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Photo: Getty Security researchers released a tool this week that lets you collect social media profiles of a massive amount of people using face recognition. While that might sound like a terrible idea, the tool’s creators say it will help security professionals by giving them the same tools as the bad guys. The tool, Social…

A larval blacklegged or deer tick, Ixodes scapularis, the species that spreads Lyme disease in the U.S.Photo: Gary Alpert (CDC) As worrying as new invasive species of parasitic ticks might be, a recent report released by the lab testing company Quest Diagnostics should remind us of the more pressing dangers these eight-legged bugs can cause.…

Photo: Drew Angerer (Getty) In a stunning blow to companies like Uber and Lyft, the New York City Council today approved a one-year halt on issuing new licenses to rideshare drivers. The yearlong halt will give the council time to survey the current state of ridesharing in the city, and potentially enact minimum pay rules…

The launch of China’s first hypersonic weapon aboard a rocket on August 3, 2018.Image: CAAA China claims to have successfully tested a hypersonic aircraft capable of reaching speeds in excess of Mach 6, or 4,563 miles per hour. The cutting-edge vehicle has the potential to penetrate U.S. missile defense systems and be refitted to include…

Artist impression of the object called SIMP0136.Image: Caltech/Chuck Carter; NRAO/AUI/NSF Various news outlets have been discussing a strange object in space, which may or may not be a planet. New measurements show that what was thought to be a brown dwarf—essentially a “failed star” that is too small to generate nuclear fusion, but too big…

Photo: Chris Dlugosz (Flickr CC-BY) Parents picking up school supplies for their kids this season may want to go for the more expensive crayon brands this time around. A new study found that Playskool’s crayons were the only major brand that contained traces of asbestos. Before you panic and start yanking crayons out of your…

In the vast Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, showed a list of characteristics of the upcoming smartphone Oppo R17, is not yet officially presented by the manufacturer. Oppo R17 will replace the Oppo R15 that debuted in March 2018. The R series of Oppo smartphones typically include between the flagships and the mid-level. The…

Bethesda has launched a big sale in honor of the imminent opening of the festival QuakeCon 2018. Popular games including Doom, Fallout and others are offered with discounts up to 75%. QuakeCon 2018 will be held in Texas from 9 to 12 August. Games discounts available on the official website and in stores Microsoft Store…

Google has announced a large expansion of the support languages in his virtual keyboard Gboard. According to the developers, now Gboard adds support for 25 languages of Russia, more than any other virtual keyboard. In the latest update in Gboard for Android added Buryat, Siberian Tatar and Talysh languages, and before that — Ingush and…

HMD Global company started to distribute a firmware update to the latest version of the Android operating system Pie 9 for Nokia 7 Plus. This was reported by users of Nokia 7 Plus in India. Upgrade from Android 9 Pie has a volume of 1173 MB. Note that Nokia 7 Plus has become one of…