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Laser scans will preserve world heritage sites in digital format forever

Non-profit organization CyArk is laser scanning "dozens of at-risk sites in Syria, Iraq, and the Middle East."
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Studies suggest zero gravity environments have negative effects on the human brain

Before you get too excited about going into space, you might want to consider the effects space missions have on the human brain.
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Need to repaint? Use Benjamin Moore via Paintzen, the on-demand painting service

It's been described as the "Uber for House Painting," and now, Paintzen is stepping up its game with a pretty serious Benjamin Moore partnership.
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This may be the most high-tech children’s picture book of all time

Children's book "The Intergalactic Journey Home" utilizes mapping technology and NASA images to create "highly personalized story experiences."
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The Wi-Fi password for tonight’s GOP debate is ‘StopHillary.’ Really.

Members of the media must input the Wi-Fi password "StopHillary" in order to access the Internet at tonight's Republican debate.

Google has open-sourced TensorFlow, their new deep-learning system

Google has decided to open source their machine learning system, TensorFlow.
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DiMoDA is a virtual reality museum that you don’t want to miss

VR is going highbrow, and it's all thanks to the Digital Museum of Digital Art, or DiMoDA.
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No Wi-Fi? No problem for Google Maps, which just introduced offline search

Google just introduced offline navigation and search, and it may be the best thing since sliced bread.
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Want to keep your memory? Drink champagne

Drinking three glasses of champagne a week could help prevent memory loss and protect your brain from diseases like Alzheimers and dementia.
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The UK is promising ‘superfast’ broadband to everyone in the country by 2020

On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged "fast broadband" to everyone living in his country by 2020.
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Swipe left on your unwanted emails with Unroll.Me

Say hello to Unroll.Me and bid adieu to all your annoying email subscriptions.
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Love chicken? Then you may not love Oxfam’s hard-hitting Lives on the Line campaign

A new campaign spearheaded by Oxfam and Almighty Digital Media reveals the dark underbelly of the poultry industry.
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Pinterest introduces visual search tool for iOS, Android, and the web

Pinterest's new visual search tool is like facial recognition ... but for furniture.
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A 10-year-old cancer patient will soon attend school, as a robot

A 10-year-old girl is currently undergoing cancer treatment in New York while she virtually attends school in Maryland via a robot named PAVS.
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Just how equal-opportunity is AirBnB for its hosts?

A new study reveals that Asian-American hosts in Berkeley and Oakland actually earn around 20 percent less per week than Caucasian hosts.
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Get rid of cataracts with eye drops, thanks to new research

New eye drops that promise to "shrink down and dissolve" the protein build-ups known as cataracts that affect millions worldwide.
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Want one of the world's first PCs? The Kenbak-1 is now for sale

A live auction is currently running that involves the Kenbak-1, one of the very first commercial personal computers in the world.
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Could the United States Army hold the key to reading minds?

According to a press release from the U.S. Army, "a desktop computer was able to accurately determine what target image a soldier was thinking about."
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How can tech help our children? Find out at the Global Innovations for Children and Youth Summit

UNICEF's "Global Innovations for Children and Youth Summit" hopes to accelerate progress for the world's most disadvantaged children and youth.
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What’s Tsu.co? Facebook doesn’t want you to know

Tsu.co is so despised by Facebook that you literally cannot even post about it, even in a private message.
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Requesting ‘Do Not Track’ settings? Companies are just laughing in your face

Do not track requests are just that and only that, requests. The FCC took this position in denying a petition to require websites to honor those requests.
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Just press harder — Instagram experimenting with 3D Touch ads and Apple Pay

Instagram is taking things to the next level -- and this time, it's not about its filters. Instagram is now testing 3D Touch ads
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Third-party websites are getting a lot of your personal data from your mobile apps

Here's an alarming statistic -- on average, the most popular iPhone and Android apps are sending your data to three different online services.
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New York to London in 30 minutes? Sign me up for the Skreemr

Get ready to scream for joy for the Skreemr, a hypersonic plane that wants to get you from New York to London in half an hour.
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Technology is a double-edged sword for children, parents agree

No one has ever claimed parenting to be a cakewalk, but the digital age has made things even more difficult for responsible mothers and fathers.
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Grow a garden with your pencils with Sprout World pencils

In an effort to create life out of pencil death, Sprout World is producing plantable pencils that turn into tomatoes.
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Now you can be a VC too, thanks to the latest SEC ruling

No longer do you have to be a billionaire to be a venture capitalist, thanks to new rules approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission last Friday.
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Is that really you? More companies are turning to voice biometrics for security purposes

Technology known as voice biometrics seems to be the next big thing in keeping your bank accounts safe and sound.
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Rail-launcher-assisted satellite launch goes awry in Hawai’i and crashes

Just 60 seconds after its maiden launch, the Super Strypi went seriously off-course and proceeded to disintegrate, to the horror of onlookers in Hawai'i.
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Get from the South Bay to San Fran with Uber's latest carpooling service

Looking for an in with the HOV lane on your morning commute? Consider Uber's latest venture -- Pool to SF -- a long-distance carpooling service.
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Smart shorts maker Lumo launches Bodytech biomechanics platform

Lumo Bodytech, the company behind Lumo Lift and Lumo Run smart shorts, is making moves to launch the first ever wearable biomechanics platform.
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The Rufus Cuff is a giant tablet for your wrist

The Rufus Cuff is a wearable tablet with a 3.2-inch screen that takes up most of your forearm's real estate.
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Report: Teens now spend more hours consuming media than sleeping

It's official: digital media is now more popular than sleep -- at least when it comes to teenagers and their consumption of online content.
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The International Space Station just turned 15 years old

15 years ago, Justin Bieber was just another six year old in Canada. But the International Space Station was already in orbit.