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Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 is here with beastly specs and no headphone jack

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by on August 7, 2019 at 8:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


Right on cue, Samsung has officially revealed the Galaxy Note 10, and for the first time in the note series, an even larger ‘Plus’ model. Granted, ‘Revealed’ might be a bit of a strong word given how much we’d learned about the devices going into today’s Galaxy Unpacked event, but it’s nonetheless welcome to have some real confirmation. This is the First things first, lets do away with the specs. For the smaller Note 10: 6.3-inch display Dynamic AMOLED Display Snapdragon 855/ Exynos 9825 IP68 weather resistant 8GB RAM, 256 SSD 3,500 mAh Battery 25W ‘Superfast’ charging, supports up to…

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Report: Rockstar offers contractors full-time work after crunch controversy

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by on August 7, 2019 at 7:04 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


As we hear more and more about a game industry drowning in crunch, we finally get some good news: Rockstar employees who felt the pinch the hardest are being given better positions. It’s a tiny step, but hopefully the first of many — goodness only knows the industry desperately needs the change. There’s a rising tide of gamers who both know about and disapprove of formerly-accepted industry practices. For example, “crunch” — or the practice of overworking game developers in the final weeks of development time in order to get the game out by the deadline — has been a…

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Scientists ask NASA to reconsider Mars mission after studying effects of space radiation

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by on August 7, 2019 at 6:39 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Space


A team of scientists recently conducted a first-of-its-kind experiment to study the effects of space radiation on a living brain. And the results don’t bode well for NASA‘s planned mission to Mars. The research was conducted by lead author Charles Limoli and scientists from University of California, Irvine, Stanford University, Colorado State University, and the Eastern Virginia School of Medicine. It involved using a new neutron irradiation facility to expose laboratory mice to the same levels of radiation they’d experience in space. According to the team’s paper: We have uncovered that realistic, low dose rate exposures produce serious neurocognitive complications…

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Microsoft contractors are listening to your translated Skype calls

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by on August 7, 2019 at 4:25 pm
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An explosive article in Motherboard alleges that contractors working for Microsoft are listening to the conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s real-time translation service. The piece, penned by cybersecurity reporter Joseph Cox, cites a trove of internal documentation, screenshots, and audio recordings obtained by the publication. Audio of captured recordings depict deeply personal conversations whose subject matter touches on several sensitive topics, including relationship woes, ongoing struggles with weight loss, and even exchanges that resemble phone sex. According to Motherboard, the recordings last between five and ten seconds, although some snippets are somewhat larger. Motherboard also alleges, based…

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Smart cities need to take people with disabilities into account from the get-go

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by on August 7, 2019 at 3:25 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


As technology and urban design march into the future, more and more urban centers will begin looking like the “smart cities” science fiction began promising us many decades ago: City infrastructure that talks to cars, cars that talk to each other, sensors everywhere, high-speed wireless communications, self-driving and self-parking cars and much, much more. But what is the cost of such a city? Not just the price tag, or even the value such investments promise to deliver, but the actual human cost? Will anybody be left behind by smart cities, including the elderly or the disabled? Urban development is already…

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