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Source: University of Bristol\u00a0<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n The idea of <\/span>sound taking you higher and higher<\/b> might not be limited to the dancefloor. Scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK have found a way to <\/span>trap and move objects <\/b>with <\/span>an acoustic tractor beam<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n The technique is not new, but this is the first time it\u2019s been demonstrated with objects bigger than the wavelength of the sound waves doing the lifting. <\/span><\/p>\n Right now, acoustic beams are limited to <\/span>levitating 2mm polystyrene balls<\/b>, but researchers think it\u2019s only a matter of time before <\/span>much bigger objects<\/b> \u2013 and even humans \u2013 could be <\/span>floating around on sound<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n So if scientists find a way to <\/span>turn the volume up to 11<\/b>, we could soon all be <\/span>dancing on the ceiling<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n Source: Yelena Afonina\/ Tass\/ Getty Images<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n Snaps of the leader of the <\/span>Russian republic of Chechnya <\/b>Ramzan Kadyrov<\/span><\/a> dressing up as a chicken or a medieval lord and cuddling a tiger cub made him <\/span>an IG superstar<\/span><\/a>, with <\/span>over three million followers<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n But thanks to his record of (strictly offline and physical) abuse, Instagram recently <\/span>shut down his account<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n This infuriated Kadyrow, who <\/span>immediately blamed Memorial<\/span><\/a> \u2013 the only <\/span>human rights organization<\/b> in Chechnya. Memorial has since had <\/span>its offices torched<\/b> and one of its senior members arrested on <\/span>trumped-up drug charges<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n It seems the <\/span>right to express yourself freely<\/b> in Chechnya is limited to the leader himself. Say or do the wrong thing in his fiefdom and you could find yourself <\/span>imprisoned<\/b> and <\/span>tortured<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Source: David Ryder \/ Getty Images<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n There\u2019s <\/span>no cash, no waiting<\/b>, and no opportunity to <\/span>shoplift<\/span><\/a> at <\/span>Amazon\u2019s new pilot store<\/span><\/a> \u2013 but you will need an Amazon account to shop there, plus the <\/span>Amazon Go app<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n Just waltz in, <\/span>scan a QR code<\/b> at the turnstile, and take what you want. The store\u2019s electronics will know exactly what you picked up, and will <\/span>bill you and provide a receipt electronically<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n Not happy with your purchases? The Amazon Go app should <\/span>reimburse you<\/b> without even a return visit. And of course, if you\u2019re looking for a career in retail, there will still be plenty of <\/span>shelves to stack and floors to mop<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n But for cashiers, it\u2019s a matter of <\/span>Amazon Go find yourself another job<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n Source: Motherboard (Screenshot from SendVids)<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019re thinking that <\/span>life online is becoming unbearable<\/span><\/a>, here comes another digital trend that will encourage you <\/span>to unplug, head for the hills, and live in a tinfoil-lined<\/b> yurt<\/span><\/a>. <\/span><\/p>\n AI and machine learning<\/b> make it possible to <\/span>swap people\u2019s faces on porn movies<\/b>, so you can barely see the join. As a result, <\/span>Taylor Swift, Gal Gadot<\/b> and others have already become <\/span>unwitting skin stars<\/b>. <\/span><\/p>\n Now the technical threshold for producing <\/span>Face\/Off<\/span><\/a> filth<\/b> has been lowered to the point where <\/span>we\u2019re expecting an avalanche<\/b> of the stuff \u2013 plus a brand-new wrinkle on revenge porn. <\/span><\/p>\n But unlike traditional revenge porn (did I just write that phrase?) there is <\/span>no legal protection<\/span><\/a> \u2013 in the US, at least. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Acoustic tractor beams could levitate humans Source: University of Bristol\u00a0 The idea of sound taking you higher and higher might not be limited to the dancefloor. Scientists at the University of Bristol in the UK have found a way to trap and move objects with an acoustic tractor beam. The technique is not new, but … Continue reading “Techwaways – The week best bits in 4 bites”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2040,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-96885","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96885","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2040"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96885"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96885\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328328,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96885\/revisions\/328328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96885"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96885"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96885"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=96885"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=96885"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=96885"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Torturing scumbag targets human rights group over loss of Instagram account<\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nAmazon Go is the retail giant\u2019s cashless (and cashierless) new store<\/b><\/h3>\n
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<\/p>\nYour face pasted onto a porn star? Don\u2019t look to the law for protection<\/b><\/h3>\n
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