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Martians may exist — and be living on lakefront property. New research shows that the Red Planet may actually have liquid water in salty lakes under its polar ice cap — thus giving a place for life to develop, according to a report. The bodies of water, if confirmed, would be similar to the subglacial... from Technology News & Reviews | New York Post https://ift.tt/30dvYyA

Space weather may have played a part in the Titanic disaster, according to new research. In the research published in the Royal Meteorological Society’s journal Weather, Mila Zinkova writes that space weather may have affected the Titanic’s navigation and communication prior to the disaster, as well as impacting the rescue operation. “The significant space weather... from Technology News & Reviews | New York Post https://ift.tt/2EG9izJ

This is Equity Monday, our weekly kickoff that tracks the latest big news, chats about the coming week, digs into some recent funding rounds and mulls over a larger theme or narrative from the private markets. Chinese fitness tech startup Fiture got a $65 million Series A, Philippines payment processing API startup PayMongo landed $12 million, and another API startup, Noyo, raised the same plus $500,000 to focus on healthcare. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/2G09qe6

In this installment of our audio confessions, senior editor Daniel Cooper explains his love for a British thriller podcast that had him hooked almost immediately. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3431osU

FarmVille is closing its gates on December 31st. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/30d6CRw

A survey of responses from more than 30 companies to questions about how they're approaching EU-US data transfers in the wake of a landmark ruling (aka Schrems II) by Europe's top court in July, which struck down the flagship Privacy Shield over US surveillance overreach, suggests most are doing the equivalent of burying their head in the sand and hoping the legal nightmare goes away. European privacy rights group, noyb, has done most of the groundwork here -- rounding up in this 45-page report responses (some in English, others in German) from EU entities of 33 companies to a set of questions about personal data transfers. Tech companies polled on the issue run the alphabetic gamut from Apple to Zoom. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3iaMvts

With load times like these, you'll need to rethink your entire drink-break routine. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/339gAVZ

A soundbar can be a good addition to your living room if you want to up the audio game of your movie nights. Roku hopes to make the decision easier for most people with its newest audio device, the Roku Streambar. The company launched a couple of smart speakers, a subwoofer and a full-sized soundbar last year. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3jbkSSm

Skydio only just recently announced its expansion into the enterprise and commercial market with hardware and software tools for its autonomous drone technology, and now it's taking the lid off a brand new big partnership with one commercial partner. Skydio will work with EagleView to deploy automated residential roof inspection using Skydio drones, with service initially provide via EagleView's Assess product, launching first in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas. The partners will use AI-based analysis, paired with Skydio's high-resolution, precision imaging to provide roofing status information to insurance companies, claims adjustment companies and government agencies, providing a new level of quality and accuracy for property inspections that don't even require an in-person roof inspection component. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3iaHAbY

Back in May, Microsoft revealed that the upcoming entry to the Yakuza franchise will be an Xbox Series X and Series S launch title. Now, Sega has officially confirmed that Yakuza: Like a Dragon is coming out on November 10th, the same day the next—gen consoles are launching. The game will also be available for the PS4 and for the PC through Steam and the Microsoft Store on the same day, so nobody’s getting left behind. from Yahoo Tech https://ift.tt/3i9UHdA