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MarkAudio-SOTA Tozzi One loudspeaker review: Audiophile sound in a small footprint
TechHive - 21 Mar 2018 13:00
MarkAudio-Sota's Tozzi One speakers deliver modern styling and audiophile sound with a small footprint. They're a perfect complement for apartment dwellers or anyone with a smaller listening room. I first came across the...
Snapchat's new Lens Studio tools make AR creation easier
Engadget - 21 Mar 2018 17:00
Snap has teamed up with a handful of partners to create new Lenses and new tools for the Lens Studio, which can make designing AR effects a simpler process. One of its new partners is StudioMDHR, developer of popular run...
UK Doctors Used Stem Cells to Restore Eyesight in Two People
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 16:25
British doctors have taken a huge step towards curing a common form of age-related chronic eye condition.
Huawei's P20 Pro reportedly packs a 40MP camera
Engadget - 21 Mar 2018 03:08
Do you still have a hole in your heart where Nokia's camera-centric Lumia 1020 used to be? It might be filled very shortly. WinFuture sources have claimed that Huawei's upcoming P20 Pro will include an ultra-high resolut...
Google ARCore 1.0: here are the first batch apps for your phone
Slash Gear - 21 Mar 2018 03:06
At MWC 2018 last month, Google kicked the AR doors open when it launched ARCore, the spiritual successor to its now-defunct Project Tango, as a version 1.0 stable release. That was practically the green light for develop...
Amnesty International Calls on Twitter to Release Its Raw Data on Abuse
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 02:01
On Tuesday, Amnesty International released its findings from a 16-month investigation into the experiences women face on Twitter--namely, online abuse. The 77-page report, #ToxicTwitter: Violence and abuse against women ...
Hublot Big Bang Referee smartwatch is made for the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Slash Gear - 21 Mar 2018 23:50
Swiss watchmaker Hublot has unveiled a Wear OS smartwatch designed specifically for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, and it’s called the Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. “It was a specific need expressed by FIFA,...
Top Sports Watchdog Turns to AI to Catch Doping Athletes
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 23:50
The World Anti-Doping Agency is considering using artificial intelligence to flag athletes potentially using banned substances to get unfair advantages.
A Visiting Star Jostled Our Solar System 70,000 Years Ago
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 23:40
Around the same time our ancestors left Africa, a dim red dwarf star came to within 0.8 light-years of our Sun, marking the closest known flyby of a star to our Solar System. New research suggests Scholz's Star, as it's ...
The 10 Best Deals of March 21, 2018
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 23:32
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Facebook: We'll inform everyone whose data is misused
Slash Gear - 21 Mar 2018 23:27
Facebook will inform every user whose data was included in the Cambridge Analytica scandal, part of a push for transparency that CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today. The site has found itself at the center of a privacy c...
Americans Are Aging More Slowly Than Ever
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 23:20
People age at different paces. If you went gray before all your friends, or found wrinkles creeping along your forehead in your 20s, you might already be well aware of the inequalities bestowed by the passage of time. Bu...
I'll Get Excited About Hublot's New Smartwatch When Jay Z Actually Wears It
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 23:11
"New watch alert: Hublot." The timepiece maker made famous by rapper and Tidal owner Jay Z in a shout-out on his track "Otis," is releasing a smartwatch powered by Google's Wear OS. It's called Big Bang Referee 2018 FIFA...
Coinbase bug could have let anyone give themselves free ether
Engadget - 21 Mar 2018 22:58
Cryptocurrency exchanges have had a fair share of justified criticism. They can be high-value targets for criminals, easy to hide from the IRS and easily affected by tech issues. Luckily, thanks to a bug report by financ...
Mark Zuckerberg Fails to Apologize
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 22:55
We found Mark Zuckerberg. The Facebook CEO has come out of hiding after the Cambridge Analytica scandal shaved tens of billions of dollars from his company's market cap and sent countless users to delete their profiles. ...
Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection release date revealed
Slash Gear - 21 Mar 2018 22:51
The Street Fighter 30th Anniversary Collection announced in December 2017 now has an official release date. According to Capcom, the upcoming collection, which features several Street Fighter games, will be available to ...
Facebook lays out stricter rules to protect your social data
Engadget - 21 Mar 2018 22:40
It's been a few years coming, but today Facebook unveiled its strategy for protecting user data on its platform. The basic gist? The company is going to be more cautious about how data is shared, and be much more transpa...
Senate Passes SESTA, Controversial 'Anti-Sex Trafficking' Bill That Could Ruin the Internet and Harm Sex Workers
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 22:38
On Wednesday, the Senate approved a bill that on its face is intended to curb online sex trafficking. However, experts say it will increase online censorship, stifle innovation, and make everyone less safe online. The Ho...
The New York Times brings Bowie exhibit to your phone with AR
Engadget - 21 Mar 2018 22:20
Now that Google has released its first take on an Android augmented reality framework, ARCore 1.0, quite a few AR apps are taking advantage of it. The New York Times, who has already released an AR experience around Olym...
Zuckerberg speaks on Facebook scandal: How he'll fix it
Slash Gear - 21 Mar 2018 22:16
Mark Zuckerberg has broken his silence on the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, admitting that the social site “made mistakes” but insisting that it is working to address them. The much-anticipated comments come ...
Hospitals Are Throwing Sensitive Patient Information Out With the Recycling
Gizmodo - 21 Mar 2018 22:15
Heath data is some of the most sensitive information out there, and modern life sometimes puts that information at risk of being exposed. Hackers could break into insurance company records and steal customer medical info...
Pininfarina will go from designer to automaker with all-EV lineup
Engadget - 21 Mar 2018 22:04
For decades, Pininfarina has largely been a design house -- it shaped and built cars, but usually under someone else's name (such as the Ferrari F40). It's apparently ready to become a full-fledged manufacturer, however,...