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Jeff Bezos Goes Full Mech Warrior Piloting Massive 13-Foot Robot

Information on the MARS conference itself-that's Machine learning, home Automation, Robotics, and Space exploration-is a bit scant, although it has been repo...

ARM DynamIQ Technology Prepares Cortex-A Chips for AI and Machine Learning

Power management takes a step forward, as changes to each individual core's clock, voltage, and sleep states can be changed independently (this should allow for...

Samsung to release Bixby, Galaxy 8 new assistant interface

Context awareness means that Bixby will be able to understand the context of any application and ensure that the user can continue their work in progress. Sa...

Bill Gates again world's richest man; Trump slips

Read the full story on GeekWire . Other billionaires on the list include Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim Helu ($54.5 billion), Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison ...

Muppets welcome Julia, a friend with autism, to Sesame Street

Jeanette Betancourt , senior vice president of USA social impact at the nonprofit Sesame Workshop , said in a statement. Could Julia help children unders...

Tornado drill set for Tuesday in Virginia

An EF-1 tornado touched down in Waverly, an EF-3 tornado affected Appomattox County and another EF-3 tornado hit the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck region. ...

New Survey Shows Young Adults Dissatisfied with President Trump

That includes about three-quarters of blacks and substantial minorities of Latinos and Asians. White young adults were the only group polled that overwhelmingly...

Andromeda Day One Patch Won't Alter Animations

It is still too early to speculate on the changes and since the game isn't available to purchase yet, we can't really compare it to see if the visual changes ...

Scientists Re-Establish Pluto As A Real Planet

As per the definition laid down by the IAU previously, Pluto lost its planetary status owing to the fact that it was an extremely small sized object in the Kuip...

Apple's Online Store Will Be Unavailable Tomorrow Due To 'Maintenance'

Apple has updated its System Status page to indicate that its online store will be "updated and unavailable" due to "maintenance" tomorrow, Tuesday, March 21,...

Grand Junction Fire Department is Helping Fight Boulder Wildfire

No structures have been damaged by the blaze, which Boulder County Sheriff's Cmdr. The fire, which originated in an area used by hikers, may have been human-c...

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S3 is more expensive than an iPad Pro

To sweeten the deal, Samsung has said that early Galaxy Tab S3 buyers will receive a keyboard book cover, worth £119, chucked in with their order for free. ...

Google Maps For Android Gets 'Parking Reminder' Feature In The Beta Version

When you park you can start a timer to count down your time left on a meter or until the garage closes, so when time's nearly out, Maps can remind you to go gra...

Ryan: 'A Lot' of Freedom Caucus Members Voting for AHCA

Dave Brat of Virginia, Gary Palmer of Alabama, and Mark Sanford of SC all voted against the legislation Thursday morning in the House Budget Committee. Combined...

Uber president steps down after less than seven months on the job

Uber spokesman Matt Kallman confirmed the departure in an email statement on Sunday, he wrote: "We want to thank Jeff for his six months at the company and w...

Fighter Ryan Bader Leaving the UFC Behind to Join Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA's run of big-name free agent signings continued on Monday with the signing of veteran light heavyweight Ryan Bader. Bellator 180 will mark the or...

Money Doesn't Buy Happiness (In America, at Least)

Syria and Yemen have booked ranks in the least happy countries in the world, as Yemen has ranked 146 while Syria has ranked 152. From last year's 82nd pla...

Trump to address House GOP ahead of ObamaCare repeal vote

Republicans remain deeply divided over the healthcare overhaul, which is President Donald Trump's first major legislative initiative. Speaking on " Fox News...

Robert Downey Jr. is officially on board to star as Dr. Doolittle

Joe Roth and Jeff Kirschenbaum will produce for their Roth/Kirschenbaum Films alongside Susan Downey for Team Downey. This is the third version of Doctor Dol...

Galaxy S8 breaks cover in blue, white and silver

Here's our Samsung Galaxy S8 versus Samsung Galaxy S7 head-to-head. Speaking of which, although nearly everything regarding the upcoming Galaxy S8 has been ...

Samsung Galaxy S8 'maybe' feature facial-recognition for mobile payments

Meantime, a revamped user experience is expected from the other Samsung Nougat updates , including all the improvements that the Google Android 7 .0 brings....

Brazile admits she forwarded debate questions to Clinton camp

In the essay titled, " Donna Brazile: Russian DNC Narrative Played Out Exactly As They Hoped ", Brazile discusses her belief that the Russians deliberately inte...

Uber President Leaving Company After Just Six Months

Recode reports that Jones, who joined the company just six months ago, made a decision to leave the company over a difference in Uber's approach to leadership....

McDonald's India App 'leaks' customer data for more than 2.2 million users

McDonald reacted with, "Our site and application don't store any delicate monetary information of clients like Credit card subtle elements, wallet passwords or ...

NIA issues yet another notice to Zakir Naik-led IRF

The NIA has directed Naik to be present at its office in Delhi on March 30. "We have provisionally attached the property in Naik's case and we will soon seize i...

Tesla Intends To Discontinue The Model S 60 kWh And 60D

Electrek has confirmed with the company that the Model S 60 and Model S 60D will only be available for orders until April 16. The rear-wheel drive Model S 60 i...

Hawking fears he may not be welcome in USA under Trump

Stephen Hawking said there was not "much chance" of Labour winning an election under current leader Jeremy Corbyn, but added he will continue to support the par...

IPad mini Pro said to be one of four new iPads coming

The smaller and larger versions of the trio are differentiated enough in form factor, but it's hard to imagine consumers complaining that their 9.7-inch iPad wo...

Bixby is Samsung's new 'intelligent interface' for smartphones and beyond

The Samsung Galaxy S8 series phones will have a dedicated Bixby button on the side of the phone for easy access. Samsung isn't providing specifics on how exac...

Sony announces Xperia L1 with Android Nougat

The Xperia L1 features a 5.5-inch sized LCD display with 720 x 1280 HD resolution, which results in a rather low pixel density figure of 267 pixels per inch. In...

ZTE Nubia Z11 mini S Finally Lands In India

The smartphone is being offered in Khaki Grey initially and will be soon launching the Moon Gold color variant. As per the listing, Nubia Z17 NX551J features ...

Ryan Reynolds: Jake Gyllenhaal is better cook than my wife Blake Lively

What did you think about the actors' heartwarming friendship? WATCH: " Blake my wife is very good at cooking and Jake (Gyllenhaal) might just be little bit b...

Repatha, $14K Drug, Cuts Heart Risks But Expense May Prevent Its Use

The company believes the study results meet that goal. "It is a very good story in that regard", said Amgen's Harper. Now, a large clinical trial has demons...

'Sesame Street' introduces Julia, a Muppet with autism, to regular cast

That all ends now, as Julia is about to become a regular member of the Sesame Street cast. Join us in a conversation about world events, the newsgathering pro...

Trump's brutal cuts would do nothing to balance the budget

On health care, Mulvaney disputed the argument that low-income Trump voters in red states will be most likely to lose coverage under the GOP's proposed plan, sa...