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1. Google Stadia launches this November with $130 Founder's Edition
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... diary? November. The technology giant will launch a... Read all  ...

2. Microsoft discreetly wiped its massive facial recognition database
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Microsoft has been vocal about its desire to properly regulate facial recognition technology. The company's president, Brad Smith, appealed directly to Congress last year to take steps to manage the ...

3. BMW and Jaguar Land Rover team up on electric vehicles
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Jaguar Land Rover and BMW are partnering to build a new generation of motors for the pair's electric vehicles. Both companies will jointly develop the technology, and work to use their combined size ...

4. Robert Downey Jr. wants to clean up Earth using nanotech
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... robotics and nanotechnology to clean up the planet.... Read all  ...

5. Trump approved Saudi Arabia nuclear technology permits twice after Khashoggi murder
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The approvals show "President Trump's eagerness to give the Saudis anything they want," said Sen.Tim Kaine (D-VA) Read all

6. Twitter acquires AI startup to help it fight fake news
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Twitter has acquired London startup Fabula AI, which is working on a technology to detect fake news. On its website, Fabula says its patented technology called Geometric Deep Learning exhibits high success ...

7. KLM funds new "Flying-V" plane design where passengers sit inside the wings
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... of Berlin and the Netherlands' Delft University of Technology who are developing the aircraft expect a scale model to take off in September. Even still, KLM says it'll be another 20 to 30 years before ...

8. FLINT: Investigators seize technology devices of former GOP governor Rick Snyder and 65 others
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Authorities investigating Flint water crisis seize mobile devices from former Gov. Rick Snyder and 65 other officials. Read all

9. Apple's revamped Mac Pro uses new Radeon Pro Vega II GPUs
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Apple's revamped Mac Pro isn't just a showcase for the company's industrial design chops -- it also marks the introduction of new AMD graphics technology. The new system will use the Radeon ...

10. Astonishing X-ray image of the whole sky
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... to this “mass-radius” research and are some of NICER’s regular targets. Other frequently visited pulsars are studied as part of NICER's Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) ...

11. Trackimo 3G Guardian GPS Tracker review
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REVIEW – As GPS technology advances, the devices utilizing this technology continue to shrink in size and as that happens their functionality and usefulness increases. These newer devices are incredibly ...

12. Philips' Hue range may soon include a smart plug
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Philips Hue might be one of the biggest names in smart home technology, but one product it has not yet managed to bring to market is a smart plug. That could be set to change, according to a report that ...

13. 'Tetris' turns 35 this week. It's still the best puzzle game of all time.
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At Engadget, we spend every day looking at how technology will shape the future. But it's also important to look back at how far we've come. That's what This Week in Tech History does. Join ...

14. NASA picks first commercial landing partners for return to the Moon
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... science and technology missions as part of the A... Read all  ...

15. Wrist-mounted artists' palettes: the best wearables are analog
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... important feedback Unusual Product Design: Functional, Technology-Free Wearables for Fine Artists [Rain Noe/Core 77] (Image: House of Hoffman) Read the rest Read all  ...

16. Microscopic robots carry stem cells through a mouse's body
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The 1990s nanotechnology dream of tiny robots swimming through our blood stream to treat disease is moving (verrrry) slowly but surely toward reality. In a new milestone, researchers used an external ...

17. Open Insulin: biohackers trying to create a "microbrewery" for insulin as an answer to price-gouging
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... out the legal and technical challenges to microbrewing your own insulin. Open Hardware Production Platform. The process technology to make insulin and other biopharmaceuticals at a small scale should ...

18. Jaguar’s ‘sensory steering wheel’ heats up to deliver notifications
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Much of the technology developed for new cars has to do with safety, and that's for good reason -- in 2017, distracted driving killed 3,166 people in the US. Like other manufacturers, Jaguar Land ...

19. Intel's 2-in-1 prototype proves it has big plans for dual-screen PCs
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Intel surprised us last Computex with unique dual-screen prototypes like its Tiger Rapids device with an e-ink screen. This year, the company had even more concepts to show off at its technology ...

20. Daimler has a plan to get autonomous trucks ready for the road
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Daimler Trucks is creating a global organization focused on putting automated trucks on the road over the next decade. The Autonomous Technology Group will be in charge of building an automated roadmap ...

21. Kevin Kelly, Adam Savage, Norm Chan discuss continuous learning, knowledge sharing, and how tools open up possibilities
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I love it when really smart people, especially those well-versed in science, technology, and DIY, sit down and ramble on about whatever's currently tickling their proverbial fancies. In this video, Adam ...

22. How to make arpeggio music using MakeCode arcade
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... the existing technology didn't allow for chords, so arpeggios were a way to get the feel for a chord by playing all the individual notes in a chord as quickly as possible. Image: Adafruit/YouTube Read ...

23. Help wanted! EFF is hiring a new copyright/trademark litigator
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... public speaking and media appearances; consulting on policy matters related to technology and the public interest; and occasional direct client counseling This is a junior-level position, but candidates ...

24. Paolo Bacigalupi's "A Full Life": climate apocalypse with a side of intergenerational warfare and science denial
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Paolo Bacigalupi's (previously) A Full Life is a new short story in MIT Technology Review that traces the hard young life of Rue, whose family has to move and move again as climate disasters destroy the ...

25. Neal Stephenson's next book is a science fiction novel with a fantasy novel stuck inside of it
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... together. On the surface they seem like very different things; one's about magic, one's about technology. And yet it is the case that they appeal to the same people. Well we're in kind of a golden age ...