Netflix Tops 62 Million Customers With Gains in U.S., Abroad
Netflix said its video-streaming service topped 62 million subscribers worldwide in the first quarter, as original shows such as “House of Cards” drew new viewers globally. The shares soared.
April 15, 2015 at 04:09PM
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The Navy is Preparing To Launch Swarm Bots Out of Cannons
The military’s swarm robots move from sea to air with a new program to shoot drones.
April 15, 2015 at 09:30AM
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SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Booster Rocket Almost Lands Itself
After launching a Dragon capsule carrying 4,300 pounds of supplies and equipment to the ISS, SpaceX’s Falcon 9 booster came so very close to finally landing itself on the private space company’s drone barge.
April 15, 2015 at 07:57AM
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Lightning on wheels: the insane electric racing of Formula E
Pro EV racing is here, and it’s already really good.
April 15, 2015 at 06:28AM
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In the future, your insurance company will know when you’re having sex
First, insurance companies gave us black boxes to put in our cars so they could track our driving, in exchange for discounts when we refrain from speeding. Now, they’re coming for our bodies.
April 15, 2015 at 06:28AM
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Security Companies Hire Hackers, Ex-Spies to Fight Cyber Attacks
Cybersecurity companies have hired hundreds of ex-government sleuths in recent years, capitalizing on the boom in business caused by hackers who stole more than 1 billion records in attacks last year.
April 15, 2015 at 04:06AM
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Faces in the Crowd: ‘Ex Machina’ and the Emotional Intelligence of Computers
By design, all the robots I’ve met have had faces, and so even though I knew they were machines, I spoke to them with the expectation that they would respond.
April 15, 2015 at 03:03AM
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Apple And Google Just Approved The Global Rollout For High There, Tinder For Marijuana Fans
The founder of what may be the first social network for cannabis fans has passed a critical early hurdle — as Apple’s and Google’s own rules about the industry evolve.
April 14, 2015 at 08:30PM
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DARPA’s BRASS will evolve by itself so it doesn’t need down time for updates.
One of the biggest problems with enterprise software for business is just keeping it up to date. When you’re running programs on a large scale, it’s not so easy to just “do a quick restart” for updates and patches.
April 14, 2015 at 08:30PM
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Here Is Google’s Internal Response to the Imminent E.U. Charges (Memo)
On Wednesday, the European Union is expected to drop the hammer on Google, charging the company with violating antitrust rules with its search dominance. It’s the tail end of a five-year investigation from the E.U.’s competition commission, and a prolonged regulatory headache for the search giant. It could be costly too: The E.U. is reportedly plotting a fine as large as $6.4 billion, roughly a tenth of Google’s annual revenue.
April 14, 2015 at 07:23PM
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