Troubled medical startup Theranos unveils a new device for blood testing in remote locations

It’s been a shitty 2016 so far for Theranos: the medical company that claimed to be able to conduct a variety of tests from a single drop of blood had to void results that went back two years after they were found to be inaccurate. And last month, CEO Elizabeth Holmes was barred from operating labs for the next two years. So naturally, when the company was slated to make a presentation at an American Association for Clinical Chemistry (AACC) expo, people expected Theranos to deliver new information about its testing methods. Instead, Holmes presented a new product called the…

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Report: Google is introducing a totally new launcher for the 2016 Nexus

Google may be releasing Android Nougat before launching its new Nexus devices, but that doesn’t mean it’s giving away all its goodies. A report by Android Police suggests Google is completely redesigning the Launcher app in time for its new devices. There are a few notable changes. First up, Google is killing the launcher icon with this design. Instead of tapping on said button to show your app list, you swipe up from the bottom. The new gesture is noted by a small white arrow pointing upwards, and the quick-launch icons are surrounded by a frosted white color. The lack of…

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Apple hasn’t updated the MacBook Pro in 440 days because it forgot what computers were

A new ad campaign by Apple seems to shed some light on the mystery of the missing MacBook Pro. After a subtle refresh to the MacBook this spring, the long-awaited MacBook Pro line was expected to see (at least) a similar refresh if not a completely re-designed lineup. We saw neither. Then, the rumor mill started to muse that perhaps we’d see them around WWDC in June. It’s now August, and we’ve seen nothing. It’s been 440 days since we’ve last ween a MacBook Pro update, and honestly, we’re getting a little impatient. Rumors are again floating a new line at…

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7 mental models you should know for smarter decision making

Every one of us make dozens, if not hundreds of small to big decisions on a daily basis. Some don’t impact our lives at all, while some can change the outcome of our entire lives. Whether it’s trying to figure out which job you should take, deciding to quit your job to start a business, move to a new city — these decisions are never easy. Yet there are people who we can learn from who make highly impactful decisions on a regular basis, and they’ve developed mental models to help them make smarter decisions. We’ve curated our 7 favorite…

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YouTube is now 97% encrypted so you can watch your cat videos in peace

In a blog post, YouTube today announced that its video service is now 97 percent encrypted. The company blames not being at 100 percent on some devices being unable to support modern HTTPS, and it hopes to “phase out insecure connections” over time. How long that’ll take remains a mystery, but given that it was at 77 percent in November 2014, full encryption shouldn’t be too far from the future. YouTube introduced HTTPS support two years ago, and said it has since seen increased volumes of traffic from more devices than ever, making it a challenge to ensure its connections are secure. “We found that HTTPS…

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If Bob Ross came back from the dead to paint in VR, it would look a lot like this

If you grew up in the 80s or 90s, chances are you’re familiar with Bob Ross and his show ‘The Joy of Painting.’ If not, you can go check it out on Netflix, and then return to check this out. Really, it’s cool; I’ll wait. The soft-spoken 20-year military-veteran-turned-artist-and-television-host (now deceased) had a cult following, a following that has only grown since the show made its way online. WhiteLightningHQ, an “internet-based entertainment group” brought us a glimpse at what a Bob Ross show in modern times would look like, complete with an HTC Vive headset, wireless controllers and Google’s VR painting…

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Hacker is selling info of 200 million alleged Yahoo accounts (and Yahoo knows about it)

A hacker is selling what is said to be the account information of 200 million Yahoo users on the dark Web — and Yahoo knows about it. ‘Peace’ is a known hacker that previously broke into MySpace and LinkedIn, and has put Yahoo credentials up for sale on a hacker’s marketplace called The Real Deal. In an email to Motherboard, Yahoo said “we are aware of a claim,” but stopped short of denying the info was authentic: We are committed to protecting the security of our users’ information and we take any such claim very seriously. Our security team is…

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Pokémon a No-Go in NY for the state’s sex offenders

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday ordered the state make it a condition of parole for sex offenders that Pokémon Go was off the table. In essence, Cuomo is banning roughly 3,000 sexual predators from roaming the streets in search of Pokémon in places where kids frequent, such as parks, landmarks and other sites that also commonly play host to Pokéstops. The state also plans to send notice of the order to all jurisdictions and encourage each to take on the new regulation for lower-level offenders, a move that would impact an additional 5,000 people. “Protecting New York’s children is priority number one…

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You probably don’t need a 15TB SSD for $10k, but it’s available today

There are only a handful of us in existence that could justify plopping down $10,000 on a solid state drive (SSD) — even if that drive offers blazing fast speeds and a whopping 15 terabytes (TB) of storage. Justification, however, is irrelevant when it comes to forking over enough money to buy a used Honda Accord in order to beef up your storage. The 15TB drive (actually 15.36, but who’s counting?), uses 16 Samsung chips to create a 512GB package. It then takes 32 of those packages and crams them together to create the larger of the two PM1633a SSDs. The drive…

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Apple releases its awesome new Apple TV remote app for iPhone

That fancy Apple TV remote app that Apple promised us at WWDC is now available. The app is pretty simple, really. It tries to mimic the physical Apple TV remote on-screen, and does a fairly good job. Where it shines is text input. If you’d rather type in a search query than speak into a remote and have Siri do the heavy lifting, this app is perfect Similarly, it saves you the trouble of entering passwords for apps like Netflix — especially when you’ve got complex passwords suggested by Safari or created in 1Password. If you’d still rather use Siri,…

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