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This is Elon Musk's submarine that will rescue Thai soccer team
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2018 04:53
There's a tragic irony to the fact that while soccer (read: football) teams were competing over the 2018 World Cup in Russia, a Thai boys' soccer team is fighting for their very lives. But as traditional and straightforw...
Hackers Reportedly Stole 600 Gallons of Gas From Detroit Gas Station
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 00:00
Police in Detroit are looking for two suspects who allegedly managed to hack a gas pump and steal over 600 gallons of gasoline, valued at about $1,800. The theft took place in the middle of the day and went on for about ...
Timehop Hit With Worrying Breach of 21 Million Users' Personal Data
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 16:20
Timehop, an app that reminds social media users about posts from their past, has disclosed that it suffered a major security breach on July 4. According to the company, 21 million users had some form of personal data sto...
Woman Exposed to Soviet-Era Nerve Agent Novichok in UK Dies
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 01:00
The Metropolitan Police said on Sunday that 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess, one of two more individuals exposed to the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok in the UK this week, has died.
Uber and Lime team to promote bike and scooter sharing
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2018 23:44
Uber has invested in electric scooter company Lime Bikes, becoming a “strategic partner” for the company. Lime announced the new business investment today, revealing that Uber will soon enable its users to utilize Li...
'Overwatch' skin raised more than $10 millon for breast cancer research
Engadget - 9 Jul 2018 23:39
Back in May, Overwatch added its first paid skin for the much-loved (and sometimes loathed) healer Mercy. At $15, it was nothing to sniff at, but all proceeds went to a good cause, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (...
Meteorite Hunters Find Remains of Last Month's Botswana Fireball
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 23:31
Last month, a fireball lit up the skies over Botswana just hours after scientists first spotted the space rock hurtling toward Earth. Researchers from Botswana, South Africa, Finland, and the United States have now found...
'Monster Hunter: World' makes its PC debut August 9th
Engadget - 9 Jul 2018 23:08
Last E3 Capcom announced that Monster Hunter: World would be out for PlayStation 4, Xbox one and PC. There hasn't been much, if any, news about the game's PC port since, but that's all changed: Come August 9th, the co-op...
New Higgs Boson Discovery Could Help Solve Cosmic Puzzle
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 23:00
Scientists can't take pictures of the Higgs boson. But they can find proof of its existence by watching "E=mc2" play out in hundreds of millions of particle collisions per second and detecting how it decays into other pa...
Apple's Cop-Blocking iOS Update Is Here
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 22:44
It's finally here. Apple's long-awaited feature that is intended to keep bad actors from bypassing Apple's encryption and breaking into your phone is now available. On Monday, the component went live in the latest iOS up...
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet (3rd-gen)
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2018 22:42
Looking for something like the X1 Carbon ultrabook but in tablet form? That’s where Lenovo’s slim ThinkPad X1 Tablet comes in. The model is now in its third generation, bringing the same ThinkPad aesthetic of past mo...
The 10 Best Deals of July 9, 2018
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 22:42
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Sony's $999 Xperia XZ2 Premium pre-order includes $279 earbuds
Engadget - 9 Jul 2018 22:37
Phone makers are increasingly sweetening the pot for pre-order buyers (just ask the Canadians who got a free 4K TV with their LG G7s), and Sony doesn't want to be left out of that trend. It just launched Xperia XZ2 Premi...
Snapchat's Next Big Idea Is Apparently Just Getting You to Buy More Stuff on Amazon
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 22:23
Snapchat's owner Snap appears to be working on a new search tool that would give you yet another avenue to absentmindedly buy shit from Amazon.
Snapchat's camera may help you shop at Amazon
Engadget - 9 Jul 2018 22:06
Snap may rely on more than gaming to help turn around its ailing fortunes -- it might soon offer camera-assisted shopping. App researcher Ishan Agarwal has found hidden Snapchat code for a Camera Search feature (initiall...
Oxygen-Dependent Grandmother in New Jersey Dies After Power Company Disconnects Her Service
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 22:00
The family of a New Jersey grandmother who was dependent on an electric-powered oxygen tank says she died Thursday afternoon after her electricity was disconnected for nonpayment.
Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium pre-orders arrive at Amazon
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2018 21:52
The Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium may not be arriving for a few weeks yet, but beginning today, those of you who are so inclined can pre-order one. Amazon has opened up pre-orders for the Xperia XZ2 Premium, but if you want on...
'Orange is the New Black' trailer reveals rising tension in season 6
Engadget - 9 Jul 2018 21:47
Netflix has remained relatively tight-lipped about what the sixth season of Orange is the New Black would entail. It's opening up now that the new season's trailer has arrived, though... and it's evident that tension is ...
This Triassic Beast Paved the Way for the World's Largest Dinosaurs
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 21:40
Introducing, Ingentia prima, a large, four-legged, long-necked dinosaur that lived a whopping 47 million years before giants like Diplodocus and Brontosaurus shook the Earth. Found in Argentina, its fossil is providing i...
AT&T's Big Plan for HBO Is to Fill It With More Random Trash Like Netflix
Gizmodo - 9 Jul 2018 21:30
There are many reasons that AT&T's merger with Time Warner presented the clear possibility of harming consumers. Somewhere on the list is the possibility of turning the carefully curated, profitable, and beloved HBO into...
iOS update adds security-focused USB restricted mode (updated)
Engadget - 9 Jul 2018 21:26
Apple just released iOS 11.4.1 with an improved Find My AirPod feature and some stability fixes. It also appears to include USB Restricted Mode, a feature that was part of the 11.4.1 and iOS 12 betas. Though it wasn't in...
New Galaxy Note 9 renders clear up some pre-release questions
Slash Gear - 9 Jul 2018 21:05
The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 was revealed earlier this year by Samsung as – indeed – existing, and planned on revealing it as such at the start of August. In the weeks and months since leaks of the Galaxy Note 9 began, ...