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  • Lexus hoverboard video: Manufacturer says it has created a levitating board called Slide, using superconducting magnets

    August 10, 2015

    Has Lexus just created a hoverboard? The company has released details of a “frictionless movement” vehicle called Slide, which it says uses magnets inside a chassis to levitate.  The Lexus Hoverboard operates using magnetic levitation to achieve amazing frictionless movement. Liquid nitrogen cooled superconductors and permanent magnets combine to allow Lexus to create the impossible. [...]

  • Carphone Warehouse cyber attack probed by data watchdog ICO

    August 10, 2015

    Dixons Carphone has suffered its first major blow since last year’s £4bn merger after admitting to a huge data breach that has put millions of customers at risk and sparked an investigation by the UK’s data watchdog.    The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) said yesterday that it is “making enquiries” into the attack after being [...]

  • Facebook hack: Security flaw allows hackers to harvest personal data using only a phone number

    August 9, 2015

    Facebook has come under fire for lax user data security, as a software engineer was able to extract personal information about thousands of users from the social media company. With thousands of users’ names, photos, location settings and phone numbers leaking out through a security loophole, Facebook has been called upon to tighten its privacy [...]

  • WalkCar: This Japanese transporter is the size of your laptop and rivals Segways and hoverboards

    August 9, 2015

    It’s 2015, and yet the hoverboards promised to us by Marty McFly have yet to materialise. But if you’ve been dreaming of something similar hitting the market, you may like this futuristic skateboard from a Japanese inventor. 26 year-old engineer Kuniako Saito has developed WalkCar, a portable transporter that he says is the world’s first [...]

  • Astronauts on International Space Station about to harvest first-ever space-grown food, as Nasa develops “Veggie” plant growth chamber

    August 9, 2015

    Nasa astronauts have been growing lettuce in space, as the first-ever space-grown fruit and veg is about to be harvested on the International Space Station. Forget freeze-dried meals, astronauts are about to get a better deal. Nasa has developed a plant growth chamber dubbed “Veggie” and sent it into orbit. Produce from the mini-greenhouse is [...]

  • Facebook knows how you laugh online: Analysing digital laughter shows that “haha” is much more common than “lol”

    August 7, 2015

    Do you “haha” or “lol”? Or even forgo words altogether, replacing them with an emoji as your digital laughter? Drawing from its database of over 1bn users, Facebook published figures on how we “write laughter” on the social media platform. It seems “haha” is the most common e-laugh out there, with over half of the [...]

  • Scientists produce robots that can artificially evolve and adapt to unfamiliar terrain with Darwinian thinking

    August 7, 2015

    Here’s some news that might send you scrambling to sign that petition to ban killer robots: scientists have for the first time produced robots that can evolve and adapt to new situations. Using Darwinian selection, scientists at the Belgian University of Leuven found that they could artificially evolve robots, so they could self-organise the division of [...]

  • Facebook security chief Alex Stamos calls for internet companies to improve global cyber security at Def Con conference

    August 7, 2015

    Facebook wants the web industry to do more for global cyber security, with the tech giant calling for internet giants to improve cyber security defences in emerging markets. Speaking at Las Vegas' Def Con cyber security conference, Facebook’s security chief Alex Stamos said consumer internet companies, including Facebook, could no longer rely on the cyber [...]

  • Can a smartphone be your new therapist? App Moodnotes uses cognitive behavioural therapy to act as a personal trainer for mental health

    August 6, 2015

    Swipe or down on a digital smiley face to keep track of your moods and feelings – from happy to neutral to sad. Moodnotes, developed by London-based digital product studio ustwo, is a cross between a health journal, a therapist, and a good friend. The colourful faces change colour depending on your mood, but don’t [...]

  • Playtime starts now: The top computer games for Christmas 2015

    August 6, 2015

    Cologne's annual Gamescom unveils details on the hit titles we'll all be playing this Christmas and beyond. MAFIA 3 The latest entry into the Mafia franchise switches the action to 60s New Orleans, where you play Lincoln Clay, a mixed-race army vet who gets tied up with the mob. The game not only allows you [...]

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