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Can a phone A.I. control a car? We hopped in a Huawei-driven Porsche and found out

Can a smartphone drive an autonmous car, and avoid an accident? Huawei wanted to demonstrate the power of the Kirin 970 and NPU AI processor inside the Mate 10 Pro, and decided to find out.

Where Baby Groot’s dance moves came from, and other FX secrets from ‘Guardians 2’

It took some complex mathematics and a lot of sweet dance moves to create the groundbreaking visual effects that earned 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' an Oscar nomination.
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Cringe along as we turn ourselves into Samsung AR Emojis

Samsung lets you create AR Emojis -- animated emojis based on a selfie of you -- in the camera app of the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus. We tested it out to see how it fares.
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See better, play better. A simple philosophy belies complex tech in Adidas glasses

There's more to a proper pair of sports eyewear than simply protecting against the sun. Ron Muehlboeck, global brand director for adidas Sport eyewear, gave us an inside look at how the brand pushes innovation and offers more than just dark lenses.
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Why Ring’s porch-protecting cameras made it a no-brainer acquisition for Amazon

Amazon’s buying Ring makes a whole lot of sense. After all, Amazon delivers packages, and Ring protects them.
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Tecla Shield gives disabled people new choices for interacting with touchscreens

Disabled people have specific challenges when using touchscreens and PCs. The Tecla Shield removes barriers by using Bluetooth as a common standard.
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How the ‘Kong: Skull Island’ FX team built a bigger, better King

The visual effects supervisors on 'Kong: Skull Island' explain how they brought the biggest version of King Kong ever to the screen with Oscar-nominated effects.
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Take a hike, Alexa: Wendy’s a beautiful digital human ready to be your friend

The next generation of virtual assistants could look, sound, and act like real people. SK Telecom's HoloBox is home to Wendy, a digital human created in painstaking detail to help overcome our fear of living with a virtual companion.
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You need to know how Android Oreo Go Edition is different from Android One

Android Oreo Go Edition is a new version of Google's Android mobile operating system, but what is it, and where does it fit alongside Android One?
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Huawei CEO teases upcoming P20, targets 2019 for 5G-connected phone

In an interview with Digital Trends, Huawei CEO Richard Yu teased several forthcoming devices from the company, including the P20 and a 5G-connected phone.
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Mining Bitcoin in the cloud is like renting a money printer and yes, it’s bizarre

HashFlare's cloud mining platform may be as vulnerable to cryptocurrency crashes as any other, but it claims its two million-plus customers have turned a profit.
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5 features that make awful smartphone cameras a thing of the past

After five years of testing smartphone cameras, DxOMark is sharing the key features that mean access to better pictures in our pockets.
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See George Washington in his home with ARtGlass, an AR storytelling experience

ARtGlass, a pioneer of augmented reality storytelling software, has embraced the challenge of bringing the past to life at major historical sites.
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Even their mothers might have trouble telling these celebrity lookalikes apart

These pairs of celebrities look so much alike, even with years between some of them, that we - and the Internet - call them doppelgängers.
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Technology has given us more time than ever … to waste on technology

Technology's big promise is that it will save us time in our daily lives. But that hasn't exactly happened. Here's why.
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This Japanese-style bench is easy to build and supports butts of all sizes

Despite the fact that it only requires three cedar boards and is ridiculously easy to build, this pagoda-style Japanese garden bench is an absolute stunner
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This Netflix film was shot with nothing but GoPro cameras

Filmmakers shot the movie, Face 2 Face, using only GoPro cameras, which allowed them to capture the unique actors’ point of view and narrative that was required.
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DirecTV wants to make 4K HDR sports par for the course. Here’s how it’ll work

4K HDR TVs deserve live sports in 4K HDR, and DirecTV is doing its best to deliver more of that content to its subscribers while pushing an industry forward.
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You should buy the Dell XPS 13 — just not with the 4K display

Dell's new XPS 13 is a smart, sleek, quick laptop, and the top choice for anyone seeking a 13-inch machine. Yet it does have one hidden, optional, problem -- the expensive 4K display.
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Did I do that? Intel is going to make a killing fixing its own Meltdown

Intel dropped the ball on Meltdown and Spectre. Now, it’s poised to profit off of its decision to sell critically flawed products to an unwitting populace.
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Why Samsung’s Galaxy S9 is the star of MWC … unless you ask MWC

The Galaxy S9 is clearly one of the biggest products expected to come out of the 2018 Mobile World Congress (MWC) -- but it's the business taking place at the show that's the real star, says GMSA CMO Michael O'Hara.
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How Alfa Romeo plans to conquer North America one Stelvio at a time

We sit down with Alfa Romeo's Director of North America, PIeter Hogeveen for an exclusive interview. There, we ask some questions to see what's in store for the next few years for America's first line of mass-produced Alfa Romeos in almost 25 years, since the 1996 164 sedan.
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Raphael Saadiq talks about his new album, Oscar nomination, and ‘Black Panther’

Accomplished musician Raphael Saadiq spoke about how he'd change the score for the Black Panther film, and when we can expect his first album in seven years.
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This beautiful, unique one-handed watch started life as a doodle on a coaster

Mechanical watches are simple compared to smartwatches; but for Swiss Reimagined, they’re not quite simple enough. The team decided to do something about it. The result is the SNGLRTY, watch.
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‘Jessica Jones’ season 2 prep guide: What we learned from our sneak peek

Marvel's 'Jessica Jones' returns in March, and we saw the first five episodes of season 2. Here's a spoiler-free preview of what you can expect in the second season.
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Taryn Southern’s new album is produced entirely by AI

Popular YouTube creator, singer Taryn Southern used AI programs from Google, IBM, Amper, and AIVA to produce the music for her new album.
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Hold my beer, I’ve got a new UTV!

Why side-by-side off-road vehicles are becoming the most popular vehicles in the desert.
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Buying furniture online is a gamble. The Mine wants to use AR to improve the experience

The Mine makes 3D images of its high-end furniture so you can use AR to place it in your living room via its iOS app Envisioned.
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The $500 question: Can the Honor View 10 beat the OnePlus 5T in a camera shootout?

If you’ve got $500 in your pocket for a new smartphone, should you buy the OnePlus 5T or the Honor View 10? To help make a decision, we put the two cameras through some tests to see which is best.
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How Instagram’s being used to make the outdoors more inclusive and diverse

Though there exists a problem with diversity as it relates to the outdoors -- referred to as the adventure gap -- many have turned to the social media platform Instagram to raise awareness and make the outdoors more inclusive.
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How an Oregon man’s fight for traffic camera fairness reached a federal court

Red light cameras are big business for municipalities and the companies that install them. They generate millions in revenue for minimal costs, but there are some serious problems with the way the system works. One man is working to change that.
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Governments are stepping in to regulate social media, but there may be a better way

Whose responsibility is it to keep fake news and terrorism off social media? An NYU Stern study suggests social networks, not the government, should be responsible for moderation.
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Get closer. Lee Chapman shares the secrets of his Tokyo street photography

Tokyo street photographer Lee Chapman likes to get close to his subjects, and often considers it a bonus if they look right at the camera. We asked the Brit about his work, and how he captures striking portraits of the city's many colorful characters.
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Who cares about loot? For ‘Sea of Thieves,’ Rare hid the real fun in the hijinks

Open world pirate game 'Sea of Thieves' is a return to form for Rare, and perhaps the next big thing in multiplayer.