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• Apple investors warn of kiddie iPhone addiction

  08-01-2018 23:19 via nbcnews.com
  Two activist investors are urging Apple to take steps to curb how addictive iPhones are to children.
  
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• Apple investors warn of iPhone addiction among kids

  08-01-2018 23:19 via nbcnews.com
  Two activist investors are urging Apple to take steps to curb how addictive iPhones are to children.
  
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• While parts of the U.S. are wet and frigid, the Southwest is bone dry and still waiting for winter to arrive

  08-01-2018 23:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  A wide area around the Four Corners region of the U.S. Southwest is now in severe drought — and the three-month outlook is grim
  While downtown Boston streets were flooding and then freezing as a result of the powerful bomb cyclone that pummeled the U.S. East Cost, folks in the U.S. Southwest were no doubt wondering when they might get even just a little taste of winter.From October 1 to January 5, an almost non-existent 0.01 inches of precipitation was re
  
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• Is It a Human or Computer Talking? Google Blurs the Lines

  08-01-2018 23:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Siri and Alexa are good, but no one would mistake them for a human being. Google's newest project, however, could change that.Called Tacotron 2, the latest attempt to make computers talk like people builds on two of the company's most recent text-to-speech projects, the original Tacotron and WaveNet.
  Repeat After Me
  Tacotron 2 pairs the text-mapping abilities of its predecessor with the speaking prowess of WaveNet for an end result that is, frankly, a bit unsettling. It works by taking
  
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• A Romantic Partner's Scent Can Alleviate Stress

  08-01-2018 22:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  The human sense of smell is perhaps our most underrated ability.The power of scent may not get the credit it deserves because we experience it differently than our other senses. Rather than proceeding directly to the thalamus—the seat of consciousness—like other sensory signals, scent information travels to parts of the brain associated with emotions and memory. Therefore, much of the information we receive through our noses is experienced subconsciously.Consider this: It has recentl
  
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• Fired engineer who wrote sexist manifesto sues Google

  08-01-2018 21:51 via nbcnews.com
  James Damore, an engineer who was fired after writing a manifesto disparaging Google's efforts to close the gender gap, is now suing the search giant — claiming it discriminates against conservative white men.
  
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• All the cool new stuff from CES 2018: Let's play bingo!

  08-01-2018 21:30
  
  TechnologyAn updating list of the stuff you actually need to know about from the Consumer Electronics Show
  Cut through the endless waves of new products from the Consumer Electronics Show.
  
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• Automaker reveals self-driving mobile store

  08-01-2018 20:55 via nbcnews.com
  Called e-Palette, the autonomous electric vehicle has no windshield and no fixed seats — but lots of potential applications.
  
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• I hardly ever use my Nima allergen sensor. I’m still glad I bought it.

  08-01-2018 20:30
  
  HealthThe new device to test for peanut contamination seems like an unnecessary luxury—until you need it.
  Prior to the night of August 10, 2017, I harbored an unabashed love for lobster mac and cheese. This is the story of how I lost it.
  
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• Blockchain Technologies Could Help You Profit from Green Energy

  08-01-2018 20:04 via feedproxy.google.com
  Imagine buying a solar panel from a hardware store, mounting it on your roof, then selling the green electricity you produce at a price you set.Is this even possible? Some companies certainly think so. These startups are harnessing the power of blockchains to democratize green power.Before you can understand how blockchains are part of the solution, you first need to know a few things about the green electricity market.Today, independent auditors assess renewable-energy prod
  
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• In his first PopSci appearance, a young Stephen Hawking explains an incredible discovery

  08-01-2018 19:30
  
  SpaceIn the December 1980 issue of Popular Science, a 38-year-old theoretical answers the ultimate question about the universe.
  How will the universe end? Will it sputter out in a realm of ice, cooling continually as it expands until it reaches the absolute zero of temperature throughout its vast…
  
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• Fin24.com | Apple urged to study iPhone addiction in children

  08-01-2018 19:00
  
  Two large shareholders have urged Apple to study whether iPhones are proving addictive for children.
  
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• Fin24.com | Tech faithful gather to worship at mecca of innovation

  08-01-2018 18:58
  
  After a rollercoaster year for the tech world, many industry leaders are looking to the cutting edge for salvation.
  
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• Oncologists Discover the Cell Type That Gives Rise to Soft Tissue Cancer in Children

  08-01-2018 18:29 via scitechdaily.com
  St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital oncologists have discovered the cell type that gives rise to rhabdomyosarcoma, the most prevalent soft tissue cancer in children. Previously,...
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• E. Coli Bacteria Could Be The Key To Efficient Carbon Capture and Recycling

  08-01-2018 18:14 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the key to an efficient method of capturing and storing or...
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• Chemists Reveal New Theory For How Life On Earth May Have Begun

  08-01-2018 18:03 via scitechdaily.com
  Chemists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have developed a fascinating new theory for how life on Earth may have begun. Their experiments, described today...
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• Cassini Image of Saturn’s Icy Rings

  08-01-2018 17:52 via scitechdaily.com
  Saturn’s rings, made of countless icy particles, form a translucent veil in this view from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft. Saturn’s tiny moon Pan, about 17 miles...
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• Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes Aid Spinal Cord Recovery

  08-01-2018 17:43 via scitechdaily.com
  In a new study, Yale researchers report the healing effects of stem cells in spinal cord injury can be aided by their ability to hitch...
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• Fin24.com | MTN bolts past 20Gbps mobile connection on 5G test

  08-01-2018 17:42
  
  MTN and Ericsson trialled the first tests for lightning-fast 5G in Africa during the first week of 2018, with a live demonstration on Monday.
  
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• China Using Facial Recognition In Drive For Total Surveillance

  08-01-2018 17:37 via technocracy.news
  China’s clear intent is to build a police state with 100% total surveillance, where every citizen is tracked, monitored and analyzed around the clock. AI is applied to issue a ‘social score’ to everyone based on pliability and obedience. Their motto “keeping trust is glorious” is mirrored by the harsh effects of “breaking trust” and being isolated and restricted from normal societal necessities. In short, their Internet has become their gulag. 
  
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• Using Mechanical Engineering Principles to Improve Wound Healing

  08-01-2018 17:34 via scitechdaily.com
  To most, an operating room and a manufacturing plant are as different as any two places can be. But not to Dennis Orgill. “To some...
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• Witch: A Label That Still Shapes Social Networks

  08-01-2018 17:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  Being labeled a witch can do great harm; it did during the Salem witch trials and continues to today in many places in Africa and Papua New Guinea.Now, researchers investigating villages in China have analyzed the effects the reputation of witchcraft could have on everything from recruiting workers to getting married. It's data that could shed light on why this belief persists in societies.Scientists examined farming villages in southwestern China headed by a group known as the Mosuo
  
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• New Drug Suppresses HIV & Protects Immune Cells With a Single Dose

  08-01-2018 17:20 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of Yale researchers tested a new chemical compound that suppresses HIV, protects immune cells, and remains effective for weeks with a single dose....
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• CES 2018: Security boosted as tech titans gather in Las Vegas

  08-01-2018 17:15 via nbcnews.com
  There will be heightened security at CES, tech's largest trade show.
  
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• Seagulls are eating all of our garbage

  08-01-2018 17:00
  
  AnimalsBirds that dine at landfills ingest glass, metal, and more.
  Seabirds aren’t only eating food scraps when they dine at the dump.
  
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• Hubble Space Telescope Views “El Gordo”

  08-01-2018 16:39 via scitechdaily.com
  In 2014, astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope found that this enormous galaxy cluster contains the mass of a staggering three million billion Suns...
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• Why can't we decide what to do about nuclear energy?

  08-01-2018 15:45
  
  EnergyBuild them up? Or tear them down?
  Much of the world is abandoning nuclear energy. Much, but not all. Why are we still debating whether to build them up or tear them down?
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX delivers a government craft into orbit

  08-01-2018 14:51 via abcnews.go.com
  Few details were given about the launch of the craft named Zuma.
  
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• We need to stop letting our pets get fat

  08-01-2018 14:00
  
  AnimalsOur animals are increasingly obese, but we can help them get healthy.
  Obesity in animals can cause complications in almost every system in the body, with conditions ranging from diabetes to osteoarthritis.
  
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• Fin24.com | Call for SABC to be placed under business rescue

  08-01-2018 13:43
  
  It is questionable why the board of the SABC has not placed the state-owned broadcaster under voluntary business rescue yet, claims Accountability Now.
  
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• Fin24.com | Bumper year for cassette tapes thanks to Guardians of the Galaxy

  08-01-2018 13:01
  
  Old fashioned cassette tapes experienced a bumper 2017, largely due to the success of the popular Marvel superhero movie franchise Guardians of the Galaxy.
  
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• WATCH: SpaceX launches secret satellite codenamed Zuma

  08-01-2018 08:54 via abcnews.go.com
  On its first flight of the new year, the unmanned Falcon rocket blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, a satellite toward an undisclosed orbit.
  
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• Fin24.com | Elon Musk's SpaceX launches Zuma mission

  08-01-2018 07:02
  
  SA-born businessman Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched its secretive Zuma mission for the US government.
  
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• Fin24.com | Tesla again delays target for ramping up Model 3 output

  08-01-2018 06:42
  
  Tesla Motors has again pushed back the time-frame for ramping up production of the closely-watched Model 3 vehicle, its sedan aimed at the middle market.
  
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• Claim: Scientists Could One Day Make Humans Immortal

  08-01-2018 02:59 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats and Transhumans will not let their immortality pitch die, as it repeatedly appears in major publications around the world, and with all the standard reasons: cryonics, singularity and mind uploading. Invariably, Ray Kurzweil’s name appears in the article. ⁃ TN EditorJames Bedford, a psychology professor at Glendale College in California who had just died of cancer, took his first step toward coming back to life. On that day, the professor became the first person ever froz
  
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• The Latest: At CES, a smart fridge that can call you an Uber

  08-01-2018 02:21 via abcnews.go.com
  It's now possible to ask your fridge to book a ride with Uber
  
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• Michael Gove: Genetically Modified Animals Could To Enter UK Food Chain After Brexit

  08-01-2018 02:18 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats are in process of solidifying the lie that CRISPR technology can be used on animals to “accelerate the process of breeding and evolution”, as if there were no risks involved and that the animals with altered genes were functionally equivalent to their naturally-bred counterparts. This is simply not true. Secondly, it should be noted that Brexit is giving way to these Technocrats, including Prime Minister Theresa May, who was identified as a Technocrat even before she took
  
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• Global Cooling Or Cancer Risks Could Bring Armageddon To Electric Vehicles

  08-01-2018 01:53 via technocracy.news
  A respected automotive analyst and journalist asks a pertinent question on the future of electric vehicles if global warming turns to cooling. These are questions that have never been asked, but the time is ripe for discussion! ⁃ TN EditorAnton Wahlman (source:Flickr)
  There are two things that could bring a “sudden death” to the future of electric cars.  These are the market-impact equivalents of an giant asteroid hitting hitting Earth, extinguishing all life.
  In other wor
  
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