Keeping the number of power cords dangling off your desk to a minimum usually means settling for a smaller capacity backup drive that draws all the power it needs from a single USB cable. But Seagate’s new Innov8 drive packs 8TB of storage into an external closure that doesn’t need to draw power from an outlet. Read more…
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First USB-Powered 8TB Drive Is as Portable as a Flash Drive
Not to be outdone by Nike’s shameless cashing in on the prop sneakers it created for Back to the Future II , Reebok is releasing the high-top alien-stomping sneakers that Sigourney Weaver wore in Aliens. They’re available April 26. Read more…
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Hell Yes Reebok Is Releasing Ripley’s High Top Sneakers From Aliens
Hackers and hospital computers are a bad mix , as a string of attacks has been proving. The latest victim is MedStar Health, a company that operates a chain of hospitals around the Baltimore and Washington area. Read more…
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A Virus Has Forced an Entire Hospital Chain to Shut Down Its Computers
Intel has announced that it’s moving away from its current “tick-tock” chip production cycle and instead shifting to a three-step development process that will “lengthen the amount of time [available to] utilize… process technologies.” Read more…
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Moore’s Law Stutters as Intel Switches From 2-Step to 3-Step Chip Cycle
Pompeii has the best press, but the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD also buried the town of Herculaneum. Charred scrolls were recovered from the town library in 1752, and Italian scientists just discovered it might be possible to use X-ray technology to read them. Their findings were published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Read more…
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We Might Finally Be Able to Read Ancient Scrolls Damaged By Vesuvius Eruption
Uber’s just plunked down a load of cash on the future of self-driving car tech. The company just ordered 100, 000 Mercedes S-Class vehicles, according to German business magazine Manager Magazin . Read more…
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Why Did Uber Just Order 100,000 Mercedes?
Bored? How about shooting a few hoops? Well, there’s a basketball game hidden in Facebook’s Messeneger app. Here’s how to play. Read more…
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There’s a Hidden Basketball Game in Facebook Messenger and Here’s How to Play It
Not all gemstones are of the same quality. While some rubies are clear and beautiful, others are dull, filled with flaws, and the color of old blood. Scientists have found that chucking them in a serious microwave can really improve them. Read more…
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Microwaving Rubies Makes Them Prettier
Better watch where those fingers fall on the keyboard next time you type out a URL. Security researchers have discovered a new trend they’re calling typosquatting, where browsers are attacked after they mis-type web addresses. Read more…
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New Typosquatting OS X Malware Attacks You When Mistyping COM as OM
Finding money on the floor is rarely this exciting. This single gold coin was discovered by a hiker and Israel’s Antiquities Authority has since established that it’s one of only two ever discovered. The coin’s 2, 000 years old—and, before you ask, priceless. Read more…
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A Hiker Stumbled Across This Incredibly Rare 2,000-Year-Old Gold Coin