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• How to build your own spy kit

  13-03-2018 23:00
  
  TechnologyWorried about secret cameras or roommates stealing your food? Go full James Bond.
  Find secret recording devices, listen from afar, and see through walls!
  
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• The Fitbit Versa is a $200 smart watch that does more than count steps

  13-03-2018 22:46
  
  HealthIts 5-day battery life and lightweight design makes it easy to see as an everyday life tracker.
  Fitbit released a new product that might finally get at what people really need: A (relatively) low-cost, wear-it-forever smartwatch that does more than count steps.
  
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• Behind the Broadcom deal block: Rising telecom tensions

  13-03-2018 22:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Behind the Broadcom deal block: Rising global telecom tensions
  
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• Scientists Link Arctic Heat and Northeast Blizzards

  13-03-2018 21:38 via feedproxy.google.com
  In late February, an invasion of warm, southern air sent temperatures surging above freezing across the Arctic and toward the North Pole. In the two weeks since then, three nor’easters have smacked New England and the surrounding areas.As the Arctic warms, this trend has become common in recent winters, and it’s drawn new attention to links between the polar vortex — a constant mass of cold, dense air rotating over the north pole — and weather patterns farther south.When
  
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• NASA's Next Stop: A Space Station Orbiting The Moon

  13-03-2018 21:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  The International Space Station is entering its twilight years. As such, NASA is making plans for the space station of the future — one that would orbit the moon.This new lunar outpost will be smaller and more remote than the ISS — orbing beyond Earth’s protective magnetic field. And the station’s goal would be to serve as a transit hub for deep space missions and exploration past low-Earth orbit, while continuing all the science that can be done in zero gravity. It would
  
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• Fin24.com | Spotify launches in SA with free music streaming using less data

  13-03-2018 21:05
  
  The world’s biggest music streaming platform Spotify has just gone live in South Africa.
  
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• Weird winter weather has scientists looking to the north pole

  13-03-2018 20:30
  
  EnvironmentTemperatures in the Arctic could help drive extreme weather in the United States.
  New research connects variable temperatures at the north pole to extreme weather in the United States. But the idea isn't without controversy.
  
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• Stores are keeping a secret database that can ban you from making returns

  13-03-2018 20:28 via nbcnews.com
  Many unhappy returns.
  
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• South by Southwest takes on tech backlash

  13-03-2018 20:10 via nbcnews.com
  The annual tech love fest took on a darker tone as speakers confronted the industry's many issues
  
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• Memory cards are loaded with jargon—here's how to choose the right one

  13-03-2018 19:30
  
  GadgetsFiguring out what kind of storage you need for your phone, drone, or camera can be tricky.
  Decode the jumble of letters and numbers on the face of all those memory cards.
  
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• The Glorious Twilight of Pterosaurs

  13-03-2018 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  While dinosaurs have a healthy hold on our imagination, their sky-sailing relatives the pterosaurs don't get nearly as much attention as they should. Maybe that's because researchers thought the flying reptiles were already declining in numbers and diversity well before the infamous End-Cretaceous mass extinction.New research out today says hold on: It appears pterosaurs were actually enjoying a heyday 66 million or so years ago, when a space rock and massive volcanic activity created a
  
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• Neurologists Identify a Genetic ‘Switch’ That Could Improve Memory

  13-03-2018 18:53 via scitechdaily.com
  A neural circuit mechanism involved in preserving the specificity of memories has been identified by investigators from the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Center for Regenerative...
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• MIT Engineers Develop Autonomous “Selfie Drone”

  13-03-2018 18:36 via scitechdaily.com
  If you’re a rock climber, hiker, runner, dancer, or anyone who likes recording themselves while in motion, a personal drone companion can now do all...
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• New Species of Fish Filled the Ocean 66 Million Years Ago

  13-03-2018 18:27 via scitechdaily.com
  As dinosaurs and huge ocean predators disappeared 66 million years ago in a mass extinction event, lineages that comprise the bulk of marine fish species...
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• At a Glance: Government-nixed deals over the years

  13-03-2018 18:21 via abcnews.go.com
  President Donald Trump has blocked Singapore-based chipmaker Broadcom from pursuing a hostile takeover of U.S. rival Qualcomm
  
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• U.N. says Facebook has 'turned into a beast' in violence-plagued Myanmar

  13-03-2018 17:52 via nbcnews.com
  The social media giant has played a "determining role" in the troubled Southeast Asian nation, a U.N. human rights expert told reporters.
  
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• Genomic Analysis of Elongated Skulls Reveals New Insights

  13-03-2018 17:47 via scitechdaily.com
  The transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe is marked by two key events in European history, the fall of the Western...
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• The people of Cape Town are running out of water—and they’re not alone

  13-03-2018 17:30
  
  EnvironmentThe whole world is drying up.
  Cape Town could be the first major city to run out of water, and it might not be the only one.
  
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• Cretaceous Volcanic Ash Linked with Shale Gas and Oil Fields

  13-03-2018 17:23 via scitechdaily.com
  Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs’ reign kicked off a chain of events that led to...
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• Astronomers Raise Doubts About the Relation Between Protoclusters and Quasars

  13-03-2018 16:53 via scitechdaily.com
  Using Hyper Suprime-Cam (HSC) mounted on the Subaru Telescope, astronomers have identified nearly 200 “protoclusters,” the progenitors of galaxy clusters, in the early Universe, about...
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• Amazon recalls portable chargers on reports of fires, burns

  13-03-2018 16:21 via abcnews.go.com
  Amazon is recalling 260,000 AmazonBasics portable chargers after reports that they can overheat and cause fires or burns
  
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• This 'acoustic lighthouse' could keep birds from killing themselves on wind turbines

  13-03-2018 16:00
  
  Nexus Media News Clean energy doesn't have to be deadly.
  Wind farms are good for the environment, but they pose a real risk for bird brains. An alarm system could stop birds from crashing into man-made structures.
  
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• Trump blocks Broadcom takeover bid for Qualcomm

  13-03-2018 14:30 via abcnews.go.com
  Trump said the proposed combination would protect US national security.
  
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• 10 apps and gadgets to keep you warm during the finger-freezing days of winter

  13-03-2018 14:30
  
  DIYFight the cold.
  Spring is tantalizingly close...but winter isn't over yet. Beat the weather with these apps and gadgets to help you get through cold conditions.
  
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• Is Earth's Magnetic Field Heading for a 'Big Flip'? Probably Not (Right Now)

  13-03-2018 13:56 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before we get started, let's have a cheer for Earth's magnetic field! I would guess most of you never give it a second thought, unless you're watching the Northern Lights or maybe using a compass. However, things would be very different on Earth if we didn't have a magnetic field. But some people fear that the Earth's magnetic field might be headed for a big change that could bring chaos to modern society, but are their fears well-founded?To tackle that question we need to start with a d
  
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• Humans flourished through a supervolcano eruption 74,000 years ago (so you can make it through Tuesday)

  13-03-2018 13:00
  
  ScienceAt least, some of them did...
  About 74,000 years ago, a large chunk of a Pacific island exploded. It sent ash and other debris around the world, including to the southern tip of Africa.
  
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• Dogs Prefer You Talk to Them in 'Dog Talk'

  13-03-2018 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Do you talk to your dog differently than you would to a person? Have you ever wondered why? Maybe it's because he or she seem to prefer that kind of "dog baby talk". These researchers found that dogs prefer this "dog-directed speech" - both because of its sound and also because of the "dog-relevant content words." See, you're such a good boy. Such a good boy! Does Fido want a bone? Does he? Does he?!?‘Who’s a good boy?!’ Dogs prefer naturalistic dog-directed speech"Infant-
  
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• WATCH: Apple expands into journalism

  13-03-2018 11:56 via abcnews.go.com
  The tech giant announced it's acquiring 'Texture,' a digital magazine service.
  
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• Fin24.com | New SA app lets users get help from celeb 'gurus'

  13-03-2018 09:32
  
  Despite it still being in its infancy, several SA celebs have downloaded an app geared towards getting advice from "gurus".
  
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• Suit demands TSA data on searches of domestic passengers' phones

  13-03-2018 06:08 via nbcnews.com
  Federal data on when and why agents search the phones of domestic air passengers "remains shrouded in secrecy," the American Civil Liberties Union says.
  
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• TSA Increasing Searches Of Laptops, Cell Phones On Domestic Flights

  13-03-2018 05:25 via technocracy.news
  The Technocrats at the TSA don’t care one iota about the 4th Amendment which states, “The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.” What is unclear about this? If you are challenged, simply tell
  
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• Trump’s National Security Team Building New 5G Network To Avoid… Chinese Spies?

  13-03-2018 05:07 via technocracy.news
  Qualcomm, Broadcom, AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, etc. are the implementers of 5G, not the Trump Administration or any other government body. The Technocrat threat isn’t so much China, but rather our own government who want to control untold masses of data to be collected through the Internet of Everything. Who is kidding whom here? ⁃ TN EditorDonald Trump’s team is looking to build its own phone and mobile internet network.
  Building its own network of super-fast communicat
  
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• UK says ex-spy poisoned with Soviet-developed nerve agent

  13-03-2018 03:10 via abcnews.go.com
  Nerve agent that UK says was used to poison ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was developed in Soviet Union near end of Cold War
  
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• Skulls show women moved across medieval Europe, not just men

  13-03-2018 02:39 via abcnews.go.com
  Skull study said to be evidence that women also migrated long distances across medieval Europe, not just men
  
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• Austin on edge after spate of package bombs kills two

  13-03-2018 00:16 via nbcnews.com
  The Texas capital was wondering whether it a serial bomber was loose after explosions killed two residents and badly wounded two others.
  
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