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- Alexa is now available on your browser, sort of
Amazon's digital assistant program, Alexa, has a new feature that makes it available on browsers. It could integrate further in the future.
- On second try, NASA inflates experimental room on space station
The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or BEAM, barely expanded during Thursday's first inflation attempt. On Saturday, NASA tried again.
- First LookHow big a deal is Microsoft and Facebook's underwater Internet cable?
By creating the first underwater cable to connect the United States with southern Europe, the tech giants are joining Google in developing networks to better move massive amounts of data around the globe.
- First LookWhy many in Silicon Valley breathed sigh of relief at Google-Oracle ruling
A federal jury sided with Google in a long-running copyright battle with rival Oracle on Thursday, saying its use of Oracle's code to create its Android software was 'fair use.'
- Tech billionaire is unlikely Hulk Hogan ally in Gawker fight
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel has confirmed that he covered the costs of Hogan's lawsuit against Gawker after news reports identified him as the covert financier.
- Google creates list to shame tardy Android partners
The tech giant created a list that ranks Android partners who keep the operating system most up-to-date, while excluding from the list partners who don't.
- First LookMisogyny on Twitter: Who are the trolls really?
More misogynistic tweets originate from women than from men, according to a new study by British think tank Demos.
- Mariners can track presence of whales with a phone app
As whale watching season approaches, more boat captains are finding that a new smartphone app is better at helping them avoid hitting whales than outdated equipment.
- Will Facebook's 'trending' kerfuffle alter the way we read news?
Facebook said it had found no evidence of 'systematic political bias' in its trending news feed. But it is changing how it chooses news, offering insight into its algorithm.
- Twitter's new character limits: A nod to Instagram?
Tweeters can now add photos or mentions without having them counted in the 140 character limit. Is Twitter trying to get more visual to mimic Instagram's success?
- Phones for Lego lovers: New OtterBox case lets you add, remove accessories
OtterBox's modular design lets smartphone users remove and replace components, suggesting the potential for more customizable personal tech in the future.
- First LookFacebook tweaks ‘Trending Topics’ policy: Will it restore faith in neutrality?
Facebook's Trending Topics feature came under fire earlier this month after a Gizmodo report alleged bias. Now Facebook has announced changes to its news topics feature that address concerns.
- Google can build smart AI machines. But can it build artistic ones?
A new deep-learning project at Google aims to build AI systems that can study, remember, and eventually create music and other media.
- First LookMicrosoft crafts new policy in effort to ban 'terrorist content'
Microsoft announced on Friday that it will ban content 'used to promote terrorist violence or recruit for terrorist groups' on most – but not all – of its platforms.
- Indian space program scores a success with reusable spacecraft prototype
India's low-cost space program launched a prototype of a reusable rocket on Monday, another milestone for an ambitious program with several recent successes.
- First LookToyota gives stair-climbing iBot wheelchair an extra boost
The automaker partnered with serial inventor Dean Kamen, creator of the Segway and the iBot, the first iteration of which fell off the market in 2009.
- Solar-powered plane lands in the hometown of the Wright Brothers
The Solar Impulse 2, piloted by two Swiss men, landed in Dayton, Ohio, the hometown of the Wright brothers, on Saturday night.
- Digital denim: Google and Levi Strauss partner for wearable tech
Google and Levi Strauss announced their first wearable tech product: a denim commuter jacket for urban cyclists.
- How Uber knows your phone battery is dying and more
Uber can tell when your phone battery is dying and how that correlates to acceptance of surge pricing. But the company's data collection policy worries privacy rights groups.
- Solar Impulse 2 lifts off for Ohio
The Swiss-made solar-powered aircraft took off from Tulsa International Airport before 5 a.m. Saturday with a destination of Dayton International Airport in Ohio.