Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts


Over the next decade, we'll see the rise of lightweight drones that fit in your pocket. In all practicality, they will be flying smartphones.

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New research highlights the distinction between how artificial intelligence sees and how it knows what it's looking at.

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In a targeted email campaign gone terribly wrong, the photo-printing website Shutterfly mass-emailed an unknown number of people on Wednesday to congratulate them on their newborn babies.

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Puncture this plastic and it will heal itself with oozing fluids, in a process that mimics the way blot clots form to repair wounds.

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We raise a glass to the pioneering underwater explorer Nereus, which imploded this week while doing what it did best – exploring the unknown.
 
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A Massachusetts woman is facing an unlawful wiretapping charge after she allegedly recorded her own arrest via cellphone.

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Huge coalition led by Amazon, Microsoft, and others have taken a stand against FCC on net neutrality



Tens of thousands of cars are being stolen or broken into every year by thieves using electronic hacking equipment.

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Huawei is taking another run at the global smartphone dominance of Apple and Samsung.

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Crude apps, patronizing behavior. For some, “bro” culture offers one explanation for why there are so few women in tech.

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Patent shows Microsoft has been planning a Smartwatch for 2 years.



Adobe has launched a new voice App that is set to take the stage by storm. The App is none other than Standalone Storytelling App for iPad.


Facial recognition data points: 'While facial recognition algorithms may be neutral themselves, the databases they are tied to are anything but.'

Facial recognition technology is being used by companies such as Tesco, Google and Facebook, and it has huge potential for security. Concerned? It may be too late to opt out.

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For the first time ever, Bill Gates is no longer Microsoft's largest shareholder



The US Department of Defense is investigating whether Bitcoin and other virtual currencies are a potential terrorist threat.

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Samsung and Sony are escalating their fight for the attention — and dollars — of TV buyers. Both electronics giants will open up special areas in Best Buy stores to showcase 4K TVs and other home entertainment products.

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Meet Swarm: Foursquare's ambitious plan to split its app in two


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You can now use Google Street View to explore locations all over the world, including some of the top zoosnational parks and even the ocean floor.


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The device is made from more than 1,000 pins that react to both computer software and human interaction.
Just imagine if your sofa could sense how you’re feeling when you get home from work. To stave off marathon TV sessions, it could transform from a cushioned pile of pillows to a rigid lounge as encouragement to go outside and move around.

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Egyptian geographer Claudius Ptolemy and Hiawatha Bray's "You Are Here" 

Here are 13 pivotal moments in the history of GPS tracking and digital mapping.

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