Michael Abrash heads Facebook Reality Labs. He tells CNET about his vision for the next gen of virtual and augmented interfaces.
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Scientists find ‘secret molecule’ that allows bacteria to exhale electricity
The soil bacteria breathe through ‘giant snorkels’ made of a special conductive protein, the researchers found.
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Here’s every successful Venus mission humanity has ever launched
The planet Venus used to be thought of as a “twin planet” to Earth, with potential lush jungles lurking underneath the clouds. Telescopes and spacecraft instead revealed a hellish, volcanic environment with a dense atmosphere that can crush unprotected machines in moments. But we are learning much about Venus over […]
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Lincoln Rules Out A New Pickup Truck For The Brand
Anyone hoping Lincoln would resurrect the Blackwood or LT pickup are about to be disappointed. In an interview with Ford Authority, Ford VP and President of the North American region Kumar Galhotra told Ford Authority that the company has no plans for a pickup. Instead, Lincoln is going to keep […]
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Historic Mount Wilson Observatory survives close call with Southern California’s Bobcat Fire
A wildfire is at the doorstep of the historic 116-year-old Mount Wilson Observatory in Southern California.
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2020 Volkswagen Passat: Recall Alert
Vehicles Affected: Approximately 1,800 model-year 2020 Volkswagen Passat sedans
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Spammers use hexadecimal IP addresses to evade detection
Links in spam emails looked like http://0xD83AC74E instead of “domain.com.”
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Microsoft enters the final stretch with Windows 10 20H2
Microsoft is putting the Windows 10 20H2 feature update through its near-final paces, rolling out what’s likely the ‘October 2020’ update to Release Preview Ring testers.
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Ig Nobel Prizes reward research on helium-huffing alligators and knives made of feces
The Ig Nobel Prizes, an annual event celebrating quirky, comical discoveries, carried on despite the pandemic in a virtual ceremony riddled with bugs—and bug jokes. The Annals of Improbable Research, the science humor magazine that hosts the event, selected bugs as the theme for the 30th annual event, although the […]
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COVID-19 data scandal prompts tweaks to elite journal’s review process
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