We explain why your phone is only going to get more expensive, take a look at cutie-pie robots and visit Tesla’s extreme weather testing facility. …read more Source:: CNet

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Independent: China will introduce the world’s first driverless trains to run at speeds of up to 217 mph (350 km/h) on the Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway line. The automatic operation bullet trains were trialled on a section of the Beijing-Shenyang line in 2018 by the China Railway Corporation (CRC)…

We’ve seen plenty of team-themed home theaters, but this Ravens fan in Baltimore isn’t messing around. …read more Source:: CNet

In the world of Internet of Things, it’s easy enough to get something connected to the Internet. But what should you use to communicate with and control it? There are many standards and tools available, but the best choice is always to use the tools you have on hand. [Victor] found himself in this situation,…

NASA’s asteroid-chasing Osiris-Rex spacecraft has been placed in an orbit around Bennu, an asteroid that drifts through the solar system’s asteroid belt between Earth and Mars. “By inserting itself into orbit around Bennu, Osiris-Rex will survey the asteroid from a distance of only about 1 mile (1.75 kilometers) from its center,” reports CNET. “Bennu’s small…

Depending on who you talk to, Google Assistant is either a tool capable of quickly and clearly answering audio queries in natural langauge, or a noisier and less useful version of Wolfram Alpha. [William Franzin] decided it would be particularly cool to make the service available over ham radio – and that’s exactly what he…

The “super blood wolf moon eclipse” is coming to a sky near you later this month. “The total lunar eclipse will start late on Sunday, Jan. 20 and finish early on Monday, Jan. 21,” reports USA Today. Slashdot reader Zorro shares the report: Total lunar eclipse: A total lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and…

Frequent flyer member successfully logs into her Krisflyer account using her user ID and password, but sees personal details of someone else including the booking reference for an upcoming trip, recent activities, and personal email. …read more Source:: ZDNet

Good science fiction has sound scientific fact behind it and when Tony Stark first made his debut on the big screen with design tools that worked at the wave of a hand, makers and hackers were not far behind with DIY solutions. Over the years the ideas have become much more polished, as we can…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from Science Magazine: How far will Plan S spread? Since the September 2018 launch of the Europe-backed program to mandate immediate open access (OA) to scientific literature, 16 funders in 13 countries have signed on. That’s still far shy of Plan S’s ambition: to convince the world’s major research…