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• Apple shares slide on holiday projections despite record revenue

  01-11-2018 23:15 via nbcnews.com
  The company reported fiscal fourth-quarter sales of $62.9 billion, a new record for the company.
  
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• When Immigrants Come to the U.S., Their Gut Bacteria Americanizes

  01-11-2018 23:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  Immigrating to another country changes everything — including your gut bacteria.When immigrants and refugees move to the United States, their gut microbiome rapidly Westernizes and becomes less diverse, according to a new study that analyzed the effects of migration on Hmong and Karen immigrant communities in Minnesota. Their findings were published in Cell this week.Previous studies have found that people in developing countries have more diverse microbiomes, while people&n
  
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• Whoa, dinosaur eggs looked more dope than we thought

  01-11-2018 23:00
  
  AnimalsColorful eggs aren't just for the birds.
  Colorful eggs evolved among dinosaurs when they started nesting above ground. The dinos then passed the trait down to their modern descendants—birds.
  
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• Decades-Long Time-lapse Reveals Donut Shape of Supernova 1987A

  01-11-2018 22:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  Astronomers have been captivated by Supernova 1987A — the death of a supergiant star about 168,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud — since it was first spotted in the night sky in 1987.Supernova 1987A remains the brightest supernova humans have witnessed since Kepler’s Supernova in 1604. It was also the first supernova observed since the telescope was invented. It was first seen by Ian Shelton of the University of Toronto and Oscar Duhalde, a telescope operator o
  
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• What the Google employees are demanding

  01-11-2018 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  Google employees are demanding five main changes, including an end to forced arbitration in harassment and discrimination cases and a sexual harassment transparency report disclosed to the public.
  
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• Inside the battle over San Francisco's homeless tax

  01-11-2018 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  Three years ago, Jackie Evans was living in a van in San Francisco when she gave birth to her second child, a son, at Zuckerberg General Hospital.
  
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• Google employees walk out out over sexual harassment scandals

  01-11-2018 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  Google employees in Asia and Europe kicked off a global protest on Thursday over how the company deals with sexual harassment.
  
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• Facebook promised to fix political ads on its platform. It hasn't

  01-11-2018 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  Facebook and its CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, pledged to fix how it handles political and issue ads in the wake of Russian meddling in 2016. But just days before the midterm elections, a key part of Facebook's effort is broken, and it's unclear if the company is doing anything to fix it.
  
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• Apple sales jump 20% despite zero growth in iPhones sold

  01-11-2018 22:48 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple reports fourth quarter earnings results after the bell Thursday. All eyes will be on demand for its new iPhone lineup.
  
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• Steve Ballmer on Netflix and sports: Don't count it out

  01-11-2018 22:39 via nbcnews.com
  Ballmer noted that Netflix has been forced to change, as content-owning companies have begun to pull back from Netflix's platform.
  
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• Google employees leave work to protest treatment of women

  01-11-2018 22:31
  Thousands of Google employees around the world are walking off the job to protest what they say is the tech giant's mishandling of sexual misconduct allegations against executives
  
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• Scientists Trace Evolution of HPV To Sex With Neanderthals

  01-11-2018 22:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  One version of the human papillomavirus, which leads to most cases of cervical cancer, evolved in humans as a result of sex with Neanderthal, a new study shows.The American Cancer Society estimates more than 13,000 women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive cervical cancer this year and 30 percent will die from the disease. HPV is responsible for nearly every case of cervical cancer worldwide. Although over 200 types of the virus exist, the National Cancer Institute ind
  
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• Folding phones, a Facebook TV camera, the death of Twitter's like button and the rest of the current tech rumors

  01-11-2018 22:15
  
  GadgetsCatch up on all the technology gossip without all the hype.
  Keep it real with your tech rumors.
  
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• Google employees stage worldwide walkout after misconduct revelations

  01-11-2018 20:53 via nbcnews.com
  Photos of walkouts at a variety of Google offices were posted to social media, including London and Dublin.
  
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• McLaren's $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour

  01-11-2018 20:45
  
  CarsSadly, they only made 106 and they're all sold out.
  It takes a lot of engineering to make a car this fast.
  
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• Humans have altered almost the entire planet—we need to save what’s left

  01-11-2018 20:30
  
  EnvironmentWild lands are disappearing fast.
  The world's last wildernesses are disappearing fast, and we need to act quickly if we want to save them.
  
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• Bad News for the Already Endangered Chinese Sturgeon

  01-11-2018 20:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Critically endangered Chinese sturgeon may be even worse off than we thought, reports a team of researchers from the China Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower Research in Beijing.
  These ancient fish are anadromous, which means they live in the ocean and migrate up rivers to spawn in fresh water. For the Chinese sturgeon, this annual spawning quest brings them up China’s Yangtze River. At least, it used to.Once threatened by overfishing, these fish had a remarkable recovery after
  
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• Another NASA spacecraft runs out of steam, 2nd this week

  01-11-2018 19:55
  NASA has lost a second spacecraft this week, with the demise of Dawn in the asteroid belt
  
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• Failing? No, says The New York Times after online boost

  01-11-2018 19:00 via nbcnews.com
  The company's stock has risen 54 percent in value this year.
  
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• Ron Wyden wants to punish tech CEOs with jail

  01-11-2018 17:33 via rss.cnn.com
  Big Tech executives could face jail time in the aftermath of hacks or privacy abuses if a senator has his way.
  
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• Soon you'll be able to park your Tesla using just your phone

  01-11-2018 17:09 via nbcnews.com
  However, it's not clear if a vehicle operating in a public space would be legally allowed to park itself.
  
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• Cellphones may cause cancer in rats; people likely safe

  01-11-2018 16:38 via nbcnews.com
  “We agree that these findings should not be applied to human cell phone usage,” the FDA said.
  
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• Looking Backward: Technocrat Told Ohio Residents In 1938 That Utopia Lie Straight Ahead

  01-11-2018 16:27 via technocracy.news
  Technocracy evangelist Howard Scott would be happy that Technocracy has spread to the world today, but his prediction of Utopia has turned into Dystopia, as in China and India. Scott’s pipe-dream of social engineering and total economic control was as half-baked then as it has proven to be today. ⁃ TN EditorAmericans didn’t need to work so hard for a happy life.
  Science would point the way to a brighter future.
  New York industrial engineer Howard Scott, 48, director in chief of
  
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• Even short dressers can crush kids, so anchor them to the wall

  01-11-2018 16:00
  
  HealthRegulations don’t govern furniture under 30 inches, but a new Consumer Reports investigation shows they’re still deadly.
  Among the litany of screws and plastic doo-hickeys remaining after you assemble tall IKEA furniture, you may have noticed a separate plastic bag containing brackets.
  
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• MIT: Europe Striving To Create An Unhackable Quantum Internet

  01-11-2018 15:59 via technocracy.news
  The usefulness of quantum computers is a hotly debated topic, from those who think it is quackery to others who say it’s the future of computing. Regardless, scientists are pouring billions of research dollars into proving commercial uses, such as a hack-proof quantum Internet. ⁃ TN EditorThe fast train from Paris to Rotterdam was an hour late leaving the Gare du Nord. When it finally deposited me in the Dutch city, I discovered that the onward train to Delft had been suspended becau
  
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• Uber tests rewarding top drivers with extra pay, college degrees

  01-11-2018 15:41 via rss.cnn.com
  Uber, long criticized for its handling of drivers, is taking a serious step toward boosting their incentives.
  
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• Apple continues its year of price hikes

  01-11-2018 15:41 via rss.cnn.com
  When the $1,000 iPhone X was announced last year, there was a collective gasp from Apple watchers: Can the company possible get away with charging that much for a phone?
  
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• Mattress industry caught napping as Amazon makes stealth move into its market

  01-11-2018 15:41 via nbcnews.com
  "It's a terrifying prospect, given what they have done to other categories,” said one retail analyst about Amazon's move into the $27B market.
  
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• Scientists: Medical Brain Implants Can Be Hacked And Used To Control People

  01-11-2018 15:33 via technocracy.news
  Electronic security is almost never a forethought with a new technology project, and then becomes platitudes and assurances after it is done. The Technocrat mindset does value humans any higher than herd animals. Citizens must live with no expectation of absolute electronic security. ⁃ TN EditorVulnerabilities in brain implants used to treat Parkinson’s disease could be hacked by cyber attackers and used to control people, scientists have claimed.
  A report by the Oxford Functional N
  
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• Russia blames rocket failure on mistake during assembly

  01-11-2018 15:21
  The Soyuz-FG rocket failed two minutes into an Oct. 11 flight.
  
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• Amazon's new goal: Teach 10 million kids a year to code

  01-11-2018 14:53
  Amazon wants to get more kids thinking about become computer engineers
  
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• Hubble Telescope Reveals a Giant Cosmic ‘Bat Shadow’

  01-11-2018 14:36 via scitechdaily.com
  Shadows on Earth can be mysterious and foreboding, but when they occur in space, they can convey information we otherwise could not know. In a...
  The post Hubble Telescope Reveals a Giant Cosmic ‘Bat Shadow’ appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Novel Surface Design Overcomes Condensation, Offers New Approach to Liquid-Repelling Surfaces

  01-11-2018 14:35 via scitechdaily.com
  “Omniphobic” might sound like a way to describe someone who is afraid of everything, but it actually refers to a special type of surface that...
  The post Novel Surface Design Overcomes Condensation, Offers New Approach to Liquid-Repelling Surfaces appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Google and Apple Maps have plenty of errors. Here’s how to fix them.

  01-11-2018 14:30
  
  DIYFlag missing roads, update restaurants' opening hours, and more.
  We constantly consult mapping apps like Google Maps and Apple Maps. But we can also contribute to them. Edit existing data, add new information, and even register your…
  
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• Dinosaur Egg Color Had a Single Evolutionary Origin

  01-11-2018 14:25 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study says the colors found in modern birds’ eggs did not evolve independently, as previously thought, but evolved instead from dinosaurs. According to...
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• Five Things to Know About InSight’s Upcoming Mars Landing

  01-11-2018 14:16 via scitechdaily.com
  Every Mars landing is a knuckle-whitening feat of engineering. But each attempt has its own quirks based on where a spacecraft is going and what...
  The post Five Things to Know About InSight’s Upcoming Mars Landing appeared first on SciTechDaily.
  
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• Kepler finally ran out of gas, but it will always fuel our planet-hunting ambitions

  01-11-2018 14:15
  
  SpaceIt defied the odds to discover thousands of planets.
  NASA’s TESS mission launched in April and will take over the exoplanet search.
  
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• A price war in Japan could hurt Masa Son's grand plans for SoftBank

  01-11-2018 13:52 via rss.cnn.com
  Masayoshi Son's plan to spin off SoftBank's mobile business could hang in the balance after a major Japanese rival said it will slash prices.
  
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• The Streaming Wars: How the new kingdoms of Hollywood are battling it out for the future of entertainment

  01-11-2018 11:00 via nbcnews.com
  Chaos is a ladder, and the changes in technology and distribution present great opportunities for innovative minds with the ambition and resolve to fight.
  
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• WATCH: Female employees protest Google's handling of sexual harassment

  01-11-2018 10:57
  The employees walked out during work and left flyers explaining their disappointment with the company's handling of sexual harassment claims.
  
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• Google employees are walking out over sexual harassment scandals

  01-11-2018 10:51 via rss.cnn.com
  Google employees in Asia kicked off a global protest on Thursday over how the company deals with sexual harassment.
  
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• Fin24.com | WATCH: Apple introduces a new iPad Pro

  01-11-2018 09:38
  
  Apple's latest flagship tablet features speed and performance boosts across the board.
  
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• Google braces for employee protests over sexual harassment scandals

  01-11-2018 06:56 via rss.cnn.com
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai has voiced his support for employee protests that are expected to take place at the company's offices around the world on Thursday over its handling of sexual harassment.
  
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• Taking the Oceans' Temperature, Scientists Find Unexpected Heat - New York Times

  01-11-2018 01:36 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Taking the Oceans' Temperature, Scientists Find Unexpected Heat
  New York Times
  How do you take the ocean's temperature? The question might sound like the prelude to a children's joke. But for climate scientists, the answer has serious consequences. Climate change is rapidly warming the world's oceans, killing off aquatic ...
  Climate change: Oceans 'soaking up more heat than estimated'BBC News
  Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster ra
  
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