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LonelyStreams Shows You What Happens In Twitch Streams With Zero Viewers
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 18:30
Many stories about Twitch revolve around celebrities, the influencers and tastemakers who have "made it" to a career of all-day gameplay streaming. But Twitch isn't just star gamers; it's pirate streams, bizarre Tim and ...
Carriers promise to stop selling your location to data brokers
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 04:17
Our smartphones have practically become extensions of our bodies and lives, holding the keys not just to our captured memories but, often, also to online accounts and even money. Most users take for granted how much of o...
Medium, Github, and Twitter Are Shutting Down Accounts Spreading ICE Employees' LinkedIn Data
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 03:35
Both code repository GitHub and blogging platform Medium have taken down a project to automatically catalogue the identities of staff for Immigration and Customs Enforcement--the government agency which has attracted wid...
Disney seeks competitors for Nintendo Switch Showdown contest
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 01:55
Disney is getting in on the growing popularity of televised gaming competitions with its own contest. The company is seeking families who want to compete in its Nintendo Switch Family Showdown, a competition where four f...
Tiny MIT chip helps bee-sized drones navigate
Engadget - 20 Jun 2018 01:53
You may have seen drones that behave like bees, but drones the size of bees are another matter. How do you help it navigate when virtually any conventional computing power would be too heavy and power-hungry? Make it inc...
Arizona man gets 20 months in prison for emergency system DDoS attacks
Engadget - 20 Jun 2018 01:18
Denial of service attacks are serious by themselves, but doubly so when they target vital systems... and one perpetrator is finding that out first-hand. A court has sentenced Arizona resident Randall Charles Tucker (who ...
Facebook AI learns to add eyes in selfies when someone blinks
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 00:11
Facebook researchers have been developing a machine learning technology that can add eyes to a selfie in which the subject is blinking. The company detailed the technology on its Research website recently, explaining tha...
The 2019 Honda Insight is the anti-Prius
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 23:55
The 2019 Honda Insight looks inoffensively normal, and in hybrid terms that makes it odder than most. At a time when you can typically spot a hybrid from a half-mile across the parking lot, Honda’s decision to bypass t...
Xiaomi Mi Max 3 is back to take the battery crown
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 23:35
This week the folks at Xiaomi seem to have let some details slip on their next big, huge, gigantic smartphone. This is the Xiaomi Mi Max 3, and it’s coming with not only a big body, but a big display and a big battery,...
California Lawmakers Accused of 'Corruption' After Gutting Net Neutrality Bill
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 23:25
The effort to pass a strong open internet law in California was killed off Wednesday morning by a handful of state legislators in a process described by many net neutrality advocates as corrupt and undemocratic.
Facebook Groups monthly subscription fee testing underway
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 23:23
Facebook has launched a new monthly subscription fee feature for Facebook Groups, the company announced today. The new feature enables Groups administrators to add a monthly cost to the group, though Facebook says this i...
The 10 Best Deals of June 20, 2018
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 23:09
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
What's coming to Netflix in July: 'Orange is the New Black' returns
Engadget - 20 Jun 2018 23:02
July brings a slew of new TV show seasons and film favorites to Netflix. New episodes of Jerry Seinfeld's hit chat series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee are coming at the beginning of the month, while season 6 of Orang...
NVIDIA AI transforms regular videos into smooth slow motion action
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 22:39
Most cameras record at an ordinary 30fps, though 60fps and even 120fps have become increasingly popular. Despite the availability of slow motion recording on some smartphones and digital cameras, though, most users recor...
The Weather Channel's mixed reality tornado lesson was actually fun
Engadget - 20 Jun 2018 22:36
This morning, The Weather Channel debuted the first of its upcoming slate of immersive, mixed reality (IMR) content that's meant to let "viewers truly see the weather like never before". In this segment, meteorologist Ji...
Twitter Is Punishing Users Who Tweeted Our Stephen Miller Story
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 22:36
This morning, Splinter published the personal cell phone number of White House adviser Stephen Miller, an official so monstrous as to reportedly find humor in the disturbing images of child immigrants separated from thei...
Mario Tennis Aces review round-up
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 22:21
After E3 2018, a lot of Switch owners are probably looking forward to Super Smash Bros Ultimate, but while we wait for that game’s December release date to roll around, there’s another Switch title that requests your...
A first look at Instagram's IGTV
Engadget - 20 Jun 2018 22:15
As rumored, Instagram is ready to get into long-form video. And today the company made those plans official with the reveal of IGTV, its new standalone video app geared toward internet creators, like the ones who have ma...
Volvo's new US-made S60 sedan will be available via subscription
Engadget - 20 Jun 2018 22:01
Volvo's new S60 sedan marks a bit of a sea change for the automaker: It's its first of its vehicles not to have a diesel variant, the first manufactured in the United States and the third to be included in the company's ...
Is There a Better Individual Season of Doctor Who Than Tom Baker's Debut?
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 22:00
It feels like it's been approximately 300 years since Doctor Who was last on the air, which has got me thinking about the classic show while waiting for the arrival of Jodie Whittaker's new Doctor. And between Twitch's o...
PGA Tour free livestream golf coverage arrives on Facebook this week
Slash Gear - 20 Jun 2018 21:54
PGA Tour has announced a partnership with Facebook that will result in more than 60 hours of live coverage being streamed on Facebook Watch, the social network’s video platform. Exclusive live Saturday and Sunday cover...
'Electronic Skin' Allows User of Prosthetic Hand to Feel Pain
Gizmodo - 20 Jun 2018 21:40
Current prosthetic limbs aren't yet capable of transmitting complex sensations like texture or pain to the user, but a recent breakthrough by scientists at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, in which a synthetic layer of ...