The galaxy NGC 1156 resembles a delicate cherry blossom tree flowering in springtime in this Hubble image. The many bright “blooms” within the galaxy are in fact stellar nurseries — regions where new stars are springing to life. Hubble Peers at Galactic Cherry Blossoms Source: NASA
Read MoreOther retailers are forced to join the party, or else get left behind. Amazon Prime Day evolves from goofy sideshow to Black Friday-esque phenom – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreWelcome to Swipe Right, where we answer your questions about online dating. Today: Seeing co-workers on the apps and the gender dynamics of who messages first. What should I do if I see a co-worker on a dating app? – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe convention for online creators kicked off with a panel on how to prepare for the deepfake dilemma. Deepfakes freak YouTubers out. Vidcon offers a way to prepare – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThis transition is different from earlier cellular generation shifts, which means 4G could be useful a lot longer. No, 5G isn't going to make your 4G LTE phone obsolete – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIn a widely anticipated move, Ford and Volkswagen announced Friday their plan to expand their seven-month-old alliance to include autonomous and electric vehicles. As part of the deal, VW will invest a whopping $2.6 billion in Argo AI, the autonomous vehicle startup based in Pittsburgh that practically no one had heard of until Ford’s own
Read MoreThe search giant is making the tab cleaner. Google's redesigned News tab wants you to know who stories are from – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreSamsung 512GB 100MB/s (U3) MicroSD Evo Select Memory Card | $89 | Amazon Read more… Samsung's Switch-Friendly 512GB MicroSD Card is Cheaper Than Ever Source: Life Hacker
Read MoreA man thought to have been behind an alleged Bitcoin Ponzi scheme has had his house looted and burned to the ground in South Africa, reports Times Live. Sphelele “Sgumza” Mbatha was reportedly the operator of “Bitcoin Wallets,” a scheme which promised investors a 100 percent return on their investment after 15 days. The arson
Read MoreGoogle is rolling out an update to the News tab of its desktop search function, with a refreshed design that sacrifices information density for clarity. The new design, which the company announced in a tweet, brings the look of the News tab closer to that of the dedicated Google News site. News stories are now
Read MoreState of Hesse says student and teacher information could be “exposed” to US spy agencies. Microsoft Office 365: Banned in German schools over privacy fears Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreAt the White House today, amid much concern that conservative voices are being silenced by social media platforms, President Donald Trump (after a “morning of tweets [that] was off the rails, even by his standards”) stood before a group of activists to deliver a message of support. “Some of you are extraordinary,” the president said.
Read MoreEnd-to-end encryption is an essential technology that can keep sensitive data secure when it is being transmitted digitally. Without proper encryption, important information — including your financial records, acquisition plans or worse, your customers’ credit card data — can easily fall into the wrong hands, with devastating results. To gain some insight on the topic,
Read MoreSomething of a new lunar race is underway, but the motivations differ from what put men on the moon 50 years ago. Neglected After Apollo, the Moon Comes Back Around Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreHuawei’s debut 5G phone, the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G, will launch in select markets before the end of July, despite continued uncertainty around Huawei’s future as a manufacturer of Android devices. China’s state-run Global Times reports that the phone will go on sale in China on July 26th, while VentureBeat notes that the phone
Read More{$inline_image} Stickers belong on laptops. That’s not just because all developers are issued a 2015 MacBook Pro at birth to zealously hold and cherish for the rest of their careers, and the vast uniformity of laptop models in the workplace makes each individual’s laptop indistinguishable from anyone else’s. No, stickers belong on laptops because that
Read MoreFacebook will now begin to show you more information about the ads you see on the social network. The tech giant has announced a series of updates to its “Why am I seeing this ad?” and Ad Preferences tools with an aim to bring users greater transparency and control. First off, the “Why am I seeing
Read MoreThe proposed levies on firms like Facebook and Google are pitting traditional allies against one another and threatening to set off a cascade of tax increases and tariffs. As Nations Look to Tax Tech Firms, U.S. Scrambles to Broker a Deal Source: NY Times Tech
Read MoreBecause they can’t stop us all. 400K people want to raid Area 51 to 'see them aliens' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreGoogle’s in-house incubator, Area 120, is working on a new social networking app called Shoelace which is aimed at organizing local events and activities. You use it by listing your interests in the app, allowing it to recommend a series of “hand-picked” local activities which it calls “Loops.” You can also organize your own events,
Read MoreMost of our workplaces are cluttered with distractions of many different kinds. These distractions are especially present in a popular open-office settings, which are proving to be more and more disruptive to the general productivity of teams. From meetings to co-workers looking for a chat, it’s hard to get any meaningful work done in a
Read MoreJuly means the tennis world is abuzz with action and drama, as the Wimbledon final approaches. As a nod to this epic sporting event, Google has released a hidden tennis game you can play on your browser or phone. Here’s what you have to do to find it: Open your browser, and Google “Wimbledon Scores.” Scroll
Read MoreArt installations are an interesting business, which more and more often tend to include electronic or mechanical aspects to their creation. Compared to more mainstream engineering, things in this space are often done quite a bit differently. [Jan Enning-Kleinejan] worked on an installation called Prendre la parole, and shared the lessons learned from the experience.
Read MoreThe US president doesn’t believe in Facebook’s new cryptocurrency. Trump blasts Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency, says US has only 'one real currency' – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe News tabon Google’s search results pages is a pretty big deal when you’re trying to keep up with the world: for many people, it’s their quickest way to find news stories on topics they’re interested in. The search giant is now revamping this section on desktop – where it looks cluttered and hard to
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