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• Black hole? What happened to this multi-billion-dollar spy satellite?

  09-01-2018 23:29 via nbcnews.com
  Does SpaceX satellite launch failure highlight the dangers of privatizing the space industry?
  
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• CES 2018: All the cool new gadgets from day two

  09-01-2018 23:15
  
  TechnologyThe 2018 Consumer Electronics Show is really rolling now
  Big TVs, fancy laptops, and more headphones than you can wiggle your ears at.
  
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• The Latest: Toyota cars to integrate Amazon voice assistant

  09-01-2018 23:05 via abcnews.go.com
  Toyota says it will begin integrating Amazon's Alexa voice assistant into some of its vehicles, so drivers can tell their cars to play music or set a comfortable temperature at home before arriving.
  
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• Slack down? You might get some work done!

  09-01-2018 22:51 via abcnews.go.com
  Twitter jokers had a field day Tuesday with a brief outage suffered by the work-focused messaging service Slack suffering a widespread, brief outage
  
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• Intel Unveils 'Breakthrough' Quantum Computer - ExtremeTech

  09-01-2018 22:49
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  Intel Unveils 'Breakthrough' Quantum Computer
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  Quantum computing has been a major research topic for multiple companies the past few years, with D-Wave, IBM, and Intel all launching their own systems and improving them at a fairly rapid clip. At CES 2018 this week, Intel's CEO, Brian Krzanich ...
  Intel CEO says fixes for serious chip security flaws are on the wayLos Angeles Times
  Intel CEO Wows CES Audience With Drone, VR, Tech DemonstrationseWeek
  CES Provides Reasons To
  
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• France investigating Apple's secret slowdown of old iPhones

  09-01-2018 22:13 via abcnews.go.com
  French authorities have opened an investigation into Apple over revelations it secretly slowed down older versions of its iPhones, the Paris prosecutor's office said Tuesday
  
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• Nissan wants to redefine the future of driving

  09-01-2018 21:33 via abcnews.go.com
  The Japanese automaker unveiled new research on Monday.
  
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• Google engineer fired for manifesto should read these numbers

  09-01-2018 21:26 via nbcnews.com
  In certain STEM fields, the proportion was even higher: 78 percent of those who work in majority-male workplaces reported gender discrimination, followed by those working in computer jobs at 74 percent.
  
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• Scientists are speed breeding plants in a race to beat climate change

  09-01-2018 20:30
  
  Nexus Media News Nutritious, resilient crops in just eight week’s time.
  Scientists have developed technology that creates climate-resistant crops at a faster pace.
  
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• WATCH: Smartphones and flagship computers expected to be on display at CES 2018

  09-01-2018 20:19 via abcnews.go.com
  HP and Dell expected to unveil a new line of thin and light laptops likely to come with 4K resolution.
  
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• WATCH: Playing Scrabble with a robot at CES

  09-01-2018 20:19 via abcnews.go.com
  ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis goes head to computer with the IVS robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
  
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• WATCH: Live-testing Nissan's Brain-to-Vehicle technology at CES

  09-01-2018 20:19 via abcnews.go.com
  ABC News' Rebecca Jarvis explores Nissan's new technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
  
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• Peter Sutherland: Prominent Trilateral Commission Member And Europe’s ‘Father Of Globalization’ Is Dead At 71

  09-01-2018 19:45 via technocracy.news
  Peter Sutherland was the point-man for the Trilateral Commission’s effort to establish its New International Economic Order and served as its Chairman and Honorary Chairman of the European Group for many years.
  Sutherland was the founding Director-General of the World Trade Organization (1993-1995), Chairman of Goldman Sachs International (1995-2015) and Chairman of BP (1997-2010), Europe’s largest oil company.
  He was the undisputed architect of Europe’s disastrous immigration
  
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• SpaceX says rocket performance OK in secret satellite launch

  09-01-2018 19:43 via abcnews.go.com
  SpaceX is defending its rocket performance following the weekend launch of a secret U.S. satellite
  
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• Why Do We Even Wear Pants?

  09-01-2018 19:40 via feedproxy.google.com
  From far above, the area around Yanghai cemetery looks like a collection of ground-dwelling wasp dens, drilled into a gravelly desert. It gets hot in this region of remote western China — up to nearly 120 degrees Fahrenheit, and dry. That’s a hard-knock climate, but it’s perfect for preserving ancient artifacts. And if you zoom in on the region, and dig in, as archaeologists have, you’ll find tombs with well-kept secrets. Inside two of them, scientists found not just huma
  
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• Fin24.com | Blow for SpaceX as secret military satellite goes missing

  09-01-2018 19:09
  
  A military satellite launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX appears to have crashed into the sea after a malfunction while being boosted into orbit, a potential setback for the billionaire’s rocket programme.
  
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• Bio-Based Acrylonitrile Offers a Greener Carbon Fiber Alternative

  09-01-2018 19:04 via scitechdaily.com
  From cars and bicycles to airplanes and space shuttles, manufacturers around the world are trying to make these vehicles lighter, which helps lower fuel use...
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• Fin24.com | Smart robot falls dumb as LG touts 'connected life'

  09-01-2018 18:52
  
  A cute, table-top robot packed with digital smarts fell dumb on stage at an LG Electronics event touting "connected" lifestyles where machines obey spoken commands and anticipate needs.
  
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• Climate Models Underestimate the Cooling Effect That Clouds Have

  09-01-2018 18:50 via scitechdaily.com
  Princeton University researchers have found that the climate models scientists use to project future conditions on our planet underestimate the cooling effect that clouds have...
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• How to actually succeed on a dating app

  09-01-2018 18:30
  
  DIYAll's fair in love.
  Trying to find love over the internet? These tips will help you get more out of your dating apps and maximize your chances of romantic success.
  
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• Scientists Document a Surprising Trend in a Study on Extinctions

  09-01-2018 18:11 via scitechdaily.com
  Sixty-five million years ago, clouds of ash choked the skies over Earth. Dinosaurs, along with about half of all the species on Earth, staggered and...
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• Hypatia Stone Contains Mineral Compounds Unlike Anything on Earth, Known Meteorites or Comets

  09-01-2018 17:59 via scitechdaily.com
  In 2013, researchers announced that a pebble found in south-west Egypt, was definitely not from Earth. By 2015, other research teams had announced that the...
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• Fin24.com | Intel chief says chip flaw damage contained by industry

  09-01-2018 17:53
  
  Intel chief Brian Krzanich says the impact of a recently discovered vulnerability in computer chips has been limited due to "remarkable" collaboration by the tech industry.
  
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• Fin24.com | Spotify set to blaze IPO trail and make bankers shudder: Gadfly

  09-01-2018 17:49
  
  Spotify AB will soon shine a bright light on just how big the holes are in our capital markets. Far more than just bankers should take note, writes Bloomberg Gadfly's Stephen Gandel.
  
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• Biomedical Engineers Grow Functioning Human Muscle From Stem Cells

  09-01-2018 17:39 via scitechdaily.com
  Duke engineers have grown the first functioning human muscle from non-muscle cells — in this case skin cells reverted to their primordial stem cell state....
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• CES 2018: A reality check on this year's wildest tech products

  09-01-2018 17:36 via nbcnews.com
  Tech's annual trade show provides a glimpse into our high-tech future, but it's also littered with plenty of products that will never see the light of day.
  
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• This pill could help you figure out why you’re always farting

  09-01-2018 17:30
  
  HealthMany different foods and disorders can cause intestinal gas.
  A prototype pill can analyze the gas that builds up in your gut. This could help people better treat it and create a personalized diet that might help relieve stomach…
  
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• The Diverse Causes Behind Frequency Fluctuations in Power Grids

  09-01-2018 17:28 via scitechdaily.com
  Our power grid works at a frequency of 50 hertz – usually generated by turbines, for example in hydro- or coal power plants, which rotate...
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• Scientists Reveal How Good Bacteria Can Control Genes in Cells

  09-01-2018 17:15 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists from the Babraham Institute near Cambridge in collaboration with colleagues from Brazil and Italy have discovered a way that good bacteria in the gut...
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• WATCH: Calls for GoPro CEO to step down as company shares drop

  09-01-2018 17:06 via abcnews.go.com
  The company's shares dropped 30 percent following news it will shut down its drone division.
  
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• The Two Faces Of Seattle: ‘We’re The Greenest’ vs. ‘No, We’re Still Brown’

  09-01-2018 16:42 via technocracy.news
  Seattle has long-claimed the mantle of leadership for any leftist, eco-friendly, Agenda 21 supporting policies that comes down the pike, and yet its practice falls far from matching its rhetoric, and likely never will. Such policies do nothing but increase prices, stifle property rights and saddle businesses with ridiculous rules and regulations.  ⁃ TN EditorFor more than 15 years, leaders of the Emerald City have been promising that Seattle will lead the nation in fighting climate ch
  
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• Fin24.com | Acer launches world's thinnest laptop at 8.98mm

  09-01-2018 16:28
  
  Computer-manufacturer Acer has launched the world’s thinnest laptop, measuring less than a centimetre.
  
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• The Future Of Work: Technocracy And The March Of The Machines

  09-01-2018 16:21 via technocracy.news
  This report gives an interesting overview of technology invading the workforce over the last 100 years, but leaves Technocracy itself in the dustbin of history. TN believes that Technocracy is alive and well under the name of Sustainable Development promoted by the United Nations. The U.N. is sworn to overthrow Capitalism and Free Enterprise, replacing it with Sustainable Development. ⁃ TN EditorOn February 26, 1928, a headline in the New York Times announced, “MA
  
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• Can we actually stop using fossil fuels?

  09-01-2018 15:30
  
  EnergyIs it smart—or crazy stupid—to rely solely on wind, solar, and hydro?
  Is it smart—or crazy stupid—to rely solely on wind, solar, and hydro? A bit about the 100 percent renewable energy debate.
  
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• Intel CEO: Fixes on the way for serious chip security flaws

  09-01-2018 15:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Intel CEO: Fixes on the way for serious chip security flaws
  
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• Floral Hackers: Plant Parasites Use MicroRNAs to Shut Down Host Genes

  09-01-2018 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Organisms' immune systems are constantly trying to detect and boot freeloaders. No living thing is particularly willing to give up its hard earned resources to just any moocher that comes along, so all parasites must find a way past their hosts' defenses and survive incessant attacks. Some constantly disguise themselves to move about undetected, while others mysteriously slip under the radar. Now, in a paper published this month in Nature, researchers have discovered one parasitic
  
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• Fin24.com | The 'Zuma' satellite is now missing

  09-01-2018 14:52
  
  A US military satellite referred to by the code name 'Zuma' and launched by Elon Musk’s Space Exploration Technologies, appears to have crashed into the sea.
  
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• Alaska is warming so quickly that weather algorithms can't keep up

  09-01-2018 14:00
  
  EnvironmentThe Arctic is heating up way faster than the rest of the world.
  It's been mind-bogglingly warm in Alaska over the past few years.
  
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• Fin24.com | Investigative journalism gets financial boost at Golden Globes

  09-01-2018 12:31
  
  The global investigative journalism outfit that broke Panama Papers story was awarded a $1m grant.
  
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• Fin24.com | SABC could face class action on pre-paid TV licence fees

  09-01-2018 09:22
  
  The SABC's finances are in such bad shape that it could negatively impact people who have paid their television licence fees in advance, claims Accountability Now.
  
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• Take this job and shiver it: Chilly offices plague workers

  09-01-2018 06:21 via abcnews.go.com
  Take this job and shiver it: Many office workers find they still have to brave cold even indoors
  
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• DARPA At Work: Military Targets Urban Battlespace To Test Drone Swarm Tactics

  09-01-2018 04:34 via technocracy.news
  The military has fast-tracked drone swarming project for immediate deployment for urban warfare. These swarms, coordinated with swarms of ground vehicles and robotic devices, can surround and isolate a target within a single city-block, within 30 minutes. China and the U.S. are said to be racing neck-and-neck in this arms race, but the presence of China Electronics Technocracy in the test zone speaks otherwise: China and the U.S. may well be privately sharing technology with each other.  &#
  
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• China Has Killed Cash With Ubiquitous e-Payment Systems

  09-01-2018 04:04 via technocracy.news
  China, the world’s biggest and most established Technocracy, has all but achieved a totally cashless state by implementing digital e-payment systems via smart phones. Coupled with ubiquitous camera surveillance and identification, China will soon have its thumb on an electronic gulag from which there is no escape, relief or appeal. ⁃ TN EditorIn major Chinese cities, paying by paper money is all but dead thanks to the convenience of mobile payment, which has now surged to US$5 trilli
  
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• Samsung's profit jumps 64 percent to record high on chips

  09-01-2018 02:55 via abcnews.go.com
  Samsung Electronics says its October-December operating profit jumped 64 percent to a record high
  
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• Fired Google engineer's suit alleges reverse discrimination

  09-01-2018 01:43 via abcnews.go.com
  Fired Google engineer who wrote 'diversity memo' sues company for discrimination
  
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• New self-driving vehicle could be mobile store, hotel

  09-01-2018 01:27 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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• When you burn fat, where does it actually go?

  09-01-2018 01:15
  
  Fat Month Getting rid of fat can be exhausting, but it's as natural as breathing.
  Getting rid of fat can be exhausting, but it's as natural as breathing.
  
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• China is making 1,000-UAV drone swarms now

  09-01-2018 00:29
  
  Eastern Arsenal These autonomous swarms can make decisions on how and when to repair themselves.
  China flies a drone swarm with a record-breaking 1180 quadcopters.
  
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