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• ‘Warning To Humanity”: 15,000 Scientists Declare Planetary Apocalypse Is Nigh

  13-11-2017 23:39 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats armed with faulty science continue to claim that the sky is falling: overpopulation, global warming, deforestation, extinction of species, etc. The only possible solution offered is Sustainable Development run by themselves. The petition was produced by the Union of Concerned Scientists in Cambridge, Mass. The Chair of the UCS Board is Anne R. Kapuscinski who is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Science and chair of Environmental Studies Program, Dartmou
  
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• Last week in tech: the calm before next week's Black Friday storm

  13-11-2017 23:15
  
  TechnologyIt's almost time for shopping free-for-alls
  Twitter is different, iPhone typing was broken, and Bang and Olufsen make a speaker we can almost afford.
  
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• With Just $1,000, Anyone Can Track Your Every Move

  13-11-2017 22:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  By now, most of us are probably used to the idea that large corporations track our preferences and activities every time we go online. It's the price we pay for the custom, convenient experiences we seek on the internet. But tracking your activity online isn't exclusive to high-flying FAANG companies. For a modest sum, anyone can use the similar tracking tools to essentially spy on another person's activities.To illustrate the ease of web-based voyeurism, researchers from the University
  
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• The 2017 hurricane season is finally fading away. But what comes next?

  13-11-2017 21:30
  
  EnvironmentIn some ways, this year wasn't as bad as it could have been.
  This year saw 17 named storms, 10 of which strengthened into hurricanes and six of which reached category three or stronger.
  
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• A New Titleholder For Earliest Wine?

  13-11-2017 21:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Where are the roots of the earliest wine? Countries in southwestern Asia have long contested who was first to ferment grapes. To date, the oldest widely accepted evidence for viniculture came from the Zagros Mountains of Iran.But now new research from the Republic of Georgia — a perennial and fierce challenger for the title — suggests people in that Southern Caucasus country were sipping the nectar of the gods even earlier.
  Wine* was all the rage throughout much of the
  
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• Don't like your iPhone X display notch? There's an app for that

  13-11-2017 20:36 via abcnews.go.com
  A 99 cent app will mask the top notch of Apple's iPhone X, despite guidelines.
  
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• Missouri attorney general investigating Google

  13-11-2017 20:11 via abcnews.go.com
  Missouri's attorney general says his office is investigating Google for potential violations of the state's consumer-protection and antitrust laws
  
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• Bill Gates gives $50 million to combat Alzheimer's

  13-11-2017 20:09 via abcnews.go.com
  Bill Gates says he's giving $50 million to help fight Alzheimer's disease
  
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• Electroshock therapy is actually still in use—and could help treat PTSD

  13-11-2017 19:15
  
  HealthThe treatment has changed a lot in the last few decades.
  Patients with PTSD treated with ECT after thinking about their traumatic memory had a marked decrease in their emotional reaction to that memory.
  
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• Hitomi Mission Views the Cosmic “Recipe” of the Perseus Cluster

  13-11-2017 18:50 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers provide new insights into the stellar explosions that formed most of these elements in the Perseus galaxy cluster. Before its brief mission ended unexpectedly...
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• ALMA Discovers Hyper-Luminous Galaxies in Extreme Starbursting Merger

  13-11-2017 18:32 via scitechdaily.com
  The Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) has uncovered the never-before-seen close encounter between two astoundingly bright and spectacularly massive galaxies in the early universe. These...
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• Gravitational Waves From Merging Supermassive Black Holes Will Be Detected Within 10 years

  13-11-2017 18:16 via scitechdaily.com
  A New survey of fast-spinning pulsar stars offers a better estimate of when astronomers will first detect gravitational waves from merging supermassive black holes. Astronomers...
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• Researchers Decipher the Structure of the MHC-I Peptide-Loading Complex

  13-11-2017 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, Goethe University in Frankfurt and Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg are deciphering the structure of the MHC-I...
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• MUSE Instrument Reveals a Gigantic Cosmic Bubble

  13-11-2017 17:42 via scitechdaily.com
  Astronomers have discovered a record-breaking bubble of ionized gas. Measuring more than 300,000 light-years across, three times the diameter of the Milky Way, this colorful...
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• “Cosmic Snake” Reveals the Structure of Distant Galaxies

  13-11-2017 17:27 via scitechdaily.com
  An international team of astronomers has studied the image of a distant galaxy, 6 billion light-years away from us, warped and stretched by strong gravitational...
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• Why Scientists Want to Build a Robotic Albatross

  13-11-2017 17:23 via nbcnews.com
  The wandering albatross is showing engineers how to build drones that can fly enormous distances while consuming little energy.
  
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• Bioengineers Use Infrared Imaging to Optimize the Structure of MOFs

  13-11-2017 17:13 via scitechdaily.com
  Bioengineers at the University of Illinois have taken a new look at an old tool to help characterize a class of materials called metal organic...
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• 31 ways to optimize your smartphone

  13-11-2017 17:00
  
  DIYBe ready for anything life throws your way.
  As smartphones become more and more capable, it’s clear these fantastical devices are going nowhere. Whether you’re planning a trip or simply want to be a smarter (and…
  
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• Researchers Identify a Reversible “Master Switch” for Developmental Genes

  13-11-2017 16:58 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has identified a reversible “master switch” on most developmental genes. The team unearthed this biological insight...
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• Orbital ATK Antares Rocket Successfully Launches From Wallops Flight Facility

  13-11-2017 16:44 via scitechdaily.com
  The Orbital ATK Antares Rocket, with the Cygnus spacecraft onboard, launches from Pad-0A, Sunday, November 12, 2017 at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Orbital...
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• Hubble Telescope Image of the Week – Dwarf Galaxy NGC 4625

  13-11-2017 16:38 via scitechdaily.com
  This newly released Hubble Space Telescope picture of the week shows the dwarf galaxy NGC 4625, which is located about 30 million light-years away in...
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• 2019 Corvette ZR1: 5 fast facts about Chevy's new supercar - SlashGear

  13-11-2017 16:30
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  2019 Corvette ZR1: 5 fast facts about Chevy's new supercar
  SlashGear
  It's the most powerful production car Chevrolet has ever made, and probably the meanest-looking. The 2019 Corvette ZR1 takes one look at the Corvette Z06 and decides “oh no, 650 horsepower just isn't enough,” then goes about redesigning the powertrain, ...
  2019 Corvette ZR1 is fastest 'Vette ever at 210 mphUSA TODAY
  GM reveals its 'fastest, most powerful' car in 2019 Chevy Corvette ZR1MLive.com
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• Uber's 'Peace Deal' is ready for signing, allowing the SoftBank tender offer to proceed - Recode

  13-11-2017 16:22
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  Uber's 'Peace Deal' is ready for signing, allowing the SoftBank tender offer to proceed
  Recode
  A “Peace Deal” to settle an ugly boardroom war at Uber is expected to be signed today or tomorrow. If all goes well — and this is a big “if” still since, well, Uber — it should clear the way for a multi-billion dollar tender offer by SoftBank and ...
  Term Sheet -- Monday, November 13Fortune
  Hail Masayoshi Son, Fearless Veterinarian for Unicorns: GadflyWashing
  
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• Next year's iPhones: More X? More notch? Here are our predictions - ZDNet

  13-11-2017 16:15
  ZDNet
  Next year's iPhones: More X? More notch? Here are our predictions
  ZDNet
  The iPhone X is now shipping, and reviews are generally positive. The quality of the OLED screen has been dubbed "best ever" by the display testing experts at DisplayMate. There are, however, some issues. Some screens become problematic in cold ...
  New iPhone X problem has some people hearing static and distortion through the earpieceBGR
  Some iPhone X units suffer from crackling speakers at high volumeEngadget
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• Samsung Previews its Black Friday Sale, Deals Start Nov. 19th - Android Headlines

  13-11-2017 16:00
  Android Headlines
  Samsung Previews its Black Friday Sale, Deals Start Nov. 19th
  Android Headlines
  Samsung has taken the wraps off of its own Black Friday sale, and like many other retailers, a number of Samsung's deals start next Sunday, on November 19th. There's a small set of deals for November 19th, and the rest of the deals go live on November ...
  Samsung's Black Friday ad features deals on its laptops, Galaxy tabletsZDNet
  Samsung's 'Black Friday' 2017: New Galaxy S8, Galaxy Note 8, 4K
  
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• Apple, Google, and the constant chase for tech that can't be reverse-engineered - The Verge

  13-11-2017 15:46
  The Verge
  Apple, Google, and the constant chase for tech that can't be reverse-engineered
  The Verge
  One of my favorite things about the tech industry is how quickly innovations from the big companies and premium products trickle down into more affordable devices. The rampant stealing of ideas isn't so awesome when it happens between small companies ...
  A new Pixel 2 XL problem popped up, and of course it involves the displayBGR
  The Morning After: Monday, November 2017Engadget
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• Xbox One S drops to its lowest ever price for Black Friday - The Verge

  13-11-2017 15:38
  The Verge
  Xbox One S drops to its lowest ever price for Black Friday
  The Verge
  Microsoft is unveiling its Black Friday discounts today, and there's a number of deals if you're interested in an Xbox, Windows laptop, or a Windows Mixed Reality headset. Microsoft is discounting the Xbox One S 500GB model down to just $189 with a ...
  Microsoft Black Friday deals: Xbox One S available for lowest price yetPolygon
  Black Friday: Xbox One S for $189, Great VR Deals at Microsoft StoreRollingStone.com
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• A brief, 20,000-year history of timekeeping

  13-11-2017 15:30
  
  TechnologyAs clocks got more accurate, we had to redefine the second.
  Humans have been tracking time for millennia. As clocks became more accurate, they eventually became more precise than the very definition of the second.
  
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• Google cracks down on apps that misuse accessibility features - Engadget

  13-11-2017 15:17
  Engadget
  Google cracks down on apps that misuse accessibility features
  Engadget
  Android's accessibility services are supposed help disabled folks by letting app-makers integrate spoken feedback, voice commands and more. However, developers like LastPass have been using the functions for other purposes like autofilling passwords ...
  Google's crackdown on accessibility services could impact your favorite Android appsPCWorld
  Android security: Google cracks down on apps that want to use access
  
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• NSA Shaken To Its Core By Security Breach And Spilled Secrets

  13-11-2017 15:02 via technocracy.news
  Although the inner workings of the NSA have been exposed in detail, it has not triggered reform or retraction, but rather, indignation. The Intelligence community has gone rogue on behalf of the ‘deep state’ and is in an adversarial relationship with the citizens of America. ⁃ TN EditorJake Williams awoke last April in an Orlando, Fla., hotel where he was leading a training session. Checking Twitter, Mr. Williams, a cybersecurity expert, was dismayed to discover that he ha
  
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• Ancient shark with a snake head, 300 teeth is why we should just say nope to the ocean (Video) - Greensboro News & Record

  13-11-2017 14:51
  Ancient shark with a snake head, 300 teeth is why we should just say nope to the ocean (Video)
  Greensboro News & Record
  Maybe it's time we Homo sapiens re-evaluated our relationship with the oceans of the world. It has been a good few millennia, sure, but our love affair may have been a little rushed. After all, what do we really know about the ocean? Roughly 95 percent ...and more »
  
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• It takes six months to lose all your holiday weight. Here’s how to avoid gaining it instead.

  13-11-2017 14:00
  
  HealthAll dieting is yo-yo dieting, so skip the rules and just be more mindful.
  This is not a pitch against eating. This is a pitch for mindful eating and intelligent exercise—because that’s how you’ll break the annual cycle.
  
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• WATCH: Walmart boosts online prices for certain food and household items

  13-11-2017 13:42 via abcnews.go.com
  The retail giant is reportedly raising the prices online in an effort to drive more foot traffic to their stores.
  
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• NASA Just Sent Lasers, E. Coli and Pizza to the ISS on the Orbital ATK's Cygnus Spacecraft - Newsweek

  13-11-2017 12:27
  Newsweek
  NASA Just Sent Lasers, E. Coli and Pizza to the ISS on the Orbital ATK's Cygnus Spacecraft
  Newsweek
  It may well be the oddest collection of items that has ever been blasted into space. On Sunday, NASA launched some 7,400 pounds of cargo aboard commercial space company Orbital ATK's Antares rocket from the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.
  Frozen treats, other supplies rocketing toward space stationWAVY-TV
  Ice cream, pizza launched into space from VirginiaWashington Post
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• This $150 mask beat Face ID on the iPhone X - The Verge

  13-11-2017 11:46
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  This $150 mask beat Face ID on the iPhone X
  The Verge
  Vietnamese cybersecurity firm Bkav claims it's been able to bypass the iPhone X's Face ID feature using a mask. The mask is made to trick Apple's depth mapping and the result is a kind of creepy hybrid monster head with realistic cutouts for the eyes ...
  Apple Face ID 'Fooled' By $150 Mask -- But Big Questions RemainForbes
  Hackers Say They've Broken Face ID a Week After iPhone X ReleaseWIRED
  Vietnamese Firm Bkav Claims to Have Beat
  
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• Fin24.com | Vodacom falls after cutting dividend amid economic weakness

  13-11-2017 11:20
  
  Vodacom shares have fallen the most in more than a month after reducing its first-half dividend amid weaker economic conditions in some of its key markets.
  
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• Fin24.com | Safaricom acquisition helps Vodacom buck low growth trend

  13-11-2017 10:47
  
  Mobile communications company Vodacom has managed to overcome tough economic conditions reporting growth in its profits, helped by the acquisition of a 34.94% stake in Safaricom.
  
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• Fin24.com | Bitcoin tumble erases $38bn as rival cryptocurrency gains

  13-11-2017 09:32
  
  Bitcoin has slumped as the cancellation of a technology upgrade prompted users to switch out of the cryptocurrency, spooking speculators who had profited from a more than 500% surge this year.
  
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• Privacy Fears Over Artificial Intelligence As Precrime Crimestopper

  13-11-2017 06:56 via technocracy.news
  Part of the rationale for comprehensive surveillance and AI analysis of footage is that “security guards get bored.” Really? Should al Americans surrender liberty because security guards get bored? Unfortunately, this is typical thinking for the Technocrat mind. ⁃ TN EditorPolice in the US state of Delaware are poised to deploy “smart” cameras in cruisers to help authorities detect a vehicle carrying a fugitive, missing child or straying senior.
  The video feeds
  
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• Bill Gates To Build 25,000 Acre Smart City In Arizona

  13-11-2017 06:45 via technocracy.news
  Smart Cities are a key component of the full implementation of Technocracy, because they are an comprehensive expression of scientific social engineering. Technologies pioneered by Gates’ project will quickly weave their ways into other existing cities. ⁃ TN EditorOne of Bill Gates’ investment firms has spent $80 million to kickstart the development of a brand-new community in the far West Valley.
  The large plot of land is about 45 minutes west of downtown Phoenix off I-10
  
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• Advertisers Squeezed Over 'Hannity' Sponsorship

  13-11-2017 06:06 via nbcnews.com
  Five brands tweeted that they would avoid advertising on Fox News' "Hannity." The moves caused a near-instantaneous backlash among Sean Hannity's supporters.
  
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