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siri for ios 7 gets new voices capabilities and will come to your car soon

Siri gets sassy when you ask, ‘What’s zero divided by zero?’

Siri gives us a rare glimpse of her sassy personality when asked, "What's zero divided by zero?"
Twitter may eliminate its 140-character limit on direct messages

Twitter is the newest investor platform for startups looking to share relevant info and attract VC funding

Now, with the blessing of the SEC, startups can tweet information about their stock or debt offering.
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Google is playing dirty, skewing search results in its own favor, study finds

A new study authored has provided new, damning evidence that Google is skewing search results in their own favor.
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The human genome may be the next big API to hit the market

Soon, scientists may develop an API for our genetic code, making interactions with our DNA faster, easier, and more robust.
Audi Virtual Reality Experience

Go shopping from the comfort of your own home with your virtual reality headset

Software developers are looking into using virtual reality headsets to allow eager consumers to go shopping from the comfort of their own homes.
google and molson teamed up to create a voice activated beer fridge that understands 40 lanugages

The Global Beer Fridge speaks 40 languages and opens on command

A partnership between Google and Canadian beer company Molson has resulted in quite the lovechild -- the Global Beer Fridge
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The HBO Now app is the most profitable app on the iTunes store despite its high price tag

According to App Annie, the HBO iOS app is the most profitable in the market, despite being launched only two months ago.
An Internet speed test.

The slowest Internet in the country can be found in four very surprising cities

If you think your Internet is slow, you may be correct if you live in one of four major cities that suffer from some of the worst Internet connections.
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Conductive ink ushers in the next generation of wearable technology

Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed a new conductive ink that would allow electronics to be printed on stretchable fabrics.
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Ovuline is responsible for over 350,000 pregnancies

Described by CNN as the man "responsible for 350,000 pregnancies," Paris Wallace certainly sounds like a busy fellow. But it's not in the way you'd think.
Google Chrome Battery

Google is saving the environment, one renovated coal plant at a time

In the ultimate victory for environmental activists, Google will spend $600 million on a server farm that will be 100 percent powered by green energy.
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What happens when two self-driving cars meet? They avoid one another

A Delphi Automotive car and a Google self-driving car managed to avoid one another when they came into close quarters with one another in Palo Alto.
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French taxi drivers protest Uber by the thousands in violent displays

The ongoing war between taxi drivers and car service giant Uber has taken an ugly turn in France, where violent protests have shut down entire cities.
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Google partners with Harvard and MIT researchers to delve into genomics research

Google could one day cure cancer. That is, Google and the brilliant minds at Harvard and MIT in a partnership with the Broad Institute.
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LIVE Singapore! uses big data from smartphones to improve quality of life

In Singapore, smartphones and the growing amount of data that can be collected from these devices are being used in a program called LIVE Singapore!
Apple Watch Edition

Apple Watch Edition to go on sale in Taiwan on Friday at a price projected to be $1,000 less than U.S. retail

If you're willing to make the trek over to Taiwan, you can own the most luxurious version of the Apple Watch for just $16,163, or NT $500,000, saving $1000.
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Abortion pills will be delivered by drone in Poland this weekend

In what may be the most innovative use of drone technology yet, women's rights activists are planning to deliver abortion pills to Poland by drone.
Women at E3 2015

The problem of the lack of women in tech isn’t going away, and may require joint action

The number of women in technology is "disastrous," and the most problematic aspect of the issue is the glacial rate at which it is improving.
Wearable electronic circuit

Scientists built a 3D printer that can print objects smaller than red blood cells

Researchers have developed a new high-resolution 3D printer that layers special inks to form tiny 3D forms, some as small as just 0.001 millimeters.
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Attention frequent fliers: this app claims to lessen jet lag

The IATA has recently introduced an app called SkyZen that claims to lessen the effects of jet lag and improve the overall health of the world traveler.
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A billion dollar idea: 3D printed skin expected to become the next big industry trend

Some experts claim that the 3-D printed skin industry will be worth $1 billion by 2025.
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Google Inceptionism may be cooler than the real thing

Google has effectively trained artificial neural networks by showing them millions of images whose features are recognized by layers of artificial neurons.
RAD Transgender Database

RAD is an awesome new database for the transgender community to find healthcare professionals

RAD is a new database of health providers geared specifically towards the transgender, gender non-conforming, intersex, and queer demographic of the U.S.
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Cuba introduces plans to get more citizens online

A recent announcement from the Cuban government suggests that 35 Wi-Fi hotspots are to be introduced by the beginning of July.
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Watch this broken heart saw everything he and his now ex-wife owned in half

A German man has recorded himself cutting all worldly possessions once owned by himself and his now ex-wife in half.
British man dies after exploding airbag exposes him to deadly fumes

Takata to blame for yet another airbag fatality, bringing total death toll to 8

A rental vehicle outfitted with a malfunctioning airbag has been ruled responsible for the death of the eighth confirmed victim of the Takata disaster.

FCC votes to use cell phone taxes to help the poor access broadband Internet

The Federal Communications Commission agreed to approve a proposal that would allow the U.S. government to subsidize the Internet for low-income Americans.
WhistleGPS

National parks are turning into ‘The Truman Show’ with GPS tracking of visiting humans

To live your very own version of The Truman Show, look no further than a national park, where some scientists are now tracking humans.
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Google to remove revenge porn from search results in victory against online harrassment

The Internet can be a slimy place, but Google is taking a major stance against one of the most despicable practices found on the web -- revenge porn.
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Myspace founder Tom Anderson’s two-year-old selfie is just now getting attention

Tom Anderson posted a smiling selfie, captioned "I am behind on processing photos! In other news, I think Japanese sushi is good for my skin :-)."
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Organs on a chip: the new rage in medical technology

A new paper published this week details how a team at the National Institutes of Health created a placenta on a chip,
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A new kind of mortality: Sony’s Aibo robotic dogs are slowly, painfully ‘dying’

As a result of a parts shortage, Sony has stopped repairing Aibo dogs, which means that many "pets" will soon be, quite literally, on their last leg.
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Kyocera unveils world’s largest floating solar panel system

The Kyocera Corporation unveiled the world's largest floating solar power stations, which boasts 9,000 waterproof solar panels.
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Money to blow? Buy an airship from Lockheed Martin

If you ever find yourself with excessive amounts of money and need to spend it, consider buying an airship from Lockheed Martin, just because you now can.