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SpaceX and 'Westworld' creators made a Falcon Heavy short film
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 04:32
Elon Musk promised a short film about the inaugural Falcon Heavy launch from the team behind Westworld, and he delivered. The entrepreneur has posted the video (he calls it Falcon Heavy and Starman) in two parts on Insta...
Bose sunglasses hands-on: audio AR makes more sense than you think
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 03:00
This week, Bose made a surprise announcement that it was getting into the augmented reality game. But Bose makes headphones, right? And AR is all about glasses with visual overlays? Well, nobody told them, and that's a g...
Elon Musk's Boring Company Concept Is Now Even More Hopelessly Complicated
Gizmodo - 11 Mar 2018 01:20
Elon Musk's Boring Company, which has to date sold the dream of a massive tunnel-based transportation system to get (wealthy) people's cars around faster and also mislabeled "flamethrowers," is now selling itself as the ...
FBI arrests CEO of company selling custom BlackBerrys to gangs
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 08:17
Custom, extra-secure BlackBerry phones remain a staple of the criminal underworld, and a recent bust just illustrated this point. Motherboard has learned that the FBI arrested Vincent Ramos, the founder of the well-estab...
Amazon makes it easier to give Alexa follow-up commands
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 06:06
It's easy enough to summon Alexa on one of Amazon's speakers, but when you've got a million things to ask the voice assistant, it can be a pain having to say "Hey, Alexa" over and over again. Now, Amazon has rolled out a...
Sri Lanka Blocked Facebook This Week for Allegedly Spreading Hate Speech and Violence
Gizmodo - 11 Mar 2018 03:15
The government of Sri Lanka ordered internet and mobile service providers to temporarily block Facebook and its subsidiaries WhatsApp and Instagram, as well as separate messaging service Viber, this week as part of a cra...
Watch the best bits of Elon Musk's SXSW talk
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 23:44
Elon Musk took the stage about 30 minutes late at the Moody Theater in downtown Austin, Texas, and when he finally appeared, the sold-out crowd cheered and jumped to their feet, smartphones glowing. His conversation at S...
The Hubble Space Telescope Captured This Beautiful Image of Two Galaxies Merging
Gizmodo - 11 Mar 2018 23:30
NASA and the European Space Agency's Hubble Space Telescope has been in low Earth orbit for nearly 28 years, but with several repairs and upgrades over the decades it's still sending back beautiful images. Just a few day...
SpaceX aims to test its Mars rocket system in first half of 2019
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 22:32
You might not have to wait long to see SpaceX's BFR rocket system in action... maybe. In a talk at SXSW, Elon Musk said he expected the spacecraft's first "short up-and-down flights" by the first half of 2019. He was qui...
Twitter purges accounts behind artificially viral tweets
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 21:16
If you've used Twitter for long enough, you've probably seen someone retweet a truism or obviously plagiarized quote from accounts that are clearly trying to force their tweets to go viral. You won't have to put up with ...
UK Authorities to People Who Came Near Suspected Russian Nerve Agent: Please Wash Your Clothes
Gizmodo - 11 Mar 2018 21:10
British authorities have advised members of the public who may have been in attendance at a pub or a restaurant in Salisbury, England to wash their clothes and clean personal items with wet wipes after a former Russian s...
AI reveals even more about Hollywood gender bias
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 20:30
Here's what we know about how women are portrayed in Hollywood cinema: Male characters speak far more often than female ones. Men talk more about achievement, whereas women tend towards positive and emotional language. T...
Twitter and Fox Sports have high hopes for their World Cup live show
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 20:00
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia just around the corner, right holders to the event are starting to share more details about their coverage plans. And, to no surprise to anyone, social media will play a major role ...
Sony's SXSW experiences draw out your sweat and feels
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 19:00
I wasn't expecting to break a sweat when I visited Sony's Wow Studio here at SXSW, despite the sweltering 90-degree weather. The tech giant is showing off about a dozen interactive demos at an air-conditioned warehouse h...
The best heating pad
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 18:30
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The FBI Busts Phantom Secure CEO for Allegedly Selling Encrypted Phones to Gangs, Drug Cartels
Gizmodo - 11 Mar 2018 18:05
The FBI has arrested the owner of Phantom Secure, one of a number of phone companies that it claims sells customized BlackBerry and Android devices for use in international criminal organizations.
Gear Sport review: The only fitness watch for Samsung die-hards
Ars Technica - 11 Mar 2018 18:00
This $250 Tizen watch could change the minds of some Android Wear fans.
Xbox One update brings AMD Freesync support, automatic TV game mode switching
Slash Gear - 11 Mar 2018 18:00
Microsoft has revealed several new software improvements for the Xbox One S and Xbox One X, primarily focusing on how games are displayed on different types of monitors and TVs. While the game console will soon be gettin...
At SXSW, Brian Michael Bendis Talks the Inspirational Potential of Superman's Legacy of Hope
Gizmodo - 11 Mar 2018 17:45
In advance of his new turn bringing Superman into a whole new era, Brian Michael Bendis sat down at a panel at SXSW in Austin yesterday to talk about the joy and burden of Superman's revolutionary hope.
'The Future of Secrets' is a digital confession booth
Engadget - 11 Mar 2018 17:40
"I feel like I can justify the worst things I've done." "My initial connection to the majority of my partners is based on superficial sexism." "I once bumped someone's phone when it was charging and it feel off a table a...
Razer Blade Pro FHD review: The screen is its best and worst trick
Ars Technica - 11 Mar 2018 17:30
Mostly compelling as a "so-close-yet-so-far" entry in competitive gaming laptop scene.
Boring Company will prioritize pedestrian transportation over cars, says Musk
Slash Gear - 11 Mar 2018 17:00
When Elon Musk first unveiled The Boring Company, its plan was to create a network of underground tunnels used to transport vehicles at high speeds to help bypass and eliminate traffic. Now the founder has come out with ...