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Sarahah: The top iPhone app in the world is being used to bully people, users claim

The Independent - Tech

The app store's most popular free app is being used to bully people, according to its users. Sarahah might be unknown to many people. But it has quickly become popular among some iPhone users, and has become the top performing free app in the US app store, since it was released earlier this year. But the app has a dark side, according to some users and reviewers. It is being used to anonymously bully vulnerable people and has been described as a "breeding ground for hate".


Hackers could cause road traffic collisions by taking over electric scooters

The Independent - Tech

Hackers could have used a vulnerability in electric scooters to cause road traffic collisions, researchers have revealed. They found a number of "critical" security flaws in a popular type of self-balancing electric scooter – also widely known as a'hoverboard' – that could let criminals remotely take control of one, even if it was being driven at the time. If they wanted to, they could throw the rider off by making it come to an abrupt stop, or even drive it into traffic. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Google search history being used to work out all of people's interests

The Independent - Tech

Google has revealed a new feed experience that's designed to change the way you use its main service. The company is using your search history to figure out everything you're interested in, and is using machine-learning to compile a list of topics it thinks you'll want to see. This feed will constantly transform itself as your interests change. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Children's toys can spy on them through cameras and microphones, warns FBI

The Independent - Tech

The FBI has issued a warning about internet-connected children's toys equipped with cameras and microphones. The agency's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) division has told parents to be wary of them, and is advising consumers to carry out a series of checks before purchasing one. It also says you should switch them off when they're not being used. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph. The giant human-like robot bears a striking resemblance to the military robots starring in the movie'Avatar' and is claimed as a world first by its creators from a South Korean robotic company Waseda University's saxophonist robot WAS-5, developed by professor Atsuo Takanishi and Kaptain Rock playing one string light saber guitar perform jam session A man looks at an exhibit entitled'Mimus' a giant industrial robot which has been reprogrammed to interact with humans during a photocall at the new Design Museum in South Kensington, London Electrification Guru Dr. Wolfgang Ziebart talks about the electric Jaguar I-PACE concept SUV before it was unveiled before the Los Angeles Auto Show in Los Angeles, California, U.S The Jaguar I-PACE Concept car is the start of a new era for Jaguar.


Steve Bannon learned to harness troll army from 'World of Warcraft'

USATODAY - Tech Top Stories

A recent interview shed some light on how the president feels about Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon. Kushner walks with Steve Bannon at Indianapolis International Airport on Dec. 1, 2016. Before Steve Bannon oversaw the conservative Breitbart News Network and, subsequently, joined then-candidate Donald Trump's campaign, the chief political strategist became a player in Hollywood and ... World of Warcraft. Bannon's migration from banker at Goldman Sachs to his current post in Trump's inner circle is chronicled in the new book Devil's Bargain: Steve Bannon, Donald Trump, and the Storming of the Presidency, out Tuesday, by Joshua Green, a reporter with Bloomberg Businessweek. "You can activate that army. They come in through Gamergate or whatever and then get turned onto politics and Trump."


AK-47 maker Kalashnikov developing AI controlled gun

Daily Mail - Science & tech

The maker of the world's most deadly firearm has unveiled plans for a radical AI controlled gun for the Russian military. Kalashnikov, best known for its AK-47 rifle, is building'a range of products based on neural networks,' including a'fully automated combat module' that can identify and shoot at its targets. The new products were revealed in an interview with Kalashnikov spokeswoman Sofiya Ivanova by TASS, a Russian government information agency. The Kalashnikov'combat module' will consist of a gun connected to a console that constantly analyses image data to identify targets. According to Kalashnikov it will be able to'make decisions' on whether to shoot.


Apple's new iPhones haven't started mass production

Daily Mail - Science & tech

With just months to go until Apple is expected to unveils its latest iPhone, new claims have emerged warning the firm has yet to start mass production of any of the three expected models. Economic Daily News is reporting that all three new iPhones, overhauled iPhone 8 and the '7s' iterative updates to the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus are yet to start mass production. The report says that the new 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch phones are expected to ramp up in August, a month behind the normal new iPhone production timelines. New claims suggest that Apple is working'feverishly' to fix software problems with its wireless charging and 3D face recognition systems. It also claims the OLED 5.8-inch iPhone, which is expected to have a bezel-less screen, may not be available until November.


US military begins live-testing LaWS drone-killing laser

Daily Mail - Science & tech

US Navy officers are currently testing the world's first drone-killing laser capable of blasting targets with 30kW of power. The $40 million (£30 million) super laser moves at the speed of light and is'more precise than a bullet', according to naval officers. Live-tests of the new super laser have now begun in the Persian Gulf, and officials have predicted that it will be used in combat by 2020. While laser weapons have been a staple in science fiction films for decades, the US military is inching closer to making these a reality. US Navy officers are currently testing the world's first drone-killing laser capable of blasting targets with 30kW of power (pictured) The LaWS, which stands for Laser Weapons System, is currently being tested on board the USS Ponce amphibious transport ship.


China's robot lifeboats and drones patrol Tian'e Lake

Daily Mail - Science & tech

Robotic speedboats and drones have taken up life-guarding duty in a lake in China. Self-driving vehicles that can detect'moving targets' have started patrolling Tian'e Lake in Hefei, eastern China - an area where 15 people drowned in 2016. New images reveal how the autonomous boats are equipped with cameras, GPS and infrared and acoustic sensors, according to Chinese police officers. Robotic speedboats (pictured) and drones have taken up life-guarding duty in a lake in China. The self-driving vehicles able to detect'moving targets' Self-driving vehicles able to detect'moving targets' have started patrolling Tian'e Lake in Hefei, eastern China - an area where 15 people drowned in 2016.


Japanese robot probes Fukushima's nuclear reactor

Daily Mail - Science & tech

A Japanese robot has begun probing the radioactive water at Fukushima's nuclear reactor. The marine robot, nicknamed the'little sunfish', is on a mission to study structural damage and find fuel inside the three reactors of the devastated plant. Experts said remote-controlled bots are key to finding fuel at the dangerous site, which has likely melted and been submerged by highly radioactive water. A Japanese robot has begun probing the radioactive water at Fukushima's nuclear reactor. An underwater robot has captured images and other data inside Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on its first day of work.