Siemen's Self-Driving Street Car Puts Autonomous Tech on Track

The company is developing autonomous street car tech, where vehicles on tracks make the challenge simpler, but still worth solving. https://ift.tt/2O6hM60 Jack Stewart September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

'Red Dead Redemption 2' Goes 'GTA' and the Rest of the Week in Games

Tiny PlayStations ahoy! Let's catch up on the week's gaming news. https://ift.tt/2OHrvN4 Julie Muncy September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

Venezuela’s useless Petro cryptocurrency will hit international markets in October

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is showing now signs of slowing down on his dream of making national cryptocurrency, the Petro, a thing. Yesterday, Maduro got on state television to reveal his cryptocurrency brainchild will be used in international transactions starting from October 1, 2018. “On October 1, the petro [sic] will enter the streets to become a means for commodity exchange, purchase and convertible currency for the whole world,” Maduro said (via Sputnik News). Maduro has been pushing the Petro for some time. He has declared its use for housing the homeless, conducting oil trade, and even paying salaries. He…

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Bitcoin devs warn of possible chainsplit following severe DDoS vulnerability

Bitcoin Core developers have issued an important statement to the entire community, as the fallout from a recently disclosed DDoS vulnerability intensifies. The vulnerability, which researchers disclosed earlier this week, made it possible for miners to sabotage the Bitcoin network by sending transaction data twice. The Bitcoin development team now warns that while the bug has been fixed, there are still some risks involved. “[…] There is currently a small risk of a chainsplit. In a chainsplit, transactions could be reversed long after they are fully confirmed,” the warning reads. “Therefore, for the next week or so you should consider there…

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https://ift.tt/2OJmV0C David Canellis September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

Spotify taps DJ Semtex for hip-hop culture podcast

Following in the footsteps of Zane Lowe and Ryan Newman, hip-hop aficionado DJ Semtex is the latest BBC Radio veteran to jump ship to a music streaming service. He'll be handling co-presenting duties alongside RCA's Parris O'Loughlin-Hoste on season... https://ift.tt/2NZpSwV Saqib Shah September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

Cloudflare Embraces Google Roughtime, Giving Internet Security a Boost

Syncing clocks online is vital to web security. https://ift.tt/2OHyeGA Lily Hay Newman September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

How to Sell Your Old Phone for the Most Money

Congrats on your new phone! Time to cash in on your old one. https://ift.tt/2O6hH2c Pia Ceres September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

The Delta II Rocket That Gave Us GPS and the Mars Rovers Retires

The Delta II rocket was a workhorse, with 153 successful launches and a bevy of wild scientific missions to its credit. https://ift.tt/2OHyaXm Amy Thompson September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

How to Set Up Your New iPhone

Welcome to your new iPhone. https://ift.tt/2NZpNJD Brian Barrett September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

Audible comes to the Apple Watch

Apple's latest Watch Series 4 has enough power to free you from your phone, but apart from music, there aren't a ton of entertainment options. Now, Audible's audiobook app has come to the watchOS 5, letting you listen to books directly from your wris... https://ift.tt/2OHy8yI Steve Dent September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

Dutch supermarket giant uses blockchain to make orange juice transparent

The largest Dutch supermarket chain, Albert Heijn, is planning its own blockchain makeover. Albert Heijn wants to stamp bottles of its private-label juice with special QR-codes. Customers can scan them with an app that will show details about its origin and supply chain. Along with major supplier Refresco, Albert Heijn will store all information related to the sourcing, production, and distribution on a distributed ledger. It’s all part of a greater plan to provide its customers with more information. There is growing consumer concern for the origin of products – particularly fresh produce. “In some cases the production process is…

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https://ift.tt/2NYUZZC David Canellis September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

uBiome is jumping into therapeutics with a healthy $83 million in Series C financing

23andMe, IBM and now uBiome is the next tech company to jump into the lucrative multi-billion dollar drug discovery market. The company started out with a consumer gut health test to check whether your intestines carry the right kind of bacteria for healthy digestion but has since expanded to include over 250,000 samples for everything […] https://ift.tt/2OHy5mw Sarah Buhr September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

New Microscope Shows the Quantum World in Crazy Detail

The transmission electron microscope has a new bag of tricks, revealing the properties of materials at a much higher resolution than ever before. https://ift.tt/2NY1oo2 Sophia Chen September 21, 2018 at 09:01AM

For Museums, Augmented Reality Is the Next Frontier

Interactive museum exhibits like this are becoming more common as AR becomes cheaper, lighter, and easier to create. https://ift.tt/2OFW5GF Arielle Pardes September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

Revry: The Streaming Service Trying to Take Queer Content Global

Revry is like Netflix for LGBTQ shows, music, and podcasts—and it wants to make them available everywhere. https://ift.tt/2O12VJJ Angela Watercutter September 21, 2018 at 09:00AM

How astronauts can get a taste of steak in space

To send people to deep space and on extended trips to other planets, we first need to figure out how to feed astronauts. Shipments from Earth won’t arrive for two years at a time -- so that means learning to grow food instead of just freeze-dried meals. The Verge’s Loren Grush heads to NASA's Kennedy Space Center where researchers are figuring out the best way to grow plants in space and on other worlds. Subscribe: http://goo.gl/G5RXGs Like The Verge on Facebook: https://goo.gl/2P1aGc Follow on Twitter: https://goo.gl/XTWX61 Follow on Instagram: https://goo.gl/7ZeLvX Read More: http://www.theverge.com Community guidelines: http://bit.ly/2D0hlAv Subscribe to Verge Science on YouTube, a new home base for our explorations into the future of science: http://bit.ly/2FqJZMl https://ift.tt/2NuFVDB The Verge September 21, 2018 at 08:10AM

Galaxy Note9: Accolades

There’s power in words, and the experts have spoken. The new super powerful Note. #GalaxyNote9 Learn more: http://smsng.co/N9_may https://ift.tt/2DtrHhU Samsung September 21, 2018 at 08:06AM

Android turns 10

Don't underestimate the legacy of the original Android phone, the T-Mobile G1. Make sure to read the CNET article: How Google, T-Mobile and HTC got Android off to a crazy, awkward start - https://cnet.co/2NVNnXX Subscribe to CNET: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV CNET playlists: https://www.youtube.com/user/CNETTV/playlists Download the new CNET app: https://ift.tt/2fmiQ6l Like us on Facebook: https://ift.tt/1930vfU Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cnet Follow us on Instagram: http://bit.ly/2icCYYm https://ift.tt/2O6Y4ah CNET September 21, 2018 at 07:00AM

Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and Jeff Bridges 'Come Together' to Promote Student Activism

Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono, and Jeff Bridges participated in a "bed-in" to promote peace and student activism at New York City Hall. This emulated the Bed-Ins for Peace that Lennon and Ono organized in 1969 to protest the Vietnam War. The event celebrates the launch of the John Lennon Educational Tour Bus residency in New York City. The bus is a high-tech music and video production studio on wheels, traveling to help mentor students in musics and the arts. ► Subscribe for more tech & culture videos: http://on.mash.to/subscribe ◄ MORE FROM MASHABLE ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/6ElleCub6uM ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/jAu1ZsTCA64 ‌• Video - https://youtu.be/W8T6fYt9-tA  Subscribe to Mashable: http://on.mash.to/subscribe  Best of playlist: https://on.mash.to/BestOf  MASHABLE ACROSS THE WEB  Mashable.com: http://on.mash.to/1hCcRpl  Facebook: https://ift.tt/2I7KIYV Twitter: https://ift.tt/2IgAQIf Instagram: https://ift.tt/2I6suXD Mashable is for superfans. We're not for the casually curious. Obsess with us. https://ift.tt/2OCEsrk Mashable September 21, 2018 at 06:09AM

Blockchain can’t compress files from 2GB to 20KB – that’s impossible

A blockchain startup is claiming it has developed an algorithm that can dramatically reduce the size of digital files. If its technology is legit, it would help reduce the size of files 10,000 times – from 2GB to 20KB. Oh, and it’s launching an ICO for $50 million. The startup, called DotPlay, demonstrates its “so called” compression algorithm in the latest episode of CNBC’s Crypto Trader show. In which, host, Ran Neu-Ner visits the startup to see the tech first hand. DotPlay is claiming it uses blockchain for two things: To control view rights to content; and to run its…

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https://ift.tt/2OGVkxj Matthew Beedham September 21, 2018 at 06:00AM

The Morning After: Amazon's Alexa-powered microwave, iOS 12 reviewed

The Alexa-powered Amazon microwave you didn't ask for is here. The company's big hardware splurge encompasses your car, your kitchen and even your walls. There's upgraded Echo devices, too, if that's what you were looking for. Meanwhile, Apple's iOS... https://ift.tt/2NXL9qW Mat Smith September 21, 2018 at 06:00AM

Four 'Star Trek: Discovery' shorts are coming to CBS All Access

CBS All Access is getting a quartet of Star Trek: Discovery preludes to tide you over until the show's return in early 2019. Star Trek: Short Treks is comprised of four standalone episodes, described as "short stories", each focusing on a different c... https://ift.tt/2OEgFar Saqib Shah September 21, 2018 at 06:00AM

Facebook’s new dating service wants to find you love

Yesterday, Facebook debuted its much talked about dating service – announced at its developer conference F8 earlier this year– in Columbia.  The social network doesn’t want to compete with Tinder, but instead will take on other major players such as OkCupid and Hinge by adopting a similar approach to matchmaking. If you are an adult user in the South American country, you will see a notice at the top of the news feed to opt into the dating service. Facebook will ask you to verify your location using your device and add details such as a free-form bio, occupation, education,…

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https://ift.tt/2O0G6G3 Ivan Mehta September 21, 2018 at 06:00AM