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• Here's Your Lunar Eclipse Viewing Guide

  29-01-2018 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  On the morning of January 31, people with clear skies across western North America will have front-row seats to the first total eclipse of the Moon since September 2015. For 76 minutes, the full moon will lie completely immersed in the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, and the only light hitting the Moon will be the reddish glow from all of our planet’s sunrises and sunsets. But don’t fret if you live farther east — residents across the eastern half of the continent will st
  
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• Seeking the tiniest of edges, skiers turn to wind tunnels

  29-01-2018 22:18 via nbcnews.com
  American downhill veteran Steven Nyman knows the value of training in these facilities.
  
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• Naked Mole Rats Defy Mortality Mathematics

  29-01-2018 21:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Romantic Period of the early 1800s was marked by a morbid fascination with mortality and death. Poets, novelists and other artists tackled the eternal void head on, rather than whisking such dark topics under the proverbial rug.With death in vogue, even mathematicians took a stab on the beauty of ceasing to be. In 1825, British autodidact Benjamin Gompertz found the risk of death increases exponentially with age. After the age of 30, his depressing model shows, the risk of dying on a
  
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• NSA Doles Out Massive $112 Billion In High-Tech Contracts Over Last Two Years

  29-01-2018 21:18 via technocracy.news
  Just in the last two years, the NSA has granted over $112 billion in high-tech contracts to private industry representing just over $400 for every man, woman and child in America. This is ten times more than their own basic budget, so the question is, how do these contracts get funded? The second question is, Is the NSA forming outright Fascist relationships with private industry? ⁃ TN EditorFollowing a resolved bid protest, the National Security Agency can now begin work with telecom
  
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• Fin24.com | More artists accepting cryptocurrencies as payment for albums

  29-01-2018 20:00
  
  More artist are now allowing fans to buy music with various cryptocurrencies.
  
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• Fitness Tracker Data Exposes U.S. Military Bases

  29-01-2018 19:58 via feedproxy.google.com
  Strava is a fitness app that allows users to map their jogging routes, and recently it released a heatmap of where people are getting their fat-burn on around the world—secret military bases included.Oops.
  Strava released the heatmaps in November, and they showed off the fun side of generating data points while you sweat. But then someone came along and ruined all the fun. An Australian student tweeted that the route maps made United States military bases across the world easily iden
  
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• How did Heist engineer such magical tights? They bothered to try.

  29-01-2018 19:30
  
  TechnologyWomen have waited far too long for companies to pay attention to their needs.
  I expected the purportedly “perfect” pair of tights to be somehow advanced. Turns out I was wrong.
  
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• New Discovered Dinosaur (Mansourasaurus shahinae) Links Africa and Europe

  29-01-2018 18:34 via scitechdaily.com
  When it comes to the final days of the dinosaurs, Africa is something of a blank page. Fossils found in Africa from the Late Cretaceous,...
  The post New Discovered Dinosaur (Mansourasaurus shahinae) Links Africa and Europe appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Robert Afzal is developing powerful laser blasters for the U.S. military

  29-01-2018 18:30
  
  TechnologyDynamite with a laser beam.
  Lasers can map planets, cut metal, play your old CDs, zap tattoos, and send cats into furry frenzies of clickbait. But Robert Afzal wants them to do more.
  
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• Interstellar Fullerenes May Reveal Solutions for Earthly Matters

  29-01-2018 18:19 via scitechdaily.com
  Fullerenes were first discovered by Harry Kroto in the 1970s, a feat for which he and his colleagues Robert Curl and Richard Smalley received a...
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• Twitter bots stole social media identities for profit

  29-01-2018 18:06 via nbcnews.com
  Some celebrities and politicians are buying fake accounts on Twitter in order to look more popular.
  
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• Astrochemists Discover How to Use Methanol to Measure Magnetic Fields in Space

  29-01-2018 18:06 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of scientists, led by Boy Lankhaar at Chalmers University of Technology, has solved an important puzzle in astrochemistry: how to measure magnetic fields...
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• Biologists Track Global Reductions in Terrestrial Mammalian Movements

  29-01-2018 17:55 via scitechdaily.com
  Humans change entire landscapes – by building cities and roads, by farming land and by exploiting natural resources. What effects does this have on animals...
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• Children with Cochlear Implants Learn Words Faster Than Children With Normal Hearing

  29-01-2018 17:47 via scitechdaily.com
  According to estimates by the Robert Koch Institute, up to two thousand hearing impaired children are born in Germany each year. For some of them...
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• Lunar Trifecta: ‘Super Blue Blood Moon’ Coming January 31

  29-01-2018 17:31 via scitechdaily.com
  If you live in the western part of North America, Alaska, and the Hawaiian islands, you might set your alarm early the morning of Wednesday,...
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• Scientists Reveal How Mutations in Genes Give Rise to Face-Specific Birth Defects

  29-01-2018 17:17 via scitechdaily.com
  About 1 in 750 babies born in the United States has some kind of craniofacial malformation, accounting for about one-third of all birth defects. Many...
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• Trump Admin Considering Nationalizing Upcoming 5G Wireless Network

  29-01-2018 17:15 via technocracy.news
  The new 5G cellular standard is expected to put real-time communications in place for the Internet of Things; thus, in the hands of the government, all IoT data could be collected and captured directly by the government. It is already known that most cell carriers are already providing massive amounts of data to the government. The misleading rational offered for nationalization is to ‘guard against China’.  ⁃ TN EditorTrump national security officials are considering an
  
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• Stockton, CA Gets Ready To Experiment With Universal Basic Income

  29-01-2018 17:12 via technocracy.news
  With alleged record low unemployment throughout the nation, the reality in Stockton is radically different. The Technocrat idea of Universal Basic Income (UBI) is being explored as the only solution: simply giving money to citizens. ⁃ TN EditorWage stagnation. Rising housing prices. Loss of middle-class jobs. The looming threat of automation. These are some of the problems facing Stockton and its residents, but the city’s mayor, Michael Tubbs, says his city is far from unique.
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• Breathtaking Hubble Image of Spiral Galaxy NGC 7331

  29-01-2018 17:05 via scitechdaily.com
  This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a spiral galaxy known as NGC 7331. First spotted by the prolific galaxy hunter William Herschel in 1784,...
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• A microscopic fungus could mop up our Cold War-era nuclear waste

  29-01-2018 17:00
  
  EnvironmentThis hardcore yeast thrives amidst acid and radiation.
  This hardcore yeast thrives amidst acid and radiation, and now it's coming for our radioactive sludge.
  
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• Scientists Create a 'Princess Leia-Style Display' With Moving Light

  29-01-2018 16:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  People think they want holograms, but they (usually) don’t. These are illusions, images trapped on two-dimensional surfaces that give the impression of a three-dimensional object.What people really want are “volumetric images” — a display of free-floating light that actually takes up 3-D space, visible from all angles. (Bonus points if you can interact with it.) Many of the coolest movies have them, from Tony Stark’s displays in Iron Man, to the projection table in
  
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• WATCH: Elon Musk's new company is selling flamethrowers

  29-01-2018 16:18 via abcnews.go.com
  The Boring Company's flamethrowers are now available for pre-order at $500.
  
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• Apple reportedly halves iPhone X early 2018 production target - CNET

  29-01-2018 15:42
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  Apple reportedly halves iPhone X early 2018 production target
  CNET
  Apple's iPhone X is its most expensive phone yet. CNET. Apple reportedly notified suppliers on Monday that it is halving its iPhone X production target for the first three months of the year. The company was expecting to produce 40 million units of the ...
  Apple said to be cutting iPhone X production in half due to slow salesAppleInsider (press release) (blog)
  Apple reportedly slashes iPhone X orders in half due to slow sal
  
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• Apple could use ARM coprocessors for three updated Mac models - TechCrunch

  29-01-2018 15:35
  TechCrunch
  Apple could use ARM coprocessors for three updated Mac models
  TechCrunch
  According to a Bloomberg article, Apple could be workin on three new Mac models for this year. All three of them could feature an ARM coprocessor to improve security. Apple isn't switching to ARM chipsets altogether. There will still be an Intel CPU in ...
  Up to three Macs coming with T-series security chips, shift to Apple CPU inevitableAppleInsider (press release) (blog)
  Bloomberg: Three new Macs with Apple co
  
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• Last week in tech: Yes, Elon Musk really made a 'flamethrower'

  29-01-2018 15:30
  
  TechnologyCustomers have purchased more than 7,000 flamethrowers so far for some reason.
  A look back at all of last week's biggest tech stories including a branded flamethrower.
  
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• New leak might've revealed Galaxy S9 pricing and release details - BGR

  29-01-2018 15:04
  BGR
  New leak might've revealed Galaxy S9 pricing and release details
  BGR
  Samsung is about to copy a major play from Apple's “How to sell iPhones for more money” handbook, by releasing two not-quite-identical versions of the Galaxy S9. The Galaxy S9+ is the phone that'll get you the best S9 experience. It'll come with more ...
  The Morning After: Elon Musk's flamethrowerEngadget
  Evan Blass Shares First Official Galaxy S9 WallpaperAndroid Headlines
  Alleged 'Intelligent Scan' Feature To
  
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• Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to disable Intel's buggy Spectre fix - PCWorld

  29-01-2018 14:52
  NDTV
  Microsoft issues emergency Windows patch to disable Intel's buggy Spectre fix
  PCWorld
  If your Windows PC seems buggier than usual after the recent round of Spectre patches, you might want to download this. Email a friend. To. Use commas to separate multiple email addresses. From. Privacy Policy. Thank you. Your message has been sent ...
  Windows emergency patch: Microsoft's new update kills off Intel's Spectre fixZDNet
  Microsoft's new Windows 10 Spectre patch disables Intel's 'fix'Engadget
  
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• Trump administration considering nationalised 5G network to protect against Chinese cyber security threats - 9to5Mac

  29-01-2018 14:45
  9to5Mac
  Trump administration considering nationalised 5G network to protect against Chinese cyber security threats
  9to5Mac
  The Trump administration is considering nationalising the 5G network in what has been described as 'an unprecedented federal takeover of a portion of the nation's mobile network.' The proposal is said to be in response to perceived cyber security ...
  US Government 'Considering' Creation of Nationwide 5G NetworkMac Rumors
  Trump team considers a government-run 5G networkEngad
  
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• WATCH: National 5G network could be in the works

  29-01-2018 14:05 via abcnews.go.com
  The Trump administration is considering creating the network to provide faster service and protect against malicious internet actors.
  
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• The Phases of the Super Blue Blood Moon of 2018 Explained - Space.com

  29-01-2018 13:31
  Space.com
  The Phases of the Super Blue Blood Moon of 2018 Explained
  Space.com
  No enthusiastic skywatcher ever misses a total eclipse of the moon. The spectacle of the lunar disk slipping into Earth's shadow and turning a deep shade of red is often more striking and engaging than one might think. What's more, when the moon is ...
  Useful Projects for a Lunar EclipseSky & Telescope
  Don't Call It a Blood Moon. Or Supermoon. Or Blue MoonWIRED
  Super Blue, Blood Moon, Lunar Eclipse On Jan. 31 In O
  
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• Fitness app reveals military bases, movements in war zones

  29-01-2018 13:25 via nbcnews.com
  The Global Heat Map, published by GPS tracking company Strava using the movements of fitness subscribers, shows activity around U.S. military bases.
  
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• Why Strava's Fitness Tracking Should Really Worry You - Forbes

  29-01-2018 13:05
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  Why Strava's Fitness Tracking Should Really Worry You
  Forbes
  Thomas Fox-Brewster , Forbes Staff I cover crime, privacy and security in digital and physical forms. John Scott-Railton. The Russian embassy in Damascus is found by researcher John Scott-Railton, looking at information obtained from Strava. As concern ...
  Confused about how to use Strava safely? You are not aloneQuartz
  Fitness App's 'Anonymized' Data Dump Accidentally Reveals Military Bases Around the WorldGizmodo
  Fitness App
  
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• Top 10 UK Sales Chart: Monster Hunter World And Dragon Ball FighterZ Debut At Top - GameSpot

  29-01-2018 13:04
  Forbes
  Top 10 UK Sales Chart: Monster Hunter World And Dragon Ball FighterZ Debut At Top
  GameSpot
  Sales monitor Chart-Track notes that World gained "far higher week one sales" in the UK than any other Monster Hunter game. Dragon Ball FighterZ's second-placed finish is also a series record in terms of chart position; the previous record holder for ...
  How to Be a Real-Life Monster HunterIGN
  Monster Hunter: World Matchmaking On Xbox One Is Currently BustedKotaku
  10 things Monster Hunter: World do
  
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• Jeep takes SUV from boring to crazy with Grand Cherokee Trackhawk - WTOP

  29-01-2018 09:49
  WTOP
  Jeep takes SUV from boring to crazy with Grand Cherokee Trackhawk
  WTOP
  WASHINGTON — The Grand Cherokee Trackhawk is a head scratcher for some but a boon to power-crazed folks who need the space and ability of an SUV but can't stand the thought of driving a slow-moving machine. The other powerful SRT Grand Cherokee wasn't ...
  Jeep Recalls 2018 Grand Cherokee Trackhawk Because Of Fuel Line Issues: Here's What Owners Should DoTech Times
  ANALYSIS - FCA planning multiple future Jeep SUVsj
  
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• Fin24.com | MTN sees profit comeback after Nigeria fine

  29-01-2018 08:18
  
  MTN Group, Africa’s biggest mobile-network operator by sales, says it returned to profit in 2017, recovering from a $1bn fine it paid for its Nigerian business in the prior period.
  
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• George Soros Remarks Delivered To The World Economic Forum, Disses Social Media

  29-01-2018 05:42 via technocracy.news
  Soros complains about the threat of nuclear war, global warming and the rise of nationalism but then forcefully criticizes Facebook and Google for becoming manipulative monopolies and controlling over half of all Internet ad revenue. Is he jealous or just riding the popular wave of bashing Big Tech?  ⁃ TN EditorI want to spend the bulk of my remaining time on another global problem: the rise and monopolistic behavior of the giant IT platform companies. These companies have often playe
  
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• ICLEI Plots New Course For External Financing For Nature-Based Smart City Solutions

  29-01-2018 05:29 via technocracy.news
  Essentially, ICLEI is promoting Public-Private Partnerships to finance green projects and development of Smart Cities. The fear factor to do so is a) population is still exploding and b) most people are moving to cities. Like climate change, both are wildly exaggerated.  ⁃ TN EditorThe United Nations World Cities Report 2016, Urbanization and Development: Emerging Futures, predicts that by 2030 two-thirds of the world’s population will be living in cities. It further forecasts t
  
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• Salt, the solution to winter's dangers, threatens US waters

  29-01-2018 05:21 via abcnews.go.com
  Truckloads of road salt used to keep highways ice-free in the winter are starting to take a toll on the environment
  
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• U.S. Government To Focus On IoT Security In Smart Cities

  29-01-2018 05:11 via technocracy.news
  Smart City doctrine is steeped in the UN’s Sustainable Development, and yet our government agencies seem oblivious to the actual plans of implementation. Smart Cities depend on censors, data and geo-spatial intelligence algorithms to track all activity on city dwellers, and it is a precursor to scientific dictatorship. ⁃ TN EditorSmart city solutions that address some of the biggest tasks taken on by cities will be one of the drivers of the conversation at the upcoming Smart and
  
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• 'Halal' internet means more control in Iran after unrest

  29-01-2018 04:35 via abcnews.go.com
  In Iran, a government push for a so-called 'halal' internet means more control after protests
  
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• Google, Youtube and tech disruption in the workplace

  29-01-2018 02:58 via nbcnews.com
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai and YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki join Recode's Kara Swisher and MSNBC's Ari Melber to discuss tech disruption in the workplace.
  
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