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• Spotify Ready to Go to Battle With Apple Music

  10-06-2015 21:44
  
  When it comes to selling music streaming subscriptions, Spotify has something Apple doesn't have: a head start.
  
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• Leica, Sony Show Off Impressive New High-End Cameras

  10-06-2015 20:48 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Looking for a new camera and happen to have a couple thousand bucks burning a hole in your pocket? You're in luck.
  
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• Snapchat-Like App Gives Parents Updates From OR

  10-06-2015 20:17 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A children's hospital in Ohio uses an app like Snapchat to give parents real-time video, text and photo updates from the operating room. And since the "snaps" or updates seemingly disappear, patient records may remain protected and liability is possibly minimized. WCMH's Ellie Merritt report.
  
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• DNA Deciphers Roots of Modern Europeans

  10-06-2015 19:54 via nytimes.com
  The results of two DNA studies indicate that today’s Europeans descend from three groups of people who moved into Europe at different stages of history.
  
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• MIT Physicists Create Ultracold Molecules of 23Na40K

  10-06-2015 19:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of physicists from MIT has successfully cooled molecules in a gas of sodium potassium (NaK) to a temperature of 500 nanokelvins, creating ultracold molecules. The air around us is a chaotic superhighway of molecules whizzing through space and constantly colliding with each other at speeds of hundreds of miles per hour. Such erratic […]
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• FBI seized tech from home linked to celebrity hack

  10-06-2015 19:04 via rss.cnn.com
  
  FBI agents stormed a home in Chicago last fall and seized several computers, cell phones and storage drives in connection with the investigation into the hacking and leaking of dozens of celebrities' private nude photos, according to a warrant unsealed this week.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA-China cyber security pact worries DA

  10-06-2015 18:52
  
  Opposition political party, the Democratic Alliance (DA), has raised concerns over the lack of transparency over South Africa’s signing of a cyber security pact with China.
  
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• Study Projects How Climate Change Will Affect the Functions Birds in Ecosystems Worldwide

  10-06-2015 18:48 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University projects how climate change will affect the functions performed by birds in ecosystems worldwide. As changing climate reshapes the geographic range of thousands of bird species in the coming decades, ecosystems across wide swaths of the planet may be compromised, a new study warns. Based on environmental projections for the […]
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• Newest Dawn Images View Bright Spots on Ceres

  10-06-2015 18:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New images taken on June 6, 2015 get a closer look at the mysterious bright spots on dwarf planet Ceres. New images of dwarf planet Ceres, taken by NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, show the cratered surface of this mysterious world in sharper detail than ever before. These are among the first snapshots from Dawn’s second mapping […]
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• Computer Virus Used to Spy on Iran Nuclear Talks: Report

  10-06-2015 18:27 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A computer virus was used to hack into computers in European hotels last year that were hosting talks on Iran's nuclear program.
  
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• NGC 6503: A Lonely Galaxy “Lost in Space”

  10-06-2015 18:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 6503, which is located at the edge of what astronomers call the Local Void. Most galaxies are clumped together in groups or clusters. A neighboring galaxy is never far away. But this galaxy, known as NGC 6503, has found itself in a lonely position, at the edge […]
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• Chandra Reveals Evidence of Multiple Eruptions from a Black Hole

  10-06-2015 18:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals that a supermassive black hole at the center of a group of galaxies has erupted multiple times over a period lasting about 50 million years. Evidence for the eruptions can be found in the cavities, or bubbles, carved out of the hot gas that envelops the galaxies and glows in […]
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• Catching An ISS ‘Win

  10-06-2015 17:41 via pinterest.com
  
  Catching An ISS ‘Wink Out’ During High Beta Angle Season
  
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• Longest Woman Spacef

  10-06-2015 17:38 via pinterest.com
  
  Longest Woman Spaceflyer to Return as Russia Reshuffles Station Launches After Rocket Failure
  
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• Photos: Get the Closest Look Yet of Ceres' Cratered Surface

  10-06-2015 17:35
  
  Spacecraft telescopes offer rare looks at the solar system and beyond.
  
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• Fin24.com | Facebook Messenger app tops a billion downloads

  10-06-2015 16:56
  
  Facebook crowed that an Android version of its Messenger app has been downloaded more than a billion times from the Google Play store.
  
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• Apple Sending Out Google Street View-Style Cars

  10-06-2015 16:55 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Apple is sending out its own Street View-style vehicles.
  
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• Fin24.com | US votes for ban on internet access taxes

  10-06-2015 16:51
  
  The House of Representatives has voted to permanently bar US states from taxing internet access and replace a 17-year-old temporary ban.
  
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• Nobel winner: Women in labs 'fall in love with you'

  10-06-2015 16:26 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A scientist and Nobel laureate sparked criticism after saying that women in laboratories "fall in love with you and when you criticize them, they cry." He also spoke in support of gender-segregated workplaces.
  
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• Found: Preserved dinosaur cells -- but sadly scientists still can't build Jurassic World

  10-06-2015 15:22 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The science behind the Jurassic Park films always seemed far-fetched, even before the latest instalment, Jurassic World, introduced the idea of genetically engineered super-dinosaurs.
  
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• Solar-powered 'supertrees' breathe life into urban oasis

  10-06-2015 15:12 via rss.cnn.com
  
  An imposing canopy of artificial trees up to 50 meters is high towering over a vast urban oasis.
  
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• Fin24.com | Growing fears that hackers are gaining the upper hand

  10-06-2015 14:24
  
  The recent epidemic of cyber attacks has led to greater investment and spending on security, but fears are rising that hackers are gaining the advantage, a study showed.
  
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• Fin24.com | Telkom needs strong medicine, says expert

  10-06-2015 13:59
  
  Telkom’s plan to cut thousands of jobs could be what the telecoms company needs to compete more effectively in future, says local technology expert Arthur Goldstuck.
  
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• What Went Wrong With NASA's 'Flying Saucer'

  10-06-2015 12:47
  
  Don't write it off as a total failure.
  
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• Fin24.com | Telkom lists suburbs for uncapped LTE services

  10-06-2015 09:59
  
  The telecoms company has kicked off its uncapped LTE promotion and listed the suburbs where the offering is expected to be made available.
  
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• Celebrity Nude Photo Hack May Be Larger Than Thought

  10-06-2015 09:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Almost 600 iCloud accounts were successfully breached in last years celebrity nude photo hack, the FBI says in court documents.
  
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• NFL Player Who Earns $510K Moonlights as Uber Driver

  10-06-2015 09:35 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Defensive tackle A.J. Francis is under contract to earn $510,000 this year from the Miami Dolphins, but paychecks don't start coming until July.
  
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• Fin24.com | Glitch shifts position of International Space Station

  10-06-2015 09:22
  
  A glitch at the International Space Station has caused its position in orbit to change, but the crew was not in danger, the Russian space agency said.
  
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• Fin24.com | Telkom confirms plan to shed thousands of jobs

  10-06-2015 07:33
  
  Telkom is planning to reduce its employee numbers by up to 7800, the telecoms company has told Fin24.
  
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• Apple Music faces antitrust scrutiny in NY, Connecticut - Reuters

  10-06-2015 07:05 via reuters.com
  
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  Apple Music faces antitrust scrutiny in NY, Connecticut
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  The attorneys general of New York and Connecticut are investigating Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) negotiations with music companies to look for signs of potential antitrust violations. The attorneys general want to know whether music labels colluded or were ...
  Apple Music faces antitrust investigation in New York, ConnecticutPCWorld
  Apple iOS 9 shown at WWDC: Transit, News App, new Siri and other key featuresThe Indian Exp
  
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• June 9, 2015 in News: NASA confident in finding fix for test parachute failure - Spaceflight Now

  10-06-2015 06:46 via spaceflightnow.com
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  June 9, 2015 in News: NASA confident in finding fix for test parachute failure
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  Two frames from a video camera on-board NASA's Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator test vehicle show the craft's supersonic parachute inflate, then begin to tear apart. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. One day after a supersonic parachute crafted to land robots ...
  NASA tests 'flying saucer' for Mars missionThe Hindu
  NASA promises to correct parachute failureThe Space Repo
  
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• 75 million-year-old blood cells found in dino bones - CNET

  10-06-2015 06:38 via cnet.com
  
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  75 million-year-old blood cells found in dino bones
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  Scientists have identified structures that appear to be red blood cells and collagen-like fibres in dinosaur bones dating back to the Cretaceous. by Michelle Starr · @riding_red; 10 June 2015 5:02 am BST. facebook. twitter. linkedin. googleplus. email.
  The official Jurassic World trailer was released on Nov. 25, 2014. Photo ...NEWS.com.au
  Scientists Find Dinosaur Blood in 75-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur FossilsGeek Snack
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• Chimpanzees found to drink alcoholic plant sap in wild - BBC News

  10-06-2015 06:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  Chimpanzees found to drink alcoholic plant sap in wild
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  They have shown an understanding of language and a sense of fairness, and now humans' closest primate cousins have even been found to share a taste for alcohol. Scientists studying chimpanzees in the Republic of Guinea have seen evidence of ...
  Chimps dig palm wine, new study findsLos Angeles Times
  Chimpanzees in west Africa observed indulging in habitual drinkingThe Guardian
  New study: Chimps go bananas over
  
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• International Space Station shifts orbit position after glitch, Russians say - Fox News

  10-06-2015 06:27 via foxnews.com
  
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  International Space Station shifts orbit position after glitch, Russians say
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  A glitch at the International Space Station on Tuesday caused its position in orbit to change, but the crew was not in danger, the Russian space agency said. Roscosmos said the engines of a Soyuz spacecraft docked at the station unexpectedly started during ...
  International Space Station shifted by engine misfire, say RussiansThe Guardian
  Glitch shifts position of International Space StationStars
  
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• How to Beat the Bots

  10-06-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  We have the workers. We have the jobs. Now we just need an employment dating service.
  
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• WWDC 2015: Siri gets 'Proactive' to compete with Google Now - Firstpost

  10-06-2015 05:55 via tech.firstpost.com
  
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  WWDC 2015: Siri gets 'Proactive' to compete with Google Now
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  Late last month we saw Google's latest Android iteration borrow some features from Apple's iOS and now the newly announced iOS 9 has included some features to compete with Android. One of the main features of the iOS 9 is Proactive Assistant powered ...
  Next-gen Siri versus Google Now on Tap: The battle to read your mind bestCNET
  There are no transaction fees for Android Pay, which is good for u
  
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• 6 Protesting Shell's Arctic Drilling Arrested in Seattle

  10-06-2015 04:52
  6 activists who oppose Shell's Arctic drilling are arrested in separate Seattle protests
  
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• Transit directions finally make their way to Apple Maps - Digital Trends

  10-06-2015 04:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
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  Transit directions finally make their way to Apple Maps
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  Google recently announced that it will add live transit tracking to its Maps application, so it was only a matter of time until Apple did the same with its own Maps application. The company showed off the new transit feature in Maps at WWDC 2015 during its ...
  iOS 9 Vs iOS 8: Apple's Biggest ChangesForbes
  Always Get Lost in the City? Apple Maps Will Hold Your HandWired
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• TiVo Online is a mash-up of DVR, live TV, and streaming services in your browser - Digital Trends

  10-06-2015 04:02 via digitaltrends.com
  
  Digital Trends
  TiVo Online is a mash-up of DVR, live TV, and streaming services in your browser
  Digital Trends
  While TiVo still sells some of the most popular DVRs around, the way we watch TV is changing rapidly. For example, we don't always watch TV, well, on our TVs. TiVo Online, announced today, is a new service that brings many TiVo features straight to your ...
  TiVo Online opens cross-platform TV search to everyone, DVR control to ...CNET
  Embrace Your Inner Couch Potato With TiVo
  
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• Cuttlefish Camouflage Could Inspire Artificial Skin

  10-06-2015 02:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The shifting colors on the skin of cuttlefish and other cephalopods could lead to bio-inspired camouflage and signalling, researchers say.
  
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• NASA: Mars Test Parachute Failed Soon After Inflating

  10-06-2015 01:52
  NASA says Mars test parachute ruptured shortly after inflating during Hawaii experiment
  
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• How safe is it to pay for shopping on your iPhone? We explain how Apple Pay ... - This is Money

  10-06-2015 01:51 via thisismoney.co.uk
  
  This is Money
  How safe is it to pay for shopping on your iPhone? We explain how Apple Pay ...
  This is Money
  Tech giant Apple has launched a service that turns your mobile phone into a wallet. Instead of carrying around credit and debit cards, all you'll need at the till is an iPhone that uses thumbprint technology. As a result, the Apple Pay service, which was unveiled ...
  Apple Pay will launch in the UK this summerBobsguide (press release)
  Barclays might not support Apple Pay transact
  
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• Feds Say Southwest, Northwest Could See Catastrophic Fires

  10-06-2015 01:44
  
  Despite wet spring, US says Southwest, Northwest could see catastrophic wildfires this summer
  
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• Spotted Owl Numbers Not Only Down but Also at Faster Rate

  10-06-2015 01:25
  After 2 decades, northern spotted owl numbers not only falling, but also at a faster rate
  
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• Glitch Shifts Position of International Space Station

  10-06-2015 01:24
  Glitch in Russian spacecraft causes position of International Space Station to shift
  
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• Ex-BlackBerry Co-CEO Talks Publicly for the First Time

  10-06-2015 01:19
  Former BlackBerry Co-CEO says iPhone launch and BlackBerry's rushed response was turning point
  
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• The Xbox One wireless controller adapter is exclusive to Windows 10 for...reasons - PCWorld

  10-06-2015 01:05 via pcworld.com
  
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  The Xbox One wireless controller adapter is exclusive to Windows 10 for...reasons
  PCWorld
  As part of its whole One Terabyte Xbox One announcement today, Microsoft threw some side news out for wire-haters: You can finally buy the $25 wireless Xbox One controller adapter for PC “starting this fall.” Or at least you can if you upgrade your computer ...
  Xbox One gets a permanent price drop, 1 TB internal storage, and an improved ...Digital Trends
  Microsoft Has a Surprise in Store:
  
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• For Some Chimpanzees, Happy Hour Starts With Stealing

  10-06-2015 00:46 via nytimes.com
  Scientists have found a group of chimpanzees who make a habit of pilfering alcoholic drinks made from tree sap.
  
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