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The Final Frontier: Why Space Security Is The New Cybersecurity

It’s easier—and cheaper—to get to space than ever before. How do we protect what we put there?

Google's Chrome 76 Arrives, Blocking Flash In Its Entirety And Stealthing Incognito Mode

By 2020, the plan is for Flash to be entirely removed from Chrome

Employees Of Big Tech Are Speaking Out Like Never Before

When Liz O’Sullivan was hired at the New York City-based artificial intelligence company Clarifai in 2017, she felt lucky to find work at the intersection of two of her main interests: technology and ethics. Two years later, she found herself facing a moral dilemma.

Solving The App Privacy Problem

Revelations about FaceApp have rekindled debate over how to protect your data.

Apple Health: Dominating With Old And New Tech

Apple has transformed the way we work, communicate, spend, and work out, and now it’s hoping to become your personal doctor.

Russian Capsule Carrying Robot Docks At Space Station

A Russian space capsule carrying a humanoid robot has successfully docked at the International Space Station after a failed attempt last week.

Apple Health: Dominating With Old And New Tech

Apple has transformed the way we work, communicate, spend, and work out, and now it’s hoping to become your personal doctor.

Frustrated With Event Ticketing? New Ventures Try To Help

Event organizers hoping to eliminate ticket scams and huge markups in the secondary market are increasingly turning to companies that use technology to allow fans to buy and resell their tickets while putting caps on prices.

Leather Wallets, Loose Change Pose Danger For New Apple Card

Apple tried to make the new Apple-branded credit card attractive, copying the heft and sleekness of higher-end cards like the Chase Sapphire. But cardholders are discovering that with such a design, they’ll have to give it special care.

Amazon: Facial Recognition Program For Cops Detects Emotion

Amazon has announced its facial recognition program used by one Washington state police agency can now detect emotion, generating concerns from privacy advocates.

Game Of Screens

It wasn't long ago that a buying a premium UHDTV demanded your first-born in exchange, or at least a sizeable portion of his or her college tuition.

Enhanced By IMAX

More than any other category of home theater gear, A/V receivers are subject to an ever-evolving list of “must have” technologies.

Tech-Savvy, Yet Comfortable Home Theater

The emphasis is on home in this tech-savvy, yet cozy North Carolina home theater

Q&A: Ex-googler Harris On How Tech ‘Downgrades' Humans

Tristan Harris wants to reverse the harmful effects he believes technology has had on all of us.

Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Super: A Killer Card For The Money

AMD’s new line of “Navi” graphics cards was barely a surprise by the time the company detailed it at E3 (leakers did it in), but another GPU manufacturer still had a few shockers up its sleeve.

Epson's 4010 PRO-UHD 3LCD Projector - Back In UltraBlack

In late 2018 I reviewed Epson’s 4010 PRO-UHD 3LCD Projector, a $2,000 model with a bright (2,400 lumens) picture, 4K/Ultra HD display via pixel-shifting, and a wide range of sophisticated setup features such as motorized lens shift and focus that are typically found only on much more expensive models.

Energy Department Wants To Build Nuclear Test “Fast” Reactor

A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation’s fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants, the U.S. Department of Energy said this week.

What Is The Online Forum 8Chan?

An anonymous online forum called 8chan has drawn attention in the wake of mass shootings in Texas and Ohio because violent U.S. extremists have used it to share tips and encourage one another.

US Officials Say Key Rail Safety Technology 90% Complete

The railroad industry has installed safety technology on nearly 90% of tracks where it is required, federal officials said, but “significant work” is needed to ensure the technology is completely installed by a December 2020 deadline.

The Apple Card Is Here

When Apple announced Apple Payback in 2014, it heralded the company’s first foray into the payments business.

How To Take Back Your Email

Leaving Gmail helped me stop censoring myself in ways I hadn’t noticed for years. Now if only I could trust that people would get my messages

Advances In Batteries Promise To Reinvent The Grid

From sun-blessed Australia to medieval European cities, researchers are obsessing over energy storage—the key to the triumph of renewables over conventional fuels

Could Gallium Nitride Be The Key To Reaching The Full Potential Of AI?

Could Gallium Nitride be the key to reaching the full potential of AI?

xCloud Has A Silver Lining

Lockhart may be dead but that hasn’t stopped new details emerging about a new disc-less console powered by Microsoft’s xCloud tech

Inside Uber's Innovation

What does success look like at Uber? The company has famously had its share of scandals, and its IPO earlier this year disappointed investors, but in a letter to his staff, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi wrote that “our true north will be determined over the long term.” Much of that long-term vision is explored here, in a recently renovated industrial complex in San Francisco called Pier 70, which once housed shipbuilders and ironworkers but is now home to Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group. The employees in this space work on projects far outside Uber’s core ride-hailing business—they’re designing and developing self-driving vehicles, plans for aviation sharing, and the company’s JUMP bikes and scooters. And they get out of the office a lot: Working on transportation often means going along for the ride.

A Sensing Disturbance

Boss takes a look at the most innovative medical sensors that could have a considerable impact on those who use them and the healthcare sector at large.

Found In Translation

New technology puts the right words on the tip of your tongue practically anywhere in the world

Food Delivery And The 'Sharing Economy'

Just last week, we wrote about how what has been widely termed the ‘sharing economy’ – the distinctly Millennial movement of ‘sharing’ rather than necessarily ‘owning’ seemingly anything and everything, and drawing upon technology in the hand to make this possible – has made itself felt in how we travel, with Uber and Airbnb the obvious market leaders.

Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700: Terrific Audio Performance

For years, Bose has ruled the active-noise-cancellation (ANC) market with its QuietComfort series of headphones.

Justice Dept. Ratchets Up Antitrust Scrutiny Of Big Tech

The U.S. Department of Justice opened a sweeping antitrust investigation of major technology companies and whether their online platforms have hurt competition, suppressed innovation or otherwise harmed consumers.