Day: May 28, 2018

Westworld, as reviewed by scientists, roboticists, researchers – CNET

Artificial intelligence, meet the real deal. …read more Source:: CNet


Muscle Your Way into Music

Inspired by an old Old Spice commercial, [Juliodb96] decided he too wanted to make music by flexing his muscles. An Arduino and a MyoWare sensor did the trick. However, he also tells you how to make your own sensors, if you are so inclined. You can see the instrument in action in the video below….


Uber’s new Southeast Asia owner Grab rolls out UberEats-like service – CNET

GrabFood is based on Uber’s food delivery platform. …read more Source:: CNet


The Robots Were Coming! The Robots Were Coming!

The recent influx of home assistants proves that everything old is new again. If we told you about a life-sized robot that was self-charging, had a map of your home for navigation, and responded to voice commands, you’d assume we were going to point you to a Kickstarter or a new product release. Instead, we…


Increasing Similarity of Billboard Songs

It’s not just you, others have also noticed that popular songs on the Billboard charts sound similar. But what you may not realize is that in the recent days, they’re sounding even more similar. Andrew Thompson and Matt Daniels for The Pudding make the case: From 2010-2014, the top ten producers (by number of hits)…


Trump’s new ZTE tweet trumps old ZTE tweets that trumped his first ZTE tweet

Everything’s fine! A $1.3 billion fine! Winning! On Friday, United States president Donald Trump Tweeted that ZTE will be allowed to sell into America again, subject to board changes, security controls, and a fine.… …read more Source:: TheRegister


Jessica Jones season 3 on Netflix: Everything we know so far – CNET

Bring on the bourbon! The hard-drinking, superhero detective returns, but who will she face this time? Here’s the latest news on the cast, theories and more. …read more Source:: CNet


New Zealand rural mobile broadband program to be complete by 2021

The 100 tourism blackspots and 1,000km stretches of state highways being covered by RBI2 have been announced, with the mobile coverage to be provided by the end of 2021. …read more Source:: ZDNet


Rolling Old School with Copy Protection from the 1980s

Oh, for the old days when sailing the seas of piracy was as simple as hooking a couple of VCRs together with a dubbing cable. Sure, the video quality degraded with each generation, but it was so bad to start out with that not paying $25 for a copy of “Ghostbusters” was a value proposition….


Coastal Megacity Karachi Is Running Out of Water

The Pakistani megacity of Karachi, home to more than 20 million people, is among the most water-stressed cities in the world, only able to meet half of its daily water demand. From a report: Karachi requires 1,100 million of gallons per day (mgd), but only receives 550 mgd, according to the Karachi Water and Sewerage…