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How to Derail a Runaway Train (and Save Australia) Nov 07, 2018

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Most things don’t happen the way they do in the movies. Changes are less sudden, incidents less surprising, humans less attractive. But when a runaway train tore through the Australian outback, the action sequence that followed seems to have come right out of a Tony Scott flick. The whole mess started when the engineer stopped the 268-car, four-locomotive train and hopped out to inspect one of the cars, according to the Australian Transport Safety Board.

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Review: iPad Pro (2018) Nov 07, 2018

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Like a college graduate ready to head off into the workforce and start a career, Apple has graduated the iPad from tablet school. As he prepared to lift the curtain on the new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro last week, CEO Tim Cook explained that Apple sees the iPad as a personal computer now. Apple says that new designation makes iPad the top-selling line of PCs in the world. It’s a fair comparison. After using a new iPad Pro 12.

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Want to Make an All-Star Electric Truck? Drop the Driver Nov 06, 2018

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Look at just about any rendering or essayistic sketch of the world’s transportation future, and you’ll notice two things about the cars, trucks, vans, and whatever elses tootling around the roads: They drive themselves and they run on electricity. The funny thing about that pairing is that there’s no inherent relationship between a vehicle’s ability to drive itself and what it uses to move its wheels.

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Sam Esmail's Homecoming Is Nothing Like Mr. Robot Nov 06, 2018

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Homecoming, the latest series with prestige TV bona fides to come to Amazon, is about as subtle and mysterious as a thriller can get. Based on the podcast of same name, it is, on the surface, about a group of soldiers returned from combat and the facility—called Homecoming—that seeks to treat their PTSD. However, as seen in flash-forwards and tiny cracks in the veneer of each person's story, none of that is what it seems, and everyone's motives and actions are suspect.

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Tesla's Autopilot Now Changes Lanes—And You're Gonna Help It Out Nov 05, 2018

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If you’ve been driving your Tesla in the past week, you’re likely enjoying the major upgrade Elon Musk’s automaker just issued with a free, over-the-air software update. And if you believe the blog post trumpeting the advance, you’ve taken a major step towards chillaxing on the highway while the car handles the traffic for you.

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Review: Coral One Nov 05, 2018

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To keep dog hair and toddler mess at bay, I use three separate vacuums: a heavy corded one for deep cleaning; a robot vac that I run daily for light maintenance cleaning; and a cordless handheld for quickly picking up small messes. However, it is possible to go overboard. You don't want your descendants to find you buried, a skeletal arm sticking out from under piles of dusty, decaying vacuuming devices. That's where the Coral One comes in.

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Learn to Fly Sikorsky's New Helicopter in Just 45 Minutes Nov 02, 2018

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With the possible exception of Tom Cruise, learning to fly a helicopter demands months of classroom, simulator, and in-air training. The controls feature all the logic of Bop It: twist one hand, move the other to the left. Push one foot, then the other. Watch the instruments, but don’t forget to look at the horizon. I once spent a full day working with Airbus' top instructors, and by the end couldn't even keep the chopper in level flight.

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Uber Just Made it Easier to Chow Down on Your Company’s Dime Nov 02, 2018

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Maybe you like business trips. The chance to go somewhere new, eat out for every meal, dry off with a fresh towel each morning, and be away from the daily life of the office (and the home) for a while. You do not, however, like filing your expenses when you get home. Uber thinks it can help. Today, it announced that it’s expanding Uber for Business to incorporate its Eats food delivery service, aiming to make it easier for companies to help their employees get grub as well as get around.

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The Mac Mini Gets an Update After Four Long Years Nov 01, 2018

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On October 16 of 2014, Apple announced a modest upgrade to the Mac Mini, the puckish computer that plays caboose in Cupertino's desktop train. And then... nothing. For four years, despite remaining for sale, the Mac Mini languished without any updates at all. But now, it's back with a vengeance. "There’s another small but mighty Mac our users have been waiting for,” said Apple CEO Tim Cook at an Apple hardware event in New York.

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How to Get iOS 12.1 on Your iPhone Nov 01, 2018

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Last month’s iOS 12 update gave us screen time tools, security updates, and a whole heap of new features that make your iPhone feel new again. Now, with iOS 12.1, you get even more ways to express yourself on your iPhone and iPad. With Group FaceTime, you can chat with up to 32 friends and family. You can also spice up your messaging life with 70 new emoji—including a freezing-cold smiley, a mooncake, and a long-awaited redhead.

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