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• Video streaming pioneer Roku aims to raise up to $252 million with IPO

  19-09-2017 23:50
  Roku Inc., the leading maker of devices for streaming internet video on televisions, hopes to raise up to $252 million with an initial public stock offering.
  
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• Western cities try to stop hungry bears from causing havoc

  19-09-2017 23:30
  On a recent morning that was chilly with the first nip of fall, Brenda Lee went looking for knocked-over trash cans. She drove her car slowly through alleyways on the west side of this Colorado city, close to where streets end and the Rocky Mountains begin. The damage wasn't hard to find.
  
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• The Five Features You Need to Try in Apple's iOS 11

  19-09-2017 23:26 via nbcnews.com
  Apple's big software update is here, including a slew of new augmented reality apps.
  
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• iPhone 8 may seem boring, but these ARKit apps are amazing - CNET

  19-09-2017 23:19
  CNET
  iPhone 8 may seem boring, but these ARKit apps are amazing
  CNET
  Weird things floating in the real world: AR is about flood your iPhone. Sarah Tew/CNET. The iPhone 8 is an AR phone. But guess what? The iPhone in your pocket might very well be, too. Before the new iPhones were announced, I told some coworkers that I ...
  How to Use the New iPad Dock in iOS 11Mac Rumors
  How to clear your iPhone's storage space for iOS 11Business Insider
  iOS 11: How Control Center worksMacworld
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• A Big Leak Just Revealed Google's 4 Most Important Devices 2 Weeks Early - Gizmodo

  19-09-2017 23:17
  Gizmodo
  A Big Leak Just Revealed Google's 4 Most Important Devices 2 Weeks Early
  Gizmodo
  Even though Google's big October 4 event is still a couple weeks out, it seems we've just gotten a really good look at the four most important devices we expect the company to announce there. The leaks come courtesy of Droid Life, and include info and ...
  Google Pixel 2 XL will reportedly cost $849 for 64GB, $949 for 128GBThe Verge
  Here is the Google Home Mini, the Smaller $49 Google HomeDroid Life
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• Equifax says 100,000 Canadians' data hacked

  19-09-2017 23:00
  The personal information of 100,000 Canadians may have been compromised in a hack of Equifax revealed earlier in the month, the credit data company said Tuesday.
  
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• More Xbox One X Pre-Orders Coming To GameStop This Week - GameSpot

  19-09-2017 22:57
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  More Xbox One X Pre-Orders Coming To GameStop This Week
  GameSpot
  Those eager to get their hands on Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One X as soon as possible will have another opportunity to pre-order the system very soon. GameStop has announced the details of an upcoming wave of pre-orders. Like other retailers ...
  Microsoft releases a Forza Motorsport 7 demo for Windows 10PCWorld
  Watch us play Forza 7 on Xbox One XPolygon
  Here's everything I learned playing Forza Motorsport 7CNET
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• Threatened Amazon reserve already being mined: Greenpeace

  19-09-2017 22:53
  A huge nature reserve in Brazil's Amazon rainforest that the government wants to open to foreign mining companies already suffers from illegal mining activity, Greenpeace said Tuesday.
  
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• If Google invests in Lyft, what does that mean for Uber?

  19-09-2017 22:50
  Uber was the indisputable No. 1 player in the domestic on-demand transportation industry. And by its workforce size, passenger count and capital raised, it still is.
  
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• iPhone 8: Should you upgrade? - CNET

  19-09-2017 22:46
  CNET
  iPhone 8: Should you upgrade?
  CNET
  On Sept. 22, you'll be able to buy the new iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus in stores. (You can already preorder them today.) That means you've got a choice to make. Do you buy, or do you wait? We know it's tough to keep track of every single new iPhone ...
  A future iOS 11 update will enable faster wireless charging on iPhone 8 and iPhone XBGR
  The iPhone 8 Reviews: What the Critics SayNew York Times
  iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Review Roundup: Great Phones No One Thinks
  
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• Can cycling be safer if bikes are smarter and 'talk' to cars?

  19-09-2017 22:44
  Jake Sigal wants to make biking safer. To do that, Sigal and his Detroit-area software company, Tome, plan to make bicycles, or their accessories, smarter and allow them to communicate with the cars and trucks that occupy the same streets, sometimes leading to fatal interactions.
  
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• T-Mobile Increases Throttling Limit to 50GB - PCMag

  19-09-2017 22:39
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  T-Mobile Increases Throttling Limit to 50GB
  PCMag
  Good news for T-Mobile customers: the self-proclaimed "un-carrier" is raising its throttling limit. Right now, T-Mobile may reduce your internet speeds after you've already consumed 32GB of data in a given month. Starting tomorrow, the company is ...
  T-Mobile Slams Competitors, Announces 50GB Unlimited CapAndroid Headlines
  T-Mobile's unlimited plan will soon let you use 50GB before slowdownsArs Technica
  T-Mobile Will Let You Consume a Craz
  
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• Giant antennas in New Mexico search for cosmic discoveries

  19-09-2017 22:30
  Employing an array of giant telescopes positioned in the New Mexico desert, astronomers have started a massive surveying project aimed at producing the most detailed view ever made of such a large portion of space using radio waves emitted from throughout the Milky Way and beyond.
  
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• Four things to know about Apple's iOS 11 software update

  19-09-2017 22:24
  Holding off on upgrading your trusty old iPhone? You won't need a spiffy iPhone 8 in order to get new maps, photos and other features with a free software update Apple began rolling out Tuesday.
  
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• Equifax says it had a security breach earlier in the year

  19-09-2017 22:23
  Equifax, under pressure from a massive data breach, says it had a separate incident earlier this year. That may mean even more scrutiny as the company deals with the aftermath of a security failure that exposed the information of 143 million Americans.
  
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• New 'Wolfenstein' trailer is a reminder to always fight fascism - Engadget

  19-09-2017 22:22
  Engadget
  New 'Wolfenstein' trailer is a reminder to always fight fascism
  Engadget
  Nazis are the perfect video game enemy because they have zero redeeming qualities. It's something the Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus development team at Machine Games knows and the marketing department at publisher Bethesda Softworks is keen to ...
  Wolfenstein 2 Releases Brutal, NSFW Gameplay TrailerGame Rant
  Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus' new gameplay trailer may not be safe for workPolygon
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• End-of-summer Arctic sea ice extent is eighth lowest on record

  19-09-2017 22:22
  Arctic sea ice appeared to have reached its yearly lowest extent on Sept. 13, NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder have reported. Analysis of satellite data by NSIDC and NASA showed that at 1.79 million square miles (4.64 million square kilometers), this year's Arctic sea ice minimum extent is the eighth lowest in the consistent long-term satellite record, which began in 1978.
  
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• Emerging disease further jeopardizes North American frogs

  19-09-2017 22:20
  A deadly amphibian disease called severe Perkinsea infections, or SPI, is the cause of many large-scale frog die-offs in the United States, according to a new study by the U.S. Geological Survey.
  
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• New technique promises tunable laser devices

  19-09-2017 22:18
  Whispering gallery mode (WGM) resonators are used to make tiny micro-lasers, sensors, switches, routers and other devices. These tiny structures rely on a phenomenon similar to an effect observed in circular galleries, such as in some cathedrals or museums, where sound waves travel across the gallery and are reflected and refocused tightly enough that a whisper on one side can be heard on the other.
  
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• Study suggests risks vary widely in drone-human impacts

  19-09-2017 22:17
  New Virginia Tech research suggests there's wide variation in the risk that unmanned aircraft pose to people on the ground.
  
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• Video: Sushi's sublime secrets

  19-09-2017 22:15
  Sushi is sublime. Just fresh fish and seasoned rice in its simplest form served one on top of the other, or rolled up with some veggies in a seaweed wrapper. What creates the subtle interplay of flavors in your tuna nigiri?
  
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• Security cameras are vulnerable to attacks using infrared light: study

  19-09-2017 22:14
  Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have demonstrated that security cameras infected with malware can receive covert signals and leak sensitive information from the very same surveillance devices used to protect facilities.
  
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• Huge Overwatch Update Now Live With New Map And Mercy, D.Va Revamps - GameSpot

  19-09-2017 22:14
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  Huge Overwatch Update Now Live With New Map And Mercy, D.Va Revamps
  GameSpot
  As a new piece of content, the headlining feature of today's Overwatch update may be the Junkertown map, but more meaningful are the balance changes the patch makes. Among other things, these include the overhauls for both D.Va and Mercy, both of ...
  Now all 'Overwatch' players can visit JunkertownEngadget
  Overwatch's new update with Junkertown and the Mercy/D.Va changes is liveVentureBeat
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• Live Instagram video leads police to suspect in killing

  19-09-2017 22:11 via abcnews.go.com
  Authorities say an 18-year-old who was named one of Texas' 10 Most Wanted fugitives and is suspected of a slaying was caught in Los Angeles after posting a live video on social media
  
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• Hurricane Maria proves how difficult it is to predict a storm’s devastation

  19-09-2017 22:00
  
  ScienceIt exploded from a tropical storm to a category five in just 27 hours.
  Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands are in the path of the second monstrous hurricane to tear through the Caribbean this month.
  
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• Another Big Earthquake Hits Mexico, This Time Near Mexico City

  19-09-2017 21:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the second time this month, a large earthquake has struck Mexico. Unlike the M8.1 earthquake that occurred off the Pacific coast and far from Mexico City, this one was located under central Mexico and only ~150 kilometers from the massive Mexican capital. This new earthquake was a M7.1 located ~51 kilometers beneath the surface. That will hopefully help dampen some of the potential damage as over 8.5 million people live within 100 kilometers of this temblor. UPDATE: So far, it looks like
  
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• Fake diamonds helped scientists find the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth

  19-09-2017 21:15
  
  ScienceIt all went down 36 million years ago.
  This is not exactly the geologists’ standard test—but it is incredibly accurate.
  
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• Octopuses Are Building Underwater 'Cities'

  19-09-2017 21:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  Underneath the waves lies a lost city, home to untold riches and guarded jealously by the strange creatures who make their homes within its confines.Well, the riches are all shellfish, but "Octlantis," a newly discovered settlement inhabited by around a dozen common Sydney octopuses, does have some strange residents.
  Tale of Two Cities
  Octopuses were once considered solitary creatures, thought to roam the depths alone, meeting only to mate. But recent discoveries have begun to overturn
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN and IBM harness smart collars to save rhinos

  19-09-2017 21:02
  
  Computer company IBM and mobile network MTN have collaborated to create smart collars that they hope will help stop the poaching of rhinos in South Africa.
  
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• This scorching black exoplanet takes in all the light it can and gives almost nothing back

  19-09-2017 20:31
  
  SpaceAs black as day.
  Exoplanet WASP-12b absorbs about 94 percent of its sun's rays and reflects almost none of it back.
  
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• Self-driving Uber fleet returns to service following crash

  19-09-2017 20:21
  Uber has resumed self-driving vehicle service in Pittsburgh following a crash.
  
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• NASA Study Shows Wind and Warm Water Accelerating Glacier Melt

  19-09-2017 20:15 via scitechdaily.com
  New research from NASA reveals the Antarctic glaciers that accelerated the fastest between 2008 and 2014 and finds that the most likely cause of their...
  The post NASA Study Shows Wind and Warm Water Accelerating Glacier Melt appeared first on SciTech Daily.
  
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• Monk parakeets invade Mexico

  19-09-2017 20:00
  Thanks to the international pet trade, populations of exotic animals are popping up in unexpected places worldwide. One of these successful invaders is the monk parakeet: a small, green parrot native to South America that now flies free in cities across North America, Europe, and elsewhere around the world.
  
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• Science denial not limited to political right

  19-09-2017 19:48
  In the wake of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, many claims have been made that science denial, particularly as it relates to climate change, is primarily a problem of the political right.
  
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• The Plimp is a plane-blimp mashup that promises safe air transport

  19-09-2017 19:36
  
  AviationThe plummet-proof design is a drone for now, with dreams of carrying people
  Plimp is a drone that is a plane and a blimp, and designed to never plummet to the ground.
  
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• Nine stray elephants electrocuted in Botswana

  19-09-2017 19:33
  Nine elephants were electrocuted in a freak accident in Botswana after one of them knocked into an electricity pole and the high-voltage power line fell on them, a local official said Tuesday.
  
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• Political polarization? Don't blame the web, study says

  19-09-2017 19:32
  Despite the popular narrative that the web is to blame for rising political polarization, a study by a Brown University economist has found that recent growth in polarization is greatest for demographic groups in which individuals are least likely to use the internet and social media. This means that data does not support the claim that the internet is the most significant driver of partisanship.
  
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• EU to launch cybersecurity 'safety labels'

  19-09-2017 19:30
  The European Union unveiled plans Tuesday to step up its response to cyber attacks, including a new intelligence-sharing agency, cyber war games and product safety labels.
  
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• Method to estimate abundance, trends in North Atlantic right whales confirms decline

  19-09-2017 19:29
  NOAA Fisheries researchers and colleagues at the New England Aquarium have developed a new model to improve estimates of abundance and population trends of endangered North Atlantic right whales, which have declined in numbers and productivity in recent years. The findings are published in the journal Ecology and Evolution.
  
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• Twitter touts victories in war on extremist content

  19-09-2017 19:25
  Twitter on Tuesday touted victories in the battle against tweets promoting extremist violence, saying it has been vanquishing those kinds of accounts before governments even ask.
  
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• NASA sees Tropical Depression Norma's small area of strength

  19-09-2017 19:21
  Infrared imagery from NASA's Aqua satellite has revealed that the area of strongest storms within now Tropical Depression Norma has diminished.
  
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• What's the latest on gut microbiota? Concordia microbiology undergrads publish their findings

  19-09-2017 19:20
  How many undergraduate classes in microbiology—or any scientific field, for that matter—can say they're published in a peer-reviewed journal?
  
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• New research suggests Mercury's poles are icier than scientists thought

  19-09-2017 19:18
  The scorching hot surface of Mercury seems like an unlikely place to find ice, but research over the past three decades has suggested that water is frozen on the first rock from the sun, hidden away on crater floors that are permanently shadowed from the sun's blistering rays. Now, a new study led by Brown University researchers suggests that there could be much more ice on Mercury's surface than previously thought.
  
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• NASA data shows Otis devoid of precipitation, now a remnant

  19-09-2017 19:18
  Former Hurricane Otis was not showing any thunderstorm development or precipitation on satellite imagery on Sept. 19. As a result, the National Hurricane Center declared Otis a remnant low pressure area.
  
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• NASA looks within category 5 Hurricane Maria before and after first landfall

  19-09-2017 19:17
  Satellite data is enabling forecasters to look inside and outside of powerful Hurricane Maria. A NASA animation of satellite imagery shows Hurricane Maria's first landfall on the island of Dominica. NASA's GPM satellite provided a 3-D look at the storms within that gave forecasters a clue to Maria strengthening into a Category 5 storm, and NASA's Aqua satellite gathered temperature data on the frigid cloud tops of the storm.
  
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• NASA tracking Jose meandering off US East Coast

  19-09-2017 19:16
  Jose has been a named storm for nearly two weeks now as it continues to slowly move northward off the U.S. East Coast east of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. NASA's GPM satellite and NOAA's GOES East satellites have provided a look at the rainfall and movement of this long-lived storm.
  
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• UK oil and gas reserves may last only a decade, study suggests

  19-09-2017 19:15
  The Scottish and UK oil industries are entering their final decade of production, research suggests.
  
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• Researchers discover molecular 'add-ons' that customize protein interfaces

  19-09-2017 19:14
  Researchers in the United States and Germany have just discovered a previously overlooked part of protein molecules that could be key to how proteins interact with each other inside living cells to carry out specialized functions.
  
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• Winner takes all: Success enhances taste for luxury goods, study suggests

  19-09-2017 19:13
  Footballers in flashy cars, City workers in Armani suits, reality TV celebrities sipping expensive champagne while sitting in hot tubs: what drives people to purchase luxury goods? New research suggests that it may be a sense of being a 'winner' - but that contrary to expectations, it is not driven by testosterone.
  
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• Running roaches, flapping moths create a new physics of organisms

  19-09-2017 19:11
  Sand-swimming lizards, slithering robotic snakes, dusk-flying moths and running roaches all have one thing in common: They're increasingly being studied by physicists interested in understanding the shared strategies these creatures have developed to overcome the challenges of moving though their environments.
  
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