Gadget News
Nokia's new budget phone has a dedicated Google Assistant button
Engadget - 7 Jun 2019 04:58
HMD Global has announced a new affordable Nokia smartphone after launching a five-camera flagship and a bunch of low-to-mid end devices just a few months ago at MWC. The Nokia 2.2 is part of the company's Android One fam...
The Sydney Opera House's New Artificial Reefs Look Like Works of Art
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 20:30
The Sydney Opera House is a dope-ass work of architecture. Nestled along the Sydney Harbor in Australia, the building is a sight to see. Now, the sea wall at Bennelong Point, where the opera house sits, features 18 hexag...
Secret StarCraft FPS reportedly canned by Blizzard
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 19:45
It’s been quite some time since we last heard from the StarCraft franchise in any meaningful way – the final expansion for StarCraft 2, Legacy of the Void, launched back in 2015 – and it looks like we may be waitin...
Behind the wheel of Lamborghini's supercomputer on wheels
Engadget - 7 Jun 2019 23:04
I'm six-foot-three-inches tall. I mention that fact pretty often in car reviews because it adds context when I remark on head and leg room. If my large frame will fit in a compact car, maybe yours will too. Being comfort...
Toyota's electric vehicle plans just got aggressive
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 16:55
Toyota has revealed a new range of electric cars it plans to launch, accelerating its roadmap for EVs by five years as it tries to keep pace with the rapidly moving segment. The automaker detailed its goals for fully-ele...
Large Hadron Collider Experiment Reveals Alien Structure of a 'Pentaquark'
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 16:45
New results from the world's largest particle accelerator illuminate the structure of the pentaquark, an exotic particle consisting of five quarks bound together.
Nokia 2.2 tries to sell the idea of affordable AI for everyone
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 02:46
A large portion of today’s mobile experience is being driven by AI and machine learning, or at least that’s what manufacturers and platform-makers advertise. But while those AI-driven features do sound delectable, un...
The Obamas' Higher Ground will make exclusive podcasts for Spotify
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 00:23
Spotify has formed a partnership with Higher Ground, the production company owned by President Barack and Michelle Obama. Under this deal, Higher Ground will produce exclusive podcasts for Spotify, making them available ...
Comcast to Pay Millions After Judge Finds It Illegally Screwed Over Customers 445,000 Times
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 23:53
Comcast violated the Consumer Protection Act a whopping 445,000 times, a Washington State court ruled on Thursday. The ruling stems from accusations by the state's attorney general that the telecom giant signed up tens o...
Dietary supplements are causing 'severe' health issues in kids
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 23:24
A new study led by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health warns that dietary supplements are causing serious health issues in some kids and teens who consume them. These supplements, which are typically available ...
Man Sues Jaguar Claiming Automatic Door on $96,000 Car Severed His Thumb [Graphic Photo]
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 23:19
Warning: This post contains graphic imagery.
Watching Gwyneth Paltrow Realize in Real Time She Was in Spider-Man: Homecoming Is the Delight You Need This Friday
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 23:00
You know how it is, in between days of shilling scientifically dubious lifestyle methods to women and filming cameos for Marvel movie after Marvel movie. They all blur together to the point that you just don't have a clu...
Trash and dead bodies tallied after massive Mount Everest cleanup
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 22:29
Every spring when climbing conditions are more favorable, hundreds of people make the trek up Mount Everest alongside porters and guides in hopes of conquering the world’s highest mountain. Popularity has increased ove...
Tesla's first V3 Supercharging stations are open to the public
Engadget - 7 Jun 2019 22:22
Tesla's V3 Supercharging stations are finally available to everyone. Well, everyone that owns a Tesla and wants to cruise on down the company's Fremont, California factory.
Report: Google argues the Huawei ban would hurt its Android monopoly
Ars Technica - 7 Jun 2019 22:15
Export ban would create a competitor to US operating systems, argues Google.
Google Stadia highlights absolute need for unlimited data
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 22:08
As we inch nearer to Google Stadia’s full launch, it’s becoming clear what this possible new age in computing means. Before now, cloud computing was mostly relegated to tasks that could be sent, computed remotely, th...
New Campaign Is Asking Every Country on Earth to Name Distant Worlds
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 21:40
A new campaign headed by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) called IAU100 NameExoWorlds will allow each country in the world to name a star and its exoplanet, the IAU announced yesterday.
Watch a US Navy warship swerve to avoid Russian destroyer crash
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 21:12
The United States Navy has released two videos showing the ‘unsafe maneuver’ Russian Destroyer UDALOY I DD 572 made toward the USS Chancellorsville, a guided missile cruiser, while in the Philippine Sea. The incident...
Woman Relieved After Suspected Brain Tumor Turns Out to Be Tapeworm Egg
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 21:10
You wouldn't expect that finding a tapeworm egg in your brain would be seen as good news, but such was the case for New York resident Rachel Palma this past fall. That's because the larva found inside was the true cause ...
Elderly care in USA depends on immigrants study shows
Slash Gear - 7 Jun 2019 21:04
The Institute of Medicine projected that 3.5 million new health care workers will be needed by 2030. A study published this week in Health Affairs by Harvard Medical School researchers looked into the role immigrant labo...
Russian Propaganda Outlet Claims You Can't Embed This Leaked Video of Julian Assange
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 20:40
RT has published leaked footage from inside the prison where Julian Assange is currently serving a 50-week sentence for jumping bail in 2012. And hilariously RT, a Russian propaganda outlet financed by the Kremlin, claim...
This Compact System Lets Scientists See Biological Molecules in a Whole New Way
Gizmodo - 7 Jun 2019 20:31
Researchers have combined laser techniques and an ingenious detection scheme in order to create a powerful new molecule-imaging system--a quicker, easier way to determine the identity of microscopic molecules. Basically,...