Better Medical Care Could Cut Opioid Deaths By One-Third

A new study shows what’s wrong with cutting addiction treatment, like the Senate health care bill would do.

As Health Care Bill Burns, Fox Claims Outrage Over Obama Vacations

Makes sense.

Perry Joins List Of Officials Who Won’t Say If Trump Believes In Climate Change

But the Energy secretary calls for an “intellectual conversation” on global warming.

Chromebook ‘Eve’ tipped with fingerprint sensor, Assistant, and high-res display

Google is rumored to be developing a new breed of Chromebook, one that will include a model that is supposedly going by the codename ‘Eve.’ This model, if online tidbits of info are to be believed, will sport a bunch of welcomed features, not the least of which is a fingerprint sensor and a key dedicated solely to Google Assistant. … Continue reading

Satechi USB-C to HDMI adapter and cable go fully 4K

The folks at Satechi have revealed a couple of new USB-C accessories for those device users that wish to output video from small screens to big screens. Two devices were shown today, one a dongle, the other a cable. The cable has USB-C on one end, and a full-sized HDMI plug on the other. The smaller device is the adapter … Continue reading

Bluesmart Series 2 smart luggage features built-in GPS and a ‘supercharger’

Following its original offering back in 2014, Bluesmart has launched its latest product, the Series 2. The luggage is designed for frequent travelers and anyone who is security-minded, offering features like auto-lock that keeps the bag secured, GPS + 3G luggage tracking, and even a built-in ‘supercharger’ for powering a phone or laptop. The Series 2 is being crowdfunded on … Continue reading

Videos are the latest way to seduce people on your dating app

The dating app Hinge has just added a video option to its users’ profiles. Now, any of a user’s six profile photos can be swapped for a video that will autoplay whenever someone scrolls through their profile. The videos can be uploaded from Instagram…

Microsoft’s machine learning can predict injuries in sports

Microsoft is bringing its big-data knowledge to sports. Today, the company introduced its new Sports Performance Platform, an analytics system that aims to help teams track, improve and predict their players performance using machine learning and Sur…

Pandora is shutting down in New Zealand and Australia

There’s bad news for Pandora users down-under. While the streaming service got a nice infusion of cash from SiriusXM a few weeks ago. However, it just announced that its co-founder and CEO Tim Westergren is stepping down and, according to Billboard,…

You can order an Uber for those who shun the app

Uber is adding a new feature that lets you arrange a pickup for friends, family, and even Uber boycotters. Although an existing option to set a different pickup location ostensibly allows users to arrange rides for others, the update adds a touch of…