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Your move, Armie Hammer.
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The finished garment is quite chic, with a tweedy look from green printing on the brown bags.
Mar 21
But don’t panic.
Mar 21
Ignore Facebook’s security advice
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It’s time to change your Facebook password. Again. The social network argues today’s revelation that “hundreds of millions” of users’ passwords were saved, in plaintext and unprotected, where thousands of employees could have access them, isn’t bad enough that those users affected should be forced to update their security settings. I don’t agree. Facebook’s goof saw engineers within the company … Continue reading
Mar 21
A new study has found a concerning link between cooking oil that has been reused multiple times and late-stage breast cancer. The research, which involved lab mice fed reused cooking oil, found that consuming this ‘thermally abused’ oil may trigger changes that promote metastases and the proliferation of aggressive cancer cells. Similar effects weren’t observed in mice fed fresh cooking … Continue reading
Mar 21
There’s a lot of reasons why you might have heard about FuckJerry. In addition to being a popular Instagram account, it’s also come under fire for playing a big hand in promoting the ill-fated Fyre Festival via owner Elliot Tebele’s social media agency Jerry Media. It’s also notorious for building its success by…
Mar 21
Researchers Create Fake Profiles on 24 Health Apps and Learn Most Are Sharing Your Data
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Using apps to keep track of your medication or look up the symptoms of your latest mysterious illness might be convenient. But a new study out this week highlights the hidden privacy risks of plugging sensitive health information into your smartphone. Namely, that medical apps love to collect your data, but are only…
Mar 21
Bonsai trees are beautiful and live longer than humans, but everyone knows that they require maintenance and dedication. Bons-AI is an interactive demo from TDK which pushes the whole Bonsai concept into the future.
Transformed into a smart tree thanks to its high-tech base, the tree can now move around to place itself at the best location to receive sunlight. The base can accept up to a 20 Kg (~40 Lbs) weight, in other words: a very beautiful (and old) Bonsai.
We really liked the industrial design which is most definitely modern but would fit a traditional house, or even a zen garden patio, very well.
It is possible to speak to Bons-AI, and it will act somewhat like a simple, smart speaker. But sometimes, it is the tree that will seek your help: when moisture sensors detect that it is too dry, it will come to its human owners to ask for water by having the base change color.
Bons-AI isn’t a product, but one of the cool demos that TDK came up with to demonstrate what its various components and sensors can do. Bons-AI is fitted with a soil sensor, a camera (to guide its motion), a motion sensor (for stability), a small solar cell, an ambient light sensor, a wireless charger and of course, a microprocessor.
Overall, it’s a good demo, because it’s not easy to cheer people up in your booth when you are a sensor company. We’re curious to see what the company is coming up with next. Perhaps a bonsai that can trim and water itself?
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