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• FCC says DDOS attacks, not net neutrality comments, tied up comments system - ZDNet

  08-05-2017 23:48
  
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  FCC says DDOS attacks, not net neutrality comments, tied up comments system
  ZDNet
  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Monday said that consumers trying to use its Electronic Comment Filing System ran into delays Sunday night because of multiple distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks -- not due to a deluge of ...
  ECFS Proceedings ResultsFederal Communications Commission
  Net Neutrality: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)Driving Sports
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• Microscopic soil creatures could orchestrate massive tree migrations

  08-05-2017 23:15
  
  Warming temperatures are prompting some tree species in the Rocky Mountains to "migrate" to higher elevations in order to survive.
  
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• Expert rock climbing routes recreated indoors using 3-D modeling and digital fabrication

  08-05-2017 23:12
  
  Through a combination of 3-D modeling, digital fabrication and other techniques, a Dartmouth-led research team has replicated sections of popular, outdoor rock climbing routes on an indoor climbing wall. The study demonstrates how these technologies can be used strategically to reproduce large-scale environments by considering how users interact with such sites. The study may be the first of its kind.
  
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• Uber setting up artificial intelligence lab in Toronto

  08-05-2017 23:10
  
  Uber is setting up a lab in Toronto to develop artificial intelligence needed for autonomous cars to recognize objects so they can travel safely.
  
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• Suicide online: Facebook aims to save lives with new actions

  08-05-2017 23:00
  
  The alarming video on Facebook Live of a Georgia teenager livestreaming her own suicide attempt stayed up long enough to help sheriff's deputies save her.
  
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• Trump administration hollows out EPA science integrity board

  08-05-2017 22:50
  
  The Trump administration will not reappoint half the expert members of a board that advises the Environmental Protection Agency on the integrity of its science, the latest in a series of moves that could benefit industries whose pollution the government regulates.
  
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• Metal Gear Artist Draws Some Cool Art For Call of Duty - Kotaku

  08-05-2017 22:46
  
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  Metal Gear Artist Draws Some Cool Art For Call of Duty
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  If you start to get Metal Gear Solid vibes off of the new Zombies Chronicles expansion for Call of Duty: Black Ops III, there's a good reason: Treyarch has tapped artist Yoji Shinkawa to create portraits of the game's characters. Advertisement. “To be ...
  Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 Zombies Chronicles Trailer is Seriously CreepyGame Rant
  Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Zombies Chronicles won't hit PC until JuneVentureBeat
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• Near record amount of April showers drench US last month

  08-05-2017 22:43
  
  That whole April showers thing went a bit overboard last month in the United States.
  
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• Austrian court: Facebook must delete hate postings worldwide

  08-05-2017 22:43
  
  An Austrian court has ruled that Facebook must delete hate speech postings worldwide and that Austrian law can be applied to lawsuits against the social media website.
  
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• Ditch the Stradivarius? New violins sound better: study

  08-05-2017 22:42
  
  Despite the lofty reputation of old violins by Italian masters such as Antonio Stradivari, blindfolded listeners in concert halls in New York and Paris say they preferred the sound of newer instruments.
  
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• Huge sinkholes are now appearing in the wrong places

  08-05-2017 22:40
  
  Dora Linda Nishihara was driving in San Antonio one dark evening in early December when she suddenly disappeared from sight. Later, her car, with her body inside, was found at the bottom of a 12-foot-deep water-filled sinkhole that had swallowed the road ahead of her.
  
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• General Electric breaks ground at new Boston site

  08-05-2017 22:39
  
  General Electric took another step in its digital transformation Monday, breaking ground on its new Boston headquarters and promising to help transform the state's economy.
  
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• Dutch open 'world's largest offshore' wind farm

  08-05-2017 22:39
  
  Dutch officials on Monday opened what is being billed as one of the world's largest offshore wind farms, with 150 turbines spinning in action far out in the North Sea.
  
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• Cornell CIS and Adobe collaboration creates artificial intelligence photo tool

  08-05-2017 22:36
  
  There may a new cool tool for image editing software in the future. If you're a fan of making your photo into a Monet or Warhol, there's now a way to make changes to a photograph by transferring the style and other elements from another photograph.
  
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• Study: Black and white kids faring equally in subsidized housing

  08-05-2017 22:34
  
  Once-formidable disparities between black and white families living in subsidized housing have largely vanished, and black and white children who grew up in such housing fared similarly in school, jobs and earnings, a new Johns Hopkins University study found.
  
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• Juvie talk

  08-05-2017 22:33
  
  With his legs outstretched, T. barely fits the diameter of the small animal pen that surrounds him. Clad in an orange jumpsuit, he sits in the dirt, cuddling a rabbit to his chest. He gazes down at the small animal, gently stroking its ear with his thumb and forefinger.
  
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• The effects of certain landscape characteristics on insecticide use depend on context and crop type

  08-05-2017 22:24
  
  Over the past half century, food production has intensified to meet the growing demand. And as agricultural fields have become ever larger, more pesticides are required to enhance yield.
  
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• Watch the X-37B Space Plane Land Near a Space Shuttle Model - Space.com

  08-05-2017 22:21
  
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  Watch the X-37B Space Plane Land Near a Space Shuttle Model
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  Two generations of reusable space planes came face to face — or nose to tail, rather — over the weekend. On Sunday (May 7), the U.S. Air Force's robotic X-37B space plane landed at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida, wrapping up a mission ...
  Secret US Space Plane Lands With A Boom In FloridaNPR
  [ May 7, 2017 ] X-37B spaceplane returns to Earth and makes autopilot landing in Florida Antare
  
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• In measuring gas exchange between water and air, size matters

  08-05-2017 22:21
  
  Ponds and lakes play a significant role in the global carbon cycle, and are often net emitters of carbon gases to the atmosphere. However, the rate at which gases move across the air-water boundary is not well quantified, particularly for small ponds.
  
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• Lubing up industry, the natural way

  08-05-2017 22:20
  
  Sesame oil might make a viable and sustainable alternative to mineral oil as an industrial lubricant, according to research published in the International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology.
  
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• The new iPad review: This is the best couch computer ever - Business Insider

  08-05-2017 21:46
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  The new iPad review: This is the best couch computer ever
  Business Insider
  The last time I bought an iPad was 2012. It was a good iPad. But increasingly — especially when the iPhone 6 came out with a bigger screen — I found that my iPad started gathering dust. The bigger iPhone could do all the same things as my iPad, and ...
  Best Buy Discounts Apple Watch Series 2 by $70, Drops iPad Pro Price by $100Mac Rumors
  Apple offers free Smart Keyboard repairs for up to thre
  
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• Prey is a complex, tense, and scattered piece of survival horror - The Verge

  08-05-2017 21:42
  
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  Prey is a complex, tense, and scattered piece of survival horror
  The Verge
  A protagonist wakes up in a space colony after a disaster, with a blank in their memory. An artificial intelligence informs them that aliens on board have transformed the crew into monstrosities. It's up to them to destroy the threat, using an arsenal ...
  Prey beaten in under 20 minutes, three days after launchPolygon
  Someone Beat Prey In Under 20 Minutes, Watch The Video HereGameSpot
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• FCC says its comment system was hit by denial-of-service attacks - The Verge

  08-05-2017 21:34
  
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  FCC says its comment system was hit by denial-of-service attacks
  The Verge
  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaks at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. Chris Welch / The Verge. After a John Oliver segment highlighted the FCC's latest plans to roll back net neutrality rules, the agency's comment system became unreachable, ...
  US regulator website hacked after TV host commentsBreitbart News
  FCC hit with DDoS attacks after John Oliver takes on net neutralityPCWorld
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• Instagram launches mobile web sharing to pursue global growth - TechCrunch

  08-05-2017 21:06
  
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  Instagram launches mobile web sharing to pursue global growth
  TechCrunch
  Instagram wants to be the photo app for the whole world, even if you can't or won't download it. In pursuit of international growth where networks are slow and data is expensive, Instagram has given its mobile website a massive upgrade that adds core ...
  You can now post to Instagram from any browser -- here's howCNET
  You can now upload Instagram photos from its mobile websiteThe Verge
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• Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Zombies Chronicles won't hit PC until June - VentureBeat

  08-05-2017 21:05
  
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  Call of Duty: Black Ops III's Zombies Chronicles won't hit PC until June
  VentureBeat
  Sony's Call of Duty deal is still in place, and this means that the Treyarch studio's planned remastering of many of its classic Zombies mode maps will take a bit longer to hit the other platforms. Zombies Chronicles, a collection of updated Zombies ...
  Black Ops 3's Zombies Chronicles is a $30 greatest hits collectionPolygon
  Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies Chronicles Story TrailerComingSoon.net
  
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• The vicious circle of inequality

  08-05-2017 21:00
  
  How to distribute resources between different individuals and groups is one of the basic dilemmas of social life. All known surplus-producing societies are organised as social hierarchies where some groups of people have more resources and better opportunities and life conditions than other groups. Some societies, such as the Indian caste-system, are strongly hierarchical, others like the Nordic welfare states less so. Yet, even in Scandinavia some groups - like ethnic Danes or Norwegians - hold
  
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• Reversing pest resistance to biotech cotton: The secret is in the mix

  08-05-2017 21:00
  
  Insect pests that are rapidly adapting to genetically engineered crops threaten agriculture worldwide. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals the success of a surprising strategy for countering this problem: Hybridizing genetically engineered cotton with conventional cotton reduced resistance in the pink bollworm, a voracious global pest.
  
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• Paris 1.5 C target may be smashed by 2026

  08-05-2017 21:00
  
  Melbourne: Global temperatures could break through the 1.5°C barrier negotiated at the Paris conference as early as 2026 if a slow-moving, natural climate driver known as the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) has, as suspected, moved into a positive phase.
  
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• Even if you hate the idea, Windows users should want Windows 10 S to succeed - Ars Technica

  08-05-2017 20:15
  
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  Even if you hate the idea, Windows users should want Windows 10 S to succeed
  Ars Technica
  Windows 10 S is going to piss a lot of people off. In fact, it's already started to piss some of them off, and they've been annoyed by it since the first leaks about the operating system came out. The arguments are well worn, and we've been hearing ...
  How to manage family options in Windows 10PCWorld
  Build 2017: What to expect at Microsoft's developer conference this weekNeowin
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• Uber Creates Canadian AI Tech Hub To Speed Self-Driving Vehicle Development - Forbes

  08-05-2017 20:13
  
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  Uber Creates Canadian AI Tech Hub To Speed Self-Driving Vehicle Development
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  Uber has created a new research unit in Toronto with plans to employ dozens of engineers there to focus on developing artificial intelligence for driverless vehicles, as its legal fight with Alphabet Inc.'s Waymo over the alleged theft of Google ...and more »
  
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• Call Of Duty's Big Zombies DLC Pack Is More Expensive Than Usual - GameSpot

  08-05-2017 19:46
  
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  Call Of Duty's Big Zombies DLC Pack Is More Expensive Than Usual
  GameSpot
  Call of Duty: Black Ops III is getting another piece of DLC based entirely around the series' long-running Zombies mode, and now publisher Activision has announced how much the pack will cost. Zombies Chronicles will set you back $30 (with ...and more »
  
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• Facebook must remove hate speech posts, Austrian court rules - TechCrunch

  08-05-2017 19:43
  
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  Facebook must remove hate speech posts, Austrian court rules
  TechCrunch
  More bad news for Facebook on the content front: An Austrian court has ruled the company must remove posts deemed to be hate speech, Reuters reports. The case was brought last year by Austria's Green party over what it argued were defamatory insults to ...and more »
  
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• Pepe the Frog Is Dead: Creator Kills Off Meme

  08-05-2017 19:20 via nbcnews.com
  
  Pepe the Frog, the meme that was transformed from a "once peaceful frog dude" into a symbol of hatred and racism by the far-right, has croaked.
  
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• Siri Speaker Wishlist: hi-fi audio, multi-user control, HomeKit features, more - 9to5Mac

  08-05-2017 19:13
  
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  Siri Speaker Wishlist: hi-fi audio, multi-user control, HomeKit features, more
  9to5Mac
  As someone who enjoys testing new gadgets, I've been very tempted at times to purchase and try both the Amazon Echo and Google Home voice assistant speakers. Rumors of an Apple version have convinced me to hold off, however, and it's possible once ...
  Apple Exec Drops Hints About Possible Amazon Echo CompetitorFortune
  Apple's Schiller: Echo-Like Devices Need a ScreenPCMag
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• Canada flood damage worsens but heavy rains subsiding

  08-05-2017 18:50
  
  The toll from severe flooding in eastern Canada worsened Monday with thousands of people affected and schools closed, but authorities were optimistic that rising water levels would soon crest.
  
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• Ethical business practice can flourish in nations with serious corruption problems

  08-05-2017 18:45
  
  Ethical business practice can flourish even in countries with widespread corporate corruption problems, research shows.
  
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• Comcast, Charter to work together to rival wireless carriers

  08-05-2017 18:43
  
  Comcast and Charter have agreed to cooperate on upcoming cellphone services as both cable companies face growing threats from national wireless carriers such as AT&T and Verizon
  
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• Physical keyboards make virtual reality typing easier

  08-05-2017 18:38
  
  Cranking out text is an integral part of our digital lives, but it's a field of research that has a surprising lack of emphasis in virtual reality (VR) development.
  
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• NASA spots powerful Tropical Cyclone between Vanuatu and New Caledonia

  08-05-2017 18:29
  
  Tropical Cyclone Donna continues to move through the South Pacific Ocean as a major hurricane. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm and captured an image of a clear eye as the storm was located between the island nations of Vanuatu and New Caledonia. The GPM satellite found that the powerful hurricane was generating very high amounts of rainfall.
  
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• Report: Chesapeake Bay health improves, but long way to go

  08-05-2017 18:20
  
  Boosted by stronger fish populations, the overall health of the Chesapeake Bay improved some last year, but Monday's annual report card for the nation's largest estuary says there's still a long way to go.
  
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• Astronomers Create a Model for Stealth Coronal Mass Ejections

  08-05-2017 18:10 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study details how astronomers developed a model that simulates the evolution of coronal mass ejections. Our ever-changing sun continuously shoots solar material...
  The post Astronomers Create a Model for Stealth Coronal Mass Ejections appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• UN climate talks begin amid uncertainty over US position

  08-05-2017 18:06
  
  Despite uncertainties about whether the United States will remain committed to the Paris climate accord under President Donald Trump, envoys convened talks Monday in Germany on implementing the details of the deal to combat global warming.
  
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• Pasture management and riparian buffers reduce erosion

  08-05-2017 18:04
  
  Sediment is the number one pollutant in U.S. waterways. Over grazing can increase soil erosion from pastures as well as sediment loading into aquatic systems. Grazing management and buffer strips may reduce erosion, however, few studies evaluating these practices have been reported.
  
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• Space weather model simulates solar storms from nowhere

  08-05-2017 18:03
  
  Our ever-changing sun continuously shoots solar material into space. The grandest such events are massive clouds that erupt from the sun, called coronal mass ejections, or CMEs. These solar storms often come first with some kind of warning—the bright flash of a flare, a burst of heat or a flurry of solar energetic particles. But another kind of storm has puzzled scientists for its lack of typical warning signs: They seem to come from nowhere, and scientists call them stealth CMEs.
  
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• Comcast is trying to get in on the mesh router hype - The Verge

  08-05-2017 17:56
  
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  Comcast is trying to get in on the mesh router hype
  The Verge
  Comcast is expanding its hardware lineup with mesh Wi-Fi pods and a new router. The company announced the new products today, along with the official launch of its xFi platform — a digital dashboard for managing home Wi-Fi. Later this year, Comcast ...
  Comcast brands smart home network product 'xFi,' deploys it to 10M homesFierceCable
  Comcast invests in mesh router maker Plume, launches Xfinity xFi for managing your h
  
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• Human-made noise disrupting the serenity of natural parks, impacting wildlife, study says

  08-05-2017 17:52
  According to a new study, more and more Americans venturing out into the country’s wild places in search of peace and quiet and realizing that the woods, mountains, canyons and other natural wonders aren’t so peaceful or quiet anymore.
  
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• Why Stephen Hawking's dire warning is all wrong about humans and Earth - Fox News

  08-05-2017 17:30
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  Why Stephen Hawking's dire warning is all wrong about humans and Earth
  Fox News
  Stephen Hawking is at it again, with a Sybil-like prediction that's going viral. But his latest contention – that humans will be wiped out within 100 years and must escape into space – leaves me wondering if the good professor hasn't already left the ...
  If Stephen Hawking is right about Earth's end, keep an eye on the deerChicago Tribuneall 27 news articles »
  
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• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Views Seasonal Flows in Valles Marineris

  08-05-2017 17:30 via scitechdaily.com
  
  NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment captured this new image of seasonal flows on the surface of Mars. Recurring slope lineae are seasonal flows on...
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• Scientists watch fat metabolism in live fish, observe real-time lipid biochemistry

  08-05-2017 17:21
  
  Studying how our bodies metabolize lipids such as fatty acids, triglycerides, and cholesterol can teach us about cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other health problems, as well as reveal basic cellular functions. But the process of studying what happens to lipids after being consumed has been both technologically difficult and expensive to accomplish until now.
  
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• Ancient proteins studied in detail

  08-05-2017 17:21
  
  How did protein interactions arise and how have they developed? In a new study, researchers have looked at two proteins which began co-evolving between 400 and 600 million years ago. What did they look like? How did they work, and how have they changed over time? The findings, published in eLife, show how a combination of changes in the proteins' properties created better conditions for the regulation of a cellular process.
  
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