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• Rear-ending drivers add up in DMV self-driving accident reports

  11-10-2015 22:02
  
  The first thoughts expressed when the world learned that Google was experimenting with driverless cars included a fair share of OMGs. What if the cars went haywire, and how often could they go haywire, and would that not pose a danger to human drivers on the road?
  
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• Tech For Teens Behind the Wheel: Speed Trackers and Virtual Reality

  11-10-2015 21:26 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  New technology can help improve safety on the road, especially for young drivers who may be tempted to text and drive.
  
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• Here's How To Free Cortana From Her Xbox One Experience Preview Dungeon - Hot Hardware

  11-10-2015 19:38 via
  Hot Hardware
  Here's How To Free Cortana From Her Xbox One Experience Preview Dungeon
  Hot Hardware
  Part of Microsoft's strategy to unite different devices to a single ecosystem means offering the same services and features across the board. One of those features is Cortana, Microsoft's digital assistant, which is available on Windows 10. It will ...
  Cortana already a part of Xbox one, you just need to know the tricksNature World Report
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• Are We At Verge of “The Day After Tomorrow”? - The Market Business

  11-10-2015 19:34 via
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  Are We At Verge of “The Day After Tomorrow”?
  The Market Business
  He played the maverick climatologist who warns the world's governments of a sudden ice age in the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Now his character's claims have been put to the test by a scientist from the University of Southampton. In the 2004 ...
  Could 'The Day After Tomorrow' Climate Scenario Actually Happen?Immortal News
  Is 'The Day After Tomorrow' Scenario Possible? Study Says Collap
  

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• ITC ruling offers relief to Samsung in patent infringement lawsuit filed by Nvidia - NYC Today

  11-10-2015 18:37 via
  NYC Today
  ITC ruling offers relief to Samsung in patent infringement lawsuit filed by Nvidia
  NYC Today
  Nvidia suffered a major setback on Friday as court ruled that the lawsuit about Samsung's improper use of graphics technology was not strong enough. The judge ruled that Samsung has not infringed upon Nvidia's patent related to graphics technology.
  SAMSUNG ELECT LTD (SSNLF) Not Liable In Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Patent ...Bidness ETC
  Samsung, Qualcomm not liable in NVIDIA patent caseModern Re
  

• Could 'The Day After Tomorrow' Climate Scenario Actually Happen? - Immortal News

  11-10-2015 17:49 via
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  Could 'The Day After Tomorrow' Climate Scenario Actually Happen?
  Immortal News
  A researcher from the University of Southampton has explored the climate scenario depicted in The Day After Tomorrow movie and found that the 2004 film's premise of “tipping points” — non-linear singularities in climate change — could actually be ...
  A Possible ICE Age Catastrophe on Earth - Chance of Experiencing Real Life ...The Standard Daily
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• Apple Appears to Deactivate Its News App In China - TIME

  11-10-2015 17:42 via
  TIME
  Apple Appears to Deactivate Its News App In China
  TIME
  Apple has shut down its news app in China, becoming the latest Western company to face challenges in amidst the country's stringent online media rules. The News app—which customizes a news feed according to user preferences—launched in June and is ...
  Apple has disabled the Apple News app in ChinaBusiness Insider
  Apple deactivates its News app in China to appease censorship requirementsDigital Trends
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• Are We On A Verge of “The Day After Tomorrow”? - The Market Business

  11-10-2015 17:27 via
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  Are We On A Verge of “The Day After Tomorrow”?
  The Market Business
  He played the maverick climatologist who warns the world's governments of a sudden ice age in the disaster movie The Day After Tomorrow. Now his character's claims have been put to the test by a scientist from the University of Southampton. In the 2004 ...
  Could 'The Day After Tomorrow' Climate Scenario Actually Happen?Immortal News
  A Possible ICE Age Catastrophe on Earth - Chance of Experiencing Rea
  

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• ESO and Hubble Reveal Fast-Moving, Wave-Like Features in the Debris Disk Around AU Microscopii

  11-10-2015 17:14 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Using Hubble data and new images from SPHERE, astronomers have identified sub-structures and tracked changes within the debris disk that surrounds AU Microscopii. As many other stars, AU Microscopii is surrounded by a dust disk. Now researchers – including scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg – have discovered unusual structures in […]
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• Detailed, Digital Rat Brain Shows Individual Neurons - Discovery News

  11-10-2015 17:07 via
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  Detailed, Digital Rat Brain Shows Individual Neurons
  Discovery News
  The concept of artificial intelligence has become a hot topic in recent years, both in the labs and at the movies. But if you've ever wondered what a digital brain would actually look like, well — wonder no more. The image above, from the experimental ...
  Scientists create virtual rat brainLivemint
  Researchers Say They've Recreated Part of a Rat Brain DigitallyNew York Times
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• Is There a Guide to Long Life? Scientists Examine Life Expectancy Disparities between Population Groups

  11-10-2015 16:57 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers from the Max Planck Institute examine why life expectancy disparities between population groups have been increasing and see if there is a guide to a long life. At age 40, Finns, Swedes, and Norwegians have reached the approximate mid-point of life. It is well known that, on average, whether an individual has more or […]
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• Tiny flies create zombie honeybees that take night flights, then die - Fox News

  11-10-2015 16:52 via
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  Tiny flies create zombie honeybees that take night flights, then die
  Fox News
  Call them "The Buzzing Dead." Honeybees are being threatened by tiny flies that lead them to lurch and stagger around like zombies. The afflicted bees often make uncharacteristic night flights, sometimes buzzing around porch lights before dying.
  ZomBee Watch helps scientists track honeybee killerOCRegister
  ZomBee Watch tracks flies' threat to beesAlbany Times Union
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• A Possible ICE Age Catastrophe to planet Earth - Chance of Experiencing Real ... - The Standard Daily

  11-10-2015 16:19 via
  The Standard Daily
  A Possible ICE Age Catastrophe to planet Earth - Chance of Experiencing Real ...
  The Standard Daily
  Researchers are claiming that a recent study forecasts a 20-year cooling trend which could lead to a mini-ice-age, not unlike a period of extreme cooling that occurred in the middle ages. One of the feasible explanations of huge creatures like ...
  Is 'The Day After Tomorrow' Scenario Possible? Study Says Collapse Of Ocean ...Tech Times
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• Apple reportedly blocks access to Apple News in China - The Verge

  11-10-2015 15:31 via
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  Apple reportedly blocks access to Apple News in China
  The Verge
  It appears Apple is choosing to outright block its news app in China rather than implement a system to censor stories that would earn it the ire of Beijing. A source has confirmed to The New York Times that the company has blocked users in China from ...
  Apple is Blocking Its Own News App in ChinaGizmodo
  Apple disables iOS News app in China amid censorship concernsApple Insider
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• Microsoft's (MSFT) Cortana Is Already Present On The Xbox One - Bidness ETC

  11-10-2015 14:54 via
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  Microsoft's (MSFT) Cortana Is Already Present On The Xbox One
  Bidness ETC
  Microsoft Corporation's (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox One is gearing up to release the New Xbox Experience this holiday season, despite some rumors, and some fans are disappointed that the system software from the console giant will not include the company's ...
  Cortana Hidden in the Xbox OneTechGadgetCentral
  Cortana Comes to Xbox OneCapitalberg
  Gamers discover Xbox Preview workaround to launch CortanaModern Readers
  

• SAMSUNG ELECT LTD (SSNLF) Not Liable In Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Patent ... - Bidness ETC

  11-10-2015 14:25 via
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  SAMSUNG ELECT LTD (SSNLF) Not Liable In Nvidia Corporation (NVDA) Patent ...
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  According to a report from Reuters on Friday, SAMSUNG ELECT LTD (F) (OTCMKTS:SSNLF) is not liable for using graphic chip technology owned by Nvidia without permission. Administrative Law judge Thomas B. Pender, representing the US International ...
  Samsung, Qualcomm clear in NVIDIA patent caseModern Readers
  Samsung Cleared in Graphic Chips Technology UsageTimes Gazette
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• Fin24.com | Twitter layoffs: It is wait and see for now

  11-10-2015 12:44
  
  Twitter is planning layoffs with engineers like to be the first in the firing line, according to a report, however the online social networking service is keeping silent for now.
  
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• In eerie emptiness of Chernobyl's towns, wildlife flourishing - Philly.com

  11-10-2015 09:02 via
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  In eerie emptiness of Chernobyl's towns, wildlife flourishing
  Philly.com
  A view of the abandoned city of Pripyat is seen near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich. A view of the abandoned city of Pripyat is seen near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant Gallery: In eerie emptiness of Chernobyl's towns, ...
  Chernobyl's human-free zone teems with wildlife, study findsThe Boston Globe
  Welcome Back! Animals of Chernobyl Flourish AgainGracious Column
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• Shovel Knight Amiibo Release Date Updated on Best Buy Website - Hardcore Gamer

  11-10-2015 07:27 via
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  Shovel Knight Amiibo Release Date Updated on Best Buy Website
  Hardcore Gamer
  With news of the Shovel Knight amiibo having finally surfaced as a concrete thing, all we have to do is wait for a date. Though, according to Best Buy's website, that date is December 18. There has no been official announcement from the retailer and no ...
  'Shovel Knight' Retail Version Cancelled For Xbox One, Confirmed By Game ...Franchise Herald
  'Shovel Knight' Physical Release for Xbox One Cancelled Du
  

• Local firm angling for launch of its moon rover - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

  11-10-2015 06:01 via
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  Local firm angling for launch of its moon rover
  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
  Two of the competitors in the global $30 million race to see which private entity will be the first to get an unmanned rover to the moon said in the last two weeks that they'll launch sometime in late 2017. The fact that neither of those competitors ...
  Israelis Leading In Google Space CompetitionSurfPaducah
  SpaceIL books rocket ride to send probe to moonNYC Today
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• Teaching the Truth About Climate Change

  11-10-2015 06:00 via nytimes.com
  Children need to understand how changes to the climate have come about, how to mitigate them and how to prevent further damage.
  
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