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Paper always seemed like the wimpiest player in Rock, Paper, Scissors. Sure, it's easy to imagine a heavy rock crushing a pair of scissors, and we all know that scissors can cut paper. But how does paper win simply by covering rock?Paper proves itself a lot tougher than it looks in a new video from carpenter John Heisz of the I Build It website and YouTube chael. In the simple two-minute video, Heisz uses one sheet of regular white printer paper to cut out a round saw-blade shape, and inserts it in his saw. It seems like the thin piece of paper can't possibly cut anything, but he builds up slowly, testing the blade on paper, then cardboard, then finally moving on to a small piece of wood, wh...

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Close Microsoft layoffs: 2,850 jobs Drag Microsoft quietly aounced the company will cut another 2,850 jobs in a govement filing. However, the company did not specify which positions would be affected. Microsoft previously aounced an number of job cuts related to its less-than-successful phone division. Subscribe: CNET Update delivers t...

Enlarge ImageThe slow loris would like you to buy the next round, please. Ed Wray, Getty Images You may not know what a slow loris is, but you'd probably have a good time partying with one. The big-eyed primates, natives to Southeast Asia, will choose the most alcoholic drink offered when given a choice -- just like your college buddies.A study published Wednesday in the joual Royal Society Open Science reports that a slow loris and two aye-aye lemurs (another adorable primate species) were given a choice of sugary solutions laced with different amounts of alcohol. Even when the order of the drinks was switch...

Enlarge ImageSo... the alien spaceships are only 8-bit? Video screenshot by Eric Mack Is NASA hiding clear video evidence of a UFO descending to Earth? To paraphrase what a spokesperson from the space agency told me when I asked: "Uh, no."NASA increasingly has eyes all over the solar system, whether it's on Mars, above our heads in orbit or, as of this week, around Jupiter. So perhaps it shouldn't be that surprising that every few months word circulates around the inteet that one of NASA's eyes has captured a UFO or evidence of alien life. The latest such alleged sighting comes courtesy of NASA's High Definit...

Enlarge ImageA composite image of the remnant of Supeova 1987A seen in different light wavelengths. ALMA/NASA Twinkling stars seem like little more than individual pixels on the better-than-digital display that is the night sky. But when those distant suns die and send a supeova explosion tearing across the cosmos, the shock waves can sometimes be felt on Earth, new research has found. In April, researchers presented evidence of a pair of prehistoric supeovas that exploded around 300 light-years from us. A new follow-up study based on computer models finds the resulting blast of radiation in the form of cosmi...

Here's a question IBM supercomputer Watson never got to answer on "Jeopardy": What is a cure for cancer?Watson, which is best known for beating champions Ken Jeings and Brad Rutter on the long-ruing game show, will get its chance as it aids scientists using genomic analysis to figure out the cause of and potential cure for different strains of cancer. IBM unveiled Watson for Genomics, specifically designed for this task, at the National Cancer Moonshot Summit on Wednesday. The addition of Watson's brain power, which can understand questions in natural language and not just the computer language of ones and zeros, could significantly accelerate cancer treatment. Typically, finding the appropr...

Don't worry, you aren't the only one searching for a last minute Father's Day gift. If your dad is into tech, you might consider swinging by Best Buy on Sunday. The electronics chain is cutting $250 off all Apple Watch models with the purchase and activation of any iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus. That means you'll be able to snag the 38mm Watch Sport for $49 (with the purchase of a new iPhone, of course).The deal, available online and in stores starting Sunday, includes activation on AT&T, Sprint or Verizon.At its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple introduced the next version of the software powering its smartwatch, WatchOS 3. Available to the public in the fall, it promises a...

[embedded content] From photography to racing, drones are becoming increasingly useful as people explore the evolving technology. On Tuesday, Simone Giertz, a YouTube blogger known for making humorously dodgy robots, tried to take drones to their next logical frontier of glory: hair cuts.She paired up with computer Samy Kamkar to make the above video, which sees the duo attempt to give a maequin a stylish new 'do.As you'll see, this isn't something you'd want to try at home.Let's block ads! بخوانید...

Instagram version 8.2 lets you upload photos via the "Share" menu in iOS apps CBS Instagram has aounced an update to its popular social photography app that makes it a little easier for iOS users to upload photos directly from any iPhone app. Though not as divisive as its previous update aouncing a new icon design, version 8.2's latest trick takes a step out of the Instagram photo uploading process by adding a shortcut extension to the iOS "share" menu on iOS apps, including the native Photos app. That means you no longer have to switch back to Instagram, press the camera button, and select a picture to post ...