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• Zuckerberg to 'The Terminator': The Machines Won't Win

  30-06-2015 22:25 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Mark Zuckerberg held an impromptu Q&A on Facebook Tuesday afternoon, and everyone from Stephen Hawking to Arnold Schwarzenegger joined the fun.
  
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• Carnival of Space. I

  30-06-2015 21:05 via pinterest.com
  
  Carnival of Space. Image by Jason Major.
  
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• UC Engineers Break Distance Barriers for Fiber Optic Signals

  30-06-2015 19:53 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists at UC Diego have increased the maximum power at which optical signals can be sent through optical fibers, breaking key barriers that limit the distance information can travel in fiber optic cables and still be accurately deciphered by a receiver. This advance has the potential to increase the data transmission rates for the fiber […]
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• Olympus Camera Swaps Lenses, Uses Phone for Its Screen

  30-06-2015 19:42 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The new Olympus Air A01 is a wireless lens camera that you can control with your smartphone.
  
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• Is That a Big Crater

  30-06-2015 19:40 via pinterest.com
  
  Is That a Big Crater on Pluto? Pyramidal Mountain Found on Ceres
  
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• Cancer Drug Prolongs the Life of Fruit Flies, Could Do the Same for Humans

  30-06-2015 19:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using a cancer drug called Trametinib, biologists have extended the life expectancy in fruit flies by around twelve percent. The researchers believe that the substance could be used to develop future anti-aging drugs to extend life expectancy in humans. Humans, yeasts and fruit flies began to evolve separately millions of years ago. Nevertheless, the cellular […]
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• Astronomers Discover Disilicon Carbide in Space

  30-06-2015 19:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After decades of speculation and searching, astronomers have discovered the important dust-forming molecule Si-C-Si (disilicon carbide) in space. The space between stars is not empty — it contains a vast reservoir of diffuse material with about 5-10% of the total mass of our Milky Way galaxy. Most of the material is gas, but about 1% […]
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• Fin24.com | Apple Music launched in South Africa

  30-06-2015 19:14
  
  Technology giant Apple has officially included South Africa among 100 countries where it has switched on its streaming music service.
  
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• Fin24.com | Media24’s revenue grows marginally

  30-06-2015 19:10
  
  Media24’s revenue grew marginally to R8.25bn in the year ended March 31 2015 from R8.17bn in the previous year, it has reported.
  
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• LiquiGlide Nonstick Coating Coming to Consumer Goods

  30-06-2015 19:07 via scitechdaily.com
  
  You won’t have to shake, rattle and roll those last drops of condiments out of the bottle anymore. LiquiGlide, a liquid-impregnated coating that acts as a slippery barrier between a surface and a viscous liquid, has just been licensed to a major consumer-goods company. The days of wasting condiments — and other products — that […]
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• Fin24.com | Competition Commission approves R7bn Vodacom-Neotel deal

  30-06-2015 18:48
  
  The regulatory authority has given the green light for Vodacom to buy Neotel for R7bn.
  
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• Lysosomes May Contribute to Alzheimer’s Disease

  30-06-2015 18:35 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from Yale University shows lysosomes, the “garbage disposal” systems of cells, can fail and perhaps contribute to Alzheimer’s disease. Lysosomes, the “garbage disposal” systems of cells, are found in great abundance near the amyloid plaques in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease. Scientists have long assumed that their presence was […]
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• Could The Prandtl-m Become the First Mars Airplane?

  30-06-2015 18:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Later this year NASA researchers will test prototype aircraft aerodynamics that could lead to the first aircraft on Mars. When an aircraft makes its first flight on Mars in the 2020s, a NASA Armstrong innovation may have made it possible. A prototype of the Preliminary Research Aerodynamic Design to Land on Mars, or Prandtl-m, which […]
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• Apple Music Launches, Now With Taylor Swift!

  30-06-2015 17:36 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Apple Music officially launched on Tuesday, offering users unlimited music streaming for $9.99 per month.
  
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• Fin24.com | Uber not worried over possible Joburg regulation

  30-06-2015 17:17
  
  Uber is not worried over Johannesburg officials mulling new regulation for the internet ride sharing service in the city.
  
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• NASA Monitors a Rare X-ray Outburst from a Stellar-Mass Black Hole

  30-06-2015 17:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Astronomers around the world are watching the onset of a rare X-ray outburst from a stellar-mass black hole in the binary system V404 Cygni. On June 15, NASA’s Swift caught the onset of a rare X-ray outburst from a stellar-mass black hole in the binary system V404 Cygni. Astronomers around the world are watching the […]
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• Court Agrees Apple Violated Antitrust Law in E-Book Entry

  30-06-2015 16:47 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A federal appeals court in New York says Apple violated antitrust laws by colluding with publishers to raise electronic book prices in 2010.
  
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• China Announces Climate Target for Paris Deal

  30-06-2015 16:42 via abcnews.go.com
  Top carbon polluter China announces climate target for Paris agreement
  
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• Who's accountable if your personal data gets hacked?

  30-06-2015 16:42 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The massive breach of federal employees' personal data shows the need to make officials step up the level of security
  
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• Watch: Leap Second Has Some People Ticked Off

  30-06-2015 16:39 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The upcoming adjustment to the world clock has tech companies bracing for chaos.
  
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• Leap Second: How Companies Are Preparing For Extra Second

  30-06-2015 16:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  If today feels extra long, there's a reason for it.
  
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• Dubai Plans to Build 3-D Printed Office Building

  30-06-2015 16:05 via abcnews.go.com
  Dubai aims to build world's first office building, printed with 3-D technology
  
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• Fin24.com | Cape Town impounds over 200 Uber cars in 2015

  30-06-2015 15:50
  
  Traffic officials have so far impounded over 200 Uber cars in Cape Town during 2015, says the internet ride-sharing service.
  
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• Fin24.com | Uber faces BEE regulations in Joburg

  30-06-2015 15:49
  
  The City of Johannesburg would like a South African flavour of black economic empowerment with Uber, says a city official.
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN strike not over yet

  30-06-2015 13:54
  
  Strike action against South Africa’s second-biggest mobile network MTN has not ended yet.
  
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• 'Fifty Shades' Author Endures Painful Twitter Q&A

  30-06-2015 13:52 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Fifty Shades of Grey author EL James endured some pain of her own when Twitter users took advantage of a Q&A to make fun of her erotic fiction.
  
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• Watch: Apple Officially Launches Music Streaming Service

  30-06-2015 13:24 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Apple announces its streaming music service, Apple Music.
  
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• Fin24.com | Top SA e-commerce fails - and fixes

  30-06-2015 13:02
  
  E-commerce presents a lucrative opportunity for SA companies, but few are able to ensure a smooth customer experience.
  
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• Fin24.com | Deal struck to abolish EU roaming charges

  30-06-2015 12:58
  
  A deal to abolish mobile phone roaming charges in the European Union in 2017 has been struck in Brussels.
  
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• 'Leap second': how are you planning to spend it? - The Guardian

  30-06-2015 12:01 via theguardian.com
  
  The Guardian
  'Leap second': how are you planning to spend it?
  The Guardian
  Each moment of human existence is precious, and we'll all be getting an extra one at midnight on Tuesday (BST). The “leap second” is to allow extremely precise devices to keep in sync with the Earth's rotation, which is gradually slowing. The extra ...
  Leap second keeps atomic clocks in sync with speed of the planet's rotationABC Online
  Leap second on June 30 is no Y2K bug, says expertCBC.ca
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• Google harms consumers and strangles the open web, study says - The Register

  30-06-2015 11:58 via theregister.co.uk
  
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  Google harms consumers and strangles the open web, study says
  The Register
  A study into search engine users' behaviour claims that Google's favourable treatment of its own services results in consumer harm, and will make the web less diverse. Heavyweight law prof Tim Wu, who coined the phrase “net neutrality”, is one of the ...
  Yelp accuses Google of fabricating search resultsIndia Today
  Google degrades search results to prefer its ownSlashGear
  Google Inc Manipulates Se
  
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• Why Cities Will Be Vital Players at Paris Climate Talks - Huffington Post

  30-06-2015 11:35 via huffingtonpost.com
  
  Times of India
  Why Cities Will Be Vital Players at Paris Climate Talks
  Huffington Post
  Over the next few days, leaders from cities, local governments and other organizations around the world will gather in Lyon, France. It is an important step toward COP21, the UN conference on climate change that will happen in Paris in December. The ...
  Climate change plans require urgent action, government warnedBBC News
  Why your patio is making the heatwave even hotterTelegraph.co.uk
  Regulating for climate
  
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• Amazon to launch AWS data center infrastructure for India in 2016 - VentureBeat

  30-06-2015 11:31 via venturebeat.com
  
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  Amazon to launch AWS data center infrastructure for India in 2016
  VentureBeat
  Got email marketing? We've got best practices from LivingSocial and estate sale guru Everything But The House in our next Insight webinar. Amazon has revealed that it's expanding its public data center infrastructure to India to satisfy a growing ...
  Amazon Web Services to set up data centres in India next yearEconomic Times
  Amazon Will Expand Its AWS Cloud Services To India In 2016TechCrunch
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• EU to End Cellphone Roaming Charges in 2017 - New York Times

  30-06-2015 11:28 via nytimes.com
  Business Insider
  EU to End Cellphone Roaming Charges in 2017
  New York Times
  LONDON — European officials agreed on Tuesday to outlaw cellphone roaming charges, beginning in 2017, when people travel across the 28-member bloc. The change is part of long-awaited overhauls aimed at improving how Europeans connect to and ...
  EU clinches deal to end mobile roaming chargesWashington Post
  Roaming charges to fall sharply after EU strikes dealIrish Times
  EU agrees to end roaming charges, announces
  
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• Uber buys Microsoft's mapping tech to lessen reliance on Google Maps - Inquirer

  30-06-2015 11:28 via theinquirer.net
  
  Inquirer
  Uber buys Microsoft's mapping tech to lessen reliance on Google Maps
  Inquirer
  Uber ride request CONTROVERSIAL CAB BOOKING FIRM Uber has acquired mapping assets from Microsoft Bing as the firm looks to lessen its reliance on Google Maps. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella warned last week in a letter to employees that the firm ...
  Uber acquires Microsoft's Bing mapping technology, diplay ad business goes to ...Firstpost
  Microsoft to offload online display ads biz to ... hang on, A
  
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• EU Clinches Deal to End Mobile Roaming Charges

  30-06-2015 11:02 via abcnews.go.com
  EU clinches deal to end mobile roaming charges, ensure equal treatment of all Internet traffic
  
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• SpaceX blast snarls launch schedule as weather satellite delayed - Livemint

  30-06-2015 10:55 via livemint.com
  
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  SpaceX blast snarls launch schedule as weather satellite delayed
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  An unmanned SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket explodes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida, 28 June 2015. Photo: Reuters. Dallas: SpaceX's loss of a Falcon 9 rocket in a midair fireball spurred the postponement of the company's next mission, lofting a ...
  California schools lose experiments in SpaceX rocket failureSan Francisco Chronicle (subscription)
  US Should Spurn Russia's Rocket Engines Despite Space
  
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• Fin24.com | Local brand targets smartphone expansion

  30-06-2015 10:47
  
  South African brand AG Mobile has ambitious plans to expand its market share of smartphones.
  
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• Samsung claims to sell 1 million units of Tizen-powered Z1 smartphone - The Indian Express

  30-06-2015 10:47 via indianexpress.com
  
  The Indian Express
  Samsung claims to sell 1 million units of Tizen-powered Z1 smartphone
  The Indian Express
  Samsung India claims it has sold over 1 million Tizen-powered Samsung Z1 smartphones since the launch in January 2015. In a press statement, Asim Warsi, Vice-President-Marketing, Mobile and IT, Samsung India, said, “Samsung Z1 features an easy to ...
  Samsung plans to launch more Tizen phones this yearTimes of India
  Samsung Electronics plans more Tizen smartphones this yearFinancial
  
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• Fin24.com | SA Orange store eyes selling new iPhones

  30-06-2015 09:37
  
  Orange Horizons plans to become an iPhone retailer in South Africa as the company expands its product portfolio both online and in its physical store.
  
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• Fin24.com | Naspers boosts digital terrestrial TV offering

  30-06-2015 08:17
  
  Naspers is firmly on the road to providing digital terrestrial television, according to a summary of its year-end consolidated results.
  
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• Prehistoric worm with super armor found in China - CNET

  30-06-2015 08:02 via cnet.com
  
  CNET
  Prehistoric worm with super armor found in China
  CNET
  Scientists have found the fossil of an ancient worm called Hairy Collins' Monster, one of the first creatures to grow rows of spiky armor on its back. It's the King Koopa of lobopodians. by Danny Gallagher · @thisisdannyg; June 29, 2015 10:26 PM PDT.
  Super-Armored Ancient Spiky Worm Unearthed in ChinaI4U News
  Spiky little sea 'monster' thrived a half billion years agoReuters
  Collin's Monster-A Worm With 72 Spi
  
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• Windows 10 preview build comes with Microsoft Edge and WiFi - Engadget

  30-06-2015 08:02 via engadget.com
  
  Windows 10 preview build comes with Microsoft Edge and WiFi
  Engadget
  Microsoft's giving you the chance to try out its Edge browser before Windows 10 drops on July 29th, along with other new features that will come with the platform. You'll have to download Windows 10's latest preview build for PCs to take it for a spin ...and more »
  
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• Fin24.com | Two Uber bosses arrested in France

  30-06-2015 07:55
  
  The two leaders of Uber in France were taken into custody as part of a probe into their ride-booking app.
  
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• 15 Must-See Nebula Images from the European Southern Observatory

  30-06-2015 07:08 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Over the years the European Southern Observatory has provided a state-of-the-art research facility for astronomers around the globe. Many ground breaking discoveries have been made and many breathtaking images have been recorded. The following fifteen must-see images are some of the best nebula images ever captured.
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• PayPal Backs Down on Controversial Robocall Policy

  30-06-2015 02:11 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  PayPal's controversial new policy would have automatically "opted in" its users to receive robocalls and text messages from the company.
  
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• Microsoft Sheds Some of Its Ad Business, Mapping Service

  30-06-2015 01:03 via abcnews.go.com
  Microsoft strikes deals with AOL for display ads, Uber for street-image mapping service
  
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• Now Comes the SpaceX Rocket Whodunit: A Complex Mystery

  30-06-2015 00:50 via abcnews.go.com
  
  What went wrong with SpaceX rocket? Here's how engineers turned detectives will figure it out
  
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• Union Sues Feds Over Hack, Says Agency Had Ample Warning

  30-06-2015 00:37 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Union sues feds over hack as federal agency shuts down background check database
  
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• Largest Federal Employees Union Sues OPM Over Hack

  30-06-2015 00:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The American Federation of Government Employees has filed a lawsuit against the Office of Personnel management and its leaders.
  
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