Even if you aren’t a card-carrying member of the Avengers and don’t have access to Tony Stark’s bank account, you can still make an arsenal worthy of a superhero. In a new webseries for Mouser Electronics, former MythBusters cast member Grant Imahara teams up with Youtuber and engineer Allen Pan to teach fans how to …
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6 May
Panama Papers source: Here’s why I leaked the data stockpile
We still don’t know who “John Doe,” the pseudonym for the person who leaked 11.5 million documents detailing corporate tax shelters around the world, really is. But on Friday we got a little closer to understanding why he or she leaked the information, known as the Panama Papers because they came from Panama tax law firm Mossack Fonseca. The short …
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5 May
Donald Trump supporters behave worst online, poll says
From Donald Trump GIFs to “Birdie Sanders” memes, your Facebook and Twitter feeds are no doubt full of opinions about the upcoming presidential election. But a new poll suggests, when it comes to politics, the social media environment is increasingly hostile. More than 50 percent of Americans have recently expressed opposition to a 2016 presidential candidate on social media, according …
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5 May
Uber picks up former lawmakers for a smoother ride with governments
Uber has recruited some heavyweight former lawmakers to help smooth the road between the ridesharing company and governments. The company has formed a new public policy advisory board including a former US Secretary of Transportation and the EU’s former digital czar. Remunerated with equity in the company, they will meet twice a year and will throw their weight behind the …
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5 May
VR headsets can be used to help cure paranoia, study shows
With VR headsets like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive just now hitting store shelves, we’re quickly learning the potential of virtual reality. But it’s not just consumers who are seeing what the nascent platform can do, but academics as well. A study from Oxford University has found that VR can be used to help the 1 to 2 percent …
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5 May
What is a bot?
You’ve probably heard about bots a lot lately, how they are here to make our lives easier and replace apps. Bots made a splash at Facebook’s developer conference in April and now, despite being around since the beginnings of the Internet, they are getting their time in the spotlight. Let this primer take you through everything you need to know …
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5 May
Apple Music makeover may add lyrics, black
Apple Music will reportedly go through a design overhaul to make the app more appealing and less confusing. Launched almost a year ago, Apple Music has earned a thumbs-up from some users for its content. But the service has also been dinged for what critics say is a cluttered and befuddling interface. To address that problem, Apple is expected to …
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5 May
What the Apple Watch can learn from Amazon’s Echo
“Best product of the year.” So said just about everyone I asked about Amazon Echo. So it went as I read review after review. I finally bought one when it went on sale recently. I’d been hovering around the idea, but I don’t need another gadget in my life, and I already have plenty of things that listen to me…or …
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5 May
eBay boosts its big
The rap on eBay’s website is that it’s too messy, forcing users to pick through page after page of listings to find what they really want. Plenty of customers just give up and head to Amazon instead. The good news is that eBay knows this is a problem and is working to fix it. The bad news is that eBay …
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5 May
Microsoft software update breaks Windows 7 on some PCs
A software patch from Microsoft isn’t playing ball with certain computers running Windows 7. The details are technical, but herein lies the tale. Once upon a time (well, in March), Microsoft rolled out a patch for PCs running its Windows 7 operating system. The patch, however, was incompatible with PCs outfitted with Asus motherboards, causing those PCs to crash under …
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