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• IBM "Flatly Denies" Report of Mass Layoffs

  26-01-2015 23:06
  IBM says magazine report predicting 100,000 layoffs is 'ridiculous,' 'baseless'
  
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• Boeing, SpaceX Will Beat Russia on Price for Astronaut Rides

  26-01-2015 22:40
  Boeing, SpaceX capsules will beat Russia on price for US astronaut rides to space station
  
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• Law Enforcement Wants Popular Police-Tracking App Disabled

  26-01-2015 22:28
  Law Enforcement pushes Google to disable police-tracker from popular traffic mobile app Waze
  
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• Drone Crashes at White House; Hobbyist Says It's His

  26-01-2015 22:12
  Drone crashes at White House, raising security fears: just a hobbyist's accident this time
  
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• WikiLeaks Slams Google Over Delay in Revealing US Warrants

  26-01-2015 22:10
  
  Secret-spilling organization demands answers from Google.
  
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• County Suspends Home Purchase Program Over Lava Concerns

  26-01-2015 22:09
  Hawaii County suspends home purchase, auction program over lava concerns
  
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• Montana Oil Spill Estimate Lowered to 30,000 Gallons

  26-01-2015 21:52
  Montana pipeline spill estimate lowered to 30,000 gallons of oil; cleanup problems persist
  
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• Facebook's Oculus to Make Virtual Reality Movies

  26-01-2015 21:38 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Oculus VR is tapping talent from both Pixar and the video gaming world for its new in-house movie studio.
  
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• Quadcopters Straddle the Line Between Drones and Toys

  26-01-2015 21:21
  Quadcopters like the one that crashed at White House straddle the line between drones, toys
  
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• Facebook's Skinny New App

  26-01-2015 21:20
  
  Facebook has released a skinnier version of its data-hungry mobile app.
  
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• Blizzard 2015: 8 Apps to Keep You Safe and Informed

  26-01-2015 21:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The Northeast is bearing down for what could be a historic storm, with 60 million people under a winter weather alert as of midday Monday.
  
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• The Bee Solution to Winter

  26-01-2015 20:58 via nytimes.com
  Do bees hibernate, especially where temperatures are below freezing for extended periods? Why don’t they just freeze?
  
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• Spectacular space images celebrate 'Year of Light'

  26-01-2015 20:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  NASA has released awe-inspiring images of the skies above to celebrate the "International Year of Light."
  
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• Close encounter with distant Pluto getting under way

  26-01-2015 20:53 via rss.cnn.com
  
  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft is closing in on Pluto and its five moons. Soon we will see what no one has ever seen before: Crisp, clear pictures of the tiny, icy world.
  
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• How to catch a glimpse of asteroid flyby

  26-01-2015 20:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A treat is in store for sky watchers Monday, as a large asteroid will fly close to Earth.
  
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• Malaysia Airlines Hit by Lizard Squad Hack Attack

  26-01-2015 20:42
  
  Message "404 -- plane not found" was temporarily plastered on website.
  
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• Elon Musk Has a Blast Riffing on 'The Simpsons' - Inc.com

  26-01-2015 20:26 via inc.com
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  Elon Musk Has a Blast Riffing on 'The Simpsons'
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  Elon Musk went airborne in a recent episode of The Simpsons. See what the high-flying entrepreneur actually has to say about the invention. By Vicky Castro. Vicky Castro is an editorial intern at Inc. Previously, she worked as a translator and production ...
  Elon Musk on 'The Simpsons': Lisa Simpson's Rocket Fuel Comment Triggers ...Tech Times
  Elon Musk stars on The SimpsonsKSPR
  FOX to showcase Elon Musk
  
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• 5 Apps to Keep You Busy When You're Stuck Inside

  26-01-2015 20:22
  
  What's better than a lazy snow day, a cup of hot cocoa and a fun game?
  
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• Photos: Tiny Bear Cub's First Time Outside

  26-01-2015 19:50
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• UC Researchers Make Magnetic Graphene

  26-01-2015 18:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Physicists from the University of California – Riverside have found a way to induce magnetism in graphene while also preserving graphene’s electronic properties. Riverside, California – Graphene, a one-atom thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice, has many desirable properties. Magnetism alas is not one of them. Magnetism can be induced in […]
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• Modified RNA Extends Telomeres in Human Cells, Turns Back Aging Clock

  26-01-2015 18:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Biologists from the Stanford University School of Medicine used a modified type of RNA to demonstrate a way to lengthen human telomeres by as much as 1,000 nucleotides, turning back the internal clock in these cells by the equivalent of many years of human life. A new procedure can quickly and efficiently increase the length […]
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• Abandoned Inside Vic

  26-01-2015 18:04 via pinterest.com
  
  Abandoned Inside Victorian Mansion - Bing Images
  
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• Physicists Slow Down the Speed of Light

  26-01-2015 18:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  By applying a mask to an optical beam to give photons a spatial structure, physicists have demonstrated that spatially structured photons travel slower than the speed of light in free space. Scientists have long known that the speed of light can be slowed slightly as it travels through materials such as water or glass. However, […]
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• A huge asteroid is about to buzz Earth - SlashGear

  26-01-2015 17:45 via slashgear.com
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  A huge asteroid is about to buzz Earth
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  Try not to let it worry you, but a 550 meter wide chunk of space rock is going to hurtle past Earth at more than 33,000 mph very soon, another near-miss asteroid a celestially-slight 745,000 miles from our planet. While it may not sound all that close - the moon ...
  Asteroid five football fields wide will zip past Earth tonightLos Angeles Times
  How to catch a glimpse of asteroid flybyCNN International
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• Astronomers Catch A

  26-01-2015 17:45 via pinterest.com
  
  Astronomers Catch A Quasar Shutting Off
  
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• Research Shows a Significant Increase in the Amount of Water “Pouring” Out of Comet 67P

  26-01-2015 17:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Data from ESA’s Rosetta spacecraft revelas that there has been a significant increase in the amount of water “pouring” out of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet on which the Rosetta mission’s Philae lander touched down in November 2014. There has been a significant increase in the amount of water “pouring” out of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, the comet […]
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• The Super Bowl, Beer and Cellphones Don't Mix

  26-01-2015 17:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Seahawks fans are 11 percent more likely to fumble the phone more than Patriots fans.
  
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• Three moons cast shadow on Jupiter simultaneously - West Texas News

  26-01-2015 17:28 via wtexas.com
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  Three moons cast shadow on Jupiter simultaneously
  West Texas News
  Jupiter attracted the attention of astronomers in the early morning hours of last Saturday when an uncommon celestial event unfolded involving three of the huge planet's four biggest moons. Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto are four biggest moons of Jupiter ...
  Three Moons Cast Shadows on Jupiter, Seen a Sign of ApocalypseChinatopix
  Jupiter's Triple Transit For 2015Science 2.0
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• Report: iPhone Sales in China Top US - PC Magazine

  26-01-2015 17:23 via pcmag.com
  
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  Report: iPhone Sales in China Top US
  PC Magazine
  China's Apple fanboys turned up the heat in the third quarter, pushing iPhone sales in the country past those recorded in the U.S.. Cupertino is expected to announce this week that, for the first time, it moved more smartphones overseas than at home, ...
  China likely to top US for Apple iPhone salesCNET
  As China Becomes The iPhone's Largest Market Look For Apple's Tax Charge ...Forbes
  Apple Q1: Record iPhone sales on deck
  
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• Hubble Image of the Week: The Polar Ring of Arp 230

  26-01-2015 17:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released Hubble image shows Arp 230, which also known as IC 51. Arp 230 is a galaxy of an uncommon or peculiar shape, and is therefore part of the Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies produced by Halton Arp. Its irregular shape is thought to be the result of a violent collision with another galaxy […]
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• It's Apple's fault Nexus 6 has no fingerprint sensor, ex-CEO says - CNET

  26-01-2015 16:56 via cnet.com
  
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  It's Apple's fault Nexus 6 has no fingerprint sensor, ex-CEO says
  CNET
  Former Motorola CEO Dennis Woodside says that his company had plans to add a fingerprint sensor to the Nexus 6 but that Apple acquired the company it was hoping to partner with. by Don Reisinger · @donreisinger; January 26, 2015 7:48 AM PST.
  Apple's AuthenTec Purchase Blocked Fingerprint Sensor on Nexus 6 SmartphoneThe Mac Observer
  Former Moto CEO Says The Nexus 6 Was Supposed To Have A Fingerprint ..
  
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• Cablevision Offers First Wi&Fi&Only Mobile Plan - Fast Company

  26-01-2015 16:47 via fastcompany.com
  
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  Cablevision Offers First Wi&Fi&Only Mobile Plan
  Fast Company
  The $30 plan for unlimited talk, text, and data is a fraction of the price of normal plans—but offers zero service between Wi-Fi hotspots. By David Lumb · Cablevision Systems is announcing a low-cost mobile phone plan that routes calls and data via Wi-Fi ...
  Cablevision Tips 'Freewheel' Wi-Fi Phone ServicePC Magazine
  Cablevision launches Wi-Fi-based phone serviceMashable
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• Turkish Court Orders Facebook Pages Blocked

  26-01-2015 16:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The court also threatened to block access to Facebook as a whole, if its order isn't implemented.
  
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• 'Facebook Lite' App Targets Users in Sudan, Sri Lanka

  26-01-2015 16:18 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook has quietly launched a stripped-down version of its mobile app, aimed at emerging market users with low-end mobile devices.
  
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• Elon Musk Fires Back After 'Simpsons' Jab

  26-01-2015 16:06
  
  Elon Musk is fired up following a jab from fellow brainiac Lisa Simpson.
  
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• How holograms can help NASA explore Mars - The Verge

  26-01-2015 16:00 via theverge.com
  
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  How holograms can help NASA explore Mars
  The Verge
  NASA has gotten really good at successfully landing robots on Mars, but we're still decades away from getting humans there. Thanks to a new partnership with Microsoft, the space agency is about to bridge the gap between robot and human exploration by ...
  NASA wants helicopter drones to lead the way for Mars roversEngadget
  Tiny drones could soon be swarming Mars, NASA saysScience Recorder
  NASA celebrates Mars Rover's 11th
  
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• Microsoft Attacks Microsoft: Why Windows 10 Gets It Right - Forbes

  26-01-2015 15:57 via forbes.com
  
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  Microsoft Attacks Microsoft: Why Windows 10 Gets It Right
  Forbes
  I've read a lot about Windows 10. About the merits of its Windows Insider Program to build Windows 10 in public, the integration of Cortana and the 'Continuum' strategy of merging the Windows experience across all devices. But its greatest strength is much ...
  Is Microsoft taking the Windows 10 Start Screen in the wrong direction?Paul Thurrott's SuperSite for Windows
  Downloading Windows 10 build 9926? Get K
  
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• How the White House Could Protect Itself from Drones

  26-01-2015 15:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The Secret Service discovered a drone inside the White House grounds early Monday morning after it had landed in a tree.
  
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• Moon landers get boost from Google-funded prize - San Jose Mercury News

  26-01-2015 15:06 via mercurynews.com
  
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  Moon landers get boost from Google-funded prize
  San Jose Mercury News
  MOUNTAIN VIEW -- Shaped like a doughnut and no bigger than a coffee table, the MX-1 lunar lander doesn't look anything like the hulking Apollo module the United States landed on the moon in 1969. "Think of two tires crudely stuck on top of each other," ...
  Millions Paid by X Prize Foundation for Progress Toward Trip to MoonNew York Times
  Moon Race Heats Up as Five Teams Take Home $5.25 Millio
  
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• Fin24.com | Austrian court to hear Facebook privacy lawsuit

  26-01-2015 15:06
  
  An Austrian court on Monday agreed to consider a class action lawsuit by 25 000 people against Facebook for alleged violations of their privacy.
  
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• AT&T Earnings Preview: Postpaid Subscriber Adds, Margins In Focus - Trefis

  26-01-2015 15:02 via trefis.com
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  AT&T Earnings Preview: Postpaid Subscriber Adds, Margins In Focus
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  AT&T (NYSE:T) is scheduled to announce its Q4 2014 results on Tuesday, January 27. The carrier reported a mixed set of results last quarter, which highlighted the wireless major's transition towards shared data plans and the no-subsidy model, in line with its ...
  AT&T (NYSE:T) Plans For 2015WallStreet.org
  Use of mobile 'supercookies' is seen as a threat to privacyBoston Globe
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• Study Accidentally Finds Quasar Dimming Light - Pioneer News

  26-01-2015 14:46 via piercepioneer.com
  
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  Study Accidentally Finds Quasar Dimming Light
  Pioneer News
  It has been long believed that quasars have a black hole with superpowers. They are massively powerful, basically. But a new study from researchers at Yale University indicates that the exact opposite may be true. In this study they found evidence of a quasar ...
  Yale researchers find unusual dimming quasarUncover California
  Black Hole Goes on Crash Diet and Dims its QuasarDiscovery News
  Astronomers Discover First '
  
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• When to Watch for Massive Asteroid Passing Earth

  26-01-2015 14:29
  
  A massive asteroid is set to safely pass Earth Monday.
  
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• Fin24.com | Box hits Wall Street with a bang

  26-01-2015 13:31
  
  Cloud storage start-up Box has soared in its Wall Street debut after a public share offering, pushing its market value to some $2.7bn.
  
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• Fin24.com | Vodacom plans connecting 150 000 homes to fibre

  26-01-2015 13:17
  
  South Africa’s biggest mobile phone network plans to connect 250 000 homes and businesses to fibre broadband over the next three years.
  
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• Fin24.com | Joburg City Power website struggles with high traffic

  26-01-2015 12:15
  
  High internet visitor numbers have put a strain on the Johannesburg City Power website after power utility Eskom announced countrywide load shedding on Monday.
  
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• Watch: Techbytes: Apple Sales Trump Competitors in Fourth Quarter

  26-01-2015 11:49
  
  The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus made up over half of smart phones sales, over the second place Samsung.
  
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• '404 - Plane Not Found': Lizard Squad Hacks Malaysia Airlines

  26-01-2015 10:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  he website of Malaysia Airlines was hacked Monday by a group that proclaimed support for ISIS and also vowed to release data stolen from the site.
  
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• Fin24.com | TV white spaces broadband launched in Ghana

  26-01-2015 10:50
  
  Technology giant Microsoft has launched Africa’s first commercial deployment of television white spaces internet broadband in Ghana.
  
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• Fin24.com | Wearable tech to 'erode' your privacy

  26-01-2015 09:45
  
  Modern smart wearable devices and their accompanying apps pose a risk to those who are concerned about personal data, according to an expert.
  
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