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• A super typhoon of historic proportions just cut thousands of U.S. citizens off from the world

  24-10-2018 23:30
  
  EnvironmentYutu slammed the territory with 180 MPH winds.
  The core of Super Typhoon Yutu struck Tinian and Saipan in the Northern Marianas Islands today—the strongest storm on record to make landfall in this U.S. territory in…
  
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• Explore Phaethon, the Weird Blue Rock That Turns Metal Into Goo

  24-10-2018 23:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  A weird, blue rock known as 3200 Phaethon, or more commonly Phaethon, got pretty close to Earth last year. That gave scientists a unique opportunity to study it up close — and they found that this blue asteroid (that acts like a comet) is even stranger than they expected. “It’s a weird blue asteroid that created the Geminids and gets so hot that metals on the surface turn to goo,” Theodore Kareta, a graduate researcher at the University of Arizona, said about Phaethon at
  
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• Tesla turns a profit in victory for CEO Elon Musk

  24-10-2018 23:14 via nbcnews.com
  Shares rose more than 12 percent in after-hours trading, a measure of at least temporary vindication to embattled CEO Elon Musk.
  
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• Report: Efforts to suck carbon from air must be ramped up

  24-10-2018 21:42 via abcnews.go.com
  A new federal science report says the world should start sucking heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the air
  
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• The weirdest things we learned this week: glowing Civil War soldiers and historic font battles

  24-10-2018 21:28
  
  ScienceOur editors scrounged up some truly bizarre facts.
  What’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s newest podcast.
  
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• Behind the supersonic rise and fall of the Concorde, 15 years after its final flight

  24-10-2018 20:37
  
  AviationNow NASA and Lockheed Martin are trying to bring supersonic flight back to the masses.
  The Concorde was a plane ahead of its time—quite literally, as a flight from Paris or London to New York was so fast it’d actually land more than two hours before it…
  
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• First Americans: Pre-Clovis Projectiles Hint At Multiple Migrations

  24-10-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Thousands of artifacts from a site in Central Texas, including a dozen projectile points, have provided researchers with new clues about the arrival and spread of First Americans on the continent. The items, which are up to 15,500 years old, hint that the Americas may have been populated in multiple waves of migration via different routes.
  In the long-simmering debate over when and how humans arrived in the Americas, there are few things researchers can agree on. Paleogenetic stud
  
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• WATCH: Amazon opens its third Go Store

  24-10-2018 19:37 via abcnews.go.com
  Plus, Target offers free shipping for the holidays, and Facebook updates its Messenger app.
  
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• Campbell Soup executive in hot water for tweeting out conspiracy theory on migrant caravan

  24-10-2018 19:12 via nbcnews.com
  A lobbyist for the company also claimed the George Soros-funded foundation was helping migrants plan "where they defecate."
  
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• Facebook touts use of artificial intelligence to fight child exploitation

  24-10-2018 18:57 via nbcnews.com
  Facebook has previously struggled to moderate the content posted by the more than 2.2 billion users on its platform.
  
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• We're Losing Far Too Much Irreplaceable Archaeological Data

  24-10-2018 18:46 via feedproxy.google.com
  Archaeology – the name conjures up images of someone carefully sifting the sands for traces of the past and then meticulously putting those relics in a museum. But today’s archaeology is not just about retrieving artifacts and drawing maps by hand. It also uses the tools of today: 3D imaging, LiDAR scans, GPS mapping and more.Today, nearly all archaeological fieldwork in the U.S. is executed by private firms in response to legal mandates for historic preservation, at a cost of a
  
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• Apple CEO backs privacy laws, warns data being 'weaponized'

  24-10-2018 17:27 via abcnews.go.com
  Tim Cook also endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S.
  
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• Tim Cook wants stricter privacy laws

  24-10-2018 17:03 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple CEO Tim Cook wants governments around the world to enact privacy legislation to restrict how much data companies can collect from their customers.
  
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• Amazon can sell you stuff. But can it clean your house?

  24-10-2018 17:03 via rss.cnn.com
  Amazon has been trying for years to sell services, from home cleaning to television installation, on its website. But doing so has been easier said than done.
  
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• Apple CEO Tim Cook: Personal Data Is Being ‘Weaponized Against Us With Military Efficiency’

  24-10-2018 16:59 via technocracy.news
  Apple has had its share of privacy issues, but in this, TN agrees: data is indeed being ‘weaponized against us with military efficiency.’ However, Federal laws by themselves will not stop Technocrat companies from collecting and misusing personal data. Apple could win big if it produced products that protected data, increased encryption, etc. ⁃ TN EditorApple CEO Tim Cook blasted Silicon Valley tech companies and their abuse of user privacy in a keynote address&n
  
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• AT&T's traditional TV business continues decline, but digital offers growth

  24-10-2018 16:45 via nbcnews.com
  AT&T announced on Wednesday that it lost 346,000 subscribers to its DirecTV and U-verse services in the third quarter of 2018.
  
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• Facebook ‘Could Collapse’ If Election Scandals Keep Coming

  24-10-2018 16:40 via technocracy.news
  Facebook faces an existential threat as users lose confidence. In addition, the company is losing top execs in the same way as Tesla, indicating an internal lack of confidence as well. The Technocrats that run Facebook  do not yet see the danger. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook ‘could collapse’ if it keeps being dogged by scandals over misinformation and election hacking, says the author of a 2018 book on the company.
  David Kirkpatrick says advertisers could start to shun the platform
  
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• Privacy Expert Resigns From Alphabet-Backed Smart City Project Over Surveillance Concerns

  24-10-2018 16:14 via technocracy.news
  Quayside and Sidewalk Labs have been discussed here before. It was to be a ‘Smart City of Privacy’ but that was a myth from the beginning. A hat-tip to privacy expert Dr. Ann Cavoukian for walking out on them and exposing their deception.  ⁃ TN EditorA privacy expert tasked with helping a new smart city development protect the data privacy of residents has resigned over concerns that her guidelines would be largely ignored.
  “I imagined us creating a Smart City of Pri
  
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• Astronomers Discover Ultra-Close Stars Inside Planetary Nebula M3-1

  24-10-2018 15:33 via scitechdaily.com
  An international team of astronomers have discovered two stars in a binary pair that complete an orbit around each other in a little over three...
  The post Astronomers Discover Ultra-Close Stars Inside Planetary Nebula M3-1 appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Ancient Parasites Unlock Secrets of Human History

  24-10-2018 15:31 via scitechdaily.com
  A radical new approach combining archaeology, genetics and microscopy can reveal long-forgotten secrets of human diet, sanitation and movement from studying parasites in ancient poo,...
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• Operation IceBridge Spots 2 Strangely Shaped Icebergs

  24-10-2018 15:12 via scitechdaily.com
  Operation IceBridge, NASA’s longest-running aerial survey of polar ice, flew over the northern Antarctic Peninsula on October 16, 2018. During the survey, designed to assess...
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• Spitzer Views Newborn Stars Blowing Bubbles in the Cat’s Paw Nebula

  24-10-2018 15:03 via scitechdaily.com
  This image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Cat’s Paw Nebula, so named for the large, round features that create the impression of a...
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• Some police dogs now have cameras, too

  24-10-2018 14:30 via abcnews.go.com
  SUGGESTED TWEET: Dog's-eye view: Some police departments are putting cameras on K-9s
  
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• Apple CEO takes aim at Silicon Valley data hoarders: 'This is surveillance'

  24-10-2018 13:42 via nbcnews.com
  "This should make us very uncomfortable. It should unsettle us," Cook said of companies that hoard data.
  
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• Tech stocks are down almost $1 trillion this month due to trade tensions

  24-10-2018 12:42 via nbcnews.com
  This month's fall indicates worsening sentiment about the sector, with investors bracing for further declines.
  
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• When Farmers and Foragers First Met

  24-10-2018 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Eight thousand years ago, early agriculturalists moved into the lands of hunter-gatherers in Europe. What happened next changed history.
  
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• How Quantum Mechanics Lets Us See, Smell and Touch

  24-10-2018 12:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  How the science of the super small affects our everyday lives.
  
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• Fin24.com | Apple CEO preaches importance of privacy at EU conference

  24-10-2018 11:40
  
  Apple chief executive officer Tim Cook has touted the importance of privacy and legislation to protect it.
  
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• Fortnite Update 6.20 Patch Notes: Fortnitemares Event, New Six Shooter, Glider Re-Deploy, And More - GameSpot

  24-10-2018 10:17 via gamespot.com
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  Fortnite Update 6.20 Patch Notes: Fortnitemares Event, New Six Shooter, Glider Re-Deploy, And More
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  Epic has detailed the contents of Fortnite's 6.20 patch, and it's quite a substantial one. The big ticket item in the update is the launch of "Fortnitemares," the game's Halloween-themed event. "Explore all of the tasty treats, exciting appearances ...
  Fortnite: Here is When Save the World is Going Free-to-PlayGame Rant
  Epic is enabling glider re-deploys in all Fortnite game mode
  
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• Fin24.com | Amazon debuts no-fee AmEx card to lure small-business spending

  24-10-2018 09:43
  
  Amazon.com and American Express are upping the ante in their bid for small-business spending.
  
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• This colorless, odorless powder could help solve the global food waste problem

  24-10-2018 06:29 via rss.cnn.com
  One company is doubling the shelf-life of avocados, citrus and other produce by taking a chemical-free cue from nature.
  
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• Tesla's stock soars after notorious short seller changes his tune

  24-10-2018 06:29 via rss.cnn.com
  Tesla's stock rose sharply after short seller Andrew Left blogged that Elon Musk's car company is crushing the competition.
  
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• Snapchat is trying to help potential voters get registered

  24-10-2018 06:29 via rss.cnn.com
  An effort by Snapchat may have helped more than 400,000 people register to vote, though the exact number who did isn't yet known.
  
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• Nintendo Switch is headed to school

  24-10-2018 06:29 via rss.cnn.com
  Nintendo has long been synonymous with entertainment. But now the gaming giant is getting into education.
  
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• Co-working space for women The Wing debuts babysitting program

  24-10-2018 06:29 via rss.cnn.com
  The Wing, the network of women-focused clubs and coworking communities, is opening The Little Wing, an on-site babysitting and children's program for members.
  
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• A new app can help you stop buying bottled water

  24-10-2018 06:29 via rss.cnn.com
  This app finds the closest clean drinking water locations so you can save on buying plastic water bottles.
  
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• 2019 Audi R8 looks refreshed and sharper than ever - CNET

  24-10-2018 04:44 via cnet.com
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  2019 Audi R8 looks refreshed and sharper than ever
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  Audi's R8 has long been one of our favorite fast cars and it looks like it's getting even better for 2019. Audi. The Audi R8 V10 is an easy car to love. It's handsome, sounds incredible, and in supercar terms, it's relatively affordable to own ...
  2019 Audi R8 debuts with sharper look, more powerMotor Authority
  The 2019 Audi R8 Supercar Updated to Look Better, Drive BetterCar and Driver
  2019 Audi R8 Debuts With Sportier Styling And Mo
  
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• NASA may have fixed the Hubble Telescope the way you fix your router - CNET

  24-10-2018 02:28 via cnet.com
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  NASA may have fixed the Hubble Telescope the way you fix your router
  CNET
  Astronauts photographed Hubble during a space shuttle servicing mission in 2009. NASA. There's a reason the first step to troubleshooting technology is usually ridiculously simple: turning things on and off again often works. It shouldn't be any ...
  After encountering glitches, Hubble and Chandra space telescopes make recoveriesGeekWire
  Two NASA space telescopes returning to work following sick daysNASASpaceflight.co
  
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• Monsanto weed killer ruling is 1st step in long legal battle

  24-10-2018 01:34 via abcnews.go.com
  Monsanto's parent company vowed Tuesday to press on with its nationwide legal defense of its best-selling weed killer after a San Francisco judge upheld a verdict saying it causes cancer
  
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• iPhone XR Reviews Roundup: Best LCD Display Yet, Decent Single-Lens Camera, Excellent Performance and Battery ... - Mac Rumors

  24-10-2018 01:30 via macrumors.com
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  iPhone XR Reviews Roundup: Best LCD Display Yet, Decent Single-Lens Camera, Excellent Performance and Battery ...
  Mac Rumors
  The first round of iPhone XR reviews were published by media outlets this morning. Below we've highlighted some of the key takeaways from around the web ahead of Apple's official iPhone XR launch day this Friday. Priced starting at $749, the iPhone XR ...
  Apple 'Confirms' iPhones Have A Serious ProblemForbes
  Apple to add enhanced Haptic Touch features to the iP
  
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• Magnetic Field Feeds a Supermassive Black Hole

  24-10-2018 01:17 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the first time ever, astronomers have observed a magnetic field surrounding and feeding a supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy.
  The researchers' observations might shed light on the relationship between black holes and magnetic fields and why some black holes are more active and “hungry” than others. Whereas some supermassive black holes eat everything around them and shoot out high-speed jets, others lie quietly at the center of galaxies, sometimes even dormant. The
  
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• How do Elephants Eat With Their Trunks?

  24-10-2018 01:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  As the largest land mammal on the planet, elephants eat a lot of food. On average, the giants consume more than 440 pounds of vegetation per day, or the equivalent of about two corncobs per minute. And now, scientists have figured out how the beasts are able to eat so much so fast. Elephants make joints with their trunks to press down on and scoop up food. Researchers say the discovery could even help engineers build better robots.Elephants are massive, so they need a lot of sustenance.
  
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• The Pixel 3 only supports fast wireless charging on Google-approved chargers - The Verge

  24-10-2018 00:35 via theverge.com
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  The Pixel 3 only supports fast wireless charging on Google-approved chargers
  The Verge
  One of the more convenient additions to the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL this year was support for wireless charging. Google embraced the new tech with a Pixel Stand accessory that can charge both new phones while providing easy access to Google Assistant ...
  Review: Google Pixel 3 and 3 XL are the best smartphones you can buy right nowBusiness Insider
  The Pixel 3 Won't Wirelessly Charge at Max Speed
  
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• Ancient Stories Could Be More Fact Than Fiction

  24-10-2018 00:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nothing stirred in the relentless midday heat. The gum trees appeared exhausted, nearly drained of life. The hunters crouched in the foliage, their long, sharp spears poised to unleash at a moment’s notice. The giant birds that were the objects of their attention strode slowly, elegantly, unsuspecting. Most of these creatures were about 7 feet tall. The meat from even one animal offered the tribe sustenance for an extended period of time—but the hunters knew that this reward could co
  
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• Here's how that weird, rectangular-looking iceberg came to be - NBCNews.com

  24-10-2018 00:23 via nbcnews.com
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  Here's how that weird, rectangular-looking iceberg came to be
  NBCNews.com
  This past week, an aerial photo of an iceberg as flat, square and smooth as a sheet cake set the internet aflame with rumors of alien visitors and chainsaw-wielding glaciologists. The picture was snapped on Oct. 16 by scientists working with Operation ...
  That rectangular iceberg spotted by NASA is realCNN
  There's a perfectly rectangular iceberg floating in Antarctica. Here's how it got that wayLos Angele
  
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