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• Facebook investor: 'We must fight back' to reclaim our privacy

  04-06-2019 23:31 via msnbc.com
  Ali Velshi talks with early and current Facebook investor Roger McNamee about the threats posed by data collection practices of technology companies, and what can be done to change that.
  
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• Exercise Alleviates Symptoms of Autism, Mouse Study Says

  04-06-2019 22:49 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: Andrew Burgess/Shutterstock)Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has no cure. And medications to treat the condition’s core symptoms – anxiety, repetitive behaviors and difficulty engaging in social interactions like talking to others – do not exist. Now researchers may have landed on a simple and effective way to ease autism symptoms: exercise.Exercise reversed autistic behaviors in an animal model of the condition researchers announced Tuesday in the journal Cell
  
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• The iPad finally works with a mouse through a hidden iPadOS feature - TechRadar

  04-06-2019 21:49 via techradar.com
  The iPad finally works with a mouse through a hidden iPadOS feature  TechRadariPadOS First Look: Apple's tablet software catches up to its hardware  EngadgetHow Does iOS 13 Stack Up to Android Q?  LifehackerThe iPhone's new dark mode: Why you should care  CNNiPadOS should make the iPad a better tablet, but not a laptop  The VergeView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Scaring the Fed into lowering interest rates is no way to run an economy - Dallas News

  04-06-2019 21:49 via dallasnews.com
  Scaring the Fed into lowering interest rates is no way to run an economy  Dallas NewsMarkets are urging the Fed to cut interest rates. Will it listen?  Fox BusinessFed's Powell Says Will 'Act as Appropriate' If Needed on Trade Tension  Bloomberg Markets and FinanceStocks Jump as Fed’s Powell Suggests Rates Could Come Down  The New York TimesJerome Powell Didn’t Say ‘Rate Cut,’ and That Matters  BloombergView full coverage
  
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• Why this small Apple feature is a big power play

  04-06-2019 21:40 via nbcnews.com
  Apple is forcing the adoption of a sign-on tool just as politicians and government regulators are taking a close look at how tech giants wield their power.
  
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• A Backroom Deal? Court Agrees to Impose a Fine of Just $20000000 - Cruise Law News

  04-06-2019 20:50 via cruiselawnews.com
  A Backroom Deal? Court Agrees to Impose a Fine of Just $20000000  Cruise Law NewsCarnival Cruises to Pay $20 Million in Pollution and Cover-Up Case  The New York TimesCarnival slapped with a $20 million fine after it was caught dumping trash into the ocean, again  Business InsiderCarnival cruises dump raw sewage and plastic waste into the sea, get wrist slap  Los Angeles TimesCruise ships are hurting the high seas  Financial TimesView full covera
  
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• Deaths from falls among older Americans are on the rise - Fox News

  04-06-2019 20:05 via foxnews.com
  Deaths from falls among older Americans are on the rise  Fox NewsNew research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25000 deaths yearly.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Bumble plans to open its first cafe and wine bar in New York City

  04-06-2019 19:03 via rss.cnn.com
  Dating app Bumble wants to give its users a place to mingle in the real world.
  
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• The 'Truly Adley deeply' quiz - Yardbarker

  04-06-2019 18:22 via yardbarker.com
  The 'Truly Adley deeply' quiz  YardbarkerMLB Draft 2019: Day 2 time, live stream, things to know as baseball's 40-round selection process continues  CBS Sports2019 MLB draft -- Day 1 picks and analysis  ESPNNo. 1 draft pick from OSU, Teens killed in crash, who owns the ‘Klaw’?: Morning Briefing for Tuesday, June 4  OregonLiveWhat Keith Law liked (and didn't) on MLB draft Day 1 for all 30 teams  ESPNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Nonprofit Org Wants Central Park Five Prosecutor Removed - balleralert.com

  04-06-2019 17:49 via balleralert.com
  Nonprofit Org Wants Central Park Five Prosecutor Removed  balleralert.comCentral Park Five prosecutor under fire after new Netflix series  CBS NewsNetflix’s ‘When They See Us’ Leads to Nearly 50,000 People Signing Petition Demanding Prosecutor’s Books Be Pulled  Yahoo EntertainmentCentral Park 5 prosecutor Linda Fairstein under fire  PIX11 New York‘Central Park Five’ prosecutor resigns from charity boards over Netflix sh
  
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• Uber says the IRS is auditing two years of the company's taxes

  04-06-2019 17:12 via rss.cnn.com
  The IRS is auditing Uber's 2013 and 2014 tax bills, the company said in a filing Tuesday.
  
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• The iPhone's new dark mode: Why you should care

  04-06-2019 17:12 via rss.cnn.com
  Dark mode is finally coming to iPhone.
  
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• Influencers you don't follow will soon be in your Instagram feed

  04-06-2019 17:12 via rss.cnn.com
  You may soon spot influencers you don't follow in your Instagram feed.
  
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• Tinder adds sexual orientation feature to aid LGBTQ matching

  04-06-2019 15:43 via rss.cnn.com
  Tinder wants to make it easier for everyone to express their sexuality.
  
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• Nokia is fighting hard to steal Huawei's 5G crown

  04-06-2019 15:43 via rss.cnn.com
  Nokia has caught up with its embattled rival Huawei, saying Tuesday that it has signed 42 commercial 5G deals around the world.
  
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• How iTunes changed music

  04-06-2019 15:43 via rss.cnn.com
  Apple announced Monday that it's retiring iTunes and splitting the service into separate music, podcast, and TV apps. The changes will take effect for Mac users in the fall.
  
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• The Search for the World's Oldest Alcohol

  04-06-2019 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Before the brewpub there was the brew cave.In Israel's Raqefet Cave archaeologists recently reported traces of what could be the earliest known beer production 13,000 years ago.The evidence comes from three stone mortars, analyzed in a 2018 Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports paper. After extracting residues from the rocks, the researchers identified plant molecules, including wheat or barley starches that appeared malted, mashed and fermented — the main ingredients and basic step
  
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• Scientists, SpaceX debate Starlink satellites' impact on night sky - SpaceFlight Insider

  04-06-2019 13:49 via spaceflightinsider.com
  Scientists, SpaceX debate Starlink satellites' impact on night sky  SpaceFlight InsiderDoes Starlink Pose a Space Debris Threat? An Expert Answers  SkyandTelescope.comLittle legal recourse for astronomers concerned about Starlink  SpaceNewsWhat's the price of progress  Times of IndiaAstronomers call for urgent action on Elon Musk's Starlink satellites over fears the SpaceX broadband network will blot out the night sky  Daily MailView full coverag
  
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• Customs Says Facial Recognition Use ‘Is Not A Surveillance Program’

  04-06-2019 09:22 via technocracy.news
  Customs and Border Protection (CBP) have been using facial recognition systems in airports and at the border, but insists that it isn’t a surveillance program. Legislators are finally starting to wake up to the fact that, Yes, it IS a surveillance program!  ⁃ TN EditorLawmakers and civil liberties advocates might be pressing law enforcement agencies to scale back their use of facial recognition software, but international travelers should only expect to see more of the
  
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• Amazon And Facebook Ready To Read Your Emotions

  04-06-2019 09:00 via technocracy.news
  The latest software land rush goes beyond simple face recognition to reading your emotions. This will have thousands of ready applications such as pre-crime analysis and reporting. Of course, just as people misread emotions on a regular basis, so will the algorithm. ⁃ TN EditorFacebook and Amazon’s insanity only seems to continue with no sign of slowing down anytime soon. Now, the two big conglomerate giants want to move into the uncharted territory of reading human emotions, both in
  
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• First Public Schools To Engage Facial Recognition

  04-06-2019 08:46 via technocracy.news
  A Technocrat’s response to recent school shootings? Use facial recognition on everyone on the school property. In the case of New York schools, there has been a temporary delay in full implementation of the Aegis technology. ⁃ TN EditorNext week, a school district in western New York will become the first in the United States to pilot a facial recognition system on its students and faculty. On Monday, June 3, the Lockport City School District will light up its Aegis system as part of
  
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• Cataract treatment inventor Dr. Patricia Smith dies at 76

  04-06-2019 05:53 via abcnews.go.com
  Dr. Patricia Bath, a pioneering ophthalmologist who became the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent after she invented a more precise treatment of cataracts, has died
  
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• The Latest: Congressional panel readies tech antitrust probe

  04-06-2019 05:50 via abcnews.go.com
  As investigations into big tech heat up, Federal Trade Commission will take lead in any Facebook probe, Justice Department would lead oversight of Google
  
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• How SPHERE Helps Protect Earth from Dangerous Asteroids

  04-06-2019 05:12 via scitechdaily.com
  The unique capabilities of the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope have enabled it to obtain the sharpest images of a double asteroid as...
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• Deinonychus Changed Our Understanding of Dinosaurs

  04-06-2019 05:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Academics used to tease paleontologists, saying that while dinosaurs appeal to children, they won’t answer the important evolutionary questions. Yale’s John Ostrom (1928-2005) proved them...
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• Hubble Telescope Image of the Week – Galactic Maturity

  04-06-2019 04:48 via scitechdaily.com
  This striking image was taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera 3, a powerful instrument installed on the telescope in 2009. WFC3...
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• Sweden won't seek Assange's detention, court rules

  04-06-2019 03:43 via abcnews.go.com
  A Swedish court has ruled that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange should not be extradited to Sweden for a revived rape investigation, but should be questioned while he is imprisoned in Britain
  
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• School's plan for facial recognition system raises concerns

  04-06-2019 03:10 via abcnews.go.com
  A school district in western New York is testing a facial recognition system intended to spot potentially dangerous intruders, but state officials have raised privacy concerns
  
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• Congress launches Big Tech antitrust probe

  04-06-2019 01:56 via abcnews.go.com
  Congress launches Big Tech antitrust probe as possible federal investigations take shape
  
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• Apple previews new software as it diversifies beyond iPhones

  04-06-2019 01:52 via abcnews.go.com
  Apple previews new software as it diversifies beyond iPhones
  
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• Trump, in tussle with CNN, suggests boycott of parent AT&T

  04-06-2019 01:33 via abcnews.go.com
  President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Monday immediately after he arrived in London for a pomp-filled state visit to Britain to complain about CNN
  
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• Russia requires Tinder to provide data on its users

  04-06-2019 01:26 via abcnews.go.com
  Russia has tightened its control of online activity in the country.
  
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• RiP: Apple breaks up iTunes into three apps

  04-06-2019 01:23 via nbcnews.com
  Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs touted the iTunes store as a way forward just as the music industry was beginning to decline due to widespread digital piracy.
  
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• California turns to military technology to help fight fires

  04-06-2019 01:18 via abcnews.go.com
  California is aligning with the Pentagon as it tries to avoid another deadly, destructive fire season
  
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• China data suggests trade war hit; tech group reverses stand

  04-06-2019 01:10 via abcnews.go.com
  A new report on Chinese manufacturing suggests Beijing's trade war with the Trump administration is causing economic damage
  
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• Ex-NSA hacker wants to give 2020 candidates free cybersecurity tool. The FEC may stop him

  04-06-2019 00:43 via nbcnews.com
  FEC lawyers say the request by Oren Falkowitz looks "too much like a political contribution." An official decision will be made Thursday.
  
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• Port Expansion Dredging Decimates Coral Populations on Miami Coast

  04-06-2019 00:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  Officials recently expanded the Port of Miami to allow in larger ships, impacting local coral colonies in the process. (Credit: Felix Mizioznikov/Shutterstock)Coral reefs along the Florida coastline are struggling. Disease has been running rampant among colonies in recent years, and now researchers have found that a billion-dollar dredging project that wrapped up in 2015 killed off more than half of the coral population in the Port of Miami.
  A study published May 24 in the journal Marin
  
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