I know you might have stumbled upon the Facebook icon of a certain guy with his face upwards to his right at some point of time in your virtual life dominated by Facebook. Ever felt the desire to know about the story behind the same and how he is the only person who is having…
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what it’s really like to have OCD?
“Why are there always so many damn socks in the laundry?” William Doan’s wife asked him that question 10 years after they got married. He laughs when he remembers it. There were, and remain, so many damn socks in their laundry because when William Doan wakes up in the morning he puts on two pairs. “I had to…
Woman Sues Microsoft, Wins $10,000
Microsoft has been forcing Windows 10 upgrades for months now, an aggressive tactic that’s rubbed people the wrong way. The Seattle Times reports one woman’s computer was messed up by the update, prompting her to sue Microsoft. Not only did she win, she got $10,000. Per The Seattle Times: A few days after Microsoft released…
The coolest technologies that are being pitched to NASA Right Now
Turning a big idea into reality often comes down to convincing the right people to throw money at it. The Starburst Accelerator Global Summit, happening Thursday, gives 10 inventors a chance to pitch their ideas in front of agencies like NASA, venture capitalists, and aerospace companies, including Boeing and Lockheed Martin. And, even more excitingly,…
The only drug in the world that can make you smarter but you can’t take it yet
There are several things you can do right now to clear up brain fog that makes it hard to keep up with everything you have to get done. You could go for a run or hit the gym – exercise has been shown to effectively boost cognitive ability. You could get a good night’s sleep,…
Is Apple behind the wheel of this mysterious high-tech van?
Apple has been busy working on its electric car project at top secret facilities in Silicon Valley, but the tech that will make it totally autonomous might be hiding in plain sight throughout San Francisco. During a drive across the Golden Gate Bridge, an eagle-eyed observer spotted what could be Apple’s latest self-driving car or…
Humans Have A Magnetic Sixth Sense, Says Researcher
Everyone knows birds navigate using magnetoreception, finding their way over huge distances by aligning themselves with Earth’s magnetic field as they undertake their epic annual migrations. However, some scientists believe that the ability to detect the planet’s magnetism may in fact be present in all animals – including humans. Among the biggest proponents of this…
Oculus: exclusive games are good for VR
Exclusivity is a complex issue for the gaming industry, and has been for quite some time. Although platform exclusivity of first- and third-party titles creates competition between the console makers, it also fragments the user base and forces gamers to either put up with the fact that they’re going to miss out on major triple-A…
Galaxy Note 7: 6GB RAM and up to 512GB of storage
The successor of the Galaxy Note 5 will be called Galaxy Note 7, recent leaks have shown, as Samsung is going for a uniform naming scheme – the same number in its Galaxy S and Note flagships is supposed to enforce the idea that both devices represent last-generation smartphones and the best handsets in Samsung’s…
Code Your Own Watson AI Bot In 50 Lines Of Code
Bots are the new apps and the bot store is the new app store. Combined with AI, bots are becoming more powerful each day and learning to do new things. In this article, I’ll tell you how to use IBM Watson API to create a Telegram speech-to-text bot in 50 lines of code. Bots are…
Google is making its own iPhone rival
Apple and Google are set to face-off as direct competitors in the smartphone wars later this year, according to a new report that claims the search-engine giant is finally preparing to make its own smartphone hardware. Google has offered a “pure” Android experience for years with its lineup of Nexus phones made by the likes…
Video: Hacking your neighbours ADSL router is easier than you think
Watch: Hacking an ADSL router is this easy Majority of Internet users use average home ADSL router for broadband connection. Despite being the gatekeepers to your network, these ADSL routers can be easily hacked. This is because ADSL routers are low-cost consumer devices manufactured on the assembly lines somewhere in China without much of security investment…
