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• Nikon's long-awaited Z7 mirrorless camera is here, and it's spectacular

  24-08-2018 23:15
  
  TechnologyCheck out the first shots from Nikon’s new mirrorless full-frame camera.
  Our initial thoughts on Nikon’s Z camera line.
  
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• 32 kids' medicines are getting recalled. Here's what you need to know

  24-08-2018 21:30
  
  HealthHomeopathic drug company King Bio spotted potential bacterial contamination.
  On Wednesday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement that the homeopathic drug company King Bio is recalling 32 of its children’s pain-relievers. According…
  
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• FireEye: Tech firms' secret weapon against disinformation

  24-08-2018 20:33
  FireEye emerges as tech companies' weapon against disinformation
  
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• Shelters often mislabel dog breeds. But should we be labeling them at all?

  24-08-2018 20:30
  
  AnimalsLabels impact how likely a pup is to get adopted, even when the label isn’t very accurate.
  Labels can have devastating consequences for dogs in shelters, who are perceived as less adoptable because of their purported heritage.
  
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• Amid cybersecurity concerns, tech industry to meet ahead of 2018 midterm elections

  24-08-2018 19:34 via nbcnews.com
  The meeting is intended to establish more connections among the companies, which can otherwise be fierce competitors.
  
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• Teens' screen addiction might be contagious, and parents are patient zero

  24-08-2018 19:30
  
  TechnologyNew research shows they learned it by watching you.
  New research shows that both parents and children suffer the effects of too much screen time.
  
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• 17 dog gifts to ring in National Dog Day

  24-08-2018 19:15
  
  GadgetsMake your K9 feel like a K10.
  17 dog gifts to ring in National Dog Day and make your K9 feel more like a K10.
  
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• Volunteers found Iran's propaganda effort on Reddit — but their warnings were ignored

  24-08-2018 18:35 via nbcnews.com
  More than a year before the announcement from Facebook and Twitter, a group of moderators on Reddit noticed a peculiar pattern of submissions.
  
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• Iowa governor chokes up relaying call with Tibbetts' mother

  24-08-2018 18:30
  Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds became emotional while discussing a phone call she had with the mother of a slain 20-year-old college student
  
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• Why This Supermassive Black Hole Appears to Move

  24-08-2018 17:22 via scitechdaily.com
  The study, carried out by two researchers at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias, shows that the “change in position” observed in the nucleus of...
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• Researchers Discover Two New Chinese Dinosaurs: Bannykus and Xiyunykus

  24-08-2018 17:05 via scitechdaily.com
  Digit reduction occurs many times in tetrapod evolution, and the most famous example is the ‘horse series’ of North America. An international research team announced...
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• Quitting Smoking Makes You Gain Weight. It's Still Healthier

  24-08-2018 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Give up smoking for cheesecake? Maybe that’s not such a bad idea.People who quit smoking cigarettes often gain weight. That’s not necessarily because ex-smokers need a new habit and they enjoy eating. It’s because the nicotine in cigarettes suppresses appetite to some degree. When the nicotine stops, appetite returns and people can put on pounds.The correlation between quitting smoking and weight gain has been observed in many studies. And for some people, it's not just a risk
  
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• Journey to the fantastical microbe realm hidden right on your face

  24-08-2018 17:00
  
  ScienceYour body means the world to the microbes that live on it.
  To millions of minuscule microbes, your body is like a great expanse of open prairie. And snowy mountains. And stinky swamps.
  
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• Burning Man 2018: Silicon Valley’s Cult-Like Desert Festival

  24-08-2018 16:53 via technocracy.news
  It’s the ultimate annual destination for top Silicon Valley techies to practice hedonistic pleasure, drugs, eastern spirituality and social engineering. This year could see as many as 100,000 people create a pop-up city in a northern Nevada desert. The Utopia-like Technocrat culture is ‘other-worldly’. ⁃ TN EditorOver the last year, at lunches with various Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, I have been offered: Several chances to microdose on LSD (pass!); at least four su
  
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• Scientists: AI Algorithm Betters Humans In Finding Fake News

  24-08-2018 16:51 via technocracy.news
  Technocrat data scientists are barking up the wrong tree. Note they never say that their black box algorithms can find truth, which logically should precede isolating falsehoods. Yet, their alleged breakthrough is hailed as ‘a new weapon in the fight against misinformation.’ ⁃ TN EditorAn algorithm-based system that identifies telltale linguistic cues in fake news stories could provide news aggregator and social media sites like Google News with a new weapon in the fight agains
  
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• Students Spot Mysterious X-Ray Source in Globular Cluster NGC 6540

  24-08-2018 16:33 via scitechdaily.com
  An enigmatic X-ray source revealed as part of a data-mining project for high-school students shows unexplored avenues hidden in the vast archive of ESA’s XMM-Newton...
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• How Do We Get Four Billion People Online?

  24-08-2018 16:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Despite the name, the World Wide Web … isn’t. Some 52 percent of the world — roughly 4 billion people, mostly women — don’t have access to the open web.This has sparked something like a new space race, featuring satellites, high altitude balloons, drones, even lasers. The rush of startups and tech companies — including SpaceX, Google, Facebook — make it only a matter of time before most humans are online.The benefits are already clear. Getting online is
  
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• New Imaging Technique Captures Detailed Information About Metabolism

  24-08-2018 16:14 via scitechdaily.com
  Yale researchers have developed a new imaging technique that captures detailed information about metabolism, which plays a role in many diseases. The novel yet simple...
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• Researchers Explain Why Certain People Possess Amazing Memory Abilities

  24-08-2018 16:05 via scitechdaily.com
  How do house hunters who visit 20 homes daily still recall details of the master bedroom of a specific one? Our memories can perform this...
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• Social Media Technocrats Meet in Secret To Plot Election Strategies

  24-08-2018 15:57 via technocracy.news
  Technocrats do very little in public because they have little regard for the political process or politicians. This is likely not the first such secret meeting as evidenced by the apparent collusion to censer certain alternative media at the same time.  ⁃ TN EditorRepresentatives from a host of the biggest US tech companies, including Facebook and Twitter, have scheduled a private meeting for Friday to share their tactics in preparation for the 2018 midterm elections.
  Last week, Faceb
  
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• Moving is hard. Let these apps do the heavy lifting.

  24-08-2018 15:30
  
  DIYMake your phone carry that stress.
  Moving to a new house is rarely a simple process. To make life easier, these apps help you do everything from finding a new place to organizing your checklist.
  
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• Hybrid snakes with ability to live in various areas unexpectedly discovered: Study

  24-08-2018 14:34
  While examining the invasive snake population in Florida, researchers stumbled across the unexpected: a kind of hybrid super snake.
  
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• Please stop freaking out about ‘flesh-eating’ sexually transmitted infections

  24-08-2018 14:00
  
  HealthHere are the facts.
  Recent headlines may have you wondering if your genitals are at risk of rotting off. Before you flip out, read up on the facts.
  
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• Fin24.com | Ayo announces new chair, major changes to its board

  24-08-2018 10:46
  
  JSE-listed technology company Ayo says Salim Young has been replaced as its group chairperson.
  
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• NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope Still Going Strong After 15 Years

  24-08-2018 04:32 via scitechdaily.com
  Initially scheduled for a minimum 2.5-year primary mission, NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has gone far beyond its expected lifetime — and is still going strong...
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• The Latest: Hotels bring in deck chairs as hurricane nears

  24-08-2018 03:40
  Tourists were still swimming in the ocean and hanging on the beach as Hurricane Lane approached Thursday
  
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• Cinci Enquirer goes viral after masses confuse them with 'National' tabloid

  24-08-2018 02:59 via nbcnews.com
  The National Enquirer made worldwide headlines again on Thursday, but somehow the Cincinnati Enquirer was getting all the attention on social media.
  
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• Wannabe Facebook owner who fled arrest is caught in Ecuador

  24-08-2018 02:14
  Authorities say a New York man who was arrested for falsely claiming he was owed half-ownership of Facebook but then fled the country has been captured in Ecuador
  
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• Microsoft confirms employee firings amid Hungary bribe probe

  24-08-2018 01:58
  Microsoft says it fired four employees in Hungary after a Wall Street Journal report said the company was under investigation in a potential bribery and corruption scheme
  
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• What to do if you see fake news on Facebook

  24-08-2018 01:00
  
  TechnologyPlus, what to know about the Iranian influence report.
  The goal of this kind of online activity was “to promote themes and attitudes inline with Iranian political interests."…
  
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• California seeks to be first state to limit plastic straws

  24-08-2018 00:16
  Fate of measure regulating plastic straws at sit-down restaurants rests in California Gov. Jerry Brown's hands
  
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