July, 2016

• 6 July

  A robot could deliver your next meal

  

  Pizza delivery could be the next job to be replaced by machines, as self-driving robots begin delivering meals and packages in Europe. Estonian company Starship, started by Skype co-founders Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, are behind the robotic delivery drones. The cutesy wheeled carts will deliver packages from courier Hermes, shopping from retailer Metro Group, …

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• 6 July

  Seagull drone poops sunscreen…uh, thanks

  

  The world has seen some strange drones, ranging from cat-litter-scooping drones to a Star Wars snowspeeder drone. But nothing can prepare you for the sheer peculiarity of the sunscreen-pooping seagull drone that stars in an ad for Nivea kids’ sunscreen. The ad starts off innocently enough with a joyous beach scene of families playing in the sand and kids who …

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• 6 July

  Verizon hikes price, adds data with new phone plans

  

  Verizon is divvying out new perks to its customers, but you’ll need to pay up to take advantage of them. The nation’s largest wireless carrier on Wednesday unveiled a new set of pricier plans with extra data, as CNET reported Monday. The prices will go up by as much as $10 a month. The low-end “S” plan will rise by …

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• 6 July

  Half a million hoverboards recalled, in case you still thought these were a good idea

  

  If you’ve ignored any of the previous reports of unsafe hoverboards that can catch fire, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission would really like you to pay attention now. In a new product recall alert posted Wednesday to its website, the CPSC warns that the “lithium-ion battery packs in the self-balancing scooters/hoverboards can overheat, posing a risk of the products …

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• 6 July

  Brother of Pablo Escobar wants to be first to see next season of Netflix’s ‘Narcos’

  

  Roberto De Jesus Escobar Gaviria, brother of Pablo Escobar, has asked Netflix to let him preview the upcoming season of its original series ” Narcos.” Enlarge Image Roberto Escobar PR NEWSWIRE / Excobar, Inc. “I am submitting a formal, friendly request to review this material solely on an informational basis,” said Roberto Escobar in a press release Tuesday from Escobar …

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• 6 July

  Rolling Stones select superfans to receive custom Master & Dynamic headphones

  

  New York-based headphone house Master & Dynamic is no stranger to collaboration. In the past, the team’s beautifully-crafted MH40 over-ears have been a canvas for designers like Proenza Schouler and Poggy, but today the brand is launching its most satisfying partnership to date: a pair of MH40s celebrating the 54-year career of the Rolling Stones. The limited-edition headphones with the …

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• 6 July

  NASA’s Kepler Twitter hacked, tweets photo of woman’s butt

  

  NASA’s Kepler Twitter account is the place to go to learn about the space telescope’s new planet discoveries and view artists’ concepts of those strange new worlds. For a brief few minutes on Wednesday, it was also the place to see a rather racy moon image. The account, @NASAKepler, got hacked, with the perpetrator posting a view of a woman’s …

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• 6 July

  Walmart Pay, the chain’s homegrown mobile payment system, goes nationwide

  

  Walmart shoppers from California to Maine and everywhere in between can now use their phone make purchases at the cash register. The nation’s largest retail chain said on Wednesday that Walmart Pay, the retailer’s mobile payment system, is now available in the entire US. Walmart Pay is in all 4,600 stores in the country and can be accessed through the …

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• 6 July

  Samsung could be pumping up its ‘J’ game

  

  Samsung may be dropping another player into its “J” game, if this Twitter post by frequent tipster Evan Blass (@evleaks) is true. Blass has built a reputation for sharing accurate rumor posts. The tweet shows an image of the back of a beige-colored device (or is it light gold?) with Samsung’s logo on the back and the words “Samsung Galaxy …

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• 5 July

  OnePlus 3 gets UK

  

  As if the fallout from the EU referendum wasn’t stressful and confusing enough for the people of Britain, Brexit is now taking its toll on the price of phones. Upstart Chinese Android phone manufacturer OnePlus announced on Tuesday that it is putting up the price of its latest device, the OnePlus 3, in the UK. The reason, says OnePlus, is …

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