Ever wonder what Google actually knows about you? Or why that ad pop-up is strangely semi-related to something you Googled yesterday? Google recently updated its “Ad Settings” feature, now letting you see why certain ads are targeted toward you and what information Google thinks it knows about you. With the update, you can turn off certain interest signals that Google uses […]
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Letting A.I Sort Out Your Trash And Recyclables
Confused by which items in your trash are recyclable? Oscar the artificial intelligence garbage bin can do the sorting for you — at least that’s the claim by Autonomous, the ergonomic office and gaming furniture company behind Oscar. If you are intrigued by a smart device that will help sort your garbage, Autonomous plans to a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign for Oscar starting July 17. […]
Vegan Ice Cream Made Out Of Avocado
A dairy-free ice cream company is capitalizing on the growing trend of plant-based foods and people adding avocados to everything. Cado has even used it in their very own frozen treat, and has successfully mixed it with a variety of flavors. It’s a combination that looks unusual from the outside, but it makes complete sense in this day and age. […]
Your Personal Air Conditioning Unit
Summers would be so much cooler without the heat. In Florida, summertime means spending most of the day inside to avoid sweltering temperatures and sweat-inducing humidity. Hell, if it wasn’t for air-conditioning, Florida would probably still be a balmy, pristine, practically uninhabitable tract of land jutting out from the United States. So it makes sense that a couple Floridians recently […]
Can Eating Seaweed Reduce A Cow’s Methane?
Researchers at the University of California, Davis have found a surprising food source that could help reduce cows’ methane production: seaweed. A recent study from the university suggests bovines who eat an experimental mix of special food and a specific strain of seaweed produce less greenhouse gas than their peers. According to Pennsylvania State University, agriculture contributes up to seven […]
Shopping On Snapchat?
Shopping and Snapchat could soon be synonymous. As originally reported by TechCrunch, the popular social media platform is experimenting with a new visual search feature called “Eagle.” App researcher Ishan Agarwal was the first to notice the Snapchat code in the Android version of the app, and has previously been the tipster behind a number of other app features, including […]
Kitchen In A Box
Young professionals living in micro-apartments and tiny homes can soon install a fully functioning kitchen in their residences, without the need for additional space or even complicated hardware. A recent graduate of Britain’s Royal College of Art has unveiled her capstone work titled Assembly – a single-package, flexible cooking set for millennials. The complete kit is about the same size […]
Duplex, The AI Telemarketer
NEXT-LEVEL ROBOCALLS. In May, Google debuted Duplex, an artificially intelligent assistant that can make mundane phone calls on behalf of a human. Now, Google is looking to partner with companies that want to use its human-sounding Duplex AI for tasks such as fielding customer service calls or telemarketing, according to a report by The Information. WHO TO BELIEVE? According to The […]
CatEye Quick Will Be Your Bike’s Computer
It was just yesterday that we heard about the CatEyeSYNC system, which allows up to seven bike lights to be controlled by one smartphone. Well, CatEye has also recently introduced its Quick cyclocomputer, designed with budget-minded commuters in mind. Traditionally, cycling computers are fancy rectangular things made for people who are into hardcore training – the devices display data such […]
Emirates To Serve Food From Worlds Largest Vertical Farm Soon
As more and more people crowd onto this little planet, current farming techniques don’t look efficient enough to keep us all well fed. To make better use of space, farms of the future may move into high-rise buildings. Now, the world’s biggest vertical farm is set to be built – like so many other “world’s biggest” things – in Dubai, […]