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• Amazon Releases List of 'Prime Day' Deal Teases

  14-07-2015 23:57 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  It's Christmas in July at Amazon during 'Prime Day.'
  
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• Hacker Gets 13-Year Sentence for Huge ID Theft Scheme

  14-07-2015 22:31 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  A Vietnamese hacker who schemed to sell access to the stolen personal data of 200 million U.S. citizens has been sentenced to 13 years in prison.
  
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• Bionic breakthrough: Stronger, faster ... cheaper?

  14-07-2015 21:02 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Some experts believe a new "Paralympics for bionics," named Cybathlon, will help sport become more accessible for everyday disabled athletes.
  
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• Watch: At Long Last: Hello, Pluto!

  14-07-2015 20:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Earthlings see first up-close view of Pluto beamed back by NASA probe.
  
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• Scam Alert: Report of $31Bn Offer for Twitter Is a Hoax

  14-07-2015 20:39 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Scammers distributed a fake story, disguised as a Bloomberg news report, that said Twitter had received a $31 billion buyout offer.
  
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• Photos: Baby Seal Chills Out

  14-07-2015 20:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Clinton Slams Uber-Style 'Gig Economy' For 'Misclassifying Workers'

  14-07-2015 20:02 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Clinton promised she would "crack down" on companies for hiring workers as contractors instead of employees.
  
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• CERN Reports Observation of Pentaquark Particles

  14-07-2015 19:24 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Physicists at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider have reported the discovery of a class of particles known as pentaquarks. “The pentaquark is not just any new particle,” said LHCb spokesperson Guy Wilkinson. “It represents a way to aggregate quarks, namely the fundamental constituents of ordinary protons and neutrons, in a pattern that has never been observed […]
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• Diabetes Medication Could Be Used to Reduce Tumor Growth

  14-07-2015 19:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from UCLA have identified a new mechanism that delivers glucose to cancer cells, providing evidence that drugs used to treat diabetes could be used to reduce tumor growth in pancreatic and prostate cancers. Cancer cells require high amounts of the sugar glucose to survive and grow, and long-standing research has established passive glucose transporters, […]
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• Researchers Observed 13 Equally Spaced, Zebra-Like Stripes of Plasma in Space

  14-07-2015 18:43 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A team of researchers from MIT and UCLA have identified zebra-like stripes of plasma in a region of space about 12,000 miles from Earth’s surface. The structure may help scientists identify radiation-remediation strategies in space. Since the early 1970s, orbiting satellites have picked up on noise-like plasma waves very close to the Earth’s magnetic field […]
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• Richard Binzel Answers Questions on New Horizons’ Closest View of Pluto

  14-07-2015 18:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Richard Binzel, a New Horizons mission co-investigator, takes time to answer questions about New Horizons unprecedented view of Pluto and how the new images may shed light on planetary formation. On January 19, 2006, NASA launched a space probe the size of a golf cart on a mission to explore the farthest reaches of the […]
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• New Horizons Measures Size of Pluto, Settles Decades-Long Debate

  14-07-2015 18:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has only just reached Pluto, but it has already solved a decades-long debated question about the dwarf planet: How big is Pluto? Mission scientists have found Pluto to be 1,473 miles (2,370 kilometers) in diameter, somewhat larger than many prior estimates. Images acquired with the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) were […]
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• NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft Reaches Historic Encounter with Pluto

  14-07-2015 17:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After three billion miles and a decade-long journey through our solar system, NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft has finally reached Pluto. New Horizons made its closest approach at a distance of roughly 7,750 miles above the surface, making it the first-ever space mission to explore a world so far from Earth. “I’m delighted at this latest […]
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• Apple Gobbles Up Nearly All Smartphone Profits

  14-07-2015 17:21 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Apple took home nearly 92 percent of all smartphone profits last quarter, according to estimates from Canaccord Genuity.
  
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• Scientists Show Rising Concern About Deep-Sea Mining

  14-07-2015 17:09 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Researchers are calling for the creation of what amounts to international nature preserves on the ocean floor.
  
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• Tech Rewound: When Computers that Could Print Documents Wowed Us

  14-07-2015 16:55 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  In 1978, a calendar on a computer and printing documents were considered to be advanced technology.
  
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• Rare Enigma Code Machine Sells at Auction for $232,000

  14-07-2015 16:38 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  An Enigma machine, used by the German military to send secret codes during World War II, sold for more than $232,000.
  
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• Fin24.com | Press Council, FPB lock down content regulation deal

  14-07-2015 15:31
  
  The Film and Publications Board has agreed in principle to defer the regulation of online press content to the Press Council of South Africa.
  
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• Watch: The Feud Between Walmart and Amazon

  14-07-2015 15:06 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The two largest retailers in the U.S. are battling over online sales events.
  
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• NASA probe makes history in flyby

  14-07-2015 14:28 via rss.cnn.com
  
  NASA says its New Horizons spacecraft completed a historic flyby of Pluto, making its closest pass over the small, icy world at 7:49 a.m. ET.
  
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• Fin24.com | Uber intimidation victims warn Sandton users

  14-07-2015 13:04
  
  Two Uber customers who were intimidated by metered taxi drivers outside the Sandton Gautrain station have a warning for fellow fans of the app-based service.
  
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• Fin24.com | 'Just dump SA digital TV migration'

  14-07-2015 11:53
  
  South Africa's adoption of digital terrestrial television (DTT) should be carefully evaluated and perhaps even dumped, says an industry insider.
  
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• Ready for Its Close-up: First Spacecraft to Explore Pluto

  14-07-2015 10:51 via abcnews.go.com
  NASA's New Horizons closing in on Pluto, first spacecraft to explore the dwarf planet
  
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• Fin24.com | Govt should get out of broadband, warns GSMA

  14-07-2015 10:51
  
  The South African government should not get involved in the high speed mobile broadband spectrum market, an international body has warned.
  
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• Pluto flyby LIVE: Nasa awaits first pictures of dwarf planet from New Horizons - Telegraph.co.uk

  14-07-2015 10:28 via telegraph.co.uk
  
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  Pluto flyby LIVE: Nasa awaits first pictures of dwarf planet from New Horizons
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  ... • Flyby to explore 'The Third Zone' • At 12.49 New Horizons will pass over Pluto's heart-shaped area • New Horizons Pluto flyby: Nasa spacecraft to 'buzz' dwarf planet • NASA probe to arrive at Pluto carrying ashes of Clyde Tombaugh ...
  NASA's New Horizons' first photos to arrive at remote Australian siteCBC.ca
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• HSBC misses Apple Pay UK launch - BBC News

  14-07-2015 10:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
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  HSBC misses Apple Pay UK launch
  BBC News
  HSBC has announced that its customers will not be able to use the new Apple Pay system as it launches in the UK. The bank had been expected to be amongst the first to offer the system, which allows some iPhone users to pay by touching their phone or ...
  Apple Pay lands in the UKCNET
  HSBC customers can't use Apple Pay, and they aren't happyTelegraph.co.uk
  Apple Pay goes live in the UK but no word on Irish launchIrish Independent
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• Recent Breakthrough Insight into Cell Division Can Boost Cancer Research - WallStreet OTC

  14-07-2015 09:45 via wallstreetotc.com
  
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  Recent Breakthrough Insight into Cell Division Can Boost Cancer Research
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  Until now, molecular biologists thought that chromosomes do not actively engage in cell division processes also known as cytokinesis. But a series of recent experiments showed that they have an active role in pulling apart and dividing the living cells.
  New cell division mechanism discovered(e) Science News (press release) (registration)
  Chromosomes' active role in cell division discovered
  
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• Fin24.com | Walmart, Amazon ready face-off over sales

  14-07-2015 09:43
  
  Walmart Stores has announced plans for a massive sale timed to compete with a big Amazon promotion.
  
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• Flash blocked on Firefox by default due to security issues - GMA News

  14-07-2015 09:40 via gmanetwork.com
  
  GMA News
  Flash blocked on Firefox by default due to security issues
  GMA News
  Amid recent security issues hounding Adobe's Flash plugin, the software has been blocked in Mozilla's open-source browser Firefox. Mozilla head of Firefox support announced the policy in a post on his Twitter account before noon Tuesday (PHL time).
  Firefox Now Blocks Flash By DefaultGizmodo
  Mozilla blocks Flash in FirefoxiAfrica.com
  Mozilla blocks Flash as Facebook security chief calls for its deathThe Verge
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• Microsoft's Surface Hub mega-slab DELAYED 'cause you demanded it - The Register

  14-07-2015 09:09 via theregister.co.uk
  
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  Microsoft's Surface Hub mega-slab DELAYED 'cause you demanded it
  The Register
  Microsoft has run into a few hurdles in its manufacturing process for its Surface Hub wall-mounted touchscreen and as a result, it now says it won't be able to ship them when it initially thought it could. Redmond started taking preorders for the ...
  Microsoft's Surface might finally be coming to SAhtxt.africa
  Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Still Coming Out Soon? Latest Rumors, Specs ...Latinos P
  
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• Nintendo boss dies of cancer aged just 55 - Irish Independent

  14-07-2015 08:47 via independent.ie
  
  Irish Independent
  Nintendo boss dies of cancer aged just 55
  Irish Independent
  NINTENDO chief executive Satoru Iwata, who led the Japanese video game company through years of growth with its Pokemon and Super Mario franchises, has died after a lengthy battle with cancer. Share. Facebook · Twitter · Google · Email. Go To.
  Listen to this tribute to late Nintendo chief Satoru IwataGMA News
  Online world pays tribute to Nintendo's Satoru IwataIBNLive
  Life After Iwata: The Gam
  
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• Lots of Speculation, Few Clues About Mysterious Beach Blast

  14-07-2015 08:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Lots of speculation, few clues on mysterious Rhode Island beach blast that sent woman flying
  
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• Bumblebees face major threat due to climate change - NY City News

  14-07-2015 07:57 via nycnews.net
  NY City News
  Bumblebees face major threat due to climate change
  NY City News
  Research teams from the US, Canada and Europe have suggested that bumblebees face major risk to their population due to climate change. As per the study, bumblebees' survival is threatened by climate change, which is also destroying their habitats.
  Bees are dying because of climate change, new study suggestsSTGIST
  Bumblebee Species Habitat Under ThreatUniversity Herald
  Bumblebees Decimated by Climate Change: StudyD
  
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• YouTube still growing strong despite competition - The Sun Daily

  14-07-2015 07:44 via thesundaily.my
  
  The Sun Daily
  YouTube still growing strong despite competition
  The Sun Daily
  ASPEN: Google-owned YouTube is seeing "accelerating" growth despite competition from Facebook and others in video, YouTube chief executive Susan Wojcicki said Monday. Wojcicki said she is pleased with the growth in people watching videos on the ...
  Bits | YouTube Chief Talks Children, Mobile and Competition With FacebookNew York Times (blog)
  Half Of Google Inc (GOOG)'s YouTube Views Originate From Mo
  
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• The Internet Flooded With Tributes to Nintendo Chief

  14-07-2015 06:14 via abcnews.go.com
  The Internet flooded with tributes to dead Nintendo chief Iwata in images, video, petition
  
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• Road to Top of Mountain, Site of Disputed Telescope, Reopens

  14-07-2015 04:40 via abcnews.go.com
  Road to top of mountain, site of disputed telescope, reopens after overnight access restricted
  
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• Spotlight Shining on Pluto on Cold Outskirts of Solar System

  14-07-2015 04:35 via abcnews.go.com
  Spotlight shining on Pluto in cold outskirts of solar system; little world once was a planet
  
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• Little Pluto Bigger Than Scientists Thought as Flyby Looms

  14-07-2015 04:32 via abcnews.go.com
  Little Pluto little bigger than scientists thought as Tuesday flyby looms;miles melting away
  
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• Researchers discover series of terrifying fish off Sydney coast - Daily Mail

  14-07-2015 02:41 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail
  Researchers discover series of terrifying fish off Sydney coast
  Daily Mail
  Chief scientist for the voyage, UNSW marine biologist Professor Iain Suthers, said he was amazed they were able to find so many on the tiny critters and the discovery will now change how researchers study juvenile fish. 'We had thought fish only ...
  Submerged volcanoes found off SydneyThe Nation
  Ancient volcanoes may explain why NZ and Australia split upStuff.co.nz
  Ancient volcanoes may explain why Austral
  
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• Game Makers Reflect on Death of Nintendo's Iwata at Age 55

  14-07-2015 01:45 via abcnews.go.com
  Game makers reflect on death of Nintendo's Satoru Iwata at age 55
  
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• Land Rover software bug causes doors to open on their own - SlashGear

  14-07-2015 01:14 via slashgear.com
  
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  Land Rover software bug causes doors to open on their own
  SlashGear
  You're driving along and all is well until you turn and your door swings open -- a door you're sure was firmly shut when you got in the car. Such is a potential problem some Range Rover owners are facing due to a software bug that may cause the doors ...
  Land Rover Recalls 65000 SUVs in US for Door Latch ProblemRapid News Network
  Land Rover recalls 65000 vehicles over unlatching doorsUPI.comall 49 news ar
  
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• Another ‘Too Big to Fail’ System in G.M.O.s

  14-07-2015 00:22 via nytimes.com
  The risks of using genetically modified organisms are similar to those that led to the financial crisis, the authors contend.
  
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