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• WATCH: University of Central Florida develops LED fabric

  24-05-2018 23:49
  UCF is creating a threat that contains a microwire.
  
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• Netflix leapfrogs Disney in market value

  24-05-2018 23:36 via nbcnews.com
  Netflix just became the biggest pure-play media company in the world when measured by Wall Street sentiment — market capitalization.
  
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• Social media companies told to hand over content to defendants

  24-05-2018 22:40 via nbcnews.com
  The defendants say their constitutional right to a fair trial entitles them to the social media records to prepare their case.
  
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• The Query: featuring news and analysis on the media by Claire Atkinson

  24-05-2018 22:02 via nbcnews.com
  Tracking all the ins and outs and ups and downs of our constantly changing world of print, advertising, video, and everything in between.
  
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• Lava is creating more Hawai'i. It's also forming corrosive acid mist

  24-05-2018 21:30
  
  EnvironmentWhat happens when lava from the Kilauea eruption enters the ocean.
  There is something special and awe-inspiring about watching new land form. This is what is now happening in Hawai’i as its Kīlauea volcano erupts.
  
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• Sex, drugs and GDPR: Why even rock stars are flooding your inbox

  24-05-2018 21:28 via nbcnews.com
  Even rock stars have to comply with the sweeping new data privacy law that takes effect in Europe on Friday.
  
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• How to update your privacy settings on Facebook, Twitter, Google and Instagram

  24-05-2018 21:24 via nbcnews.com
  With Europe's big data regulations set to go into effect, now is the time to update your online security.
  
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• South Carolina plans to use drones to remotely watch inmates

  24-05-2018 20:30
  After spending years fighting to keep drones from flying over prisons, South Carolina corrections officials now plan to use the small unmanned aircraft to keep a remote eye on inmates
  
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• Does a black hole ever die?

  24-05-2018 20:30
  
  SpaceWhat we know about the mysterious life cycle of a black hole.
  From their inception to their potential demise far in the future, black holes are a fascinating part of our universe—here’s their story as we understand it now, from…
  
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• Astronomers Observe Unprecedented Detail in Pulsar PSR B1957+20

  24-05-2018 20:28 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of astronomers has performed one of the highest resolution observations in astronomical history by observing two intense regions of radiation, 20 kilometres apart,...
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• NASA Partnerships Key to Building a Sustainable Moon Presence

  24-05-2018 19:47 via scitechdaily.com
  As NASA shifts human exploration back to the Moon, U.S. commercial partnerships will be a key to expediting missions and building a sustainable presence on...
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• Use all those GDPR privacy policy notifications to clean up your inbox and kill zombie accounts

  24-05-2018 19:06
  
  TechnologyNow is a great time to scrub out those wayward apps, annoying newsletters, and forgotten subscriptions.
  Clean up your inbox to commemorate the implementation of GDPR.
  
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• Using Medicine and Science to Improve the Quality of Life

  24-05-2018 17:28 via nytimes.com
  Medical and scientific breakthroughs, some with ethical concerns, are being used to help people.
  
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• Visionaries With the Courage to Change the World

  24-05-2018 17:22 via nytimes.com
  Over centuries, these people have shared some important attributes: courage, daring, confidence and a stubborn devotion to an idea.
  
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• Having the Courage to Change the World

  24-05-2018 17:22 via nytimes.com
  Over centuries, visionaries have shared some important attributes: courage, daring, confidence and a stubborn devotion to an idea.
  
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• Amazon Sells Cheap, Real-Time Facial Recognition Tech to Police

  24-05-2018 17:16 via technocracy.news
  Amazon, the largest Technocrat-run company in the world, is solidly in the surveillance business, from its in-home Echo products, to its facial recognition platform, Rekognition. The latter is being sold en-masse to police departments and other agencies throughout America.
  Amazon has sold cheap facial-recognition software to law enforcement agencies in at least two states and has also sold it to a police body camera manufacturer and a company that does intelligence and data analysis for law enfo
  
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• ACLU demands records of social media surveillance under Trump

  24-05-2018 17:14 via nbcnews.com
  An apparent spike in the government’s surveillance of Twitter, Facebook and other social media accounts is raising privacy concerns.
  
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• Why your office is so cold, and how to deal with it

  24-05-2018 17:05
  
  HealthThe summer freeze is upon us.
  The great indoors is a chilly place, but we don’t have to suffer in over-chilled offices in silence.
  
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• Dinosaur Doom Almost Wiped Birds Out, Too

  24-05-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It's the most common caveat you'll hear about the End-Cretaceous mass extinction: It wiped out the dinosaurs, except for birds which are, you know, dinosaurs. A new study suggests that the global die-off nearly took birds out as well.About 66 million years ago, a mass extinction offed a huge percentage of life on Earth — about three-quarters of all species that had been going about their business. Researchers still debate whether an asteroid or massive volcanic activity was
  
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• U.S. Transportation Department Is Funding Surveillance Network

  24-05-2018 16:52 via technocracy.news
  The federal government is using every dirty trick in the book to spread massive surveillance among civilian populations, in this case, using the transportation system under the direction of globalist Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao. Any city council could stop these initiatives dead in their tracks if they wanted to, but many welcome the money instead. ⁃ TN EditorA recent announcement by a local transit authority in Virginia sheds light on how the Department of Homeland Security (D
  
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• Technocracy Plus Populism Results In ‘Techno-Populist’ Party In Europe

  24-05-2018 16:16 via technocracy.news
  Now the London School of Economics (LSE) is openly writing about Technocracy and how it is influencing political parties in Europe. Meanwhile, Americans pay no attention to the groundswell of Technocracy in America. ⁃ TN EditorThe Five Star Movement and Lega’s nomination of Italian law professor Giuseppe Conte as the next Prime Minister of Italy presents a puzzle: why would an apparently ‘populist’ government nominate a Prime Minister who fits the mould of a technocrat? C
  
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• To save a dog breed, change it

  24-05-2018 15:30
  
  AnimalsI'm raising the lundehund of the future.
  The Norwegian lundehund has an incredible history—and has become incredibly inbred. To save it, researchers mixed it with another breed to create something new.
  
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• Fin24.com | BuzzFeed opens new Hollywood chapter With R Kelly documentary

  24-05-2018 15:30
  
  BuzzFeed is getting more serious about Hollywood.
  
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• WATCH: Twitter users blocked by Trump may soon get a reprieve

  24-05-2018 14:48
  A federal judge ruled the president can't block Twitter users.
  
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• WATCH: How to charge your phone faster

  24-05-2018 14:33
  ABC News' Becky Worley breaks down what to know about fast phone chargers, and her top tips for how to charge your phone faster on a budget.
  
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• What to expect from the new GMO labels we're getting in 2020

  24-05-2018 14:00
  
  ScienceGrocery stores may look a little different.
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced their plan for rolling out mandatory labels for all food products containing genetically modified organisms…
  
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• Fin24.com | Trump can't block his critics on Twitter, judge rules

  24-05-2018 11:12
  
  A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump has violated the US constitution by blocking Twitter users who disagree with him, in a case closely watched for implications for online free speech.
  
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• What new digital driver's licenses mean for motorists, police

  24-05-2018 10:31 via nbcnews.com
  Several states are making the switch from plastic cards to smartphone apps.
  
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• This Is the Oldest Tree in Europe

  24-05-2018 05:20 via feedproxy.google.com
  This tree is not dead, despite appearances. It's alive and happy, and it's been clinging to this cliff in southern Italy since the eighth century A.D. Researchers invented a new dating method to figure out that the pine is the oldest known tree in Europe.Gianluca Piovesan of Università della Tuscia in Italy and colleagues spent three years taking samples from trees to try to find some really old ones. On mountain cliffs within Pollino National Park, they found a few trees t
  
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• WATCH: Apple refunds customers who purchased battery replacements

  24-05-2018 04:34
  Apple is now offering a $50 credit for some replacements made in 2017.
  
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• Sleeping in on the weekend might be good for you, but it's not going to fix all your problems

  24-05-2018 00:00
  
  HealthScientists still aren't sure exactly how to deal with our chronic sleep deficit.
  A new study found that time spent sleeping on the weekends could impact the likelihood of dying young. But don’t start partying ‘til 2 a.m. on weeknights just yet.
  
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