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'Mousetronauts' and a real R2-D2 on the ISS
Mouse astronauts are joining the research carried out at the International Space Station.
Sunday 31 August 2014
'Mousetronauts' and a real R2-D2 on the ISS
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'Mousetronauts' and a real R2-D2 on the ISS
Mouse astronauts are joining the research carried out at the International Space Station.
Saturday 30 August 2014
Google reveals drone tests
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Google reveals drone tests
Google is the latest company to branch out into delivery by drone, it revealed today. The technology giant started running its first test flights earlier this month as part of Project Wing, a secretive, two-year-old program exploring drone delivery.
Friday 29 August 2014
GHOST: Stealth ship of the future
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GHOST: Stealth ship of the future
Juliet Marine Systems is funding and designing GHOST, a cutting-edge stealth sea vessel, but will the U.S. Navy buy it?
Thursday 28 August 2014
It's official! Apple sets event for Sept. 9
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It's official! Apple sets event for Sept. 9
Apple has set Sept. 9 as the date for a big announcement.
Wednesday 27 August 2014
Meet Sobrr, the anti-Facebook app
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Meet Sobrr, the anti-Facebook app
What would you do if you only had one day to live? Probably not spend time downloading and fiddling with a mobile app, we're guessing.
Tuesday 26 August 2014
Tech helps Alzheimer's caregivers
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Tech helps Alzheimer's caregivers
How caregivers are using smart-home technology and wearable devices to monitor family members with memory problems, helping them live independently for longer amounts of time.
Monday 25 August 2014
Survey: We're downloading fewer apps
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Survey: We're downloading fewer apps
A Deloitte survey shows that 31% of British smartphone users do not download apps. What's next for the app economy?
Sunday 24 August 2014
Social media & the beheading video
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Social media & the beheading video
David Weinberger says Twitter and other social networks have been vested with a responsibility, and a trust, they did not ask for.
Saturday 23 August 2014
Beheading video poses social-media challenge
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Beheading video poses social-media challenge
David Weinberger says Twitter and other social networks have been vested with a responsibility, and a trust, they did not ask for.
Friday 22 August 2014
This mind-reading headband pours beer
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This mind-reading headband pours beer
Behold the $300 headband that does everything from pour your beer, levitate your chair, and calm you down, simply by reading your brain waves.
Thursday 21 August 2014
Image overload: Help us, NASA says
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Image overload: Help us, NASA says
NASA is asking for your help analyzing hundreds of thousands of images that astronauts have taken from space.
Wednesday 20 August 2014
2022 World Cup city rises in the desert
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2022 World Cup city rises in the desert
Grab a glimpse of the near future. Plans for the desert city of Lusail include man-made islands and a host arena for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Tuesday 19 August 2014
Robin Williams' daughter spurs Twitter change
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Robin Williams' daughter spurs Twitter change
Twitter is looking to revamp its user-protection policies after Zelda Williams, the daughter of comedian Robin Williams, was run off of the social site by abuse in the wake of her father's apparent suicide.
Monday 18 August 2014
A mind-reading headband pours beer
CNN.com - Technology
A mind-reading headband pours beer
Behold the $300 headband that does everything from pour your beer, levitate your chair, and calm you down, simply by reading your brain waves.
Sunday 17 August 2014
Satellites fight crime from space
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Satellites fight crime from space
Satellite-based surveillance is set to transform law enforcement, but will the good guys suffer as well as the crooks?
Saturday 16 August 2014
After Ferguson, social media discusses 'the talk'
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After Ferguson, social media discusses 'the talk'
If you're African-American, you might have gotten "the talk."
Friday 15 August 2014
Woman wins math's highest honor
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Woman wins math's highest honor
For the first time in history, a woman has received the highest honor in mathematics, often nicknamed the Nobel Prize of mathematics.
Thursday 14 August 2014
Eavesdropping with a camera and potted plants
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Eavesdropping with a camera and potted plants
Before you spill your deepest darkest secrets, or plans for world domination, look around you. Is there a gossipy potato chip bag or leafy green houseplant nearby picking up your conversation?
Wednesday 13 August 2014
Satellites fighting crime from space
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Satellites fighting crime from space
As technology improves, and image resolution increases to unprecedented levels, satellite-based surveillance is set to transform law enforcement.
Tuesday 12 August 2014
Female hackers join forces
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Female hackers join forces
Female techies across Africa are joining forces to help each other break the glass ceiling in a largely male-dominated industry.
Monday 11 August 2014
Send robot to the moon, win $20M
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Send robot to the moon, win $20M
Google is shooting for the stars by sponsoring a competition to land on the moon.
Sunday 10 August 2014
Will bigger iPhones end great one-hand games?
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Will bigger iPhones end great one-hand games?
Apple might be readying its largest iPhones ever. Regardless of how you feel about that, it could mean one unequivocally crappy thing for all of us: The extinction of great, casual one-handed games.
Saturday 9 August 2014
Russia hack: Your data is not safe
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Russia hack: Your data is not safe
Douglas Rushkoff says, don't kid yourself: Internet users are all in this together. If network is compromised, so are we all. It's time all of us practiced good Internet hygiene.
Friday 8 August 2014
Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is the size of Connecticut
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Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' is the size of Connecticut
The Gulf of Mexico has a "dead zone" the size of the state of Connecticut.
Thursday 7 August 2014
Spacecraft enters comet's orbit
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Spacecraft enters comet's orbit
The Rosetta spacecraft became the first probe to begin orbiting a comet on its journey around the sun.
Wednesday 6 August 2014
Anonymous email app uses 'creepy' stunt
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Anonymous email app uses 'creepy' stunt
The creators of an app that helps people send anonymous emails are coming under fire for a PR stunt that didn't quite go as planned.
Tuesday 5 August 2014
A $500 fine for bad Yelp reviews?
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A $500 fine for bad Yelp reviews?
Threatening your guests rarely yields smiley happy reviews.
Monday 4 August 2014
Hitchhiking robot is halfway home
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Hitchhiking robot is halfway home
As far as hitchhikers go, this one looks harmless enough. He or she -- it's hard to tell -- is short and friendly, if a little fashion-challenged.
Sunday 3 August 2014
Five years on, millions still dig 'FarmVille'
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Five years on, millions still dig 'FarmVille'
It started out as a simple concept. Let people virtually grow gardens, raise farm animals and become farmers. It soon became a social media and gaming phenomenon.
Saturday 2 August 2014
Could Israel's Iron Dome be hacked?
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Could Israel's Iron Dome be hacked?
CNNMoney's Laurie Segall speaks to the researcher who discovered sensitive data regarding the Iron Dome was hacked.
Friday 1 August 2014
Pick up a hitchhiking robot?
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Pick up a hitchhiking robot?
Would you pick up a hitchhiking robot? CNN's Jeanne Moos reports on a robot hitching cross-country all by itself.
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