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Amazon.com announced it will offer regularly scheduled tours to the public of one of the company’s four Phoenix-area fulfillment centers. Starting May 6, Amazon employees will give tours of the 1 million-square-foot warehouse on the first and third Tuesday of every month. “It’s whe
Durham University researchers have used ancient DNA to study how a jungle bird transformed into the domestic chicken. According to the researchers, chickens that lived 2000 to 3000 years ago looked quite different from today’s barnyard chickens. The study shows that chickens have accumulated c
Luminescent powder in paint has given a glow to 500 meters of Dutch highway, resulting in a trial section of glow-in-the-dark road. Designer Daan Roosegaarde, who won best future concept for the idea at the Dutch Design Awards in 2012, is collaborating with Heijmans, a Dutch civil engineering firm,
Amazon said Thursday that its latest numbers show consumers are continuing to sign up for Prime, despite a $20 fee increase that went into effect last week. “It’s early, but we’re encouraged by what we see so far,” Amazon Chief Financial Officer Tom Szkutak said on a conferen
Let’s talk about start-ups. The Russian government recognizes that supporting promising ideas is important. For instance, recently it created the so-called FRII – Foundation for Development of Internet Initiatives. Creation of the non-governmental body was proposed by Russia’s President Vladimir Put
Starting Monday you may not require a Roku, Apple TV, Chromecast or additional device just to stream Netflix at home. You will, however, still need a cable subscription. Netflix recently inked deals with three U.S. cable providers under which new cable boxes will ship with a pre-installed Netflix ap
Non-profit organizations, law enforcement agencies worldwide and even private industries are increasingly researching and funding technological innovations to disrupt and stem the global epidemic of human trafficking. Worldwide, 2.4 million people are human trafficking victims at any given time, acc
Major League Gaming has announced plans to construct a 15,000-seat stadium dedicated to hosting eSports on China’s Hengpin Island. The MLG Gaming Arena will contribute to a video game-themed destination called the V-Zone, due to open in 2017. The V-Zone will be part of Lai Fung Holdings Ltd
Nike is abandoning its FuelBand fitness tracker as a hardware product but will continue to develop software for wearables. The announcement confirmed a rumor from a week ago that the company was winding down production of the FuelBand. In recent weeks, Nike had reportedly let go most of those employ
You can’t fault a company for trying. The Washington Post reported on Friday that Verizon challenged—albeit unsuccessfully—the NSA’s phone call surveillance program. Citing declassified government documents and “individuals with knowledge of the matter,” the Post states that Verizon filed a legal mo
It turns out that hobby drones are good for more than just buzzing around tech shows and generally creeping us out. They can also play a pretty cool version of “Thus Spake Zarathustra.” A startup called KMel Robotics this week dropped a YouTube video of its programmed drones playing the
If you use virtual private networks, or VPNs, to conceal your identity while surfing the Internet, you may be a little steamed at Hulu’s decision to block anyone attempting to use their site while connected to the Web via a VPN. Hulu has begun employing the practice this week, TorrentFreak reports.
