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Leaked Paper Reveals Wide Reach of America’s Drone Killings

A leaked top-secret Justice Department white paper reveals the true extent of US drone killings—and lays bare the fact that unmanned aircraft are targeting far more than just Al-Qaeda terrorists. The document, acquired by McClatchy, reveals that “at least 265 of up to 482 people who the U.S. intelligence reports estimated the CIA killed during…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Awesome Underwater EVA Training Photo Of Astronaut Thomas Pesquet

In this recently issued magnificent image is ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet descending underwater during spacewalk training at NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab in Houston, USA. Training and support divers follow his movements. Training underwater on a life-size mockup of the Space Station is one way astronauts prepare for their mission. Floating underwater is one of the…

Tech News Attila Nagy

This Fish Sailed From Japan to Washington on an Unmanned Tsunami Boat

On an epic two-year journey across the Pacific, a bait box in a Japanese boat turned into an aquarium when five striped beakfish made it their home. The 6-metre fibreglass boat probably started off from Japan when the tsunami hit in March 2011. For some time, debris disloged by the giant wave has been turning…

Tech News Sandhya Sekar - New Scientist

The Problem With Every Adobe Update Ever

You know that something, somewhere, has gone seriously wrong when every last software update requires you to update a proprietary download manager before you can even think about getting your hands on whatever trivial bug fix that’s on offer. [XKCD]

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Samsung Offices Raided By Police Over Alleged LG Technology Theft

Police have raided one of Samsung’s offices in Asan, South Korea, after being tipped off about the possible theft of OLED TV technology from rivals LG. Bloomberg reports that the police were looking for evidence that people connected with LG had leaked secret OLED data to Samsung. It’s currently not clear what came of the…

Gadgets Jamie Condliffe

OS X Code Reveals Apple’s Plans For Super-Fast Wi-Fi

With the OS X Mountain Lion 10.8.4 beta release currently in the hands of developers, some of the more eagle-eyed nerds have noticed references to code which appear to confirm rumors about Apple’s plans to roll out super-fast Wi-Fi to its Macs. https://gizmodo.com/the-next-trick-up-apples-sleeve-super-speedy-wi-fi-for-5972626 9to5mac reports that devs have stumbled upon code in the OS’s Wi-Fi…

Tech News Jamie Condliffe

Putting Glowsticks Inside Waterfalls Is Mesmerizingly Beautiful

When you first see it, it looks like a perfect rainbow conforming to the contours of the river, trapped inside a waterfall. But then your brain realizes that that’s not possible. How are there colors in the water? How is there a rainbow at night? It’s the trick of long exposure photography. And I can’t…

Tech News Casey Chan

T-Mobile Will Give You the iPhone 5 for Free If You Trade in an Old iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S

After a long wait, T-Mobile will finally start selling the iPhone 5 this Friday. To sweeten the pot for people (and to encourage people joining up with Magenta), T-Mobile will be accepting old iPhone 4 and 4S phones for the price of a brand new iPhone 5. That is, if you trade in an iPhone…

Tech News Casey Chan

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Eye Candy

Overachievers take heed: In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man may be king but the two-eyed corneal thief is a victim of his own success. This cautionary tale from We Think Things illustrates the dangers of society turning a blind eye to crime.

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

What Different Countries Eat to Cure Hangovers

Drinking makes for awesome nights but terrible mornings. Why? Because alcohol evaporating from your body makes your throat feel forever in need of water, your brain’s wrinkles feel non-existant and your life being questioned by yourself because of your own drunk decisions. Hangovers, man. What do you do to cure a hangover? Drink more? Eat…

Tech News Casey Chan

This Video Explains Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin in Three Minutes

What is a bitcoin? Like exactly? It’s digital currency and it’s been around for a while now so what’s all the fuss these days? It’s because more and more places are accepting bitcoins as real currency. If you’re still a little bit confused on where bitcoins come from (or how you can just invent digital…

Tech News Casey Chan

iPourIt: Who Needs Bartenders?

Tired of waiting for the bartender to simply pour your beer while he’s busy making a half dozen martinis? You’ll want this beer tap technology to make its way to your local drinking hole soon. iPourIt allows bars and restaurants to place their beer taps out from behind the bar and make them freely accessible…

Tech News Robert Schoon

Report: Apple and Yahoo Are Working Together for Deeper Integration on the iPhone

Apple, which hates Google, is supposedly working with Yahoo, who will take anybody’s love at this point, to figure out how “Yahoo’s services can play a prominent role on Apple’s iPhone and iPad”, according to the WSJ. This actually shouldn’t be too much of a surprise as data from Yahoo Finance and weather already pops…

Tech News Casey Chan

Playing Tetris in Stop Motion Chalk Art Is A Lot Harder Than You Think

Tetris, a game we all spent many a years playing in the back of classrooms, on the top of toilets and so forth, has never been played like this. Artist Chris Carlson created a 3D chalk art version of Tetris and played a quick round of the puzzle game. It’s incredible how detailed it is,…

Tech News Casey Chan

Valet App Remembers Where You Parked Your Car So You Don’t Have To

Most people can barely remember what they had for lunch, much less where they parked their car however many hours ago. Valet’s here to do all that dirty memory work for you, so you can focus on the important things like… oh, you’ll think of something. What does it do? Exclusively for Android, one tap…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

These Durable Foam Solar Racers Could Last and Run Forever

Nerf showed the world that toys made from soft foam could survive a kid’s abuse for weeks, even months at a time. But guns and arrow-launching cannons aren’t particularly educational. So if you want your kids to learn a little something while they play, consider these foam Volta Racers which run on the power of…

Tech News Andrew Liszewski

All Booze Tastes Better When It’s Squeezed From a Stone

If you’re the party-hosting kind, you’ve probably resigned yourself to the fact that things are going to break—a lot. But if your well-lubricated partygoers must get rowdy, you might as well make sure that the source of that rowdiness will at least stay intact. In which case, might we suggest a 15-pound, 7-inch lump of…

Tech News Ashley Feinberg

Farming Nemo: How Aquaculture Will Feed 9 Billion Hungry People

Shrimp fountains don’t grow on trees, you know—nor do Ahi Tuna steaks, Fish McBites, or fried calamari. But that hasn’t stopped an increasingly affluent human population from annually demanding more and more seafood. As a result, an estimated 85 percent of the ocean’s fish stocks are now either fully exploited or overfished. But an ancient…

Tech News Andrew Tarantola

Swim In this Chlorine-Free Swiss Pool With 1999 of Your Closest Friends

Does the good weather have you hankering for a swim? In that case, check out the Naturbad Riehen, an “outdoor bathing lake” in Riehen Switzerland, and although it won’t be open for another year or so, it looks utterly sublime. But isn’t an outdoor bathing lake just a fancy way of describing the wave pool…

Tech News Leslie Horn

YouTube Is Streaming Every Hour of Coachella This Weekend

There might not be a hologram Tupac at Coachella this year, but once again, YouTube will be streaming the whole first weekend of the annual music festival. Starting Friday at 6:30pm EDT lasting through Sunday, you can watch performances from all five stages on the official Coachella YouTube channel. Check out the full schedule here.…

Tech News Leslie Horn

Leaked Paper Reveals Wide Reach of America’s Drone Killings

Awesome Underwater EVA Training Photo Of Astronaut Thomas Pesquet

This Fish Sailed From Japan to Washington on an Unmanned Tsunami Boat

The Problem With Every Adobe Update Ever

Samsung Offices Raided By Police Over Alleged LG Technology Theft

OS X Code Reveals Apple’s Plans For Super-Fast Wi-Fi

Putting Glowsticks Inside Waterfalls Is Mesmerizingly Beautiful

T-Mobile Will Give You the iPhone 5 for Free If You Trade in an Old iPhone 4 or iPhone 4S

The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: Eye Candy

What Different Countries Eat to Cure Hangovers

This Video Explains Everything You Need to Know About Bitcoin in Three Minutes

iPourIt: Who Needs Bartenders?

Report: Apple and Yahoo Are Working Together for Deeper Integration on the iPhone

Playing Tetris in Stop Motion Chalk Art Is A Lot Harder Than You Think

Valet App Remembers Where You Parked Your Car So You Don’t Have To

These Durable Foam Solar Racers Could Last and Run Forever

All Booze Tastes Better When It’s Squeezed From a Stone

Farming Nemo: How Aquaculture Will Feed 9 Billion Hungry People

Swim In this Chlorine-Free Swiss Pool With 1999 of Your Closest Friends

YouTube Is Streaming Every Hour of Coachella This Weekend

Forget Amazon Fire TV Soundbar, Samsung B-Series Soundbar With Built-In Subwoofer Still Under $100 for Post-Spring Sale

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