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Apple opened its first Southeast Asia store in Singapore on Saturday, drawing hundreds of excited fans to the swanky two-storey site in the city's upmarket shopping district. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-apple-southeast-asia.html Business Sat, 27 May 2017 04:28:07 EDT news415078073 A Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails says he'll appeal a judge's decision to deny him bail. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-canadian-accused-yahoo-hack-appeal.html Security Fri, 26 May 2017 13:54:45 EDT news415025671 The G7 nations on Friday demanded action from internet providers and social media firms against extremist content online, vowing to step up their fight against terrorism after the Manchester attack. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-g7-demands-internet-giants-extremist.html Security Fri, 26 May 2017 13:34:42 EDT news415024477 A French designer has shown his humanoid DIY robot to the public for the first time. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-french-diy-robot.html Robotics Fri, 26 May 2017 12:01:55 EDT news415018910 The latest edition of the blockbuster shooter video game "Far Cry" plays out on US soil, inspired by angry political divides and intense isolationist passions in rural America. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-fractious-politics-video-game.html Software Fri, 26 May 2017 12:01:33 EDT news415018886 FROM sat-nav to automated parking and collision avoidance systems - cars are equipped with an increasing array of electronic aids designed to reduce the scope for human error. One of the latest pieces of kit is an app that provides assistance at traffic lights, telling drivers when they will have to stop and how long before they can move off. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-green-latest-traffic-app-expert.html Software Fri, 26 May 2017 11:34:51 EDT news415017282 For one of Silicon Valley's most important inventions, we can thank Avideh Zakhor, creator of the technology that brought us Google Earth and Street View. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-avideh-zakhor-brains-google-earth.html Business Fri, 26 May 2017 09:50:01 EDT news414931786 We are mid-way through the annual esports calendar and South Korean team SK Telecom 1 recently scored a resounding victory at the Mid-Seasonal Invitational. The MSI, as it's known, is a tournament where teams compete to win the video game League of Legends. This year, for the first time, there were world-class players from 13 regions across the globe battling for a US$1.69m prize pool. SK Telecom 1 skirmished through three weeks of matches to retain their title, taking home nearly US$700,000 (£544,000) in prize money. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-problem-esports-well-being.html Internet Fri, 26 May 2017 08:40:01 EDT news415005700 A danger that you can't see or hear—electric shock in water—can easily go undetected. Electricity is deadly and often discovered only after it is too late. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-minimizing-electric-pools-lakes.html Engineering Fri, 26 May 2017 08:19:54 EDT news415005582 In 1904, Lizzie Magie patented "The Landlord's Game," a board game about property ownership, with the specific goal of teaching players about how a system of land grabbing impoverishes tenants and enriches property owners. The game, which went on to become the mass-market classic "Monopoly," was the first widely recognized example of what is today called "persuasive play." https://phys.org/news/2017-05-games-perceptions-opinions-players-real-life.html Software Fri, 26 May 2017 08:00:01 EDT news415001485 With moss-covered seats and an explosion of lush plants and flowers throughout its interior the "forest bus" offers a fragrant leafy ride for passengers used to crammed public transport in Taiwan's capital. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-taiwan-forest-bus-charms-passengers.html Energy & Green Tech Fri, 26 May 2017 07:22:36 EDT news415002151 A new technique being developed at Purdue University could provide patients who require implantable catheters in the treatment of neurological and other disorders with a reliable and self-clearing catheter that could eliminate the need for additional surgery to replace failing devices. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-technique-success-life-span-implantable.html Engineering Fri, 26 May 2017 06:43:08 EDT news414999776 Have you ever talked on your phone while driving your car? https://phys.org/news/2017-05-devices.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 25 May 2017 23:50:01 EDT news414931648 With the summer just about upon us, headphone season is in full force. If you're about to make a new purchase, don't get fooled with fancy marketing, colorful boxes or hype. Instead, consider these features when shopping around (the order of importance depends on you): wireless vs wired, earbuds vs over the ear, cost and sound quality (which would be No. 1 for me). https://phys.org/news/2017-05-gadgets-decisions-headphones.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 25 May 2017 19:50:01 EDT news414931271 Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg gave a commencement speech at Harvard University on Thursday, 12 years after dropping out to focus on what's now the world's biggest social network. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-words-zuckerberg-harvard-class.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 18:02:40 EDT news414954147 Mark Zuckerberg returned Thursday to Harvard, where he launched Facebook and then dropped out, telling graduates it's up to them to bring purpose to the world, fight inequality and strengthen the global community. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-facebook-zuckerberg-harvard-speech_1.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 16:27:32 EDT news414948445 On the hunt for new shoes? Racking your brain for a recipe idea? When you're trying to find information, typing out words in a search bar is probably the first thought that comes to mind. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-lost-words-online-smartphone-camera.html Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 25 May 2017 14:40:01 EDT news414931231 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) relied on faulty analysis to justify its refusal to adopt a critical measure for protecting Americans from the occurrence of a catastrophic nuclear-waste fire at any one of dozens of reactor sites around the country, according to an article in the May 26 issue of Science magazine. Fallout from such a fire could be considerably larger than the radioactive emissions from the 2011 Fukushima accident in Japan. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-nuclear-greatly-underestimate-potential-disaster.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 25 May 2017 14:00:03 EDT news414929211 The malware attack known as WannaCry (or Wcrypt) has quickly become one of the worst cyberattacks in recent memory. But the damage could've been prevented. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-cyberattacks.html Security Thu, 25 May 2017 13:40:01 EDT news414931027 Russia's campaign of cyberespionage and disinformation has targeted hundreds of individuals and organizations from at least 39 countries along with the United Nations and NATO, researchers said Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-russia-disinformation-efforts-countries.html Security Thu, 25 May 2017 12:35:47 EDT news414934540 The lauded Silicon Valley venture capitalist Bill Gurley who, along with his partners at Benchmark, was an early investor in companies such as Instagram, Uber, Stitch Fix and Snap Inc., spent a recent afternoon scrolling through the neighborhood social network, Nextdoor, studying the ways people use the service. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-venture-capitalist-browsing-nextdoor.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 12:20:01 EDT news414931352 A luxury shopping complex on New York's Columbus Circle opens to a new tenant Thursday: Amazon. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-barnes-nobles-amazon-real-bookstores.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 12:00:10 EDT news414931299 Apple is creating a new curriculum designed to teach mobile app development to high school and college students with little to no prior coding experience. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-apple-gift-schools-free-app.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 11:49:24 EDT news414931756 A digital worm powered by stolen National Security Agency software caused $1 billion in damages when it infected hundreds of thousands of computers in less than a week, a Florida digital security company says. And new attacks may be in the offing. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-tally-losses-wannacry-cyberattack.html Security Thu, 25 May 2017 11:34:57 EDT news414930875 In 1905, an Ohio farmer survived a railroad accident that cost him both of his legs. Two years later, he founded the Ohio Willow Wood company, using the namesake timber to hand-carve prosthetic limbs. The company grew, surviving the Great Depression and a fire that destroyed the plant, and still thrives today in rural Ohio. Few who work there now might remember the curious footnote in the company's history that occurred during World War II, when the rebuilt factory was diversified to build parts for PT boats and B-17 bombers. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-military-funded-prosthetic-technologies-benefit-veterans.html Engineering Thu, 25 May 2017 08:50:01 EDT news414917915 In accidents or terror attacks which are suspected to involve radioactive substances, it can be difficult to determine whether people nearby have been exposed to radiation. But by analysing mobile phones and other objects which come in close contact with the body, it is possible to retrieve important information on radiation exposure. This has been shown by a new thesis from Lund University in Sweden. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-mobile-reveal-exposed.html Other Thu, 25 May 2017 08:40:01 EDT news414917826 Uber is changing the way it calculates fares, moving to a system that charges what customers are "willing to pay", based on factors like whether you are travelling to a wealthy suburb. But while this change has been met with mild outrage, it is actually a very common practice called "price discrimination." https://phys.org/news/2017-05-economics-uber-pricing.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 08:20:01 EDT news414918365 The management of Australia's looming energy crisis has so far focused almost exclusively on the supply side of the equation: exploiting new gas reserves, expanding the Snowy Mountains hydro scheme, and building new infrastructure. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-demand-power-stations-worth-energy.html Energy & Green Tech Thu, 25 May 2017 08:00:02 EDT news414917532 Chinese netizens fumed Thursday over a government ban on live coverage of Google algorithm AlphaGo's battle with the world's top Go player, as the programme clinched their three-match series in the ancient board game. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-chinese-fans-trash-blackout-google.html Computer Sciences Thu, 25 May 2017 04:22:28 EDT news414904931 Mark Zuckerberg is giving a commencement address at Harvard, where he dropped out 12 years ago to focus on Facebook. https://phys.org/news/2017-05-facebook-zuckerberg-harvard-speech.html Business Thu, 25 May 2017 03:14:55 EDT news414900890