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UK police release two people arrested over Gatwick airport drones

UK police release two people arrested over Gatwick airport drones

In a conversation to Sky News, Tingley said officers had found a damaged drone at the airport in Horley and were on an “expedited” effort to examine that drone for evidence.

There’s an increased financial motivation to bring the perpetrators in, at least. Gatwick Airport is now offering a £50,000 reward (about $63,300 US) through Crimestoppers for useful information, and that’s on top of the…

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Tesla will ensure you get the full tax credit if it misses delivery

Tesla will ensure you get the full tax credit if it misses delivery

Tesla has released all cars for sale where original customer can’t take delivery before year end, as well as test drive / display cars, which cost less.

Reminder to US buyers that $7500 tax credit drops in half in 8 days. Order online at https://t.co/46TXqRrsdr or visit stores.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 22, 2018

If Tesla committed delivery & customer made good faith efforts to receive…

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IPad Pros are prone to bending Video

IPad Pros are prone to bending Video

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'Luke Cage' showrunner jumps ship for Amazon

‘Luke Cage’ showrunner jumps ship for Amazon

As Hollywood Reporter observed, this wasn’t necessarily preordained. Netflix had been talking about a third season, and Coker was the only showrunner for a Marvel series to have stayed put. The split was reportedly sparked by a disagreement over the creative direction for Luke Cage.

Netflix probably won’t cry much itself. It knew Marvel might not stick around forever in light of the Disney+…

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Best apps to download for holiday travel Video

Best apps to download for holiday travel Video

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We’re back now with easy ways to save on your holiday road trip. More than 100 million people are expected to drive to their destination this week. Our Paula Faris is one of them. She has a few ways to keep your life easier. We are smarter today with our glasses. It is spec Friday. If I were smarter I wouldn’t take it with my kids.…

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SpaceX completes its first US national security mission

SpaceX completes its first US national security mission

The GPS III flight opens a door for SpaceX. While it’s certainly no stranger to handling US government payloads, this shows that it can handle military launches as well. That’s good for its bottom line, of course, and it illustrates how reliable the firm has become since its 2016 launchpad explosion. You can expect Falcon Heavy to start handling this role by 2020.

It also caps what has been…

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The year in strange tech stories

The year in strange tech stories

“Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral,” said the historian Melvin Kranzberg. What technology often is, however, is weird.

As we watch tech pervade society and alter our basic ways of living, let’s also not forget the plethora of bizarre trends and profound incompetence it’s spawned, too. Looking back at 2018, the editors decided to round up a few of our favorite examples from…

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China's Huawei faces new setbacks in Europe's telecom market

China’s Huawei faces new setbacks in Europe’s telecom market

The U.S. dispute with China over a ban on tech giant Huawei is spilling over to Europe, the company’s biggest foreign market, where some countries are also starting to shun its network systems over data security concerns.

Some European governments and telecom companies are following the U.S.’s lead in questioning whether using Huawei for vital infrastructure for mobile networks could leave…

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Chrome Canvas lets you doodle right in your browser

Chrome Canvas lets you doodle right in your browser

As far as drawing tools go, Chrome Canvas is pretty straightforward and free of major bells and whistles. The app allows you to select a pencil, ink pen, marker or chalk as your drawing utensil. As for colors, you can choose from a handful of pre-selected options or pull up the custom menu and select basically any hex color. Of course, there is an eraser to undo any of the mistakes you make…

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How Amazon Sent 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings To The Wrong Person

How Amazon Sent 1,700 Alexa Voice Recordings To The Wrong Person

An Amazon Alexa user from Germany decided to exercise his rights under the EU’s GDPR and demanded his personal data recorded by the company. Instead, he received 1,700 audio recordings of someone else he doesn’t know.

The man demanded a copy of all the data Amazon has on him. Two months later he received a 100MB file which contained some of his own data related to the Amazon searches he made.

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Amazon faces stiff competition from Google and Apple Video

Amazon faces stiff competition from Google and Apple Video

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In today’s tech might Amazon’s huge lead in Smart speakers appears to be shrinking and that still dominates the market with a by the fact those figures but they’re facing…

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FDA approves app-connected digital inhaler

FDA approves app-connected digital inhaler

According to Tonya Winders, chief of non-profit group Allergy and Asthma Network, a lot of people aren’t using their inhalers correctly or are using them too often. She explained that a tool like this can enable doctors to see their patients’ inhaler usage, identify issues with the way they’re using it and help them manage their condition or illness.

The FDA also approveda smart sensor that can…

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Microsoft's first webcams in years might include Xbox One support

Microsoft’s first webcams in years might include Xbox One support

The insiders also said that one of the webcams would support Windows Hello authentication. If so, it’d be the first time Microsoft has offered the feature in a separate camera. You’ve so far had to buy a Surface computer if you wanted the company’s official approach to face recognition.

It’s not certain just when the cameras would ship, although one of them is apparently “enterprise-focused”…

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Tons of dead fish wash up in Rio de Janeiro lagoon

Tons of dead fish wash up in Rio de Janeiro lagoon

Residents of a high-end neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro woke up to the unpleasant smell of 13 tons of rotting dead fish floating in the city’s Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon.

Biologists believe that the extreme heat caused by El Nino killed the fish overnight and caused them to wash ashore Friday.

The lagoon played host to several events during the 2016 Olympic games and is a tourist attraction.

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Bethesda says sorry to 'Fallout 76' players with free games

Bethesda says sorry to ‘Fallout 76’ players with free games

Bethesda is continuing its apology tour of sorts for Fallout 76‘s rough state on launch, and this time you don’t need to have spent a lot to receive compensation. The developer is promising a free copy of Fallout Classics Collection (1, 2 and Tactics) on PC for everyone who has logged into the full Fallout 76in 2018, whether they played on a computer or console. You should have access to your…

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Aronofsky's VR series 'Spheres' opens to the public in NYC

Aronofsky’s VR series ‘Spheres’ opens to the public in NYC

The second chapter, which was called Songs of Spacetime and narrated by Jessica Chastain, was shown at Sundance, where the project was snapped up for a seven-figure deal. Millie Bobby Brown (Eleven from Stranger Things) narrated the first chapter entitled Chorus of the Cosmos shown at the Venice Film Festival. The third chapter called Pale Blue Dotwas launched at the Tribeca Film Festival and…

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New York sets tougher standards for marketing internet speeds

New York sets tougher standards for marketing internet speeds

The companies will also have to make “direct financial commitments” to both improve their networks and offer compensation for some customers. These include a $25 million investment on Frontier’s part to boost its upstate capacity, while Altice will pay $5 million to subscribers who didn’t get equipment capable of fulfilling expected speeds. All of the providers will have to ensure they provide…

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