[embedded content] Astronomers have created a 3D map of our entire galaxy by pinpointing stars called Cepheids which pulsate and can be used to track distance and changes in space. Cepheids are young stars less than 400 million years old and their brightness varies over periods of between one and one hundred days. The astronomers […]
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Whitney Cummings—and her sex robot—take on modern womanhood
Yes, Whitney Cummings did have a sex robot made in her likeness for the laughs. David Giesbrecht / Netflix I never really understood catcalling until Whitney Cummings explained it in front of a live audience. Rather than waxing snarky about backward oafs who don’t get why harassment is bad, she says she understands the impulse, […]
Aipower’s Wearbuds are wireless earbuds that charge on your wrist
Aipower thinks there’s a better way to charge wireless earbuds: embedding them in a digital watch. The company’s Wearbuds are nearing the end of a very successful Kickstarter campaign, which ends today. It’s not often that you see innovations coming from Chinese companies in the mobile space, but the concept behind Wearbuds is interesting. In […]
Deals: Dell XPS 13, 512GB WD SSD, Apple Watch Series 4
Heads up, deal hunters. This weekend you can save $ 70 on the Apple Watch Series 4 44mm when you purchase it on Amazon and choose the “Free No-Rush Shipping” option. Meanwhile, the 512GB WD My Passport SSD has dropped to just $ 70 and you can snag the Dell XPS 13 for just $ […]
I gave my DNA away. Can I get it back?
I recently spat in a pot and sent my saliva off in an envelope for analysis. A growing number of people are willingly handing over their DNA to corporations in return for learning about their ancestry or to get health reports, Why are we prepared to make this trade with our most intimate of data […]
There may be frozen water on the moon, new study suggests
Conceptual illustration of permanently shadowed, shallow icy craters near the lunar south pole. UCLA/NASA A new study suggests that there could be thick deposits of frozen water on the moon, located in craters near the lunar pole. Discovering potential frozen water on the moon is not only of scientific interest. It could also be important […]
GamesBeat Decides 122: Super Nintendo World and Ninja on Mixer
Summer has broken — at least as far as video games are concerned. That means we finally have a lot of news to talk about on the GamesBeat Decides podcast. On this episode, GamesBeat reviews editor Mike Minotti and PC gaming editor Jeffrey Grubb talk about Ninja defecting from Twitch to Microsoft’s Mixer. Mike also […]
Microsoft to reportedly demo Office apps, Your Phone in Samsung Unpacked event
Microsoft is reportedly preparing to take the stage at next week’s Samsung Unpacked, as the two companies are said to have deepened their partnership ahead of the event. The updated partnership may result in Samsung pre-installing more Microsoft Android apps in some of its smartphones, including the Your Phone app that connects to Windows 10 […]
How to take bokeh photos: The beginner’s guide to better blur
Daven Mathies/Digital Trends Related Bokeh. To some, it’s the most sought-after aspect of a photograph; to others, it’s a buzzword that just won’t die. The term — which is an intentional misspelling of the Japanese word “boke,” meaning blur — refers to the quality of the out-of-focus areas in a photograph. While any defocused part […]
Intel reveals final details on Ice Lake mobile CPUs
Enlarge / This is a 10th-Gen Intel Core processor, code named Ice Lake. Ice Lake uses Intel’s new 10nm process and offers more IPC (Instructions Per Clock) as well as greatly improved integrated graphics as compared to earlier models. Intel Yesterday, Intel launched its new 10nm Ice Lake mobility (read: notebook, ultraportable) processors. The launch […]
Some Users Are Stuck in Windows 10 S Mode
UPDATE 2 p.m. ET: According to Neowin, Microsoft has rolled out of a fix. Affected users should open the Microsoft Store from the taskbar, and select More … > Downloads and updates > Get updates. Original Story:It used to be called Windows 10 S, but now it’s referred to as Windows 10 in S Mode, […]
These are the 20 best players in the NBA, according to ‘NBA 2K20’
“NBA 2K20″/Take Two Interactive"NBA 2K20″/Take Two Interactive “NBA 2K” is the most popular basketball game on the planet. It rates hundreds of players using advanced metrics and game footage. While “NBA 2K” usually keeps ratings secret until later in the summer, the creators recently revealed the top 20 players in “NBA 2K20.” “NBA 2K20” will […]
Planet hunter TESS finds more potentially habitable worlds
[embedded content] NASA’s planet-hunting satellite TESS has been hard at work lately, discovering a bevy of exoplanets, some of which could be potentially habitable. Firstly, TESS discovered three exoplanets in orbit around the star UCAC4 191-004642. The planets are small and temperate and the system is relatively close to Earth, making it easier for future […]
Roll over, Beethoven: Decoding the maestro’s musical style with statistics
EPFL researchers analysis of Beethoven’s writing style, applying statistical techniques to unlock recurring patterns. Famed Classical/Romantic composer Ludwig van Beethoven had a distinct statistical signature to his compositional style, according to an innovative analysis published in a recent paper in PLOS ONE. The study is part of the rise of so-called “digital humanities,” although much of […]
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