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G.M. Unveils Its Driverless Cars, Aiming to Lead the Pack

Posted on November 29, 2017 by HeyJK
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SAN FRANCISCO — For more than a year, General Motors has tantalized investors with plans to build its future around self-driving cars. It has regularly announced big investments and progress reports, but the company has kept its prototype vehicles largely under wraps — until now.
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Toyota showcases humanoid robot that mirrors user

Posted on November 29, 2017 by HeyJK
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Japanese auto giant Toyota Wednesday showcased a humanoid robot that can mirror its user’s movements, a product it says has uses as varied as elderly care and disaster response.
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Anyone Can Hack MacOS High Sierra Just by Typing “Root”

Posted on November 29, 2017 by HeyJK
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There are hackable security flaws in software. And then there are those that don’t even require hacking at all—just a knock on the door, and asking to be let in. Apple’s macOS High Sierra has the second kind.
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Budweiser begins space experiments to be first to brew beer on Mars

Posted on November 23, 2017 by HeyJK
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When Budweiser maker Anheuser-Busch announced earlier this year that it wanted to be the first company to brew beer on Mars, most commentators thought that it had its tongue lodged so firmly in its cheek that delicate surgery would be required to remove it.
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Human Pilot Beats Artificial Intelligence In NASA’s Drone Race

Posted on November 23, 2017 by HeyJK
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Washington: An expert human pilot was successfully able to beat flying drones controlled by artificial intelligence (AI) systems in a race organised by NASA. However, the AI-driven drones were more consistent in their performance, scientists said.
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Real-life Captain America? Scientist experiments on himself to push human limitations

Posted on November 18, 2017 by HeyJK
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The world is indeed a fascinating place where we get to see new marvels every day. Who knew that one day we will see in reality what we have come to know about through superhero comic books and films? Turns out a real-life Captain America is in the making. No, we are not talking about Chris Evans.
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Russia unveils £30m plans to start mining on the Moon

Posted on November 17, 2017 by HeyJK
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RUSSIA is planning to colonise the Moon and explore its natural resources as part of ambitious plans to become a superpower in space. After more than 40 years since it last carried out a lunar mission, Moscow is ploughing £30 million into building a new spaceship bound for Earth’s satellite.
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Inside the fake Facebook profile industry

Posted on November 15, 2017 by HeyJK
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Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017, around 3 p.m. (France local time). I’ve just uncovered the most important element of the entire investigation. It’s a photo of a group of friends on Facebook, really nothing special.
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How to use SVG as a Placeholder, and Other Image Loading Techniques

Posted on November 15, 2017 by HeyJK
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I’m passionate about image performance optimisation and making images load fast on the web. One of the most interesting areas of exploration is placeholders: what to show when the image hasn’t loaded yet.
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Amazon’s Cashierless Store Is Almost Ready for Prime Time

Posted on November 15, 2017 by HeyJK
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For the past year,  Amazon employees have been test driving Amazon Go, an experimental convenience store in downtown Seattle. The idea is to let consumers walk in, pick up items and then pay for them without ever standing in line at a cashier.
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Brain implant boosts human memory by mimicking how we learn

Posted on November 14, 2017 by HeyJK
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A “memory prosthesis” brain implant has enhanced human memory for the first time. The device is comprised of electrodes implanted in the brain, and is designed to mimic the way we naturally process memories, and can boost performance on memory tests by up to 30 per cent.
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Alibaba: Singles Day sales top $25 billion, break last year’s record by lunchtime

Posted on November 11, 2017 by HeyJK
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Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. had been expected to set records with this year’s Singles Day, and the Chinese e-commerce giant apparently did it with plenty of time to spare. Singles Day 2017, or the 11/11 Global Shopping Festival, surpassed last year’s total of 120.
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Hasbro reportedly offered to buy Mattel

Posted on November 11, 2017 by HeyJK
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Hasbro is one of the largest toy companies in the world (after Lego), and according to a report in The Wall Street Journal, it recently made an offer to take over its chief rival, Mattel.
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Uber loses key appeal over drivers’ rights

Posted on November 10, 2017 by HeyJK
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Uber has failed in its attempt to have a key ruling on its drivers’ employment rights overturned, a decision that could have major consequences for the transport app and the wider gig economy.
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SUPERHUMANS: Chips inserted in brains will give us MIND-BLOWING abilities within years

Posted on November 10, 2017 by HeyJK
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People will be able to buy new memories and delete unwanted ones in the near future as experts believe they are close to biohacking the body’s most powerful tool, according to a leading technology entrepreneur.
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Twitter’s 280-Character Own Goal

Posted on November 9, 2017 by HeyJK
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Twitter’s destroyed its USP. The whole point, for me, was how inventive people could be within that concise framework. USP is “unique selling proposition”. By doubling the character limit, Twitter has eliminated what made them unique.
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The iPhone X Is A User Experience Nightmare

Posted on November 9, 2017 by HeyJK
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Need proof? Just take a look at this cheat sheet published alongside the Wall Street Journal’s iPhone X review:
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One of the biggest names in the auto industry says that no one will own a car in 20 years

Posted on November 8, 2017 by HeyJK
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Now semi-retired, Lutz is partnered with designer Henrik Fisker at VLF Automotive, a maker of exotic, burly very expensive supercars. But he continues to freely offer his thoughts on the car business.
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Apple Is Ramping Up Work on AR Headset to Succeed iPhone

Posted on November 8, 2017 by HeyJK
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Apple Inc., seeking a breakthrough product to succeed the iPhone, aims to have technology ready for an augmented-reality headset in 2019 and could ship a product as early as 2020.
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Twitter is officially doubling the character limit to 280

Posted on November 7, 2017 by HeyJK
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It’s official. We’re going to 280. Now every Twitter user — from first-day users to President Donald Trump — will have twice the room to share their thoughts.
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Engadget

WhatsApp may soon let you hide your online status
‘Genshin Impact’ Summer Fantasia update arrives on July 13th
Meta’s Novi cryptocurrency wallet is shutting down
Pandemic-related manufacturing shutdowns catch up with Tesla
NASA targets late August to early September launch for Artemis 1 Moon mission
Twitch's latest test lets you preview channels without watching ads
Recommended Reading: Google's biggest hardware flop
GM is ramping up Hummer EV production to address huge order backlog
Meal kit company sued by customers who claim 'contaminated' lentils led to gallbladders removals
Google will start removing abortion clinic visits from users’ location history
FIFA OKs sensor ball and semi-automatic offside tracking for the 2022 World Cup
A 'Doom' mobile game from 2005 is now playable on Windows
FCC clears SpaceX to put its Starlink satellite WiFi in vehicles
TikTok tells senators how it plans to beef up data security for American users
Engadget Podcast: Our digital privacy and rights post-Roe v. Wade
FDA says updated COVID-19 Omicron boosters won’t require new clinical trials
Apple needs to take fertility tracking more seriously
Biden will posthumously award Steve Jobs the Presidential Medal of Freedom
The best 4th of July tech sales we could find
Comcast’s refreshed Xfinity Stream app launches on Apple TV
Sonos' latest refurbished sale knocks $360 off the Arc soundbar

Hand-Picked

Crypto’s frozen mystery: The fate of billions in Celsius deposits
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Untitled
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19 June 2022
Ferrari says 60 percent of its lineup will be electrified by 2026
17 June 2022
Milky Way's secrets revealed by massive space probe map
13 June 2022
Baseball aligns 2nd base with 1st and 3rd … after 135 years
13 June 2022
Is LaMDA Sentient?
13 June 2022
Do Animals Dream?
10 June 2022
Going under anesthesia? Scientists reveal what happens inside your unconscious brain
8 June 2022
NASA to launch ‘priority’ mission exploring mysterious domes on Moon’s surface
7 June 2022
Will this fruit-picking robot transform agriculture?
30 May 2022
Time is ticking to replace the Pentagon’s 1970s-era Doomsday planes
30 May 2022
Robotic crab tinier than a flea becomes the smallest-ever remote-controlled robot
26 May 2022
AI Inventing Its Own Culture, Passing It On to Humans, Sociologists Find
26 May 2022
First Patient Dosed With Experimental Cancer-Killing Virus in New Trial
19 May 2022
Google's DeepMind says it is close to achieving 'human-level' artificial intelligence
19 May 2022
The Fifth Element Returns to Theaters for Its 25th Anniversary
19 May 2022
Web3 is going just great
18 May 2022
Cautionary Tales from Cryptoland
18 May 2022
Amazon Echo - SNL
15 May 2022
103 Bits of Advice I Wish I Had Known
4 May 2022
Is crypto just one big Ponzi scheme?
28 April 2022
Untitled
28 April 2022
Infinite Mac
27 April 2022
How Anitta megafans gamed Spotify to help create Brazil’s first global chart-topper
26 April 2022
Cryptoverse: Ether Prepares for Epic 'Merge' in Quest to Eclipse Bitcoin
26 April 2022
Here's what the world's first floating city in Busan, South Korea, could look like
26 April 2022
Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
25 April 2022
A Decade After Borders Shut Down, Here’s What’s in Its Former Locations
22 April 2022
This New Implant Hacks the Brain by Going Through Your Chest
20 April 2022

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  • OBJ
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  • Zero Hedge
  • New York Times
  • The Atlantic

Wired

The Best Webcams for Looking Brighter and Better
Citizen Sleeper's Creator Was Inspired by Our Modern Dystopia
Secrets of the Moon’s Permanent Shadows Are Coming to Light
How to Set a Maximum Limit on Your Phone's Volume
What, Exactly, Is the Metaverse Standards Forum Creating?
How to Shop Like a Pro on Amazon Prime Day
Robocalls Are (Finally) Being Shaken Up
Gun Database Breach Leaks Details on Thousands of Owners
Bote's Inflatable Stand-Up Paddleboard Packs Big Summer Fun
How to Work Offline and Still Be Productive

Tech Crunch

Most Frequently Asked Questions About Affiliate Marketing
What is Blockchain: Everything You Need to Know (2022)
ProWritingAid VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?
Sellfy Review 2022: How Good Is This Ecommerce Platform?
Ahrefs vs SEMrush: Which SEO Tool Should You Use?
Top 10 Best PLR(Private Label Rights) Websites | Which One You Should Join in 2022?
Canva Review 2022: Details, Pricing & Features
Top 7 Best Wordpress Plugin Of All Time
Ginger VS Grammarly: Which Grammar Checker is Better in (2022) ?
Most Frequently Asked Questions About NFTs(Non-Fungible Tokens)
10 Best Chrome Extensions That Are Perfect for Everyone
Most Frequently Asked Questions About Email Marketing

Apple Insider

How to make a custom iPhone ringtone in iOS 15
New Apple Music student subscribers can get free Beats Flex
Deals: Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro is still on sale for $1,799 ($200 off), M1 13-inch drops to $1,049
How to create a quick note in iOS 16
Apple Watch Series 8 may detect user's fever with temperature sensor
AirPods Pro 2 probably won't offer fitness tracking features
Daily deals July 3: $300 off LG 21:9 curved monitor, $259 Hisense 50-inch 4K smart TV, $100 Amazon Echo Frames, more
Crime blotter: iPhones seized from two lawyers associated with January 6 probe
Gamevice for iPhone & iPad review: simulated Nintendo Switch
Daily deals July 2: 48% off LG 48-inch OLED TV, $45 Blink Mini, $219 Shure Podcast Mic, more
How to launch any macOS app, even those not notarized by Apple
Lululook Foldable Magnetic Stand review: maximum adjustability but stiff joints
Kuo doubts rumored TSMC iPhone 14 chip order reduction
TikTok assures US officials it has strong data security, denies recent report
How gaming on the Mac is getting better with macOS Ventura

Google Tech

Body camera footage shows fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker - CBS News
Police identify shooter, victims after 3 officers shot, 2 residents killed in Haltom City - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Several people killed in Copenhagen mall shooting, police say - CNN
Janet Jackson Loses Audio at Essence Fest, Caps Off Weekend of Issues - TMZ
Drake has a nostalgic moment on stage with the Backstreet Boys - CNN
Alpine glacier chunk detaches, killing at least 6 hikers - The Associated Press - en Español
Two New York beaches close after shark bites lifeguard - The Guardian US
Ukrainian forces withdraw from Lysychansk, their last holdout in key region - CNN
Carlos Alcaraz Fourth Round Press Conference | Wimbledon 2022 - Wimbledon
Jan. 6 committee could make multiple criminal referrals of Donald Trump to Justice Dept., Rep. Liz Cheney says - The Washington Post
USFL stars squaring off in championship game 'grateful' for opportunity to play in league - Fox News
White House, Jeff Bezos trade criticism over gas prices - Axios
NBA Free Agency: Goran Dragic signs with Chicago Bulls as Mavericks watch - Mavs Moneyball
American Airlines Computer Glitch Disrupts Pilots' Schedules - The Wall Street Journal
Uzbekistan reports casualties in unrest, opposition says at least 5 killed - Reuters
Here's the ad Gavin Newsom will run in Florida amid 2024 speculation - SFGATE
‘Minions: The Rise Of Gru’ Boogies To $202M WW As ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Flies By $1.1B & ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ Rumbles Past $800M – International Box Office - Deadline
College football realignment news: Notre Dame on deck; Pac-12, Big 12 could merge; SEC vs. Big Ten playoff? - CBS Sports
Homeland security secretary warns against crossing US-Mexico border - The Guardian US
The Supreme Court marshal asks state officials to act on protests at justices' homes - NPR
Stunt truck with jet engines crashes at Michigan air show, killing driver - CNN
Advocates warn US at risk of losing control on monkeypox - The Hill
Traveling to Venice for the day will come with new rules - NPR
Adele calls Las Vegas residency cancellation backlash brutal - The Washington Post
Apple Watch Series 8 will reportedly be able to detect if you have a fever - The Verge

Hacker News

Quantum mechanics and Tomb Raider (2007)
Pirate Library Mirror: Preserving 7TB of books (that are not in Libgen)
Transporting food generates whopping amounts of carbon dioxide
Understanding how others relate to you
New Steganography Method for SVG Images Based on Improved LSB Algorithm (2019) [pdf]
India’s biggest businesses are tapping green hydrogen as a future fuel
HNNotify.xyz: Subscribe to Your Hacker News Feed
Zetk: CLI utilities, fzf-based scripts, C++ lib for managing your Zettelkasten
Introduction to Computer Vision
Red Engine: modern scheduling framework for Python applications
Patterns (YC S21) Is hiring devs to help build low-code data modeling tools
Visualizing quantum mechanics in an interactive simulation
Why does iron deficiency cause fatigue, even in the absence of anemia?
SwiftUI for Mac 2022
RETRO is fast
Vite – Next Generation Front End Tooling
How To Know Everything
40% of Google users now connect via IPv6
It's quite hard to lose a Duolingo streak
Show HN: Desklamp – convenient and collaborative notemaking on PDFs
Couch to 64k, a.k.a. Building a Z80 Breadboard Computer (2020)
BootBASIC Interpreter in 512 Bytes
Asset-Level Transition Risk in the Global Coal, Oil, and Gas Supply Chains
Show HN: What do avoided crossings sound like?
What Is Pozidriv? How Does It Differ from a Phillips Drive?
Challenge and Flow
Sequoia Arc: Catalyst for Seed Companies
How did a woman with a missing temporal lobe become bilingual?
How to fuck up an airport
Ask HN: How do you ensure everyone on the team is heard on Slack?

Slashdot

Electric Vehicle Manufacturing is Spreading - But Funded By SUV and Truck Sales
Objective Reality May Not Exist At All, Quantum Physicists Say
Meta Is Finally Closing Its Cryptocurrency Project Novi
How Bug Bounty Platform HackerOne Handled Its Own 'Internal Threat' Actor
How the Higgs Boson Particle Ruined Peter Higgs's Life
Amazon Bars Off-Duty Warehouse Workers from Its Buildings
NASA Funds a Robot That Could Explore the Caves of Mars
Countries Form New NATO-Like 'Mineral Security' Alliance to Ensure EV Supplies
Remember RadioShack? It's Now a Crypto Company with Wild Tweets
Reuters: 'How Mercenary Hackers Sway Litigation Battles'
What Happened After Massachusetts Voters Approved a Right-to-Repair Law?
Citing Climate Concerns, New York Denies Permit to Bitcoin Mining Plant
The Death of a YouTuber
First RISC-V Laptop Announced
US Hypersonic Missile Fails In Test In Fresh Setback For Program

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