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When Google wowed the tech world with its demo of Duplex — the tech that allows its digital Assistant make phone calls to perform mundane tasks like booking haircuts or making restaurant reservations — Microsoft’s Cortana chief was impressed, but not worried. “The technologist in me had no choice but to feel impressed,” Javier Soltero, …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelOutside of Black Friday, you really can’t find a deal on the Xbox One S better than this. Walmart just dropped the price on the Xbox One S to less than $200. Although it retails for $249.99, the retailer just slashed the price down to only $199.99. The Xbox One S also doubles as an …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelLobsters are immortal. Kind of. Along with tasting delicious when dipped in butter and garlic, lobsters have another great trait: They constantly produce telomerase. Instead of dying of old age, the crustaceans just get bigger and bigger, thanks to their molecular hack. SEE ALSO: NASA will visit an undersea volcano in Hawaii to figure out …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelNASA astronaut Jeanette Epps should be in space right now. But instead, she’s stuck on Earth. In January, NASA unexpectedly announced that Epps — who was set to become the first African-American astronaut to live aboard the International Space Station for an extended period of time — would not be flying to the orbiting outpost …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelLook, dating can be hard enough in the age of a million different apps. Apparently it’s even worse if you live in Washington, D.C. and you support Donald Trump. In a new story published by Politico, Daniel Lippman and Ben Schreckinger spoke to more than 30 millennials who are current or former members of the …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelIt looks like Facebook may soon be able to nudge you to spend less time in its app. The company appears to be testing a new feature that shows statistics about “your time on Facebook,” which could help remind users to take breaks from the app. SEE ALSO: The 13 most annoying Facebook notifications, ranked …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelBluntly, I’m jealous of the toys of today, and Lego has managed to stoke that sentiment with its latest. The toy giant’s motorized DC Super Heroes Batmobile is part of the Lego’s Powered Up line, and it’s super cool. The App-Controlled Lego Batmobile set will be landing on Aug. 1 for $99. And while it …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelIt’s the weekend again, and it’s also officially summer — and if that’s not cause for a celebration then we don’t know what is. And by celebrating, we mean upgrading to a new TV. SEE ALSO: Allergy season is worse this year and that’s exactly why you need an air purifier What we’re most excited about …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelSet the “days without a Facebook privacy problem” counter to zero. This week, an alarmed developer contacted TechCrunch, informing us that their Facebook App Analytics weekly summary email had been delivered to someone outside their company. It contains sensitive business information, including weekly average users, page views and new users. Forty-three hours after we contacted …
June 22, 2018 | by RaheelAnother day, another protest against Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen. Days after Nielsen, who recently spoke in defense of the Trump administration’s immigration policies at a press briefing, was confronted by protestors while dining at a Mexican restaurant (of all places), angry members from immigrant rights groups gathered outside her D.C. townhouse to …
June 22, 2018 | by Raheel