Anyone old enough to have driven before the GPS era probably wonders, as we do, how anyone ever found anything. Navigation back then meant outdated paper maps, long detours because of missed turns, and the far too frequent stops at dingy gas stations for the humiliation of asking for directions. It took forever sometimes, and…

Frosty Piss writes: The Stanford Prison Experiment was conducted in 1971 by psychology professor Philip Zimbardo using college students to investigate the psychological effects of perceived power by focusing on the struggle between prisoners and prison officers. In the study, volunteers were randomly assigned to be either “guards” or “prisoners” in a mock prison, with…

Days after the historic North Korea-United States summit, the Department of Homeland Security issued a report on Thursday warning of a new variant of North Korean malware to look out for. Called Typeframe, the malware is able to download and install additional malware, proxies and trojans; modify firewalls; and connect to servers for additional instructions….

Apple’s AR updates in iOS 12 are paving the way for where headsets could go next. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from MIT Technology Review: [Stephen McAleer and colleagues from the University of California, Irvine] have pioneered a new kind of deep-learning technique, called “autodidactic iteration,” that can teach itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube with no human assistance. The trick that McAleer and co have mastered is to find…

[Markus_p] has already finished one really successful 3D printed tracked robot build. Now he’s finished a second one using standard motors and incorporating what he learned from the first. The results are pretty impressive and you can see a video demo of the beast, below. Most of the robot is PLA, although there are some…

Commentary: I’m not even an Elder Scrolls fan, but I can’t wait until this game comes out. …read more Source:: CNet

Handling the development of Formula 1 tires is just the start of the job for Pirelli. …read more Source:: CNet

So many ways to pay, so little time. Here’s the breakdown. …read more Source:: CNet

Check out the smart garden in action. …read more Source:: CNet