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- China using water spray, facial recognition technology to stop jaywalkers
Some of China's biggest cities are combining facial recognition and lasers with a simple low-tech deterrent of spraying water in an effort to stop pedestrians from jaywalking. - Google reveals massive update to Gmail, makes inbox more secure
Google unveiled on Wednesday its first Gmail redesign since 2013, capping what the company says was an expensive overhaul two years in the making to adopt security and offline functionality and better resemble Microsoft Outlook. - YouTube ran ads from over 300 companies on extremist, white nationalist channels: Report
Content featured on those channels include videos promoting white nationalists, Nazis, pedophilia, conspiracy theories, North Korean propaganda, among other things, reports indicate. - 5 Montreal stories guaranteed to make you smile this week: April 20
- IN PHOTOS: Parks Canada, Google teamed up so you can see more of Canada from home
- Drop the Allen key… scientists design IKEA-building robots equipped with AI
- Airlines race to inspect similar engines after Southwest explosion — there are at least 8,000
- Southwest Flight 1380 emergency: Victim remembered as vibrant, thoughtful leader
- Facebook faces class-action suit over facial recognition technology
- Look out, the Canadian music industry wants us to pay m
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Review
2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Review AutoGuide.comFirst Drive: 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Wheels.caMercedes-Benz A-Class 2018 Review MotoringIntelligent Benz hatch memorises your daily drive routine NEWS.com.auFull coverage - 'God of War's Kratos was an angry lump of muscle. I made him a struggling father'
'God of War's Kratos was an angry lump of muscle. I made him a struggling father' The GuardianLet's Talk About THAT Scene From God Of War KotakuGod of War guide: The Magic Chisel walkthrough and collectibles PolygonFull coverage - Edmunds: Muscle cars that pack a punch
- Snap's updated Spectacles are doubling down on an unfulfilled vision
Snap's updated Spectacles are doubling down on an unfulfilled vision TechCrunchNew Snapchat Spectacles have more features, but are still ugly Android Authority (blog)Snapchat hopes for second time lucky with new Spectacles launch The GuardianNews – New Spectacles. Made for Summer. – Snap Inc. ... - Buick Envision's interior refresh is a breath of fresh air – literally
Buick Envision's interior refresh is a breath of fresh air – literally The Globe and MailFirst Drive: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback GS DrivingFirst Drive: 2018 Buick Regal Sportback and Regal GS Wheels.caFull coverage - Hybrid Kinetic presents Pininfarina-styled K350 SUV and H500 sedan concepts in Beijing
- Spy Photographers Catch a Facelifted Mercedes GLC Testing
- Netflix Canada May 2018: Our Picks For The Best Movies And TV Shows
- Windows On Weight Watchers? 'Lean' Version Spotted
- Nintendo's Forecast Is Great For The Switch, Less Great For The 3DS
- There's a New Ford Escort, But it Isn't Heading to North America
- Switch sales give Nintendo a boost as company taps new president
- 2019 Mercedes-Benz A-Class Review
- First Drive: 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel
First Drive: 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel Driving2018 Ford F-150 Power Stroke diesel: High torque, high mileage CNETTiming Is Everything, Is The Ford F-150 Diesel Too Late? ForbesFull coverage - HTC U12 confirmed, briefly leaked by Verizon
HTC U12 confirmed, briefly leaked by Verizon SlashGearHTC U12 Shows Up at Verizon Certification Site Droid LifeHTC U12 listed by Verizon complete with a specs list TechRadarFull coverage - Steve Says The All New Jeep Wrangler JL Is “Cool”
- Steins;Gate 0 Launches on Steam on May 8th
- LG G7 ThinQ notch: this is how you hide it
- Rumor: Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake Could Be In Serious Trouble
- Apple iTunes finally arrives in the Windows Store
- For Honor Getting a Free Play Weekend Next Month
- The Swords of Ditto's Zelda-like dungeons keep me coming back
- No 3D Touch for 6.1-inch LCD iPhone?
- Hackers find devious way to break into hotel rooms
Hotels are weird. When we check in somewhere, it’s typically for a very short time — often a week or less. Despite that, we often come to look upon our rooms as our homes away from home. From the moment you drop your luggage on the floor and climb under the Egyptian cotton sheets, you’re in your ... - ‘Bitcoin’ was the 9th most read article on Wikipedia in 2017
Gone are the days when you had to personally break down the concept of Bitcoin to your less informed friends and family. Wikipedia has got them all up to speed now. The 2017 edition of the annual ‘Top 50 Report’ of Wikipedia shows that Bitcoin was the ninth most-read article on the digital encycl... - It took the internet two months to crack this puzzle game (and win 1 Bitcoin)
- The people in Amazon’s car delivery promo, ranked by how gladly we’d give them our keys
- Why we should collectively worry about Facebook and Google owning our data
- TNW2018 is giving FREE tickets to the best European startups
- Binance backs Signal founder to create a new cryptocurrency for mobile payments
- Europe launches a heart attack-detecting AI for emergency calls
- The OnePlus 6 is launching on May 16
- 10 startups busy saving the planet while you can’t even separate your waste
- Amazon teases ‘Fire TV Cube’ that might double as an Echo
What is it? Amazon is teasing the release of a mysterious new ‘Fire TV Cube‘ on its very website. Well, maybe not that mysterious; based on previous leaks, it appears the device is a small set-top box that combines Amazon’s TV offerings with the Echo’s voice assistant capabilities. The context: W... - Google swaps revolver for water gun in its emoji armory
Today Google became the latest company to replace its gun emoji with a non-lethal alternative — namely, a water pistol. I’ve been an iOS user for as long as I’ve owned a smartphone, but I admit one look at this cute squirt gun had me thinking, “You know, there are perfectly good Android phones th... - Ethereum bug causes integer overflow in numerous ERC20 smart contracts [Update]
- Amazon announces new Echo Dot and Alexa features for kids
- Turn (almost) anything into a table with this… leg
- Lightning Labs CEO is giving scholarships to female blockchain developers
- Learn how to self-publish your own work for just $25
- Open Bionic’s prosthetic Hero Arm is now available in the UK
- What I learned working for Bill Gates and Steve Jobs
- A universal infrastructure for augmented reality is closer than you think
- Snap’s Spectacles v2.0 are coming this week
Earlier this month, we heard that Snap was working on a new pair of camera-equipped glasses to complement its ephemeral messaging app, Snapchat. We now know that they’ll land in the next couple of days. That’s from a Wired story on the company’s new Snappables AR games, which have you use your fa... - Microsoft is reportedly working on a leaner Windows 10 for low-end devices
Microsoft’s first attempt to create a lighter version of Windows 10 – which it dubbed Windows 10 S – didn’t go so well, because it did away with the platform’s best feature: its ability to run a crapton of legacy apps. Now, it’s taking another shot with Windows 10 Lean. That’s from the folks at W... - Despite all your rage, Wall Street still doesn’t give a fuck
- Review: KEF’s LS50W are the best gateway to the world of hi-fi speakers
- YouTube Kids hands the reins to parents rather than fixing its own mess
- Watch: Tesla Model X rudely interrupts man’s workout by plowing into gym
- Someone made Soulja Boy’s old website point to a bunch of dragon dongs
- Scientists can now keep brains alive without a body
- The new Harry Potter game sucks all the magic out of Hogwarts
- Review: Brainwavz B-400 quad balanced earphones hit all the right notes
- Meet the world’s only identity theft comedian
So, I’ve got a joke for you. A man walks into a bank and asks the manager “Can I have a mortgage?” The bank manager says “sure!”, but then changes his mind upon discovering the man owes hundreds of thousands of pounds to a variety of creditors — loans, credit cards, phone contracts, you name it. ... - Working parent? We’ll babysit your kids for free at TNW2018
Sometimes it’s hard to keep your work life and private life separate. At TNW, we’re all for merging the two together and finding a balance. As our CEO Boris said last year, bringing your kids to work can be a great learning opportunity. It’s also a great lesson for us adults. Promoting inclusivit... - Mt. Gox moves 16,000 BTC and 16,000 BCH coins out of its wallets
- Start creating better images and pictures with Adobe Photoshop — bootcamp it now for only $29
- The podcast industry wants to befriend Alexa
- Emergency apps can now work across Europe thanks to new initiative
- Asia crushes cryptocurrency trading volumes even though the UK has the most exchanges
- Facebook to be more transparent over political advertising in the UK
- Why Nasdaq’s interest in cryptocurrencies doesn’t mean anything — yet
- Google’s new Tasks app gets the job done, but just barely
- Why running a Medium column will do more for your company than a traditional blog
Most businesses have their own blog since they want to boost their SEO, build authority and trust, and engage with their consumers. Blogging is no longer just a way to share opinions and ideas or keep cross-country relatives up-to-date; it’s a business and marketing tool that helps companies buil... - Researchers are livestreaming audio from nearly 4,000 feet below the ocean
Right now, researchers at the the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) are streaming live(ish) sounds from the bottom of the ocean, some 1,200 meters (nearly 4,000 feet) below the surface. Installed in 2015, the ultra-sensitive microphone — called a hydrophone — sits approximately 30... - Reno aims to make marriage blockchain official
- Alexa will soon remember past conversations (but only when prompted)
- Nike accused of pirating software after being caught with cracked keys
- The Nintendo Switch sold 17.8 million units in 1 year – more than the Wii U sold in 5
- Sketchy leak suggests Apple will keep the headphone jack on the iPhone SE 2
- This AI storyteller fools humans 3 out of 5 times
- Snapchat to test unskippable ads because money is nice
- Autonomous fleets will make Uber and Lyft cheaper than owning a car by 2027
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