This Robotics Designer Has a Plan for Sex to Go Social
“The question is not whether it is better to have sex with a robot or sex with a human being, but whether it is better to have sex with a robot or no sex at all.”
January 13, 2015 at 11:32AM
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How Amazon Tricks You Into Thinking It Always Has the Lowest Prices
Amazon is known for having low prices. But a study conducted by a startup called Boomerang Commerce reveals that Amazon’s pricing strategy is much more nuanced than simply undercutting the competition.
January 13, 2015 at 10:31AM
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Four-Finned Robot Swims Like A Cuttlefish
By copying the undulating swimming skills of cuttlefish, a low-key underwater robot is able to tackle obstacles in its way.
January 13, 2015 at 10:28AM
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20 Seconds Of The Weirdest Piece Of Wearable Tech
Aptly called the ‘Spider Dress’, this piece of wearable tech features animatronic mechanical limbs that respond to external stimuli and defend the personal space of the wearer. It uses proximity sensors as well as a respiration sensor to both define and protecting the personal space of the wearer. We think it looks like Kerrigan from “Star Craft.”
January 13, 2015 at 10:28AM
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Google won’t fix bug hitting 60 percent of Android phones
Not for the first time, a bug has been found in the WebView component of Android 4.3 and below. This is the embeddable browser control powered by a version of the WebKit rendering engine used in Android apps.
January 13, 2015 at 09:32AM
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Driving Solutions To Build Smarter Cities
In an unprecedented move, Uber will provide Boston with anonymized ride data in an effort to “provide new insights to help manage urban growth, relieve traffic congestion, expand public transportation, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” the ride-sharing company says in a press release.
January 13, 2015 at 08:34AM
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Why English, Not Mandarin, Is the Language of Innovation
Last October, Mark Zuckerberg shocked the world when he addressed a group of students at Tsinghua University in Beijing completely in Mandarin. The speech reignited a decades-old debate: Will Mandarin overtake English as the global language?
January 13, 2015 at 03:18AM
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French app to show support for Je Suis Charlie campaign approved in one hour after contacting Tim Cook
As iOS developers will know, it can take a while to get a new iPhone app approved, with one online tracker showing that the average time is currently around ten days. The developers of a free app enabling people to express support for the Je Suis Charlie campaign didn’t want to wait.
January 12, 2015 at 05:30PM
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British Prime Minister Suggests Banning Some Online Messaging Apps
Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain said he would pursue banning encrypted messaging services like Snapchat and WhatsApp if the country’s intelligence services were not given greater access to people’s online communication.
January 12, 2015 at 04:20PM
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50 Cent interview: tensions over Beats made it ‘difficult to work with Dre’
Rap legends’ headphone battle has led to personal friction, including 50 Cent’s decision to leave Dre’s label last year.
January 12, 2015 at 02:10PM
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