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• Gypsy moth caterpillars return to dine on New England trees

  03-07-2016 21:23
  
  Last year's dry spring, coupled with the recent stretch of dry weather, has helped to fuel the resurgence across parts of southern New England of the gypsy moth caterpillar, a furry nuisance blamed for defoliating an estimated 9 million acres from Maine to Maryland back in 1981.
  
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• 3-2-1: A look at NASA's Jupiter mission by the numbers

  03-07-2016 21:20
  
  Since launching in 2011, NASA's Juno spacecraft has been cruising toward the biggest planet in the solar system. On Monday, Juno is scheduled to perform a nail-biting move designed to enter orbit around Jupiter to explore its cloud-covered atmosphere and interior makeup.
  
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• From SEALs to startups: Special ops drawn to Silicon Valley

  03-07-2016 21:18
  
  Keith David spent years flying around the globe on covert missions, making life-and-death decisions and overseeing multiple units unleashing airstrikes against insurgents. The former Navy SEAL now realizes it was the perfect training for a career in Silicon Valley.
  
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• Watch The Week-Long Summer Games Done Quick Charity Speedrun Marathon - Kotaku

  03-07-2016 18:18 via kotaku.com
  
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  Watch The Week-Long Summer Games Done Quick Charity Speedrun Marathon
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  It's time again for the very best reason to stay inside with your eyes glued to a screen in the middle of summer. The best speedrunners in the world gather for Summer Games Done Quick, a nonstop seven-day speedrun marathon benefiting Doctors Without ...
  Video game masters give back in Summer Games Done QuickMashable
  The Awesome Speed Run Marathon, Summer Games Done Quick, Just Kicked Off on TwitchTouch Arca
  
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• Researchers: Decades After Montreal Protocol, Antarctic Ozone Layer Is Gradually Healing - KTLA

  03-07-2016 17:57 via ktla.com
  
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  Researchers: Decades After Montreal Protocol, Antarctic Ozone Layer Is Gradually Healing
  KTLA
  The Antarctic ozone layer, which shields the Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays, shows encouraging signs that it's beginning to heal, according to research published in the journal Science. Scientists credit the healing to an international policy set ...
  Antarctic Ozone Layer Begins to HealEnvironment News Service
  Scientists stunned by discovery in our atmosphereMorning Ticker
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• Independence Day: How developer and customer revolt will de-throne Apple - ZDNet

  03-07-2016 17:34 via zdnet.com
  
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  Independence Day: How developer and customer revolt will de-throne Apple
  ZDNet
  washington-apps.jpg Image: ZDNet. 240 years ago, our founding fathers decided they was sick of paying ridiculous taxes for the privilege of being part of of the British Empire. Those who signed it were pretty successful guys, and had prosperous ...
  iOS 10 Brings Transit Data For Japan To Apple MapsUbergizmo
  Apple releases 4 animated emoji iOS 10 Messages sticker packs for beta testers: Classic Mac, Smileys, Hea
  
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• Antarctic Ozone Layer Begins to Heal - Environment News Service

  03-07-2016 16:54 via ens-newswire.com
  Environment News Service
  Antarctic Ozone Layer Begins to Heal
  Environment News Service
  CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, July 2, 2016 (ENS) – New research has identified clear signs that the gaping hole in the Antarctic ozone layer is beginning to close and could close permanently by mid-century. Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of ...
  Montreal Protocol Pays Off: Antarctic Ozone Layer Shows Signs Of HealingTech Times
  Antarctic ozone hole believed to be shrinkingPBS NewsHour
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• Will Alaska's Pavlof Volcano erupt again? - Christian Science Monitor

  03-07-2016 16:40 via csmonitor.com
  
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  Will Alaska's Pavlof Volcano erupt again?
  Christian Science Monitor
  Pavlof Volcano, a volcano on the southwestern end of the Alaska Peninsula, has seen increased seismic activity. The Alaska Volcano Observatory increased the volcano's threat level last week. By Aidan Quigley, Staff July 3, 2016. Save for later Saved.
  Is Alaska's Pavlof Volcano Ready To Blow Its Top?Tech Times
  Pavlov Volcano Shows Signs of ActivityCapitalberg
  Is Alaska's Pavlof Volcano about to blow?BAB
  
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• Why On Earth Wouldn't Blizzard Be Making Another 'Diablo 3' Expansion? - Forbes

  03-07-2016 16:16 via forbes.com
  
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  Why On Earth Wouldn't Blizzard Be Making Another 'Diablo 3' Expansion?
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  Yesterday, news broke that Blizzard was looking for a new Diablo 3 game director, meaning that current director Josh Mosqueira was leaving. Mosqueira, though he credits a team effort, is largely thought of as the driving force behind turning Diablo 3 ...
  Diablo 3 Director Leaves BlizzardGameSpot
  Blizzard Are Hiring For A Game Director To Lead New Diablo ContentBleeding Cool News
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• US Senate Will Not Issue BlackBerrys To Staffers As BlackBerry Decides To Discontinue BlackBerry 10 OS Devices - Tech Times

  03-07-2016 15:20 via techtimes.com
  
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  US Senate Will Not Issue BlackBerrys To Staffers As BlackBerry Decides To Discontinue BlackBerry 10 OS Devices
  Tech Times
  The U.S. Senate's love affair with BlackBerry devices is coming to an end. But BlackBerry's ambition of restoring its glory hasn't died out just yet. ( BlackBerry ). Advertisement. It's a major blow, but BlackBerry isn't about to dump all of its ...
  The Senate is ditching BlackBerry phones — and BlackBerry is trying to ditch phonesRecode
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• Tesla and Google are both driving toward autonomous vehicles. Which company is taking the better route? - Los Angeles Times

  03-07-2016 15:06 via latimes.com
  
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  Tesla and Google are both driving toward autonomous vehicles. Which company is taking the better route?
  Los Angeles Times
  Google and Tesla agree autonomous vehicles will make streets safer, and both are racing toward a driverless future. But when Google tested its self-driving car prototype on employees a few years ago, it noticed something that would take it down a ...
  Tesla 'Autopilot' Death: Driver May Have Been Watching 'Harry Potter' at Time of Crash, Witness Tells APKTLA
  
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• Juno Spacecraft's July 4 Jupiter Arrival: What to Expect - Space.com

  03-07-2016 14:35 via space.com
  
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  Juno Spacecraft's July 4 Jupiter Arrival: What to Expect
  Space.com
  NASA's Juno spacecraft is scheduled to enter into orbit around Jupiter Monday night (July 4), ending its nearly five-year trek to the solar system's biggest planet. The key event Monday is a 35-minute engine burn at 11:18 p.m. EDT (0318 GMT on Tuesday ...
  Juno Space Probe Is Set To Enter Jupiter's Orbit On MondayNPR
  A brand new look at a very old worldMashable
  How Juno will protect itself from Jupiter's intense radiati
  
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• New Horizons Probe Bags Extension for Mission - PerfScience

  03-07-2016 14:19 via perfscience.com
  
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  New Horizons Probe Bags Extension for Mission
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  The New Horizons spacecraft of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has bagged an extension for its mission, wherein it will now move towards an object, which is located deeper in the Kuiper Belt. The probe is planned to make ...
  It's Official! NASA Pluto Probe to Fly by Another Object in 2019Space.com
  Expect to See New Data From the Kuiper Belt in 2019Gizmodo
  NASA extends the New Horizons mission to fly b
  
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• Diablo 3 Director Leaves Blizzard - GameSpot

  03-07-2016 14:14 via gamespot.com
  
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  Diablo 3 Director Leaves Blizzard
  GameSpot
  After it was reported that Blizzard Entertainment was hiring a new game director for a Diablo project, it was unknown what that meant for Diablo III's current director, Josh Mosqueira. Now, Blizzard has confirmed that Mosqueira has left the company ...
  Blizzard Has A Job Opening For New 'Diablo' Project Director: 'Diablo IV' In The Works?Tech Times
  Blizzard hiring new game director for unannounced Diablo projectPolygon
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• Attorney with local ties worked on emissions case - Traverse City Record Eagle

  03-07-2016 13:33 via record-eagle.com
  
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  Attorney with local ties worked on emissions case
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  Volkswagen CEO Rules Out European Damage PaymentsFox Business
  VW: US 'Dieselgate' Settlement Not to Be Replicated in EuropeNewsmax
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• 'YouTubers' outshining old-school television

  03-07-2016 10:21
  
  A media revolution is taking place, and most people over 35 years of age aren't tuned in.
  
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• NASA spaceship barrels toward Jupiter, 'planet on steroids'

  03-07-2016 10:21
  
  Juno, an unmanned NASA spacecraft, is barrelling toward Jupiter on a $1.1 billion mission to circle the biggest planet in the solar system and shed new light on the origin of our planetary neighborhood.
  
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• Singapore to pursue firms over fires, despite Indonesian ire

  03-07-2016 10:20
  
  Singapore is refusing to back down in its pursuit of those responsible for haze-belching forest fires in Southeast Asia last year, despite struggling to bring the perpetrators before the courts and drawing a sharp rebuke from neighbouring Indonesia.
  
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• Are Chinese Hackers Slowing Down Their Cyber Attacks?

  03-07-2016 09:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  A recent report suggests that China began to tone down some of its activities amid a shift in strategy started by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• Are Chinese Hackers Slowing Down Attacks on U.S. Targets?

  03-07-2016 09:08 via nbcnews.com
  
  A recent report suggests that China began to tone down some of its activities amid a shift in strategy started by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  
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• Great white shark tracking goes mobile

  03-07-2016 06:52 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Northeast beachgoers are no strangers to shark sightings. Now they can share news of those sightings in real time with friends -- and scientists.
  
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• NuAns raises funds to release its Windows 10 phone worldwide - Engadget

  03-07-2016 05:02 via engadget.com
  
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  NuAns raises funds to release its Windows 10 phone worldwide
  Engadget
  When we took a closer look at the NuAns NEO in January, the Japanese company wasn't sure if the Windows 10 Mobile phone was ever going to make it outside its home country. Now, it looks like NuAns has decided to attempt a wider release, because it's ...
  Kickstarting a Windows 10 phone is a terrible idea, yet someone is doing just thatMashable
  Is this the future of Windows 10 Mobile? NuAns is pitching its Neo pho
  
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