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Pentagon aspires to build ‘super-soldiers’, invests millions in exoskeleton techCanada-based B-TEMIA, which first developed exoskeletons to help people with mobility difficulties derived from medical ailments such as multiple sclerosis and severe osteoarthritis, are collaborating with defence technology company Lockheed Martin Corp to develop the technology. With current equipment, soldiers deployed into war zones are bogged […]

Restaurant chain trials ‘No Phone Zone’ for family mealtimesThe ‘No Phone Zone’ concept has been introduced in Frankie & Benny’s 250 UK restaurants. Diners are encouraged to place their devices in a box on arrival at the table. The chain said its own research suggested that 72 per cent of British children wanted their parents […]

Facebook adds free TV shows Buffy, Angel, Firefly to redefine WatchFacebook hasn’t had a hit show yet for its long-form video hub Watch, so it’s got a new plan: digging up some deceased cult favorites from television. First up, Facebook is making all episodes of Joss Whedon’s Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly free […]

PayPal: Black Friday & Cyber Monday broke records with $1B+ in mobile payment volumeBlack Friday broke records in terms of sales made from mobile devices, according to reports last week from Adobe. This week, PayPal said it saw a similar trend during the Thanksgiving to Cyber Monday shopping event. PayPal saw a record-breaking $1 billion+ in […]

The International Space Station’s new robot is a freaky floating space AlexaMeet Cimon. The 3D-printed floating robot head was developed by Airbus for the German Space Agency. He’s been a crew member of the International Space Station since June, though as Gizmodo notes, this is the first time we’re seeing him in action. Really the […]