed $7,340
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 16:17
If you are in the market for a hybrid SUV, you might want to wait until the 2018 Lexus RX Hybrid lands. Word is that some documents have surfaced showing a massive price cut for the 2018-year model. That base price is ti...
Apple, Amazon tipped in talks over Saudi Arabia investments
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 02:47
Amazon and Apple are both in talks to expand their presence in Saudi Arabia, according to sources, potentially marking the first time both will have a direct presence in the country. Details are fuzzy at this time, thoug...
North Korea airport adds WiFi, but with a big limitation
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 01:51
North Korea has made the surprising decision to launch WiFi service at its main airport, marking a big change for the tiny nation. The introduction of a public WiFi network is surprising, but the related restrictions are...
Scientists Observe Strange Double Whirlpool Effect in Ocean for First Time
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 01:00
Slow waves meander westward out in the deep ocean south of Australia. Sometimes they carry with them carry large eddies, whirlpools over 100 miles across. But every so often, these whirlpools combine into double whirlpoo...
Ultimate Theory of Particle Physics Holds Where Physicists Hoped It Wouldn't
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 00:10
The smallest pieces of the universe are governed by a beautiful and mind-blowing set of rules: the "Standard Model." The Standard Model explains the behavior of all 17 discovered particles, and it continues to make predi...
Galaxy S9 January production has some huge changes
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 23:51
The parts that’ll make the Samsung Galaxy S9 were named by a number of South Korean sources this afternoon. It would appear that January production of both the Samsung Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9 Plus are both on schedule,...
White House Fires Entirety of HIV/AIDS Advisory Council Via FedEx
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 23:20
The White House's purge of Barack Obama-era federal appointees has taken a few more turns with the termination of all remaining 16 members of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDs, allegedly via a FedEx letter th...
Kroger's mobile scanning tech will cut checkout lines in 2018
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 23:11
Kroger plans to expand use of technology that enables customers to scan products as they’re put into the shopping cart, eliminating the need to stand in traditional checkout lines. Though the Scan, Bag, Go system isn�...
There's a smartphone chip war brewing for 2018
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 23:11
The landscape for smartphone chip-makers like Apple, Qualcomm, and Samsung may be growing, but none can rest on its laurels as the industry tries to keep up with new trends like AI. SoC (System-on-Chip) design being incr...
A 2-Year-Old Chimp Named Betty Died From Common Cold Virus We Didn't Even Know Chimps Could Catch
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 23:10
Since time immemorial, humans have had a knack for being complete and utter dicks to the other animals we share our planet with. Often, we even manage to screw things up for other species without meaning to. A study publ...
Bitcoin price news squashed by Ripple in BTC XRP rally
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 23:06
Today the cryptocoin Ripple caught the news draft and blew Bitcoin right out of the water. Bitcoin prices are still well and away higher than Ripple, of course, but catching up to Ethereum – and surpassing Ethereum –...
Where Do the CW's Supervillains Poop? An Investigation
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 23:00
Everybody poops. I don't care how rarely you hydrate. You poop. It is a fundamental aspect of human biology. And since the aliens we've seen in the Arrowverse seem to consume matter, we can assume they poop too. In fact,...
Google's top 10 tech searches of 2017 will surprise you
Slash Gear - 29 Dec 2017 22:50
Being just a few days away from the beginning of 2018, it’s time to look back on 2017 and reflect on what’s happened throughout the year. Google is doing just that today, sharing the top 10 searches for a bunch of di...
Please, Do Not Send Your Spit to This DNA Dating App
Gizmodo - 29 Dec 2017 22:45
Online dating is largely a succession of misery and humiliation, which is why so many of us are willing to pay an algorithm to find us the perfect match. The newest entré to the arena of apps that promise to help you fi...
All 50 states opt in to AT&T's FirstNet public safety network
Engadget - 29 Dec 2017 22:34
FirstNet, the nationwide broadband network for first responders, will be the official public safety network for all 50 US states. The network has been a very long time coming. Having been initially proposed following the...