The Hazards of Going on Autopilot
Automation would prevent mistakes caused by inattention, fatigue, and other human shortcomings, and free people to think about big-picture issues and, therefore, make better strategic decisions. Yet, as automation has increased, human error has not gone away: it remains the leading cause of aviation accidents.
September 5, 2014 at 8:48AM
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Brain-to-brain verbal communication in humans achieved for the first time
A team of researchers has successfully achieved brain-to-brain human communication using non-invasive technologies across a distance of 5,000 miles.
September 5, 2014 at 6:32AM
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Apple Second-Tier Supplier Cited for Health, Safety, Labor Violations in China
A new investigation by the nonprofit watchdog organization China Labor Watch and Green America claims to have uncovered serious health, safety and labor violations at a plant that manufactures metal enclosures for Apple’s MacBook and iPad.
September 5, 2014 at 6:32AM
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Path of Stolen Credit Cards Leads Back to Home Depot
There are two tracks to finding the identity of a company that has been hit by cybercriminals. Both of them involve going backward.
September 5, 2014 at 3:15AM
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What You Need To Know About Tesla’s Nevada Gigafactory
Elon Musk joined Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval in Carson City to announce the selection of Nevada as the official site for the Tesla Gigafactory. At over 5 million square-feet, the massive diamond-shaped battery plant will be one of the largest in the world, and Tesla is getting $1.2 billion in tax breaks over 20 years.
September 5, 2014 at 1:12AM
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Dyson finally announces a robot vacuum cleaner
Dyson has so far avoided releasing a Roomba-like vacuum, saying that the technology just isn’t there to make a good product. All that changes today with the announcement of the Dyson 360 Eye, a robot vacuum that the company says took 16 years and close to $47 million to research and develop.
September 4, 2014 at 9:51PM
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How I Hacked My Own iCloud Account, for Just $200
EPPB is a program that makes it possible for a user to download iCloud backups from Apple’s iCloud servers onto a computer. Once there, the backups can be scoured for information including camera rolls, messages, email attachments and more. In essence, the app reverse-engineers Apple’s “restore iOS backup” functionality, only instead of downloading the backed up data to a physical device, it downloads it to the cloud.
September 4, 2014 at 8:05PM
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No Kidding? FCC Chairman Says Broadband Market Isn’t Competitive.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler said Thursday that Americans don’t have enough choice when it comes to high-speed broadband providers and the government needs to do something about it.
September 4, 2014 at 6:56PM
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This football knows where it is on the field. Could it change the NFL?
When the NFL season kicks off this weekend, it’ll feature all sorts of high-tech innovations: instant replay and Surface tablets on the sidelines, overhead cameras and helmets with radios built in. Then, every so often, a pair of men will trot on to the field with a 10-yard-long metal chain to try to figure out if the offense got a first down — just like they did back in 1907.
September 4, 2014 at 4:30PM
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Apple Nears Introduction of Smartwatch and Bigger iPhones
We’re less than a week away from the reveal of two new iPhones, a new iWatch and a whole new era in Apple history.
September 4, 2014 at 4:30PM
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