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The galaxy is not flat, researchers show in new 3D model of the Milky Way
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Six years of tracking a special class of star have yielded a new
and improved 3D model of our galaxy, based on direct observation rather
than theoretical frameworks. And although no one ever really thought
the Milky Way was flat flat, the curves at its edges have now been
characterized in better ...
StockX admits ‘suspicious activity’ led to resetting passwords without warning
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StockX, a popular site for buying and selling sneakers and other
apparel, has admitted it reset customer passwords after it was “alerted
to suspicious activity” on its site, despite telling users it was a
result of “system updates.” “We recently completed system updates on the
StockX platform,” s...
Amazon is killing off the Dash button later this month
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The idea seemed simple: If you find yourself regularly ordering
the same thing from Amazon — coffee, laundry detergent, whatever — why
not replace the whole ordering process with a button you put somewhere
in your house? Push a button, get a thing. And from that, Amazon’s Dash
button was born. An...
Journalist behind Cambridge Analytica story launches crowd-funder after libel threat
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There have been millions of words written about the story of how
Cambridge Analytica (CA) was employed by the Trump campaign to affect
the 2016 U.S. election and the U.K.’s Brexit referendum via the use of
millions of Facebook profiles it had illegally bought, not least our
recent review and anal...
A closer look at China’s smartphone market
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In February 2013, China surpassed the United States to become
the world’s largest smartphone market. More than half a decade on, it
still proves an elusive target for international sellers. A glance at
reports from the past several quarters reveals the top spots dominated
by homegrown names: Huaw...
Digitizing construction sites with Scaled Robotics
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Approximately 20% of construction costs are wrapped up in fixing
errors. Barcelona-based Scaled Robotics wants to minimize the rework by
automating progress monitoring with autonomous mobile robots.
Leveraging lidar and autonomous vehicle technology (similar to what’s
used by Google cars to map ...
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Domino’s asks the Supreme Court to shut down a lawsuit requiring its website be accessible to blind people
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Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images
Domino’s, the leading US pizza chain that pinned its remarkable
turnaround nearly a decade ago on an investment in technology, is
currently waging a legal battle so that it does not have to make its
website accessible to the blind. The case, which began three y...
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Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge
Amazon discontinued its push-to-order physical Dash buttons earlier
this year, and now the online retailer is completely shuttering the
program, with the company set to stop taking orders from any Dash
buttons left starting on August 31st, according ...
Deleting your Siri voice recordings from Apple’s servers is confusing — here’s how
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
Last night, Apple joined Google in ceasing its program of having human
graders listen to user voice commands recorded by its voice assistant.
Apple didn’t specify whether or not it was actually ceasing whether
those recordings still take place at all. I ...
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Photo by Tom Warren / The Verge
Amazon revealed earlier this year that it was discontinuing its Dash
buttons, the stick-on buttons that let you quickly reorder household
items like trash bags, detergent, and much more. While Amazon said
existing devices would continue to work “so long as the p...
No women competed at the Fortnite World Cup, but top players want to change that
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Photo: Epic Games
Stars from Gen.G and Faze Clan are inspiring a new generation of Fortnite players
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