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• 23 Hurt in Tour Bus Crash Near Arizona-Mexico Border

  08-01-2015 23:11
  Tour bus crashes while on agricultural sightseeing trip near Arizona-Mexico border; 23 injured
  
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• FCC chief wants tougher open Internet rules - USA TODAY

  08-01-2015 22:14 via usatoday.com
  
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  FCC chief wants tougher open Internet rules
  USA TODAY
  Less than a month before he presents new rules designed to ensure an open Internet, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler is seeking to consolidate support for an option that would regulate Internet service providers more tightly, ...
  Chilly 'Net Neutrality' Words for Broadband ProvidersWall Street Journal
  Net Neutrality Hostilities ResumeTechNewsWorld
  FCC Chairman Wheeler Hints at New Net Neutrality R
  
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• MSI GT80 Titan Launches at CES 2015 with Unusual Mechanical Keyboard - Modern Readers

  08-01-2015 22:09 via modernreaders.com
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  MSI GT80 Titan Launches at CES 2015 with Unusual Mechanical Keyboard
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  MSI GT80 Titan Launches at CES 2015 with Unusual Mechanical Keyboard MSI is a household name in the world of laptop gaming, and at CES 2015, the company unveiled a new gaming laptop, the GT80 Titan SLI-009, that stands out for one selling feature ...
  MSI's sweet Shadow gaming dock bundle costs as much as an old-school PCPCWorld
  
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• CES 2015: The Internet of Things Overtakes the Ubiquity of Content - TheWrap

  08-01-2015 21:54 via thewrap.com
  
  TheWrap
  CES 2015: The Internet of Things Overtakes the Ubiquity of Content
  TheWrap
  The annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, which seems to grow bigger every year, has shifted from phones and tablets – all the rage in recent years – to bigger things. Also Read: 15 Gadgets and Stars to Get Excited About at 2015 CES (Photos).
  We finally know what comes after the smartphoneThe Verge
  Collaboration is key to the internet of thingsIrish Examiner
  
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• Apple says it's created 1 million jobs, App Store is going gangbusters - San Jose Mercury News

  08-01-2015 21:35 via mercurynews.com
  
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  Apple says it's created 1 million jobs, App Store is going gangbusters
  San Jose Mercury News
  A mass of Apple employees and Geniuses help customers, with the Genius Bar in the background, at the Apple Store in Palo Alto, Calif., on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (LiPo Ching/Bay Area News Group) ( LiPo Ching ). More Apple coverage. More Apple News.
  Apple's App Store Starts 2015 With a $500M BangPC Magazine
  Apple, Developers Feasting on People's App-Etite for AppsABC News
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• Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, for going to CES so I don't got to - SFGate

  08-01-2015 21:32 via sfgate.com
  
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  Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, for going to CES so I don't got to
  SFGate
  VIRTUAL LAS VEGAS — As I interviewed a mechanical engineer about a virtual reality headset Wednesday, we both forgot about the fact that I was a robot. Or to be more accurate, I was virtually touring the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show in ...
  CES 2015: Robots Take Over Las VegasABC News
  Our Awesome Robot Future: Still the Future, Not Yet AwesomeBusinessweek
  CES 2015: Attending the show via robot
  
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• Dogs Migrated to America After Humans - Discovery News

  08-01-2015 21:31 via news.discovery.com
  
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  Dogs Migrated to America After Humans
  Discovery News
  The first people who migrated to the Americas did not bring their dogs with them, suggests a new study that concludes dogs likely first came to the Americas only about 10,000 years ago. If the new research holds true, then the first successful dog migrations to ...
  Migration To America: Canine Genetics Tell The StoryScience 2.0
  Study of ancient dogs in the Americas yields insights into human, dog migrationHeritageDaily
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• Slow down the virtual reality hype. We're still waiting for the good stuff - The Verge

  08-01-2015 21:28 via theverge.com
  
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  Slow down the virtual reality hype. We're still waiting for the good stuff
  The Verge
  Earlier this week, I asked Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe about a statement the company has been making since 2013: that a consumer version of its head-mounted display is “months, not years” away. “So we're running out of months?” he joked. Then he ...
  I Put on the New Oculus Rift Headset. This Is What I SawBusinessweek
  Getting Your Oculus Rift Workout OnTechSmash
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• Computer Conquers Texas Hold 'Em, Researchers Say - Wall Street Journal

  08-01-2015 21:23 via wsj.com
  
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  Computer Conquers Texas Hold 'Em, Researchers Say
  Wall Street Journal
  University of Alberta Prof. Michael Bowling, seated, and Michael Johanson, with his back to camera, showing the Cepheus poker program on their laptops. John Ulan/University of Alberta. By. Robert Lee Hotz. Robert Lee Hotz. The Wall Street Journal.
  An unbeatable computer program has finally solved two-player limit Texas hold ...The Verge
  Texas Hold'em Mastered in Months by Computer With No Wrong Mov
  
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• Honda fined $70M for not reporting death, injury complaints - Fox News

  08-01-2015 21:21 via foxnews.com
  
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  Honda fined $70M for not reporting death, injury complaints
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  In this April 25, 2014 file photo, a man walks past a Honda on display at Honda Motor Co. headquarters in Tokyo. (AP). The Obama administration said Thursday it is fining Honda $70 million -- the largest civil penalty levied against an automaker -- for not ...
  Honda Fined $70 Million for Underreporting Safety Issues to GovernmentNew York Times
  Feds fine Honda $70M for unreported safety problemsUSA TODAY
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• B&O wants you to touch wood to control your music at home - Engadget

  08-01-2015 21:06 via engadget.com
  
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  B&O wants you to touch wood to control your music at home
  Engadget
  Knocking on wood is said to bring you luck. Those of a less fortunate disposition will be interested to know about Bang & Olufsen's new wireless home music system then. It's called "The Moment" and features (among other things) a wooden touch-sensitive ...
  New Bang & Olufsen Controller Is Part Giant iPod, Part Wooden InterfaceModern Readers
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• These 'Vintage' NASA Posters Imagine Travel Beyond the Stars - TIME

  08-01-2015 20:52 via time.com
  
  Newsweek
  These 'Vintage' NASA Posters Imagine Travel Beyond the Stars
  TIME
  Planet-hunters haven't found a Mirror Earth orbiting a star beyond the Sun yet, but this week's discovery of a new batch of exoplanets that come awfully close, plus the announcement that the amazing Kepler probe has topped the 1,000 mark in its search for ...
  Kepler-438b and 442b: Are These the Planets We're Looking For?TechNewsWorld
  NASA Discovers Eight New Planets in 'Goldilocks' ZoneHP
  
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• MS-DOS Games Get New Lease on Life

  08-01-2015 20:49
  More than 2,000 MS-DOS games (that's dating back to the days of floppy disks) are now available for free online.
  
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• 'Pop-Up' 3D Structures Can Mimic Brain Circuits - Live Science

  08-01-2015 20:32 via livescience.com
  
  'Pop-Up' 3D Structures Can Mimic Brain Circuits
  Live Science
  By mimicking children's pop-up books, scientists can now make complex microscopic 3D shapes that model brain circuitry and blood vessels, researchers say. These intricate structures, which could resemble tiny flowers and peacocks, may one day help ...
  
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• How to Get the Perfect Belfie

  08-01-2015 19:27
  
  Belfie stick helps you snap pics of your rear end in all of its glory.
  
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• Scientists: Weather plays big role in Lake Erie 'dead zones' - Fox News

  08-01-2015 19:24 via foxnews.com
  
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  Scientists: Weather plays big role in Lake Erie 'dead zones'
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  The Lake Erie ice pack hugs the shoreline west of downtown Cleveland Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan). TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – A newly released study says cutting phosphorus levels is important for Lake Erie but isn't a cure-all for one of ...
  Massive Dead Zones in Lake Erie are due to DroughtPerfScience
  Drought led to massive “dead zone” in Lake Erieagprofessional.com
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• Cold Comfort: US Weather in 2014 Not Too Hot, Disastrous

  08-01-2015 19:23
  As globe pushed toward record heat in 2014, US only 34th warmest on record, not as disastrous
  
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• The Gadgets We Geeked Out Over the Most at CES

  08-01-2015 19:17
  Sin City has been turned into a technology wonderland this week for the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• Robots Take Over Las Vegas

  08-01-2015 19:12
  Robots are taking over Las Vegas this week at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• Mapping the World's Problems

  08-01-2015 18:59 via nytimes.com
  Google Earth Engine works with scientists by using satellite imagery to provide data visualizations for environmental and health issues.
  
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• Consumer Electronics Show: Smaller, Smarter, Faster

  08-01-2015 18:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Innovation is on display at the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. NBC's Jennifer Bjorklund reports.
  
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• Study Identifies Which Fossil Fuels Must Remain in the Ground to Limit Global Warming

  08-01-2015 18:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research led by the University College London shows that a third of oil reserves, half of gas reserves and over 80% of current coal reserves globally should remain in the ground and not be used before 2050 if global warming is to stay below the 2°C target agreed by policy makers. The study funded […]
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• CES 2015: Robots Take Over Las Vegas - ABC News

  08-01-2015 18:39 via abcnews.go.com
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  CES 2015: Robots Take Over Las Vegas
  ABC News
  What happens when a bunch of robots go to Las Vegas? It's not the plot of a science fiction movie but is instead a reality this week at the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show, where some of the most innovative artificially intelligent machines are ...
  Our Awesome Robot Future: Still the Future, Not Yet AwesomeBusinessweek
  Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto, for going to CES so I don't got toSFGate
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• As ice melts, polar bears migrate north - Chicago Tribune

  08-01-2015 18:26 via chicagotribune.com
  
  Hamburg Reporter
  As ice melts, polar bears migrate north
  Chicago Tribune
  Female polar bear Antonia rests on a trunk on a cold day at the zoo in Germany. Female polar bear Antonia rests on a trunk on a cold day at the zoo in Germany. (Martin Meissne). By Darryl Fears Washington Post. Geology · Scientific Research · Canada.
  Are Polar Bears Saving Themselves?Discovery News
  Polar Bears Stand Up to Climate ChangeNature World News
  Polar Bears Are Changing Habitat To Colder Regions Due t
  
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• Study Shows Diabetes Risk Varies with Mg Intake, Genes and Ethnicity

  08-01-2015 18:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Brown University investigates the complex interactions between magnesium intake, genes, and ethnicity in determining risk for type 2 diabetes in African American and Hispanic American Women. Providence, Rhode Island (Brown University) — Magnesium is an important nutrient, in part because it appears to help regulate insulin secretion and/or action. Sure enough, studies […]
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• Researchers May Have Pinpointed a Strategy for Eliminating Latent HIV

  08-01-2015 18:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study shows promise as the future direction for the development of a therapeutic vaccine to clear HIV. A major barrier to finding a cure for HIV/AIDS is the presence of latent HIV in the cells of chronically infected individuals. But a team of Yale and Johns Hopkins researchers may have pinpointed a […]
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• Fin24.com | Sony to delay sale of PlayStation 4 in China

  08-01-2015 18:00
  
  The electronics maker will delay sales of the PlayStation 4 gaming console in China, originally scheduled for January 11, owing to 'various factors'
  
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• Apple's App Store Hits Some Records in January

  08-01-2015 17:51
  Apple says its App Store hits some records at start of 2015, building on a strong year
  
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• Astronomers Discover a Possible Distant Black Hole Merger

  08-01-2015 17:34 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In a newly published study, a team of astronomers detail an unusual repeating light signal from a distant quasar that they say is most likely the result of two supermassive black holes in the final stages of a merger – something that is predicted from theory but which has never been observed before. The central […]
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• 'Back to the Future Part II' Writer Talks 2015 Predictions

  08-01-2015 17:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  In "Back to the Future Part II," Marty McFly and Doc Brown travel to the year 2015, a world filled with flying cars and hoverboards.
  
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• Astronomers Produce the Most Comprehensive Picture of Eta Carinae to Date

  08-01-2015 17:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A long-term study has combined data from NASA satellites, ground-based observing campaigns and theoretical modeling to produce the most comprehensive picture of Eta Carinae to date. Explore Eta Carinae from the inside-out with the help of supercomputer simulations and data from NASA satellites and ground-based observatories. Image Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Eta Carinae, […]
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• Are Polar Bears Saving Themselves? - Discovery News

  08-01-2015 17:06 via news.discovery.com
  
  Hamburg Reporter
  Are Polar Bears Saving Themselves?
  Discovery News
  Polar bears and other Arctic animals are shifting their distributions toward icier regions, according to new research suggesting that at least some species are attempting to adapt to climate-related changes in their habitat, such as dramatic losses of sea ice.
  Polar Bears Stand Up to Climate ChangeNature World News
  Polar Bears, Arctic Animals Go North Because of Global WarmingValueWalk
  As ice melts, polar bears migrate northChic
  
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• Internet Archive breathes life back into 2300 MS DOS games - Inquirer

  08-01-2015 17:05 via theinquirer.net
  
  CNET
  Internet Archive breathes life back into 2300 MS DOS games
  Inquirer
  GATHER ROUND all you things-ain't-as-good-as-they-used-to-be people, because the Internet Archive is offering the modern world a taste of what gaming looked like when we did it through MS DOS. Basic, is the short answer, but 'very playable' serves as an ...
  thousands of MS-DOS (Commodore 64, Apple II) games from the '80s & '90s ...Brooklyn Vegan (blog)
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• Fin24.com | Hackers try to blackmail Swiss bank after stealing data: report

  08-01-2015 17:04
  
  A Swiss bank said hackers had stolen the personal data of thousands of clients as a newspaper reported it was being blackmailed.
  
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• Sebastian Seung’s Quest to Map the Human Brain

  08-01-2015 16:01 via nytimes.com
  Using crowdsourcing and artificial intelligence, a Princeton neuroscientist is hoping to map the intricate wiring of the human brain. If he succeeds, could we live forever as data?
  
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• Fin24.com | Xiaomi wants a bite out of Apple

  08-01-2015 16:00
  
  When the charismatic founder of Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi took the stage at an internet conference, he was open about his ambition: World domination.
  
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• Fin24.com | Via Afrika’s answer to SA’s poor maths results

  08-01-2015 15:41
  
  Via Afrika has launched a digital learning initiative to assist in improving South African maths education.
  
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• Fin24.com | Can Uber and its ride-sharing app rule the world?

  08-01-2015 15:40
  
  The global groundswell against Uber is, on its face, a futile fight because Uber has a huge war chest it can use to beat back legal challenges around the world.
  
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• Hands on With Oculus Rift's New 'Crescent Bay' Headset

  08-01-2015 15:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News donned Crescent Bay at CES, and the demo dropped the wearer into scenarios that involved a roaring T. Rex and teetering atop a skyscraper.
  
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• 10-Second Pitch: The Most Fun, Futuristic Gadgets at CES

  08-01-2015 15:22 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  NBC News went beyond the big flashy booths at CES 2015 to find tiny companies' futuristic, fun and fascinating gadgets.
  
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• Sony Case Statements Could Cause Bind, Depending on Evidence

  08-01-2015 15:20
  Public statements in Sony case could cause bind for US, depending where evidence trail leads
  
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• What to Expect From Daring SpaceX Launch

  08-01-2015 15:20
  
  SpaceX will attempt to show off the reusability of its rockets in a spectacular fashion on Saturday.
  
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• Spacecraft with lasso set for launch

  08-01-2015 15:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  NASA is set to launch a SMAP satellite that contains a "spinning lasso" and will be used to check the planet's moisture level on January 29.
  
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• Steve Jobs' secret yacht: The rare, new images

  08-01-2015 15:10 via rss.cnn.com
  
  New photos on Instagram offer a rare glimpse of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' yacht, "Venus."
  
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• Tech trends that will change the world

  08-01-2015 15:07 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The future of tech? Everything that can be hacked, will be hacked.
  
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• Fin24.com | Redefine’s Marc Wainer: SA property stocks expensive, at ‘crazy’ levels of 2006/7

  08-01-2015 14:32
  
  Marc Wainer is to SA property what Jannie Mouton is to the financial services sector. A straight-shooting dealmaker, he says it the way he sees it – even if that makes others uncomfortable.
  
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• Fin24.com | Almost conned out of thousands and gadgets

  08-01-2015 13:53
  
  A Fin24 user shares her huge wake-up call on the online selling/buying platform, and found the only way not to get conned is to take cash only.
  
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• Fin24.com | Firefox deal boosts Yahoo search

  08-01-2015 12:45
  
  Yahoo has experienced a jump in market share thanks to Mozilla's move to make it the default search engine in the Firefox browser.
  
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• Fin24.com | Kalahari brand won’t exist anymore - takealot CEO

  08-01-2015 12:28
  
  E-commerce brand Kalahari.com will eventually be discontinued as the business will be folded into takealot.com after a merger deal was given the go-ahead this week.
  
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• Watch: Apple Watch Release Date Expected

  08-01-2015 12:20
  
  Apple expected to announce launch date, features and price.
  
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