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• U.S. and China Discuss Thorny Topic of Cybersecurity

  23-06-2015 22:55 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  As U.S. and Chinese officials meet in Washington, a massive data hack of millions of Americans' personal information is the elephant in the room.
  
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• 'Blackshades' Cyber Mastermind Sentenced to Prison

  23-06-2015 22:24 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The leader of a group called Blackshades has been sentenced to prison for distributing software that was used to hack into half a million computers.
  
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• Ily Brings The Home Phone Into the 21st Century

  23-06-2015 20:38 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Ily aims not just to replace the clunky home phone, but to integrate with the phones and tablets we all use to communicate with these days.
  
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• OPM Still Can't Say How Many Affected in Second Hack

  23-06-2015 20:20 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Katherine Archuleta said her office has not yet determined how many Americans may be affected by the second cyberattack on OPM's systems.
  
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• About Time: Is the J

  23-06-2015 19:50 via pinterest.com
  
  About Time: Is the June 30th Leap Second the Last?
  
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• OPM Official Says More Large Scale Data Breaches Wouldn't Be a Surprise

  23-06-2015 19:43 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Office of Personnel Management Assistant Inspector General Michael Esser tells a Senate committee that he would not be surprised to see more hacking cases similar to a recent incident involving a breach of millions of federal workers' personal information by suspected Chinese hackers.
  
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• Google Launches Free Music-Streaming Service

  23-06-2015 19:22 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Google is going in the opposite direction of Apple's $10-a-month music-streaming service, launching a free version of Google Play Music in the U.S.
  
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• Dropbox, Todoist Get Android Material Design Makeovers - PC Magazine

  23-06-2015 18:57 via pcmag.com
  
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  Task management app Todoist is saying goodbye to its drabby old interface, and hello to "bold color, beautiful animations, and seamless interactions." Specifically, it is embracing Android's Material Design, a complete UI overhaul Google introduced last year, ...
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• 'Emotional' robot sells out in a minute

  23-06-2015 18:49 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Pepper the humanoid robot is so hot that he sold out within a minute, according to his Japanese creator, SoftBank Robotics Corp.
  
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• Creepy Crawly: This Robot Moves Just Like a Cockroach

  23-06-2015 17:21 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers were surprised to find that the cockroach can get through difficult terrain using a simple system involving the shape of its body.
  
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• This Gmail Function Could Save Your Job

  23-06-2015 16:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Who hasn't hit 'Send' and then noticed an egregious typo? Gmail feels your pain and has finally added an 'Undo Send' option.
  
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• SEC Hunts Hackers Who Stole Corporate Emails to Trade Stocks

  23-06-2015 16:36 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  U.S. securities regulators are investigating a group of hackers suspected of breaking into corporate emails to steal information to make trades.
  
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• Fin24.com | BlackBerry suffers first-quarter loss

  23-06-2015 16:08
  
  BlackBerry reported a first-quarter loss that missed analysts’ estimates as sales from smartphones dropped.
  
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• Kaspersky: We Need Government Regulation of the Internet

  23-06-2015 15:44 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  In the third video in our six-part series, cybersecurity expert Eugene Kaspersky talks about the need for government regulation in the sector.
  
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• Astronomers Solve Mystery of Unusually Hot Blue Stars

  23-06-2015 15:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research by an international team of astronomers solves the mystery of hot blue stars, which despite their smaller size are especially luminous. Astronomers have solved a mystery over small, unusually hot blue stars, 10 times hotter than our Sun, that are found in the middle of dense star clusters. The international team found the […]
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• Tiny Dracula Ants: New Species of Subterranean Hunters

  23-06-2015 15:28 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Six new species of subterranean ants from the genus Prionopelta have been discovered in Madagascar and the islands of Seychelles. Dubbed Dracula ants by these researchers, this group of ants live underground and engage in strange behavior. Researchers from the California Academy of Sciences (Rick Overson and Brian Fisher) have described six new species of […]
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• Demise of Laurentide Ice Sheet Due to Sudden Shift in “Radiative Forcing”

  23-06-2015 15:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at Oregon State University studied the cause of the demise of the massive Laurentide Ice Sheet during the last ice age, looking for clues as to how a warming climate may impact ice sheets on Greenland and Antarctica. A new study has found that the massive Laurentide ice sheet that covered Canada during the […]
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• Fin24.com | Rural areas, schools to benefit from govt broadband

  23-06-2015 15:00
  
  Rural areas and schools are expected to benefit from government’s planned broadband roll out, according to a government minister.
  
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• Fin24.com | Drug sales rule the Dark Web

  23-06-2015 14:30
  
  Drugs are the most traded commodities in the Dark Web, researchers say.
  
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• More Than 80% Efficiency Attained in New Ultralow-power Circuit

  23-06-2015 14:26 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers at MIT developed a new ultralow-power circuit that improves efficiency of energy harvesting to more than 80 percent. This can lead the way to tiny, solar-powered sensors. The latest buzz in the information technology industry regards “the Internet of things” — the idea that vehicles, appliances, civil-engineering structures, manufacturing equipment, and even livestock would […]
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• High-Fat, High-Sugar Diets Causes Bacterial Changes Related to Loss of Cognitive Function

  23-06-2015 14:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Changes in bacteria making up the gut microbiome caused by high-fat and high-sugar diets appear related to a loss of cognitive function according to a study at Oregon State University. A study at Oregon State University indicates that both a high-fat and a high-sugar diet, compared to a normal diet, cause changes in gut bacteria […]
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• Watch: Apple Looking to Eliminate Iconic Home Button

  23-06-2015 13:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Apple may ditch iPhone home button in attempt to increase display sizes.
  
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• Rapid Fabrication of Nanoscale Geometric Grids Using Lasers

  23-06-2015 12:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rapid creation of multi-layered, self-assembled nanoscale grids with fully customizable shapes and compositions is possible using new technique developed by scientists at Brookhaven Lab. Down at the nanoscale, where objects span just billionths of a meter, the size and shape of a material can often have surprising and powerful electronic and optical effects. Building larger […]
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• Fin24.com | Why virtual mobile networks are targeting SA

  23-06-2015 12:32
  
  There are key reasons why the South African mobile virtual network landscape is opening up, according to an expert.
  
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• Triple Crescent Moon Image From Cassini

  23-06-2015 12:19 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This image taken by the Cassini spacecraft shows three of Saturn’s moons: Titan, Mimas, and Rhea. A single crescent moon is a familiar sight in Earth’s sky, but with Saturn’s many moons, you can see three or even more. The three moons shown here — Titan (3,200 miles or 5,150 kilometers across), Mimas (246 miles […]
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• Fin24.com | Telkom rubbishes claims that job cuts target whites

  23-06-2015 11:26
  
  Telkom has lashed out at union Solidarity’s claims that it is targeting whites with regard to retrenchments, calling them "inflammatory and misleading".
  
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• Fin24.com | Questions over Telkom’s pre-paid data price cuts

  23-06-2015 10:22
  
  Telkom has cut several of its mobile pre-paid data prices but Fin24 users have raised questions about the company’s new pricing for bundled internet packages in particular.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA open access broadband not so open

  23-06-2015 08:58
  
  The principle of open access for broadband networks is often difficult to implement in practice despite government policy, according to an industry expert.
  
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• Everyday Chemicals in Our Environment Cause Cancer When Combined

  23-06-2015 08:58 via scitechdaily.com
  According to new research from a global taskforce, fifty chemicals the public are exposed to on a daily basis have been shown to trigger cancer when combined. A global taskforce of 174 scientists from leading research centres across 28 countries studied the link between mixtures of commonly encountered chemicals and the development of cancer. The […]
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• Half Price Lithium-ion Batteries With Improved Performance and Recyclability

  23-06-2015 08:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  MIT spinoff company 24M has reinvented the manufacturing process for lithium-ion batteries to reduce cost, improve performance, and make them easier to recycle. An advanced manufacturing approach for lithium-ion batteries, developed by researchers at MIT and at a spinoff company called 24M, promises to significantly slash the cost of the most widely used type of […]
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• Fin24.com | Amazon to pay authors based on pages read

  23-06-2015 07:52
  
  It could soon pay more to write lengthier books, if you are an author self-publishing on Amazon.com's Kindle e-book platform.
  
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• Photos: Bear Cub Hangs on a Log

  23-06-2015 01:54 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Lego Wants to Phase Out Plastic in Its Toy Bricks

  23-06-2015 00:40 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Lego wants to replace the plastic used in its toy bricks with environmentally "sustainable" materials by 2030.
  
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