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Samsung unveils Exynos chips built for connected cars
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 02:31
Samsung's Exynos processors are no longer confined to mobile devices and the occasional smartwatch. The company has launched Exynos Auto and Isocell Auto brands that will respectively make chips and camera sensors for co...
We Could Solve the Mysteries of Time and Space--If We Had a Particle Accelerator the Size of the Solar System
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 17:05
Gravity is incredibly weak. Just think: You can lift your foot despite the mass of the entire Earth pulling against it. Why is it so weak? That's unclear. And it might take a very, very big science experiment to find out...
Former Equifax Manager Gets Home Confinement for Insider Trading Amid Data Breach
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 23:45
A former Equifax manager who tried to profit off the company's horrendous 2017 data breach with a little insider trading will spend eight months on home confinement, forfeit his ill-gotten gains, and pay an additional $5...
Nokia X7 debuts, Nokia 7.1 Plus probably around the corner
Slash Gear - 17 Oct 2018 03:24
Huawei has just unloaded its not two but three Mate 20 flagship phones but not everyone might be interested in such a high-end device. Not to mention able to afford its equally high-end price tag. For those with simpler ...
New Study Explores How Dogs Understand Human Language
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 03:17
If you're a dog person who has suspected that your four-legged friend may know exactly what you mean when you use certain words or phrases--for example "toy," or "car," or maybe even "who's the good boy?" (he is)--you ma...
NASA's new podcast series details space agency's 'invisible' tech
Slash Gear - 17 Oct 2018 02:52
Podcasts are popular again and it seems a new one appears every week covering a particular topic or hobby. NASA counts itself among them, revealing the launch of a new podcast called The Invisible Network. The space agen...
Someone Used a Deep Learning AI to Perfectly Insert Harrison Ford Into Solo: A Star Wars Story
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 02:30
Casting anyone other than Harrison Ford in the role of Han Solo just feels like sacrilege, but since Ford is now 76 years old, playing a younger version of himself would be all but impossible. Or at least impossible if y...
Facebook will demote spammy scraper website links in the News Feed
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 01:50
Facebook will automatically demote links from websites that post stolen content in the News Feed, according to TechCrunch. The social network has been trying to get its feed under control over the past few years in an ef...
RED phone leaks in full, display included
Slash Gear - 17 Oct 2018 23:46
This week the folks at RED seem to be pushing their last bits of info on their first phone out the front door. The smartphone was already pre-ordered in unknown numbers before the phone was revealed – which is very str...
Facebook's political ad system still allows anonymous advertising
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 23:42
In May, Facebook began requiring political ads in the US to disclose who paid for them and those purchasing political ads to verify their identities. Both moves were meant to address some of the issues highlighted by the...
The 10 Best Deals of October 17, 2018
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 23:30
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Hyperloop One says Missouri route is economically viable
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 23:25
Virgin Hyperloop One has announced the results of a feasibility study on a planned route connecting Kansas City, Columbia and St. Louis. The study, which has yet to be published in full, purports that the route between t...
MIT AI learns to spot breast cancer risk factor like an expert
Slash Gear - 17 Oct 2018 23:08
A newly developed deep-learning system is capable of identifying a breast cancer risk factor in mammograms with the same level of accuracy as expert radiologists, according to MIT. The university teamed with Massachusett...
'The Stanley Parable' rewards you for not playing in five years
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 22:43
If you played The Stanley Parable when it came out on October 17th, 2013, and haven't picked it up since, you have just unlocked a brand new achievement. Today is the first day -- five years after the launch of the game ...
World's Oldest Fossils Aren't Actually Fossils, New Research Suggests
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 22:40
Two years ago, researchers from the University of Wollongong in Australia shook the science world by claiming to have discovered 3.7 billion-year-old fossils in a rock formation in Greenland, a finding that pushed back t...
Pixel 3 security: Google details Titan M chip
Slash Gear - 17 Oct 2018 22:23You can win a limited edition Xbox One X, but only by eating Taco Bell
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 22:20
Most gamers have had at least one Taco Bell-infused gaming session, but but Microsoft's latest promotion takes things to the extreme. Microsoft is teaming up with the fast food joint to give away limited edition Taco Bel...
Apple Finally Lets You Download All Your Data
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 22:12
When the European Union's GDPR privacy protections went into effect in May, the pressure to give Americans the same tools to view their data was high. On Wednesday, Apple fulfilled its promise to offer a data download se...
Mophie's biggest Powerstation is made with MacBook in mind
Slash Gear - 17 Oct 2018 22:04
Typically, when most people hear the name Mophie they think of battery cases for flagship smartphones. While those battery cases are a major part of the company’s business, it’s also made quite a few external batteri...
Facebook is bringing Instant Games to Groups and the Lite app
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 22:00
Facebook built Instant Games as a cross-platform gaming experience that can run anywhere without the need to download anything extra. Taking the platform's nature into account, it seems pretty obvious that the social net...
American Lifespans Won't Get Much Longer by 2040, Report Finds
Gizmodo - 17 Oct 2018 21:30
In case you were, for some inexplicable reason, feeling optimistic for future generations, an extensive new report is here to bring you down a notch. It predicts that, despite all our medical advances, the average person...
Google details the Pixel 3's custom security chip
Engadget - 17 Oct 2018 21:22
Google has bragged about its Pixel 3 phones' custom Titan M security chip, but... what is it doing, exactly? The company is happy to explain. It posted a summary explaining the core of what Titan M does, and it's clear t...