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• Is it Time for Mark Zuckerberg to Shut Down Facebook Live?

  09-05-2017 23:52 via nbcnews.com
  
  Facebook is under fire to do something to stop the spate of abusive content.
  
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• EPA signs off on North Dakota regulation of CO2 wells

  09-05-2017 23:30
  
  The Trump administration is proposing to make North Dakota the first state with the power to regulate underground wells used for long-term storage of waste carbon dioxide captured from industrial sources such as coal-fired power plants.
  
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• Facebook says it found faster way to translate through AI

  09-05-2017 23:19
  
  Facebook says its researchers have found a new way to use artificial intelligence to translate material on its social network faster and more accurately.
  
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• Techno-infused opera about Steve Jobs gets new backers

  09-05-2017 23:16
  
  A techno-infused opera about the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has earned the financial backing of opera companies in San Francisco and Seattle, ensuring the musical meditation on the iconic entrepreneur will travel to America's high-tech enclave.
  
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• Trump delays decision on Paris climate deal

  09-05-2017 23:15
  
  President Donald Trump delayed a decision to honor or walk away from the Paris climate accord until he returns from Europe late this month, leaving global partners in limbo Tuesday.
  
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• Researchers find significant increase of invasive seaweed changing sea habitat

  09-05-2017 23:13
  
  Walking along the beaches of New England, it is easy to spot large amounts of a fine red seaweed clogging the coastline, the result of sweeping changes in the marine environment occurring beneath the water. To further investigate, researchers at the University of New Hampshire looked at seaweed populations over the last 30 years in the Southwestern Gulf of Maine and found the once predominant and towering kelp seaweed beds are declining and more invasive, shrub-like species have taken their plac
  
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• Achieving near-perfect optical isolation using opto-mechanical transparency

  09-05-2017 23:12
  
  Researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have demonstrated a new level of optical isolation necessary to advance on-chip optical signal processing. The technique involving light-sound interaction can be implemented in nearly any photonic foundry process and can significantly impact optical computing and communication systems.
  
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• Experiments show that a few self-driving cars can dramatically improve traffic flow

  09-05-2017 22:53
  
  The presence of just a few autonomous vehicles can eliminate the stop-and-go driving of the human drivers in traffic, along with the accident risk and fuel inefficiency it causes, according to new research. The finding indicates that self-driving cars and related technology may be even closer to revolutionizing traffic control than previously thought.
  
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• Research reveals globe-trotting history of sika deer

  09-05-2017 22:28
  
  On first glance, Yakushima Island in Japan and Dorchester County, Maryland, wouldn't appear to have a lot in common, but a closer ecological look reveals one stark similarity: both are home to populations of sika deer.
  
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• Federally subsidized shrubs, grasses crucial to sage grouse survival in Washington

  09-05-2017 22:24
  
  The sage grouse is an exceptionally showy bird and an icon of the American West. But its sagebrush habitat is disappearing, and there is debate over how best to protect the populations in an increasingly developed landscape.
  
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• The latest weapons against climate change: The beaver, the oyster, cold water and more...

  09-05-2017 22:21
  
  Beavers, high elevation streams, and oyster reefs are just three of the weapons in the fight against climate change discussed in 14 Solutions to Problems Climate Change Poses for Conservation, a new report released today by WCS.
  
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• Australian Fossils Hint At Where To Search For Life On Mars - NPR

  09-05-2017 22:02 via npr.org
  
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  Australian Fossils Hint At Where To Search For Life On Mars
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  Old rocks found in the Australian Outback have some weighty implications, scientists say: They hint at the environment in which life on Earth originated and suggest a location to search for life on Mars. Scientists in Australia say they have found ...
  Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth Possibly Found in Australian RocksLive Science
  Oldest evidence of life on land found in 3.48-billion-year-old Australian rocksPhys.Org
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• The Nintendo Switch is now capable of saving your credit card info - The Verge

  09-05-2017 21:56 via theverge.com
  
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  The Nintendo Switch is now capable of saving your credit card info
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  Nintendo has never been the most with it company at building out its digital games store. As just one example, until today you couldn't actually save payment information when purchasing a title on the Nintendo Switch. Every time, you'd have to reenter ...
  Switch eShop now lets you save credit card information - Nintendo EverythingNintendo Everything
  Switch flips the script for NintendoNikkei Asian Review
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• Amazon gives voice-enabled speaker a screen, video calling

  09-05-2017 21:39
  
  Amazon is giving its voice-enabled Echo speaker a touch screen and video-calling capabilities as it competes with Google's efforts at bringing "smarts" to the home
  
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• Threatened bird nesting again on Los Angeles area beaches

  09-05-2017 21:33
  
  Federal officials say the western snowy plover is nesting along the Los Angeles County coast for the first time in nearly seven decades
  
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• Tunnel with nuclear waste collapses in Washington state

  09-05-2017 21:30
  
  A portion of a tunnel containing buried rail cars full of radioactive waste collapsed at a sprawling storage facility in a remote area of Washington state
  
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• Tips For Playing Prey - Kotaku

  09-05-2017 21:17 via kotaku.com
  
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  Tips For Playing Prey
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  Prey is a tense, moody game that makes you distrust everyday objects because they might secretly be monsters. Whether you're just launching the game or well into your exploration of Talos I, here are some tips for making it through.
  Ten Things I Wish I Knew When I Started 'Prey'Forbes
  Prey: 9 Best NeuromodsGameSpot
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• Two James Webb instruments are best suited for exoplanet atmospheres

  09-05-2017 20:53
  
  The best way to study the atmospheres of distant worlds with the James Webb Space Telescope, scheduled to launch in late 2018, will combine two of its infrared instruments, according to a team of astronomers.
  
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• US fishing generated more than $200 billion in sales in 2015; two stocks rebuilt in 2016

  09-05-2017 20:50
  
  U.S. commercial and recreational fishing generated $208 billion in sales, contributed $97 billion to the gross domestic product, and supported 1.6 million full- and part-time jobs in 2015—above the five year average, according to NOAA's Fisheries Economics of the United States report released today.
  
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• Trump delaying decision on Paris climate deal

  09-05-2017 20:50
  
  This is the second time a meeting on the issue has been delayed.
  
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• NREL's advanced atomic layer deposition enables lithium-ion battery technology

  09-05-2017 20:49
  
  The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize NREL's patented battery materials and systems capable of operating safely in high-stress environments. A particular feature of the technology is the encapsulation of materials with solid electrolyte coatings that can be designed to meet the increasingly demanding needs of any battery application.
  
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• New method of microbial energy production discovered

  09-05-2017 20:49
  
  For all living things to succeed, they must reproduce and have the energy to do so. An organism's ability to extract energy from its surroundings-and to do it better than its competitors-is a key requirement of survival. Until recently it was thought that in all of biology, from microbes to humans, there were only two methods to generate and conserve the energy required for cellular metabolism and survival.
  
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• How Google can seriously one-up Amazon's Echo Show - Computerworld

  09-05-2017 20:24 via computerworld.com
  
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  How Google can seriously one-up Amazon's Echo Show
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  Rrrrrring, rrrrrrring! Hi, it's the future calling. Got a minute? That's the message Amazon is sending to the world this week with the launch of its new Echo Show, a $230 voice assistant that comes with a touchscreen and the ability to make and receive ...
  Developers will be able to build interfaces for the Echo Show soonThe Verge
  Voice Calls, Messages Coming to Amazon AlexaPCMag
  Apple's Plans for Upcoming Siri Speak
  
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• Workers at US nuclear site take cover after tunnel collapse

  09-05-2017 20:03
  
  Hundreds of workers at a nuclear site in the US state of Washington were ordered to take cover Tuesday after a storage tunnel filled with contaminated material collapsed, but there was no initial indication of a radioactive leak.
  
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• US teen breaks internet record, spurred by love of nuggets

  09-05-2017 20:00
  
  An American teenager has broken the world record for the most retweets, in a crusade to win a year's supply of his favorite food: chicken nuggets.
  
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• Microsoft is planning to turn Windows 10 PCs into Amazon Echo competitors - The Verge

  09-05-2017 20:00 via theverge.com
  
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  Microsoft is planning to turn Windows 10 PCs into Amazon Echo competitors
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  Microsoft has been working on a new HomeHub feature for Windows 10 to better compete with devices like Amazon's Echo. HomeHub is designed to create a family environment for a PC with shared access to calendars, apps, and even a new welcome ...
  Microsoft's latest patches bring many Windows and Office fixes and lots of...InfoWorld
  Microsoft fixes remote hacking flaw in Windows Malware Protection Eng
  
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• New lobster fishing rules on the way amid warming waters

  09-05-2017 19:49
  
  New restrictions are coming to southern New England's lobster fishery in an attempt to save the area's population of the crustaceans, which has dwindled as waters have warmed.
  
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• Samsung's unlocked S8 makes it easier to switch carriers

  09-05-2017 19:48
  
  Samsung is making it easier for consumers to switch wireless carriers by offering an unlocked version of its Galaxy S8 phone .
  
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• Fox harassment claims create clouds around Sky takeover bid

  09-05-2017 19:48
  
  A U.K. scandal torpedoed Rupert Murdoch's first attempt to take control of British-based broadcaster Sky. Now claims of sexual harassment at his U.S.-based Fox News are creating storm clouds around a second.
  
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• How Pokemon GO can help students build stronger communication skills

  09-05-2017 19:47
  
  Technology continues to change the way students learn and engage with their peers, parents and community. That is why Emily Howell, an assistant professor in Iowa State University's School of Education, is working with teachers to develop new ways to incorporate digital tools in the classroom, including playing games such as Pokémon GO.
  
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• Social, computer scientists want to share data on group behavior

  09-05-2017 19:42
  
  Computer and social scientists have collaborated to develop a large data set on how group behavior and technology influence decision-making - and they want to share that data with other researchers.
  
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• Now You Can Get an Amazon Echo With a Touch Screen

  09-05-2017 19:31 via nbcnews.com
  
  Amazon unveiled its newest product designed to suck you into the company's ecosystem.
  
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• US watched Russia hack French systems during election

  09-05-2017 19:22
  
  A top U.S. cyber official says the United States watched Russians hack computer systems in France and tipped French officials before it became public during that country's recent election
  
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• Scientists in South Africa reveal more on human-like species

  09-05-2017 18:43
  
  A species belonging to the human family tree whose remnants were first discovered in a South African cave in 2013 lived several hundred thousand years ago, indicating that the creature was alive at the same time as early humans in Africa, experts say
  
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• Watch the X-37B space plane land after historic mission - CBS News

  09-05-2017 18:40 via cbsnews.com
  
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  Watch the X-37B space plane land after historic mission
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  Two generations of reusable space planes came face to face — or nose to tail, rather — over the weekend. On Sunday, 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 that ...
  X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space CenterDVIDS
  Sonic boom rattles Central Florida as secret military space shuttle lands at Kennedy Space Cen
  
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• Noise pollution from gas compressors changes abundance of insects, spiders

  09-05-2017 18:36
  
  The relentless roar of natural gas compressors influences the numbers of insects and spiders nearby, triggering decreases in many types of arthropods sensitive to sounds and vibrations, a collaborative Florida Museum of Natural History study shows.
  
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• Snapchat users stay loyal, but Instagram could block its growth - TechCrunch

  09-05-2017 18:35 via techcrunch.com
  
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  Snapchat users stay loyal, but Instagram could block its growth
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  U.S. millennials and Gen Zs aren't entirely replacing their Snapchat addiction with Instagram Stories, according to a dozen studies and surveys commissioned or collected by TechCrunch. Yet the fact that 80 percent of Instagram's users are outside the U ...
  Here's What To Expect From Snapchat's First Earnings ReportFast Company
  Snapchats no longer have to disappear after 10 secondsCNNMoney
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• Protecting life's tangled ecological webs

  09-05-2017 18:35
  
  Ecosystems are a complex web of interactions. These ecological networks are being reorganized by extinctions and colonization events caused by human impacts, such as climate change and habitat destruction. In a paper published this week in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers from McGill University and University of British Columbia have developed a new theory to understand how complex ecological networks will reorganize in the future.
  
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• Researchers develop a cost-effective way to improve optical gas sensors from a common compound

  09-05-2017 18:33
  
  For many, zinc oxide conjures images of bright stripes down lifeguards' noses. But for researchers in Concordia's Faculty of Arts and Science, ZnO is an exciting compound with important optical and electrical properties.
  
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• NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Ella form near Fiji

  09-05-2017 18:32
  
  The nineteenth tropical cyclone of the Southern Pacific Ocean season formed and is now threatening Fiji. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite captured an image of the storm shortly after it developed.
  
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• Fin24.com | Nedbank restores online banking after IT glitches

  09-05-2017 18:15
  
  Financial services provider Nedbank has told Fin24 that issues plaguing its online banking platforms have been resolved.
  
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• More secrets of human ancestry emerge from South African caves - CBS News

  09-05-2017 18:14 via cbsnews.com
  
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  More secrets of human ancestry emerge from South African caves
  CBS News
  Africa's richest fossil hominin site has revealed more of its treasure. It's been a year and a half since scientists announced that a new hominin species, which they called Homo naledi, had been discovered in the Rising Star Cave outside Johannesburg.
  Early Human Homo Naledi May Have Made Tools, Buried DeadNBCNews.com
  Homo naledi: Back in the day, these guys walked around Africa with humansUSA TODAY
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• Cassini Views Saturn’s Hexagonal Polar Jet Stream

  09-05-2017 18:13 via scitechdaily.com
  
  This NASA image of the day comes from the Cassini Spacecraft and shows Saturn’s hexagonal polar jet stream. Saturn’s hexagonal polar jet stream is the...
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• NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Donna and Ella 'bookend' Fiji

  09-05-2017 18:12
  
  This island of Fiji appears to be "bookended" by tropical cyclones in imagery from the NASA-NOAA Suomi NPP satellite. Tropical Cyclone Donna is west of Fiji and newly developed Tropical Cyclone Ella has developed east of the island.
  
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• Bucking the trend? Layer3 TV sees its future in old-school cable, but with higher tech

  09-05-2017 18:10
  
  With more and more internet streaming services making their debut, cable companies and their set-top boxes can look a little old-school.
  
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• New Yale Study Pinpoints Key Pathway in Inflammation and Aging

  09-05-2017 18:05 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study from Yale University details the critical role IL-10 plays in controlling inflammation and the possible implications for preventing or treating cell...
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• Scientists Identify a New Species of Giant Birdlike Dinosaur

  09-05-2017 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The mystery of the world’s largest dinosaur eggs has been solved, paleontologists have identified the Baby Louie specimen as the embryo of a new species...
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• Four-billion-year-old 'fossil' protein resurrected in bacteria protects them from viruses

  09-05-2017 18:00
  
  In a proof-of-concept experiment, a 4-billion-year-old protein engineered into modern E. coli protected the bacteria from being hijacked by a bacteria-infecting virus. It was as if the E. coli had suddenly gone analogue, but the phage only knew how to hack digital. The ancient protein, an ancestral form of thioredoxin, was similar enough to its present-day analogues that it could function in E. coli but different enough that the bacteriophage couldn't use the protein to its advantage. The work,
  
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• New Study Shows Warmer Temperatures May Increase Emissions of Carbon Dioxide from Alaskan Tundra

  09-05-2017 17:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A newly published study reveals that warmer temperatures and thawing soils may be driving an increase in emissions of carbon dioxide from Alaskan tundra to...
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• Top lab CERN launches key new accelerator

  09-05-2017 17:31
  
  Europe's top physics lab CERN launched its newest particle accelerator on Tuesday, billed as a key step towards future experiments that could unlock the universe's greatest mysteries.
  
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