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• Last Days of RadioShack: Fans Remember an Institution

  06-02-2015 23:33 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  On Thursday, the company announced that it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and would sell up to 2,400 stores.
  
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• Fracking Puts California Governor, Environmentalists at Odds

  06-02-2015 23:16
  California governor, once environmental hero, harshly criticized for refusing to ban fracking
  
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• Cyber-Attacks Rising in Utah, Likely Due to NSA Facility

  06-02-2015 23:14
  Cyber-attacks on the rise against state computers in Utah, NSA data center likely the target
  
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• Netflix May Be Making A Live-Action 'Legend of Zelda' Show With Nintendo - Forbes

  06-02-2015 22:45 via forbes.com
  
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  Netflix May Be Making A Live-Action 'Legend of Zelda' Show With Nintendo
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  When Nintendo Nintendo said last year that they were going to be a little more loose with their character IPs in regards to branding opportunities, I thought we'd seen that manifest itself mainly with Mario Kart Mercedes DLC and the like. But this? This is a ...
  Netflix Is Making A 'Game Of Thrones' For All Ages Legend Of Zelda TV SeriesTechCrunch
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• Senators Call for Investigation Into Verizon 'Supercookies'

  06-02-2015 22:20
  Senators call for investigation into Verizon phone 'supercookies' that tracked customers
  
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• New Canon Cameras: High-End Features at Sub-$1K Price

  06-02-2015 22:03 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The just-announced T6s and T6i from Canon make the biggest changes to the company's flagship consumer DSLRs in years.
  
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• First stars are 150 million years younger than thought, Planck telescope finds - Christian Science Monitor

  06-02-2015 21:47 via csmonitor.com
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  First stars are 150 million years younger than thought, Planck telescope finds
  Christian Science Monitor
  The cosmos's first stars appear to have formed 150 million years later than previous measurements indicated, according a new analysis of data from the European Space Agency's Planck observatory.
  The Oldest Stars Are a Lot Younger Than We ThoughtNBCNews.com
  New interactive map of Milky Way lets you see the light (and dust)CNET
  Planck telescope puts new datest
  
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• Freewheel's WiFi-only smartphone plan goes nationwide - SlashGear

  06-02-2015 21:31 via slashgear.com
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  Freewheel's WiFi-only smartphone plan goes nationwide
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  WiFi calling isn't new, but services that offer it as your only means of communication are quickly on the rise. Freewheel, a WiFi-only service we told you about previously, is now going nationwide, and will turn your phone into a WiFi calling monster. Rather than ...
  Cablevision's Freewheel Wi-Fi Phone Service Goes LivePC Magazine
  Cablevision's Wi&Fi&Only Budget Mobile Plan, Freewheel, Is Live
  
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• Ubuntu Smartphone Coming Soon, But Good Luck Getting One - PC Magazine

  06-02-2015 21:05 via pcmag.com
  
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  Ubuntu Smartphone Coming Soon, But Good Luck Getting One
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  European customers will be the first to get their hands on an Ubuntu phone. The Aquaris E4.5 Ubuntu Edition will retail for €169.90 and be sold via BQ.com through a series of flash sales. Keep an eye on the Ubuntu and BQ Twitter accounts for the date, time, ...
  The first Ubuntu smart phone ditches 'apps' for 'Scopes'Christian Science Monitor
  First Ubuntu Touch smartphone ships for $190, unlockedLinu
  
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• Photos: Sweeping View of Little Sombrero Galaxy

  06-02-2015 21:03
  
  Spacecraft telescopes offer rare looks at the solar system and beyond.
  
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• Scientists Link Underwater Eruptions to Climate Change - NBCNews.com

  06-02-2015 21:01 via nbcnews.com
  
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  Scientists Link Underwater Eruptions to Climate Change
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  Do fire and ice link up to alter Earth's climate? The climate-driven rise and fall of sea level during the past million years matches up with valleys and ridges on the seafloor, suggesting ice ages influence underwater volcanic eruptions, two new studies reveal.
  Sea Floor Volcanoes May Be Unseen, But They Are Affecting Global ClimateTech Times
  Undersea volcanos influence climate changeBlouin News Blogs
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• You can try Samsung's Gear VR in dozens of Best Buy stores on February 8th - The Verge

  06-02-2015 20:59 via theverge.com
  
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  You can try Samsung's Gear VR in dozens of Best Buy stores on February 8th
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  Samsung is giving the Gear VR perhaps its widest showing yet, rolling out demos at select Best Buy stores across the US. Today, the company confirmed that "Samsung Experience Shops" inside the stores will soon be offering demonstrations of the virtual ...
  Gear VR demo stations headed to Best BuySlashGear
  Gear VR Units and Demos Heading to 100 Best Buy Stores Next WeekVRFocus
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• Gamer Raided by SWAT Team in Front of 60K Viewers

  06-02-2015 20:23
  
  A popular gamer was shaken up after armed police, apparently prompted by a prank phone call, raided his home as he was live streaming to nearly 60,000 viewers.
  
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• AP Exclusive: Facebook, LinkedIn Join to Help Women in Tech

  06-02-2015 20:22
  AP Exclusive: Facebook, LinkedIn join to boost women studying computer science, engineering
  
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• Anthem Warns Customers About 'Phishing' Scam

  06-02-2015 20:08 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The fallout from the massive data breach announced by insurer Anthem Inc. earlier this week just got larger.
  
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• Uber to Introduce 'Panic Button' Safety Feature in India

  06-02-2015 20:07
  Uber will launch new 2 safety features for riders in India after lawsuit over reported rape
  
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• Anthem Warns About 'Phishing' Emails After Massive Hack

  06-02-2015 19:54
  Anthem cautions about scam emails seeking personal data after hack of its customer records
  
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• How Elementary School Teachers’ Biases Can Discourage Girls From Math and Science

  06-02-2015 19:52 via nytimes.com
  Early educational experiences have a quantifiable effect on the courses students choose later, a study shows.
  
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• Facebook, LinkedIn Join to Help Women in Tech

  06-02-2015 19:24 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook and LinkedIn want to boost dwindling numbers of women studying engineering and computer science with a collaborative initiative.
  
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• Sheryl Sandberg's bold plan to get more women to code - Mashable

  06-02-2015 19:03 via mashable.com
  
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  Sheryl Sandberg's bold plan to get more women to code
  Mashable
  For all its cutting-edge innovation, tech remains a male-dominated industry — a reality Sheryl Sandberg knows well. Before she joined Facebook as its Chief Operating Officer in 2008, the 45-year-old author and mother of two worked at Google for nearly ...
  Sheryl Sandberg expands Circles with LinkedIn, Anita Borg Institute partnershipsGeekWire
  Facebook's Sandberg: Women engineers should Lean InUSA TODAY
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• First look: Photos for OS X brings easier navigation and more powerful editing - Macworld

  06-02-2015 18:34 via macworld.com
  
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  First look: Photos for OS X brings easier navigation and more powerful editing
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  Chris has covered technology and media since the latter days of the Reagan Administration. In addition to his journalistic endeavors, he's a professional musician in the San Francisco Bay Area. More by Christopher Breen. Last June, Apple announced that it ...
  Why Apple is ditching iPhotoCBS News
  Apple's Photos for Mac: 5 Things We LikeWall Street Journal
  Photos for the Mac Is Clean, Fas
  
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• New Insight Into HIV Vaccination Strategies

  06-02-2015 18:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research yields insight into generating antibodies that target different strains of HIV, suggesting that sequentially administering several different forms of a potential HIV vaccine could stimulate a stronger immune response than delivering a cocktail of these variants all at once. Through an investigation of a fundamental process that guides the maturation of immune cells, […]
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• Do Black Hole Parado

  06-02-2015 18:06 via pinterest.com
  
  Do Black Hole Paradoxes Dissolve Along With Space and Time?
  
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• Key Process in Brain Development Identified

  06-02-2015 18:02 via scitechdaily.com
  
  By studying miR-107 in zebrafish, Yale researchers have discovered that miR-107 plays a key role in early brain development, and perhaps in the development of brain-related disease. MicroRNA are the tiny non-coding RNA molecules that help determine whether genes are expressed or silenced. One particular microRNA — miR-107 — plays a key role in early […]
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• Scientists Identify Link between Inflammation and Type 2 Diabetes

  06-02-2015 17:51 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study led by Yale University reveals the molecular mechanism by which insulin normally inhibits production of glucose by the liver and why this process stops working in patients with type 2 diabetes, leading to hyperglycemia. The findings are published February 5 in the journal Cell. “In the study, we set out to […]
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• China to Have Most Robots in the World by 2017

  06-02-2015 17:37 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  China will have more robots operating in its plants by 2017 than any other country as it cranks up automation of its car and electronics factories.
  
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• LRO Reveals Lunar Hydrogen More Abundant on Moon’s Pole-Facing Slopes

  06-02-2015 17:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Recent Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter observations reveal that deposits of hydrogen may be slightly more abundant on crater slopes in the southern hemisphere that face the lunar South Pole. Space travel is difficult and expensive – it would cost thousands of dollars to launch a bottle of water to the moon. The recent discovery of hydrogen-bearing […]
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• Take Virtual Tour of Deadly EF5 Tornado

  06-02-2015 17:16 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore reports from Virginia Tech as he experiences a virtual, 3D tour of the deadly EF5 tornado that devastated Moore, Okla., in 2013.
  
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• Reconnaissance Orbiter Shows the Other Side of the Moon

  06-02-2015 17:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released NASA Goddard Space Flight Center video uses Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter data to show what the other side of the Moon looks like. NASA | A View From The Other Side A number of people who’ve seen NASA’s annual lunar phase and libration videos have asked what the other side of the Moon […]
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• New Planck Data Explore the History of Our Universe

  06-02-2015 17:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from the Planck Mission is refining what we know about our universe, making more precise measurements of matter, including dark matter, and how it is clumped together. Hot gas, dust and magnetic fields mingle in a colorful swirl in this new map of our Milky Way galaxy. The image is part of a […]
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• Apple Shows Off New Photos App for Mac

  06-02-2015 16:53
  
  Apple has given developers the first look at its crisp new photos app, which is expected to be a replacement for iPhoto.
  
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• Hubble captures rare cosmic event on Jupiter

  06-02-2015 16:41 via rss.cnn.com
  The Hubble space telescope peers millions of light years into the universe to study stars. But it recently focused on Jupiter, a few light minutes away.
  
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• 'Right to Be Forgotten' Should Stay in EU: Google Panel

  06-02-2015 16:22 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A panel of experts appointed by Google on how to implement a ruling ordering it to remove links to some personal info has backed the company's view.
  
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• Sell your home on your smart phone

  06-02-2015 16:13 via rss.cnn.com
  
  How real estate agents are embracing technology and changing the industry.
  
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• High-tech light art illuminates the streets

  06-02-2015 16:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A lightsaber-like wand and a camera with super-slow exposure create vanishing urban artworks.
  
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• Ship uses its hull as a giant sail

  06-02-2015 16:06 via rss.cnn.com
  
  While it's a form of transport few of us see, shipping packs a punch as a polluter.
  
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• SpaceX to Try Again With Rocket Test

  06-02-2015 16:05
  
  The ambitious SpaceX rocket recycling attempt fell short last month, but the company is ready to try again this Sunday when it blasts a climate satellite into space.
  
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• Jobs for Drones Are Set to Take Off

  06-02-2015 15:53 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Embry-Riddle is one of a small but growing group of colleges and universities offering a degree in unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS.
  
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• Phases of the Moon

  06-02-2015 15:37 via pinterest.com
  
  Phases of the Moon www.universetoday... #moon
  
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• You’ve Never Seen th

  06-02-2015 15:35 via pinterest.com
  
  You’ve Never Seen the Phases of the Moon from This Perspective: The Far Side www.universetoday... #moon
  
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• Fin24.com | Uber-like app to fight crime in Tshwane

  06-02-2015 15:33
  
  Residents of the City of Tshwane will soon be safer as a new smartphone security application goes live.
  
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• Fin24.com | Twitter steps up growth push as pressure builds

  06-02-2015 15:00
  
  The social network is stepping up efforts to boost its user base and monetisation as the messaging platform faces pressure from lackluster growth.
  
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• Why Taiwan is right to ban iPads for kids

  06-02-2015 13:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Being a parent has suddenly become a lot more stressful. At least it has if you live in Taiwan.
  
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• Hubble captures triple solar eclipse on Jupiter

  06-02-2015 13:59 via rss.cnn.com
  The Hubble space telescope peers millions of light years into the universe to study stars. But it recently focused on Jupiter for a rare cosmic event.
  
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• Super-cute Disney robot makes giant sand drawings

  06-02-2015 13:58 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Disney's latest cartoonist looks like a turtle, and hangs out on the beach.
  
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• Who's to blame for the Anthem hack?

  06-02-2015 13:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The breach that exposed consumers' personal data ranks among the largest in corporate history
  
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• SpaceX Prepares for

  06-02-2015 13:52 via pinterest.com
  
  SpaceX Prepares for Crucial Crew Dragon Capsule Pad Abort Test www.universetoday...
  
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• Fin24.com | US firms beg for White House help with China

  06-02-2015 13:40
  
  US business lobbies have called on the White House for help to overturn new Chinese cyber security regulations they say would hurt market opportunities abroad.
  
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• Fin24.com | IBM to launch Joburg inner-city research lab

  06-02-2015 13:23
  
  The computing company plans open its first research lab in South Africa in April 2015 and is committing R700m to technology research in the country.
  
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• Fin24.com | Search: Reshaping the world as we know it

  06-02-2015 13:20
  
  Can anyone really remember the days before Google? There are youngsters entering tertiary education who have never known a world without the internet.
  
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