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France Announces Plan to Launch Satellites With Defensive Lasers, Possibly Submachine Guns
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 03:10
An inventor buzzing around on a flyboard clutching a rifle and subsequently borking an attempt to cross the English Channel isn't the only mildly science fiction-y development concerning the French military lately. In th...
The Westworld Sequel Futureworld Is Low on Killer Robots, But High on Sci-Fi Cheese
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 22:15
Futureworld came out in August 1976. The sequel to Michael Crichton's Westworld--which tweaks the original's cautionary tale of technology run wild--hasn't aged entirely well, especially when compared to the sleek HBO se...
Waymo uses evolutionary competition to improve its self-driving cars
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 02:42
The process of training self-driving car AI is seldom efficient when you need to either use a massive amount of computing power to train systems in parallel or else have researchers spend ages manually weeding out bad sy...
Google Looks to One-Up Apple with Face Unlock and New Motion Sense Gestures on Pixel 4
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 23:40
About a month and a half ago, even though we're still a couple of months out from its expected launch later this fall, Google released the first official pic of Pixel 4 . Then today, Google teased another couple features...
Free, open Amazon? Private app Haven seems too good to be true
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 23:35
The app Haven was launched today for Android and iOS. Haven was launched as the official mobile app for the peer-to-peer sales site OpenBazaar. OpenBazaar is an Amazon, eBay, and Alibaba alternative devoid of data collec...
Google paid passers-by for face scans to improve the Pixel 4
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 23:33
Reports have swirled for days of Google paying people $5 in gift certificates to scan their faces, and now it's clear just why: it's for the Pixel 4. Google has confirmed to The Verge that the paid scans were meant to im...
Florida Clarifies Its Directive to Kill Iguanas 'Whenever Possible' After Florida Man Gets Shot
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 23:15
Earlier this month, Florida's conservation authority urged homeowners to exterminate invasive green iguanas "whenever possible," without the need for permits. The accidental shooting of a pool maintenance worker by an ig...
Teen 'Fortnite' champion won more than Tiger Woods at the Masters
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 22:55
It's not entirely fair to say Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf became a millionaire overnight. You don't beat out millions of other players on the path to winning the first Fortnite World Cup without untold hours of practice and p...
Trump killed Huawei's smart speaker
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 22:51
Huawei had planned to unveil a smart speaker made in collaboration with Google at IFA later this year, a new report claims. This smart speaker project was reportedly worked on for around a year before it ‘suddenly’ c...
UltraViolet's digital movie locker closes Wednesday
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 22:36
It's time to say sayonara to UltraViolet. The cloud-based digital rights locker that lets users watch content across a variety of services will shut down on Wednesday. Earlier this year, the company said it would cease o...
Sevenhugs new smart remote is much cheaper - but there's a catch
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 22:35
Sevenhugs’ smart universal remote is getting a cheaper sibling, with the Smart Remote U trimming $100 from the price but still keeping the touchscreen interface. The addition to the range also sees the original model r...
I Turned My Apartment Into a Surveillance State With These Petcube Cameras
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 22:00
All pet owners wonder what their furry 'lil babies get up to while the humans are gone. That's been especially true for me lately. While my partner's sassy cat Pablo and my derpy, elderly Yorkshire Terrier Daisy mostly i...
FDA cracks down on CBD products sold for pain and other health issues
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 21:55
The 2018 Farm Bill caused a massive spike in the CBD market, one that now includes a variety of products containing CBD as an ingredient. Some of these CBD products are sold with marketing that claims vast health benefit...
What we're buying: Elf Audio's Koala Sampler
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 21:52
This week, Senior Editor Billy Steele indulges his inner DJ with a $4 app.
I Would Love to Run Android on My Nintendo Switch, but I'm Too Much of a Coward
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 21:50
Following the reveal of an unpatchable exploit in the Nintendo Switch back in January of 2018, diligent hackers have finally gotten the portable console to boot and run Android. It opens up a long list of potentially exc...
Comcast customers can now play Amazon Music on their TVs
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 21:22
Comcast users will soon be able to access their Amazon Music playlists with their voice remote. The cable company announced today that the streaming music service will be integrated with Xfinity's X1 and Flex platforms a...
First Blair Witch gameplay trailer is even creepier than we expected
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 21:17
Strangely enough, one of the big surprises to come out of E3 2019 wasn’t a major AAA release, but rather the reveal of a new horror game based on the insanely popular found-footage flick The Blair Witch Project (and it...
Hot Pavement Is More Dangerous Than You Realize
Gizmodo - 29 Jul 2019 21:15
Doctors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas are warning about a less-recognized danger of summer heat: pavement burns. Their recent study suggests that people in hot places can end up in the hospital with serious burn...
Huawei and Google scrapped their smart speaker due to US ban
Engadget - 29 Jul 2019 20:56
Before the Trump administration declared a 'national emergency' effectively banning Huawei, Google and Huawei were reportedly months away from launching a Huawei-branded smart speaker. The companies allegedly planned to ...
iPhone 2020 3D feature tip bad news for iPhone 11 buyers in 2019
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 20:55
A bit of analysis from TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo suggested this week that Apple’s 2020 collection of iPhone devices could use ToF sensors on their backs. But wait, you might be saying, isn’t Apple going to b...
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 14 (2019) Review: Budget laptop with premium design
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 20:38
Lenovo is best known for its legendary business notebooks, but the company also offers a number of more casual devices for consumers with modest needs and budgets. One of the newest models among these more modest offerin...
Pokemon GO Team Rocket guide mega-update: Giovanni!
Slash Gear - 29 Jul 2019 20:34
Today we’ve got a Pokemon GO Team GO Rocket action guide for you to take a peek at the dark side of the moon! This update to the game is not limited edition, but individual storylines within the Team Rocket universe ar...