Humanoid 'rescue robot' learns parkour

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Humanoid 'rescue robot' learns parkour

Atlas, a humanoid robot by tech firm Boston Dynamics, has learned the art of parkour.

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Facebook shuts down 'spammy' politics pages

Political sites with millions of followers have been purged in a Facebook crackdown on spam.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Ivy Ross, Google’s Head of Hardware Design

The Gadget Lab team breaks down this week’s tech news and welcomes special guest Ivy Ross to the show, to talk about the new Google Pixel products.

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Click News: A ladder-climbing robotic snake

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Click News: A ladder-climbing robotic snake

BBC Click's Nick Kwek looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week.

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The world's longest non-stop flight takes off from Singapore

The Singapore Airlines aircraft has begun its near 19-hour, 15,000km flight to New York.

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Climate change: Is your Netflix habit bad for the environment?

The IT sector's share of global electricity consumption is predicted to increase rapidly.

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How to Install 'Fortnite' on Your Android Phone

Previously, 'Fortnite' on Android had been available only to Samsung devices and as a limited beta. As of now, everyone can have a turn.

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The Ick of AI That Impersonates Humans

As technology like Google Duplex continues to offload more basic human interaction to robots, it’s worth wondering what else might get lost in the process.

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Countdown on for world's longest non-stop flight

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Countdown on for world's longest non-stop flight

Singapore Airlines' non-stop flight to Newark will cover more than 15,000km and will take about 19 hours.

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Apple hires engineers from UK company Dialog

The deal represents one of Apple's biggest takeovers in headcount terms.

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Smart High-Tech Solutions for Aging in Place

The call came in less than an hour before the 8 a.m. shift was scheduled to start: A family emergency meant the regular caregiver for an elderly client couldn't make her shift that day, so a replacement caregiver was needed ASAP. Homewatch CareGivers of San Juan Capistrano had to quickly send a substitute from its pool of licensed, trained and security-bonded caregivers. Once confirmed to cover the shift, the substitute caregiver tapped into the Homewatch CareGivers "Care+" mobile system to access the client's medical information.

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Protecting Against 'Natural' Cybersecurity Erosion

Every child who's ever played a board game understands that the act of rolling dice yields an unpredictable result. In fact, that's why children's board games use dice in the first place: to ensure a random outcome that is -- from a macro point of view, at least -- about the same likelihood each time the die is thrown. Consider for a moment what would happen if someone replaced the dice used in one of those board games with weighted dice -- say dice that were 10 percent more likely to come up "6" than any other number. Would you notice?

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How Jamal Khashoggi's Apple Watch Could Solve His Disappearance

Data from wearables—like location, activity, and heart rate—provide valuable clues to investigators.

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Cybersecurity Economics: The Missing Ingredient

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Cybersecurity Economics: The Missing Ingredient

There are times when looking at something narrowly can be more effective than taking a wider and more comprehensive view. Consider the experience of looking at organisms in a microscope or watching a bird through binoculars. Distractions are minimized, allowing optimal evaluation and analysis. In security, the normative way that we understand and examine the security of our organizations has a focus similar to the examples above: We examine the effectiveness of the security countermeasures put in place to achieve security objectives.

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Walmart planning 'net-connected trolley'

Patent for a trolley that measures heart rate, walking speed, temperature and grip is lodged in US.

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Google Pixel Event Highlights: Pixel 3, Home Hub, Pixel Slate, Chromecast

From the Pixel 3 and its AI-powered camera, to the Home Hub display, to the Chrome-powered Pixel Slate tablet, here's all the new Google hardware.

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Watch Google Unveil the Next Pixel Phone

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Watch Google Unveil the Next Pixel Phone

We're expecting the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL, plus a tablet, smart speakers, and more.

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PC Innovation Is Back

There were two interesting product launches last week. HP delivered what is pretty much a clean slate rethinking of the 2-in-1 PC with the HP Folio, and Microsoft unveiled a refresh of its Surface Line. Both firms made a big deal of the fact that their products were much better than their Apple counterparts -- but Apple has been treating PCs like a drunk uncle for some time now. Basically, I think the folks at Apple are embarrassed they still make PCs, which is both sad and ironic, since Apple basically launched the PC revolution.

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The Circle: Alex/Kate wins Channel 4's reality show

The show, billed as "the new Big Brother", will be remade by Netflix internationally.

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Microsoft pauses Windows 10 update after files disappear

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Microsoft pauses Windows 10 update after files disappear

Some Microsoft users complained their files vanished after installing the latest update for Windows 10.

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Sony WH1000XM3 Review: Bose Beaters

Sony's latest wireless headphones match or best Bose in just about every way.

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Yusaku Maezawa: Why I've bought a ticket to the Moon

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Yusaku Maezawa: Why I've bought a ticket to the Moon

Space X's mission to the Moon will be the first lunar journey by humans since 1972.

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Data Breach Lawsuits: A Growing Risk for E-Commerce

The expanding world of Internet commerce likely will generate a corresponding expansion of data breaches, with the result that e-commerce businesses increasingly will become the targets of consumer class action lawsuits. Breach litigation has become more prevalent as a result of a perceptible legal trend favoring consumers. Various federal appeals courts have allowed consumers to launch class action suits even though the alleged injury from a breach was small, or even nonexistent, in terms of a current and tangible financial loss.

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The world’s first fully-autonomous indoor farm

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The world’s first fully-autonomous indoor farm

The world’s first fully-autonomous indoor farm in San Carlos, California, is soon to be operational.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Hacking Humans

On this episode, WIRED's editor in chief Nick Thompson talks to best-selling author Yuval Noah Harari and Center for Humane Technology co-founder Tristan Harris about how social platforms expertly manipulate our thinking.

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The Best Sony PlayStation 4 Games (2018)

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The Best Sony PlayStation 4 Games (2018)

Crawl dungeons, experience the rapture, and learn to be a dad with our favorite PlayStation 4 games.

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Why Didn’t I Get an Emergency Presidential Alert Text?

If you didn't get a message from the president on your phone Wednesday, don't freak out.

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How to 'Turn Off' the Presidential Emergency Text Alert Test

If you really don't want to receive today's emergency test text message, there's one pretty simple workaround.

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Weak passwords banned in California from 2020

Electronics firms must use unique codes or force users to generate their own passwords for gadgets

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Feely finger phone crawls across desk

A fleshy finger phone accessory that can tickle its owner has been developed in France.

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7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Netflix

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7 Tips for Getting the Most Out of Netflix

We've all been there: scrolling through a seemingly never-ending carousel of shows and movies available on Netflix, trying to find the one thing we might want to sit down and enjoy. Except we often end up spending more time looking for something to kick back and view than actually watching the thing itself. But fear not! You too can optimize your Netflix viewing experience, both in terms of finding something you want to watch, and amplifying how you watch it. Here's how.

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China's Tencent Music applies to list in the US

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China's Tencent Music applies to list in the US

The music streaming service is majority owned by Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings.

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How to Prevent the Internet From Ruining Your Company's Reputation

When it comes to business, you're only as good as your reputation. Indeed, your reputation is your brand. It is the substance your logo represents; it is the glue in customer brand loyalty. In a word, reputation is everything. Yet it's not entirely under your control. That doesn't mean you are helpless as a victim of false accusations, ratings, or wrongful attacks on your company's character, however. Following are some things you can do to manage your company's reputation when things go awry despite your best efforts.

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Microsoft Updates Its Surface Line, Adds Surface Headphones

Get ready for faster processors and new designs on the Surface Pro, Surface Laptop, and Surface Studio computers.

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How AI Could Fix What Seems Unfixable

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How AI Could Fix What Seems Unfixable

I watched last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, and I was struck by the fact that they seemed to be more about the Democrats fighting with Republicans to see which party could corrupt the Supreme Court more effectively than they were about senators doing their jobs. What bothers me most about that is, regardless of the goal, if you corrupt the highest court in the land you effectively destroy the Constitution -- and by doing so, the country. What artificial intelligence could bring to the table is a focus on fixing problems.

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Medical Device Insecurity: Diagnosis Clear, Treatment Hazy

An increasing number of healthcare professionals have become alert to the need for well-rounded medical device security in recent years, and players throughout the industry have started putting more effort into raising the bar. Developers have become aware of the most glaring holes, and more information security researchers have been brought into the fold. The formation of advocacy groups and the simple uptick in the number of vulnerability disclosures have started to chart a course toward medical devices that are resilient against attack.

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How a lesbian love story is bypassing the Indian censors

Low-cost smartphones and mobile data are giving creative freedom to India's entertainment industry.

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Gaza: Coding in a conflict zone

With most Gazans under 25, a new generation turns to coding to escape the constraints of conflict.

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HP Spectre Folio Leather Laptop: Price, Specs, Release Date

It's called the HP Spectre Folio, and it'll set you back at least $1,300.

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'Switch-off sunglasses' block out screens

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'Switch-off sunglasses' block out screens

Could a pair of sunglasses that can block out TV screens help us switch off?

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Hot or not: Does rating yourself highly get you more dates?

Why researchers think saying you're a 10/10 may not improve your online dating activity...

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Plantronics BackBeat FIT 2100 Review: Our Favorite Workout Headphones

Plantronics finally updated my platonic ideal of wireless running headphones.

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New iPhones, a Heated Razor, and Oculus Quest: September's Best Gear

Plus an Alexa-enabled microwave, the GoPro Hero 7 Black, and more.

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The Transportation Revolution: Self-Driving Cars Are Only the Beginning

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The Transportation Revolution: Self-Driving Cars Are Only the Beginning

The autonomous car has thrown the automotive industry -- an industry that is notoriously slow to change -- into the forefront of technology. The autonomous car has become a technology catalyst because it requires innovation in many areas, ranging from processor and sensor technology to AI. As with all new technologies, the industry rushes to focus on consumers because they represent the billion-dollar pot of gold, but as with many other new technologies, it is the industrial applications that are likely to take hold first.

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To Resist Manipulation, Ask One Question

The level of effort devoted to manipulating our opinions is unprecedented. Granted, a lot of this has to do with the fact that most of the "free" online services we use aren't free at all. They are trading our ability to make measured opinions for advertisers' money, and some of these "advertisers" are foreign governments. With all of these attempts to manipulate us into doing things we otherwise don't want to do -- many of which are surprisingly successful -- there is one question we should be asking of any inflammatory story: Why?

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Samsung Galaxy Watch Review: Function, But No Finesse

Samsung's Galaxy Watch puts old features in a new smartwatch.

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The Best Neato Vacuum is On Sale, and 17 More of Our Best Weekend Deals: Acer, Patagonia, Amazon

Weekend deals from our favorite Neato robot vacuum, Patagonia jacket, Amazon streaming TV devices, and more.

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Conservative Party conference app reveals MPs' numbers

Boris Johnson was among those whose details could be accessed through the party's conference app.

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Oculus Quest, Elon Musk and the SEC, and More

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Gadget Lab Podcast: Oculus Quest, Elon Musk and the SEC, and More

The Gadget Lab team talks to WIRED editor and author Peter Rubin about the new Oculus Quest. Also: Why the SEC is suing Elon Musk.

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Das Keyboard 5Q Review: Excellent for Typing, Not So Much for Notifications

An internet-enabled mechanical keyboard that brings web and device notifications to your fingertips.

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Voice Control for Connected Entertainment: Challenges and Opportunities

Smart speakers are becoming a more common platform for controlling connected entertainment due to a rapid increase in popularity and ease of use. Household penetration of smart speakers is expected to reach 47 percent among U.S. broadband households by 2022, based on Parks Associates estimates. New entrants in the connected consumer electronics market, including Samsung, Roku and Facebook, are likely to make announcements about new voice-controlled speakers at CES 2019 in order to claim a share of this new voice-first CE market.

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Facebook security breach: Up to 50m accounts attacked

Attackers exploited vulnerability in a feature known as "View As", the social media giant says.

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