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The Arque is a mechanical tail for humans — and lord I want one

Jul25
by on July 25, 2019 at 1:16 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


There are two kinds of people in the world: those who look at monkeys and think “damn, having a tail would be fucking awesome,” and liars. While most of us just imagine though, others create. So, enter the Arque – a mechanical tail that allows humans to experience the benefits our extended-backbone brethren take for granted. Just look at this thing: The Arque was announced in the run-up to SIGGRAPH 2019, as part of the event’s Emerging Technologies line-up. It’s a collaboration between a number of Japanese creatives, specifically, Junichi Nabeshima, MHD Yamen Saraiji, and Kouta Minamizawa from the Keio University Graduate…

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Fujifilm’s $10,000 beast of a camera, the GFX100, has a faulty shutter

Jul25
by on July 25, 2019 at 1:08 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Fujifilm has issued a warning that its new $10,000, 100-megapixel beast of a camera, the GFX100, suffers from “a loosening of the side shutter release ‘lock’ function” included in the device’s built-in vertical grip. “The result of this loosening is that the side shutter will no longer effectively lock, and photo capture may be triggered unintentionally,” the company wrote in statement. “Another result is that tiny parts could become loose within the camera body and potentially interfere with camera functionality.” The exact number of affected devices remains unclear, but the company reckons the issue persists in “only a very small…

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WhatsApp Pay will officially launch by the end of the year in India

Jul25
by on July 25, 2019 at 12:48 pm
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, India


WhatsApp’s payment program has been stuck in the testing phase in India for quite a while now. But, the wait might finally be over. The company‘s global head, Will Cathcart, said the UPI-based payment service will officially launch in the country by the end of 2019. Speaking at an event in New Delhi, Cathcart said, “to boost digital inclusion in India, we can launch the (Pay) service across the country later this year after meeting regulations.” Last February the company started testing the service and in June, it said the test had a million users. After the test launch, Vijay Shekhar…

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The best way to make money out of Libra? Put a bet on it not launching on time

Jul25
by on July 25, 2019 at 12:44 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Facebook’s digital currency Libra is looking less and less likely to launch next year as originally planned. Policy expert, Angela Walch from University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies told Quartz: “The odds that Libra receives regulatory approval anytime soon (ie, in the next six-12 months) are quite low.” “This is such a massive proposal, with immediate global scale and consequences,” she added. Indeed, over the last few weeks Libra has come under much scrutiny and is now looking like it’s been dragged through a hedge backwards. Last week, Facebook‘s head of Calibra, David Marcus, was given a grilling by…

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Jul25
by on July 25, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


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