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• U.S. and Japan Prep for Giant Robot Duel

  07-07-2015 23:17 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  If watching giant robots fight to the death sounds like your idea of a good time, then you're in luck.
  
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• Facebook to Add More Computing Power With Texas Data Center

  07-07-2015 23:07 via abcnews.go.com
  Facebook corralling more computing capacity in Texas data center that will run on wind power
  
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• NBA Player Blames Smartphone For Injury

  07-07-2015 22:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  At 6-foot-10 you would think Matt Bonner would handle a bigger iPhone with ease but the San Antonio Spurs player blames the smartphone for hindering his game.
  
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• SpaceX Close to Figuring out Rocket Failure During Launch

  07-07-2015 21:49 via abcnews.go.com
  SpaceX close to figuring out rocket failure during launch; accident 'huge blow' to company
  
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• Tinder: How to Know If That Celeb's Profile Is the Real Deal

  07-07-2015 20:48 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Tinder is now letting users know if that celebrity's profile they swiped right on is the real deal or a potential catfish.
  
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• Replica 'Star Trek' Communicator Pairs With Your Phone

  07-07-2015 20:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  This replica Star Trek communicator not only looks like the real thing, but it pairs with your phone to provide actual telecommunication functions.
  
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• EPA Chief: Climate Plan on Track Despite Mercury Ruling

  07-07-2015 20:31 via abcnews.go.com
  EPA chief says Supreme Court ruling on mercury pollution will not affect Obama climate rule
  
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• Tinder Now Lets Celebrities Verify Their Profiles

  07-07-2015 20:15 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Are you a celebrity looking for love? Good news, Tinder is now verifying profiles for "notable public figures, celebrities and athletes."
  
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• Group Demands Google Extend 'Forgotten' Requests to U.S.

  07-07-2015 20:03 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The advocacy group has filed a complaint with the FTC accusing Google of "unfair and deceptive" practice.
  
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• Russian Police Issue Instructions for Safe Selfies

  07-07-2015 19:24 via abcnews.go.com
  Russian police issue instructions for safe selfies after 10 killed, 100 injured this year
  
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• Rubio Jabs Both Parties in Economic Pitch

  07-07-2015 19:20 via abcnews.go.com
  Marco Rubio declares the 'old ways no longer work' in economic pitch centered on lower taxes
  
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• New Research Shows Having Kids Later is Associated with Higher Satisfaction Levels

  07-07-2015 19:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study from the Max Planck Institute reveals that the satisfaction levels of parents depend not only on the number of children they have, but also on the point in time when they start a family. “All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” according to one […]
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• Engineers Develop a New Slimmer Design for Invisibility Cloaks

  07-07-2015 18:47 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of engineers from UC San Diego have developed a new design for a cloaking device that overcomes some of the limitations of existing “invisibility cloaks.” In a new study, electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego have designed a cloaking device that is both thin and does not alter the brightness […]
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• Astronomers Detail the Demographics of Transition Discs in Ophiuchus and Taurus

  07-07-2015 18:29 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the most probable explanation for the inner gap in transition disks is the influence of one or more giant planets orbiting nearby. A star is typically born with a disk of gas and dust encircling it, from which planets develop as dust grains in the […]
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• Facebook: How to Find Out Who Unfriended You

  07-07-2015 18:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  First comes the sting of being unfriended on Facebook and then the curiosity of who did it.
  
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• Niobium Nanowire Yarns Make High-Performance Supercapacitors

  07-07-2015 18:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using yarns made from niobium nanowire, researchers at MIT have developed a new approach to making supercapacitors. Wearable electronic devices for health and fitness monitoring are a rapidly growing area of consumer electronics; one of their biggest limitations is the capacity of their tiny batteries to deliver enough power to transmit data. Now, researchers at […]
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• SurveyMonkey Names CEO to Replace David Goldberg

  07-07-2015 18:06 via abcnews.go.com
  SurveyMonkey names HP's Bill Veghte CEO following the death of David Goldberg
  
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• Researchers One Step Closer to Developing Better Vaccines

  07-07-2015 17:59 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists from Yale University have uncovered a new role for regulatory T cells, moving them one step closer to developing vaccines that could be more protective against some of the most intractable viral infections, including HIV and flu. For the study, published in Nature Immunology, researchers Brian Laidlaw, Dr. Joseph Craft, and Dr. Susan M. […]
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• NuSTAR Reveals Hidden Black Holes

  07-07-2015 17:46 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using NuSTAR, astronomers clearly identified five supermassive black holes that were previously elusive because of their surrounding cocoons of material. Some of the “biggest and baddest” black holes around are buried under thick blankets of gas and dust. These monsters in the middle of galaxies are actively devouring material, but their hidden nature makes observing […]
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• The Latest New Horizons Images of Dwarf Planet Pluto

  07-07-2015 17:27 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Taken just a few days ago, these new images from the New Horizons Spacecraft provide a better view of Pluto and its mysterious dark spots. These are the most recent high-resolution views of Pluto sent by NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, including one showing the four mysterious dark spots on Pluto that have captured the imagination […]
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• Eyes on the Road: Smart Dashboards Raise Safety Concerns

  07-07-2015 17:26 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  When it comes to dashboards that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.
  
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• Oculus Rift Takes Students, Home-Buyers on Virtual Tours

  07-07-2015 16:51 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Virtual reality isn't just changing video games, it's also shifting how people explore everything from luxury apartments to universities.
  
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• Google Tests Self-Driving Cars in Austin

  07-07-2015 16:28 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Google has begun testing its self-driving cars in Austin, expanding efforts to gather information on how the prototypes work in the real world.
  
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• What Twitter's New Birthday Feature Means for You

  07-07-2015 16:11 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Twitter wants to celebrate your birthday -- if you're so inclined to let the world know it's your big day.
  
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• Fin24.com | WATCH: Why you are going to love self-driving cars

  07-07-2015 15:36
  
  Watch as a journalist attempts to get ready for his busy day, while remaining firmly behind the wheel of a self-driving car on the scary highways of Germany's autobahn.
  
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• U.S. vs. Japan Part II: Giant robots set to duel

  07-07-2015 15:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  "Suidobashi, you have a giant robot, we have a giant robot. You know what needs to happen."
  
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• Fin24.com | Samsung ups security with BlackBerry partnership

  07-07-2015 14:27
  
  Samsung and BlackBerry have announced the first results of a partnership designed to provide secure Android smartphones for enterprise users.
  
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• Fin24.com | Labour court hears Telkom job cuts case

  07-07-2015 13:29
  
  The Johannesburg Labour Court will hand down judgment on Solidarity’s urgent application to obtain an interdict against Telkom’s planned job cuts on Wednesday.
  
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• Watch: GoPro Hero4 Session

  07-07-2015 13:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Mini GoPro Hero4 Session with smaller cubed shape design is ready for action!
  
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• Fin24.com | Soft Galaxy S6 sales hurt Samsung profit

  07-07-2015 11:35
  
  Samsung Electronics has forecast lower-than-expected profit in a sign that its much-anticipated Galaxy S6 smartphones failed to lead a meaningful recovery.
  
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• Fin24.com | Court rejects bid to block Samsung stock sale

  07-07-2015 10:36
  
  A South Korean court has rejected a US hedge fund's request to block the sale of treasury stocks by construction firm Samsung C&T.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA-linked Bitcoin firm targets Nigeria

  07-07-2015 08:40
  
  Cryptocurrency company BitX has launched its Bitcoin technology in Nigeria as it targets Africa’s biggest economy.
  
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• Every kind of nerder

  07-07-2015 07:48 via pinterest.com
  
  Every kind of nerdery imaginable.
  
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• Fin24.com | Court to hear bid to stop Telkom job cuts

  07-07-2015 07:10
  
  The Labour Court in Johannesburg is set to hear trade union Solidarity’s urgent application to obtain an interdict against Telkom’s planned job cuts.
  
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• Texas Scientist With a Thing for Longhorns

  07-07-2015 00:30 via nytimes.com
  David M. Hillis, an evolutionary biologist, has employed genetics, biochemistry and computation to figure out how those horns got so long.
  
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