John Gordon Ross

Anyone who works as a freelancer these days has to be at least a bit familiar with techie things. But it isn’t just that. When I was a kid and those vaguely SF puppet shows were on the television and all the other kids wanted to be Greg Gogetem or Steve Savetheuniverse, I wanted to be the guy in a white coat and glasses called Doc or Brains. Here are some technology-related feeds I find useful and/or entertaining.

Slashdot » Facebook Finds a New Service To Copy: Tinder

Thursday 7 September 23:20:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report from Motherboard, written by Jacob Dube: Facebook is trying out a new feature that connects users on its Messenger chat platform, but only if they both accept. It looks a lot like Tinder, except it only appears to be connecting people who are already friends with each other. While using Facebook on my phone … [Link]

Slashdot » Disney Is Pulling Star Wars and Marvel Films From Netflix

Thursday 7 September 22:40:00 UTC 2017

Disney CEO Bob Iger announced on Thursday that his company will pull the full catalog of films from the Star Wars franchise and Marvel universe from Netflix after 2019. Last month, Disney announced it would be pulling a number of Disney titles from the Netflix catalog, but left the door open to keeping the Star Wars franchise and Marvel films. … [Link]

Mashable » The interactive 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' e-book is pure magic

Thursday 7 September 22:37:01 UTC 2017

Harry Potter and the Hogwarts crew are getting enhanced with some e-book magic.  SEE ALSO: Harry Potter fans gather at Kings Cross in honor of Albus Potter's first day at Hogwarts The Kindle in Motion version of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone was released earlier this week and includes art, animations, and videos of young Harry Potter's first year … [Link]

Mashable » Airlines cap flight prices out of Florida, but empty seats are hard to find

Thursday 7 September 22:12:28 UTC 2017

UPDATED 3:48 p.m. PT with comment from Delta. It may be close to impossible to get a flight out of Florida with Hurricane Irma breathing down the coastal state's neck, but if you do snag something it likely won't cost an arm and a leg as earlier reports have stated. SEE ALSO: $63 jug of water listed on Amazon in advance … [Link]

Mashable » Watch an enormous snake make the biggest plot twist when it decides to rescue itself

Thursday 7 September 22:12:01 UTC 2017

We all know snakes can be scary, but sometimes they can be pretty surprising, too. They can be super unpleasant especially because they can sneak up out nowhere, like this male carpet python did on someone’s deck in Australia.  But once the snake removers were called in, things took a turn. The interesting thing about this python is, although it … [Link]

Mashable » How to prepare for natural disasters

Thursday 7 September 22:08:38 UTC 2017

With unprecedented natural disasters happening all across the globe, it's good to be reminded of how to prepare for a disasterMashable's Deputy Science Editor Miriam Kramer reveals 6 tips everyone should follow to prepare for a natural disaster. Read more…More about Science, Mashable Video, Water, Ready, and Hurricane [Link]

Mashable » Being stuck in a swamp could be terrifying for anyone, especially a cat

Thursday 7 September 22:00:00 UTC 2017

Chomper the cat was found perched on a tree in a Lousiana swamp when Randall Kolb decided to try and help.   "I'll come help you. Lets just check for wasps and snakes and hopefully their are no alligators around here," said the rescuer as he made his way towards the cat, whom he later named Chomper.  You can hear … [Link]

Slashdot » VR Company Upload Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Thursday 7 September 22:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Upload, formerly UploadVR, the virtual reality startup at the center of a sexual harassment and wrongful termination lawsuit filed earlier this year, has settled the case with its former employee and is aiming to put the ensuing damage behind it. The lawsuit, filed against the startup and its co-founders by former director … [Link]

Mashable » How to tell if you're one of the 143 million Americans affected by the Equifax hack

Thursday 7 September 21:59:31 UTC 2017

So Equifax was hacked. Like, badly. But how to tell if you, personally, are affected by the massive data breach? There's a website for that — as long as you don't mind forking over even more information to Equifax.  The credit reporting agency announced Thursday that private identifying information on potentially 143 million US citizens was accessed by "criminals," and that … [Link]

Slashdot » Credit Reporting Firm Equifax Announces 'Cybersecurity Incident Impacting Approximately 143 Million US Consumers'

Thursday 7 September 21:27:03 UTC 2017

Equifax, which supplies credit information and other information services, said Thursday that a cybersecurity incident discovered on July 29 could have potentially affected 143 million consumers in the U.S. "The leaked data includes names, birth dates, social security numbers, addresses and potentially drivers licenses," reports CNBC. "209,000 U.S. credit card numbers were also obtained, in addition to 'certain dispute documents … [Link]

Mashable » The video chat app that should scare the hell out of Facebook and Snapchat

Thursday 7 September 21:22:06 UTC 2017

It’s rare that a small startup is able to challenge the likes of Facebook and Snapchat in a meaningful way. But Houseparty, a teen-centric video chat app is managing to do just that. One year since launching publicly (the company spent several months in a stealthy beta), Houseparty has grown to 20 million users who together have participated in more than … [Link]

Mashable » Bad news for literally anyone with a credit card: there's a good chance you just got hacked

Thursday 7 September 21:18:36 UTC 2017

Sensitive personal information of 143 million people has been stolen from Equifax, the credit reporting agency announced on Thursday.  From mid-May through July of this year, cyber criminals where able to access the personal information of its customers, including social security numbers and drivers license numbers. The affected number, 143 million, is equal to about 44 percent of the U.S. population.  … [Link]

Slashdot » 67% of Americans Use Social Media To Get Some of their News

Thursday 7 September 21:11:00 UTC 2017

Shan Wang, writing for Neiman Lab: Sixty-seven percent of Americans report getting some of their news via social media at some point, according to a Pew Research survey of just under 5,000 U.S. adults conducted last month and published Thursday. That overall percentage is only up slightly from 62 percent in 2016, in the run-up to the November election. But … [Link]

Mashable » Halo Top's new terrifying commercial will have you screaming, but probably not for ice cream

Thursday 7 September 21:07:11 UTC 2017

What do you get when you mix robots and ice cream? A stone cold nightmare.  Halo Top produced a commercial in which a woman wakes up in an all-white room being forcefully-fed ice cream from a robot. The video starts with the woman liking the first taste of the ice cream. But when she begins asking questions of her whereabouts, … [Link]

Mashable » 'Pokémon' movie retells Ash and Pikachu's beginnings on the big screen

Thursday 7 September 20:56:15 UTC 2017

Ash and Pikachu's relationship began in the Kanto region over 20 years ago, and you'll be able to relive it this November in theaters across the U.S. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! takes the first 80 episodes of the anime series and condenses them into a feature-length movie, which will be coming to select theaters on Nov. 5 and … [Link]

Mashable » Personalize your music listening experience with Swiss Audio earbuds

Thursday 7 September 20:47:43 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. These earbuds on Kickstarter will transform the way you listen to music. Like, literally. The Swiss Audio earbuds can actually change the way you hear your music. Completely wireless and designed to fit snugly in your ears, Swiss Audio earbuds are completely customizable so … [Link]

Popular Science » This engineer spent 4 months installing a headphone jack on an iPhone 7

Thursday 7 September 20:36:16 UTC 2017

Technology Pushing the limits of DIY in Shenzhen, China. Scotty Allen decided to add a headphone jack back into his iPhone. Here's how he did it. [Link]

Slashdot » 'No Fire Risk' With New Lithium Batteries

Thursday 7 September 20:30:00 UTC 2017

Lithium-ion batteries that are resistant to exploding or catching fire have been developed by scientists. From a report: The devices produced sufficient energy for use in household electronics, but did not ignite — even when punctured repeatedly with a nail. The batteries use a water-salt solution as their electrolyte, removing the risks carried by some non-aqueous commercial models. The research … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » Facebook Announces 1.0 Release of Open Source JavaScript Package Manager, Yarn

Thursday 7 September 20:27:46 UTC 2017

Today, Facebook announced the 1.0 release of Yarn (an open source JavaScript Package Manager). Facebook originally launched Yarn last October alongside Google, Exponent, and Tilde. The tool has grown since first published with more than 175,000 Github projects relying on Yarn to manage shared code libraries. Because Facebook uses Yarn for its Facebook, Instagram, Oculus and WhatsApp code bases, Yarn … [Link]

Mashable » Illuminate your wardrobe with a skirt that actually lights up

Thursday 7 September 20:25:37 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Fairy lights have long been a staple of dorm room decorating and suburban patios, but now they’ve been elevated to wearable tech status. You can literally light up a room in a constellation skirt embedded with LED lights. SEE ALSO: Show your support for … [Link]

Mashable » South Park game's difficulty will be based on your skin color in a bold-ass move

Thursday 7 September 20:14:52 UTC 2017

You know how real life can be more difficult for people of color? Well now you can experience that "realism" in Matt Stone and Trey Parker's next South Park game, too, I guess. The upcoming South Park: The Fractured But Whole game correlates your character's skin color to the game's level of difficulty. Yup. Eurogamer got its hands on The Fractured … [Link]

Mashable » Irma devastated Barbuda but it didn't 'wipe the island off the map'

Thursday 7 September 20:14:20 UTC 2017

The syntax and language we use during natural disasters can have a huge impact, from communicating the severity of an approaching storm to post-disaster relief efforts, and the island of Barbuda is the latest example. SEE ALSO: With Hurricane Irma, Miami could be facing its nightmare storm scenario First, make no mistake: What Irma did to Barbuda was absolutely devastating. The … [Link]

Mashable » Google Maps is getting friendlier to people with wheelchairs

Thursday 7 September 20:12:59 UTC 2017

Google wants to make it easier for people with wheelchairs to get around using Maps, so the search giant is asking its massive user base for some help.   Maps is launching a new initiative to encourage its Local Guides community to update locations around the world with new, detailed information about accessibility. Maps users can answer five simple questions about … [Link]

Mashable » Sun fires off 3 huge flares, including strongest in a decade

Thursday 7 September 20:08:05 UTC 2017

The sun is having quite a week.  Our nearest star has shot out three powerful solar flares in the past two days, sending bursts of hot plasma into the solar system, on a possible collision course with Earth's magnetic field.  The most extreme of those flares — a class X9.3 flare — was the most powerful flare we've seen in more … [Link]

Mashable » 50 reasons why Leslie Jones is a national treasure on this, her 50th birthday

Thursday 7 September 20:01:10 UTC 2017

Maybe you know her strictly from Saturday Night Live, or maybe it's her standup routine that's left you with an aching side from laughing to hard. Regardless of how you were introduced to the comedic genius that is Leslie Jones, it's safe to say the world is a better—and tremendously funnier—place because of her existence.   It's not every day one … [Link]

Mashable » 'Black Mirror' has revealed two photos from Season 4, so start theorizing

Thursday 7 September 19:54:01 UTC 2017

We still don't know exactly when Black Mirror Season 4 will premiere, but luckily, Netflix has taken pity on us and released a couple of images from two of the upcoming installments so that we can occupy our time with wild speculation until the show returns. First up is "USS Callister," the only episode of the new season that creator Charlie … [Link]

Slashdot » AskSlashdot: How Do You See Your Life After Firefox 52 ESR?

Thursday 7 September 19:50:00 UTC 2017

Artem Tashkinov writes: Soon to be released Firefox 56 says that out of 35+ add-ons that I have installed only a single one is a proper WebExtension which means that Firefox 57 will disable over 95% of my add-ons many of which I just cannot live without and for most of them there are simply no alternatives. This number of … [Link]

Mashable » A Reese Witherspoon Movie for Every Moment

Thursday 7 September 19:41:43 UTC 2017

Read more…More about Reese Witherspoon, Mashable Reels, Entertainment, and Movies Tv Shows [Link]

Mashable » New York City schools will now offer free lunch to every kid who wants it

Thursday 7 September 19:33:21 UTC 2017

New York City may be littered with gluten-loving rats and paved with chicken bone highways, but if there's one thing the city's occasionally good at, it's policy. The city's school Chancellor Carmen Fariña recently announced that free lunch would now be available to the city's 1.1 million students, regardless of income level. Previously, free lunch was only available to low income … [Link]

Popular Science » Predicting a hurricane's intensity is only going to get harder

Thursday 7 September 19:30:00 UTC 2017

Environment Better forecasts mean fewer deaths. Hurricanes may grow rapidly intense—and harder to predict—as the climate warms. [Link]

Mashable » This magazine titan wielded his publication as a weapon against Donald Trump

Thursday 7 September 19:23:00 UTC 2017

Graydon Carter, longtime editor of Vanity Fair and longertime nemesis of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he will step down in December from his post atop the magazine industry. We could think of no better time to review all the ways Carter and his magazine wielded words—spoken and written—as weapons against a man who became the most powerful on the … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Even a mask won’t hide you from the latest face recognition tech

Thursday 7 September 19:22:00 UTC 2017

A machine learning algorithm has been taught to see through basic disguises, and could identify protesters and criminals hiding their faces – and could render camouflage makeup obsolete [Link]

Mashable » Gal Gadot reveals she auditioned for Furiosa from 'Mad Max: Fury Road'…just imagine

Thursday 7 September 19:19:28 UTC 2017

Gadot revealed in a candid conversation on The Hollywood Reporter's "Awards Chatter" podcast that she lost a lot of roles over the years simply because she wasn't famous enough for producers to think she'd carry the film — including Mad Max: Fury Road. A Wonder Woman later, and now she's one of the biggest names around. SEE ALSO: 'Wonder Woman' has … [Link]

Mashable » Three Atlantic hurricanes may hit land on the same day this weekend

Thursday 7 September 19:14:01 UTC 2017

Right now, three hurricanes are spinning in the Atlantic Ocean, an unusual event that hasn't happened since 2010. Even stranger, each of them is expected to hit land on the same day: Saturday.  First, there's record-shattering Hurricane Irma, of course, which devastated parts of the northern Leeward Islands, as well as the Caribbean, and poses a dire threat to the Southeast. … [Link]

Mashable » Our predictions for this month's epic robot-themed Loot Crate

Thursday 7 September 19:10:42 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Do androids dream of electric sheep? Is Data a sentient being, or property of Starfleet? How exactly did C3PO get his red arm? The answers to these questions may very well be found inside September's robot-themed Loot Crate. If you're not familiar, here's the … [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Was Tricked By a Fake Law Firm Into Removing a Popular Product, Costing the Seller $200,000

Thursday 7 September 19:10:00 UTC 2017

Eugene Kim, reporting for CNBC: Shortly before Amazon Prime Day in July, the owner of the Brushes4Less store on Amazon's marketplace received a suspension notice for his best-selling product, a toothbrush head replacement. The email that landed in his inbox said the product was being delisted from the site because of an intellectual property violation. In order to resolve the … [Link]

Mashable » Postmates finally ditches those insane delivery fees—but it might be too little, too late

Thursday 7 September 19:00:00 UTC 2017

Postmates is known as the app where the cost of delivery could easily total more than the food you ordered.  That's because the app will deliver from anywhere. Ordering from somewhere outside the usual delivery range, though, would send delivery fees skyrocketing into the double digits based on distance. (Orders from the core merchants on Postmates Plus, with more limited options … [Link]

Mashable » IBM is pouring $240 million into a new AI research lab at MIT

Thursday 7 September 18:45:09 UTC 2017

There is no stopping artificial intelligence, but IBM and MIT figure they can speed up its development with a healthy infusion of cash and a brand new research center. On Thursday, IBM and the Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT) announced a new $240 million research center called the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab that's focused, at least in part, on how new … [Link]

Popular Science » Bats' echolocation has one major blind spot

Thursday 7 September 18:34:03 UTC 2017

Animals Our glass and metal buildings might pose a threat. When it comes to navigating at night, bats are among the champions of the animal kingdom. But it turns out that these fuzzy fliers do have one weakness. [Link]

Slashdot » iPhone's Summer Production Glitches Create Holiday Jitters

Thursday 7 September 18:30:00 UTC 2017

Yoko Kubota, Tripp Mickle, and Takashi Mochizuki, reporting for WSJ: Apple's new iPhone, which is expected to be unveiled Tuesday, was plagued by production glitches early in the manufacturing process this summer, according to people familiar with the situation, which could result in extended supply shortfalls and shipping delays when customers start ordering the device later this month (alternative source). … [Link]

Mashable » The NFL needs to embrace its activist players

Thursday 7 September 18:21:26 UTC 2017

With the NFL a day away from the kickoff of its 2017 season, a definite question has emerged: Is this the year that the NFL finally embraces athletic activism the way the NBA does? The examples are adding up on a nearly daily basis. A week of preseason football couldn't go by without players making statements. Members of the Cleveland Browns … [Link]

Mashable » Florida's nuclear plants have outlasted hurricanes before, but Irma may be a bigger test

Thursday 7 September 18:14:10 UTC 2017

The only thing that separates Florida's Turkey Point nuclear plant from the ocean is a thin squiggle of land that doesn't seem to offer much protection. There's a reason the place is so close to the water. Such plants need loads of H2O for constant cooling. But that need also means that, periodically, you'll come across a story about a potentially … [Link]

Mashable » The 5 least terrible ghost hunting apps for your phone, reviewed

Thursday 7 September 18:10:23 UTC 2017

Before you move into a new home, you need to ask yourself one question: Are there dead people here who want to destroy my sh*t? Hunting ghosts was once the province of experts and moron football players in R.L. Stine novels. Now, thanks to an explosion of paranormal shows and app developers eager to capitalize on the craze, there are a … [Link]

Mashable » I went ghost hunting at Trump’s childhood home and found his secret brother in the fridge

Thursday 7 September 18:05:43 UTC 2017

There is a ghost who lives in Donald Trump's childhood home and for the past 71 years he's had to go to the bathroom.Skeptics, please hold your judgment. I was once, and largely remain, a person of your kind: someone who is deeply suspicious of the existence of supernatural phenomenaSo when I walked into Trump's childhood home last week with a … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Drive Faces Outage, Users Report [Update]

Thursday 7 September 17:45:53 UTC 2017

Numerous Slashdot readers are reporting that they are facing issues access Google Drive, the productivity suite from the Mountain View-based company. Google's dashboard confirms that Drive is facing outage. Third-party web monitoring tool DownDetector also reports thousands of similar complaints from users. The company said, "Google Drive service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution … [Link]

Mashable » Toy blocks that make coding so easy, kids could do it

Thursday 7 September 17:45:11 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Coding, as cool as it is, went way over my head in college. If I had Algobrix as a kid, that may not have been the case. Image: AlgobrixThese futuristic Lego-like blocks’ true potential can be unlocked through the complex magic of coding. Using … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Can the US really nuke North Korea without starting a world war?

Thursday 7 September 17:40:30 UTC 2017

US defence officials are starting to signal a willingness to use nuclear weapons against North Korea on a limited scale. Unsurprisingly, that’s a bad idea [Link]

Mashable » Fall asleep easier with help from this bedside metronome and light system

Thursday 7 September 17:33:24 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Ever have those days where you literally cannot keep your eyes open in class or at work, but then when the time to sleep actually comes, your brain won’t shut down? Because same. Strangely enough, it’s possible that you may need to re-learn how … [Link]

Mashable » You won't believe the number of people who watched 'Game of Thrones' illegally this season

Thursday 7 September 17:32:50 UTC 2017

Game of Thrones Season 7 was a wild ratings success, averaging more than 10 million live viewers for most of its seven episodes, and more than 30 million per episode when factoring in delayed viewing and official streams.  But popularity is a double-edged sword, and no one's toppling Thrones from its perch as the most pirated show on television; apparently the … [Link]

Mashable » Spotify and Hulu teamed up to launch a ridiculous $5 bundle for college students

Thursday 7 September 17:32:11 UTC 2017

College students that love binging TV shows and new music, rejoice: Spotify and Hulu are teaming up to offer a new streaming bundle deal for just $5 a month.  Hulu's Limited Commercials plan will now be tacked on to Spotify's Premium student accounts, combining both streaming services in a single subscription.      Spotify's current student option costs $5 per month already, … [Link]

Popular Science » Yes, humans are still evolving. Here's how you can tell.

Thursday 7 September 17:26:46 UTC 2017

Science Even more evidence that we’re continuing to change. The reality is that we’re all—every single living thing on Earth—evolving constantly. At least to some extent. It’s just that it’s hard to notice. [Link]

Slashdot » Software To Capture Votes in Upcoming National Election is Insecure

Thursday 7 September 17:20:00 UTC 2017

Hackers could have manipulated the results of the upcoming election in Germany by using "trivial" attacks against a program used to count and transmit voting results, researchers warned on Thursday. From a report: White hat hackers from the Chaos Computer Club (CCC), a well-known hacking organization in Germany, claim to have found a series of serious vulnerabilities in PC-Wahl 10, … [Link]

Mashable » Forgetting to hydrate is no longer an excuse with this smart water bottle

Thursday 7 September 17:15:55 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. Hydration nation, y'all. Drinking water seems to be the answer to all problems these days — at least according to Twitter. Skin acting up? Drink water. Going through a breakup? Drink water.  Need to raise $500 in a day to pay rent? Drink water. … [Link]

Mashable » $797 million in 3 months: Blockchain’s newest industry is going crazy

Thursday 7 September 17:03:56 UTC 2017

ICO, or Initial Coin Offering, is currently the most popular way to get your blockchain startup off the ground, period.  According to a quarterly report by CoinDesk, blockchain-based startups were funded with a total of $797 million in the second quarter of 2017 alone. That's more than triple the amount that similar startups raised from venture capital.  SEE ALSO: China bans … [Link]

Mashable » Patrick Stewart trolling Thomas Middleditch is the best thing on Instagram right now

Thursday 7 September 16:52:34 UTC 2017

There are a lot of horrible and stupid things on the internet in 2017, but there is also, perpetually, hope.  This time, it's in the form of Sir Patrick Stewart, veteran thespian and erstwhile poo emoji, trolling comedian and Silicon Valley star Thomas Middleditch in a series of incessantly savage Instagram posts. It's absurd and it's senseless and yet, it's all … [Link]

Mashable » 9 Snapchat Secrets You Never Knew

Thursday 7 September 16:51:45 UTC 2017

Read more…More about Snapchat, Mashable Reels, Sn Reels, Tech, and Social Media Companies [Link]

Mashable » Even the 12 best jobs in tech have terrible gender and race wage gaps

Thursday 7 September 16:47:15 UTC 2017

The tech industry likes to make lists: the jobs that pay the most, the best companies to work for, the companies that pay the most.  Despite all the conversation surrounding diversity and discrimination in Silicon Valley, those lists rarely account for the different results employees actually encounter based on their identities.  Comparably has a new list out that breaks down exactly … [Link]

Popular Science » Before trying robot judges, let's learn from robot referees

Thursday 7 September 16:40:55 UTC 2017

Technology Automated rulings in sports can help inform the development of criminal justice tech. Decisions around the use of technology to enforce rules in sports can help researchers understand the way people feel about automated enforcement in the legal system. [Link]

Slashdot » Amazon Tries To Snuff Out a Bunch of Kindle Publishing Scams

Thursday 7 September 16:40:00 UTC 2017

Amazon has been working for years to clean its sites of fake reviews and fake products. It's still got work to do. From a report: The online retailer on Wednesday filed five separate legal actions through the American Arbitration Association to cut down on a variety of alleged scams used to make money on Amazon's Kindle self-publishing service, according to … [Link]

Mashable » With Hurricane Irma, Miami could be facing its nightmare storm scenario

Thursday 7 September 16:38:20 UTC 2017

It’s never good when an Atlantic hurricane is compared to Super Typhoon Haiyan, which wiped out the city of Tacloban in the Philippines in 2013 as one of the most intense tropical cyclones ever observed on the planet. Yet we find ourselves in the position to make that comparison with Hurricane Irma. The monster storm in the Atlantic just broke the … [Link]

Mashable » Starbucks' Pumpkin Cheesecake Frappuccino exists and here's exactly how to order one

Thursday 7 September 16:34:34 UTC 2017

In case you missed it: Starbucks' Pumpkin Spiced Lattes are officially back.  The PSL might have already flooded your Instagram feeds, but brace yourselves for a timeline full of more than just the basic latte this year.  Now that the pumpkin flavors necessary to make your favorite drink are back in stock, the options for secret concoctions are limitless—like the secret … [Link]

ProgrammableWeb.com » OGC Seeking Public Comment on Draft Charter for Geocoding API Standard

Thursday 7 September 16:29:20 UTC 2017

The Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC); an international consortium of companies, government agencies, researchers, and universities dedicated to developing publicly available geospatial standards; is currently requesting public comments on a draft charter of its OGC Geocoding API Standards Working Group (SWG). [Link]

Mashable » Prince George looks beyond cute for his first day of school

Thursday 7 September 16:19:42 UTC 2017

The 4-year-old Prince looked a bit nervous on his first day of school at Thomas's Battersea School. He gripped Prince William's hand the whole way before being greeted by his teacher.  After recently announcing her third pregnancy, the Duchess of Cambridge had to sit this one out due to her intense morning sickness. Good luck, your Royal Highness!  Read more…More about … [Link]

Mashable » Tesla's electric semi could be the 'biggest catalyst for the trucking industry in decades,' says analyst

Thursday 7 September 16:18:13 UTC 2017

Tesla is best known for its sporty all-electric sedans, but this month, we're slated to get our first look at something much bigger from the automaker: its first electric semi-truck.  We've known Tesla has been working on an electric semi since at least July 2016, but outside of a Reuters report claiming the trucks will drive in autonomous platoons, there's not … [Link]

Mashable » This tiny electric skateboard is perfect for getting you around town

Thursday 7 September 16:11:12 UTC 2017

The Kuickwheel Serpent-C is an 18-inch long, remote-controlled electric skateboard that's smaller than a Penny Board and easily fits in most backpacks. The board's also less than $220 during its crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. Read more…More about Gadgets, Reviews, Mashable Video, Skateboard, and Mashable Choice [Link]

Mashable » Don't laugh at this British politician — his views aren't funny, they're dangerous

Thursday 7 September 16:09:13 UTC 2017

There’s an old Karl Marx adage that has recently been exhumed as a cautionary tale to explain Donald Trump's meteoric rise to power: "History repeats itself twice, the first time as tragedy, the second time as farce." SEE ALSO: Meet the living, walking meme of conservative British politics In a nutshell, it means that many people failed to recognise Trump's threat … [Link]

Slashdot » TV Turns 90

Thursday 7 September 16:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader shares a report: A live webcast today will celebrate the transmission of the first electronic TV signal on Sept. 7, 1927, and the man behind it, Philo T. Farnsworth, per AP: The webcast is set for 6 p.m. ET from the original location of Farnsworth's San Francisco lab. It'll be repeated at 9 p.m. and midnight. Veteran … [Link]

Mashable » Blizzard Entertainment is opening its very own esports arena in Los Angeles

Thursday 7 September 16:00:00 UTC 2017

Blizzard Entertainment's esports will get their own home soon: Blizzard Arena Los Angeles, located in Burbank, California. The brand new arena will host a handful of Blizzard's esports competitions, including the upcoming first season of Overwatch League and the Hearthstone Championship Tour's Summer Championship. The arena opens its doors Oct. 7 and 8 for the Overwatch Contenders playoffs. SEE ALSO: 'Overwatch' … [Link]

Mashable » FEMA is about to run out of money and Irma hasn't even hit yet

Thursday 7 September 15:58:33 UTC 2017

With Hurricane Harvey still visible in our rearview mirror, Hurricane Irma bearing down on Florida, and Hurricane Jose looming out in the Atlantic, now's probably not a great time to hear that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (a.k.a. FEMA) is about to run out of money. And yet, according to Bloomberg, FEMA will likely be out of money by Friday, before … [Link]

Mashable » Watch SpaceX launch a secret military space plane to orbit

Thursday 7 September 15:55:23 UTC 2017

Read more… {"player":{"descript~ secret mission and a rocket landing.","image":&q~ just launched a secret military space plane and then landed a rocket back on Earth","sources":[{&~ musk,spacex,falcon 9,air force,x37,space plane","sec0":null,&~ musk,spacex,falcon 9,air force,x37,space plane","videoSeriesName&q~ More about Science, Rocket Launch, Elon Musk, Rockets, and Spacex [Link]

Mashable » Are you a hyper-organized control freak? Time for a career change.

Thursday 7 September 15:40:19 UTC 2017

Just to let you know, if you buy something featured here, Mashable might earn an affiliate commission. What’s most important to sustaining an innovative business? Agility. What we mean by that is the ability to juggle a variety of tasks, understand priorities, meet unforeseen challenges, and adapt quickly when the market changes (because it always will). And behind every successfully agile … [Link]

Mashable » Zayn is unfortunately not bald in his new music video 'Dusk Till Dawn'

Thursday 7 September 15:27:12 UTC 2017

The first thing you need to know about Zayn's latest music video is no, he's not bald. He's blonde, but definitely not bald.  In the video for "Dusk Till Dawn," his unexpected new single with Sia, Zayn and his short blonde hair take on cops and some gangsters with Girls' Jemima Kirke by his side. While Sia doesn't make an … [Link]

Mashable » Kelly Clarkson has officially returned with a new music video and album, 'Meaning of Life'

Thursday 7 September 15:22:07 UTC 2017

A weekend doesn't go by where someone in the country picks "Since U Been Gone" as their karoke song, but there's good news for the Kelly Clarkson stans who are itching for a different tune to sing. The inaugural American Idol winner is back with a new single and music video "Love So Soft" off her forthcoming album on Atlantic … [Link]

Popular Science » What hurricane categories mean and why we use them

Thursday 7 September 15:21:46 UTC 2017

Environment And what comes next in sorting these giant storms. Before Harvey, or Irma, or Katrina, there was Camille. [Link]

Slashdot » Google Drive Faces Outage, Users Report

Thursday 7 September 15:14:00 UTC 2017

Numerous Slashdot readers are reporting that they are facing issues access Google Drive, the productivity suite from the Mountain View-based company. Google's dashboard confirms that Drive is facing outage. Third-party web monitoring tool DownDetector also reports thousands of similar complaints from users. The company said, "Google Drive service has already been restored for some users, and we expect a resolution … [Link]

Mashable » Tooth fairy issues tough but fair hygiene warning after appraisal of lost tooth

Thursday 7 September 15:13:13 UTC 2017

The tooth fairy has quality standards, and they do not include bits of cereal. Barry T. Tooth Fairy, a London-area tooth fairy who usually retrieves the teeth of a young Mr. Warren, was forced to leave a tough but fair note alongside Mr. Warren's monetary reward earlier this week.  Why? Young Mr. Warren's lost tooth had a bit too much "wear … [Link]

Mashable » MIT researchers reinvented the wheel, turning any bike into an electric hybrid

Thursday 7 September 15:12:50 UTC 2017

‘Copenhagen Wheel' is a electric motor that can help your basic bike reach up to 25 mph… while going up a hill. Invented by researchers at MIT, the wheel fits on almost any bike and is designed to seamlessly integrate into your urban commute. Read more…More about Startups, Transportation, Mashable Video, Mit, and Electric Bike [Link]

Mashable » Leslie Jones is having an extremely good 50th birthday so far

Thursday 7 September 15:05:32 UTC 2017

It’s Leslie Jones' 50th birthday, and she's celebrating appropriately.  At exactly 12:01 a.m., the comedian and Saturday Night Live star tweeted the following: IM 50 BITCHES!!! pic.twitter.com/2jQaMW9Hmw — Leslie Jones (@Lesdoggg) September 7, 2017 There's cake! There's a luxurious bathrobe! A choreographed birthday dance! If this isn't the ultimate in birthday inspiration, then I'm sorry, but I can't help you. After … [Link]

Mashable » Fall movie preview: What to watch if you want to feel bad (in a good way)

Thursday 7 September 14:56:15 UTC 2017

Our 2017 fall movie preview is running all this week. We've covered what to watch if you love superheroes, awards season, or smiling. Today: What to watch to feel bad (in a good way). Yes, we go to the movies to have a good time. But what "a good time" means can vary an awful lot. Sometimes, it's straightforward: you want … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Siri and Alexa can be turned against you by ultrasound whispers

Thursday 7 September 14:53:00 UTC 2017

Voice assistants can be controlled using sounds above the range of human hearing and used to download malware, make video calls and post on social media [Link]

Mashable » Charge your phone and surf the web for free under this public palm tree kiosk

Thursday 7 September 14:47:13 UTC 2017

It’s solar-powered! The 'Smart Palm' offers complementary Wi-Fi and a phone charging station. It also has a user-friendly digital screen with public information in different languages. They're already being used in Dubai. Read more…More about Summer, Dubai, Hot, Innovation, and Public [Link]

Mashable » 'L.A. Noire,' a.k.a. the best detective game, is finally coming to Switch, Xbox One, PS4, and VR

Thursday 7 September 14:44:24 UTC 2017

L.A. Noire is getting the modern console resurrection it deserves this November, Rockstar Games announced this morning. Rockstar's 2011 detective/adventure game L.A. Noire is getting a re-release on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on Nov. 14. Along with that, select cases form the game are getting the virtual reality treatment with L.A. Noire: The VR Case Files for … [Link]

Slashdot » Speed Report Finds T-Mobile and Xfinity Providing Fastest Mobile and Broadband Internet in US

Thursday 7 September 14:40:00 UTC 2017

Mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds in the U.S. are improving, but not all carriers and providers are created equal and not all areas of the country are benefitting equally from fast speeds. From a report: Those are the findings according to a new market report from Speedtest by Ookla out of Seattle, which relied on data it captured from … [Link]

Mashable » 'Veep' announces next season will be its last

Thursday 7 September 14:27:30 UTC 2017

Sad news for fans of the rapid-fire, fiery-insult-hurling political masterpiece that is HBO's Veep: the brains behind the show have announced that its next season, its seventh, will be its last. The announcement was made Wednesday evening by showrunner David Mandel and star/executive producer Julia Louis-Dreyfus.  Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Louis-Dreyfus indicated that this was completely a creative decision: "It … [Link]

Mashable » SpaceX just launched a secret military space plane and then landed a rocket back on Earth

Thursday 7 September 14:20:45 UTC 2017

Read more… {"player":{"descript~ secret mission and a rocket landing.","image":&q~ just launched a secret military space plane and then landed a rocket back on Earth","sources":[{&~ musk,spacex,falcon 9,air force,x37,space plane","sec0":null,&~ musk,spacex,falcon 9,air force,x37,space plane","videoSeriesName&q~ More about Space, Science, Military, Elon Musk, and Spacex [Link]

Mashable » ABC announces a new 'Bachelor' and fans have never been so confused

Thursday 7 September 14:19:00 UTC 2017

Usually, when ABC chooses its next Bachelor, the highest odds are for a fan favorite from the previous Bachelorette season. All signs this year pointed to Peter Kraus, but the network threw a major curveball in the form of Arie Luyendyk Jr.  Luyendyk was on The Bachelorette in 2012 — you know, when Mitt Romney ran for president and there was … [Link]

Slashdot » Judge Dismisses 'Inventor of Email' Lawsuit Against Techdirt

Thursday 7 September 14:00:00 UTC 2017

A federal judge in Massachusetts has dismissed a libel lawsuit filed earlier this year against tech news website Techdirt. From a report: The claim was brought by Shiva Ayyadurai, who has controversially claimed that he invented e-mail in the late 1970s. Techdirt (and its founder and CEO, Mike Masnick) has been a longtime critic of Ayyadurai and institutions that have … [Link]

Mashable » How 'Halt and Catch Fire' rightfully puts women at the center of tech history

Thursday 7 September 13:41:17 UTC 2017

What if there was a Mad Men-style retro TV show that focused on tech? And what if that show, a fictional drama, somehow got most of the beats right about the history of Silicon Valley during its rise in the '80s and '90s? Yeah, me too, I'd definitely watch.  Well, you're in luck. That show exists. It's on AMC, where it's … [Link]

Mashable » Come on down! Amazon is running a contest to find where to build its new headquarters.

Thursday 7 September 13:20:36 UTC 2017

Come on downnnnnnnnnn! You could be the lucky winner of a new Amazon headquarters, complete with $5 billion in investment, 50,000 "high-paying jobs," and plenty more economic development. Amazon announced on Thursday that it's soliciting proposals for "HQ2"— Amazon's second headquarters and its first outside of its Seattle home. 50,000 jobs and +$5B in investment – we are searching for Amazon … [Link]

Mashable » 'Home Again' is insane and I think it's my favorite movie of the year

Thursday 7 September 13:10:37 UTC 2017

Let’s get one thing straight right off the bat: This is not the Reese Witherspoon romantic comedy return you're likely expecting if you count yourself as someone who regularly watches Legally Blonde and Sweet Home Alabama on cable.  Instead, Home Again is a "romantic comedy" only if you insist that your movies be categorized in some specific way; saying Home Again … [Link]

Mashable » Self-driving Lyft cars will pick up passengers in the Bay Area with new partnership

Thursday 7 September 13:00:00 UTC 2017

A self-driving Lyft could soon give you a ride around San Francisco. Lyft is adding another name to its growing list of collaborators via a partnership with Drive.ai, a Mountain View-based self-driving startup. The pair will launch a new pilot program in the Bay Area with Drive.ai self-driving cars on Lyft's open autonomous platform, putting driverless cabs on the streets for … [Link]

Mashable » Slack has some real competition with this new work chat app

Thursday 7 September 13:00:00 UTC 2017

Colleagues have so many ways to communicate, but it's debatable if all those messages and emoji are actually leading to productivity. Workers are even having nightmares over missing notifications from Slack.  That's one reason why Atlassian, one of the biggest businesses in workplace software with products like Confluence, JIRA, and HipChat, decided to create and release a new messaging system. SEE … [Link]

Slashdot » Happy Music Boosts Brain's Creativity, Study Says

Thursday 7 September 13:00:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from New Scientist: Need inspiration? Happy background music can help get the creative juices flowing. Simone Ritter, at Radboud University in the Netherlands, and Sam Ferguson, at the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, have been studying the effect of silence and different types of music on how we think. They put 155 volunteers … [Link]

Mashable » Now even chocolate can be millennial pink, too

Thursday 7 September 12:44:44 UTC 2017

Pink is the new chocolate.  Barry Callebaut's new pink-hued confection — touted as a brand new "fourth type in chocolate" — is a far cry from the bright, dyed candy melts you've seen on supermarket shelves. Rather, this "Ruby" chocolate — developed in the global chocolate retailer's R&D centers and unveiled Tuesday — gets its natural hue from the ruby cocoa … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘summary’

Thursday 7 September 12:43:30 UTC 2017

Mathematicians have struggled to understand a 500-page-long proof of the ABC conjecture for half a decade. A new explainer might be able to shed some light [Link]

New Scientist – News » No, your genes don’t determine whether you love or hate Marmite

Thursday 7 September 12:43:29 UTC 2017

A nonsense PR stunt is doing the rounds, but finding snippets of DNA that are associated with whether you like a particular food doesn’t actually mean much [Link]

New Scientist – News » Well done John Lewis, gender-free clothes are radical and valid

Thursday 7 September 12:43:24 UTC 2017

The strict dividing line between clothes for boys and girls is just another way we shape young minds and society for the worse. Good riddance, says Lara Williams [Link]

Mashable » 'Pilot' says he Photoshops his selfies, and yet somehow people still think they're real

Thursday 7 September 12:11:12 UTC 2017

There are some outrageously cheeky jokes that take so long to die they become tedious.  SEE ALSO: AR glasses are giving airport ground staff superpowers on the runway Take for example Daniel Centeno, a.k.apilotganso on his 57,000-follower strong Instagram.  For the past few years, Centeno has been posting photographs that show him taking a selfie out of a plane window while … [Link]

Mashable » Seth Rogen reacts to WikiLeaks accusation of regime-change in North Korea (contains mild sarcasm)

Thursday 7 September 11:22:26 UTC 2017

Seth Rogen's Twitter feed has been abound with political playfulness recently, what with his recent trolling of right wing radio host Bill Mitchell.  SEE ALSO: Seth Rogen expertly trolls fervent Trump supporter on Twitter But things have escalated somewhat, as WikiLeaks seem to have accused Rogen of secretly plotting to enact regime change in North Korea. Leaked emails reveal how Sony, … [Link]

Mashable » 'French Banksy' portrait on the U.S.-Mexico border is a heartbreaking comment on DACA

Thursday 7 September 10:54:31 UTC 2017

They say art can change the world, and certainly street artists like Banksy are doing their best for that purpose.  SEE ALSO: Banksy didn't paint these Trump murals in the West Bank, but they're still turning heads In light of Donald Trump's decision to get rid of the DACA program, which protects children of illegal immigrants in the U.S. from being … [Link]

Mashable » 'Game of Thrones' High Sparrow will play his popelganger Pope Francis in a Netflix film

Thursday 7 September 10:28:01 UTC 2017

On paper the names Jonathan Pryce and Jorge Mario Bergoglio may not bear much resemblance, but a quick glance at the pair and it's easy to see why the Welsh actor has been cast as the current pope. Popelgangers!Image: MediaPunch/REX/Shutterstock and ALESSANDRO DI MEO/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/ShutterstockPr~ is no stranger to religious roles. In the sixth season of Game of Thrones he played the … [Link]

Mashable » Don't fall for these fake Facebook videos of Hurricane Irma, like millions of other people did

Thursday 7 September 10:02:52 UTC 2017

More breaking news, and another score of fake videos and Facebook Lives, attracting tens of millions of views. SEE ALSO: Almost 100,000 people were watching a fake Facebook Live of a tornado GIF The first example is this 30-second video which falsely claims to depict Hurricane Irma devastating the islands of Antigua and Barbuda in the Caribbean.  The video, which was … [Link]

Slashdot » Android Oreo Bug Eats Up Mobile Data Even When On Wi-Fi

Thursday 7 September 10:00:00 UTC 2017

Mark Wilson shares a report from BetaNews: An apparent bug with Android Oreo has been discovered which means Google's mobile operating system could be munching its way through your data allowance, even if you're connected to a wireless network. A thread on Reddit highlighted the issue, with many people pointing out that it could prove expensive for anyone not using … [Link]

Mashable » It's Prince George's first day of school and aww he looks so nervous

Thursday 7 September 8:56:13 UTC 2017

The first day at school is an exciting albeit tense milestone for everyone, even more so for someone who's been under intense media attention since his birth.  SEE ALSO: A third royal baby's on the way to rival George and Charlotte's cuteness An apprehensive Prince George started his first day at Thomas's Battersea, clutching firmly his father William's hand as his … [Link]

New Scientist – News » Eight low-lying Pacific islands swallowed whole by rising seas

Thursday 7 September 8:30:00 UTC 2017

As sea levels have risen due to climate change, uninhabited islands in Micronesia have vanished beneath the waves – but some last longer than others [Link]

Slashdot » Huawei Surpasses Apple As the World's Second Largest Smartphone Brand

Thursday 7 September 7:00:00 UTC 2017

According to analysis by consulting firm Counterpoint Research, China's leading smartphone marker, Huawei, surpassed Apple's global smartphone sales for the first time in June and July. The company is only behind Samsung in sales. The Verge reports: Figures haven't been released yet for August, though Counterpoint indicates sales for that month also look strong. However, it's worth noting that with … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook comments might soon get colored backgrounds, because we all deserve to suffer

Thursday 7 September 6:56:57 UTC 2017

Oh, no. First it was the colored statuses — those awful, ugly, often-gradient-based abominations that pop up in your Facebook feed now and then — but we thought at least our Facebook comments are safe.  Well, not any more. It appears that Facebook is testing comments with colored backgrounds.  SEE ALSO: You're not imagining it, Facebook's 'Like' button is different First … [Link]

Mashable » High Court's same-sex marriage survey result sent Twitter into a frenzy

Thursday 7 September 6:39:21 UTC 2017

One of the biggest decisions in Australia's marriage equality debate drew just about everyone onto social media on Thursday. Australia's High Court handed down a decision Thursday to allow the federal government to lawfully use $122 million to implement a postal plebiscite on the matter of same-sex marriage. The non-binding, no-compulsory survey will ask the question: “Should the law be changed to … [Link]

Mashable » Australia's High Court website crashes minutes before marriage equality postal vote decision

Thursday 7 September 5:29:25 UTC 2017

One of the biggest current debates in Australia — around marriage equality — caused a government website to crash on Thursday. The website for Australia's High Court was out of operation just minutes before the court handed down a decision over the legality of the federal government's same-sex marriage postal vote. And it's currently still out of action: The outage came … [Link]

Mashable » Hurry, you can already preorder your 24K gold iPhone 8

Thursday 7 September 5:12:11 UTC 2017

Who needs a gold-coloured iPhone when you can get an actual gold one? London-based store Goldgenie is all set for iPhone 8 orders already, ahead of the Apple's hotly-anticipated event next week. The company, which also operates in Dubai, is promising to deliver iPhone 8 devices plated in 24K gold, rose gold, and platinum, not to mention — if you like … [Link]

Mashable » So, it turns out United won't be fined for that passenger-dragging incident

Thursday 7 September 5:00:41 UTC 2017

Federal officials have decided not to punish United Airlines after all, over a now infamous incident in which a passenger was dragged off an overbooked flight. An investigation by the Department of Transportation found no evidence that United violated the passenger's civil rights, according to a report by the Associated Press.  SEE ALSO: New video shows United passenger was anything but … [Link]

Slashdot » Plastic Fibers Found In 83 Percent of World's Tap Water, Study Reveals

Thursday 7 September 3:30:00 UTC 2017

Robotron23 writes: Research published by Orb Media, a nonprofit journalism group, has revealed that microplastics have contaminated high proportions of drinking water and bottled water. Samples from the United States tested positive in 94% of instances, while Europe's contamination averages around 72%. Tests were undertaken at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, with lead researcher Dr. Anne Marie … [Link]

Mashable » Subway franchise prints pro-marriage equality messages on receipts

Thursday 7 September 3:00:03 UTC 2017

Pro-marriage equality campaigns in Australia are popping up in the unlikeliest of places. Take, for example, this Subway franchise in Melbourne that's been independently printing messages of support for marriage equality on its receipts, first spotted by Star Observer. Chrys Stevenson, a customer visiting the Cranbourne Park Shopping Centre store, found a surprise at the end of her receipt, which she … [Link]

Mashable » Facebook sold targeted ads to a Russian 'troll farm,' and that's a big problem

Thursday 7 September 2:42:20 UTC 2017

So Facebook reportedly sold thousands of ads to a shady Russian company trying to influence voters around the 2016 U.S. presidential election. This much we know. What is less clear, perhaps, is just how big of a deal this is.  Unfortunately, the answer is complicated. But nothing about this looks good.  The company in question, which The Washington Post reports is … [Link]

Mashable » Trump doesn't come close to these celebs when it comes to Harvey donations

Thursday 7 September 2:21:50 UTC 2017

Donald Trump was finally unanimously praised for something: his $1 million pledge to Harvey victims. SEE ALSO: Very good businessman President Trump uses Texas tragedy to show off his crappy merch On Wednesday the White House released the recipients of his donation: 12 nonprofits including the American Red Cross, Salvation Army, and smaller Christian ministries organizations. Press Sec. Sanders: @POTUS will … [Link]

Slashdot » Intel's $1.3 Billion Fine In Europe Requires Review, Court Says

Thursday 7 September 2:05:00 UTC 2017

cdreimer writes: According to a report in The New York Times (Warning: source may be paywalled; alternative source), the Court of Justice in the European Union has ordered the lower courts to revisit the $1.3 billion anti-trust fine levied against Intel in 2009, giving hope to Google and other American technology firms to avoid being fined for being dominant in … [Link]

Mashable » Dramatic photo shows a sunny moment of zen in the chaos of Hurricane Irma

Thursday 7 September 2:04:41 UTC 2017

Amid all the stormy imagery coming from space and the pros flying through the storm, Hurricane Hunters found a moment of calm in the eye of Hurricane Irma. SEE ALSO: Hurricane Irma is one of the most powerful storms to slam the Atlantic Ocean. Here's what you need to know. The U.S. Air Force Reserve flight team caught the moment Wednesday … [Link]

Mashable » Google Doodle honours Australia's only Nobel Prize winner in chemistry

Thursday 7 September 1:57:32 UTC 2017

Google’s new Doodle may look like a bunch of items you'd find in your high school science class, but all those cartoon beakers are in celebration of Sir John Cornforth, Australia's only Nobel Prize-winner in chemistry.  Cornforth died just four years ago, just one year after his wife, scientist Rita Cornforth, passed away. The Doodle celebrates what would have been his … [Link]

Mashable » Watch these creepy bugs react when this guy yells across a lake

Thursday 7 September 1:43:49 UTC 2017

Hey!  While relaxing on Nellie Lake in California, these guys discovered something strange with some of the local wildlife. While we rarely see insects react to humans, it seems like every single water bug on this lake was a little freaked out to hear this man's sudden yell. Or maybe they were just saying "hey" back.   Read more… More … [Link]

Slashdot » Google Fiber Cuts Kansas City Resident's Internet Access Over 12 Cent Dispute

Thursday 7 September 1:25:00 UTC 2017

New submitter twentysixV writes: Google Fiber offered a seven-year internet service if you pay upfront for connecting to your house, including taxes and fees. Victoria Tane signed this deal: $300 to connect, plus $25.08 for taxes and fees. Google Fiber internally accounts it as ongoing recurring payments. Kansas then raises taxes. Instead of absorbing the tax increase for customers who … [Link]

New Scientist – News » A type of sleep therapy reduces depression, anxiety and paranoia

Thursday 7 September 1:00:00 UTC 2017

Cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia has been found to also help a range of mental health issues, including negative thoughts, hallucinations and psychosis [Link]

Mashable » The 'Suicide Squad' sequel you didn't ask for is barreling ahead with a new director

Thursday 7 September 0:48:02 UTC 2017

Looks like the #SKWAD's got themselves a new leader. The Accountant director Gavin O'Connor is in final negotiations to write and direct the Suicide Squad sequel, Mashable has confirmedVariety first broke the news. SEE ALSO: These Joker movie rumors can go to hell, Leonardo DiCaprio would NEVER Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, and Will Smith are all expected to reprise their roles … [Link]

Slashdot » Google's Street View Cars Are Now Giant, Mobile 3D Scanners

Thursday 7 September 0:45:00 UTC 2017

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Google's got a hot new ride. The company has a new Street View car with updated cameras, and — surprisingly — a set of Lidar (Light, Detection and Ranging) cans! Google doesn't have anything up officially about this, but Wired has the scoop on the new vehicles. The camera system upgrade … [Link]

Mashable » Gutsy genius shows how he made his iPhone 7 a legit headphone jack

Thursday 7 September 0:13:54 UTC 2017

Love your iPhone 7, but wish it had a headphone jack? Guess what, you can totally add one — all it takes is some serious technical know how and a willingness to possibly destroy your phone in the process.  That's at least according to one noted tinkerer, who figured out a way to install a working headphone jack inside of his … [Link]

Slashdot » Hackers Can Take Control of Siri and Alexa By Whispering To Them in Frequencies Humans Can't Hear

Thursday 7 September 0:05:00 UTC 2017

Chinese researchers have discovered a vulnerability in voice assistants from Apple, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Samsung, and Huawei. It affects every iPhone and Macbook running Siri, any Galaxy phone, any PC running Windows 10, and even Amazon's Alexa assistant. From a report: Using a technique called the DolphinAttack, a team from Zhejiang University translated typical vocal commands into ultrasonic frequencies that … [Link]

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