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• Volkswagen suspends executive over monkey trials

  30-01-2018 23:48 via abcnews.go.com
  Automaker Volkswagen has suspended its head of external relations and sustainability in response to the controversy over experiments in which monkeys were exposed to diesel exhaust
  
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• What we know about Chronicle, Alphabet's mysterious new company

  30-01-2018 23:30
  
  TechnologyIt focuses on cybersecurity and uses machine learning.
  Chronicle is an intriguing new player on the cybersecurity block. Here's what we know about how it could be using AI to fight cyber attacks.
  
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• ALMA Discovers Surprisingly Complex Organic Molecules in Nearby Galaxy

  30-01-2018 22:14 via scitechdaily.com
  The nearby dwarf galaxy known as the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) is a chemically primitive place. Unlike the Milky Way, this semi-spiral collection of a...
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• Fin24.com | WATCH: Adapt IT reports turnover increase to R674m

  30-01-2018 21:00
  
  JSE-listed software company Adapt IT reported a 46% increase in turnover to R674m for the six months ended December 31 2017.
  
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• China might be winning the CRISPR race, but we have the FDA

  30-01-2018 20:30
  
  HealthWithout the FDA, we wouldn't know if a drug was safe or effective
  The FDA is an arduous process, but it's also really important.
  
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• These scientists are on a mission to save chocolate

  30-01-2018 20:09 via nbcnews.com
  Cacao isn't on the brink of extinction, but it is under threat.
  
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• Fin24.com | SA bitcoin wallet provider attracts funding from global blockchain firm

  30-01-2018 20:00
  
  South African-based bitcoin wallet provider Centbee has attracted funding from global blockchain leader nChain.
  
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• Speech Recognition Tech Falls Prey to Secret Messages

  30-01-2018 19:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  You hear one thing, but the computer hears another. What's going on here?Two researchers from the University of California, Berkeley have exploited the technique computers use to decode human speech to hide messages inside snippets of audio. When translated by a speech recognition program like Mozilla's DeepSpeech, the computer ends up transcribing the hidden message instead of the sounds we hear.
  Do You Hear What I Hear?
  The method basically involves hiding a quiet sample of the audio
  
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• Scientists Measure Energy Transfer Within the Magnetosheath

  30-01-2018 19:23 via scitechdaily.com
  For the first time, scientists have estimated how much energy is transferred from large to small scales within the magnetosheath, the boundary region between the...
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• The Melded Minds of Best Friends

  30-01-2018 19:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Good friends like to think they're on the same wavelength. They aren't wrong.Besties laugh at the same jokes, like the same movies and hate the same people. And underlying all these likes and dislikes, close friends also share strikingly similar neural activity while thinking about them. Researchers at Dartmouth College analyzed brain scans of close friends and found that their brains tend to respond to the world in similar ways.As a next step, researchers want to see if it's possibl
  
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• Astronomers Believe Hostile Black Hole Winds Create New Molecules

  30-01-2018 18:57 via scitechdaily.com
  The existence of large numbers of molecules in winds powered by supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies has puzzled astronomers since they were...
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• A Powerful New Tool for Studying Complex Biological Events

  30-01-2018 18:30 via scitechdaily.com
  A new method for monitoring interactions between cells, dubbed LIPSTIC by its creators, is much more than a cosmetic improvement over existing techniques. The breakthrough,...
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• This Four Millimeter Long Millirobot Can Walk, Crawl and Roll Through Difficult Terrain

  30-01-2018 18:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Tiny robots need not fear obstacle courses in the future: Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have developed a minuscule,...
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• Scientists Discover How a Gene Mutation Affects T Cell Function and Successfully Fix It

  30-01-2018 17:50 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists discovered how a gene mutation affects T cell function to promote immune disorders and then tested a treatment based on the discovery–successfully fixing donated...
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• Research Shows E-Cigarette Flavors Are Toxic to White Blood Cells

  30-01-2018 17:31 via scitechdaily.com
  Sugar and spice are not so nice, at least when it comes to vaping or inhalation. Exposure to e-cigarette flavoring chemicals and liquids can cause...
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• Physicists Apply Machine Learning to Solve the Universe’s Mysteries

  30-01-2018 17:21 via scitechdaily.com
  Computers can beat chess champions, simulate star explosions, and forecast global climate. We are even teaching them to be infallible problem-solvers and fast learners. And...
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• New HiRISE Image of Mars Shows Eroded Layers in Shalbatana Valles

  30-01-2018 17:09 via scitechdaily.com
  This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows layers, probably sedimentary in origin, that have undergone extensive erosion in Shalbatana Valles, a prominent...
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• WATCH: Facebook asked to end Messenger Kids app by child advocates

  30-01-2018 17:08 via abcnews.go.com
  Several parents and advocates are pleading with Facebook to reconsider its Messenger Kids app, which began a preview release in December 2017, because of the potential negative health effects on children.
  
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• Yale Study Shows Geoengineering the Climate Could Have Dangerous Consequences

  30-01-2018 17:02 via scitechdaily.com
  One of the scientific tools being considered to reduce the impacts of climate change is solar geoengineering, or the injection of aerosols into the atmosphere...
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• Lefties, you should feel very special

  30-01-2018 17:00
  
  ScienceOnly 1 in 10 humans are left handed. So why does it happen at all?
  Globally, about 90 percent of people are righties. But why?
  
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• Chameleons, Already Dealt Unfair Share of Cool Traits, Also Have Fluorescent Heads

  30-01-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Maybe their moms told them nobody likes a showoff. That would explain why many species of chameleon are hiding fluorescent bone bumps on their heads that scientists only just discovered. Chameleons also have independently moving eyeballs, superlative tongues and sophisticated color-changing skills. The animals might use their glowing head bumps as signals to each other. These patterns of dots are invisible to a human eye, but may light up deep blue to the eye of ano
  
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• Fin24.com | SA Twitter reacts as Viceroy targets Capitec

  30-01-2018 16:36
  
  Twitter SA's reaction to Viceroy's new report which focuses on unsecured lender Capitec was swift. Here's a selection of what got the people talking.
  
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• Why pay for Office and Photoshop when you can get these alternatives for free?

  30-01-2018 15:30
  
  DIYTop-quality software that costs nothing.
  You don't need to rely on expensive software like the Microsoft Office suite or Adobe Photoshop. These 10 applications offer similar features for free.
  
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• How bad this flu season really is—and what you should do about it

  30-01-2018 14:00
  
  HealthThis year is a nasty one, but it's not (yet) unprecedented.
  People are officially starting to freak out about this flu season. Here's what you need to know.
  
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• Birds Go Steady Before Having Kids

  30-01-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
   Perhaps you've heard that many bird species are monogamous, including swans and whooping cranes. But have you ever wondered how these long term lovers get together? Do they "date", or is it love (and breeding) at first sight? These scientists set out to answer these questions by studying the life history of the whooping crane. They found that "a substantial portion (62%) of breeding pairs started associating at least 12 months before first breeding, with 16 of 58 breeding pa
  
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• WATCH: Apple reportedly cuts production of most expensive smartphone

  30-01-2018 12:40 via abcnews.go.com
  The high price of the iPhone X may be a contributing factor to lower than expected sales.
  
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• Fin24.com | Facebook wants to give users more data privacy amid global pressure

  30-01-2018 11:30
  
  The world’s biggest social network Facebook wants to give users more privacy over their data and control over what adverts are displayed on their timelines, after an ultimatum by the EU.
  
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• Heavy ash fall from Philippine volcano halts motorists

  30-01-2018 11:24 via abcnews.go.com
  Mount Mayon in northeastern Albay province has been erupting for over two weeks.
  
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• Striking Amazon 'Spheres' landmark opens in downtown Seattle

  30-01-2018 04:23 via abcnews.go.com
  Amazon.com boss Jeff Bezos on Monday formally opened up his striking rainforest conservatory built of glass and white steel in downtown Seattle
  
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• Elon Musk gets into the flamethrower business

  30-01-2018 03:58 via nbcnews.com
  The Silicon Valley CEO said that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was "A-ok" with its sale so long as the torch is less than 10 feet.
  
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• Here's how to watch the Super Bowl without cable

  30-01-2018 00:45
  
  TechnologyMillions of people cut the cord, but the Super Bowl broadcast is still well within your reach.
  Watching the Super Bowl used to be as simple as flipping to the correct channel. Now, you just need to know where to look.
  
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• Astronauts lose weight in space, and it might be because their food is literally floating around inside them

  30-01-2018 00:00
  
  Fat Month Stomachs weren't built for space.
  We were curious. What do we know about what happens to fat when we try to metabolize it in space?
  
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