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'Machine Learning President' Designers Have No Idea How the Mercers Got Their Game
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2018 03:15
When a group of about 40 players first tested out a live game called the Machine Learning President at a private event in San Francisco this February, they were unaware that the game would end up memorialized in the page...
NASA's aircraft modifications make planes 70 percent quieter
Engadget - 26 Jun 2018 00:13
While NASA's research often makes headlines for advancements that could facilitate space exploration -- like, say, more portable nuclear reactors or X-ray navigation -- it also looks into tech to help us here on Earth, t...
Wi-Fi WPA3 security is here, along with Easy Connect for IoT
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 07:20
Wi-Fi is pretty much the wireless technology that binds us all to the Internet. Given the prevalence of laptops and mobile devices and the costs of cellular data like LTE, Wi-Fi is still the preferred way to connect to t...
This AI can spot fake photos that fool the human eye
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 03:18
It’s easier than ever to modify an image and that’s a big problem. In the days of social media and instant sharing, any given image can quickly go viral, gracing millions of eyes and, potentially, shaping the percept...
NASA Jupiter clouds image looks like an incredible painting
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 02:33
NASA is back with another stunning image, this one giving the public a relatively close look at Jupiter’s atmosphere. The clouds captured in the image look, at first glance, like swirls of paint or folds of fabric. The...
Hyperthreading under scrutiny with new TLBleed crypto key leak
Ars Technica - 26 Jun 2018 00:18
A new attack prompted OpenBSD's developers to disable hyperthreading by default.
Tesla pickup truck detailed as Elon Musk gets chatty
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 23:57
Elon Musk may be busy getting the Model 3 production line up to speed, but that isn’t stopping him spilling new details on the upcoming Tesla pickup truck too. The outspoken CEO has taken to Twitter once again, both to...
New Twitter users will have to verify a phone number or email address
Engadget - 26 Jun 2018 23:46
Twitter has begun to acknowledge that it has persistent problems with malicious automation and spam accounts and it has been working on ways to fix these issues. Today in a blog post, the company shared some of its effor...
Meet the First New Doctor Who Composer Since 2005
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2018 23:30
Ever since Doctor Who returned in 2005, its music has been composed by Murray Gold, who defined the sound of Who for hundreds of stories over a decade-plus' worth of pieces. But times are changing in the TARDIS, and now ...
SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft for humans being tested by NASA
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 23:24
NASA is currently testing SpaceX’s Crew Dragon, the spacecraft that will one day carry humans into space. The space agency is currently testing the capsule at its Plum Brook Station in Sandusky, Ohio, evaluating it ahe...
Lady Gaga's visual "God" made the new Aston Martin look incredible
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 23:12
If you’re looking for a talented photographer, Lady Gaga describing them as her “God” of videos and visuals is a ringing endorsement. So, it’s perhaps no surprise that when Aston Martin wanted to help the 2019 DB...
Microsoft 'Improves' Racist Facial Recognition Software
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2018 22:55
In a self-congratulatory move, Microsoft announced some major improvements today to its fundamentally biased facial recognition software. The Azure-based Face API was criticized in a research paper earlier this year for ...
Facebook removes fake pages in Latin America ahead of elections
Engadget - 26 Jun 2018 22:52
Facebook has taken down more than 10,000 allegedly fake Pages, Groups and accounts sourcing from Mexico and Latin America for violating the platform's community standards. Specifically, they "broke our policies on coordi...
Japan found a cube rock in space [WATCH: LIVE FEED]
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 22:45
Japan’s space mission Hayabusa2 just got real close to an asteroid whose shape becomes more interesting with each new view. On June 3rd, this spacecraft was 3100km away from this asteroid, and today Japan delivered a p...
Google Home now understands Spanish language commands
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 22:40
Google has updated its Google Home smart speaker with a new major ability: Spanish. With this, Assistant via the Google Home device can understand voice requests made in Spanish, rather than just English, greatly expandi...
Amazon brings Whole Foods delivery to Chicago and four more cities
Engadget - 26 Jun 2018 22:36
Amazon's Whole Foods delivery service still covers a relatively small area, but it's seemingly growing by the moment. The internet giant has expanded the Prime-based grocery deliveries to Chicago, Houston, Indianapolis, ...
'Have I Been Pwned' Integrates With Firefox and 1Password to Tell You When You've Been Pwned
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2018 22:35
With fresh data breaches surfacing nearly every day, it's impossible for one person to keep track of it all. Thankfully, there's an app for that, and starting soon, it will be even more accessible for millions of users.
Microsoft improves facial recognition across skin tones, gender
Engadget - 26 Jun 2018 22:19
Facial recognition is everywhere. The technology is used in China to make kids pay attention and in California to order burgers. You can of course use your face to unlock your iPhone, but the tech also has the potential ...
Apple iOS 12 (Almost) Fixes the Worst Thing About the iPhone X
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2018 22:17
The public beta version of Apple's newest mobile operating system, iOS 12, is now out in the wild, and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it to find out whether Apple had really fixed the most annoying thing about using ...
North America Will Not Be Able to See the Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century, Sorry
Gizmodo - 26 Jun 2018 22:00
The Moon is incredible, and you should look at it. Our view of it is always in flux, but sometimes, the Moon's visage changes in a particularly dramatic way--like when it sneaks behind the Earth's shadow and turns red. A...
Google Maps has a ton of personalization features launching today
Slash Gear - 26 Jun 2018 21:59
Last month, Google detailed something of a makeover for Google Maps. Personalization seems to be the name of the game here, with Google attempting to make it easier to find places to eat or drink and things to do by reva...
LG may squeeze five cameras into its next flagship phone
Engadget - 26 Jun 2018 21:57
LG may be taking a cue from The Onion when it comes to overkill product design. A source talking to Android Police claims that the next V-series smartphone (possibly the V40 ThinQ, according to Evan Blass) will include f...