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Architects in Amsterdam have begun construction on what they’re calling the first full-sized 3D-printed house. Using what’s essentially a large-scale version of a desktop 3D printer, Dus Architects is building what will eventually be a 13-room Dutch canal house made of interlocking plast
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden suggest up to 122 world leaders have been targeted by the National Security Agency in the course of its surveillance operations. The fresh revelations, published in Germany’s Der Spiegel over the weekend, claim that the NSA’s spying network is more wide-ranging
In the weeks since Since Neil Young unveiled Pono, billed as a high-fidelity alternative to the iPod and other .mp3 digital music players, music fans have been debating a host of issues, including whether or not listeners can truly hear a difference. With a bit more than two weeks to go, the Pono Ki
As part of an ongoing major redesign on mobile, Shazam has just rolled out a new version of its iOS app. Adding to the changes we saw last month, the latest update focuses on offering improved social sharing features, an even better lyrics experience and a more polished UI throughout the application
Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden responded, in an interview with the German weekly Der Spiegel, to criticisms related to the embarrassing revelation via Mark Snowden of NSA spying on the phone calls of Prime Minister Angela Merkel. Additional documents leaked by Snowden have become the bas
Amazon.com has no plan to offer a free streaming TV service, a spokeswoman said on Friday following a report that the online retailer might turn up the heat against Netflix and Hulu. Speculation about Amazon’s plans for its TV service, including the possibility that it could launch its ow
Chinese cyber security experts believe that U.S.-based hackers were responsible for a significant increase in cyber attacks on computers within China’s borders in 2013, according to Reuters. According to China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Coordination Centre, 15,000 computers were
With fresh capital in its coffers, Dropbox appears to be on somewhat of an acquisition spree, albeit a quiet one. Following the cloud storage company’s recent purchase of workplace chat solution Zulip, it’s in talks to acqui-hire Berlin-based Readmill, the social and shareable reading platform. Acco
This looks like one of those headcrabs from Half-Life, albeit it being a mechanized one. Known as the Crabster, this is a robotic wonder which has the ability to revolutionize underwater exploration, thanks to the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology that will test the robot in the Yellow
South Korea is launching an alert service that will notify parent’s when their kid receives instant-messages containing swear words or other inappropriate words, the Wall Street Journal reports. The purpose of the service is to counter an increasing occurrence of verbal abuse and cyber-bullying in o
The European Union will not take action against Chinese mobile telecommunications product manufacturers, it announced Thursday. In May 2013, the European Commission opened an investigation into “dumping”‘ practices that put products into the market at vastly reduced prices. The Com
While there are some devices out there that are worth checking out and waiting patiently for an official release, some others can be pretty underwhelming. Take Sony’s Digital Paper for instance – this happens to be Sony’s most recent foray into the e-ink slate market, where it will cost a whopping $
