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• Struck by a Turtle? There's a Code for That

  01-10-2015 23:47 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Medical providers have to use this new system of red tape to get reimbursed by health insurance and it's unintentionally amusing.
  
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• Experian Says Info from 15M T-Mobile Customers Hacked

  01-10-2015 23:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  T-Mobile uses Experian to check the credit of its customers.
  
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• 15 Million T-Mobile Users' Records Hacked: Experian

  01-10-2015 23:45 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  T-Mobile uses Experian to check the credit of its customers and prospective customers.
  
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• Amazon to Stop Selling Google Chromecast, Apple TV

  01-10-2015 23:25 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon will stop allowing the sale of Google and Apple video-streaming devices on its site that compete with the company's own Fire TV and Fire T
  
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• Study Finds Asteroid Ahead of Dinosaur Extinction Accelerated Volcanoes

  01-10-2015 23:16 via nytimes.com
  A new study suggests that volcanic eruptions started doubling in output within 50,000 years of the asteroid impact preceding the Cretaceous period mass extinction.
  
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• OPM Finally Starts Notifying Victims of Massive Hack

  01-10-2015 22:46 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  OPM Director Beth Cobert says her personal data was amng the records stolen in the breach.
  
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• Skype Translator Goes Live on Windows With 6 Languages

  01-10-2015 22:37 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Skype's real-time translation of spoken words is finally getting an official release after many months in preview form.
  
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• Review: Chip-based credit cards part of bigger change in payment system

  01-10-2015 22:30
  
  You may have gotten some new credit cards in the mail lately that look a bit different from your old ones.
  
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• Harnessing New Technology to Make Old Cars Safer

  01-10-2015 22:17 via nytimes.com
  More devices and services promise to equip aging vehicles with modern features like rearview cameras and driver alert systems.
  
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• Developing technology to help seniors live independently

  01-10-2015 21:50
  
  Al Baker and his business co-creator Muhammad Abdurrahman entered into business with noble intentions.
  
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• GM warns the Valley: Prepare to compete over driverless cars

  01-10-2015 21:40
  
  Move that tiny self-driving pod out of the way. That might as well have been the message Thursday from General Motors to Google, Apple and anyone else with designs on dominating the market for autonomous cars.
  
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• Researchers in Northwestern Hawaiian Islands finds highest rates of unique marine species

  01-10-2015 21:35
  
  Today, scientists returned from a 28-day research expedition aboard NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai exploring the deep coral reefs within Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. During the trip, scientists recorded numerous species of marine life never before seen, including a possible new species of seahorse, and a sea star not previously found in Hawaii.
  
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• Hotel 'greenwashing' dirties eco-friendly reputation

  01-10-2015 21:33
  
  Hotels across the globe are increasingly encouraging guests to embrace green practices. Yet while guests think they are supporting the environment by shutting off lights and reusing towels, they may in fact be victims of "greenwashing," a corporation's deceitful practice of promoting environmentally friendly programs while hiding ulterior motives.
  
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• FAA Misses Deadline for Creating Drone Regulations

  01-10-2015 21:29 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Back in 2012, Congress gave the Federal Aviation Administration until the end of September 2015 to create comprehensive guidelines.
  
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• The Supermoon Isn't Super. It's Just the Moon - WIRED

  01-10-2015 21:21 via
  WIRED
  The Supermoon Isn't Super. It's Just the Moon
  WIRED
  I missed the big event—the recent lunar eclipse. It's not my fault, the sky was completely cloudy. However, I do have two complaints (other than the clouds). Social Media Killed the Science Geek. Back in the good old days, most people didn't know ...
  1st Private Moon Landing Set for 2017Space.com
  Best space events of 2015 and 2016 - in 90 secondsTelegraph.co.uk
  Moon Express and Rocket Lab make deal for lunar landings in 2017GeekWir
  

• US adds two macaws to endangered species list

  01-10-2015 21:20
  
  Poaching and habitat loss have landed the military macaw and the great green macaw, two birds typically found in Central and South America, on the US endangered species list, officials said Thursday.
  
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• Supercomputer-maker advances weather forecasts

  01-10-2015 21:20
  
  When you pull up the weather forecast on your smartphone or check online to see if a storm is coming tomorrow, you likely have a Seattle company to thank for the predictions.
  
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• Samsung Denies Cheating on TV Energy Efficiency Tests - PC Magazine

  01-10-2015 21:15 via
  VentureBeat
  Samsung Denies Cheating on TV Energy Efficiency Tests
  PC Magazine
  An EU-funded research group says Samsung is gaming European TV energy efficiency tests—a claim the manufacturer strongly denies. ComplianTV told The Guardian that it recorded consistently higher energy consumption rates in real-world situations than ...
  EU probes TV makers over energy efficiency test scoresBBC News
  Samsung denies its TVs cheat on power consumption testsPCWorld
  Samsung TVs fingered in emissi
  

• Amazon to ban sale of rival video streaming devices

  01-10-2015 21:10
  
  Amazon will stop allowing its third-party sellers to sell Google and Apple video-streaming devices as it focuses on its own Prime Instant Video streaming service.
  
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• Pluto's big moon Charon reveals a colorful and violent history

  01-10-2015 21:09
  
  NASA's New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color and the highest resolution images yet of Pluto's largest moon, Charon – and these pictures show a surprisingly complex and violent history.
  
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• News Corp sells education unit to management team

  01-10-2015 21:02
  
  News Corp. said Thursday it was selling its money-losing education unit Amplify to a management team supported by private investors.
  
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• A balanced diet is good for corals too, study finds

  01-10-2015 21:01
  
  A new study found that a nutrient-rich, balanced diet is beneficial to corals during stressful thermal events. The research led by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Centre Scientifique de Monaco concluded that the particular nutrient balance in seawater is what matters most.
  
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• Mission impossible? Study reveals challenges of watching computers fly the plane

  01-10-2015 21:00
  
  When a commercial jet crashed on landing in San Francisco, it was ultimately determined that the plane had slowed to an unsafe speed during approach—and no one in the cockpit noticed in time to prevent the accident.
  
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• Google and Microsoft's patent peace: 3 unresolved questions - Fortune

  01-10-2015 21:00 via
  Fortune
  Google and Microsoft's patent peace: 3 unresolved questions
  Fortune
  Patent peace between Google and Microsoft is a pretty big deal – here 3 questions people should be asking. This week brought good news for the tech industry as Google and Microsoft buried the hatchet in their bitter, long-running patent feud. The peace ...
  Google, Microsoft end patent litigationFox News Latino
  Cooperation Is The New Normal At MicrosoftTechCrunch
  Microsoft and Google finally drop patent disput
  

• With Weave, Nest hopes more devices will tap into its app - Christian Science Monitor

  01-10-2015 20:52 via
  Christian Science Monitor
  With Weave, Nest hopes more devices will tap into its app
  Christian Science Monitor
  Nest announced on Thursday that its Weave software will work with devices from other manufacturers, even if they're not connected using a wireless network. By Max Lewontin, Staff writer October 1, 2015. Save for later Saved. close. Nick DeLena adjusts ...
  Nest opens door to 'smart home' growthFinancial Times
  Nest Weave Wants All the Gadgets in Your House to CommunicatePC Magazine
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• Amazon to ban sale of rival video streaming devices - Washington Post

  01-10-2015 20:51 via
  CNET
  Amazon to ban sale of rival video streaming devices
  Washington Post
  NEW YORK — Amazon will stop allowing its third-party sellers to sell Google and Apple video-streaming devices as it focuses on its own Prime Instant Video streaming service. The company said in a statement that Prime Video has become an important part ...
  Amazon to stop selling Google Chromecast, Apple TVCNET
  Plug pulled: Amazon to stop selling Apple TV, Google ChromecastZDNet
  Amazon Is Kicking Chromecast and Ap
  

• Anti-piracy battle unfolds in real time on Periscope, live-streaming apps

  01-10-2015 20:40
  
  Floyd Mayweather Jr. vanquished his last opponent on Sept. 12, but as fans used live-streaming apps such as Periscope to broadcast the fight, they were also throwing punches at anti-piracy rules in real time.
  
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• Sound Waves Could Dry Clothes Without Heat

  01-10-2015 20:34 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  Clothing dryers are among the biggest energy hogs in a modern household. But what if high-powered sound waves could be used to dry out a load of wet l
  
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• Search for Mars life stymied by contamination threat

  01-10-2015 20:12
  
  A multi-billion-dollar robot dispatched to Mars to search for life must steer clear of promising "hot spots" for fear of spreading microbes from Earth, NASA project scientists said Thursday.
  
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• Review: In 'The Martian,' Marooned but Not Alone - New York Times

  01-10-2015 20:06 via
  New York Times
  Review: In 'The Martian,' Marooned but Not Alone
  New York Times
  A space western and a blissed-out cosmic high, “The Martian” stars Matt Damon as an American astronaut who, like a latter-day Robinson Crusoe, learns to survive on his own island of despair. At once epic and intimate, it involves a dual journey into ...
  Review: 'The Martian' is out of this worldUSA TODAY
  The Martian Is Pure Hokum of the Most Satisfying KindSlate Magazine
  'The Martian' Review: One Giant Le
  

• Peeple is not the worst app idea ever - Mashable

  01-10-2015 20:03 via
  Mashable
  Peeple is not the worst app idea ever
  Mashable
  Peeple, an app that doesn't even exist yet, is already been declared the "most odious idea" our digital culture has cooked up this year. It's an assessment that may be true, although I hesitate to see how an app can set in motion cultural decay or ...
  Are You Super Judgmental? You'll Love the Peeple AppPC Magazine
  Rate your ex, boss and neighbor: Peeple, the 'Yelp for humans,' lets you ...New York Daily News
  Peeple App Lets You Rate Humans
  

• Flying Off the Shelves: 1M Drones This Holiday Season?

  01-10-2015 20:03 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  There could be a few more drones buzzing around your neighborhood after this holiday season.
  
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• IBM engineers carbon nanotube transistors to replace silicon in computing - VentureBeat

  01-10-2015 20:01 via
  VentureBeat
  IBM engineers carbon nanotube transistors to replace silicon in computing
  VentureBeat
  Carbon nanotubes are the leading candidate to replace silicon in semiconductor chips after the decades-long run of silicon electronics runs out. And IBM is hoping to usher along that transition with a new breakthrough being announced today. In the ...
  IBM aims to replace silicon transistors with carbon nanotubes to keep up with ...Fortune
  'Major' IBM breakthrough breathes new life into Moore's LawM
  

• Study explores ancient ecosystem response to a 'big five' mass extinction

  01-10-2015 20:00
  
  As the planet faces the dawn of a sixth mass extinction, scientists are searching for clues about the uncertain road ahead by exploring how ancient ecosystems collapsed and bounced back from traumatic upheavals. A new study follows the lengthy collapses and revival of South African ecosystems during one of the "big five" mass extinctions, the Permian-Triassic event, revealing unexpected results about the types of animals that were most vulnerable to extinction, and the factors that might best pr
  
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• New HOLODEC study on using holography to better understand clouds

  01-10-2015 20:00
  
  As clouds change shape, mixing occurs, as drier air mingles with water-saturated air. New research led by Michigan Technological University analyzes this mixing with a holographic imaging instrument called HOLODEC and an airborne laboratory. The work was done in collaboration with the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and Mainz University.
  
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• New dietary guidelines must be sustainable, regardless of politics

  01-10-2015 20:00
  
  The new iteration of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) must incorporate sustainability considerations - both for the health and wellbeing of Americans and the world in which we live, urges a new piece appearing in Science Express on Oct. 1.
  
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• Hibernating bats mount a partial immune response against white nose fungus

  01-10-2015 20:00
  
  White-nose syndrome (WNS), an invasive skin infection caused by the Pseudogymnoascus destructans (Pd) fungus has killed millions of bats since it was first seen in North America in 2007. A analysis of gene expression in hibernating bats infected with the destructive fungus published on October 1st in PLOS Pathogens reveals how the resting animals' immune system fights the infection.
  
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• Asteroid impact, volcanism were one-two punch for dinosaurs

  01-10-2015 20:00
  
  Berkeley geologists have uncovered compelling evidence that an asteroid impact on Earth 66 million years ago accelerated the eruptions of volcanoes in India for hundreds of thousands of years, and that together these planet-wide catastrophes caused the extinction of many land and marine animals, including the dinosaurs.
  
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• Russian supply ship heads for space station

  01-10-2015 19:40
  
  An unmanned Russian cargo ship has launched on a journey to the International Space Station.
  
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• Russian launches cargo spaceship to the ISS

  01-10-2015 19:40
  
  Russia successfully launched an unmanned cargo spaceship bound for the International Space Station (ISS) on Thursday night, redeeming itself after a string of failures that cast a shadow on its space programme.
  
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• This App Lets You Rate Humans Like They're Restaurants

  01-10-2015 19:37
  
  A new app in beta called Peeple is unleashing the five-star rating and review system on humans.
  
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• Coming "Peeple" app is like Yelp for humans - USA TODAY

  01-10-2015 19:33 via
  USA TODAY
  Coming "Peeple" app is like Yelp for humans
  USA TODAY
  SAN FRANCISCO - It's like a bad nightmare from middle school — an app that lets people rate anyone they known on a scale of one to five for all the world to see. And it's scheduled to launch in November. The app is called Peeple. As imagined by ...
  ​People already hate "Peeple," the not-yet-launched Yelp for peopleCBS News
  Are You Super Judgmental? You'll Love the Peeple AppPC Magazine
  Peeple is not the worst app idea e
  

• Gorgeous new images of Charon reveal a violent past for Pluto's moon - Washington Post

  01-10-2015 19:32 via
  Business Insider
  Gorgeous new images of Charon reveal a violent past for Pluto's moon
  Washington Post
  Pluto's largest moon Charon is proving to be a magnificent world in its own right. The latest images from NASA's New Horizons flyby mission -- the highest resolution color images of Charon to date -- show a moon much more alive than our own. “We ...
  NASA releases best photos yet of Pluto's jumbo moon, CharonU.S. News & World Report
  NASA shows off a stunning new color photo of Pluto's
  

• US teens add social media to toolbox for flirting: study

  01-10-2015 19:29
  
  Back in the day, they'd flutter their eyelashes or share a nervous, giggly chat.
  
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• Pumped-up camera may vault Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X phones into mainstream - CNET

  01-10-2015 19:29 via
  CNET
  Pumped-up camera may vault Nexus 6P, Nexus 5X phones into mainstream
  CNET
  For years, Google's Nexus-branded gadgets have appealed chiefly to a limited audience of techies, but powerful cameras in the upcoming Nexus 5X and 6P smartphones could change that. Ever since the Nexus One arrived in 2010, Google has used the line ...
  The crucial factor everyone's forgetting about Google's Pixel CComputerworld
  Google Nexus 6P vs. iPhone 6s Plus: Flagship Phablets Face OffPC Magazine
  Google's Ne
  

• EPA tightening limits on smog-causing ozone

  01-10-2015 19:29
  
  The Obama administration has set a new national ozone standard, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness.
  
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• EPA sets new ozone standard, disappointing all sides

  01-10-2015 19:29
  
  The Obama administration on Thursday established stricter limits on the smog-causing pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness, drawing swift condemnation from business leaders and Republicans who warned of damage to the economy.
  
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• EPA issues new ozone standard, setting up clash with GOP

  01-10-2015 19:29
  
  The Obama administration set a new national ozone standard Thursday, tightening limits on the smog-forming pollution linked to asthma and respiratory illness.
  
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• Simulating path of 'magma mush' inside an active volcano

  01-10-2015 19:28
  
  Months of warning signs from Mauna Loa, on Hawaii's Big Island, prompted the U.S. Geological Society to recently start releasing weekly updates on activity at the world's largest active volcano.
  
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• Apples names ex-Boeing CFO to board, diversifying its ranks

  01-10-2015 19:28
  
  Apple has filled a void on its board of directors with James Bell, the former chief financial officer for aircraft maker Boeing Co.
  
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