‘Battlebots’ Returns – ABC Revives As Summer Reality Series
The battling robots are back! Twelve years after “BattleBots” ended its run on Comedy Central, ABC has picked up a reimagined take of the killer robot combat sport, from Whalerock Industries and the creators of the original “BattleBots” franchise, Ed Roski and Greg Munson.
February 6, 2015 at 04:44PM
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TurboTax Halts State E-Filing Amid Data-Breach Probe
The nation’s biggest online tax-software company halted electronic filing of all state returns amid reports from states of criminal attempts to obtain refunds through its systems.
February 6, 2015 at 04:44PM
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Own A Chromecast? Google Wants To Give You $6
The Chromecast is already a damned great little device. Pretty much the only thing that would make it better is if Google randomly gave you free money for owning one.
February 6, 2015 at 04:36PM
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The Best Vibrators
After 30 hours of research — including reading hundreds of reviews of 48 bestselling models, interviewing six sexperts , and crowdsourcing opinions from enthusiasts — The Wirecutter’s panel of six testers tried five clitoral vibrators and picked one to rule them all.
February 6, 2015 at 03:57PM
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Life Inside A Secret Chinese Bitcoin Mine
Motherboard gained access to a massive, secretive Bitcoin mine housed within a repurposed factory in the Liaoning Province in rural northeast China.
This is the infrastructure that keeps the digital currency’s decentralized network up and running, and its operators are profiting big time.
February 6, 2015 at 02:55PM
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DIY Weather Forecasting
While weather folklore of dubious accuracy abounds in all cultures, it turns out there is some evidence that rural subsistence farmers are adept at applying local and cultural knowledge to predict the weather.
February 6, 2015 at 02:32PM
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Meet Walter Pitts, the Homeless Genius Who Revolutionized Artificial Intelligence
Walter Pitts rose from the streets to MIT, but couldn’t escape himself.
February 6, 2015 at 01:28PM
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How Does An Atomic Clock Work?
Even if this doesn’t necessarily help you understand the guts of an atomic clock, it’s still mesmerizing in that “how do people even think of this stuff?” way.
February 6, 2015 at 12:02PM
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Here’s What You’ll Find on the Fighter Jet of 2030
Military leaders reveal their hopes and fears for the 6th Generation fighter they will desperately need.
February 6, 2015 at 10:57AM
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The Algorithm That Sees Beauty in Photographic Portraits
Scientists at Yahoo Labs have developed a machine learning algorithm that distinguishes beautiful portraits from the not-so.
February 6, 2015 at 10:57AM
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