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iPhone — a sign of wealth. Proven by scientists
In the United States was discovered the connection between the possession of a smartphone or tablet Apple and high income. Researchers at the National Bureau of economic research, USA and University of Chicago analyzed the differences between American social groups and published a report. The researchers came to the conclusion that the iPhone was the…
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Jubilee music smartphone Meizu 15 Plus is now available for purchase in Russia
The company Meizu announced the beginning of sales in Russia smartphone Meizu 15 Plus. This is the flagship model in the line of music smartphones, released for the 15th anniversary of the company. The recommended price for the Meizu is 45 Plus 15 990 rubles for the version 6+64 GB. Meizu 15 Plus with a…
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When we will end the storage of digital data, we’ll use DNA
In the world there is a shortage of space for storage of digital data. This problem exists for a few years, however, ordinary people are unlikely to about it ever thought of. Not so long ago there was a time when the free space for recording of digital data was limited by the size of…
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NVIDIA has taught the neural network to remove unnecessary noise and inscriptions with photographs
A team from NVIDIA, the Massachusetts tehnologicheskogo Institute and Aalto University presented a neural network, is able to edit the image and remove the excess noise, as well as various inscriptions. On the work done by the specialists of NVIDIA shared in his official blog, but the source code for the algorithm not to spread…
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The Internet Is a Big, Nasty Potato Salad We Can’t Get Enough Of
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Russian Cargo Ship Reaches Space Station in Record Time
A previous Russian Progress cargo ship docked to the Pirs docking compartment of the International Space Station.Image: NASA A Russian-built spacecraft has reached the International Space Station in less than four hours, making it the fastest supply mission to space in history. At 5:51pm ET on July 9, a Progress 70 supply freighter blasted off…
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Scientists Harvest Hydrogen from Water in Microgravity, a Nifty Trick for Deep-Space Travel
Close-up of the drop tower capsulePhoto: ZARM Drop Tower Operation and Service Company A team of scientists announced they have harvested hydrogen from water in microgravity—a proof-of-principle test that may one day lead to a way to acquire fuel or other resources during a long-distance, crewed space mission. Long-term space travel involves many difficult problems…
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Vaping May Not Help People Quit Smoking After All
Photo: lindsayfox (Pixabay) One of the biggest arguments in favor of vaping is that it can help people ease themselves away from their addiction to tobacco smoking. But a new study published this week in PLoS One seems to offer a strong rebuttal to that line of thought. It suggests that people who use both…
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Snapchat Is Making It Easier to Find Users’ DIY Lenses Like This Sick Pot Leaf Crown
A lot of these community lenses aren’t exactly good.Photo: Patrick Lucas Austin (Gizmodo) Today Snapchat announced its newest feature, Lens Explorer, which makes the social network a little more communal by letting users easily access Snap’s repository of user-created Lenses. While the variety is nice, incorporating user-generated content has its downsides: More often than not,…
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Amazon and Orlando Cops’ Controversial Face Recognition Pilot Isn’t Over
Photo: AP Contrary to earlier reports, Orlando police confirmed Monday they will renew a contract with Amazon to pilot its controversial face recognition software, Rekognition—a move that is sure to reignite concerns of privacy and civil liberties advocates who have pushed back against law enforcement’s use of the technology. The American Civil Liberties Union released…