Tim Cook is tipped to confirm that production of one of the existing Mac lines will move to the US wholesale in 2013 in a TV interview later today. More »
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Tim Cook to Announce Mac Production Is Coming to the US in 2013
What began as a bill designed to protect the privacy of your digital life has been mangled at the behest of law enforcement agencies. CNET reports that if the revised Senate bill isn’t stopped before it goes to vote next week, 22 federal agencies will have warrantless access to troves of your private information. Let’s stop them. Updated below More »
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The Senate Is About to Let More Than 22 Agencies Spy on Your Email and Documents Without a Warrant (Update: Not Any More)
When massive, open-pit mines like the Minera Escondida —in Chile’s Atacama Desert—need to pull millions of tons of minerals out of the ground each year, they rely on fleets of huge, “Ultra-Class” haul trucks. The ETF Haul Train, however, pulls four times the minerals of these stone-toting behemoths with just one driver. More »
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Don’t Call It a Dump Truck: This Massive Mineral Hauler Transforms Into an Overland Train
It’s unlikely that you speak Mandarin, but that doesn’t mean you won’t need to at some point. Now, Microsoft has created software that can analyze your speech, translate it and then spit out a new recording of your very own voice speaking in a different language. More »
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Microsoft Can Convert Your Voice Into Another Language
This is CHAMP: Boeing’s new missile otherwise known as the Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced Missile Project. It automatically disables PCs and other electronic devices as it soars through the skies, using a burst of powerful radio waves—and it was successfully tested last week . More »
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Boeing’s New Missile Remotely Disables Computers as It Flies By
Apple just announced a new version of iBooks. It’s got a continuous scrolling reading option, which is pretty great. It’s also got its own iCloud-enabled version of Whispersync, that will sync your current page across any device you’re reading on—iPhone, iPad, etc. You’ve also got more sharing options, like copying and sharing quotes. More »
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There’s a New Version of iBooks with Synced Pages and Continuous Scrolling