Now you can buy a $60,000 remote-controlled dragon, because why not?

A couple of years ago, a man named Rick Hamel created one of the most insane remote-controlled flying machines you'll ever witness. No, it's not an airplane or helicopter, or anything that mundane. Instead, he created a dragon that actually shoots fire and reaches airborne speeds of up to 70 mph (112.6 km/h). Now, this beast is actually for sale via Hammacher Schlemmer, with a staggering US$60,000 price tag. .. Continue Reading Now you can buy a $60,000 remote-controlled dragon, because why not?



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Microsoft changes privacy policy to ban accessing users' email

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Homeland Security didn’t want this Freightliner Gymkhana-style video to happen

Banks Engineering outfitted a Freightliner with a massive Detroit Diesel and handed it over to Pikes Peak Extraordinaire MIke Ryan. This twin-charged semi-truck was then sent to a shipping yard to prove its tire shredding prowess.

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Chinese security experts partly blame the U.S. for last year’s surge in cyber attacks

Chinese cyber security experts believe the U.S. is partly responsible for an increase in cyber attacks last year. Learn more here.

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Confirmed: Dropbox Aqcui-Hires Social Reading App Readmill

As TechCrunch’s Steve O’Hear predicted yesterday, Readmill just confirmed that Dropbox acquired the company and that the service will shut down. It is a pure acqui-hire as the team will join Dropbox’s team and work on its core service. “As of today, it is no longer possible to create a new account, and on July 1, 2014, the Readmill app will no longer be available,”… Read More



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'Noah' review: a biblical fever dream

It’s been easy to snicker at Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. The notion of the Requiem for a Dream filmmaker taking on a Bible epic was enough to raise eyebrows, and trailers framing the film as a Day After Tomorrow-style action ride only added to the confusion. Controversy swirled, and as news broke that Paramount was testing out alternate cuts in an effort to appease religious audiences, it begged the question: just what was Aronofsky up to?

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Microsoft pledges not to search user email for stolen property

Microsoft is making huge changes to its privacy policy in the wake of a recent email scandal that saw the company searching through a French blogger's hotmail account in search of leaked company property. In an announcement today on the company's policy blog, general counsel Brad Smith said that Microsoft would no longer search user content when company property is threatened, but would refer the entire matter to outside law enforcement and let them guide further action. The statement goes beyond a previous statement made last week, which only stated that the company would "comply with the standards applicable to obtaining a court order" when searching user content.

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Tesla toughens up the Model S' underbody to prevent battery fires

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Amazon denies having a free, ad-supported streaming media service in the works

After a Wall Street Journal article sparked rumors of a free streaming service from Amazon on the way, a spokeswoman for the company has flatly denied it.

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Sony vs. Facebook: the battle for your reality has just begun

Virtual reality is truly coming. There’s no longer any question. In the span of a single week, two titans emerged to proclaim that VR would be the future of their industries. Facebook and Sony, companies which respectively defined social networking and personal electronics, each validated what plucky startup Oculus VR had been saying all along: that virtual reality will be a bold new medium for gaming, for communication, and much, much more. Facebook’s play was to buy Oculus outright, spending $2 billion to bring an array of impressive talent under its wing, while Sony spent untold millions to introduce Project Morpheus, its own spin on the Oculus headset.

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Valve's VR guru jumps ship to become Oculus' head scientist

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Physics explained in 10 mind-bending GIFs

Just because the laws of physics are consistent, that certainly doesn’t mean they always make sense to our squishy mammal brains. Our day to day experiences don’t include advanced materials, superconducting magnets, or […]



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Swedish carrier hints at an HTC One M8 Mini, we feign surprise

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The Call of Duty: Ghosts Championship begins today with $1 million in prizes on the line

The Xbox sponsored 2014 Call of Duty Championship begins today, with 31 teams competing for prizes totaling $1 million. The final match will be live streamed on March 30.

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Google researchers say hacking attacks on journalists are likely state-backed

Google security engineers say that 21 of the 25 largest news outlets in the world have been targeted for digital attacks by hackers working for or in support of state governments. Learn more here.

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Philips adds three new products to its lineup of Hue connected lights

In an effort to stay ahead of the pack, Philips just announced a trio of new additions to it's ever-expanding line of Hue connected lighting products. And they're not what you'd expect either.

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Facebook and Internet.org announce flying internet

The Connectivity Lab team at Facebook has been working on new technologies to improve and increase internet access across the globe. Proposed solutions include solar-powered drones and geosynchronous satellites, both of which would be able to beam internet access to earth. The announcement was made yesterday by Mark Zuckerberg, on behalf of the Internet.org partnership. .. Continue Reading Facebook and Internet.org announce flying internet



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Tags: Connectivity, Drone, Facebook, Internet



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Microsoft brings the Xbox One’s Kinect to PC

The next-generation of Microsoft’s Kinect that debuted with the Xbox One is coming to the PC. No word on when it will launch, but according to Microsoft it will be soon.

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Softcover Is A New Self-Publishing Platform Aimed At Technical Authors

Softcover is a startup offering what it calls a "frictionless" platform for self-publishing e-books. Co-founder Michael Hartl is an author himself, having written the Ruby on Rails Tutorial. (He's also a repeat entrepreneur, having founded Y Combinator-backed social networking startup Insoshi.) Hartl told me via email that between a publishing deal with Addison-Wesley and direct sales from the… Read More



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Visiting the concept restaurant of the future: iBeacons, motion detection and smartglass service (video)

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Government hackers have attacked 80 percent of top news organizations

A new report from Google researchers indicates 21 out of the top 25 news organizations have been the target of advanced malware attacks typically carried out by state-sponsored groups. Google has been tracking state-sponsored malware for nearly two years now, but the new report, unveiled by a pair of Google security engineers at the Black Hat conference in Singapore, indicates the attacks disproportionately target the press. The report also named specific incidents involving the Associated Press in Vietnam and reporters at The New York Times.

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Panasonic introduces the HX-A500 4K wearable camcorder

Panasonic has unveiled the world's first 4K 30/25p wearable camcorder, the HX-A500. Following in the dua-body footsteps of the HX-A100, the camera part of the new 4K-toting device can be worn on the head sans helmet thanks to head mount, while the main body – which now includes an LCD monitor for checking shots on the go – sits in an armband worn by the user. .. Continue Reading Panasonic introduces the HX-A500 4K wearable camcorder



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Driving simulator? Naw. You’re in a real drifting hot-hatch

Seat introduces their Leon Cupra with a driving simulator that turns out to be the real deal. The new Cupra can impressively lap the Nurburgring in under 8 minutes and boasts 276 horsepower from a turbocharged four-cylinder.

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Titanfall cheaters will be exiled and forced to face other cheaters

Respawn Entertainment's anti-cheat measures for Titanfall lump all rule-breaking players into a separate matchmaking pool, where they are free to be jerks to one another as much as they'd like.

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Nokia Lumia 630 spotted in the wild running Windows Phone 8.1

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Sigfox Raises $20.6 Million To Create A Global Cellular Network For Connected Objects

French startup Sigfox raised a Series B round of $20.6 million (€15 million) from IDInvest and BPIFrance. Existing investors (Elaia Partners, Partech Ventures, Ixo and Intel Capital) also participated. As a reminder, Sigfox wants to create an alternative cellular network specifically dedicated to connected objects. Compared to traditional cellular networks, this network can cover a larger area… Read More



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Report: iPhone 6 Photo 'Leak' Reveals New Size

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San Francisco Giants (and most of MLB) adopt Apple's iBeacon for an enhanced ballpark experience

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon review (2014): new, but not necessarily improved

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Airbus recreates the surface of Mars in Stevenage to test the ESA's ExoMars rover

Aeronautics giant Airbus has completed its project to recreate the surface of Mars in Stevenage, UK. The site, roughly the size of a basketball arena, is designed to test the navigation and locomotion systems of the ESA's ExoMars rover ahead of its launch in 2018. .. Continue Reading Airbus recreates the surface of Mars in Stevenage to test the ESA's ExoMars rover



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Seattle's first Passive House "could be heated with a hairdryer"

Well, it could theoretically be heated by a hairdryer, at least. While that attention-grabbing headline needn't be taken too literally (it appears to refer to the equivalent energy required for heating), in Park Passive House, NK Architects has produced an energy-efficient and attractive modern family home. It also happens to be Seattle's first certified Passive House, and so will hopefully provide inspiration for more similarly efficient homes to be built in its wake. .. Continue Reading Seattle's first Passive House "could be heated with a hairdryer"



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OCHO Pad: a wireless communications hub on a tray

Wireless technology and mobile gadgets have made it easier for us to track and control our personal belongings. One of the latest technologies being developed for this market connects not only objects, but also the people who use them. OSHO Pad is a wired-up tray that uses NFC or infrared technology not only to identify keys, wallets, or phones, but also to mediate communication between members of a household. .. Continue Reading OCHO Pad: a wireless communications hub on a tray



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Kinect for Windows V2 is leaving beta and heading to retail this summer

If you didn’t take advantage of the developer beta for the new Kinect, it looks like you’ll be able to get your hands on a finished product soon. Possibly the greatest thing to […]



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Homeopathic drug company caught putting actual drugs in its remedies

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) knocked the stuffing out of homeopathic drug company Terra-Medica last week, when the regulatory agency announced that a number of its "natural" remedies contained actual drugs.

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Update: Nikon issues new statement, reiterates commitment to supporting D600 owners

Nikon has issued a technical service advisory to all D600 owners that concerns a sensor problem due to dust and oil. The company will fix all cameras submitted for inspection, even if they're out of warranty.

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Verge Favorites: Trent Wolbe

Verge staffers aren't just people who love technology. They're people who love stuff. We spend as much time talking and thinking about our favorite books, music, and movies as we do debating the best smartphone to buy or what point-and-shoot has the tightest macro. We thought it would make sense to share our latest obsessions with Verge readers, and we hope you're encouraged to share your favorites with us. Thus a long, healthy debate will ensue where we all end up with new things to read, listen to, or try on.

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When I become President of the Universe the first thing I’m going to do is make the creation of any new music punishable by death... unless it’s by Ceephax Acid Crew. There’s...

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Star Wars VII may trigger new Indiana Jones trilogy without Harrison Ford

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Triptych, a CCG rumble that spans fiction, history, space, and time

The world of card games has three sub-genres of which collectible (CCG), trading (TCG), and living (LCG) reign supreme. A TCG means the individual cards hold less inherent value, and it’s more common […]



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Hula is a social network that will prove to everyone you’re free of STDs

Hula is an app that wants everyone to practice safer sex, and the best way to do that might be to share if you're free of STDs online. We try it out to find out.

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Need space but hate SUVs? Volvo V90 luxury wagon could be your perfect car

It may be brown, but the Volvo Concept Estate wowed audiences at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show, and now may inspire a production luxury wagon called the V90 that would offer an alternative to the XC90 crossover.

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Turkey now tries to block YouTube after banning Twitter and Google’s DNS

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Sony wants $1100 for its E Ink notepad that only supports PDF

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HTC One (M8) Dot View case: Retro 8-bit look with front cover gestures

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Amazon hints at new German datacenter, but probably not for the reasons you might think

Amazon's big datacenter push into Germany may seem like a response to U.S. government surveillance. If privacy groups are right, it won't change what might already be happening. But it does signal a nod towards a burgeoning privacy-minded customer base.



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