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Final ‘X

The final trailer for “X-Men: Apocalypse” opens with Professor Charles Xavier (James McAvoy) saying, “Things are better. The world is better.” But the plaintive piano music in the background clues us in that not all is happy-happy in the world of superpowered mutants. The villain of the piece is Apocalypse (played by Oscar Isaac from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens“), …

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Twitter tweak lets users flag multiple abusive tweets with one report

Report abuse on Twitter more easily than ever. Find out how to protect yourself and others.https://t.co/1MEfTzkfFL — Safety (@safety) April 25, 2016 “> Twitter is constantly trying to improve how users can report abuse on the microblogging website. On Monday, the company announced an update that will make the process less painstaking, adding the ability to attach multiple tweets to …

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MakerBot to stop manufacturing its own 3D printers

So much for “Made in Brooklyn.” Less than a year after opening a 170,000-square foot factory in New York, MakerBot on Monday said contract manufacturer Jabil will now produce all of its 3D printers. Jabil is headquartered in the US but has production facilities overseas. MakerBot, known for its desktop 3D printers, said it will transition production to Jabil “over …

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Adobe Acrobat get touched

A little over a year ago Adobe launched its Document Cloud service, the company’s comprehensive service for minding the gap between paper and electronic document and form processing. Given the scope of Document Cloud, the latest round of updates seems relatively minimal, albeit notable for the strategic direction they suggest. Acrobat DC. Adobe says it’s streamlined the experience of commenting, …

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Pilots race drones by using sheer brain power

A bunch of projects have seen drones piloted using brain activity to control the drone. Now, for the first time, pilots thinking very hard have competed with each other to race their drones. Students at the University of Florida have used Emotiv Insight EEG headsets to read their brain activity, translate it and transmit it in real-time to drones as …

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