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New Orleans Faces Catastrophic Flooding Ahead of Possible Tropical Storm
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 17:55
Would-be Tropical Storm Barry is still a day or more away from forming, let alone making landfall. But the developing system's impacts are already being felt on Wednesday morning in New Orleans.
How American Corporations Are Policing Online Speech Worldwide
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 16:30
In the winter of 2010, a 19-year-old Moroccan man named Kacem Ghazzali logged into his email to find a message from Facebook informing him that a group he had created just a few days prior had been removed from the platf...
Next Snapdragon Wear chip to give Wear OS a helping hand
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 03:53
Wear OS, formerly Android Wear’ smartwatches are a dime a dozen but few can claim to rival the Apple Watch or even Samsung’s Galaxy Watch, formerly Samsung Gear S. Part of that is blamed on the lackluster hardware, w...
Mars crew could 3D-print skin and bones for injuries
Engadget - 10 Jul 2019 01:29
A journey to Mars will take several years, and humans won't be able to turn back if an astronaut suffers a burn or a bone fracture. Which is why scientists at the University Hospital of Dresden Technical University have ...
Galaxy Note 10 image leaks spoil Samsung's party
Engadget - 10 Jul 2019 23:53
So much for Samsung maintaining even the slightest bit of secrecy around the Galaxy Note 10 ahead of its August 7th debut. Both Ishan Agarwal (via MySmartPrice) and WinFuture have obtained what look to be official press ...
US Commerce eases Huawei trade restrictions with mixed messages
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 23:34
Huawei’s newest fate inside US borders was mentioned in a set of remarks delivered this week by U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur L. Ross. This set of remarks was made at the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Annual C...
An Open Letter to Everyone Going to Comic-Con
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 23:25
San Diego Comic-Con isn't the only major annual genre convention that takes place in the U.S., but it's one of the largest and most significant--both because of its history and because it's where many big announcements f...
Kratom Linked to Serious Side Effects and Deaths in New Study
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 23:25
The herbal remedy kratom, often touted as an alternative treatment for opioid withdrawal or chronic pain, is in for more bad publicity. This week, scientists published yet more research showing that the plant is linked t...
Nintendo Switch Lite: What it is and who should buy it
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 23:19
After months of rumors and speculation, Nintendo finally let the cat out of the bag today. The company has announced the Nintendo Switch Lite, which will be arriving in time for the ever-important holiday shopping season...
Russian Coal Plant Tells Instagrammers to Please Stop Taking Selfies in Its Pollution-Filled Waste Dump
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 23:00
The turquoise water of a lake in Siberia looks like a tropical paradise, and it's drawn in hundreds of Instagramers who have posed in and around the "Novosibirsk Maldives." But it's not white sands or microscopic plankto...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sued by people she blocked on Twitter
Engadget - 10 Jul 2019 22:54
Two critics of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez who were blocked by the lawmaker on Twitter are now suing her. New York congressional candidate Joseph Saladino and former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hinkind on Tuesday fi...
Google Translate camera tool gets support for another 60 languages
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 22:49
Google Translate, the company’s machine translation tool, is available as a mobile app with a unique feature: instant camera translation. As the name suggests, this feature uses a mobile device’s camera to capture te...
The 10 Best Deals of July 10, 2019
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 22:40
We see a lot of deals around the web over on Kinja Deals, but these were our ten favorites today.
Customs and Border Protection Tells Congress It's Totally Legal to Use Face Recognition on Americans
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 22:10
U.S. Homeland Security officials faced a barrage of questions on Wednesday from House lawmakers frustrated--as several put it--over the alleged lack transparency exhibited by Customs and Border Protection (CBP) when it c...
Virgin Orbit successfully drops rocket from plane over Mojave Desert
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 21:57
A day after detailing its plan, Virgin Orbit has successfully dropped a test rocket from a plane high above the Mojave Desert in California. The test is a key step toward the space company’s plan of eventually launchin...
Get Your First Look at The Rise of Skywalker's Sith Trooper
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 21:50
Another Star Wars movie, another Stormtrooper redesign. If The Last Jedi had the Executioner, and The Force Awakens had the First Order trooper design itself, now The Rise of Skywalker is bringing the full might of the d...
Apple filings hint at new iPads coming soon
Engadget - 10 Jul 2019 21:49
Apple has been busy in the tablet space this year between the new iPad Air and an overdue iPad mini update, but what about everybody else? You're getting your fix soon, apparently. MySmartPrice has discovered filings at ...
A Common Household Chemical May Cause Thyroid Problems for Cats
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 21:20
Many older cats suffer from health problems caused by a hyperactive thyroid, and while there's no single cause of the condition, hormone-disturbing chemicals in the environment are thought to be an important factor. A ne...
Automatic Wifi Login Helped Police ID Teens Who Vandalized School
Gizmodo - 10 Jul 2019 21:12
Four Maryland students charged with hate crimes for plastering their school in racist, homophobic, and anti-Semitic words and imagery just days before their high school graduation last year were identified by school admi...
Etsy faces backlash over attempt to push free shipping
Engadget - 10 Jul 2019 20:58
Etsy's latest attempt to boost sales isn't sitting well with creators. The company has announced that, starting July 30th, it will give "priority placement" in US search results and advertising to items that ship free an...
Wyze adds AI-powered Person Detection to its security cameras
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 20:57
Wyze has released a free firmware update that brings a Person Detection feature to the company’s existing Wyze Cam v2 (the cube-shaped model), as well as the tower-shaped and motorized Wyze Cam Pan. The new feature is ...
Lord of the Rings MMO in development at Amazon Game Studios
Slash Gear - 10 Jul 2019 20:51
We already knew that Amazon is working on a Lord of the Rings TV series, but today, the company’s game development arm confirmed that it’s working on video game as well. Apparently, Amazon has partnered with Leyou Te...