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Impossible Foods gets FDA approval to sell fake meat in grocery stores
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 04:03
Fake meat is coming to a barbecue near you. Impossible Foods has been granted approval by the FDA to sell its plant-based meat in US grocery stores this fall, reported Bloomberg. After expressing some initial doubts, the...
Cruel Google Maps trick marked livestreamer's mansion as a homeless shelter
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 03:06
While most pranks that originate from YouTube are terrible, a recent one targeted at homeless people in Los Angeles was particularly abhorrent and cruel. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, a group of online prankst...
Investigation Into 170 U.S. Stem Cell Clinics Finds Some Scary Trends
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2019 17:00
Medical clinics that provide largely unregulated stem cell treatments are popping up all over the U.S. But a new study out Thursday suggests that these clinics aren't all the same, and some might be more likely to give p...
Google unveils advanced G Suite protection for high-risk employees
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 02:00
Google is levelling up its security for businesses. The company unveiled a host of new protections for its G Suite, Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Cloud Identity customers at the Next Tokyo summit. G Suite Enterprise ad...
LightSail 2 solar spacecraft proves viability of 'flight by light'
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2019 01:03
The Planetary Society has announced that its LightSail 2 solar spacecraft has managed to raise its orbit using only solar power, successfully demonstrating that flight powered by light is a viable option for CubeSats. Th...
Sony plans to make everyone with a PS4 a competitive gamer
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 23:53
Sony is hoping it can rally its PlayStation fans around esports. Today, the company announced seasonal PS4 tournaments. It's inviting users of all levels to participate in competitive online gaming through their PS4 cons...
HBO Max Is Bringing a TARDIS-Load of Doctor Who With It
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2019 23:45
Well, if you're kicking off a new streaming service in an age when everyone and their mother has a streaming service, offering plenty of adventures in Time and Space is a nice way to sweeten the pot. Warner Bros. has ann...
Lyft pauses e-bike rentals in San Francisco following battery fires
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2019 23:40
Lyft has temporarily suspended rentals of its electric bicycles in the San Francisco Bay Area following reports of two suspected battery fires impacting the e-bikes. The first fire reportedly happened last Wednesday and ...
This Football-Shaped Planet Is Leaking Heavy Metal
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2019 23:30
This hot Jupiter is so close to its host star that gravitational forces are squeezing it into a football-like shape. Not only that, its temperatures are so extreme that heavy metal gases are escaping into space from the ...
New Bill Would Give Voters the Right to Know What Data a Political Campaign Has About Them
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2019 23:25
The Cambridge Analytica scandal around the 2016 U.S. presidential election remains one of the most astonishing revelations of not only the breadth of data social networks collect about us and our friends but how this dat...
Comcast tweaks Xfinity Mobile data plans, adds Unlimited restrictions
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2019 22:55
Comcast has announced that Xfinity Mobile now offers ‘By the Gig Shared Data’ options that enable a batch of mobile data to be shared across all of the lines on an account. The company points out that on average, mos...
Cops Are Giving Amazon's Ring Your Real-Time 911 Caller Data
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2019 22:54
Amazon-owned home security company Ring is pursuing contracts with police departments that would grant it direct access to real-time emergency dispatch data, Gizmodo has learned.
Trump announces more tariffs on goods made in China
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 22:53
The US plans to add more tariffs to Chinese imports starting September 1st. President Donald Trump made the announcement on Twitter, stating the nation would impose a 10 percent tariff on $300 billion worth of Chinese go...
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Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 22:15
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The best mobile devices for back-to-school season
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 22:03
Please enjoy this guide to the best smartphones, tablets and smartwatches for students, just one part of our larger 2019 back-to-school series. In addition to top picks in 11 categories -- everything from laptops to smar...
Ninja abandoned Twitch - are you all that shocked?
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2019 22:02
Twitch is home to a number of immensely popular streamers, but throughout the past couple of years, one of the most prolific has been Ninja. Ninja quickly became one of the biggest Fortnite streamers on the platform, and...
Burger King reveals when Impossible Whopper will arrive nationwide
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2019 22:02
Four months after revealing its intention to start offering the plant-based burger, fast-food company Burger King has revealed that it will start selling its Impossible Whopper at stores across the nation on August 8. Un...
A Sexually Transmitted Cancer in Dogs Is Even Weirder Than We Thought
Gizmodo - 1 Aug 2019 21:45
Our precious pooches can carry one of the strangest diseases known to exist--a sexually transmitted form of cancer that's jumped from host to host for thousands of years. Now, a large group of researchers say they've unp...
What to expect from Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 event
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 21:30
Few companies revel in spectacle the way Samsung does, and if nothing else, the company's Unpacked event in Brooklyn will be an assault on the senses. Of course, all that spectacle serves a purpose: to get people hyped f...
IKEA's Sonos-powered speakers are available now
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 21:20
After a months-long wait, IKEA's Sonos-powered SYMFONISK speakers are finally available. They're sitting in the furniture giant's stores as of today (August 1st) and should be available online "soon." As before, what you...
Google is bringing a one-tap SOS button to some Android phones
Engadget - 1 Aug 2019 21:11
In the event of an emergency, your first instinct might be to call 911. But in certain situations, you may not be able to speak with an operator. Whether that's because you're injured, in a dangerous situation or have a ...
Mobile games beat mindfulness apps to reduce workday stress
Slash Gear - 1 Aug 2019 21:07
Mindfulness apps are trendy as a health-focused way to relieve stress and potentially lower blood pressure. A new study out of the University of Bath and UCL in London have found they may not be the best solution for tac...