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Why Particle Physicists Are Excited About This Mysterious Inconsistency
A 50-foot-wide electromagnet.Photo: Fermilab Scientists haven’t conclusively spotted any new particles since the Higgs boson, and that’s got some people worried—there are a ton of other physics puzzles remaining, many of which would require the presence of a new particle to resolve. But recently, there have been some tantalizing clues of new physics, perhaps a…
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Spiders, Poison, and Boiling Water: The Best (and Worst) Ways to Kill Cockroaches
A hell spawn infiltrated my apartment. I retaliated.Photo: Mike Keeling (Flickr) A few weeks ago, I was enjoying one of my favorite activities: reading an enthralling piece of fiction before bed. This time it was Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Just as I was being transported to 20th-century Japan, I heard a loud, fluttering sound…
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How Apple’s New Software Turned My Life Upside Down
Illustration: Apple / Gizmodo This isn’t the worst time, either It turns out iOS 12 isn’t much different than iOS 11. We knew this would be the case a while back when reports suggested that the next version of Apple’s mobile software would focus on stability and clean up the buggy mess that was its…
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Feds Debunk IT Staffer Conspiracy Theory Pushed by The Daily Caller and Trump
Screenshot: Gizmodo Federal prosecutors on Tuesday debunked a long-running conspiracy theory promoted by President Trump and right-wing blog The Daily Caller, firmly declaring a former congressional IT staffer of Pakistani birth innocent of a slew of trumped up espionage and computer related crimes. Imran Awan, a former IT specialist for Democratic lawmakers, including U.S. Rep.…
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Judge Dismisses All Charges Against Former Ad Tech CEO
Screenshot: Vungle.com Zainali Jaffer, the founder and former CEO of video advertising platform Vungle, was arrested in October on a number of charges, including child abuse and “oral copulation of a person under 14.” On Monday, a judge granted the district attorney’s motion to dismiss all the charges against him citing a lack of convincing…
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It’s Time to Log Off and Kick It Like This Chill-Ass, Margarita-Drinking Bear
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iPhone Confuses ‘Syria’ for ‘Siri’ During UK Defense Secretary’s Speech
WhoopsScreenshot: BBC For modern smartphone owners, it’s a common enough of an occurrence. You’re just sitting there, talking about whatever, when suddenly you say something that triggers the digital assistant on your phone. Now normally, you’d probably get annoyed for a second, tap a button to dismiss the interruption, and then continue with whatever you…
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This Neural Network Instant Camera Turns Everything You Shoot Into Cartoon Doodles
Photo: Dan Macnish Photographers who still shoot on film claim they like the lo-fi, grainy aesthetics of the medium. But by that logic, they should be throwing hundreds of dollars at Dan Macnish who created a custom instant camera that converts what the camera’s lens sees into crude, stick figure doodles. Remember Google’s Quick, Draw!…
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Intelligence can’t be defined, where operators store the correspondence of users
“Spring law” came into force on 1 July 2018, but the operators while there is no legal possibility to store users ‘ communications. About it reported the edition “Kommersant” with reference to the representatives of Rossvyaz, and mobile operators. Recall the “Spring law” requires operators to store user traffic for 30 days, including all telephone…
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A stripped-down flagship, the LG Q7 already available in Russia
Company LG Electronics announced the beginning of sales in Russia smartphone LG Q7 and its advanced variations of LG Q7+. This is a simplified and smaller version of the flagship LG ThinQ G7. The smartphone belongs to the middle level, but has received a number of features of a more upscale model. LG Q7 is…