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Yamaha's new humanoid robot, Motobot, just learned to ride a motorbike and already it is talking trash. At the recent Tokyo Motor Show where Motobot was unveiled, it announced that the reason it was created was to 'surpass you'.

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Egyptologists have announced plans to use next-generation muon tomography to scan the inside of a number of Egyptian pyramids. Hopefully this will settle questions on how the pyramids were constructed, once and for all.

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Google plans to deploy hundreds of Project Loon balloons in an effort to make fast internet more accessible to the citizens of Indonesia.

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Want proof that dogs and cats can live together? We've got video of Ashes of the Singularity running on both AMD and Nvidia hardware.

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Need a powerful PC with a small price tag? Lenovo is currently offering up the Thinkcentre M93p desktop tower at a massive 29% discount. With a beefy processor, a classic design, and tool-less expandability, this is a fantastic value when you use today's coupon code.

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During a meeting with investors earlier this week, Nintendo unveiled its very first smartphone game. Dubbed "Miitomo," this free-to-play game lets you use an adorable avatar to interact with your friends without investing in Nintendo hardware. This certainly isn't the kind of mobile game many of us were hoping for, but can this oddball social game keep this gaming giant relevant in a rapidly evolving market?

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Google plans to merge its Chrome operating system currently used in notebook and desktop computers into its Android operating system used in smartphones and tablets, according to The Wall Street Journal.

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New research from the University of Cambridge could clear the way to lithium-air batteries -- but don't expect near-term commercialization.

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The age of cancer-killing viruses is upon us. It's a modest first step, but the implications are huge.

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What if you could fit a full-featured, battery-powered, Windows 10 64-bit PC in your shirt pocket? And what if you could use your iPad as a display for this tiny PC?

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Ever wondered how to fix a system built in the days when winding memory by hand was the next big life skill?

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A collaborative effort to build a whole-body PET imager of unprecedented scale has just been funded by the DOE to the tune of $15.5 million.

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If you love to learn, check out today's flash sale over at Udemy. Thousands of online courses are being discounted to just $10 a pop, so you can invest in numerous skills -- even if you're on a budget. Whether you want to learn how to design a business logo or how to speak Arabic, there's something here for just about every area of interest. And if you're trying to brush up on your development skills, here are some top-notch recommendations.

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A team of researchers from RMIT University’s Centre for Advanced Electronics and Sensors have come up with a breakthrough method that equips smartphones with special sensors to detect the amount of nitrogen oxide present in the air.

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Control of a single gene can stimulate partial regeneration after a damaging stroke, in both live mice and cultured human neurons.

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When Batman: Arkham Knight launched back in June, the PC version was an absolute train wreck. Are the technical issues finally dealt with for good?

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A US military blimp has been brought down in Pennsylvania after breaking its tether and ragging a 6,700-foot cable across parts of the state.

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New predictions suggest VR could be a slow and gradual ramp rather than a huge hit when it arrives next year. That's probably a good thing as far as long-term acceptance is concerned.

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Whatever WT1190F is, it's about to plunge into the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean.

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Microsoft's new Surface Book debuted to rave reviews, but early models are clearly having teething problems -- including some odd display bugs.

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The latest care package hailing to us through deep time is a pair of extinct cave lion cubs found in the Sakha Republic of Yakutia. Believed to be at least 10,000 years old, the Siberian lions will soon be the subjects of an intense analysis aimed at reconstructing the curious Pleistocene world.

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If you're looking for an affordable monitor that looks great no matter where you're sitting, take a look at this 24-inch IPS monitor from Dell. With plenty of ports, ultra-wide viewing angles, and an anti-glare coating, this high-res monitor will work well in nigh-on any setting without putting a hurting on your wallet.

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The Galaxy View comes with a massive 18.4-inch fullHD display, which is bigger than any other tablet in the market. Samsung is clearly pushing boundaries here by keeping the size as big as a monitor.

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A comet is soaking the solar system in ethanol -- and that could have big implications for the origin of life on Earth.

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A new report tracks how telcos in the US are raking in cash by selling and marketing their own user's information -- with revenues expected to triple by 2020.

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Could Russia be planning to sever the global internet for military reasons -- or perhaps just to keep the outside world at bay?

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Could Samsung collaborate with Apple in building OLED displays for the next iPhone? Continued evolution of the technology suggests it's not a crazy idea.

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At the time of release, Microsoft promised that it will soon be bringing the extension feature on-board, but it turns out that it has been delayed to mid-2016. It will most probably be rolled out with the Windows 10 "Redstone" update.

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Need an affordable way to stay connected while you're away from your desk? Check out today's deal from FreedomPop. For just $39.99, you'll get a pre-owned Netgear Zing LTE hotspot, free shipping, and access to 500MB of free data every month.

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NSA has updated its advisories for worldwide cryptography practices, and may have revealed its thinking on the real future of crypto.

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The New York State AG has set requests to multiple ISPs to explain their pricing tiers and answer concerns about business relations and negative impacts on customer access.

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Months back, 343 Industries made it clear that a 60fps target frame rate was more important than anything else -- even beloved features like split-screen multiplayer. As it turns out, that wasn't the only thing sacrificed in the name of frame rate.

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Bethesda has confirmed that physical copies of Fallout 4 aren't very physical at all -- the game will require a significant download through Steam, even if you buy the media.

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The SLS will come have three launch configurations, all with an unpainted orange core stage and boosters with racing stripes. Those make it go faster.

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A recent study reveals voice-activated car systems that car makers so dearly promote as a 'smarter way to interact' are turning out to be a major cause of distraction.

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While you can use a Raspberry Pi as a standalone computer, Snickerdoodle is more like an Arduino or Raspberry Pi 2 running Windows 10 IoT -- with much more I/O capability.

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Ever wanted to run an AMD GPU and Nvidia GPU side-by-side? Thanks to DX12, you can -- and the performance boost from doing so can be significant.

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If you're in search of an affordable laptop that's built for both work and play, check out the Z50 from Lenovo. With a full HD display, a nice big hard drive, and RAM to spare, this laptop can handle all of your everyday needs with ease. Better yet, it's currently on sale for $60 off.

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Thanks to advances in artificial intelligence being made at Carnegie Mellon University, computers may soon be able to give timely warnings when video surveillance cameras detect unusual activity.

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3D printing is changing the way we make things, and by extension the thing that we make. But how exactly does it work, and how is it advancing?

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Assassin's Creed, as a franchise, has had massive ups and downs over the last decade. From the ambitious first release back in 2007 to this year's Assassin's Creed Syndicate, we've seen nine different mainline releases that vary wildly in both setting and overall quality. Last year's Assassin's Creed Unity was a low point for the series, so it's important that Ubisoft nails this year's game to get everything back on track.

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Patricia, the most powerful hurricane on record, just materialized out of nowhere, and it's bearing down on Mexico.

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Developers are pulling out of Windows Phone after five years of poor sales. Windows 10 might be Microsoft's last shot to make its mobile OS work.

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A team of astronomers at the German University have compiled a tremendous image of the Milky Way galaxy. The image contains 46 billion pixels, which makes it the most enormous astronomical photo ever captured to date.

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Brain-machine interfaces seem like pure science fiction, but they're already revolutionizing medicine -- and your smartphone might not be far behind.

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If you're looking for a low-cost desktop PC with more than enough room for expansion down the road, take a look at the Vostro 3900 from Dell. With today's coupon code in play, you can buy one at a massive 41% discount from the initial asking price.

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AMD is bringing its Carrizo family of hardware to the embedded market, with substantially improved performance per watt, DDR4 support, and much smaller dies.

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Astronomers have spotted an incredibly rare event - a pair of equally matched, unstable blue giants sharing huge amounts of their stellar material.

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Nearly two years after the launch of the Xbox One, Microsoft has finally gotten around to releasing a USB dongle that allows for its controller to be used wirelessly with Windows PCs. So, is it finally time to step up to an Xbox One controller, or should you stick with what you have?

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The final phase of testing for NASA's asteroid sampler spacecraft has begun.

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