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• The iPhone X had its moment. Is it now over?

  26-12-2017 23:33 via nbcnews.com
  Has the allure of having an iPhone X worn off already? Apple shares fell again on Tuesday amid reports of lukewarm demand.
  
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• The accessories you need to keep holiday gadget gifts working like new

  26-12-2017 23:15
  
  GadgetsTo keep them protected, charged, and clean.
  With the holiday season coming to a close, here are some accessories you will eventually need for your new holiday gifts to keep them protected, charged, and clean.
  
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• Here are the top science and tech stories of 2017

  26-12-2017 21:32 via nbcnews.com
  It's been a busy year!
  
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• This is how a molten salt nuclear reactor works

  26-12-2017 21:30
  
  EnergyKeepin' it radioactive.
  Molten salt reactors, which control nuclear heat with melted lithium and potassium fluorides instead of water, have a fail-safe to prevent meltdowns.
  
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• The World Health Organization may soon recognize video game addiction

  26-12-2017 21:30
  
  HealthIs your gaming habit a mental health problem?
  Medical professionals are starting to realize that in the modern age, behavioral addictions can turn seemingly harmless things—like video games—quite dangerous.
  
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• U.S. Slashes UN Budget By $285 Million After Being Rebuked Over Jerusalem Embassy

  26-12-2017 21:02 via technocracy.news
  It is a good first step to chop funding of the United Nations, but there is still no recognition of its draconian doctrine of Agenda21/Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. Still, this opens the window for local activists to rid their own communities of UN dogma and policies.  ⁃ TN EditorThe United States announced a $285 million cut in the United Nations’ “bloated” budget for next year, negotiated by UN Ambassador Nikki Haley. A statement by the United States Mi
  
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• Military turns to oyster reefs to protect against storms

  26-12-2017 20:41
  Coastal communities around the world are turning to the humble oyster as an inexpensive, effective way to protect shorelines against the damaging effects of waves during storms
  
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• Chinese Form Clones Gene-Edited Dog For Medical Research

  26-12-2017 20:35 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats in China are pushing forward with gene editing and cloning, ostensibly for medical research, but the ethical issues are piling up at breakneck speed. Human trials are clearly in view in China. Technocrats ‘invent’ because they must, not because there is a good need to do so. ⁃ TN EditorWith his black, brown and white fur, Longlong looks like most beagles. But the puppy has been sick with a blood-clotting disorder since birth — exactly what scientists in China
  
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• In all likelihood, someday the sun will knock out the grid

  26-12-2017 20:30
  
  EnergyWhy everyone should start paying attention to space weather reports.
  Why everyone should start paying attention to space weather reports…
  
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• U.S. Fishermen Fear Forests Of Wind Turbines At Sea

  26-12-2017 20:22 via technocracy.news
  Wind turbines and fishing don’t mix, but that isn’t stopping turbine operators from installing hundreds of giant wind generators in the Atlantic ocean. Industry studies support deep-water turbines as symbiotic with marine life but actual fisherman know better. From regulations to harmful sounds and electromagnetic vibrations, offshore wind farms portend as much ecological damage as their terrestrial counterparts. ⁃ TN EditorEast Coast fishermen are turning a wary eye toward an
  
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• Feral hog poison field tests in Texas, Alabama in 2018

  26-12-2017 19:13
  Tests of poison bait for feral hogs are planned for 2018 in Texas and Alabama. That's a big step toward possible control of beasts that do well over $1.5 billion a year in damage around the country
  
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• Solar System Could Have Formed in Bubble Around Giant Star

  26-12-2017 19:11 via scitechdaily.com
  A simulation shows how stellar winds carry mass from a giant star over the course of millions of years, forming bubbles around it—which could have...
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• Want to build an igloo? Here's how.

  26-12-2017 18:57
  
  ScienceWith help from an ice architect
  Scientifically, the best way to build an igloo is how the Inuit in the North still do it. Here's how to construct your own shelter out of snow.
  
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• UCLA Researchers Reveal Potential Path to Repair MS-Damaged Nerves

  26-12-2017 18:52 via scitechdaily.com
  FINDINGS Gene expression in specific cells and in specific regions can provide a more precise, neuroprotective approach than traditional treatments for neurological diseases. For multiple...
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• How Cosmic Rays from Supernovae Influence Earth’s Cloud Cover

  26-12-2017 18:41 via scitechdaily.com
  A breakthrough in the understanding of how cosmic rays from supernovae can influence Earth’s cloud cover and thereby climate is published today in the journal...
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• Hybrid-Solid Electrolysis Cell System – A New Strategy for Efficient Hydrogen Production

  26-12-2017 18:31 via scitechdaily.com
  A joint research team, affiliated with UNIST has introduced the Hybrid-Solid Electrolysis Cell (Hybrid-SOEC) system with highest reported electrochemical performance in hydrogen production. The proposed...
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• Low Levels of Air Pollution Linked to Premature Death

  26-12-2017 18:12 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reveals that short-term exposures to fine particulate air pollution and ozone–even at levels...
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• Scientists Develop a Nanowire Device to Detect Cancer with a Urine Test

  26-12-2017 18:03 via scitechdaily.com
  MicroRNA extraction using nanowires. After introducing a urine sample onto the device, extracellular vesicles are captured by a nanowire substrate via electrostatic forces. MicroRNAs can...
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• NASA’s 2018 ‘To Do’ list

  26-12-2017 17:51 via scitechdaily.com
  NASA’s 2018 To Do List This short video shows NASA’s 2018 ‘To Do’ list. The work we do, which will continue in 2018, helps the...
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• 2018 will feature some seriously sci-fi tech trends

  26-12-2017 17:46 via nbcnews.com
  Here's the technology you'll want to keep your eye on in 2018.
  
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• Neuroscientists Reveal How the Brain Selectively Remembers New Places

  26-12-2017 17:45 via scitechdaily.com
  When you enter a room, your brain is bombarded with sensory information. If the room is a place you know well, most of this information...
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• New Treatment Regenerates Hair Cells in the Inner Ear, Combats Hearing Loss

  26-12-2017 17:35 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of researchers has discovered a drug combination that can regenerate hair cells in the inner ear, offering a potential new way to treat...
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• RCS2 J2327 – A Cluster with the Mass of Two Quadrillion Suns

  26-12-2017 17:17 via scitechdaily.com
  This image shows something spectacular: a massive galaxy cluster that it is warping the space around it! The cluster, whose heart is at the centre...
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• Mysterious double 'whirlpools' are popping up in the ocean

  26-12-2017 17:00
  
  EnvironmentThese rare masses of water may capture small critters while on the move.
  Rotating masses of water called eddies occasionally pair up and shoot great distances across the ocean, perhaps carrying tiny marine creatures along for the ride.
  
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• This holiday season, fix your loved one's computer without having to visit them

  26-12-2017 15:30
  
  DIYTake control from afar.
  You don't have to go anywhere to troubleshoot computer problems for friends and family. Simply use one of these free apps to do the job remotely.
  
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• WATCH: Analysts lower iPhone X shipment expectations

  26-12-2017 14:42
  The drop in expected shipments for the first quarter of 2018 is being blamed on high prices and a perceived lack of appealing innovations.
  
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• Fin24.com | Facebook pulling 'disputed' flags from fake news

  26-12-2017 11:20
  
  Facebook says it will stop flagging fake news as "disputed", opting instead to offer up contradictory stories containing facts that have been checked.
  
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• Fin24.com | Apple having a not-so (iPhone X) Merry Christmas

  26-12-2017 11:16
  
  Analysts have lowered iPhone X shipment projections for the first quarter of next year, citing signs of lacklustre demand at the end of the holiday shopping season.
  
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• Universities Must Prepare ‘Smart Engineers’ For Tomorrow’s Smart Cities

  26-12-2017 04:33 via technocracy.news
  Indeed, universities are cranking out ‘smart engineers’ centered in Sustainable Development, even though “with AI, cities can soon enough cities run on its own.” This trend was driven by the Smart City ideologues, not by natural or existing demand for such engineers. ⁃ TN EditorThe future of our cities is undoubtedly smart. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Automated Learning are set to revolutionise the way data is collected, managed and implemented in our lives. So
  
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• Central Banks Are Considering Digital Currency To Speed Payments

  26-12-2017 04:21 via technocracy.news
  There are two key thoughts here: 1) blockchains will be centralized, not distributed and anonymous and 2) all central banks are involved. If central banks take this path, it spells the end of public crypto-currencies and the establishment of global Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThe Bank of Israel is examining issuing digital currency as a means of creating a faster payments system as well as reducing the amount of cash in the economy, a central bank source said on Sunday, though he stressed no d
  
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• FP Magazine: Populism And Technocracy Are Mutually Reinforcing Each Other

  26-12-2017 03:45 via technocracy.news
  The EU was designed as a Technocracy to govern outside the political realm as a ‘protected sphere of policymaking’, ‘free from direct democratic pressures. Four current and former Trilateral Commission members are prominent in this article: Samuel Huntington, Fareed Zakaria, Mario Monte and Lucas Papademos. This is a very thoughtful article and is worthy of careful consideration. The author concludes,
  “Indeed, the more that citizens believe that political elites and insti
  
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