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The first all-female spacewalk takes place March 29th
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 20:29
After several decades of human spaceflight, you're finally going to see the first all-female spacewalk. NASA has confirmed that astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch will venture outside the International Space Stat...
Samsung's Galaxy Fold could lead to two more folding phones soon
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 05:13
If you, for some unknown reason, thought Samsung's flexible device rollout would stop with the Galaxy Fold then we have bad news. Bloomberg cites unnamed sources saying that the company is already working on a pair of fo...
Uber Not Criminally Liable in Fatal 2018 Self-Driving Car Accident, Arizona Prosecutor Finds
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 04:55
Ride-hailing Uber has been found not criminally liable in the death of 49-year-old Elaine Herzberg, who tragically became the first known pedestrian to be killed by a self-driving vehicle when she was struck by an Uber t...
Huawei P30 has a special feature you wouldn't want to use
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2019 03:21
In just a few weeks, Huawei will finally be unveiling its early 2019 flagship away from the flood of announcements from MWC last week. The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro, however, have mostly been leaked though some of the more ...
Upsetting Research Shows Nearly Half of Americans Have a Family Member Who's Been Imprisoned
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 01:23
The United States puts more people in prison than any other country in the world, yet little is known about the ways this sad reality impacts the immediate family members of those who are incarcerated. An alarming new st...
Pirelli app gives track day drivers a digital pit crew
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 15:22
Gone are the days when racing sports simply involved cars hurtling around a track as fast as possible. Now, there are eye-watering volumes of data being processed every second, providing deep metrics and guidance on ever...
Mixer highlights the top 'Apex Legends' streamers with new leaderboards
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 13:35
Apex Legends has grown its player base at lightning speed since it appeared almost out of the blue in February, citing 50 million players after just over a month since release. It's not much of surprise, then, that lives...
Essential PH-2 could have in-screen camera, rear fingerprint scanner
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2019 05:01
Andy Rubin’s Essential almost has an HTC and LG problem. Its first and so far only phone, the Essential PH-1, was easily a crowd favorite, especially thanks to its quick and regular software updates. Despite that, the ...
Uber will not face criminal charges for last year's self-driving crash
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 04:22
Nearly a year after one of Uber's autonomous SUVs struck and killed a pedestrian, Elaine Herzberg, Arizona prosecutors said they did not find the company criminally liable in the incident. Reuters published parts of the ...
Chelsea Manning Loses Bid to Avoid Testifying About (Apparently) WikiLeaks
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 02:45
It now appears all but certain that Chelsea Manning will soon appear before a federal grand jury and--likely--be forced to testify about her association with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange nearly a decade ago.
US Army email mistake puts hundreds of immigrant recruits at risk
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 23:57
Accidental exposure of sensitive data is a major problem by just about anyone's standards, but it could be genuinely dangerous when the military is involved. The Washington Post has learned that the US Army inadvertently...
Trump Rescinds Policy of Reporting Civilian Deaths by Drone Strike
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 23:55
The head of the U.S. intelligence community is no longer required to publish an annual report detailing the number of civilians and enemy combatants killed in U.S. drone strikes abroad.
NASA Captures First-Ever Images of Intersecting Shockwaves From Two Supersonic Jets
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 23:43
An air-to-air imaging technology developed by NASA has resulted in the first images ever taken of interacting shockwaves produced by in-flight supersonic jets. The new images, in addition to being beautiful, will help NA...
Nintendo doesn't want players spending too much on its mobile games
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2019 23:18
For the past couple of years, Nintendo has been putting its name on a variety of different mobile games. These mobile titles have experimented with different payment models, but one Nintendo seems to have settled on is a...
5 reasons the Alfa Romeo Tonale is something special
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2019 23:16
The Geneva Motor Show 2019 isn’t short on SUVs, but the Alfa Romeo Tonale concept manages to stand out by virtue of its combination of style and brand-firsts. Smaller sibling to the Stelvio, the new compact SUV preview...
George R.R. Martin Says There May Be 'Discrepancies' Between the Game of Thrones Finale and His Books
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 23:15
Yes, George R.R. Martin is still working on The Winds of Winter. Yes, that means A Dream of Spring will come eventually. But before that happens, we're getting the eighth and final season of HBO's Game of Thrones. What w...
Denon adds premium noise-cancelling headphones to Global Cruiser line
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2019 23:13
Audio company Denon has unveiled three new headphones models in its Global Cruiser series, the AH-GC30, AH-GC25NC, and AH-GC25W. Two of the models feature noise cancellation technology, and two of them are also wireless,...
Organize Your Gmail Inbox Fast by Right-Clicking
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 23:00
I hang my geeky head in shame for never trying this earlier, but I just noticed the other day that you can right-click in Gmail to pull up a useful Gmail-themed context menu. In fact, it's probably faster to organize you...
'H1Z1' has a new name and old mechanics
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 22:57
H1Z1 got somewhat left behind as rival battle royale games like Fortnite, Apex Legends and PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds exploded in popularity over the last year or so. Its player numbers dwindled and the H1Z1 Pro Leagu...
'Kid Icarus' and 'StarTropics' come to the Nintendo Switch next week
Engadget - 6 Mar 2019 22:33
Nintendo is adding a pair of vintage NES games to its Switch Online library next Wednesday. Starting on March 13th, you'll be able to play Kid Icarus and StarTropics on the online service. Kid Icarus, which was released ...
Android digital drivers license and ID in development: Here are the basics
Slash Gear - 6 Mar 2019 22:27
Codes discovered at the developer level at Google suggest that Android may some day employ its own standard security features for digital drivers licenses. This is not the first time we’ve heard of digital drivers lice...
Mark Zuckerberg: 'Privacy'
Gizmodo - 6 Mar 2019 22:22
And on the sixth day of March the clouds above Menlo Park parted, and lo, Mark Zuckerberg spoke of privacy.