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Tweets About Diapers Broke the Entire Conservative Youth Movement
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 04:35
Turning Point USA, the conservative youth organization with a mission statement of "enlightening" university students on "true free market values," was completely destabilized over the past few months as it was ravaged b...
You can finally stream Xbox One games to your Mac
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 23:43
Before now, if you fancied playing console games on your Mac, you'd need to use PlayStation 4's Remote Play to do so. Windows 10 users have been able to stream Xbox One titles to their PCs since 2015, but macOS users hav...
Bitcoin 'creator' slapped with $10 billion lawsuit
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 17:14
Craig Wright, the Australian who has previously claimed to be Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, is the subject of a multi billion dollar lawsuit. Wright is being sued by the estate of David Kleiman, who was thought to ha...
Here's How to Get Android Apps Running on Your Laptop
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 16:47
It makes more sense than ever to put some Android apps on you laptop. As well as giving you access to apps that have no desktop or web equivalent (like Snapchat), it's great for playing games on the big screen--we got Al...
Canon 470EX-AI Flash automatically moves for the best bounce
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2018 07:03
MWC 2018 may still be ongoing, but camera makers are wasting no time to introduce new products to shutterbugs. In fact, they seem to be timing it well to offer refuge for those who want to graduate from smartphone camera...
Barclaycard wants you to dine and dash legally
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 02:01
Barclaycard is testing a new payment service that could mean the end to waiting for your bill at a restaurant. It's called Dine & Dash, but in this version, dashing doesn't mean skipping out on your tab. Instead, with th...
Google Doesn't Have to Screen for Defamatory Search Results, German Court Rules
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 23:58
Germany's highest court on Tuesday ruled that Google has no obligation to check websites for defamatory content before including them in search results.
T-Mobile promises 30 '5G-ready' cities this year, but no actual 5G
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 23:58
T-Mobile isn't going to sit by the wayside while AT&T and Sprint brag about their 5G rollout plans. The magenta network has outlined its early deployment strategy for 5G, and you can expect actual service well before the...
Sprint 5G rollout will start in these six major cities
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2018 23:49
Sprint has announced the six cities in the pipeline to get its 5G network, and as expected they’re all large markets. The carrier will start by offering its customers in three cities access to “5G-like” network exp...
Experts Say an FCC Official Broke the Law to Help Trump. Trump Alone Will Decide If He's Punished.
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 23:30
The moment Michael O'Rielly took the stage at CPAC and told people who they should vote for, ethics watchdogs say he broke a federal law. But in an administration that has regularly thumbed its nose at ethics rules, it's...
Netflix plans to offer around 700 original titles in 2018
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 23:27
This year, Netflix aims to have around 700 original TV shows and movies on its streaming service, Variety reports. CFO David Wells told an audience at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media & Telecom Conference today that ...
Giant Flare Around Proxima Centauri May Kill Hope for Planetary System
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 23:20
Scientists have discovered a flare off of the sun's closest stellar neighbor, Proxima Centauri. Many are reporting that it could spell trouble for any hope for life on its exoplanet, Proxima b--but it might also kill off...
How to Fix the Google Pixel's Most Annoying Quirks, According to Reddit
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 23:15
If you're looking for an Android smartphone you could do a lot worse than a Google Pixel. The company's handsets promise cutting-edge hardware and instant updates to all the latest software--but that doesn't mean they're...
Visit the British Library's 'Harry Potter' exhibit from your sofa
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 23:11
Assuming your Hogwarts letter got lost in the mail (it happens from time to time) and you still want a peek at The Boy Who Lived's coursework, Google has you covered. The search juggernaut has digitized the British Libra...
Amazon buys Ring as smart home security range grows
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2018 23:04
Amazon has acquired Ring, adding the video doorbell company to its growing portfolio of IoT, connected home, and smart security businesses. Ring offers a number of connected cameras, video doorbells, smart lights, and ot...
Amazon acquires Ring's smart doorbell business
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 22:53
If it wasn't already evident that Amazon wants a stronger foothold in the smart home space, it is now. Amazon has acquired Ring, the device maker best known for its smart doorbells. The terms of the deal aren't clear, bu...
Ford will test self-driving car service on Miami streets
Engadget - 27 Feb 2018 22:51
Ford is venturing well beyond its home turf of Michigan to test its fledgling self-driving delivery service. The automaker has revealed a pilot program that will see its autonomous vehicles roaming the streets of downtow...
PlayStation Vue adds mobile sign-up, local stations when roaming
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2018 22:48
Sony has announced a trio of changes to its livestreaming television service PlayStation Vue, the biggest for new customers being the addition of mobile sign-ups. Previously you needed a television to subscribe to the se...
I Feel Like I'm a Part of This Jazz Band Captured With a Depth-Sensing Microsoft Kinect Camera
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 22:47
Microsoft's Kinect, the depth-sensing, motion-tracking technology, might be dead as a product, but the hardware lives on, and is being used for far more than just video games now. This experimental film by Marcin Nowrote...
Justice Department Drops $2 Million to Research Crime-Fighting AI
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 22:40
The artificial intelligence craze isn't just hitting Silicon Valley--the Justice Department wants to get in on the action, too.
Outlast gets a surprise launch on Nintendo Switch
Slash Gear - 27 Feb 2018 22:31
It isn’t that often a game release on the Switch takes us by surprise, as Nintendo has made a habit out of announcing all of the incoming eShop games each week. Today, however, famed horror game Outlast has appeared on...
Facebook's New Face Recognition Features: What We Do (and Mostly Don't) Know
Gizmodo - 27 Feb 2018 22:30
Being on Facebook means being seen, and recently some users have spotted a News Feed alert describing several new face recognition features coming to the social network. The notification looks like this: