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These days, most robots under development seem to be based on humans. However, a tweak to these designs might actually make robots more effective and stable. Centauro is based on the design of a centaur, hence the name, ...

When someone reports an offensive post on Facebook (or asks for a review on a message caught by its automatic filters, where does it go? Part of the the process is, as it always has been, powered by humans, with thousand...

Smart assistants are supposed to be smart at helping us be more productive but they have so far fallen short of that. They have not yet reached a point where we can trust them with our schedules, appointments, and routin...

If you’re located anywhere in North America, you won’t be able to see tomorrow’s total lunar eclipse…at least not by stepping outside. The celestial event won’t be visible in the US, Canada, or Mexico, which is...

Mars is in opposition tonight, meaning it's about as close and as bright as it's going to get. To celebrate, Hubble has released new images of the dusty red planet, as well as of Saturn, which was in opposition last mont...

In the 1990s, the cacao farmers of Brazil fell into a collective depression. Some hanged themselves, others dosed themselves with rat poison, still others walked around crying and saying they didn't have anything to eat....

The Trump administration is working on a set of data privacy protections, the Washington Post reports, and according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, officials have held 22 meetings with...

Stealth horror game Hello Neighbor puts you at odds with the creepy next-door neighbor, tasking you with sneaking in to his house to find his secrets while you avoid getting found out. Just one day before the game is sla...

Samsung is pulling out all the marketing stops to prepare for the announcement of the Galaxy Note 9 in two weeks. Those range from ads teasing the upcoming smartphone's features as well as throwing shade at Apple's flaws...

Verizon is launching its own VPN app for Android and iOS, offering it to customers at the price of $3.99/month. The service, which Verizon calls Safe Wi-Fi, is presented as a way to block advertisement trackers and prote...

A group of scientists in Russia claim to have revived a pair of frozen nematodes, or roundworms, that were between 30,000 and 42,000 years old. One of the specimens was found in a soil sample collected from a ground squi...

The new MacBook Pro now behaves as expected, but there are still limitations.

Magic Leap has promised it'll start shipping its mixed-reality headset by the end of the summer, and it's going to need developers to get cranking on content. New additions to developer guide show us what its operating s...

Inmates in five Idaho prisons exploited a vulnerability on their JPay tablets to steal almost $225,000 worth of credits, according to officials. The Idaho Department of Correction said 364 prisoners boosted their JPay ac...

The FCC's chronic refusal to answer a few simple questions about an alleged security incident that supposedly wrecked its comment system has reached its final form. Despite being pressed for a straightforward response by...

We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.

Bungie has announced the upcoming launch of the Destiny Grimoire Anthology, a book detailing mythology from the popular video game universe. The book’s style is clearly inspired by classic grimoires, clocking in at 128...

Star Wars: Episode IX will begin production on August 1st, Lucasfilm announced today. The film will also feature a surprising cast member: Carrie Fisher will reprise the role of Leia, using footage she previously shot fo...

Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity is magnificent. For a hundred years, it has consistently predicted all sorts of wacky phenomena scientists have later observed throughout space. One international team is no...

Disney has revealed the cast of Star Wars: Episode IX, which will see the directorial return of J.J. Abrams. Among the cast are the expected stars, like Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac. But it looks like Luke Skywalker (Mar...

Back in March, Epic added a new weapon called the Guided Missile to Fortnite. The functionality of the weapon is obvious from the name alone, as it allowed players to shoot a rocket they could then manually guide to its ...

After including the WNBA roster for the first time in last year's game, EA Sports is going a step further in its embrace of female athletes in NBA Live 19 by bringing women to its create-a-player feature. EA says this ma...