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• Yelp's shares take a beating after revenue miss

  08-11-2018 23:29 via abcnews.go.com
  Yelp shares fall sharply in after-hours trading after sales miss Wall Street expectations
  
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• Disney results jump on strong movie slate

  08-11-2018 23:27 via abcnews.go.com
  Walt Disney Co.'s fourth-quarter earnings sailed passed expectations, boosted by a strong slate of movies including "Black Panther" and "Avengers: Infinity War."
  
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• New Tesla chairwoman's biggest challenge is controlling Musk

  08-11-2018 23:18 via abcnews.go.com
  Australian telecommunications executive Robyn Denholm brings much-needed financial and auto industry expertise to her new role as Tesla's board chairwoman, but her biggest unknown is whether she can rein in a CEO with a proclivity for misbehavior
  
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• How to unsend messages you’ve sent via Facebook and other apps

  08-11-2018 23:15
  
  TechnologyFacebook now gives you a grace period on your bad messages—and other apps do too.
  You can unsend Facebook Messenger messages—if you're quick enough…
  
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• How to deal with seasonal affective disorder and stay alert this winter

  08-11-2018 21:30
  
  HealthHibernation, unfortunately, is not a healthy option for humans.
  Seasonal affective disorder is a common problem in northern latitudes. Fortunately, you can fight it.
  
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• The 'Wild West' no longer: House Dems eye Silicon Valley crackdown

  08-11-2018 21:05 via nbcnews.com
  Experts said that they expected Democratic lawmakers to ramp up questions about data privacy, antitrust enforcement and tech's impact on elections.
  
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• As oceans grow more acidic, they’re eating away at their protective floors

  08-11-2018 20:30
  
  Nexus Media News The ocean is digesting itself.
  Acidic ocean waters, an effect of climate change, are destroying the seafloor.
  
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• These pinhole cameras are capturing 1000 year photos of Lake Tahoe

  08-11-2018 19:30
  
  TechnologyWill these copper cameras survive climate change?
  The final images will be presented at an exhibition at Sierra Nevada College in 3018.
  
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• Taming Elon Musk: 3 things his new boss must do

  08-11-2018 19:25 via rss.cnn.com
  Robyn Denholm has a tough job. She has figure out how to be Elon Musk's first boss.
  
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• Google changes harassment, assault policies after mass employee protest

  08-11-2018 19:25 via rss.cnn.com
  Google announced a number of internal changes following global employee walkouts over how the company has handled sexual harassment claims.
  
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• A last minute election surprise, claiming to be from Russia, causes a stir in Silicon Valley

  08-11-2018 19:25 via rss.cnn.com
  As election results were rolling in Tuesday night, an obscure website, consisting of only a single page, made a remarkable claim: Russia had used social media to interfere in the 2018 midterm elections.
  
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• The Sun's Magnetic Influence Helps Shape a Comet's Tail

  08-11-2018 19:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  [embed]https://youtu.be/2WQGyAUUvMs[/embed]It turns out that the sun’s magnetic field can shape and push the dust of a comet’s tail, according to a revelation made possible by one young scientist’s innovative new image-processing technique.
  Comet Dust
  In 2007, scientists were elated when NASA’s STEREO spacecraft laid its “eyes” on Comet C/2006 P1, also known as Comet McNaught — named after astronomer Robert McNaught, who discovered the comet a year prior
  
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• Google changes sexual harassment policies after employee walkout

  08-11-2018 19:04 via nbcnews.com
  Google will consolidate its channels for reporting misconduct into one site with live support, the company said.
  
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• Facebook's Portal+ video chat gadget is a hard sell

  08-11-2018 17:37 via rss.cnn.com
  Facebook is taking its new Portal+ video chatting gadget extremely seriously. But it might be difficult for customers to do the same.
  
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• This vaccine could help people with celiac eat gluten again, but it's not for everyone

  08-11-2018 17:02
  
  HealthThe first real treatment for celiac might work by shooting gluten straight into your veins.
  Despite the explosion of gluten-free food in the last few years, actually being on a physician-prescribed GF diet isn’t easy.
  
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• Asteroids, Comets and Other Small Objects Provide Clues of Mysterious Distant Past

  08-11-2018 16:07 via scitechdaily.com
  The entire history of human existence is a tiny blip in our solar system’s 4.5-billion-year history. No one was around to see planets forming and...
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• Finding the ‘Breath of Life’ in a Silurian Ostracod

  08-11-2018 16:06 via scitechdaily.com
  A new animal species related to crabs and shrimp, preserved in 430-million-year-old rocks in Herefordshire, England, presents a rare look at the respiratory organs of...
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• UK Commissioner Warns: Digital Footprint Starts In The Womb

  08-11-2018 16:05 via technocracy.news
  When Technocrats speak of ‘cradle to cradle’ it means generational data collection, and it starts in the womb via medical records and continues with DNA collection when the child is born. These records will haunt the child for the rest of its life. ⁃ TN EditorChildren have more than 1,000 pictures of themselves posted online before they turn 13, the Children’s Commissioner has warned, as she backed the Telegraph’s Duty of Care campaign.
  Anne Longfield
  
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• Image of Recovery of the Test Orion Capsule in the Pacific Ocean

  08-11-2018 15:57 via scitechdaily.com
  On November 1, 2018, the USS John P. Murtha recovered the test version of the Orion capsule at sunset in the Pacific Ocean. The Underway...
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• Parker Solar Probe Is Alive After Closer Encounter With The Sun

  08-11-2018 15:54 via scitechdaily.com
  Parker Solar Probe is alive and well after skimming by the Sun at just 15 million miles from our star’s surface. This is far closer...
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• Newfound, Tiny Sun is Among the Oldest Stars in the Universe

  08-11-2018 15:54 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the oldest stars in the universe is quietly hiding out in the Milky Way some 2,000 light-years from Earth.
  According to a new study published in The Astrophysical Journal, the tiny, 13.5-billion-year-old red dwarf contains barely any heavy elements at all, suggesting it formed out of a nearly pristine cloud of material leftover from shortly after the Big Bang. Furthermore, because the small star is just one-seventh the mass of the sun and is made of primordial matter, it’s making
  
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• The UN Wants To Be Our World Government By 2030

  08-11-2018 15:48 via technocracy.news
  The U.N. is the solo driver for planetary Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. As a totally managed economic system run by science and engineering, it will be a Scientific Dictatorship and that will be the governance. Government as we know it will not be necessary. ⁃ TN EditorIn the 1960s, an informed but naïve undergraduate, I was walking across the campus of the University of Pennsylvania with the Chairman of the Chemistry Department, Prof. Charles C. Price. He told me that he
  
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• CommScope, getting ready for 5G, spends $5.7B for Arris

  08-11-2018 15:44 via abcnews.go.com
  CommScope buying Arris for $5.7 billion as it gears up for a competition in a 5G market
  
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• CPR can save lives. Here’s how (and when) to do it.

  08-11-2018 15:30
  
  DIYNo saliva required.
  CPR is easy now—and you don't even have to do mouth-to-mouth. Here's how to assist fallen cardiac-arrest victims.
  
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• China Developing Look-A-Like Stealth Combat Drone

  08-11-2018 15:21 via technocracy.news
  China’s drone is a near-clone of the U.S. Navy’s X47B drone that was halted in 2015. The Chinese will sell these drones to any government in the world, without restrictions, whereas the U.S. requires heavy restrictions. Chinese Technocrats have no ethical restraint. ⁃ TN EditorA Chinese state-owned company says it is developing a stealth combat drone in the latest sign of the country’s growing aerospace prowess. The CH-7 unmanned aerial vehicle also underscores China
  
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• DNA evidence could soon tell cops your age, whether you smoke, and what you ate for breakfast

  08-11-2018 14:00
  
  HealthEpigenetic markers on DNA can reveal far more intricate details about someone than current techniques.
  Forensic scientists and law enforcement agencies around the world think leveraging epigenetics could add key tools to the investigative arsenal. They’re working to…
  
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• Toshiba announces plan to cut 7,000 jobs

  08-11-2018 13:36 via rss.cnn.com
  Toshiba is shedding thousands of jobs in its latest attempt to turn its business around. It will focus in future on semiconductors for cars and infrastructure, as well as energy storage.
  
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• With Big Data and Predictive Analytics, Scientists Are Getting Smarter About Outbreaks

  08-11-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Devastating diseases can catch us unaware, but medical experts are developing digital tools to prevent future chaos.
  
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• Fin24.com | TNA liquidation won't stop our chase, SIU tells Parliament

  08-11-2018 12:07
  
  SIU head Advocate Andy Mothibi told Scopa that SABC brought an application to have a contract with The New Age set aside and that the investigating unit would join that application.
  
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• Tesla names Elon Musk's replacement as board's chair

  08-11-2018 11:19 via nbcnews.com
  The billionaire had to step down as part of a settlement with U.S. regulators.
  
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• Elon Musk has a new boss at Tesla

  08-11-2018 09:57 via rss.cnn.com
  Tesla has picked Australian executive Robyn Denholm to replace Elon Musk as head of the electric car company's board.
  
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• Car companies rush to embrace scooters and bikes

  08-11-2018 09:57 via rss.cnn.com
  Car companies are betting on bikes and scooters to protect themselves from disruption.
  
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• Red bull drawn in Indonesian cave dated to 40,000 years ago

  08-11-2018 02:38 via abcnews.go.com
  Oldest known animal drawing is a red silhouette of a bull-like creature found on a cave wall in Indonesia
  
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• Report: Google planning big New York City expansion

  08-11-2018 02:05 via abcnews.go.com
  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Google is planning a major expansion in New York City
  
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• No one bit on a Russian effort to meddle in the midterms

  08-11-2018 01:06 via nbcnews.com
  A website claiming to be run by an infamous troll farm tried to tip journalists and spread fear of election meddling, but failed to generate any serious attention.
  
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• STEM wins big in Congress

  08-11-2018 01:00 via nbcnews.com
  At least seven new members of Congress have science, engineering, math, technology or medical backgrounds.
  
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• How many mosquitoes can you squish into a syringe? Scientists may finally have an answer.

  08-11-2018 00:00
  
  ScienceIt might be a pretty important question.
  A new study asks a question about the yellow fever mosquito that’s never been asked before: just how many can you fit in a syringe?
  
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