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Paypal: Dying While Owing Us Money Is Unacceptable to Us
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 05:05
E-payments company Paypal sent a deceased customer an email more or less stating that the cessation of life functions--and thus an inability for the customer in question to clear their remaining account balance--was a vi...
NVIDIA AI scrubs noise and watermarks from digital images
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2018 02:22
NVIDIA researchers are back with yet another digital image technology that pushes the limits of traditional image manipulation. Unlike Adobe’s recently disclosed project, which involved a neural network trained to spot...
Meet The Controller Mechanic Who Repairs Smash Pros' Hardware On The Fly
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 23:08
In a poorly-lit corner of a former Polish wedding venue in Brooklyn, New York, Giovanni "ShinG" Nieves took a screwdriver to a GameCube controller as a crowd of customers waited. Nieves, in a red bomber jacket and a fade...
Here's What Antarctica's Hugest Iceberg Has Been Doing Since It Broke Free
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 17:10
It was a year ago at this time that Antarctica's Larsen C Ice Shelf gave birth to Iceberg A-68, one of the largest chunks of ice ever recorded. A new timelapse video made from satellite imagery shows the rift, calving, a...
IsoShaker Four Chamber Fitness Bottle
The Gadget Flow - 11 Jul 2018 15:00
Maximize your productivity with the IsoShaker Four Chamber Fitness Bottle. Featuring a four-chamber system, this reusable bottle helps you stay productive all day long. Likewise, its unique design allows you to carry les...
The Government Is Reportedly Trying to Make Migrant Women Pay for DNA Testing
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 04:16
As if the family separation horror show couldn't get any more dystopian, the Daily Beast reports that the Trump administration has told at least four women separated from children at the border that they have to fork up ...
Facebook's 'Maximum Penalty' in UK for Cambridge Analytica Is Chump Change
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 03:40
Facebook, the social media giant that recently clocked in at a total valuation of nearly $600 billion, may soon face the maximum penalties UK authorities have available to punish the company for its role in the Cambridge...
California mall owner's license plate readers send info to ICE
Engadget - 11 Jul 2018 03:14
Some shopping malls in California are scanning license plates and sending that data to a surveillance vendor that works with -- and sells information to -- Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. That's according to a repo...
Pandora users can share music to their Snapchat stories
Engadget - 11 Jul 2018 23:59
Last month, Snap opened up its AR camera, Bitmoji and more for use within third-party apps. Pandora was one of the first to announce its partnership, and now the music streaming service is all set for its users to start ...
Novartis Becomes the Latest Pharma Company to Give Up on Antibiotics Research
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 23:35
Much like climate change, the growing emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial superbugs is a ticking time bomb that threatens our very way of life. It's also a very expensive problem to tackle, and Big Pharma has str...
Study finds high blood pressure associated with Alzheimer's disease
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2018 23:30
A newly published study has linked high blood pressure to brain diseases, including Alzheimer’s. Researchers specifically point to blood pressure later in life, finding that patients with higher systolic blood pressure...
YouTube gives creators a way to flag stolen videos
Engadget - 11 Jul 2018 22:58
YouTube keeps a watch over the millions of videos on its service, making sure that they don't violate copyright or community standards. The company removed 8.3 million videos for community guidelines violations in the la...
FCC Blames Fake-Comment Flood on System It Recently Spent Millions Modernizing
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 22:50
Between 2013 and 2015, the FCC reportedly spent close to $3 million overhauling its comment system. But after being flooded with millions of fake comments during a docket to overturn net neutrality last summer, the agenc...
Xperia XA2 Plus mid-range phone packs Sony Hi-Res audio
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2018 22:35
Sony has taken the wraps off its new Xperia XA2 Plus, a smartphone packing the company’s Hi-Res audio technology, as well as an 18:9 display, 4K camera, and more. The company hawks the XA2 Plus as an “entertainment-f...
Yet More Evidence that Viruses May Cause Alzheimer's Disease
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 22:35
For decades, the idea that a bacteria or virus could help cause Alzheimer's disease was dismissed as a fringe theory. But not so much anymore. On Wednesday, a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School reported in t...
Fortnite's Summer Skirmish competitive series begins this weekend
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2018 22:05
Last month, Epic announced that it would commit an absurd $100 million to Fortnite competitive play through the 2018-2019 season. That amount dwarfs even the most popular eSports around, and this weekend, we’ll see the...
GoPro has now sold more than 30 million Hero action cams
Engadget - 11 Jul 2018 22:05
GoPro has been dealing with significant business challenges in recent months, but the camera maker has managed to keep its chin above water. The company today revealed it has surpassed 30 million sales of its Hero action...
Thai Boys Were Reportedly Sedated and in a Semi-Conscious State During Rescue
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 22:00
On Tuesday, the remaining five boys were rescued from the Tham Luang Nang Non cave complex where 12 members of a soccer team and their coach were trapped for more than two weeks. The rescue mission spanned three days, an...
Everything Apple's releasing this Fall, predicted by Kuo
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2018 21:50
In addition to an iPhone event later this year, Apple’s got a collection of other devices probably coming to an event in coming months. This afternoon an investors note was released by analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of TF Intern...
Porsche's super-fast EV chargers are now plugged into the grid
Engadget - 11 Jul 2018 21:47
When Porsche opened its first electric car charging park outside its Berlin office, it installed super-fast 800-volt chargers. Now, these chargers have been plugged into the electric grid and are ready for use. While any...
Horses Make This Funny Sound When They're Happy
Gizmodo - 11 Jul 2018 21:47
When horses are happy, they snort, according to new research published today in PLoS One. The finding could help improve treatment of these domesticated animals, the authors say.
Minecraft Aquatic Phase 2 update arrives on almost all platforms
Slash Gear - 11 Jul 2018 21:46
The second phase of the Minecraft Aquatic update is rolling out to nearly all platforms. The update began rolling out yesterday, bringing various new features, changes, and improvements that build upon the first phase re...