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• Belkin WeMo Mini Smart Plug Review: Automate your dumb appliances

  01-08-2017 23:40
  
  GadgetsThis is one of the simplest ways to get your non-connected gadgets into your smart home setup.
  This smart switch plugs into a standard outlet and teaches your old appliances some new smart home tricks.
  
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• Fin24.com | Twitter asked why it doesn't disclose daily user numbers

  01-08-2017 22:33
  
  The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked Twitter a question that many investors also have: why not disclose your number of daily active users?
  
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• DEFCON: Professional Hackers Breached Dozens Of Voting Machines Within Minutes

  01-08-2017 22:27 via technocracy.news
  The utter lack of security on voting systems around the world shatters the illusion of tamper-free elections. Technocrats who build these technologies have no sense of building in security from the start, and could care less about patching them up after they have been hacked. White-hat hackers busted in to many machines within minutes of starting. Un-hackable voting machine is an oxymoron. ⁃ TN EditorProfessional hackers were invited to break into dozens of voting machines and el
  
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• Big Brother In Berlin: Face Recognition At Train Stations Being Tested

  01-08-2017 21:51 via technocracy.news
  German Technocrats are fully immersed in automated surveillance and artificial intelligence; anything goes when fighting crime, including citizens’ rights. ⁃ TN EditorFrom August, a train station in Berlin will be the testing ground for surveillance cameras with biometric face recognition capability. Here is an overview of the most important information and a look at the controversy.
  Who will be watched and by whom?
  The test phase will take place at Berlin’s Südkreuz
  
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• Team uses phage-enhanced nanoparticles to kill bacteria that foul water treatment systems

  01-08-2017 21:39
  Magnetic nanoparticle clusters have the power to punch through biofilms to reach bacteria that can foul water treatment systems, according to scientists at Rice University and the University of Science and Technology of China.
  
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• NASA continues to study pulsars, 50 years after their chance discovery

  01-08-2017 21:38
  A little bit of "scruff" in scientific data 50 years ago led to the discovery of pulsars—rapidly spinning dense stellar corpses that appear to pulse at Earth.
  
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• Aug. 2017: Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  01-08-2017 21:37
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• Like Apple, Amazon Caves To China’s Demands To Censor Cloud Services

  01-08-2017 21:35 via technocracy.news
  China treated tech giants as useful idiots; now that China has what it wants, they are being thrown under the bus. However, most Technocrat billionaires believe that China has the best model for global governance so there is the aspect of total complicity as well. ⁃ TN EditorDays after Apple yanked anti-censorship tools off its app store in China, another major American technology company is moving to implement the country’s tough restrictions on online content.
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• Big data points humanity to new minerals, new deposits (Update)

  01-08-2017 21:34
  Applying big data analysis to mineralogy offers a way to predict minerals missing from those known to science, where to find them, and where to find new deposits of valuable minerals such as gold and copper, according to a groundbreaking study.
  
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• SNES Classic Goes Up For Preorder This Month, Nintendo Announces - Forbes

  01-08-2017 20:35
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  SNES Classic Goes Up For Preorder This Month, Nintendo Announces
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  Still feeling salty about losing your SNES mini preorder last week? I don't blame you, but fear not, as Nintendo may still have your back. In a move that is sure to temper at least some of the recent resentment within the retro gaming community, the ...
  Nintendo says SNES Classic preorders coming in late AugustThe Verge
  You can finally buy Nintendo's new $80 mini Super Nintendo later this monthBusiness Insider
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• Spanish court backs extradition of Russian programmer to US

  01-08-2017 20:26
  Spain's National Court has recommended the extradition to the United States of a Russian computer programmer accused by U.S. prosecutors of developing malicious software that stole information from financial institutions and caused losses of $855,000.
  
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• Earth's 2017 resource 'budget' spent by August 2: report

  01-08-2017 20:26
  Humanity will have used up its allowance of planetary resources such as water, soil, and clean air for all of 2017 by Wednesday, a report said.
  
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• Panda at French zoo expecting... twins!

  01-08-2017 20:25
  French zoo officials were doubly delighted on Tuesday on learning that their pregnant panda is expecting not one but two cubs at the weekend.
  
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• Gold replica of US space module pinched from Ohio museum

  01-08-2017 20:25
  A gold replica of a lunar landing module gifted to US astronaut Neil Armstrong by French jewlers has been pilfered from an Ohio museum, with security footage offering little help to police.
  
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• Deadly fungus affecting hibernating bats could spread during summer

  01-08-2017 20:24
  The cold-loving fungus (Pseudogymnoascus destructans, or Pd) that causes white-nose syndrome , a disease that has killed millions of North American bats during hibernation, could also spread in summer months. Bats and humans visiting contaminated caves and mines can inadvertently contribute to the spread of the fungus, according to a recently published study by the U.S. Geological Survey .
  
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• Technique enables printable and rewritable color images

  01-08-2017 20:23
  A chemical process that allows color images to be printed on specially coated paper and then erased so that different images can be printed on the same paper has been developed by researchers at Rice, Yonsei and Korea universities.
  
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• NASA tracks Tropical Depression Emily across Florida into Atlantic

  01-08-2017 20:22
  Just after Tropical Storm Emily made landfall in west central Florida, NASA's Terra satellite passed overhead. As Emily was weakening and tracking east across the Sunshine State, NASA used data from NOAA's GOES-East satellite to create an animation that showed Emily's progression toward the Atlantic Ocean.
  
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• NASA catches formation of Tropical Depression 13W

  01-08-2017 20:22
  The thirteenth tropical cyclone of the northwestern Pacific Ocean typhoon season has formed and NASA's Terra satellite obtained a visible-light image of the storm revealing that it's already battling wind shear.
  
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• Size matters, and so do temperature and habitat, to scavengers and the carcasses they eat

  01-08-2017 20:17
  Size matters in the carrion world, and so do habitat and temperature.
  
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• SwRI's small satellite mission moves forward

  01-08-2017 20:12
  NASA has selected Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) to further develop the concept for a small satellite mission to image the Sun's outer corona. SwRI's "Polarimeter to Unify the Corona and Heliosphere" (PUNCH) program was selected for a mission concept study through NASA's Heliophysics Small Explorers Program (SMEX).
  
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• Chemical weathering could alleviate some climate change effects

  01-08-2017 20:10
  There could be some good news on the horizon as scientists try to understand the effects and processes related to climate change.
  
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• Studying an elusive South African primate

  01-08-2017 20:07
  At a remote South African field site, CU Boulder Professor Michelle Sauther and CU alumnus Frank Cuozzo are leading research on two of the world's least studied non-human primates: the iconic, big-eyed African bushbabies, also known as galagos.
  
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• Pennsylvania snowshoe hares differ from those in Yukon

  01-08-2017 20:06
  Snowshoe hares in Pennsylvania—at the southern end of the species' range—show adaptations in fur color and characteristics, behavior and metabolism, to enable them to survive in less wintry conditions than their far northern relatives, according to a team of researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences.
  
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• Researchers explore how to effectively release and control engineered species

  01-08-2017 20:04
  So, you've genetically engineered a malaria-resistant mosquito, now what? How many mosquitos would you need to replace the disease-carrying wild type? What is the most effective distribution pattern? How could you stop a premature release of the engineered mosquitos?
  
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• Seven gorgeous national parks where you can watch the August eclipse

  01-08-2017 20:00
  
  ScienceChase the sun somewhere fun.
  If you've yet to make your 2017 eclipse plans, consider venturing to one of the splendid national parks on the path of totality.
  
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• No simple way of predicting breathing difficulties in pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs from external features

  01-08-2017 20:00
  As many as a half of all short-nosed dogs such as pugs, French bulldogs and bulldogs experience breathing difficulties related to their facial structure. However, research published today by the University of Cambridge suggests that there is no way to accurately predict from visible features whether an apparently healthy pug or French bulldog will go on to develop breathing difficulties.
  
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• Dietary restriction can improve learning in worms

  01-08-2017 20:00
  Dietary restriction - the reduction of a specific nutrient or total dietary intake without triggering malnutrition—increases longevity and improves learning, but are these processes regulated separately? A new study publishing on August 1 in the open access journal PLOS Biology by Mihir Vohra, Kaveh Ashrafi and colleagues at the University of California at San Francisco, indicates that the answer is "yes." The team shows that depletion of a single amino acid metabolite improves learning in
  
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• Typhoon Noru gives NASA's Terra satellite the eye

  01-08-2017 19:59
  NASA's Terra satellite passed over Typhoon Noru in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean and captured a close look at the eye of the storm.
  
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• NASA sees tiny Tropical Depression Irwin winding down

  01-08-2017 19:59
  Infrared imagery from NASA looked at cloud top temperatures in Tropical Depression Irwin found a very small area of cold clouds and no strong storms. Irwin appeared as a swirl of clouds as it continued to wind down.
  
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• Proxima Centauri’s Radiation Would Wipe Out an Earth-Like Atmosphere on Proxima b

  01-08-2017 19:38 via scitechdaily.com
  New research reveals that Proxima b (an Earth-size planet right outside our solar system in the habitable zone of its star) may not be able...
  The post Proxima Centauri’s Radiation Would Wipe Out an Earth-Like Atmosphere on Proxima b appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• What's really going on with sea level rise

  01-08-2017 19:30
  
  EnvironmentEven the best data can be presented in misleading ways.
  There's a rumor going around that NASA's data somehow shows that sea level rise isn't happening. Here's a look at how easy it is to mislead by cherry picking data.
  
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• SOHO Reveals Evidence of Seismic G-Mode Waves in Our Sun

  01-08-2017 19:21 via scitechdaily.com
  Using data from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, or SOHO, astronomers have detected a type of wave called g-modes on the Sun. After four decades...
  The post SOHO Reveals Evidence of Seismic G-Mode Waves in Our Sun appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• JBL bookshelf speakers 50 percent off? I'd buy it.

  01-08-2017 19:09
  
  GadgetsThey're $100.
  Rock yourself into the fall with JBL Arena B15 black bookshelf & surround speaker that are on sale for 50 percent off on Amazon.
  
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• Bookshelf speakers 50 percent off? I'd buy it.

  01-08-2017 19:09
  
  GadgetsThey're $100.
  Rock yourself into the fall with JBL Arena B15 black bookshelf & surround speaker that are on sale for 50 percent off on Amazon.
  
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• Build a portable computer on a USB stick

  01-08-2017 19:07
  
  DIYIt's a PC that you can carry anywhere.
  Using modern-day Linux distributions, you can set up a portable computer that will fit on a standard USB flash drive. You simply plug it into any other machine.
  
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• Major Accomplishments of NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft

  01-08-2017 19:04 via scitechdaily.com
  Below is a short list of the major accomplishments to date of NASA’s groundbreaking Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft during their 40 years of exploration....
  The post Major Accomplishments of NASA’s Voyager 1 and 2 Spacecraft appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• Fin24.com | Careers24 sees 154% increase in IT and tech jobs posted

  01-08-2017 18:56
  
  Job portal Careers24 has reported a 154% increase, year-on-year, in the number of IT, tech and telecoms jobs posted on the platform.
  
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• Fin24.com | Vodacom: more spectrum needed to expand 4G in rural areas

  01-08-2017 18:52
  
  Vodacom Group chief technology officer Andries Delport says South Africa needs more spectrum to expand high speed internet access coverage in rural areas.
  
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• Growing clouds from scratch and running from hungry polar bears: Fantastic tales from the field

  01-08-2017 18:40
  
  ScienceStories from the coolest day jobs in the world.
  Tales From the Field brings you stories about the coolest day jobs in the world. Read on.
  
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• Dystopian Fear Of Facebook's AI Experiment Is Highly Exaggerated - Forbes

  01-08-2017 18:40
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  Dystopian Fear Of Facebook's AI Experiment Is Highly Exaggerated
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  The media is full of reports about Facebook's recent artificial intelligence experiments that resulted in machines creating their own language that humans couldn't understand. It's been further reported that Facebook pulled the experiment out of fear ...
  The 'creepy Facebook AI' story that captivated the mediaBBC News
  Facebook AI researcher slams 'irresponsible' reports about smart bot experimentCNBC
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• The three supplements you should never buy

  01-08-2017 18:12
  
  HealthAn expert on vitamins tells us what to avoid.
  The discovery of vitamins fundamentally changed our culture's relationship with health, nutrition, and mealtime.
  
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• WATCH: HBO is facing a major cyber attack

  01-08-2017 18:07
  Hackers bragged about stealing HBO programing including written material from upcoming "Game of Thrones" episode.
  
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