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Kelly Paik

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Kelly Paik writes about science and technology for Fanvive. When she's not catching up on the latest innovations, she uses her free-time painting and roaming to places with languages she can't speak. Because she rather enjoys fumbling through cities and picking things on the menu through a process of eeny meeny miny moe.
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Qualcomm’s Quick Charge 4 will give thirsty phones a faster charge

Qualcomm just announced it’ll soon only take five minutes of charging to get five hours of battery life on their latest processor. The company’s...

Chinese scientists gene-edit a human using CRISPR

Chinese scientists have become the first in the world to use CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing technology on a human. They applied the innovative technique on a...

Brain implants in paralyzed monkeys let them walk again

In itself, walking may not be one of the most complex functions we can perform with our bodies. Nonetheless, watching someone once paralyzed get...
Link between stress and drinking can benefit those with PTSD

Study on stress and alcohol may lead to new treatments for PTSD

Stress and alcohol consumption go hand in hand. Anyone who’s ever hit the bottle after a grueling week of work or a particularly traumatic...

Google’s DeepMind AI learns to play StarCraft

No, playing video games isn’t a waste of time. At least not for Google’s artificial intelligence machine DeepMind. Google just announced they’re partnering with...

The cause of the SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion has been found

SpaceX finally solved the mystery behind why its Falcon 9 rocket exploded in September right before flight. And now that they have that answer,...

Mobile web browsing surpasses desktop for the first time

Neck craning smartphone junkies just brought us to a new mobile milestone in October. For the first time, mobile and tablet web browsing overtook...

WWF reports that global wildlife populations are dropping

From elephants to frogs to freshwater fish, a new report by the World Wildlife Fund says animals around the globe are in danger of...

Microsoft ends OEM sales of Windows 7 and 8

It’s finally time to say farewell to sales of one of Microsoft’s most enduring operating systems. The company said it’s cutting the cord on...

How Artificial Intelligence is shaping the workforce

Artificial Intelligence has grown up a lot since the days when it beat out humans in game competitions like Jeopardy and chess. Deep-learning software...

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Facebook now uses a selfie to prove your identity

The next time Facebook notices suspicious activity on your account, they could be asking you to verify your identity via selfie. The social media...
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Google now shows wait times for sit down restaurants and soon grocery stores

Google has once again improved the live search results returned for businesses. Last year Google added the ability to do real time crowd tracking....
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No one’s in the driver’s seat of these driverless cars by Waymo

This week, Waymo debuted a public test of their self-driving cars in the Phoenix metro area with one very important thing missing - a...