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You don’t have to be a forward-thinking fashion designer or scientist to produce tech-savvy clothing. Need evidence? Just look at the smart hoodie developed by New York University grad students Alina Balean and Rucha Patwardhan. They’ve integrated a cellular-equipped Arduino board and sw
Since programmers began seriously grappling with the impending reality of intelligent computers in the 1950s, pioneering Inventor Alan Turing said that the first big milestone would come when we cannot distinguish between computers and humans in conversation. Well, that day has finally come. This we
NASA has put plans in motion to build the largest and most powerful rocket the world has ever seen. It sounds like the beginning of a new Bond film, but the agency said it’s moving forward with a new Space Launch System capable of lifting up to 286,000 pounds. The first manned launch is tentatively
Some people aren’t excited by the opportunities afforded by big data, even when those benefits include overhauling a troubled public school system. Politico reports that a sizable group of amateur activists, spurred on by communications over social networks like Facebook, have created a signif
Security on public WiFi tends to be either non-existent or a bit of a hassle; it’s not fun to track down passwords just so that you can get online from the street corner. If you frequently visit downtown San Francisco, though, it’s now a relative breeze. The city has launched a new versi
Inbilin has announced that it has raised $15 million in its first round of funding from Qiming Venture Partners and Morningside Ventures. This round of funding will be used for hiring more employees and to upgrade servers. Inbilin is a China-based social networking voice calling app that lets people
In April, NASA sent special equipment to the ISS that’ll be able to test if laser beams can effectively transmit large amounts of data from space. Sounds like the project is going well thus far, because it successfully beamed a 27-second “Hello, World!” video back to Earth for the
China’s biggest Pinterest look-alike, Mogujie, is now rocking more than 35 million monthly active users and has just raised a $200 million round of funding. Goldman Sachs’ Magnolia Fund led the investment followed by Zhixin Capital, Qiming Ventures, IDG, and Banyan Fund. Mogujie stated it will use t
NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman made a pioneering small step in social media Friday when he sent the first Vine video shot in space out to his Twitter followers. The brief time-lapse video went out with text proclaiming “1st Vine from space! Single Earth orbit. Sun never sets flying parallel w/ter
Sure, the screen on your smartphone is likely scratch-resistant, but it still won’t survive a drop to the sidewalk. However, that could all change if University of Akron scientists get their shatterproof touchscreen film into shipping hardware. They’ve developed transparent electrodes th
Skullcandy and Astro Gaming announced today that they have reached an agreement with Microsoft and 343 Industries to make Halo-branded headsets and accessories for the next several years. The multi-year deal should see Halo headsets, speaker tags, and other products under both brands. Astro typicall
It’s no secret that a lot of cable subscribers are unhappy with their service—it’s a big reason why “cord-cutting” has gotten so much attention over the past few years. But the results of a new survey may give us a better indication of just how unhappy cable subscribers really are. Citing a survey f
