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It’s Official: Scientists Can Now Actually Read Your Mind

The idea has been tossed around in science fiction yarns for years now, but researchers at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands have actually found a way to read people’s minds. Or, more specifically, decode what letters of the alphabet a subject is looking at by analyzing MRI scans with a special mathematical model they…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Nasdaq Shuts Down Trading Following Technical Problem (Updated)

The Nasdaq stock market shut down trading today following a technical problem. The exact nature of the problem isn’t known. Given the huge percentage of automated high-frequency trading that happens a technical glitch can be a huge problem. Man, when the markets just stop, you get an eerie flatline that looks like someone’s heart stopped…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

MakerBot’s New Digitizer Scanner Is a Copier For 3D Items

Today MakerBot introduced what’s basically a Xerox machine for physical items: the Digitizer Desktop 3D Scanner. It’ll make 3D-printing at home a lot easier, but that doesn’t mean it’ll make it cheaper. We saw it teased back in March at SXSW, but this is the first time the Digitzer has been available. As a refresher,…

Tech News Leslie Horn

This 700-Year-Old Ring Was Used to Poison Kings

Should you have happened to find yourself dining with Bulgarian royalty 700 years ago and the wine tasted a bit off, you would have been smart to put the goblet down. Bulgarian archaeologists have just discovered a medieval bronze ring explicitly designed to poison political foes—in the most discreet way possible. Unearthed in northeast Bulgaria…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

World’s worst teacher caught stealing fancy watch from student

Those who can, do. Those who can’t, teach. And those who can’t teach can steal expensive jewelry from their high school students and then get caught after selling the stolen valuables to a pawn shop. They’re going to love this guy in prison. https://deadspin.com/high-school-football-coach-accused-of-stealing-pawning-1179936286

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Is there really going to be an Apple television? New rumors says “yes”

The magical Apple HDTV set is nigh! Analysts, newspapers and blogs have quoted “reliable sources” claiming that for years. It feels like a decade, really. But again and again, the fabled appliance has failed to materialize. Now there’s a new rumor—stronger than ever, someone claims. (Of course, if you keep repeating rumors about company X…

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Metropolis: The Real-Life Town That Superman Couldn’t Save

Until the 1970s, the tiny southern Illinois town of Metropolis had two claims to fame: The long-demolished fort George Washington had founded nearby, and the Uranium Hexafluoride Processing Facility, which employed hundreds of its citizens. But in June 1972, the Illinois House of Representatives and DC Comics gave Metropolis a new history. They declared it…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

Google Now Will Make Sure You Never Miss the Last Train Again

Missing the last ride home is one of the most profound bummers you can experience. Thanks to Google, getting left behind could become a thing of the past. And that’s just one of the new tricks tucked into the Google Now update that should be hitting your phone imminently. Google Now’s public transportation card will…

Tech News Mario Aguilar

FujiFilm Instax Mini 90 Brings Retro Flair to Instant Film Cameras

Did you know that instant film cameras are still being made? Fujifilm’s line of Instax cameras has been trying to weather the digital storm, and it’s now releasing a new Instax camera that has a whole lot more style. FujiFilm Japan has published a site showing off the Instax Mini 90 in all its vintage…

Tech News Michael Hession

This 3D Printer Could Also Be the World’s First 3D Fax Machine

As new models are announced every week, 3D printers are slowly but steadily becoming as common as iPhone cases. But thankfully there are a few standouts that boast features other than a cheaper price tag, like the Zeus from AIO Robotics that’s set to premiere on Kickstarter in just a few weeks. It’s a 3D…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

There Are Way More Than Three States of Matter

Myth: There are only three states of matter. I remember growing up and learning all about solids, liquids and gases. My science class in elementary school never talked about other states or phases of matter. As I aged and advanced in my education, I began learning about the other states. I naively assumed the new…

Tech News Scott - TodayIFoundOut.com

Watch a House Go From Flatbed to Fully Built in Less Than a Day

If you’re familiar with architect Richard Rogers, it’s likely through buildings like the Pompidou Center and the London Shard, where the guts of the structure—from elevators to plumbing—are put on display. But did you know Rogers is also pioneering a new generation of flatpack prefab housing? The 80-year-old architect is the subject of a retrospective…

Tech News Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

A Photoshop Crash Course In Colorizing Black and White Photos

If you’ve stared in awe at the recent influx of colorized black and white photos popping up online, wondering just how someone was able to bring such life to an image, here’s your answer. Mads Madsen, a talented 18-year-old Photoshop artist, has created a detailed six-minute video documenting the process he uses to add color…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Report: Apple’s Future of TV Is an Actual Television

We’ve said it time and time again: Something like half a dozen companies are working on their own versions of the future of TV. The latest rumor, via Quartz, mentions that Apple’s been chatting up Viacom, HBO, Disney, ESPN, et al about offering their content on a new TV service. But apparently content is just…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Philadelphia’s pro sports teams shared “awesome porn stash” in the showers

Philadelphia’s baseball and football teams—the Phillies and the Eagles—shared the Veterans Stadium in the 90s. That included the shower, the rest room area and, according to one of the Eagle’s teammates, the blue chest, a big box brimming with “an awesome collection of porn.” https://deadspin.com/the-eagles-and-phillies-shared-a-porn-collection-at-the-1182454565

Sploid Jesus Diaz

Amazon’s Having a Kindle Fire (Fire) Sale All Day Today

If you’ve been thinking about picking up a Kindle Fire HD, now’s a good time. Amazon’s running one hell of a sale today. For starters, the big ol’ Kindle Fire 8.9 is 25 percent off, all day. And pretty much every other model is getting a lightning deal of its own too. https://gizmodo.com/kindle-fire-hd-review-everything-a-tablet-should-be-an-5942283 We’ve heard…

Commerce Eric Limer

iMessage and Parts of iCloud Are Down (Updated)

Looks like Apple is having a tricky time of things this morning: its iCloud and iMessage services are currently experiencing difficulties. The hiccup means that users are having problems with Photo Stream, iCloud documents, back-ups, iPhoto journals and iMessage. So, if things aren’t quite working properly this morning, it’s not you—it’s Apple. It’s not clear…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

7 Subtly Suggestive New Cover Designs For Nabokov’s Lolita

Boiling down the essence of a book into a single, striking image is a incredible challenge. Part of the fun of browsing for new books is checking out the various artistic interpretations of your favorite titles—while shamelessly judging each and every unknown by what’s emblazoned on the front. Lolita: The Story of a Cover Girl…

Tech News Jordan Kushins

How To Make Spaghetti a Dangerous Weapon (Besides All Those Carbs)

Not only has he laid claim to the title of world’s greatest slingshot designer, Joerg Sprave is also a master of turning seemingly innocuous everyday items into frighteningly deadly weapons. This week he turns his attention to spaghetti, weaponizing what we all wrongly assumed was one of the safest meals one could enjoy. In its…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

Is This the Gold iPhone 5S?

With all this talk of a golden iPhone you may have been expecting something terribly bling. But this leaked image, published by Japanese website Weekly Ascii, claims to show off the new “champagne” iPhone and it… it doesn’t look that bad. As ever, the usual rumour disclaimer applies: take with a massive pinch of salt…

Tech News Sam Gibbs - Gizmodo UK

It’s Official: Scientists Can Now Actually Read Your Mind

Nasdaq Shuts Down Trading Following Technical Problem (Updated)

MakerBot’s New Digitizer Scanner Is a Copier For 3D Items

This 700-Year-Old Ring Was Used to Poison Kings

World’s worst teacher caught stealing fancy watch from student

Is there really going to be an Apple television? New rumors says “yes”

Metropolis: The Real-Life Town That Superman Couldn’t Save

Google Now Will Make Sure You Never Miss the Last Train Again

FujiFilm Instax Mini 90 Brings Retro Flair to Instant Film Cameras

This 3D Printer Could Also Be the World’s First 3D Fax Machine

There Are Way More Than Three States of Matter

Watch a House Go From Flatbed to Fully Built in Less Than a Day

A Photoshop Crash Course In Colorizing Black and White Photos

Report: Apple’s Future of TV Is an Actual Television

Philadelphia’s pro sports teams shared “awesome porn stash” in the showers

Amazon’s Having a Kindle Fire (Fire) Sale All Day Today

iMessage and Parts of iCloud Are Down (Updated)

7 Subtly Suggestive New Cover Designs For Nabokov’s Lolita

How To Make Spaghetti a Dangerous Weapon (Besides All Those Carbs)

Is This the Gold iPhone 5S?

Do ‘Disclosure Day’ Prep With a Spielberg Sci-Fi Marathon

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Ranking 2016’s Superhero Debuts, 10 Years Later

Fourth Most Populous Country in the World Bans Most Social Media for Kids

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JD Vance Says UFOs Are Actually Demons

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Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

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