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• Nissan recalls nearly 4 million cars with air bag problems

  30-04-2016 19:35
  
  Nearly 4 million Nissan cars are being recalled due to major safety problems where passenger air bags or seat belts could fail in a crash, leading to serious injuries or fatalities.
  
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• An incredible 'Mass Effect' theme park is about to open - Morning Ticker

  30-04-2016 15:49
  Morning Ticker
  An incredible 'Mass Effect' theme park is about to open
  Morning Ticker
  Good news, Mass Effect fans: a theme park is creating an attraction based around the popular video game series, and it's opening soon. California's Great America announced that the Mass Effect attraction will open May 18th, a ride that offers visitors ...
  'Mass Effect' Theme Park Attraction Opening This May: Here's Why Everyone's ExcitedTech Times
  A Mass Effect Park Attraction Is Opening in MayGadget Gestures
  
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• DOOM creators suddenly shut down this stunning new game - Morning Ticker

  30-04-2016 15:38
  Morning Ticker
  DOOM creators suddenly shut down this stunning new game
  Morning Ticker
  The funding campaign for Blackroom, a new shooter from the creators of Doom, was shut down unexpectedly. The creators of Doom were funding a new first-person shooter project called Blackroom, but they've suddenly shut that down. John Romero and ...
  Pulled! iD Software founders cancel Blackroom Kickstarter campaignModern Readers
  Blackroom, New Game From 'Doom' Creators, Taken Down From KickstarterTech Time
  
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• Astronomers find a tailless comet, first of its kind - Philly.com

  30-04-2016 15:14
  
  Philly.com
  Astronomers find a tailless comet, first of its kind
  Philly.com
  The new comet, known as C/2014 S3, also-called 'Manx' comet, which was discovered in 2014 by the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System, or Pan-STARRS, is shown in this artist rendering released on April 29, 2016. by Irene Klotz ...
  A Comet as Old as Earth is Heading Our Way After a 4 Billion-Year Cryogenic SleepInverse
  Strange comet may reveal clues about Earth's birthCBS News
  Tailless Comet Could Be
  
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• Dark Souls Franchise is Over, Says Creator Miyazaki - Twinfinite

  30-04-2016 15:13
  Twinfinite
  Dark Souls Franchise is Over, Says Creator Miyazaki
  Twinfinite
  Dark Souls creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has told GGN Gamer that the franchise is officially over, with From Software moving on to other projects. With Dark Souls III having only released worldwide within the past month, Miyazaki said that From Software ...
  The Dark Souls Franchise Is Officially OverThe Monitor Daily
  Every item on Dark Souls 3's intimidating Status screen, explainedPolygon
  What Are You Playing This Weekend?Ko
  
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• This interactive 3D model shows where your brain responds to different words - Quartz

  30-04-2016 14:59
  
  Quartz
  This interactive 3D model shows where your brain responds to different words
  Quartz
  If you've ever wondered where exactly words are in your brain, scientists from the University of California at Berkeley have something to show you. In a paper published Wednesday (April 27) in the journal Nature (paywall), researchers describe the ...
  This Is Your Brain on PodcastsNew York Times
  A brand new 'atlas' shows where different ideas live in our brainsWashington Post
  'Semantic Atlas' Shows Where
  
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• Slumbering dragons reveal clues to how human sleep patterns evolved - Christian Science Monitor

  30-04-2016 14:49
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Slumbering dragons reveal clues to how human sleep patterns evolved
  Christian Science Monitor
  Researchers find that lizards have the same sleep patterns as mammals and birds. And the sleeping Australian bearded dragons, Pogona vitticeps, suggest something about how and when these patterns evolved.
  Dinosaurs May Have Been Dreamers; Reptiles Experience Same Sleeping Patterns as HumansNature World News
  Australian bearded dragons' slumber indicates sleep cycles widespread
  
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• Microsoft Cortana to Work With Bing and Edge Only - Tech News Today

  30-04-2016 14:43
  
  Tech News Today
  Microsoft Cortana to Work With Bing and Edge Only
  Tech News Today
  Microsoft has announced that its digital assistant, Cortana, will only support Microsoft Edge now. The company also said that all search queries will yield results using Microsoft-owned Bing on Windows 10. Notifications have been sent to users and they ...
  Microsoft declares Cortana search box as Bing- and Edge-only turfComputerworld
  Microsoft's Cortana is going to war with GoogleMorning Ticker
  Microsoft locks dow
  
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• Wayward weasel takes down world's most powerful atom smasher - Christian Science Monitor

  30-04-2016 14:28
  
  Christian Science Monitor
  Wayward weasel takes down world's most powerful atom smasher
  Christian Science Monitor
  The Large Hadron Collider - world's largest particle collider - suffered another animal-related mishap when the furry critter crawled into the system's transformer, causing an electrical short. By Noelle Swan, Staff writer Max Lewontin, Staff writer ...
  Nation and World briefs for April 30Hawaii Tribune Herald
  Tiny Rodent Shut Down World's Largest, Most Powerful Particle ColliderNatu
  
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• Brooklyn’s Wearable Revolution

  30-04-2016 13:00 via nytimes.com
  The borough is becoming the East Coast’s Silicon Valley, with a new development in the Navy Yards and another in Sunset Park.
  
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• Puma BeatBot Robot Can 'Run' As Fast As Usain Bolt To Help Athletes Train, But It's Not For Everyone - Tech Times

  30-04-2016 12:23
  
  Tech Times
  Puma BeatBot Robot Can 'Run' As Fast As Usain Bolt To Help Athletes Train, But It's Not For Everyone
  Tech Times
  Puma created a robot that matches the world's fastest runner, Usain Bolt. The BeatBot is a new device that was developed to help athletes train while keeping track of their health and performance levels. (Photo : Puma | YouTube). Man versus machine may ...
  Race Against Usain Bolt – Or a Robot as Fast as HimThe Next Digit
  Puma BeatBot Can Let Runners Race Against
  
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• 'Mass Effect' Theme Park Attraction Opening This May: Here's Why Everyone's Excited - Tech Times

  30-04-2016 12:01
  
  Tech Times
  'Mass Effect' Theme Park Attraction Opening This May: Here's Why Everyone's Excited
  Tech Times
  California's Great America and Electronic Arts (EA) teamed up to create a new attraction featuring the popular "Mass Effect" video game series. The new attraction opens on May 18 and promises to take guests on a 4D holographic journey across the galaxy ...
  Here's When You'll Be Able To Visit The Mass Effect Theme ParkCinema Blend
  Mass Effect attraction hits California's Great America amusem
  
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• Cambodia to add 1 million hectares of protected forest

  30-04-2016 11:42
  
  Cambodia's prime minister has ordered a million hectares of forest be included in protected zones as the country faces one of the world's fastest deforestation rates.
  
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• Pop goes the weasel as Hadron Collider shuts down (Update) - Phys.Org

  30-04-2016 11:40
  
  Phys.Org
  Pop goes the weasel as Hadron Collider shuts down (Update)
  Phys.Org
  A May 31, 2007 file photo shows a view of the Large Hadron Collider in its tunnel at the European Particle Physics Laboratory, CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. It's one of the physics world's most complex machines, and it has been …more. The world's ...
  Weasel shuts down world's largest atom smasher in SwitzerlandFox News
  Large Hadron Collider Goes Offline After Critter Chews Up Power CableInternational Business
  
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• Tailless Comet Could Be Answer to Beginnings of Our Universe - Science World Report

  30-04-2016 11:24
  Live Science
  Tailless Comet Could Be Answer to Beginnings of Our Universe
  Science World Report
  An ancient rocky body that looks like a contemporary asteroid that has gone astray may be one of the building blocks of the creation of rocky planets. In a paper published in Science Advances, lead author Karen Meech said that she and her colleagues ...
  Strange comet may reveal clues about Earth's birthCBS News
  Astronomers discover Tailless Comet named Manx using Pan-STARRS TelescopeMaine News Online
  
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• Large Hadron Collider Goes Offline After Critter Chews Up Power Cable - International Business Times

  30-04-2016 08:42
  
  International Business Times
  Large Hadron Collider Goes Offline After Critter Chews Up Power Cable
  International Business Times
  LHC A technician works in the tunnel of the Large Hadron Collider experiment at the European Organization for Nuclear Research in Meyrin near Geneva, Switzerland, Feb. 16, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/Pierre Albouy. The world's most power scientific ...
  CERN's Large Hadron Collider Shut Down by WeaselCDA News
  Weasel knocks out CERN's powerful particle acceleratorCNN
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• Puma's robotic running companion can keep pace with Usain Bolt - Engadget

  30-04-2016 07:39
  
  Engadget
  Puma's robotic running companion can keep pace with Usain Bolt
  Engadget
  Too bad the BeatBot is so expensive it's only available to Puma's sponsored athletes, then. Timothy J. Seppala , @timseppala. 1h ago in Robots. Comments. 175 Shares. Share (341). Tweet (102). Share (30). Save. Puma. For some people, the RunKeeper ...
  Puma's got a tiny racing robot that can move as fast as Usain BoltTechCrunch
  The Future Has Arrived: PUMA Unveils BeatBot, A Personal Robotic PacerLetsRun.com
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• Blackroom, New Game From 'Doom' Creators, Taken Down From Kickstarter - Tech Times

  30-04-2016 05:57
  
  Tech Times
  Blackroom, New Game From 'Doom' Creators, Taken Down From Kickstarter
  Tech Times
  Blackroom, the new project being developed by "Doom" creators John Romero and Adrian Carmack, had its Kickstarter campaign taken down. The game holds a lot of promise, so why was its crowdfunding canceled? (Photo : Night Work Games | Kickstarter).
  Romero and Carmack put Kickstarter for new FPS, Blackroom, on holdDestructoid
  Why DOOM Creator's New Project Blackroom Was Already Pulled From KickstarterCinem
  
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• No more lost bags? Delta rolls out better tracking system

  30-04-2016 03:22 via cnn.com
  
  What if tiny radio waves from your luggage could communicate its location to baggage handlers?
  
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• Here's When You'll Be Able To Visit The Mass Effect Theme Park - Cinema Blend

  30-04-2016 02:58
  
  Cinema Blend
  Here's When You'll Be Able To Visit The Mass Effect Theme Park
  Cinema Blend
  California Great America recently announced that you'll be able to visit and enjoy the Mass Effect attraction at their theme park starting May 18th. The ride opens just in time for the summer and will grant visitors a 4D entertainment experience ...
  'Mass Effect: Andromeda' Devs Tease Incoming News, Fresh Protagonists And Good EnemiesDesign & Trend
  The 'Mass Effect' theme park attraction opens in MayEng
  
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• Pennsylvania probes possible link between quakes

  30-04-2016 02:00
  
  Pennsylvania environmental regulators want to determine whether a series of minor earthquakes in the state this week were caused by nearby fracking operations by an oil and gas company.
  
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• World's Largest Atom Smasher Reportedly Shut Down by Rodent

  30-04-2016 01:47 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A small, weasel-like rodent was able to briefly cut power to the world's most powerful atom smasher after it apparently chewed through a power cable.
  
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• Yahoo CEO could get $55M in severance pay in potential sale

  30-04-2016 01:43
  
  Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will walk away with a $55 million severance package if the company's auction of its Internet operations culminates in a sale that ousts her from her job.
  
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• Study analyzes impact of Washington state coal-export plan

  30-04-2016 01:42
  
  A coal-export terminal proposed along the Columbia River in southwest Washington state could have unavoidable, significant impacts on greenhouse gases emissions, vessel traffic and rail safety, according to an environmental review released Friday.
  
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• Oculus Rift delays flatten virtual-reality fan fervor

  30-04-2016 01:41
  
  Virtual reality, oddly enough, isn't immune to the problems that arise in practical reality. Just ask would-be fans of the Oculus Rift headset, many—possibly most—of whom are still waiting for their $600 gadgets more than four weeks after they started shipping .
  
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• Newly discovered baby Titanosaur sheds light on dinosaurs' early lives

  30-04-2016 01:30
  
  Long-necked sauropod dinosaurs include the largest animals ever to walk on land, but they hatched from eggs no bigger than a soccer ball.
  
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• Biologists study imperiled lizard in Texas and Mexico to develop conservation plan

  30-04-2016 01:22
  
  University of Texas at Arlington biologists are studying a species of lizard found in parts of Texas and northeastern Mexico to find out why the reptile's numbers have been dwindling dramatically.
  
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• New Microsoft beta lets workers build their own apps without coding - PCWorld

  30-04-2016 00:49
  
  PCWorld
  New Microsoft beta lets workers build their own apps without coding
  PCWorld
  Employees that need access to certain business data on the go can now build their own app for it using a tool from Microsoft that went into public beta on Friday. The company has announced that it's opening up its PowerApps app creation service to the ...
  Microsoft Enters the Workflow Automation SpaceSuperSite for Windows
  PowerApps and Microsoft Flow Previews ReleasedRedmondmag.com
  Microsoft wants to connect all
  
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