Science & Enviroment

YouTube and Wikipedia are teaming up to fight fake news and conspiracy theories
00:40 2018-03-16

In an attempt to slow the spread of misinformation and flat-out fake news spreading rapidly on the YouTube platform, the company is about to allow the flagging and linking of Wikipedia entries relevant to content uploaded to its system. At the South by Southwest festival this week, YouTube’s CEO Susan Wojcicki made the announcement. In …

Samsung’s new TV will disguise itself on your living room wall
18:43 2018-03-15

Television screens are getting bigger and bigger, which may be great when you’re watching a film in your living room, but when the TV is off, it’s just a big, dark blank screen taking up your beautiful wallpaper. However, Samsung has made combatting this a key feature with their latest TV range – the 2018 …

This Ostrich-Legged Robot May Be Your Next Pizza Delivery Guy
17:36 2018-03-15

Agility Robotics, which was spun out of Oregon State University in early 2017, is building robots that can traverse any terrain–from rocky hillside to sidewalks. Its first product, Cassie, has found work at half a dozen research institutions. The Albany, Oregon-based company, which will close its Series A in early 2018, envisions the bot eventually …

Elon Musk Just Surprised Everyone at SxSW With Yet Another Apocalyptic Pronouncement
10:04 2018-03-15

The tech conference currently running in Austin this week involved a surprise guest. When Elon Musk walks on the stage at a tech conference, the first thing you do is grab your phone and start livestreaming. The second thing you do is write an article about it. The famous entrepreneur, who has made many bold …

Microsoft’s Xbox One set for HUGE change “very soon” teases tech expert
03:04 2018-03-15

It looks like Microsoft could be about to finally roll out its updated Xbox One avatar suite. According to The Verge’s senior editor Tom Warren, it looks like Microsoft will soon deploy the long-teased custom avatars. The Pixar-like characters offer a massive overhaul from the charming, but simple, avatars Microsoft first introduced with the Xbox …