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Doctors Had to Put Out a Fire in Patient's Chest During Open Heart Surgery
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 00:00
An Australian patient's life-saving surgical procedure went up in flames, and unfortunately we don't mean that figuratively. Doctors say their attempts to perform emergency heart surgery on the man went slightly awry at ...
Swedish Court Rules Against Detaining Julian Assange, Leaving Extradition in Limbo
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 16:43
A Swedish court has ruled that Julian Assange should not be detained in absentia, the first step necessary under Swedish law before a formal bid of extradition can be made to Britain, according to Swedish news site The L...
Harvard researchers create soft robot actuated by air
Slash Gear - 3 Jun 2019 16:05
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a soft robot that could lead to fully untethered robots for space exploration, search and rescue systems, biom...
Huawei reduces orders for new phones, rethinks ambition to be No. 1
Slash Gear - 3 Jun 2019 02:27
Huawei’s path was almost clear. After dethroning Apple to become the world’s second largest smartphone vendor in the world, it had its eyes set on displacing Samsung next. That may not have been hard considering how ...
Marvel is turning some of its best-known comic books into audiobooks
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 02:25
Marvel's interest in digital audio isn't limited to podcasts. The media giant and Dreamscape Media have reached a deal to turn dozens of better-known comic books into audiobooks, including Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate X...
California advances bill offering protections to gig economy workers
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 00:48
Gig economy companies like Uber and Lyft have fought hard to avoid treating workers as full-fledged employees, but they might not have much choice in California before long. The state Assembly has passed a bill, AB5, tha...
All the important stuff from Apple's WWDC keynote
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 23:59
Apple unveiled a slew of new features and updates at this year's WWDC that will impact every corner of its ecosystem. In addition to iOS 13, macOS Catalina and watchOS 6, Apple also unveiled the new iPadOS for, you guess...
Apple wouldn't let me touch its $999 Pro Display XDR stand
Slash Gear - 3 Jun 2019 23:48
Sculptural. Elegant. Sinuously crisp. Not typically words you’d expect to hear about a monitor stand, but then again the Apple Pro Display XDR is no ordinary monitor. When Apple decides to make the best screen in the i...
Everything Apple Announced Today
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 23:46
It's not uncommon for Apple's annual developer conference to start a little sleepily. That was not the case today, as Tim Cook and friends made significant announcements including the death of a legendary app and the bir...
New Mac Pro first look: Be careful what you wish for
Slash Gear - 3 Jun 2019 23:32
Familiar, and yet new: the new 2019 Mac Pro is about as big a departure, generation to generation, as Apple computers get, but somehow it still feels comfortably familiar. Perhaps it’s how it nods back to the old “ch...
WWDC 2019 by the numbers
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 23:25
Apple held its 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference in San Jose on Monday and took the opportunity to show off its latest MacOS build, a bunch of new features for the iPad, a bonkers 6K display for its equally overpowere...
Nestle claims its plant-based Awesome Burger is healthier than rivals
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 23:14
Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods are about to have some major competition. Nestle's Sweet Earth is prepping the Awesome Burger, another take on plant-based hamburgers. The veggie mix (which includes yellow peas and wheat...
Brushing and flossing teeth may be key to reducing Alzheimer's risk
Slash Gear - 3 Jun 2019 23:01
Brushing your teeth regularly may be a key part of preventing the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study concludes. Poor oral hygiene ultimately results in the development of gingivitis, a gum disease, in many...
Google Stadia isn't waiting until E3 to make its big announcements
Slash Gear - 3 Jun 2019 22:52
E3 2019 is nearly upon us, and many companies will be kicking off the show by hosting press conferences and streaming events to make their big announcements. Google today revealed that it’s getting out ahead of the cro...
Everything Apple Tried to Kill at WWDC 2019
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 22:50
For every new innovation Apple announces at WWDC, there's always a few app developers who clutch their pearls and whisper a pained "No." That's because Apple has a long history of taking problems solved by third-party ap...
iOS 13 isn't coming to the iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 or iPad Air
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 22:48
Bad news if you're still rocking an iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus and hoped to install iOS 13 -- Apple won't support the latest version of the OS on those devices. Owners of the original iPad Air, iPad Mini2 and i...
The 10 Best Deals of June 3, 2019
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 22:45
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
YouTube's Nightmare Algorithm Exploited Children by Recommending Pedophiles Watch Home Videos of Kids
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 22:40
YouTube's recommendation algorithm has been encouraging pedophiles to watch home videos that families upload showing their children playing.
Our first look at the new Mac Pro and Pro XDR 6K display
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 22:32
Apple just wrapped its two-hour-plus WWDC keynote, and though it was mostly focused on the company's software, it was two pieces of hardware news that ultimately stole the show. The company finally debuted its long-await...
Apple's Voice Control Feature Lets You Use Your Mac or iPhone With Only Your Voice
Gizmodo - 3 Jun 2019 22:15
Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference keynote is a time for company execs to stand on a big stage and shout a bunch of new features and changes to a bunch of clapping geeks. While many of these changes are expected refr...
China's two CRISPR babies might have shorter life expectancies
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 22:10
The world's first genetically-edited babies could have a shortened life expectancy. In 2018, Chinese scientist He Jiankui claimed he used the CRISPR/Cas9 tool to disable the CCR5 gene in the embryos of twin girls, Lulu a...
The new Mac Pro: What's changed?
Engadget - 3 Jun 2019 22:03
The last Mac Pro came out in 2013 and, while opinions on its trash can-shaped exterior were decidedly mixed, we couldn't fault it on its power. It delivered top of the line specs worthy of the most demanding creative pro...