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• To Unite the Earth, Connect It

  26-09-2015 21:28 via nytimes.com
  Governments and technology companies need to do more to bring Internet access to the poor.
  
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• Blog comment, collab help man attack old maths problem

  26-09-2015 20:40
  
  Chris Cesare in Nature reported on Friday that Terence Tao successfully attacked the Erdős discrepancy problem by building on an online collaboration. Tao is a professor in the math department at UCLA. He works primarily in mathematical areas of harmonic analysis, PDE, geometric combinatorics, arithmetic combinatorics, analytic number theory, compressed sensing, and algebraic combinatorics.
  
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• Advocates: Oyster farming may hurt threatened shorebirds

  26-09-2015 20:30
  
  Environmentalists and coastal researchers say New Jersey's efforts to establish commercial oyster farms in shallow coastal waters may be jeopardizing a threatened shorebird.
  
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• What we know: the Volkswagen emissions test fraud scandal

  26-09-2015 20:20
  
  Just one week ago Volkswagen was a company oozing confidence, the world's best-selling automaker with a global brand that appealed to car buyers seeking trustworthy German engineering at an affordable price.
  
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• Zuckerberg, Gates make bid for universal Internet access

  26-09-2015 20:19
  
  Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates on Saturday threw their weight and resources behind the goal of bringing Internet access to everyone in the world by 2020.
  
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• Spain Requires VW Subsidiary SEAT to Return Clean Subsidies

  26-09-2015 19:53
  Spain tells VW subsidiary SEAT to return subsidies given to produce clean efficient cars
  
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• Cosmic Search Casts Doubts on Our Understanding of Galaxies and Black Holes

  26-09-2015 17:42 via scitechdaily.com
  
  After monitoring 24 pulsars with the Parkes Radio Telescope for 11 years, new research casts doubt on our understanding of galaxies and black holes. For scientists gravitational waves exert a powerful appeal, as it is believed they carry information allowing us to look back into the very beginnings of the Universe. Although there is strong […]
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• Astronaut Scott Kelly Views the Nile at Night from the International Space Station

  26-09-2015 17:16 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This newly released image from the International Space Station shows the Nile River at night. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, recently past the halfway mark of his one-year mission to the International Space Station, photographed the Nile River during a nighttime flyover on September 22, 2015. Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) wrote, “Day 179. The #Nile at night is […]
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• What Makes the Apple iPhone 6s and 6s Plus Different

  26-09-2015 13:44
  
  What you need to know about Apple's iPhone 6s and 6s Plus.
  
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• New Horizons Snaps Snakeskin-Like Texture of Pluto's Surface

  26-09-2015 13:44
  
  Pluto continues to surprise scientists who are sifting through the photos and data being sent back to Earth from the New Horizons space probe.
  
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• Why Your Credit Card Is Going 'Chip-and-PIN'

  26-09-2015 11:50 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Many Americans have received a new credit or debit card in the mail with a computer chip on the front.
  
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• Fin24.com | Sextortion scammers turn to fake Facebook profiles

  26-09-2015 10:30
  
  You should be careful about accepting Facebook friend requests from people you don’t know offline as cyber criminals prowl social networks to sexually stalk potential victims.
  
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• Analysis: US-China agreement on cybertheft a first step

  26-09-2015 10:00
  
  China's pledge to help crack down on hackers who steal commercial secrets from the United States, even coming as it did amid a bit of arm-twisting by President Barack Obama, is a big breakthrough that could reduce U.S.-China tensions and end huge losses for American companies.
  
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• Opportunity Mars rover preparing for active winter

  26-09-2015 09:50
  
  NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is conducting a "walkabout" survey of "Marathon Valley," where the rover's operators plan to use the vehicle through the upcoming Martian winter, and beyond, to study the context for outcrops bearing clay minerals.
  
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• 'Modern-day pirate' Kim Dotcom's words now used against him

  26-09-2015 09:50
  
  Prosecutors say Kim Dotcom and his colleagues sometimes reveled in their role as "modern-day pirates," discussed how to thwart the justice system, and joked that a judge would one day realize how "evil" they were.
  
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• Environmentalists ask court to stop Hawaii tuna quota shift

  26-09-2015 09:40
  
  Environmentalists on Friday asked a federal judge to stop the National Marine Fisheries Service from allowing Hawaii-based fishermen to attribute some of the bigeye tuna they catch to U.S. territories.
  
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• Singapore moves against Indonesian firms over haze

  26-09-2015 09:30
  
  Singapore has launched legal action that could lead to massive fines against Indonesian companies blamed for farm and plantation fires spewing unhealthy levels of air pollution over the city-state.
  
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• Silicon Valley to give India's Modi 'rock star' treatment

  26-09-2015 09:14
  
  For a change, Silicon Valley is buzzing about something besides a sleek new device, mind-bending breakthrough or precocious billionaire.
  
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• Japan robot owners warned off droid sex

  26-09-2015 09:12
  
  The company behind a chatty Japanese humanoid named Pepper has felt the need to remind customers who purchase the robots not to engage in sex with them.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA LTE speeds among world’s slowest

  26-09-2015 07:48
  
  South Africa has the tenth slowest LTE speeds in the world, according to wireless analysis company OpenSignal.
  
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• NASA releases stunning image of a supernova's remnants

  26-09-2015 06:15
  
  NASA has released a stunning image of the remnants of a supernova taken by the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope.
  
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• Obama: U.S., China Reach Cyber-Spying 'Understanding'

  26-09-2015 01:32 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  'Neither the U.S. nor the Chinese government will conduct or knowingly support' cyber-theft of intellectual property or commercial trade secrets.
  
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• Hilton Hotels Looking Into Possible Data Breach

  26-09-2015 01:26 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Hilton Worldwide is looking into reports that credit card information may have been exposed in a hack of Hilton Hotel properties across the U.S.
  
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• Federal officials investigate walrus deaths in Alaska

  26-09-2015 01:10
  
  Two groups of Pacific walrus have been found dead along the Chukchi Sea northwest of Alaska. One incident is the subject of a criminal investigation. The other has been blamed on natural causes.
  
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• Officials: More Work Emails From Clinton's Private Account

  26-09-2015 01:07
  
  Officials: Government finds more work emails from Clinton's account, challenging full handover
  
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• Ion space drive is said to break fuel efficiency record

  26-09-2015 00:55
  
  What's that? A space drive that reportedly wipes out NASA's fuel efficiency record? The news comes from Australia, from Neumann Space.
  
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• Skiing, climbing, global warming: French Alps show dilemma

  26-09-2015 00:52
  
  The Alps are the birthplace of downhill skiing and a crucible for mountain climbing—but now the French government is trying to help their winter tourist towns adapt to a warming world.
  
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• Report recommends expanding SeaWorld killer whale tanks

  26-09-2015 00:51
  
  SeaWorld should be allowed to build a much larger facility for its killer whales, a state government report recommended Friday in a move that outrages animal rights groups that see it as a step toward breeding more orcas in captivity.
  
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• The origin and spread of 'Emperor's rice'

  26-09-2015 00:17
  
  Black rice has a rich cultural history; called "Forbidden" or "Emperor's" rice, it was reserved for the Emperor in ancient China and used as a tribute food. In the time since, it remained popular in certain regions of China and recently has become prized worldwide for its high levels of antioxidants. Despite its long history, the origins of black rice have not been clear. Black rice cultivars are found in locations scattered throughout Asia. However, most cultivated rice (species Oryza sativa) p
  
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• Lawsuits Challenge Limits on Industry That Aim to Save Bird

  26-09-2015 00:04
  
  Lawsuits challenge limits on mining, energy, grazing imposed to save Western bird
  
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