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• Stargazers Watch at Griffith Observatory as 3 Jupiter Moons Cross Paths - NBC Southern California

  25-01-2015 22:11 via nbclosangeles.com
  
  NBC Southern California
  Stargazers Watch at Griffith Observatory as 3 Jupiter Moons Cross Paths
  NBC Southern California
  A man looks through a telescope at Griffith Observatory Friday, Jan. 23, to see three of Jupiter's largest moons' shadows passing in front of the huge planet. Updated at 1:11 PM PST on Sunday, Jan 25, 2015. Amateur astronomers gathered at the Griffith ...
  See 3 Moons of Jupiter Perform Rare Triple TransitDiscovery News
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• California DMV Withdraws Memo Requiring Uber, Lyft to Secure Commercial ... - SMN Weekly

  25-01-2015 22:09 via smnweekly.com
  Consolidate Times
  California DMV Withdraws Memo Requiring Uber, Lyft to Secure Commercial ...
  SMN Weekly
  California Department of Motor Vehicles retracts its earlier memo that stated private drivers for ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft must possess a commercial license plates to operate in California. The state DMW released a notice earlier this ...
  Uber, Lyft Drivers Don't Need Industrial License Plates, DMV SaysThe Utah People's Post
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• Microsoft HoloLens: Just Another Gimmick Or Real Innovation? - Movie TV Tech Geeks News

  25-01-2015 21:55 via movietvtechgeeks.com
  
  Movie TV Tech Geeks News
  Microsoft HoloLens: Just Another Gimmick Or Real Innovation?
  Movie TV Tech Geeks News
  (Tony) Stark raving mad is the first impression of many to Microsoft's new holographic technology, known as Windows Holographic. This technology was announced in their recent Windows 10 conference to the surprise of its attendees. The technology is ...
  Could Microsoft's HoloLens Be The Real Deal?Forbes
  Meet The Man Behind Microsoft's Ambitious Vision For The Future Of
  
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• Spacecraft's Double-Take Reveals Changes on Mars - Discovery News

  25-01-2015 21:14 via news.discovery.com
  
  New York Daily News
  Spacecraft's Double-Take Reveals Changes on Mars
  Discovery News
  Here today, gone tomorrow; a bright layer of frost lining a crater wall is vanquished by the springtime sun — and seen by the HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter high overhead. The image above shows a 1 kilometer (0.6 mile) wide ...
  NASA plans to send helicopter drone to Mars to enable roversNational Review
  NASA Photo of 'Man' on Mars Confirms Scientific PhenomenonViral
  
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• SpaceX makes nice with US Air Force, gets shot at black ops launches - The Register

  25-01-2015 21:12 via theregister.co.uk
  
  The Register
  SpaceX makes nice with US Air Force, gets shot at black ops launches
  The Register
  Private rocket firm SpaceX has settled its feud with the US Air Force over the rights to launch national security payloads. The company said that it would be able to compete with United Launch Alliance (ULA) for the ability to launch spy satellites.
  SpaceX to launch spy satellitesScience Recorder
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• Google's Wireless Service To Use Sprint and T-Mobile USA But What Of AT&T ... - Android Headlines - Android News

  25-01-2015 21:06 via androidheadlines.com
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Google's Wireless Service To Use Sprint and T-Mobile USA But What Of AT&T ...
  Android Headlines - Android News
  Google are entering the North American mobile carrier market in conjunction with Sprint and T-Mobile USA. They're to become a MVNO, mobile virtual network operator, in other words they are to sell on air time and data from their selected carriers.
  Why Verizon Refuses To Match T-Mobile's Rollover Data PlansForbes
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• Researchers Claimed; 'We Are 3-Minutes From Doomsday' - Geek Infinite

  25-01-2015 21:04 via geekinfinite.com
  Geek Infinite
  Researchers Claimed; 'We Are 3-Minutes From Doomsday'
  Geek Infinite
  Climate change and the unwavering advancement and stockpiling of atomic weapons have seen the Doomsday Clock pushed another minute closer to worldwide fiasco, with researchers cautioning that we're three allegorical minutes from demolition.
  We've Never Been This Close To Armageddon Since 1984Town Hall
  Doomsday Clock Set at three Minutes to MidnightNational Gazette
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• Uber, Lyft Drivers Have No Need For Industrial License Plates, Says California ... - Consolidate Times

  25-01-2015 20:58 via consolidatetimes.com
  
  Consolidate Times
  Uber, Lyft Drivers Have No Need For Industrial License Plates, Says California ...
  Consolidate Times
  Still, the company's phenomenal rise has not been without controversy. A number of lawsuits have been filed against the company for crimes including a wrongful death claim against an Uber driver who ran over and killed a six-year-old. And just recently, a ...
  California DMV Backtracks, Says Uber, Lyft Drivers Don't Need New PlatesHighlight Press
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• Scientists blame dieting black hole for dimming quasar - UPI.com

  25-01-2015 20:45 via upi.com
  
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  Scientists blame dieting black hole for dimming quasar
  UPI.com
  it's exciting that someone like me, who has studied black holes for almost a decade, can find something completely new," Stephanie LaMassa said. By Brooks Hays | Jan. 25, 2015 at 1:37 PM. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter.
  Black hole 'goes on a diet', shocks Yale researchersThe Space Reporter
  Scientists found a quasar that dimmed, Black Hole on a diet?PopHerald Technology News
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• DirectX 12 will elevate Games for Windows 10 further, says Microsoft - Inferse

  25-01-2015 20:23 via inferse.com
  
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  DirectX 12 will elevate Games for Windows 10 further, says Microsoft
  Inferse
  Summary: Microsoft says DirectX 12 will deliver the next-gen gaming experience to those who have come to expect the best performance in all of their hardware and software. DirectX 12 will elevate Games for Windows 10 further, says Microsoft ...
  Microsoft Windows 10, Project Spartan and HoloLens: All you need to knowThe Next Digit
  DirectX 12 Lies Dormant Within Microsoft's Recent Windows 10 UpdateHot Ha
  
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• Millions of GMO Insects Could Be Released in Florida Keys

  25-01-2015 20:14
  
  FDA mulls releasing genetically modified mosquitoes to fight viral diseases.
  
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• Gearbox Launching Homeworld Remastered Collection Feb. 25 - PC Magazine

  25-01-2015 20:11 via pcmag.com
  
  Dallas Morning News
  Gearbox Launching Homeworld Remastered Collection Feb. 25
  PC Magazine
  Homeworld, one of the more beloved space-strategy franchises of the late 1990s/early 2000s, is flying back into relevancy. Just announced today at the PAX South convention, a brand-new HD remake of both Homeworld and Homeworld 2 will arrive this ...
  Homeworld Remastered Collection Hits February 25GameSpot
  Homeworld Remastered Collection Hands-On Preview from PAX South 2015Attack of the Fanboy
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• New Horizons probe eyes Pluto for historic encounter - BBC News

  25-01-2015 20:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  BBC News
  New Horizons probe eyes Pluto for historic encounter
  BBC News
  A Nasa probe is to start photographing the icy world of Pluto, to prepare itself for a historic encounter in July. The New Horizons spacecraft has travelled 5bn km (3bn miles) over nine years to get near the dwarf planet. And with 200m km still to go, its images of ...
  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft zooms in on PlutoLos Angeles Times
  Say 'CHEESE', Pluto! New Horizons probe to snap photos of dwarf planetThe R
  
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• Could Microsoft's HoloLens Be The Real Deal? - Forbes

  25-01-2015 19:48 via forbes.com
  
  Forbes
  Could Microsoft's HoloLens Be The Real Deal?
  Forbes
  Shortly after Microsoft debuted Windows Holographic paired with the HoloLens Augmented Reality headset, upstaging Windows 10 at its own event, my cynicism meter shot up to 11. Not for no reason, mind you. As I explained in the piece I wrote that day ...
  Windows 10 Opens Opportunities for DeveloperseWeek
  Microsoft's wearable device makes virtual reality part of daily lifeTODAYonline
  Quinn: An invigorated Microsoft could make
  
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• The Excitement is Building Up as Dawn Arrives in Ceres this March - Empire State Tribune

  25-01-2015 19:31 via esbtrib.com
  
  Empire State Tribune
  The Excitement is Building Up as Dawn Arrives in Ceres this March
  Empire State Tribune
  Here we go again, thinking of aliens again just because the smart guys at NASA can't make heads or tails of a “strange and flickering white blotch” in a faraway planet. To be fair with the NASA people, they haven't even given an iota of hint, that there is life in ...
  Ceres White Spot Captured By Dawn Space TelescopeViral Global News
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• AT&T ushers in the cross-country call, 100 years ago - CNET

  25-01-2015 19:06 via cnet.com
  
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  AT&T ushers in the cross-country call, 100 years ago
  CNET
  On January 25, 1915, AT&T completed the first transcontinental telephone call in the US, after completing the challenging stretch from Denver to San Francisco. by James Martin · @Jamesco; 25 January 2015 12:01 pm GMT. comments. 0. facebook. twitter.
  These phones made the first ceremonial transcontinental call 100 years agoMashable
  Celebrating the 1915 phone call that shaped modern technologyNational Monitor
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• Quinn: An invigorated Microsoft could make Silicon Valley better - San Jose Mercury News

  25-01-2015 17:53 via mercurynews.com
  
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  Quinn: An invigorated Microsoft could make Silicon Valley better
  San Jose Mercury News
  Over the past 20 years, Silicon Valley has become accustomed to a stumbling and cautious Microsoft, one seemingly settled into middle age and much more agreeable than the bully it once was. But the software king to the north appears to have experienced ...
  Could Microsoft's HoloLens Be The Real Deal?Forbes
  Windows 10 Opens Opportunities for DeveloperseWeek
  An Alternative to Microsoft HoloLensVir
  
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• DALER: This Bat-Like Robot Is No Batman But Just As Valuable - National Gazette

  25-01-2015 17:50 via uniongazette.com
  
  National Gazette
  DALER: This Bat-Like Robot Is No Batman But Just As Valuable
  National Gazette
  A robot inspired by vampire bats could carry out search and rescue operations in locations that most automobiles can not reach. How does it operate?(Photo : Ludovic Daler | YouTube) DALER is a new robot made to appear like a bat, which is capable of ...
  DALER – A Vampire Bat Robot, Just As Helpful As A BatmanGeek Infinite
  Bizarre 'vampire bat' DALER drone would allow exploration of disa
  
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• Navy Wants to Increase Use of Sonar-Emitting Buoys

  25-01-2015 17:33
  Navy seeks more sonar-emitting buoys; critics raise concerns over impact on marine mammals
  
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• NASA now has the most comprehensive image of the universe ever taken - Science Recorder

  25-01-2015 17:13 via sciencerecorder.com
  ABC Online
  NASA now has the most comprehensive image of the universe ever taken
  Science Recorder
  NASA has released the largest most comprehensive and highly defined image of space in the history of the space agency. Zane Foley | @Zane_vyf| January 25, 2015. Science Recorder Pro. Free trial. No ads. Exclusive interviews. Access to all articles.
  NASA Reveals Crystal-Clear Image of Andromeda (+Video)The Utah People's Post
  Very high-resolution image of Andromeda galaxy releasedUncover California
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• Fin24.com | Uber emails alleged rape victim promoting Delhi return

  25-01-2015 07:23
  
  Uber sent an email promoting its return in New Delhi to a woman allegedly raped by one of its drivers, her lawyer has revealed.
  
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• Vampire bat drone walks and flies independently - National Monitor

  25-01-2015 00:50 via natmonitor.com
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  Vampire bat drone walks and flies independently
  National Monitor
  Search and rescue bot would be able to conduct aerial surveillance as well as investigate sites close up. Gallery · The 14 hottest stars in Hollywood · Gallery · 18 jaw-dropping wardrobe malfunctions · 8 celebrity wardrobe malfunctions · 9 hot facts about ...
  Vampire Bat Robot Designed to Walk and FlyThe Utah People's Post
  A robot that can walk and fly? Meet Daler!SMN Weekly
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• Cadillac chief eases dealers' fears, asks for support - Detroit Free Press

  25-01-2015 00:13 via freep.com
  
  Detroit Free Press
  Cadillac chief eases dealers' fears, asks for support
  Detroit Free Press
  SAN FRANCISCO – Cadillac President Johan de Nysschen soothed anxiety today among the brand's more than 900 dealers who were concerned he might reduce their ranks during a meeting at the National Automobile Dealers Asssociation Convention.
  Cadillac chief eases dealers' fears, asks for helpWPX News
  Cadillac Head Johan de Nysschen Clarifies Vision for DealersNasdaq
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• What is That Mysterious White Blob on Ceres? - Discovery News

  25-01-2015 00:08 via news.discovery.com
  
  Clarksville Online
  What is That Mysterious White Blob on Ceres?
  Discovery News
  A strange, flickering white blotch found on the dwarf planet Ceres by a NASA spacecraft has scientists scratching their heads. Play Video · Ceres Might Be a Dwarf Planet But It's Still Amazing. Ceres is an embryonic planet that had the misfortune of seeing ...
  Vesta Asteroid Once Had Liquid Water On Surface, Suggest Images Taken By ...The Inquisitr
  Mysterious bright spot discovered on CeresFull-Time W
  
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• DMV to reconsider commercial plates for UberX, Lyft drivers - SFGate

  25-01-2015 00:04 via sfgate.com
  
  SFGate
  DMV to reconsider commercial plates for UberX, Lyft drivers
  SFGate
  In an abrupt U-turn, the California of Motor Vehicles late Friday night retracted its finding that drivers for ride-hailing services like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar must obtain commercial license plates. That determination — based on a 1935 state law — ignited a ...
  Uber (Mistakenly?) Suspends Drivers for Registering Commercial VehiclesPC Magazine
  California DMV Makes Surprise Move, Retracts Rule on Uber, Lyft Commer
  
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