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Hacking Firm’s Ex-Employee Made Off With Menacing Spy Tools, Israel Says
These Academics Spent the Last Year Testing Whether Your Phone Is Secretly Listening to You It’s the smartphone conspiracy theory that just won’t go away: Many, many people are convinced that … Read more Read According to Israel’s Justice Ministry, the ex-employee was turned in by a potential buyer. The suspect was arrested on June…
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Facebook Says It’s Sorry for Removing a Part of the Declaration of Independence That Includes a Racial Slur
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My 15 Favorite Science and Tech Books for Smart Beach Reading
Westerlund 2, a giant cluster of about 3,000 stars located 20,000 light-years away in the constellation Carina.Photo: NASA, ESA, the Hubble Heritage Team STScI/AURA, A. Nota ESA/STScI, and the Westerlund 2 Science Team Summer is finally upon us, which means it’s time to put together a reading list, whether it’s for the beach, your cottage,…
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Alexa, Is My House on Fire?
Photo: Patrick Lucas Austin (Gizmodo) Many devices are now pulling double-duty these days. Game consoles are entertainment streaming devices. Smartwatches tell you the time while also telling you which of your coworkers is demanding your attention. Lightbulbs are burglar deterrents, at least when they’re not setting the mood. So Onelink’s Safe and Sound, a smoke…
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Jupiter’s Moons Leave Signature Spots in Its Aurorae
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America’s First Dogs Were Wiped Out by Europeans, but Their Genetic Legacy Lives on as a Sexually Transmitted Cancer
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Apple Probably Isn’t Releasing New Macs and iPads This Summer, But it Did Register Some
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Google is Reportedly Looking to Take Over Call Centers With Its Duplex AI Assistant
A headset hangs on a cubical wall after the last telemarketing shift at Spectrum Marketing Services, Inc. September 26, 2003 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.Photo: Getty When Google introduced Google Duplex, its AI assistant designed to speak like a human, the company showed off how the average person could use the tech to save time making reservations…
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Citizens of the EU Are Being Given the Chance to Vote Down Daylight Saving Time
Mark Brown adjusts clocks on the wall at Brown?s Old Time Clock Shop March 6, 2007 in Plantation, Florida.Photo: Getty The European Commission is giving citizens of the European Union the opportunity to cast their vote in a public poll that could lead to the elimination of the sleep-depraving practice of changing clocks twice a…
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LG opened its first premium store in Moscow
July 5, the company LG Electronics has opened in the Moscow shopping center “metropolis” premium home appliances and electronics. It will sell the most technologically advanced LG technology with futuristic design. The staff is trained, almost any tests can be run directly in stores. The opening of the first premium LG store in metropolis The…