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1,284 new worlds! Kepler mission doubles its tally of planets in one fell swoop
The scientists behind NASA’s Kepler mission are using statistics to put their campaign to identify new planets into overdrive: New software that automates the process has verified 1,284...
‘House of Cards’ is the world’s most pirated show, thanks to Netflix global streaming rights
Netflix is currently streaming in 245 global regions (countries and territories combined), which makes for some very complicated distribution rights discussions. Just because a show is available to stream in Canada, doesn’t necessarily mean Netflix subscribers in the U.S. will have access.
Forbes says Bill Gates still world’s richest person, while Jeff Bezos jumps 10 spots to No. 5 on list of billionaires
Though the value of his personal fortune fell by $ 4 billion during the past year, Microsoft cofounder Bill...
World’s fastest snow sledge is being built in Germany
A 50-percent model of Snowspeed in Toyota Motorsport's wind tunnel. (credit: Toyota Motorsport GmbH)
Did you know there's a speed record for gravity-powered snow sledges? It's currently held by bike racer Guy Martin at 83.5mph (134.36km/h). But perhaps not for long: over in Germany, Norwegian-based Snowspeed and Toyota Motorsport are working on a carbon fiber sledge...
Electric vehicle puts in solid performance in the world’s toughest rally
62 richest people have as much as wealth as half of world’s population, report finds
The 62 richest people on the planet have as much wealth as the poorest half of the world’s population, according to a new report from Oxfam. The global organization, which strives to find solutions to end poverty, says the report only serves...
Unveiling the Titanosaur, which may be the world’s largest dinosaur
NEW YORK—Today, the American Museum of Natural History dropped the curtain to reveal one of the biggest paleontological finds of recent years. Everything in that sentence is literal—the museum lowered a curtain to reveal a full-sized cast of the Titanosaur, a species that may be the largest dinosaur ever discovered.
The find itself made news when images came out of paleontologist Diego Pol lying on...
Is this the world’s first full virtual-reality motion/voice capture session?
Cloudhead Games puts its actors into its upcoming VR game via the HTC Vive
Forget latex suits and white ping-pong balls. Motion-capture sessions for video games and films have only gotten more intense over the years, thanks to advances like improved, LED-loaded motion-capture outfits and the ability to see robust TV-screen renders of an actor's performance as soon as...
Mysterious collector opens world’s largest private Apple exhibition in Prague
(credit: eirunning85 / imgur)
Although the official Apple Store is yet to come to the capital of the Czech Republic, it has recently seen the launch of the Apple Museum, which claims to host the largest private exhibition of its kind.
Housed in three buildings in Prague's old town, the museum has an extensive list of 472...
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