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Go on stage at Carnegie Hall with Google’s new performing arts exhibition

Playing on the much coveted stage of Carnegie Hall is the stuff of most musicians' dreams, but if practice doesn't get you into one of the most venerable venues of all time, now technology can.
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Use your Apple Watch to take a selfie with your iPhone with Snap Tapp

Technology has stopped at nothing to make the art of the selfie easier. And now there's a new related app for your Apple Watch. 
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Your Christmas lights may be slowing down your Wi-Fi, say government Grinches

A British regulatory agency has found that homes may be suffering from under-performing wireless broadband connections caused by their Wi-Fi set-up.
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Weekly Rewind: Our Holiday gift guide, how to have sex in space, and iPhone 7 rumors

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You could stay forever young (or young for a long time) with this diabetes drug

Thanks to a new anti-aging drug, scientists believe they may have found a way to stop the body from falling victim to the perils of old age.
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This bleeding virtual leg may help train combat medics to perform better in the field

While nothing can fully prepare combat medics for the full horror of a war zone, the hope is that a fake, virtual leg gushing blood will provide a better sense of what to expect during the real thing. 
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You can draw pictures with your words thanks to WordsEye

A new app called WordsEye allows you to "type a picture." 
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Are dating apps to blame for the rise in HIV among young Asian men?

“The explosion of smart phone gay dating apps has expanded the options for casual spontaneous sex as never before," leading to a "hidden epidemic" of HIV among young Asian males. 
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Did VW know fuel efficiency numbers were off a year ago?

Executives at Volkswagen knew fuel efficiency numbers were off a year ago, according to a new report from German newspaper Bild Am Sonntag.
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This professor turned on his sprinklers from his phone to save his house from a fire

Simon Maddocks decided to make use of his smartphone — not to call for help, but to turn on his sprinkler system to save his house from a fire.
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After 44 years in prison, this ex-inmate entered a world completely changed by technology

He was removed from society in 1975, and when he returned, Otis Johnson entered a whole new world.
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This app lets you design your own accessories with your phone

With Japan's Monomy, described as an online DIY custom jewelry marketplace, anyone can create their own fashion accessories.
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Gold foam is now a thing, thanks to scientists in Zurich

If eating gold is no longer highbrow enough for you, perhaps you can consider drinking it -- as a foam on top of your morning latte. 
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The NSA will no longer collect your metadata starting tonight

Ending an infamous era of Big Brother-esque surveillance, the National Security Agency's bulk phone surveillance program will officially be discontinued by Sunday, November 29.
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Russia plans to build its largest data center on top of a nuclear power plant

Russia  recently announced plans to build what could be its largest data center right on top of the Kalinin nuclear power plant.
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Anonymous hacks ISIS site, replaces it with Viagra ad

On Thursday, the Ghost Sec, a hacking group related to Anonymous, gained control of a website supporting the Islamic State and replaced it with a Viagra ad.
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Watch your coloring book characters come to life with Arnimate

First there were coloring books, then there were 3D coloring books, and now, there are fully interactive augmented-reality coloring books.
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Finders keepers is the new rule when it comes to asteroid mining

It's a preemptive move to be sure, but when we are finally able to mine valuable resources from asteroids, rest assured that it's fully legal to keep what you find.
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The Angee home security system is like a Nest thermostat and Amazon Echo rolled into one

Angee is an advanced security and communication system that moves with you, talks to you, and best of all, adapts to your daily routine. 
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Drones are now being used to prevent shark attacks off the coast of Australia

Drones will be trialled and aerial surveillance boosted on the North Coast as the New South Wales Government fast tracks the rollout of its world-first $16 million shark strategy.
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‘You need things like straps’ when it comes to sex in space, says Neil deGrasse Tyson

What requires straps, a lot of determination, and two consenting individuals? Sex in space, of course.
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This is how you should shop on Black Friday, according to Google

Here are a few pro tips from the folks at Google to help you do Black Friday better than you've ever done it before. 
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New York is using an anti-terror app to keep its people safe

On Monday, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled a new mobile app called See Something, Send Something, designed to bolster New York's ability to fight terrorism.
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ISIS has a 24/7 ‘Jihadi Help Desk’ to aid would-be terrorists

There is a 24/7 'Jihadi help desk' of sorts, meant to spread ISIS's extremist propaganda via the Internet worldwide and support would-be terrorists.
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Bad-PR magnet Uber just formed a safety advisory board

On Tuesday, the company announced the creation of a safety advisory board, the purpose of which is to "navigate safety and security hurdles."
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This home-friendly biodigester lets you turn food scraps into usable cooking gas

Use HomeBiogas to convert kitchen waste into usable cooking gas and liquid fertilizer. It's the ultimate in self-sustained sustainability.
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Your morning coffee could recharge you and your phone soon with Ikea’s Heat Harvest idea

It may still be nearly impossible to assemble, but Ikea furniture just might be the 21st-century breakthrough we've been waiting for.
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China and the U.S. just set up a ‘space hotline’ to communicate

A space hotline linking China and the U.S. would serve as a "diplomatic safety valve" between the two countries.
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Square now accepts Apple Pay and Android Pay in 100 local businesses and counting

On Monday, Square announced it would now be allowing users to accept mobile payments.
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The cyborg rose is finally here

In the 21st century, even our plants are bionic, thanks to groundbreaking new research that has successfully created the world's first cyborg rose. 
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China unveils high-tech Fifth Space toilet facilities for the public

China has good news for you: Known as the "Fifth Space," this high-tech bathroom facility of the future has just debuted in Beijing.
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Want pizza? Just press Domino’s Easy Order button

By pairing with the Domino's app via Bluetooth, the Easy Order button literally lets the laziest pizza enthusiast satisfy their heart and stomach's desires at the  touch of a button.
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Did you stay at one of the 54 Starwood hotels affected by a malware attack?

 Between the end of 2014 and the first half of this year, over four dozen Starwood properties, including W Hotels, Sheraton, Westin, and Le Meridien, fell victim to yet another cyber attack. 

You know all that data your smartphone is sharing? It doesn't really serve a purpose to begin with

According to MIT research, much of the data shared from popular free applications for Google Android cellphones has little effect on the user’s experience.