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  • Video: robot ANYmal performs tasks not worse than SpotMini

    Have developed by Boston Dynamics Spot robot Mini who knows how to open doors and walk up the stairs, there is a serious competitor. His name ANYmal — it was created by a team of engineers Anybotics, which is part of the company’s Robotic Systems Lab of ETH Zurich. In mid-September, the company posted a…

  • Developed a blood test that detects the lack of sleep of drivers

    One of the most common causes of accidents (along with alcohol) is the fatigue associated with sleep deprivation. While formerly most of these accidents occurred outside the city with people travelling long distance, today due to modern lifestyles sleep deprivation is increasingly a cause of accidents in the city limits. But, in contrast to the…

  • The electronic skin, sensitive to even a breath of wind

    Scientists from all over the world already not the first year working on the creation of “synthetic” or e-skin, the application of which can be found not only in robotics but also in the creation of prostheses, ultra-sensitive sensors and flexible electronics. We recently wrote to you about the fact that such sensors in the…

  • SiriusXM is Gobbling Up Pandora for Just $3.5 Billion

    Photo: AP It was announced this morning that SiriusXM will acquire music streaming service Pandora in a deal worth $3.5 billion. SiriusXM is touting the acquisition as the creation of the world’s largest audio entertainment company. Pandora was the first big player in the music streaming game but failed to capitalize on that advantage in…

  • Astronomers Spot a Black Hole Sucking Up an Earth-Size Clump of Matter

    An artist’s rendering of an active galactic nucleus Illustration: NASA You might think of black holes as enormous vacuum cleaners, sucking in all the matter and light that ventures too close. But confusingly, scientists normally see stuff leaving the area around a black hole, via jets of matter and light from ripped-apart dust. It’s rare…

  • Do Dogs Forget Their People?

    Illustration: Chelsea Beck (Gizmodo) MemoryEverything feels fleeting these days, so this week we're stepping back to explore all things memory in technology, science, and entertainment.   Let’s say your long-term relationship totally implodes. Browsing for a new apartment, or a therapist that takes your insurance, you hear your dog bark in the other room—and realize, with…

  • Some iPhone Users Are Saying Colors Look ‘Off’ After Upgrading to iOS 12

    Photo: Alex Cranz (Gizmodo) After a series of bugs plagued iOS 11, Apple reportedly decided to slow down on adding new features to iOS 12 in order to focus on improving performance and stability. In general, that strategy seems to have worked, with multiple sites reporting that iOS 12 runs faster on nearly every supported…

  • Google Chrome Is Now Quietly Forcing You to Log In—Here’s What to Do About It 

  • Announced the Russian price Huawei Mate 20 Lite

    Huawei introduced in Russia smartphone Mate 20 Lite. It is a Junior model in the series Mate 20, flagship smartphone which will be presented on 16 October 2018. Huawei Mate Lite 20 is designed in a fashionable frameless design with cut-out-style iPhone X. the Screen has a diagonal of 6.3 inches, aspect ratio 19.5:9, resolution…

  • iPhone XS Max bent, scratched and burned

    Known for his regular mockery of the gadgets blogger Zach Nelson (Zach Nelson) jerryrigeverything once, not left out from the start of sales of new smartphones Apple. In a recent test he’s putting a hell of torture tests iPhone XS Max. On the protective glass of the display, the scratches did not appear until the…