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Researchers Create Trash-Talking Robot That Proves Machines Can Get Under Human’s Skin

Researchers Create Trash-Talking Robot That Proves Machines Can Get Under Human’s Skin

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Researchers Create Trash-Talking Robot That Proves Machines Can Get Under Human’s Skin Trash talk has long been an effective (but underhanded) tool when it comes to sports, gaming, and other competitive endeavors. But it’s been assumed that it’s a strategy that only works between humans who can deliver remarks with emotional weight. It turns out that’s not the case, as researchers from Carnegie Mellon…Read more... Go to Source
Titans Is Having an Existential Crisis on Its Singular Earth

Titans Is Having an Existential Crisis on Its Singular Earth

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Titans Is Having an Existential Crisis on Its Singular Earth Even though it all falls under the same corporate umbrella, there’s no way in hell that DC Universe’s Titans is coming anywhere near the Arrowverse’s upcoming Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover. But that’s not to say that the series isn’t in the midst of a universe-shattering crisis all its own.Read more... Go to Source
DOJ Antitrust Chief Says He’ll Throw Out Movie Distribution Rules That Helped Kill the Studio System

DOJ Antitrust Chief Says He’ll Throw Out Movie Distribution Rules That Helped Kill the Studio System

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DOJ Antitrust Chief Says He'll Throw Out Movie Distribution Rules That Helped Kill the Studio System The Department of Justice is working to rescind the Paramount consent decrees, a set of 1940s legal rules limiting studios’ power over theaters that helped usher in the end of the notorious old Hollywood system, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.Read more... Go to Source
After An Eternity With The C920, I’ve Finally Upgraded to Logitech’s Brio Webcam

After An Eternity With The C920, I’ve Finally Upgraded to Logitech’s Brio Webcam

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After An Eternity With The C920, I've Finally Upgraded to Logitech's Brio Webcam Ever since the Logitech C920 webcam came out in 2012, it’s been something of a mainstay in the webcam market. We’ve featured it in deals as recently as September of this year. But mine finally broke, so I decided it was time to upgrade to the Logitech Brio 4K. Here’s to another seven years (or more).Read more... Go to Source
Are Solid State Batteries About To Change The World? | Answers With Joe

Are Solid State Batteries About To Change The World? | Answers With Joe

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http://youtu.be/g0nA8CfxBqA Sign up at http://www.brilliant.org/answerswithjoe and get 20% off your subscription. As the world becomes more electrified, the race is on to build cheaper, longer-lasting, more energy-dense batteries. One of the most promising technologies in this space is the solid state battery, developed by an absolute legend in the battery world, one of the inventors of the lithium ion battery and recent Nobel Prize winner John B. Goodenough. Keep up with news like this on the Our Ludicrous Future Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvUf_yOU_swE6PtOuv2yBqg Want to help support the channel? Here's a couple of ways: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/answerswithjoe YouTube Memberships: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2YHgc363EdcusLIBbgxzg/join Get cool nerdy t-shir...
The Best Smartphone You Won’t Buy

The Best Smartphone You Won’t Buy

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http://youtu.be/Jjezk6RP6dk The Huawei Mate 30 and Mate 30 Pro are the latest flagship devices from Huawei. The Mate 30 received a very limited release due to ongoing disputes relating to privacy and global trade. FOLLOW ME IN THESE PLACES FOR UPDATES Twitter - http://twitter.com/unboxtherapy Facebook - http://facebook.com/unboxtherapy Instagram - http://instagram.com/unboxtherapy
A Man Developed ‘Feather Duvet Lung’ After Getting New Bedding

A Man Developed ‘Feather Duvet Lung’ After Getting New Bedding

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A Man Developed 'Feather Duvet Lung' After Getting New Bedding A UK man’s innocent decision to change his bedding caused him to develop a strange, rare condition that left him gasping for air, his doctors say. In a new case study out Monday, they detail how the man came down with a rare form of allergy to the bird feathers that filled his new duvet and pillows.Read more... Go to Source
Democrats Press for Major Election Security Boost as Budget Battle Wages On

Democrats Press for Major Election Security Boost as Budget Battle Wages On

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Democrats Press for Major Election Security Boost as Budget Battle Wages On Dozens of Senate Democrats on Monday signed a letter urging a significant increase in election security funding that’s necessary, they say, for election officials to combat potential meddling in the 2020 presidential election, among other security concerns.Read more... Go to Source
Is Your Internet Fast Enough for Google Stadia? If Not, There’s Still Hope

Is Your Internet Fast Enough for Google Stadia? If Not, There’s Still Hope

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Is Your Internet Fast Enough for Google Stadia? If Not, There's Still Hope The video game streaming revolution is coming, and Google Stadia is helping to lead the charge—but do you have enough bandwidth to play along when it launches on Tuesday? Here are the minimum requirements for running Stadia, and how you can get your internet connection in shape ahead of time.Read more... Go to Source
The Last Abortion Clinic in West Virginia

The Last Abortion Clinic in West Virginia

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The Last Abortion Clinic in West Virginia The Women’s Health Center in Charleston, West Virginia is an unassuming, single-story beige brick building in a shabby neighborhood, just steps from the train tracks and a crisis pregnancy center, a shuttered vape shop, and a row of small homes surrounded by chainlink fences. I visited the center, the last abortion…Read more... Go to Source
Watchmen Revealed the Big Lie That Changed the World and Destroyed a Man

Watchmen Revealed the Big Lie That Changed the World and Destroyed a Man

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Watchmen Revealed the Big Lie That Changed the World and Destroyed a Man Watchmen’s cast of masked cops playing at being superheroes were all shaped by different traumas that bowled them over at points in their lives when they were most vulnerable. The show’s spent a significant amount of time unpacking what it is that makes Angela Abar tick, but this week’s episode “Little Fear of…Read more... Go to Source
President Trump Is Terrified That Banning Flavored Vapes Might Cost Him Votes

President Trump Is Terrified That Banning Flavored Vapes Might Cost Him Votes

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President Trump Is Terrified That Banning Flavored Vapes Might Cost Him Votes President Donald Trump insisted back in September that he would soon ban flavored vape products in an effort to make them less appealing to children. But the ban is almost certainly dead, if the latest anonymous reports cascading out of the White House can be believed.Read more... Go to Source
AirPods Pro, Environmental Justice, Disney Plus, and an FCC Leak: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

AirPods Pro, Environmental Justice, Disney Plus, and an FCC Leak: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week

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AirPods Pro, Environmental Justice, Disney Plus, and an FCC Leak: Best Gizmodo Stories of the Week Though Apple TV+ came out earlier this month, many would argue this past week marked the official catalyst of the so-called streaming wars with the House of Mouse entering the fray. As for me, I’m just happy there’s finally an easier way to watch the indisputable best movie of all time: Brink!. And before I get any…Read more... Go to Source
Here’s Where Captain Marvel Could Have Appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron

Here’s Where Captain Marvel Could Have Appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Here's Where Captain Marvel Could Have Appeared in Avengers: Age of Ultron Captain Marvel didn’t emerge in the Marvel Cinematic Universe until after the third film in the Avengers series all but concluded. However, there were plans, at one point, to bring her in much earlier, and now we have a better idea of what that might have looked like.Read more... Go to Source
Watch Saladin Ahmed Talk About His Love For Marvel and His Work on Miles Morales: Spider-Man and The Magnificent Ms. Marvel

Watch Saladin Ahmed Talk About His Love For Marvel and His Work on Miles Morales: Spider-Man and The Magnificent Ms. Marvel

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Watch Saladin Ahmed Talk About His Love For Marvel and His Work on Miles Morales: Spider-Man and The Magnificent Ms. Marvel Saladin Ahmed is one of Marvel’s most interesting writers right now. Working on two of their youngest, most vibrant characters, Miles Morales and Kamala Khan, Ahmed is doing work that could easily shape the future of one of the Marvel Universe’s most interesting corners. Read more... Go to Source
Hemorrhaging WeWork Is Now Fielding SEC Probe: Report

Hemorrhaging WeWork Is Now Fielding SEC Probe: Report

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Hemorrhaging WeWork Is Now Fielding SEC Probe: Report However WeWork may be defined—transformative office space startup or cult-like Silicon Valley unicorn—the Securities Exchange Commission reportedly believes the company warrants inquiry. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg the SEC has begun scrutinizing the corporation over concerns that investors may…Read more... Go to Source
The Final Writing Credits For Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Include a Couple Interesting Names

The Final Writing Credits For Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Include a Couple Interesting Names

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The Final Writing Credits For Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Include a Couple Interesting Names The Writer’s Guild of America has settled on exactly who will be getting credit for writing in the upcoming last film of the Skywalker saga, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. And the credits include a couple names you might not have expected to see. Read more... Go to Source