Lawmakers Move to Block Companies From Using Face Recognition Without Your Consent
On the heels of this week’s news that a major tech company had scraped nearly a million images off Flickr to help train a facial-recognition tool,...
James Gunn is back at the helm of Guardians of the Galaxy 3
In a rare turn, director James Gunn is once again heading up up the third installment of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy series. Gunn, who directed...
Origami-inspired robot gripper
Researchers at MIT have taken inspiration from origami and created this robot gripper that can safely pick up and hold delicate objects, as well as heavier...
Twitter confirms a new ‘Subscribe to Conversation’ feature for following tweets of interest
In addition to testing out a new format for conversations within a prototype app called twttr and other features like a “Hide Tweet” button, Twitter today...
Guy Spends Three Years Making an Ultra-Realistic LED Candle That Even Puffs Smoke When Blown Out
Candle technology hasn’t changed much in thousands of years—you add fire to a wax-soaked wick, and it provides light for hours. It’s simple, it’s effective, and...
How to Reopen Closed Tabs and Windows in Safari on a Mac
Did you just close a Safari tab or window? No problem—you can get it back. Like all modern web browsers, Apple’s Safari for Mac can reopen...
The trans meme community on Reddit is about so much more than jokes
There are dozens of subreddits for the trans community on Reddit, each designed to meet a certain psychological need. There’s r/asktransgender, dedicated to people’s questions about...
Cult of Elon: What it’s like to see Tesla unveil a new car
Well that was one hell of a party. On Thursday night, Elon Musk unveiled the Tesla Model Y to a pumped-up crowd of Tesla fan boys,...
Suse is once again an independent company
Open-source infrastructure and application delivery vendor Suse — the company behind one of the oldest Linux distributions — today announced that it is once again an...
CoParenter helps divorced parents settle disputes using AI and human mediation
A former judge and family law educator has teamed up with tech entrepreneurs to launch an app they hope will help divorced parents better manage their...
