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Michigan Man Starts ‘Amish Uber’ With Horse and Buggy
Photo: AP An Amish resident of the Colon village in Michigan has launched his own ride-sharing service with his horse and buggy, and he’s calling it “Amish Uber.” For $5, Timothy Hochstedler will escort riders across the Amish-populated area in a carriage pulled by a Morgan horse. For someone immersed in a culture that is…
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Hayabusa2 Spacecraft Captures First Close-Up Image of Ryugu Asteroid
Ryugu’s surface as seen from a distance of about 0.6 miles (1 km)Image: JAXA, Tokyo University, Kochi University, Rikkyo University, Nagoya University, Chiba Institute of Technology, Meiji Univ., Aizu Univ., AIST Earlier today, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft came tantalizingly close to Ryugu, offering an unprecedented view of the asteroid’s boulder-strewn surface. Two weeks ago, Hayabusa2 came to…
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Xiaomi denies to go back to old firmware versions in the smartphones
The company has activated the function of anti-rollback in smartphones Redmi Mi Pro 6 and 6X with the release of new firmware version MIUI 10. This means that smartphones can’t “roll back” to earlier versions of firmware after the update. As explained by the manufacturer on the official forum of the MIUI Community, a new…
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Figure of the day: how much To reduce the number of annoying advertising in Runet?
Figure of the day: 97% decreased the number of annoying advertising in Runet. The company Yandex has calculated that over the past six months, the number of annoying advertising in Runet decreased by 97%. About it reported the edition “Kommersant” with reference to the provided by Yandex assessment. Yandex started to filter aggressive advertising in…
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Mail of Russia started to issue letters and parcels without a passport
Mail of Russia has announced a nice new feature. Now in all post offices you can receive parcels and registered letters that do not require payment, without having to show a passport with an electronic signature. As promised the company, the issuance process shipments using this technology takes less than 1 minute. To make an…
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Google has released the final version of the new Android
Google officially presented the final version of the next generation of the Android operating system. It was called Android 9 Pie (cake) is the ninth major OS update, and replaces the from Android 8 Oreo. Android 9 Pie brings a number of new features, mostly based on artificial intelligence system. One of these innovations is…
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The day when the computer surpassed human intelligence
August 7, 1970 held the first chess tournament between computers. The best computers with algorithms from research institutes come together in “the qualifying round”, then to fight in a chess game with a human. The championship didn’t look like a bunch of Amateurs laptop or computer club sample of the 1990-ies — in those days,…
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Reebok has used space technology to create bra
The Reebok company engaged in the manufacture of sports clothing and equipment, has introduced a new sports bra for women that change their stiffness depending on activity exercise. The novelty has received name PureMove, and as the site says Fast Company, uses technology that is used in the production of bullet-proof vests, space suits space…
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South Korea’s Rampant Spy-Cam Porn Problem Prompts Crackdown at Transportation Hubs
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Plume Made Good Wifi Cheap
Photo: Patrick Lucas Austin (Gizmodo) I’ve always had a frustrating relationship with the Internet thanks to where I lived. Long hallways or brick walls were in the way of a strong connection, requiring me to get inventive with Ethernet cables, antenna extenders, and SSID names. Mesh networks, which use multiple routers working in tandem to…