New training and fire codes are supposed to make firefighters safer when they run into solar panels, but they’re inconsistently applied. The post Rooftop Solar Panels Are Great for the Planet—But Terrible for Firefighters appeared first on WIRED.
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CNET journeys to Ireland in search of the iconic island used as a filming location in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” and “The Last Jedi.”
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Ancient, spiritual, special. These are a few words locals use to check out this filming location from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. We went to see for ourselves.
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Andy Rubin’s Essential smartphone has made its splashy, highly saturated debut, and the phone looks like a pretty stunning piece of kit in press images (most things in press images do). But the question I can’t shake is why it has a large-ish hole in the display. This is a cutout for the front-facing camera, I understand – but I’m still at a loss as to why it made the… Read More
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From Ireland to Iceland, here are all the ‘Force Awakens’ locations that CNET editors Katie Collins and Andrew Hoyle have visited.
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In today’s tech news, Asus unveils the world’s thinnest convertible, British Airways CEO won’t step down despite global IT crisis and Wannacry ransomware may have been created by native Chinese speakers.
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Wood is architecture’s hottest new (old) material. The post Get Ready for Skyscrapers Made of Wood. (Yes, Wood) appeared first on WIRED.
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Taxi drivers in Spain are striking today in cities including Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia to protest at what they see as the exploitative practices of ride-hailing transportation apps Uber and Cabify. Read More
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There’s been much speculation around the new project from Andy Rubin, the man responsible for developing Android, and now we have the answer. Well, part of the answer, at least.
Essential, Rubin’s new company, unveiled its first smartphone alongside an Amazon Echo-like device and a new operating system called “Ambient”. The three were revealed online, but all… Read More
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If robots take over humans’ jobs, people will lose their incomes—and governments won’t have incomes to tax. The post Who Will Pay for the Future if Not the Robots? appeared first on WIRED.
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