Los Angeles police will test drones despite privacy concerns
By Jon Fingas From engadget The LAPD is be the largest police department to rely on robotic aircraft. American police have certainly used drones before, but not on this scale. The Los Angeles Police Commission has voted in favor of…
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Body sensor collects vital data by making you sweat By Jon Fingas From engadget You don’t have to run a marathon to get non-intrusive health data. Medical sensors that sample your sweat are great, as they can accurately gather some…
Coal power plant closures ramp up in spite of White House plans
By Jon Fingas From engadget Three Texas closures suggest coal isn’t coming back any time soon. The Trump administration may hope that it can reverse coal power’s decline by ending the Clean Power Plan and other eco-friendly efforts, but the…
Great American Eclipse
2017 Great American Eclipse across the… By Glen Barber From The Denver Post The sun and the moon completed an elegant dance step in the skies above America on Monday, and at Scotts Bluff National Monument in western Nebraska, the…
UK cybersecurity researcher pleads not guilty to malware charges
By Rob LeFebvre, From engadget Marcus Hutchins will ‘vigorously defend himself,’ according to his lawyer. Marcus Hutchins, the British cyber security researcher who won attention for helping to halt the spread of the WannaCry malware program earlier this year, has…
Fidelity lets clients view their bitcoin balance on its site
By David Lumb From engadget So long as they store their cryptocurrencies on Coinbase. Fidelity Investments announced in May that it would soon let its clients view their bitcoin and other cryptocurrency balances on its website, provided it was stored…
A security expert’s guide for digital domestic violence victims
By Timothy J. Seppala From engadget Domestic abuse takes many forms. And given the future we live in, it probably shouldn’t come as a surprise that your digital life is another venue for intimidation. If you find yourself in such…
Study suggests Airbnb hosts are unfair to people with disabilities
By Mallory Locklear From engadget But there are some caveats, including no consideration of instant booking and a lack of peer review. A recent study conducted by researchers at Rutgers University found evidence that Airbnb hosts might be less likely…
Our sun used to have a twin star named Nemesis
By Swapna Krishna From engadget A new study suggests that all sunlike stars form in pairs. Astronomers have long been puzzled by the fact that our sun doesn’t have a companion star. After all, most similar stars are part of…
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Monsanto bets on AI to protect crops against disease
By Jon Fingas From engadget Deep learning could quickly find defenses against viruses and pests. Monsanto has drawn plenty of criticism for its technology-driven (andheavily litigious) approach to agriculture, but its latest effort might just hint at the future of…
