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Peloton has its eyes on a global expansion, and the first stops outside the US for its stationary connected bike are the UK and Canada — but not Quebec. Peloton’s bike, which streams subscription-based fitness classes via an attached screen, will be available in those countries in the fall. There are plans for retail locations […]
A recent study from Switzerland suggests that rubber duckies are potential havens for disease-carrying bacteria. An expert in infectious disease from McMaster University explains how concerned you should be about household germs.
Enlarge / The Asus NovaGo. (credit: Asus) Always Connected Windows 10 PCs that use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 ARM processors will work on all four major US networks, the chip company has announced today, with T-Mobile and AT&T joining the previously announced Sprint and Verizon. In total, 14 different network operators across 10 countries have pledged […]
– Carmakers are lining up to devour a buffet of data cooked up by consumers using their sensor-laden vehicles. Some connected-car data is already being monetized, or bought and sold, but according to an October 2017 report by market-research firm Frost & Sullivan, only about 15 percent of the connected car’s potential “use cases” are being harvested. […]
– Smartphones are what Mercedes-Benz wants you to think of when you look at its new Sprinter van. Not just because of the big touchscreen display in the dashboard, but because the new Sprinter represents a technological leap over the simpler hardware that came before, from analog to digital, isolated to connected. READ MORE ›› […]
(credit: Siemens) Yesterday, Siemens issued an update to a year-old product vulnerability warning for its SIMATIC S7-300 and S7-400 families of programmable logic controllers (PLCs)—industrial control systems used to remotely monitor and operate manufacturing equipment. The alert, originally issued in December of 2016, was updated on Wednesday to include another version of the S7-400 line. The […]
Daiana Lorenz/Youtube Psychedelic drugs have been studied with renewed attention in recent years for their potential to help treat depression and anxiety. These drugs include magic mushrooms, ayahuasca, LSD and, to a lesser extent, MDMA, cannabis, and ketamine. A pair of new studies examines how the drugs appear to elicit a feeling of connection and […]
– No seatbelts. Windows that required an advanced degree in quantum physics to open. And a driver who may have shocked you into realizing what might become of you if you didn’t strive for excellence each day after arriving at your destination. If this sounds like the bus in which you rode to school, rest assured […]
Caffeine is the most commonly used psychoactive drug in the world — for good reason. It wakes us up, helps us stay on task, and provides an oft-needed energy boost. And most of us in the Americas and Europe get our caffeine fix from coffee. But people often worry that they should limit their coffee consumption […]
OPINION: Microsoft announced massive Windows 10 news this week, arguably the biggest since the operating system debuted over two years ago: Windows 10 on ARM. Three big features come with that: the screen turns on “instantly” unlike existing PCs, LTE is built right in, and the battery can last for days. But the unveiling comes […]
