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BMW’s world record eight-hour drift was almost ruined by Bluetooth

Posted on February 5, 2018 by HeyJK

You might think the biggest challenges that stand in the way of setting a record like “greatest distance vehicle drift in eight hours” are the obvious ones: What if you get bored, or lose your concentration? What happens when you have to pee? And when the record-setting attempt involves the c

Single-Person Spacecraft Design Passes Pool Test

Posted on February 5, 2018 by HeyJK

Putting on a spacesuit is one of the most dangerous activities for astronauts. During spacewalks, there is little protection against micrometeoroids, which can puncture the protective suits. Occasionally, the suits themselves suffer failures that can threaten the life of the astronaut.

‘Human Uber’ Lets You Hire Someone to Do Your Dirty Work (While Wearing Your Face)

Posted on February 4, 2018 by HeyJK

Wouldn’t you love to lead a full, rich social life without the hassle of getting out of bed in the morning?

Your WHOLE body could be ‘replaced or upgraded’ with robot parts by 2070

Posted on February 3, 2018 by HeyJK

YOUR entire body could be swapped out with robot parts as soon as 2070, if a top robotics expert is to be believed. One bionics expert says that we’re not far from a future where anyone can buy upgraded body parts that provide superhuman powers.

The Mistakes You Make in a Meeting’s First Milliseconds

Posted on February 2, 2018 by HeyJK

Hilary Blair has acted professionally and served as chief executive of her own communications-coaching company for the past seven years. She oversees a staff of 13 and counts Staples and Boeing among her clients.

Is it the end of the line for the ‘i’ at Apple? Analyzing Apple’s naming scheme

Posted on February 2, 2018 by HeyJK

The discovery that in iOS 11.3 Apple is renaming the iBooks app to “Books” seemed… not particularly revelatory. We’ve all read about how Apple’s been slowly stripping away the lower-case-i prefix from older products.

Instagram Is Turning Into Facebook

Posted on February 2, 2018 by HeyJK

I understand why Instagram is adopting Facebook features: They work. But for years I logged into Instagram and enjoyed it more than Facebook. I fear a day when I wake up, open my phone and can no longer tell the difference between the two.

Why Tether’s Collapse Would Be Bad for Cryptocurrencies

Posted on February 1, 2018 by HeyJK

The cryptocurrency world, with its volatility, is all about FUD—fear, uncertainty, doubt. And nothing is generating more FUD right now than an unusual currency called tether. Unlike bitcoin and its many siblings, tether is what is called a stablecoin, an entity designed to not fluctuate in value.

Google Bets a Billion Dollars More Brains Can Help Take On Apple

Posted on January 30, 2018 by HeyJK

Google officially closed its $1.1 billion deal with HTC Corp., adding more than 2,000 smartphone specialists in Taiwan to help the search giant chase Apple Inc. in the cut-throat premium handset market.

Facebook invented a new time unit called the ‘flick’ and it’s truly amazing

Posted on January 26, 2018 by HeyJK

So what is a flick? A flick is one seven hundred and five million six hundred thousandth of a second — 1/705,600,000 if you prefer the digits, or 1.417233560090703e-9 if you prefer decimals. And why is that useful?

NASA’s Long Dead ‘IMAGE’ Satellite is Alive!

Posted on January 26, 2018 by HeyJK

Over the past week the station has been dedicated to an S-band scan looking for new targets and refreshing the frequency list, triggered by the recent launch of the mysterious ZUMA mission.

Apple, in Sign of Health Ambitions, Adds Medical Records Feature for iPhone

Posted on January 25, 2018 by HeyJK

In the latest indication of Apple’s growing ambitions in the digital health market, the tech giant on Wednesday unveiled a new feature that would allow users to automatically download and see parts of their medical records on their iPhones.

How do you turn an ad into a meme? Two words: Dilly dilly

Posted on January 23, 2018 by HeyJK

Since then, the list of commercial catchphrases to earn a cultural foothold has been short.

Here’s How Scammers Are Using Fake News To Screw With Bitcoin Investors

Posted on January 22, 2018 by HeyJK

On Saturday, Jan. 14, a Twitter account purporting to be that of John McAfee, the outlandish founder of cybersecurity firm McAfee, shared a bit of investment advice. “Coin of the day,” the account tweeted, promoting GVT, a new digital coin that had started trading in the fall of 2017.

Amazon’s automated grocery store of the future opens Monday

Posted on January 21, 2018 by HeyJK

SEATTLE (Reuters) – Amazon.com Inc will open its checkout-free grocery store to the public on Monday after more than a year of testing, the company said, moving forward on an experiment that could dramatically alter brick-and-mortar retail.

Falcon Heavy | Flight Animation

Posted on January 21, 2018 by HeyJK

When Falcon Heavy lifts off it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. Thrust at liftoff is equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft operating simultaneously.

Competitive Self-Play

Posted on January 16, 2018 by HeyJK

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Alibaba’s AI Outguns Humans in Reading Test

Posted on January 16, 2018 by HeyJK

Alibaba has developed an artificial intelligence model that scored better than humans in a Stanford University reading and comprehension test. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

The Making of Apple’s Emoji: How designing these tiny icons changed my life

Posted on January 15, 2018 by HeyJK

When design leads to friendship, and that friendship leads back to design, magic happens. This is the story of how an intern and her mentor designed Apple’s original emoji set and together changed the way people communicate around the world.

Scientists Discover Clean Water Ice Just Below Mars’ Surface

Posted on January 12, 2018 by HeyJK

Locked away beneath the surface of Mars are vast quantities of water ice. But the properties of that ice—how pure it is, how deep it goes, what shape it takes—remain a mystery to planetary geologists.