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DOJ's Amber Alert Website Is Redirecting Visitors to Hardcore Porn [Update: It's Worse Than We Thought]
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 23:40
A website run by the US Justice Department and used to gather information about missing and abducted children is redirecting visitors to porn web pages with names such as "schoolgirl porn" and "ungrateful huge boobs Indi...
Southwest Flight Makes Emergency Landing After Engine Explodes, Woman Almost Sucked Out Window
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 19:16
Southwest Airlines flight 1380 from New York to Dallas had to make an emergency landing in Philadelphia today. One of the plane's engines reportedly exploded, breaking a window and causing a woman to nearly be sucked out...
ASUS AREZ graphics cards revealed with AMD RX innards
Slash Gear - 17 Apr 2018 18:12
The gaming team at ASUS revealed the ASUS AREZ line of graphics cards this week, complete with AMD inside. The first line of AREZ branded GPUs from ASUS were announced with AMD RX Vega 64 and AMR RX Vega 56 hardware at t...
Pros and cons: Our verdict on Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Yoga (2018)
Engadget - 17 Apr 2018 16:00
We loved Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon, but if you want the added functionality of a convertible, the X1 Yoga might be for you. Just like Lenovo's other Yoga machines, it has a hinge that lets you twist the screen a full 3...
VW Group says autonomous parking to be ready by 2020
Slash Gear - 17 Apr 2018 13:26
The Volkswagen Group will soon have autonomous parking ready for its series vehicles the company has stated. The new autonomous parking tech will find its way into VW, Audi, and Porsche products with autonomous testing f...
Intel, Microsoft to use GPU to scan memory for malware
Ars Technica - 17 Apr 2018 05:00
The company is also using its processors' performance monitoring to detect malicious code.
Do You Want to Eat This New Caffeine-Catalyzed Gel as Much as I Do?
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 19:45
Finally, scientists have delivered exactly what you've been asking for: an edible polymer gel made with caffeine. Finally.
Apple may debut its own news subscription service within the next year
Ars Technica - 17 Apr 2018 15:54
An upgraded Apple News app could be home to the company's trusted news sources.
Weekend Asteroid Flyby Confirms We're Worrying About the Wrong Space Rocks
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 15:45
An asteroid approximately the size of a football field flew close by Earth only a day after it was first spotted this weekend. This near miss is a perfect example of an argument I've been making for some time: These are ...
Kiwi The Koala Kids Nutrition Kit
The Gadget Flow - 17 Apr 2018 15:00
Educate your kids about nutrition in a fun way with the Kiwi The Koala Kids Nutrition Kit. The nutrition kit teaches kids how fruits and vegetables help them grow through cards and Kiwi the Koala. Kiwi is a cuddly plush ...
Google's latest do-it-yourself AI kits include everything you need
Engadget - 17 Apr 2018 05:32
Google's AIY kits have been helpful for do-it-yourselfers who want to explore AI concepts like computer vision, but they weren't really meant for newcomers when you had to supply your own Raspberry Pi and other must-have...
Huwei Honor 10 leaked photo shows a Huawei P20 look-alike
Slash Gear - 17 Apr 2018 05:30
Huawei and its sub-brand Honor are about to make things a bit more confusing. Last year, the Honor View 10, V10 in some markets, made some scratch their heads, offering something almost equal to the then newly released H...
Feds Charge One of Ajit Pai's Broadband Advisers for Alleged $250 Million Fraud Scheme
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 05:20
Federal authorities have arrested the former CEO of an Alaskan telecoms firm--who just so happens to be the very individual Federal Communications Commission chair and telecom flack Ajit Pai tapped to run a broadband adv...
Google Maps uses landmarks to provide natural-sounding directions
Engadget - 17 Apr 2018 03:16
Most navigation apps give you instructions based on streets or distance. But that's not really how humans provide directions -- they'll usually point to landmarks that are much easier to spot than a tiny street sign. And...
Scientists think these meteorite diamonds formed on a long-lost planet
Engadget - 17 Apr 2018 23:57
Scientists studying a meteorite fragment that fell to Earth in 2008 have found evidence that suggests it may have originated from a Mercury-sized planet that no longer exists. The makeup of a meteorite -- the elements it...
Shady-Ass Cambridge Analytica Was Reportedly Developing a Shady-Ass Cryptocoin
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 23:50
Cambridge Analytica, the disgraced data firm that guided the Trump campaign's digital strategy and sparked Facebook's latest troubles, reportedly wanted to branch out into shadier business: digital currencies. According ...
Southwest flight 1380: Woman partially blown out of window, one heart attack, safe landing
Slash Gear - 17 Apr 2018 23:42
The left engine of a Southwest airline jet blew “shortly after takeoff” this afternoon, resulting in an emergency landing in Philadelphia. Initial reports suggest that 8 passengers were injured and one passenger died...
The real story behind MoviePass's location-tracking controversy
Engadget - 17 Apr 2018 23:30
By David Pogue MoviePass, a company only seven months old, seems to be on fire. It's like Netflix (NFLX), but for movie theaters: You pay $10 a month, and go out to see all the movies you want. (3D and Imax not included....
Ketamine Nasal Spray Relieves Suicidal Thoughts, but Doctors Worry About Abuse Risk
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 23:30
Ketamine, a drug that's been retooled as a "breakthrough" in depression treatment, is one step closer to becoming mainstream medicine, thanks to the results of a Phase II clinical trial published this week in the America...
The 10 Best Deals of April 17, 2018
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 23:25
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
B&O's Beoplay P6 speaker blasts your summer playlists in all directions
Engadget - 17 Apr 2018 23:10
Danish luxury A/V company Bang & Olufsen has launched a number of more affordable speakers under its more approachable B&O Play brand, and today it added yet another option. The Beoplay P6 is the company's latest wireles...
Red States Are Leading the Wind Energy Charge
Gizmodo - 17 Apr 2018 23:10
Republicans may be lukewarm on climate policy, but they're all about that wind energy, according to a report on the state of wind power in the U.S. released Tuesday by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA).