Two years ago, Nvidia announced its original Titan graphics card , a bad-boy built on the company’s Kepler technology and for a time the most powerful card out there. Now, the Titan X is here and it’s ready to reclaim the throne. Read more…
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GTX Titan X: Nvidia’s Absurd New $1,000 Graphics Card Is a Beast
Rarely a week passes without the report of a new battery technology , but most appear destined to remain within the lab for years. Now, though, a start-up called Sakti3 has a li-on battery that lasts twice as long as most—and $15 million of support from Dyson to make it a reality. Read more…
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New Li-On Battery Lasts Twice as Long—and, Backed By Dyson, Could Sell
Does this gif hurt your brain? You’re not alone. Read more…
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Super Mario Runs Left to Right Because Our Brains Say So
The fallout from Hillary Clinton’s homebrew email setup is getting weird. The Department of State just shut down part of its unclassified email system in an attempt to eradicate malware they just found from Russian hackers. But State’s spokespeople say everything is okay. Probably. Read more…
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Fearing Hackers, U.S. State Dept. Has Shut Off Part of Its Email System
The laws of probability seems simple at first thought, but scratch the surface and their inner truth can be rather more counterintuitive. This video describes one of those situations—and the answer might prove more useful than you think. Read more…
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How Understanding Probability Could Save Your Life
Last year, a form of powdered alcohol called Palcohol was cleared for sale in the United States —and then immediately banned again by t he Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau . Now, it’s perfectly legal once more. Read more…
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Powdered Alcohol Is Approved for Sale in the U.S. (Again)
New details have emerged about exactly how Hillary Clinton secured the homebrew private email servers she used as Secretary of State. The punchline? Clinton didn’t encrypt her emails or use a certificate for her first three months running the State Department. Read more…
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Hillary Clinton Didn’t Encrypt Her Secretary of State Emails For Months
Across the Hudson and over Newark Bay, about 15 miles from Manhattan, a group of investors led by Goldman Sachs is financing the construction of what will become the largest vertical farm in the world inside a former steel mill. Read more…
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The World’s Largest Vertical Farm Is Being Built In an Old Steel Mill
The future of cables is finally coming and it’s god damned fantastic. Welcome to USB Type-C . Read more…
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USB Type-C: I’ve Never Been So Excited About a Dumb Little Port
Having survived 8, 000 years, the Chinchorro mummies found in modern-day Chile and Peru have started decaying more quickly than ever before—in some cases even melting into gelatinous “black ooze.” Scientists at Harvard think they’ve found the reason why. Read more…
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The World’s Oldest Mummies Are Suddenly Turning Into Black Goo