Chernobyl vodka: Scientists distill spirit in radioactive exclusion zone – CNET
Yes, that’s real Chernobyl vodka. No, you can’t drink it (yet). Chernobyl vodka: Scientists distill spirit in radioactive exclusion zone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYes, that’s real Chernobyl vodka. No, you can’t drink it (yet). Chernobyl vodka: Scientists distill spirit in radioactive exclusion zone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreBlackmagic Design has revealed its latest compact camera for cinematography, the Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. It looks pretty similar to the 4K camera introduced last year, which is to say that it looks like a Minolta SLR from 1993, but it has a bigger sensor — it shoots in Super 35 format (similar to APS-C)
Read MoreThe first generation of Pokemon games made for the Nintendo Switch are already controversial. Pokemon Sword and Shield: Release date, rivals and everything else we know – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe company is considering participating in the new hypercar class that’s set to replace LMP1. Lamborghini could be headed to Le Mans in 2021, report says – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MorePlantbnb? If you’re concerned about leaving your ferns and cacti behind, the new Patch Plant Hotel will watch over your indoor plants. Hotel for plants takes care of your greenery while you're gone – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIf you think [Dubious Engineering]’s moniker is just a name, have a look at the pretty terrible soldering iron hacked out of a lighter in the video below. No one is suggesting this is a good idea but in an emergency, maybe it would come in handy. We liked the use of a chopstick and
Read MoreKyle Wiggers / VentureBeat: Securiti.ai, which is developing an automated platform that helps enterprises comply with privacy regulations like GDPR and CCPA, raises $31M Series A — Cybercrime never sleeps. Juniper Research pegs the number of digital records that will be stolen in 2023 at 33 billion, compared with the 12 billion stolen in 2018.
Read MorePokemon have really taken a hard-core turn. There's a Pokemon inspired by Gene Simmons and he's taking it really well – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe “I am Iron Man” line was put in at the last minute. The Russos explain the story behind Iron Man's iconic final line in Avengers: Endgame – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreA handful of the most popular gay dating apps are exposing the precise location of their users. In a demonstration for BBC, security researchers were able to generate a map of app users across London, revealing the precise location of each using a method called trilateration. Apps like Grindr and Romeo are meant to expose
Read MoreThomas Brewster / Forbes: Researchers: nearly two years after US banned the use of Kaspersky by the government, its software can still be found on military and other federal networks — In September 2017, the U.S. government said it was going to outlaw the use of security software from Russian company Kaspersky Lab. Researchers: nearly
Read MoreFinSMEs: SignalWire raises $11.5M Series A led by Storm Ventures, with Samsung NEXT, Sequoia, others participating, for its open-source enterprise communication platform — SignalWire, Inc., a Palo Alto, Calif.-based provider of an open-source enterprise communication platform, closed an $11.5m Series A funding round. SignalWire raises .5M Series A led by Storm Ventures, with Samsung NEXT,
Read MoreIf you build it, Major League Baseball will come. Eventually. Yankees, White Sox will play a real game on the Field of Dreams in 2020 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThat backfired. Samsung quietly pulls ads mocking Apple's killing of headphone jack after following suit – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe Android Security team’s former tech lead, who’s now a security researcher on Google’s Project Zero, breaks down why. Android malware that comes preinstalled is a massive threat – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSan Francisco will reportedly be the site of the test by the food-delivery company. Postmates could deliver your next meal by robot – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThere’s a good chance you’ve never heard of BAE Audio. Despite being one of the most prestigious high-end audio gear manufacturers in the US, it doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry. However, you’ve definitely heard music made using its gear. Everyone from The Who and Bootsy Collins to Snoop Dogg and Jason Mraz have recorded
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge One day after releasing the final beta of Android Q, Google is making its most direct case yet for why Q’s new gesture navigation controls are an improvement over what came before. The Verge reported on the company’s reasoning earlier today, and now Google has posted a more
Read MoreIt’s bright, it’s white and fortunately it’s very far away from here. Jupiter just got slammed by something so big we saw it from Earth – CNET Source: CNet
Read MorePhoto by James Bareham / The Verge Uber just reported its second quarterly earnings ever as a public company, and hoo boy! That’s a lot of red ink! The ride-hailing giant reported losing a whopping $5.2 billion in the last three months. No, there isn’t dirt on your screen. That’s billion with a “b.” Lyft,
Read MoreFor most of us, 3D printing means printing in plastic of some sort — either filament or photo resin. However, we have all wanted to print in other materials — especially more substantial materials. Metal printers exist but they aren’t cheap. However, it is possible to print molds and cast metal parts using them. [Amos
Read MoreGreg Williams / WIRED UK: DeepMind execs talk about the importance of interdisciplinary research and how AI could help solve tough scientific problems, like predicting shapes of proteins — DeepMind’s AI has beaten chess grandmasters and Go champions. But founder and CEO Demis Hassabis now has his sights set on bigger … DeepMind execs talk
Read MoreThe social network is pitching an initiative to license articles from some of the largest American news publishers for its mobile app, according to people with knowledge of the discussions. Facebook Said to Be in Talks With Publishers on News Effort Source: NY Times Tech
Read MorePhoto by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Facebook is approaching big-name news publishers hoping to secure licensing deals to republish stories and other news content, reports The Wall Street Journal. The deals could be worth millions of dollars per publisher, with Facebook reportedly offering up to $3 million a year for licensing rights for
Read MoreThe White House has invited tech giants including Facebook, Google and Twitter to a discussion Friday about the rise of violent online extremism, one of the Trump administration’s first major engagements on the issue despite years of warnings that racial and ethnic animus on social media is linked to some of the country’s deadliest attacks.
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