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• Verizon Tests Internet 10X Faster Than Google Fiber

  11-08-2015 21:46 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Verizon claims to have successfully tested new technology that would allow it to deliver broadband speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second.
  
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• Streaming Music Kills 'CDs For a Penny' Columbia House

  11-08-2015 21:02 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The music died for Columbia House on Monday as the mail-order retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
  
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• Nebia Shower Head Promises Better, More Efficient Showers

  11-08-2015 19:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Everyone's mind is on the droughts hitting the country - it's a good time to debut a super-efficient shower head.
  
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• Disney Sorry for Controversial Nagasaki Anniversary Tweet

  11-08-2015 18:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Walt Disney Japan apologized Monday for a tweet wishing "congratulations" on the 70th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki.A post on Dis
  
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• #BlackLivesMatter: How a Hashtag Drove a Movement

  11-08-2015 18:56 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Experts say the hashtag generated a national discussion about race that arguably would not have happened had it not been for social media.
  
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• Newly Discovered Planet Kepler-453b Orbits Two Stars

  11-08-2015 18:38 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using Kepler data astronomers have discovered Kepler-453b – a circumbinary planet located within the “habitable zone.” A team of astronomers including a San Francisco State University researcher has discovered a new planet orbiting a pair of stars, the 10th “circumbinary” planet discovered by NASA’s Kepler Mission and a milestone for the 6-year-old spacecraft. The planet, […]
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• The Nearest Potentially Habitable Planet is Roughly Nine Light-Years Away

  11-08-2015 18:18 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has examined Kepler observations for exoplanet transits around lower mass M-dwarf stars, revealing that the nearest potentially habitable Earth-sized planet is likely to be about nine light-years away. The Kepler mission has so far spotted an astonishing 4696 possible exoplanets; about one third of them, 1030, […]
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• The Direct Imaging and Spectroscopy of a Young Extrasolar Kuiper Belt

  11-08-2015 18:06 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using the new spectrometer on the Gemini telescope to study a star slightly larger than the Sun, astronomers found that the debris ring is confined to a Kuiper belt–like distance from the star and that its dust has properties consistent with that of the major constituents of Kuiper belt bodies — including water ice. The […]
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• Perseid meteor shower expected to be stellar

  11-08-2015 18:01 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A moonless evening could give stargazers a fantastic light show this week.
  
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• Weather scrubs launch of student experiments to space

  11-08-2015 18:00 via rss.cnn.com
  
  College students eager to see their experiments fly in space will have to wait at least one more day after weather forced NASA to scrub plans for a scheduled Tuesday launch from eastern Virginia's Wallops Flight Facility.
  
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• Researchers Reveal How Chronic Inflammation Can Lead to Cancer

  11-08-2015 17:52 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New research from MIT reveals how the immune system can create cancerous DNA mutations when fighting off infection. Chronic inflammation caused by disease or exposure to dangerous chemicals has long been linked to cancer, but exactly how this process takes place has remained unclear. Now, a precise mechanism by which chronic inflammation can lead to […]
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• Newly Developed Simple Protein Plays Active Role in Cellular Function

  11-08-2015 17:41 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Scientists from Yale University have created a synthetic protein that is active, despite its simplicity. Yale scientists have developed simple new proteins almost devoid of chemical diversity that still play a surprisingly active and specific role in cellular function, causing cells to act like cancer cells, they report August 10 in the Proceedings of the […]
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• Watch: Alphabet Shakeup Spells Change for Google

  11-08-2015 17:26 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google's restructuring will place the search-engine business as a subsidiary under a newly-created holding company, Alphabet.
  
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• Naturally Occurring Atmospheric Processes and Chinese Pollution Offset Ozone Gains

  11-08-2015 17:25 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study reveals that a combination of naturally occurring atmospheric processes and pollutants crossing the Pacific Ocean from China have offset the reduction of ozone-forming pollutants from the United States. New research finds that the western United States reduced its production of ozone-forming pollutants by a whopping 21 percent between 2005 and 2010, […]
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• 'The Universe is slowly dying,' study shows with unprecedented precision

  11-08-2015 17:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Goodbye, universe. You came in with the biggest bang ever, but now, you're on your way out with a drooping fizzle.
  
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• The $3000 Putin-themed Apple Watch you've been waiting for

  11-08-2015 17:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  "What's that?" They'll say.
  
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• Scientists grow monkey arms in the lab

  11-08-2015 17:14 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Researchers are growing monkey and rat limbs in the lab, with the hope of one day growing human limbs for use as transplants.
  
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• MIT 'Pacific Rim' Robot Could One Day Rescue People

  11-08-2015 17:09 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Like in "Pacific Rim" and so many awesome Japanese cartoons, a robot could let people enter dangerous situations from a distance.
  
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• NASA TV Will Broadcast Perseid Meteor Shower Program

  11-08-2015 17:09 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA TV will host a program for this week’s Perseid meteor shower, which is expected to be one of the best in years. NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, will broadcast a live program about this year’s Perseid meteor shower from 10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, August 12 to 2 a.m. Thursday, August 13. […]
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• Fin24.com | Google 'Alphabet' spells surprise reorganisation

  11-08-2015 15:48
  
  Google has unveiled a surprise corporate overhaul, forming a new parent company dubbed Alphabet to include internet search and a handful of independent companies.
  
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• Fin24.com | Who is Sundar Pichai, Google's new CEO?

  11-08-2015 15:14
  
  His name may not ring a bell, but Google's new CEO Sundar Pichai has worked on some of the company's best-known products.
  
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• Google Creates New Holding Company in Restructuring

  11-08-2015 13:42 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Google announced a new corporate operating structure, creating a new company, Alphabet, that will count the Internet giant as a subsidiary.
  
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• Fin24.com | Absa takes lead in Apple Watch race

  11-08-2015 13:41
  
  Financial institution Absa has edged out Standard Bank in launching South Africa’s first Apple Watch banking app.
  
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• Watch: Apple Release Date Rumors for Latest iPhone

  11-08-2015 13:29 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Next generation versions of iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus could be released in September, according to reports.
  
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• Fin24.com | Women less aware of cyber threats than men - survey

  11-08-2015 12:59
  
  A survey by security company Kaspersky Lab has found that 19% of women think that they may become victims of cyber crime compared to 25% of men.
  
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• Fin24.com | Legislation should 'control' SA spam levels

  11-08-2015 11:51
  
  As call centres opt for more automation, local laws should be preventing South Africans from experiencing a deluge of spam text messages, says an insider.
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN sets sights on overtaking Vodacom

  11-08-2015 11:19
  
  Mobile network MTN wants to emerge from a months-long strike and overtake Vodacom to become South Africa’s number one telecoms company.
  
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• Fin24.com | M4JAM locks down deal with Pondering Panda

  11-08-2015 09:28
  
  Micro-jobbing platform Money for Jam has acquired digital market research company Pondering Panda as part of a move to expand data gathering tools for businesses.
  
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• Who Is Sundar Pichai, Google's New CEO?

  11-08-2015 08:55 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  An announcement from Google not only radically changed the organization of the Internet giant, but installed a new CEO: Sundar Pichai. Who is he?
  
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• Fin24.com | Google gets new CEO, holding company

  11-08-2015 07:47
  
  Google is creating a new company to oversee its internet business and getting a new CEO in the process.
  
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• Fin24.com | China hackers targeting US officials since 2010

  11-08-2015 06:21
  
  Chinese hackers have been accessing the private emails of top US national security and trade officials since April 2010, according to an NBC News report.
  
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• Milestones Over 20 Years of Google's History

  11-08-2015 06:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Google's co-founders met 20 years ago; today it's 1 of the tech industry's behemoths
  
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• Google Forms a New Holding Company, 'Alphabet'

  11-08-2015 06:16 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google creates new holding company, Alphabet, to oversee its core business and new ventures
  
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• Australia Criticized Over Greenhouse-Gas Reduction Target

  11-08-2015 05:45 via abcnews.go.com
  Australia accused of lagging behind wealthy countries with greenhouse-gas reduction target
  
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• NASA Astronauts Eat First Space-Grown Veggies - Wall Street Journal

  11-08-2015 04:44 via wsj.com
  
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  NASA Astronauts Eat First Space-Grown Veggies
  Wall Street Journal
  Astronauts on the International Space Station got to taste the first-ever space grown vegetable, red romaine lettuce. WSJ's Monika Auger reports. Photo: NASA. Transcript +. This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
  It's 'one small bite for man' after astronauts eat food grown in spaceIrish Independent
  Astronauts eat space-grown lettuce for the first timeBost
  
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• Xiaomi ties up with Foxconn in India, unveils first locally made smartphone ... - Firstpost

  11-08-2015 04:43 via firstpost.com
  
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  Xiaomi ties up with Foxconn in India, unveils first locally made smartphone ...
  Firstpost
  Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc has tied up with Taiwan's Foxconn to start assembling phones in India - its first such move in the world's third largest smartphone market as it seeks to expand its market share and cut costs. Since Xiaomi already ...
  Apple and Xiaomi's Race to Smartphone Dominance in IndiaWired
  China Smartphone Leader Xiaomi Starts Production In IndiaForbes
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• The universe is slowly dying - Sky News Australia

  11-08-2015 04:20 via skynews.com.au
  
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  The universe is slowly dying
  Sky News Australia
  The universe is dying - but don't panic, you've still got 100 billion years to get your bucket list done. Researchers from the International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research in Western Australia have measured the energy generated across 200,000 ...
  As galactic light fades, astronomers study the death of the universeLos Angeles Times
  'The Universe is slowly dying,' study shows with unprecedented precisionCNN In
  
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• Google to Reorganize in Move to Keep Its Lead as an Innovator - New York Times

  11-08-2015 03:42 via nytimes.com
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  Google to Reorganize in Move to Keep Its Lead as an Innovator
  New York Times
  SAN FRANCISCO — Google was founded as a company that did Internet search. Over time, it has broadened into areas as varied as drones, pharmaceuticals and venture capital, none of which make much money, and some of which have spooked investors.
  Google morphs into Alphabet; investors cheer clarityReuters
  Google Creates Parent Company Called Alphabet in RestructuringWall Street Journal
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• Haha more popular than LOL, according to Facebook - CBC.ca

  11-08-2015 03:34 via cbc.ca
  
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  Haha more popular than LOL, according to Facebook
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  Hehehe, LOL, *snorts*, XD, or a laughing tears emoji … From reaction GIFs to YouTube clips, there are more ways to laugh online than there are in real life for the average conversationalist. Like language itself, however, "e-laughter" is diverse and ...
  Opinion Journal: Hillary Email Scandal: What's Next?Wall Street Journal
  Almost nobody uses 'LOL' on Facebook any more: studySydney Morning Herald
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• Microsoft confirms Windows RT won't get new universal apps - PCWorld

  11-08-2015 03:25 via pcworld.com
  
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  Microsoft confirms Windows RT won't get new universal apps
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  Next month, Microsoft will update Windows RT 8.1 to give users a handful of new features like improvements to the Start menu and lock screen on their devices. Some reports have claimed that the changes will make the tablet's interface more closely ...
  Microsoft drops a slimmed down Windows 10 for the Internet of thingsFortune
  Surface, Surface 2 to get Start tweak next monthComputerworld
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• Google to Be Part of New Holding Company, 'Alphabet'

  11-08-2015 03:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Google changing operating structure, it will be part of holding company called 'Alphabet'
  
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• Heavens cue the Perseid meteor shower - Sacramento Bee

  11-08-2015 03:07 via sacbee.com
  
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  Heavens cue the Perseid meteor shower
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  Kick back and enjoy the show with nothing but a reclining chair and blanket as the Perseid meteor shower graces the sky on Wednesday night. According to NASA, if you only witness one meteor show in 2015, make it the Perseids. This lightshow was ...
  The Perseids are coming: How to catch the meteor shower of the year (+video)Christian Science Monitor
  Perseid meteor shower to reach peak on North Coast this weekSanta Rosa Pres
  
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• Grizzlies May Be Killed If Tied to Fatal Yellowstone Attack

  11-08-2015 01:03 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Adult grizzly, cub captured at scene of deadly attack in Yellowstone park could be euthanized
  
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• Climate: Butterflies on brink of extinction, says study - The Straits Times

  11-08-2015 00:27 via straitstimes.com
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  Climate: Butterflies on brink of extinction, says study
  The Straits Times
  A speckled wood butterfly ('Pararge aegeria') in a handout picture taken on June 13, 2010 and released by the Nature press service. "Widespread, drought-sensitive butterfly population extinction could occur as early as 2050", scientists reported in the ...
  These six butterflies could disappear foreverChristian Science Monitor
  Climate Change Could Harm British ButterfliesNew York Times
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