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• As Facebook grows, look for more ads on Instagram

  04-11-2015 23:50
  
  If you're starting to notice more ads on Instagram, it's all part of Facebook's plan.
  
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• As Facebook grows, expect to see more ads on Instagram (Update)

  04-11-2015 23:50
  
  If you're starting to notice more ads on Instagram, it's all part of Facebook's plan.
  
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• Chinese still 'jumping' firewall to use Twitter: study

  04-11-2015 23:37
  
  China's blocking of Twitter has failed to keep activists, journalists and others from using the messaging platform to connect with the rest of the world, said a study released Wednesday.
  
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• Expedia unveils $3.9 bn deal for HomeAway

  04-11-2015 23:20
  
  US online travel booking giant Expedia said Wednesday it agreed to acquire the vacation marketplace HomeAway for $3.9 billion.
  
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• Dropbox woos large businesses with new Enterprise offering - PCWorld

  04-11-2015 23:19 via
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  Dropbox woos large businesses with new Enterprise offering
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  Large enterprises have a new Dropbox product tailored for them that the company unveiled at its user conference in San Francisco on Wednesday. Dropbox Enterprise is built on the foundation of Dropbox Business, the company's product aimed at ...
  Dropbox: Businesses Really Love Us TooFortune
  Dropbox announces new enterprise tier of service with support, collaboration ...VentureBeat
  Dropbox goes after big businesses as
  

• Facebook Surpasses 1.5 Billion Monthly Users

  04-11-2015 22:54 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  That's a 14 percent jump from this time a year ago.
  
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• Comcast expanding data caps to new markets

  04-11-2015 22:51
  
  Comcast is further expanding its Internet data caps to new markets in 5 Southern states.
  
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• Facebook rides mobile wave to boost profits, user base (Update)

  04-11-2015 22:50
  
  Facebook said Wednesday surging mobile advertising lifted its profits and revenues as the world's biggest social network grew to over 1.5 billion people.
  
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• Facebook grows user base to 1.55 bn, profits up

  04-11-2015 22:50
  
  Facebook said Wednesday its profit in the third quarter jumped 11 percent to $891 million as advertising revenues soared.
  
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• “Circle With Disney” Is A New Device That Helps Families Manage Online Usage ... - TechCrunch

  04-11-2015 22:26 via
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  “Circle With Disney” Is A New Device That Helps Families Manage Online Usage ...
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  Parents looking to manage their children's internet usage and screen time have a new option with today's launch of Circle with Disney, a hardware device that works in conjunction with an iOS application that allows moms and dads to filter web content ...
  Circle with Disney makes it easy to control your kids' screen timeEngadget
  'Circle With Disney' Locks Down Kids' Devices From Afa
  

• Consent granted to Scotland's floating offshore wind development

  04-11-2015 22:10
  
  How feasible are multiple floating wind turbines in a region with optimal wind conditions? That is what energy planners are to find out from an ambitious floating wind farm pilot project off the Scottish coast. Floating wind represents a renewable energy source that will complement existingalternative energy projects in Scotland.
  
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• Physicists Probe Antimatter For Clues To How It All Began - NPR

  04-11-2015 22:07 via
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  Physicists Probe Antimatter For Clues To How It All Began
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  Our world is made of matter. "Everything you see and feel — your laptop, your desk, your chair — they are all ordinary matter," says Aihong Tang, a researcher at Brookhaven National Laboratory. But matter has a counterpart called antimatter. Each ...
  Physicists measure force that makes antimatter stick togetherEurekAlert (press release)
  Strong forces make antimatter stickBBC News
  Physicists Measure Force for First Tim
  

• Study of cloud cover in tropical Pacific reveals future climate changes

  04-11-2015 22:02
  
  A new analysis using changes in cloud cover over the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean showed that a weakening of a major atmospheric circulation system over the last century is due, in part, to increased greenhouse gas emissions. The findings from researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science provide new evidence that climate change in the tropical Pacific will result in changes in rainfall patterns in the region and amplify warming near the equator i
  
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• Time Warner CEO signals delays for DC shows on Netflix, Hulu

  04-11-2015 21:59
  
  Fans of superhero shows based in the DC Comics universe like "The Flash," ''Arrow" and "Gotham" might have to wait a lot longer for past seasons' episodes to come to Netflix and Hulu.
  
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• Groupon takes fresh hit as new CEO outlines strategy

  04-11-2015 21:59
  
  Take another discount on the stock price: Groupon fell hard on Wednesday as the company's new chief executive laid out his strategy in the face of a weakening sales.
  
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• Pressure grows on Volkswagen as bad news piles up

  04-11-2015 21:54
  
  The fallout from Volkswagen's emissions-cheating scandal intensified Wednesday, as investors dumped the company's stock and a credit ratings agency downgraded its debt. European regulators demanded VW speed up its investigation into the cheating, while the company halted sales of seven models in the U.S. that allegedly were part of the plot.
  
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• Illegal marijuana farms continue to threaten fishers in California

  04-11-2015 21:53
  
  The relatively rare, forest-dwelling fisher is increasingly becoming the innocent victim of illegal marijuana farms in forested lands in California. According to a recently published study in the journal PLOS One, researchers found that the annual rate of poisoning deaths of fishers (Pekania pennant) rose 233 percent compared to a study in 2012. The toxicants were discovered to be associated with illegal marijuana farms on public and tribal lands in Northern and Southern California.
  
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• Strong forces make antimatter stick - BBC News

  04-11-2015 21:47 via
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  Strong forces make antimatter stick
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  Physicists have shed new light on one of the greatest mysteries in science: Why the Universe consists primarily of matter and not antimatter. Antimatter is a shadowy mirror image of the ordinary matter we are familiar with. For the first time ...
  Physicists measure force that makes antimatter stick togetherEurekAlert (press release)
  Physicists Probe Antimatter For Clues To How It All BeganKNPR
  "Clue to the Huge Mystery of Why Today's Univers
  

• Project shows a new method to help communities manage climate risks

  04-11-2015 21:45
  
  Perhaps you have heard the adage "think globally, act locally." An MIT-led project taking that idea to heart has demonstrated a new method for getting local citizens and leaders to agree on the best ways of managing the immediate and long-term effects of climate change.
  
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• Protecting Juno’s He

  04-11-2015 21:23 via pinterest.com
  
  Protecting Juno’s Heart
  
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• Study Ranks Tech Companies' Respect for Digital Rights

  04-11-2015 21:19 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  How well are the biggest tech companies upholding your rights and privacy? A long term study published Tuesday ranks them on dozens of criteria.
  
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• Got the Right Stuff? NASA Hiring New Astronauts

  04-11-2015 21:13 via feeds.nbcnews.com
  
  The space agency will begin accepting applications in mid-December for new astronaut candidates.
  
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• NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku - TechCrunch

  04-11-2015 20:50 via
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  NewsON Brings Your Local News Stations To iOS, Android And Roku
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  A company called NewsON launched today, offering cord cutters and mobile consumers access to local news with an app that works on iOS, Android, and Roku devices. The service, which is financially backed by a cohort of TV stations, claims to offer local ...
  NewsON App Launches: 5 Facts You Should Know About This New Start-up VentureJobs & Hire
  NewsON Brings Live, On-Demand Local News To Android, iOS An
  

• Upcoming climate talks just latest chapter in a long history

  04-11-2015 20:40
  
  You can't say we haven't been warned.
  
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• Study shows some 3D printed objects are toxic

  04-11-2015 20:20
  
  Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have found parts produced by some commercial 3D printers are toxic to certain fish embryos. Their results have raised questions about how to dispose of parts and waste materials from 3D printers.
  
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• Saunas and metal rockers: Finland to launch national emojis

  04-11-2015 20:20
  
  Finland is launching a series of 'national emojis' that include people sweating in saunas, classic Nokia phones and heavy metal head-bangers.
  
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• OECD warns Brazil on environment, economy risks

  04-11-2015 20:20
  
  Brazil is destroying an area of rainforest the size of Israel every four years despite major conservation progress, the OECD economic grouping said Wednesday.
  
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• Mooving manure beyond drug-resistant bacteria

  04-11-2015 20:17
  
  Manure management is serious business for a meat-hungry world. A single cow, depending on its size, can generate between 43 and 120 pounds of manure a day. Cow manure can be a low-cost fertilizer for farmers' crops. But manure can also host antimicrobial resistant bacteria.
  
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• Supervolcanoes likely triggered externally, study finds

  04-11-2015 20:16
  
  Supervolcanoes, massive eruptions with potential global consequences, appear not to follow the conventional volcano mechanics of internal pressure building until the volcano blows. Instead, a new study finds, such massive magma chambers might erupt when the roof above them cracks or collapses.
  
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• Photos: Sloth Bear Cubs Hitch Ride on Mom

  04-11-2015 20:02
  
  Absolutely adorable baby animals!
  
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• Urban environments boost pathogen pressure on honey bees

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that urban environments increase pathogen abundance in honey bees (Apis mellifera) and reduce honey bee survival. The finding raises significant questions as urban areas continue to grow at the expense of rural environments, and urban beekeeping becomes more popular.
  
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• Student scientists, dusty data, and dirty discoveries

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  Modern technology has blurred the boundaries between place, time zone, and people—between students learning details, and scientists leading discoveries.
  
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• Sound waves levitate cells to detect stiffness changes that could signal disease

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  Utah Valley University physicists are literally applying rocket science to the field of medical diagnostics. With a few key changes, the researchers used a noninvasive ultrasonic technique originally developed to detect microscopic flaws in solid fuel rockets, such as space shuttle boosters, to successfully detect cell stiffness changes associated with certain cancers and other diseases.
  
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• Rat poison at marijuana farms is killing increased numbers of rare forest mammal

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  The situation is growing worse for fishers being poisoned by rodenticides on illegal marijuana grow sites in California, according to a study by a team of researchers led by the University of California, Davis, and the Integral Ecology Research Center, based in Blue Lake, California.
  
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• Got the right stuff? NASA is hiring astronauts

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  Think you have the right stuff to be an astronaut?
  
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• Early proto-porcelain from China likely made from local materials

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  Early Chinese proto-porcelain was likely made from materials gathered locally, according to a study published November 4, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Yu Li from the Fudan University, Shanghai, China, and colleagues.
  
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• 'Circle With Disney' Locks Down Kids' Devices From Afar - WIRED

  04-11-2015 20:00 via
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  'Circle With Disney' Locks Down Kids' Devices From Afar
  WIRED
  In 2013, Jelani Memory joined the ranks of Kickstarter hopefuls with Circle, a device to help families manage screen time. It didn't work out. As it turns out, that might have been the best possible outcome. “Kickstarter was what I like to call a ...
  'Circle with Disney' Helps Manage Internet and Device Usage for FamiliesStitch Kingdom (blog)
  Disney Partners with Circle for Family Internet ManagementLaughingPlace.com
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• 98,000 petrol cars hit in VW's CO2 emissions scandal: minister

  04-11-2015 20:00
  
  Around 98,000 petrol cars count among the 800,000 Volkswagen vehicles found to show irregularities on their carbon emission levels, Germany's Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt said Wednesday.
  
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• Newly discovered fossil sea urchin is the oldest of its kind

  04-11-2015 19:55
  
  Researchers have uncovered a fossil sea urchin that pushes back a fork in its family tree by 10 million years, according to a new study.
  
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• 'Netflix for pirates' shut down by courts

  04-11-2015 19:50
  
  Hollywood's film trade group is hailing the shutdown of two online services used to circulate pirated copies of hit movies, including one that became known as "Netflix for pirates."
  
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• NYC to London in 30 minutes?

  04-11-2015 19:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Here we go again with another super-cool design for an airliner that flies faster than the speed of sound.
  
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• Native field-foraging bees exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides and other pesticides

  04-11-2015 19:40
  
  According to the first-ever study of pesticide residues on field-caught bees, native bees are exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides and other pesticides. This report was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey and published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.
  
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• Sweden: Solar flare causes flight delays

  04-11-2015 19:36
  
  A solar flare briefly disabled radar at Sweden's largest airports on Wednesday causing significant flight delays, the Civil Aviation Authority (LFV) said.
  
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• Solar storm knocks out flight control systems in Sweden

  04-11-2015 19:36
  
  Aviation officials say a solar storm knocked out the air traffic control systems in Sweden on Wednesday, prompting them to close the country's airspace for more than an hour.
  
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• Dutch firm KPN starts network for 'Internet of Things'

  04-11-2015 19:36
  
  Dutch telecoms firm KPN announced Wednesday it had launched in two cities a new wireless technology known as LoRa to wirelessly connect objects, ahead of a country-wide rollout.
  
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• Researchers discover size gene for salmon

  04-11-2015 19:27
  
  The size of returning Atlantic salmon is largely dependent on the number of years that the salmon remains at sea before returning to spawn in the river. The genetic basis of this trait has not been previously known, making the management of the impact of fishing difficult. In many Atlantic salmon populations, the sea-age at maturity, i.e. the number of years at sea, has been declining.
  
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• Designing ice repellent materials

  04-11-2015 19:27
  
  Materials that actively repel water and ice very strongly are sought after by the aviation industry and for many other technical applications. ETH researchers have now found out how to specifically design the rigid surfaces of such materials: by teaching water droplets how to trampoline.
  
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• Research reveals new discoveries on a bug with bifocals

  04-11-2015 19:22
  
  While study has long been conducted on vertebrates with sight-sensory systems involving a lens, retina and nervous system, new research reported by the University of Cincinnati and supported by the National Science Foundation is the first to examine how the complex eye system of an invertebrate - the Sunburst Diving Beetle - coordinates the development of its components. Despite the complexity of their eyes, including a bifocal lens, extremely rapid eye growth of the Sunburst Diving Beetle occur
  
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• Math anxiety doesn't equal poor math performance

  04-11-2015 19:10
  
  Experiencing math anxiety—nervousness and discomfort in relation to math—impairs math performance for some students, but new research shows that it's linked with improved performance for others, at least to a degree. The findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
  
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• West Antarctic coastal snow accumulation rose 30 percent during 20th century

  04-11-2015 19:08
  
  Annual snow accumulation on West Antarctica's coastal ice sheet increased dramatically during the 20th century, according to a new study published in the American Geophysical Union journal Geophysical Research Letters.
  
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