While electric motors have taken the drudgery out of many tasks, human power has its advantages. [Precious Plastic Torino] has developed a human-powered plastic shredder for those times when an electric motor just won’t do. Designed primarily for educational purposes at venues where electricity can be difficult to source, but also useful for off-grid environments, […]
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We don’t think robots will ever replace a great tattoo artist, but it might be nice for tattoo shops to leave the most basic ink work to a robotic arm.
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The company says any customer information exposed was unreadable.
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“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” takes a closer look at print newspapers’ quest to stay relevant in a digital era when readers get the news they want instead of need.
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The line features LED lights that will match warm or cool tones to help your sleep cycle.
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This universe-spanning exploration game is so incredibly ambitious, there are major changes coming even before the official launch.
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The Basswall campaign on Kickstarter is a practical solution for cramped spaces that hides a big sound system behind a 24-by-36-inch picture frame.
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Just like winter, a “Game of Thrones” music tour is coming. The composer for the hit HBO series will tour with a full orchestra and choir.
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A more pleasing rendition of comedian Lucille Ball replaces the alien “Scary Lucy” version in her hometown park.
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Commentary: “Suicide Squad” is exactly as bad as you think it is, says CNET’s Caitlin Petrakovitz. Why? Probably because DC’s writers and directors think we’re idiots.
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Entitled “Crisis in Six Scenes,” the six-part series is scheduled to debut this fall as Amazon looks to Allen to help draw in viewers.
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The company might dump the flat-screen variant of its flagship lineup, hints a Samsung exec.
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Users are reporting an error message when trying to access Google’s file storage service. “The server encountered an error. Please try again later.” (Yep, still trying!)
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A government blog post from the real Energy Department claims the Netflix show is no documentary. Sure, that’s what they WANT you to think.
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With cyberattacks putting everyone on edge, companies are looking for ethical hackers–IT pros paid handsomely to hack their network, expose security flaws, and fix them before someone else breaks in. Learn the tools of the ethical hacking trade with the Become an Ethical Hacker Bundle, now only $44.99 for a limited time.
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New research yields some surprising results on how students spend their time online, and what it means for their test scores.
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The telecommunications company will also pay a $950,000 fine to the US Treasury for allowing scammers to charge customers for phony directory assistance services.
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At the DEFCON Lockpick Village, CSO’s Steve Ragan gets a quick lesson on the basics of lockpicking.
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Making sure projects complete on time and on budget may seem like magic. But managing multiple projects can be quite doable with a few simple techniques.
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And circling back to previous rumors, Bloomberg reports that the new phones will ditch the headphone jack in favor of stereo speakers.
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Beginning in 2018, fans of the boy wizard can watch the eight “Harry Potter” movies and additional J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World films on the USA Network and Syfy.
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A power outage at its headquarters affected its computer system for hours and grounded flights, the airline said.
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The $3 billion deal is designed to give Walmart a more nimble online presence.
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Bitfinex, the digital currency exchange in Hong Kong that reported a bitcoin theft last week, has decided to shave a little over 36 percent from its customers’ accounts and assets to make up for losses from the hack.
“Upon logging into the platform, customers will see that they have experienced a generalized loss percentage of 36.067%,” Bitfinex said in a blog post Saturday. It promised an announcement later on the details of the methodology used to arrive at the losses.
“This is the closest approximation to what would happen in a liquidation context,” Bitfinex wrote. Customers will be issued a token labeled BFX to record their losses, though the exchange is still not clear about how it will compensate them.
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KGI Security analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who previously correctly predicted the iPhone SE, says two new Apple Watches are coming in the second half of the year.
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The flick has earned back its production budget and then some — despite it not being a popular choice among critics.
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