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The best electric kettle

Posted: 18 Jun 2017 09:30 AM PDT

By Michael Sullivan & Winnie Yang & Tim Barribeau This post was done in partnership with The Sweethome, a buyer's guide to the best homewares. When readers choose to buy The Sweethome's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affil...

After Math: Reach out and touch someone

Posted: 18 Jun 2017 08:00 AM PDT

It's been a telling week for communications. Chinese scientists bounced quantum entangled photons into space and back, McDonald's recruited new hires through Snapchat, and it would appear that North Korea has had its fingers in everybody's cyber-pies...

A chat with the 76ers' first all-female eSports team, Dignitas

Posted: 18 Jun 2017 07:15 AM PDT

The Philadelphia 76ers bought Team Dignitas -- an established esports organization with teams across League of Legends, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Heroes of the Storm -- in September, making it the first North American sports franchise to p...

Playing witness to an android riot in 'Detroit: Become Human'

Posted: 18 Jun 2017 06:30 AM PDT

I don't know when I'll get to play Detroit: Become Human again. The latest game from David Cage's Quantic Dream studio (Heavy Rain, Beyond: Two Souls) conspicuously didn't have a release date, or, hell, even a release year when Sony showed off a bran...

Ben Heck’s Logic Gate board game: Finding a purpose

Posted: 18 Jun 2017 04:00 AM PDT

The team's having trouble with the Logic Gate board game and needs your input. Behind all good games is a fun concept, whether it's racking up points or solving puzzles. Now, the team needs help identifying what this could be for their Logic Gate...

Monsanto bets on AI to protect crops against disease

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 10:57 PM PDT

Monsanto has drawn plenty of criticism for its technology-driven (and heavily litigious) approach to agriculture, but its latest effort might just hint at the future of farming. It's partnering with Atomwise on the use of AI to quickly discover molec...

Jupiter is the oldest planet in the Solar System

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 08:58 PM PDT

Jupiter's ancient name really is well-deserved: according to a new study, the king of the planets isn't just the largest in the Solar System, it's also the oldest. A team of researchers from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and th...

Hackers stole credit card data from Buckle stores' cash registers

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 07:24 PM PDT

If you shopped at Buckle in the past several months, you might want to check your financial statements -- the clothing store has confirmed a Krebs on Security report of a data breach. Intruders planted malware on the chain's cash register systems to...

Your Amazon login can sign you into HBO Now and Showtime apps

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 05:56 PM PDT

Amazon has begun changing the way its Channels pay-TV service works, giving users more freedom to choose where to stream their next show. The tech titan began allowing Prime subscribers to tack streaming services to their accounts through Channels ba...

In 'Fortnite,' building is just as important as fighting monsters

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 04:30 PM PDT

Epic Games' Fortnite, once described by company founder Tim Sweeney as Minecraft meets Left 4 Dead, has been six years in the making. That's a long time to keep someone excited about a game, but you can't fault Epic for not wanting to rush its latest...

Verizon's first LTE-only handset is an LG flip phone

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:45 PM PDT

When Verizon finished rolling out its LTE network for calls, it became apparent that it also plans to drop its CDMA phone service altogether. Now, the carrier has begun offering its first LTE-only handset to subscribers, and it's obviously an attempt...

Insomniac's 'Spider-Man' gets what it means to be Peter Parker

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 03:00 PM PDT

When Sony revealed that Insomniac games was working on a PlayStation 4 exclusive Spider-Man game set in an original universe, the specter of another game hung over the announcement -- 2004's Spider-Man 2. This movie tie in is widely regarded as the g...

The evolution of women in video games continues at E3 2017

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 02:00 PM PDT

Feminist Frequency founder Anita Sarkeesian tries to make it clear her yearly, gender-focused analysis of the video games announced at E3 isn't founded in malice -- it's simply reality. Even in 2017, video games overwhelmingly feature male protagonis...

Texas explicitly allows driverless car tests

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 01:23 PM PDT

Self-driving cars have been roaming Texas streets for a while. Believe it or not, though, there hasn't been legislation that directly permits autonomous vehicles -- there just wasn't a law banning them. The situation is clearer after this week, thoug...

Xsens body suits are getting even better at motion capture

Posted: 17 Jun 2017 11:52 AM PDT

Motion capturing is becoming more important for games and movies alike, but unless you're ready to shell out for a complicated rig and dedicated studio space, it's incredibly difficult. Xsens has been working to solve that problem for the last decade...

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