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• Massive Cloud Forming Over One of Mars' Biggest Volcanoes Is Icy Water Vapor, Not Eruption - Gizmodo

  27-10-2018 23:47 via gizmodo.com
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  Massive Cloud Forming Over One of Mars' Biggest Volcanoes Is Icy Water Vapor, Not Eruption
  Gizmodo
  This week, the European Space Agency released a curious photo captured by the Mars Express orbiter of a 930-mile-long cloud formation spilling out of the massive, 12-mile-high Arsia Mons volcano on Mars—a phenomenon that has been observed for ...
  A Volcanic Eruption on Mars? NopeNew York Times
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• New Sony Censorship Policy is Forcing Japanese Developers to Censor Themselves Even in Japan - Niche Gamer

  27-10-2018 21:52 via nichegamer.com
  Nikkei Asian Review
  New Sony Censorship Policy is Forcing Japanese Developers to Censor Themselves Even in Japan
  Niche Gamer
  A new policy from Sony Interactive Entertainment is forcing Japanese developers to censor games in not only western regions but now even in their home country. Japanese developer light recently held a live broadcast (via Hachima) where they confirmed ...
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• TSA: Biometric Screening For Domestic Travelers Is Coming Soon

  27-10-2018 17:50 via technocracy.news
  The TSA’s driving goal is to create a ‘paperless’ airport by using biometric screening from start to finish. After enough people have been ‘logged’, travelers will be scanned, identified and greeted as they walk through the airport entrance. The TSA believes this will increase efficiency, decrease lines and smooth out the flow of people. No matter that they are essentially creating a national biometric ID database. This is the epitome of a Technocracy mind. 
  
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• Quayside: Google’s New Smart City Is A Privacy Nightmare

  27-10-2018 17:30 via technocracy.news
  As Google applies its data management skills on a real city, Quayside, it is turning into a privacy nightmare. What it needs to do, it will not do because its prime directive is to collect identifiable data. De-identified data is totally useless to Technocrats at Google. ⁃ TN EditorSidewalk Labs, an Alphabet division focused on smart cities, is caught in a battle over information privacy. The team has lost its lead expert and consultant, Ann Cavoukian, over a proposed data trust that
  
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• Swiss Company Builds Factory In China To Make Robots With Robots

  27-10-2018 17:17 via technocracy.news
  The perfect Technocrat dream is to build robots with other robots, automating the entire process. This will result in the maximum displacement of human workers in the shortest time possible. China, of course, is happy to receive more robots for its factories. ⁃ TN EditorRobots will make robots at a new ABB (ABBN.S) factory in China, which the Swiss engineering group said on Saturday it plans to build for $150 million in Shanghai as it defends its place as the country’s largest maker
  
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• Attacks on Jewish people rising on Instagram and Twitter, researchers say

  27-10-2018 15:53 via nbcnews.com
  Many but not all of the posts mention billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros, who was among the targets in a series of attempted bombings.
  
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• Juno Views Swirling White Cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt

  27-10-2018 15:47 via scitechdaily.com
  A swirling, oval white cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt is captured in this image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Known as White Oval A5,...
  The post Juno Views Swirling White Cloud in Jupiter’s South South Temperate Belt appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Qualcomm says Apple is $7 billion behind on royalty payments amid legal battle - 9to5Mac

  27-10-2018 15:39 via 9to5mac.com
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  Qualcomm says Apple is $7 billion behind on royalty payments amid legal battle
  9to5Mac
  Amid the ongoing legal battle between the two companies, Qualcomm revealed in a court hearing yesterday that Apple is $7 billion behind on patent royalty payments. This allegation is just the latest in a string of accusations between the two companies.
  Qualcomm says Apple $7 billion behind in royalty paymentsBusiness Insider
  Qualcomm says Apple is $7 billion behind in Royalty paymentsFinancial Express
  
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• How to enable parental controls on Netflix, Hulu, and other streaming services

  27-10-2018 15:30
  
  DIYThink of the children.
  Many of the videos on Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu are inappropriate for younger eyes. Here's how to set parental controls on the most popular streaming services.
  
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• Protesters in Germany block tracks to disputed coal mine

  27-10-2018 15:04 via abcnews.go.com
  Protesters in western Germany are demonstrating against a large lignite strip mine in western Germany, with a group of activists occupying a coal excavator at the site
  
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• 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 3.0L Duramax Diesel – First Official Image - The Fast Lane

  27-10-2018 13:02 via tfltruck.com
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  2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 3.0L Duramax Diesel – First Official Image
  The Fast Lane
  We get the first official look under the hood of a 2019 Chevy Silverado 1500 with a 3.0L straight-six Duramax turbo-diesel engine. Chevrolet recently published an online configurator for the all-new 2019 Silverado, and these engine images and specs are ...and more »
  
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• The Xbox One X Reaches New Heights In 'Red Dead Redemption II' Console Comparison - Forbes

  27-10-2018 13:00 via forbes.com
  Forbes
  The Xbox One X Reaches New Heights In 'Red Dead Redemption II' Console Comparison
  Forbes
  Review after review, including David Their's thoughtful and balanced analysis of Red Dead Redemption II here on Forbes, has praised the game's fully realized and beautifully rendered world. This doesn't come as a complete surprise as Rockstar is ...
  Red Dead Redemption 2: Tips, Guides, And Cheat CodesGameSpot
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• WoW Classic Demo Max Graphics vs. Classic Settings Video Compares Ultra High Settings With Original Classic Visuals - Wccftech

  27-10-2018 11:54 via wccftech.com
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  WoW Classic Demo Max Graphics vs. Classic Settings Video Compares Ultra High Settings With Original Classic Visuals
  Wccftech
  A new video has surfaced online which compares the original vanilla World of Warcraft visuals to the new WoW Classic Demo graphics on ultra-high settings. The preload for the upcoming WoW Classic demo went up last week and datamining revealed a ...and more »
  
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• Bomb suspect threatened people on Twitter, and Twitter didn't act

  27-10-2018 07:07 via rss.cnn.com
  Twitter has repeatedly said it is working on combating harassment and abuse on its platform. But people who use Twitter have said over and over again that it is not doing enough.
  
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• New leak should have you seriously excited about the Galaxy S10 - BGR

  27-10-2018 04:07 via bgr.com
  BGR
  New leak should have you seriously excited about the Galaxy S10
  BGR
  Samsung a few days ago teased an all-screen, notch-less smartphone design that looked nothing like Samsung has ever created — a phone that seemed to have a camera hole at the top of the screen and no bezels. We also saw an Apple patent that ...
  Android Circuit: New Galaxy S10 Details Leak, Latest Note 9 Failure, Mate 20 Pro Fights iPhone XRForbes
  Samsung Galaxy S10 will reportedly come in 5G, Plus, budget version
  
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• California agrees to delay enforcing state net neutrality law

  27-10-2018 03:35 via nbcnews.com
  "Every action we launch is intended to put us in the best position to preserve net neutrality for the 40 million people of our state," California's attorney general said.
  
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• Political commentator said she warned Twitter two weeks ago about bomb suspect

  27-10-2018 02:22 via nbcnews.com
  Rochelle Ritchie said Twitter told her at the time that the account did not violate any of its policies. It has since been suspended.
  
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• Virgin Orbit mates rocket to jet for airborne launch system

  27-10-2018 01:12 via abcnews.go.com
  Southern California-based Virgin Orbit attaches rocket to carrier aircraft in milestone for development of its airborne orbital launch system
  
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• New iPad Pro, new MacBook Air, updated Mac Mini and more: What to expect from Apple's Oct. 30 event in Brooklyn - CNET

  27-10-2018 01:02 via cnet.com
  CNET
  New iPad Pro, new MacBook Air, updated Mac Mini and more: What to expect from Apple's Oct. 30 event in Brooklyn
  CNET
  Apple's has one last major event planned for 2018, and it could be a whopper. After announcing the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR and the Apple Watch 4 in September, the company is expected to unveil a handful of additional products on Oct. 30.
  What Apple might announce at its October 30 “special event” in BrooklynArs Technica
  What to Expect From Apple's Oct
  
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• Google Workers Fume Over Executives' Payouts After Sexual Harassment Claims - New York Times

  27-10-2018 00:51 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Google Workers Fume Over Executives' Payouts After Sexual Harassment Claims
  New York Times
  SAN FRANCISCO — At Google's weekly staff meeting on Thursday, the top question that employees voted to ask Larry Page, a co-founder, and Sundar Pichai, the chief executive, was one about sexual harassment. “Multiple company actions strongly indicate ...
  Google Employees Are Furious Over Report That It Shielded Andy Rubin and Other ExecsGizmodo
  Google faces its #MeToo moment
  
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• California agrees to delay enforcing net-neutrality law

  27-10-2018 00:44 via abcnews.go.com
  California Attorney General Xavier Becerra says he won't enforce the nation's toughest state-level net-neutrality law when it takes effect in January
  
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• Microsoft stands by government bid despite internal pushback

  27-10-2018 00:33 via nbcnews.com
  As the lucrative deal caught the attention of many tech giants, it also sparked controversy as many company employees questioned the ethical implications.
  
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• Microsoft to keep working with US military, despite concerns

  27-10-2018 00:08 via abcnews.go.com
  Microsoft vows to keep providing technology to US military, overriding the objections of employees worried about artificial intelligence killing people
  
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• US says no radiation released in steam leak at nuclear site

  27-10-2018 00:02 via abcnews.go.com
  U.S. officials say no airborne radiation has been detected after steam escaped from a tunnel containing radioactive waste at a former nuclear weapons production site in Washington state
  
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• We can save coral reefs by putting them on ice

  27-10-2018 00:00
  
  EnvironmentWithout even giving them freezer burn.
  The new research suggests we could preserve diverse coral larvae for decades.
  
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• The Politics Behind Choosing a Mars 2020 Landing Site

  27-10-2018 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Battle lines are being drawn on the Red Planet. Last week, more than 200 scientists from around the globe gathered in Los Angeles to debate the best place to send NASA’s Mars 2020 rover. The choice of landing site will steer the direction of Mars research for the next several decades.Similar in design to Curiosity, the as-yet-unnamed rover is being outfitted with state-of-the-art instrumentation and the ability to drill rock samples.
  The rover will stash these samples in a safe place
  
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