Technology AI can gauge the risk of dying from heart conditionsEngadget - Jon FingasAI's ability to predict threats to your health could soon include deadly heart conditions. Researchers at MIT's CSAIL have developed a machine learning system, RiskCardio, that can estimate the risk of
Military A former Google engineer warned that robot weapons could cause accidental mass killingsBusiness Insider - Isobel Asher HamiltonA former Google engineer who worked on the company's infamous military drone project has sounded a warning against the building of killer robots. Laura Nolan had been working at Google four years when
Streaming How Much Would You Spend on Streaming Services Per Month?PCMag - Rob Marvin A PCMag survey of 1,001 US streaming subscribers found that customers would pay an average of $33 per month for all their streaming services …
Science MIT engineers produce the blackest material on Earthnewatlas.com - Nick Lavars With an ability to soak up 99.96 percent of the light that hits it, the material known as Vantablack has earned plenty of attention as the world’s …
Google Photos Google's Newest Gadget for Your Home Is Literally Always Watching YouInc Magazine - Jason AtenThe Google Nest Hub Max seems like a pretty smart device--even if the name could use some work. It also has some pretty cool features. For example, the device will display the calendar or content customized
Google Google may soon let you search with a screenshotEngadget - Steve Dent"Smart Screenshots" would use Lens to figure out what you've captured. Google might be about to do pair up two mobile screen-related features, "Edit & Share screenshots" and the AI-powered "What's on Screen,"
Gorillaz Awesome new Gorillaz and G-Shock limited edition watch gets Bluetooth tech twistDigital Trends You can’t keep a good Gorilla down, and to prove it, British band Gorillaz and Casio G-Shock are back with another two limited edition watches, …
Play buttonVolocopter Volcopter completes its first city demo flight in Europenewatlas.com - Nick Lavars The team at Volocopter has ticked off another first, this time sending its 18-rotor unmanned aircraft into the skies over Stuttgart as part of its …
YouTube Google Is Pulling The Plug On YouTube's TV-friendly Browser InterfaceMashable - Adam RosenbergEnjoy YouTube's "leanback" interface while you can. A pop-up message on the streaming video site's TV-friendly landing page says it'll be gone soon. There's no indication of when it will be going away
Technology Israeli police arrest execs from vendor of mobile surveillance techZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu Ability execs arrests over the weekend after raids on the company's offices. Israeli police have raided the offices of a company that sells mobile …
Microsoft could ditch Intel for AMD with its Surface Laptop 3techradar.com - Matt Hanson It appears that Microsoft could be launching a 15-inch Surface Laptop 3 which will run on AMD Ryzen processors at its Surface hardware event on …
Mobile Technology New surveillance tech means you'll never be anonymous againWired UK - Elise Thomas The fight over the future of facial recognition is heating up. But it is just the beginning, as even more intrusive methods of surveillance are being …
DNA The Marvel Of Molecular Computing ChipsForbes - Jayshree PandyaWith the rise of molecular electronics technologies, where will the rapidly emerging DNA revolution take us? In nature, virtually all electronic processes seem to occur in molecular structures. Since tools
Mobile Technology Huawei’s entire flagship Mate 30 lineup leaks ahead of Thursday launchThe Verge - Jon PorterDays before Huawei is due to reveal its new flagship Mate 30 lineup, launching without Google apps or services on September 19th, promotional images of four of the upcoming devices appear to have leaked
Ransomware The ransomware crisis is going to get a lot worseZDNet - Steve Ranger Ransomware is already a huge problem. And what's on the horizon is even more worrying. There is plenty of evidence to suggest that ransomware attacks …
Google Pixel 4 XL 5G rumored to arrive with more power than 4 and 4 XLtechradar.com - James Rogerson As well as the widely-rumored Google Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL, it looks like we could see a Google Pixel 4 XL 5G, which wouldn't just have faster data, …
Mobile Technology Anyone Can Build This Open Source, DRM-Free Kindle AlternativeVICEIt’s harder to get an open source e-reader than you might think. Kindles are popular, but they lock you into Amazon’s ecosystem. Amazon’s books come with digital rights protection and the company can them
Drones Drone pilot races a roller coaster for awesome action footageDigital Trends When we heard that a drone pilot had captured some footage of a roller coaster, we assumed we’d be looking at some run-of-the-mill shots from way …
Technology Google Warns LastPass Users Were Exposed To ‘Last Password’ Credential LeakForbes - Davey WinderGoogle Project Zero is a team of highly talented security analysts with a brief to uncover zero-day vulnerabilities. If a vulnerability is found, Project Zero reports to the vendor concerned and starts
Windows 10 Warning Issued For Millions Of Microsoft Windows 10 UsersForbes - Gordon KellyMicrosoft has a quality control problem. Right now, Windows 10 updates are a minefield with some updates causing more problems than they fix. And now new warnings suggest Microsoft’s latest Window 10 might
Windows 10 Windows 10 Cortana 'fix' breaks the internet – and people aren't happytechradar.com - Darren Allan Windows 10 has run into more trouble at the hands of the KB4515384 update, which is, by all accounts, breaking far more than it fixes, with the …
Gatwick Airport Gatwick to become first British airport to roll out facial recognition to allow passengers to board planes without checksThe Telegraph - By Natasha BernalGatwick Airport has confirmed plans to become the first British airport to permanently use facial recognition technology, in a move that will allow passengers to travel without being checked by humans.
Watches Urwerk UR-100 tracks time and the Earth's movementnewatlas.com - David Szondy Urwerk's UR-100 SpaceTime wristwatch doesn't just display the time, it also shows how far the Earth travels. Based on the UR-101 and UR-102 of two …
Apps Google Play Warning: Even Harmless Flashlight Apps Used By Millions Secretly Access Our DataForbes - Zak DoffmanWarnings about the risks lurking within malware-laced apps installed from Google Play have become commonplace. These dangers vary, of course, and while many harmful apps will focus on click and subscription
Technology Bought A Car Recently? 198 Million Car Buyer Records Exposed In Massive Data LeakForbes - Davey WinderHave you bought a car recently? Or maybe you've just been looking for that dream vehicle? I hope you are sitting down then, as 198 million records from a car buyer marketing database have been exposed
Cognitive Computing The world’s most freakishly realistic text-generating A.I. just got gamifiedDigital Trends What would an adventure game designed by the world’s most dangerous A.I. look like? A neuroscience grad student is here to help you find out. Earlier …
Microsoft Surface Microsoft's dual-screen Surface device may use liquid-powered hingestechradar.com - Michelle Rae Uy Rumors and patent leaks related to Microsoft’s still fabled foldable, dual-screen Surface device have been swirling around since 2018, with one even …
YouTube YouTube is killing its ‘leanback’ TV interface for the web ‘soon’9to5Google - Ben SchoonYouTube has offered a “leanback” experience that’s remote optimized on the web for a long time – nearly a decade, in fact. Now, it’s been revealed that this feature will be killed off in the near future.
The Future Vantablack swallows everything it's painted onCNET - Amanda Kooser A Vantablack coating makes cars, watches, deodorant and even an entire Olympic pavilion look like they collided with a black hole.
