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• Most self-driving companies say this tech is crucial. Elon Musk disagrees.

  17-06-2019 23:33 via rss.cnn.com
  For most people building self-driving cars, lidar is viewed as a godsend. In recent years, enthusiasm for the technology has sparked shortages of the depth-measuring sensor, acquisitions of startups developing it and more than a billion dollars of investments.
  
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• The globe just experienced its second warmest March through May since at least 1880

  17-06-2019 21:11 via feedproxy.google.com
  Overall, the global mean temperature during March through May was 1.02 °C warmer than the 1951-1980 average. This made it the second warmest such period in records dating back to 1880. (Source: NASA GISS)March through May — spring in the Northern Hemisphere — was the second warmest such period in records dating back to 1880, according to a new analysis out today from NASA.
  On its own, the month of May was third warmest.
  The map above shows how temperatures around the world varied
  
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• Genius accuses Google of stealing song lyrics

  17-06-2019 20:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Music-annotation website Genius is accusing Google of stealing lyrics from its website and publishing them in search results.
  
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• Elon Musk says he deleted his Twitter account, which isn't actually deleted

  17-06-2019 20:32 via rss.cnn.com
  Elon Musk, the Tesla CEO who has repeatedly gotten himself into hot water on Twitter, tweeted early Monday that he had deleted his account on the site. But it may be just one more misleading tweet from Musk: more than 10 hours later, the account was, in fact, still active.
  
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• Young Hong Kong Protestors Outwit The Surveillance State

  17-06-2019 18:03 via technocracy.news
  Necessity is the mother of invention as wary protestors dumped recognizable social media accounts for VPNs and end-to-end encrypted messaging apps. Basically, nobody trusts China anymore. ⁃ TN EditorThe moment the 25-year-old protester got home from demonstrations that turned violent – tear gas still stinging her eyes – she knew what she had to do: delete all of her Chinese phone apps.
  WeChat was gone. So was Alipay and the shopping app Taobao. She then installed a virtual
  
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• Huawei says US ban will cost it $30 billion in lost sales over two years

  17-06-2019 17:46 via rss.cnn.com
  The founder and CEO of Chinese tech giant Huawei said the company will miss revenue forecasts by about $30 billion over the next couple of years as US attacks on the business do serious damage.
  
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• He didn't have a computer growing up. Now he's CEO of Google

  17-06-2019 17:46 via rss.cnn.com
  Google CEO Sundar Pichai grew up in Chennai, India, with little access to a phone -- let alone a computer or the internet. But it was this upbringing that helped show him just how powerful technology could be.
  
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• Google's CEO knows YouTube must do better at policing hate

  17-06-2019 17:46 via rss.cnn.com
  For Sundar Pichai, deciding when free speech crosses the line into hate speech has been one of the most difficult challenges he's had to face in his role as CEO of Google.
  
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• Unholy Alliance: When DNA Meets Facial Recognition

  17-06-2019 17:21 via technocracy.news
  Scientists believe that your DNA can be used to roughly predict what you look like in physical appearance, and vice versa and they are talking about using the technology in law enforcement to help solve crimes? ⁃ TN EditorTechnology that was once only seen in dystopian science fiction is rapidly infecting real life. Two means of collecting personal data – DNA databases and facial recognition software – are forming an unholy alliance, and the privacy implications could be d
  
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• Extensive Anthology That Refutes Man-Made Global Warming

  17-06-2019 17:08 via technocracy.news
  Here is an extensive collection of articles debunking global warming and man-made climate change, by experts and scientists around the world. This collection is worth saving for the next time you are challenged for facts and authoritative sources.  ⁃ TN EditorWhat I Learned about Climate Change: The Science is not Settled
  Countering The Fallacy Of Global Warming
  Fifty Years Of Failed Apocalyptic Forecasts
  The ever receding climate goalpost: IPCC and Al Gore “12 years to sav
  
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• Vaporizing Meteors are Making Clouds on Mars

  17-06-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  These clouds snapped by the Curiosity rover on Mars are much lower and thicker than the meteor-generated clouds the study looked at. (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Justin Cowart)No matter what planet you’re on, physics remains the same. For clouds, that means they follow a peculiar law – they form only around a seed of some sort, usually a fleck of dust or salt. On Earth, with its thick atmosphere and strong air currents, it’s possible to find these lightweight particles throughout
  
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• Fin24.com | SABC faces 'extremely uncertain' financial position

  17-06-2019 17:00
  
  The financial position of the SABC has been worsening over the last nine months and the public broadcaster is at the mercy of creditors
  
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• Stocks - Pfizer, Target Fall Premarket; Deutsche Bank, Boeing Rise - Investing.com

  17-06-2019 14:21 via investing.com
  Stocks - Pfizer, Target Fall Premarket; Deutsche Bank, Boeing Rise  Investing.comStocks making the biggest moves premarket: Pfizer, Array Biopharma, Boeing, Lockheed, Disney & more  CNBCPfizer to Buy Cancer Drug Maker Array BioPharma for $10.64 Billion  The Wall Street JournalPfizer Nabs Array Biopharma in $11.4 Billion Takeover of Cancer Drug Specialist  TheStreet.comPfizer bolsters its cancer portfolio with a $10.64 billion deal for Array  
  
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• AOC fires back at Trump for agreeing with her: ‘I’ll call your bluff’ - Fox News

  17-06-2019 14:19 via foxnews.com
  AOC fires back at Trump for agreeing with her: ‘I’ll call your bluff’  Fox NewsDC man arrested for trespassing at Ocasio-Cortez’s office  WTOPAlexandria Ocasio-Cortez had a surprisingly muted response on Biden's conduct with women and girls: 'Not necessarily about right or wrong'  Business InsiderTrump quotes Ocasio-Cortez to defend himself against impeachment  New York Post Ocasio-Cortez and Cruz's dialogue shows common ground isn'
  
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• 'Big Little Lies' might be giving us the most GIF-able TV season of all time - CNN

  17-06-2019 14:01 via cnn.com
  'Big Little Lies' might be giving us the most GIF-able TV season of all time  CNN'Big Little Lies:' Tell-Tale Hearts Unleashes More Secrets  Showbiz Cheat SheetBig Little Lies 2x03 Promo "The End of the World" (HD)  TV PromosAll Big Little Lies families are unhappy in their own way  The A.V. ClubBreaking Down the Second Episode of ‘Big Little Lies’  The RingerView full coverage on Google News
  
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• The next video game you play may never end - CNET

  17-06-2019 14:00 via cnet.com
  The next video game you play may never end  CNETGames like The Elder Scrolls Online, Sea of Thieves and The Division 2 feature immersive stories that people are eating up.
  
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• Pete Buttigieg says he’d keep the US embassy in Israel in Jerusalem - Vox.com

  17-06-2019 14:00 via vox.com
  Pete Buttigieg says he’d keep the US embassy in Israel in Jerusalem  Vox.comPete Buttigieg says he won't be the first gay president if elected  New York Post Full Buttigieg: We Need 'To Stand Up For Human Rights' Around The World | Meet The Press | NBC News  NBC NewsPete Buttigieg: Trump immigration approach backward  POLITICOCandidate Pete Buttigieg: 'almost certain' that the United States has had gay presidents  USA TODAYView full coverag
  
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• China’s President Xi Jinping to Make First Visit to North Korea - The Wall Street Journal

  17-06-2019 13:52 via wsj.com
  China’s President Xi Jinping to Make First Visit to North Korea  The Wall Street JournalTrump says he doesn't know if North Korea Is building nuclear weapons: 'I hope not'  AOLChinese raids hit North Korean defectors' 'Underground Railroad'  ReutersChina’s Xi to visit North Korea as both countries lock horns with United States  The Washington PostKim Jong-un was 'trash talking' basketball player and Super Mario fan had a pistol aged 11 &nb
  
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• LeBron, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard super team may be in the works - cleveland.com

  17-06-2019 13:46 via cleveland.com
  LeBron, Anthony Davis, Kawhi Leonard super team may be in the works  cleveland.comLakers trading Lonzo will be the worst move they ever made - LaVar Ball | NBA Sound  ESPN5 Players Effected The Most By The Anthony Davis To Lakers Trade  ClutchPointsLos Angeles Lakers absolutely nailed the Anthony Davis package  LA Sports HubThe Knicks won’t sign or trade for a star this June. You can feel good about that.  Posting and ToastingView full cove
  
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• Huawei CEO Dodges Question About Chinese Internet Censorship During Awkward Press Event - Gizmodo

  17-06-2019 13:30 via gizmodo.com
  Huawei CEO Dodges Question About Chinese Internet Censorship During Awkward Press Event  GizmodoHuawei says revenue will be $30 billion less in next 2 years due to US ban  Fox BusinessHuawei says US ban will cost it $30 billion in lost sales over two years  CNNHuawei Can Build a Fine Phone Without U.S. Parts  BloombergHuawei's Doomsday Outlook May Galvanize Home Support  BloombergView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Iran Says It Will Exceed Nuclear Deal's Limit On Uranium 'In 10 Days' - NPR

  17-06-2019 13:22 via npr.org
  Iran Says It Will Exceed Nuclear Deal's Limit On Uranium 'In 10 Days'  NPRIran to break uranium stockpile limit set by nuclear deal, spokesman says  Fox NewsIran says it will break the uranium stockpile limit agreed under nuclear deal in 10 days  CNNWhy are we headed for a blowup with Iran? It began when Trump scrapped the nuclear deal  USA TODAYAmerica Can Face Down a Fragile Iran  The Wall Street JournalView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 3 Reasons Brookfield Asset Management Is One Of The Best Dividend Stocks In The World - Seeking Alpha

  17-06-2019 13:20 via seekingalpha.com
  3 Reasons Brookfield Asset Management Is One Of The Best Dividend Stocks In The World  Seeking AlphaForget About Aurora Cannabis (TSX:ACB) Stock: Here's a Surer Winner!  The Motley Fool Canada3 Top Dividend Stocks to Own Forever in Your RRSP  The Motley Fool CanadaView full coverage on Google News
  
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• The Morning After: 'Pokémon Go' cheaters never prosper - Engadget

  17-06-2019 13:10 via engadget.com
  The Morning After: 'Pokémon Go' cheaters never prosper  EngadgetOver the weekend, cheaters never prosper as the creators of Pokémon Go sues a group of cheaters who used hacked apps to breeze through games.
  
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• Trump campaign fires pollsters after leaked numbers show him trailing Biden - CBS News

  17-06-2019 13:08 via cbsnews.com
  Trump campaign fires pollsters after leaked numbers show him trailing Biden  CBS NewsProgressives' predicament: Bring down Biden without attacking Obama  POLITICOAnalysis | The Trailer: How to run for president without losing your job  The Washington PostLet’s get in some debating at the debates  The Washington PostArnon Mishkin: Don’t count Elizabeth Warren out  Fox NewsView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them - BGR

  17-06-2019 12:50 via bgr.com
  Genius hid a Morse code message in song lyrics to prove Google was copying them  BGRGoogle Allegedly Caught Stealing Song Lyrics ... Because of Punctuation  Tom's GuideLyrics Site Accuses Google of Lifting Its Content  The Wall Street JournalLyrics site Genius says it caught Google copying lyrics ‘red-handed’  Android AuthorityLyrics Website Alleges That Google ‘Stole’ Its Content  UbergizmoView full coverage on Google New
  
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• Boeing said it is using the 'lessons' it has learned during the 737 Max crisis to deal with troubles facing another one of its planes - Business Insider

  17-06-2019 12:39 via businessinsider.com
  Boeing said it is using the 'lessons' it has learned during the 737 Max crisis to deal with troubles facing another one of its planes  Business InsiderBoeing C.E.O. Acknowledges ‘Mistake’ Over 737 Max Warning Light  The New York TimesExclusive: Boeing seeking to reduce scope, duration of some physical tests for new aircraft - sources  ReutersAirbus to make new midsize long-range plane  New York Post Airbus Wins Virgin Atlantic A330Neo Order: Ai
  
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• NASCAR Trucks frontrunner faces suspension over deliberate clash - autosport.com

  17-06-2019 12:21 via autosport.com
  NASCAR Trucks frontrunner faces suspension over deliberate clash  autosport.comTruck Series victory overturned; first since 1999  ESPNSauter crashes into Hill under caution, gets parked by NASCAR  NASCARA watermelon smash, a white tent and Bud Light: What happened in the hour before the Iowa truck win changed...  The AthleticBrett Moffitt Declared Iowa Winner after Ross Chastain was Disqualified  mrn.comView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Africa Live: Ethiopia internet shutdown now in seventh day - BBC News

  17-06-2019 12:16 via bbc.com
  Africa Live: Ethiopia internet shutdown now in seventh day  BBC NewsKenya investigates patient with Ebola symptoms  New York Post WHO vs Ebola outbreak in Uganda  RTPatient with 'Ebola-like symptoms' admitted at Kericho County hospital  KBC Channel 1WHO Surprised Many By Not Declaring Ebola A Public Health Emergency - Why?  ForbesView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 'Bogus, tasteless': O.J. Simpson denies rumors he fathered Khloe Kardashian with Kris Jenner - RT

  17-06-2019 12:13 via rt.com
  'Bogus, tasteless': O.J. Simpson denies rumors he fathered Khloe Kardashian with Kris Jenner  RTSee How Khloe Kardashian Found Out About the Jordyn Woods and Tristan Thompson Cheating Scandal  Entertainment TonightKourtney Kardashian Calls Kendall Jenner 'Uptight' and 'Sensitive' While Khloé Tries to Mediate  Yahoo EntertainmentO.J. Simpson says Kris Jenner relationship rumors are ‘bogus’  Fox NewsKeeping Up With The Kardashians (KUWTK)
  
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• Israel announces new Golan Heights settlement named after Trump - CNN

  17-06-2019 11:57 via cnn.com
  Israel announces new Golan Heights settlement named after Trump  CNN'Trump Heights': Israel names Golan Heights settlement after US president  Guardian NewsGolan Heights: Israel unveils 'Trump Heights' settlement  BBC NewsBenjamin Netanyahu just unveiled Israel’s newest town: “Trump Heights”  Vox.comIsrael names illegal Golan settlement after Trump  Al Jazeera EnglishView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Apollo: The missions to the Moon in 50 fascinating numbers - BBC News

  17-06-2019 11:38 via bbc.com
  Apollo: The missions to the Moon in 50 fascinating numbers  BBC NewsNASA Moon landing: Astronaut Michael Collins held THIS Apollo 11 photo secret for 50 years  Express.co.uk5 Things You Likely Never Knew About Apollo 11  ForbesWhat it takes to be an astronaut: the real 'right stuff'  CNNMoon landing bombshell: Why Neil Armstrong was forced to lie over NASA Apollo 11 mission  Express.co.ukView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Taylor Swift's Celebrity Pals Have Cameos In Her New Video And They're All Loving It - Vogue.co.uk

  17-06-2019 11:02 via vogue.co.uk
  Taylor Swift's Celebrity Pals Have Cameos In Her New Video And They're All Loving It  Vogue.co.ukTaylor Swift makes peace with Katy Perry in 'You Need to Calm Down' music video  USA TODAYTaylor Swift Just Revealed All The Celebrities Who Will Appear In Her Upcoming Video — Here's The Full List  BuzzFeedOh My God, Ellen DeGeneres Revealed She'd Be In Taylor Swift's New Video A Month Ago And We All Missed It  BuzzFeedView full coverage on Google News
  
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• 1 dead, 7 injured in shooting at Philly graduation party - Fox News

  17-06-2019 10:21 via foxnews.com
  1 dead, 7 injured in shooting at Philly graduation party  Fox NewsOne person was killed and 7 other people were shot at a graduation party  CNN1 killed, 5 injured in graduation party shooting  Associated PressViolent weekend in Philadelphia: 1 person killed, at least 5 others wounded in shooting at graduation party  Allentown Morning Call1 person killed, 7 others injured in graduation party shooting  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandView full coverage on
  
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• Kim Kardashian West's Lyft Partnership to Help 5,000 Inmates - TMZ

  17-06-2019 10:00 via tmz.com
  Kim Kardashian West's Lyft Partnership to Help 5,000 Inmates  TMZInside North West's elaborate sixth birthday Candy Land party  Mirror OnlineKim Kardashian spares no expenses as she throws North West a Candyland party for her sixth birthday  Daily MailKim Kardashian's First Freed Inmate Raves About White House Appearance  TMZKim Kardashian Wishes North a Happy Birthday: "The Last 6 Years Have Been the Best of My Life"  POPSUGARView full coverage
  
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• I bought a four-year-old MacBook Pro instead of a new one. Here’s why - Digital Trends

  17-06-2019 10:00 via digitaltrends.com
  I bought a four-year-old MacBook Pro instead of a new one. Here’s why  Digital TrendsThe new MacBook Pros have a ton of advantages over the older options, but when it came to buying a replacement machine for myself, I found myself returning ...
  
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• NASA astronaut snaps ‘AWE INSPIRING’ aurora photo from the International Space Station - Express.co.uk

  17-06-2019 09:59 via express.co.uk
  NASA astronaut snaps ‘AWE INSPIRING’ aurora photo from the International Space Station  Express.co.ukNASA astronaut Christina Koch snapped this breathtaking photo of the Southern Lights or Aurora Australis from the International Space Station (ISS).View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Hong Kong extradition: How radical youth forced the government's hand - BBC News

  17-06-2019 09:48 via bbc.com
  Hong Kong extradition: How radical youth forced the government's hand  BBC NewsPeople of Hong Kong protesting in record-breaking numbers  ABC NewsHong Kong protest: Calls for HK leader Carrie Lam to resign - BBC News  BBC NewsWhy This Time Was Different for Hong Kong  BloombergHong Kong is not China yet, but that feared day is coming ever nearer  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Boris Johnson gets boost in race to become Britain's new PM - Reuters

  17-06-2019 08:59 via reuters.com
  Boris Johnson gets boost in race to become Britain's new PM  ReutersBoris Johnson blew off a debate for British prime ministerial candidates. But the empty chair said a lot.  The Washington PostTory leadership race: Why are MPs lining up behind Boris Johnson?  BBC NewsTory leadership debate: who were the winners and losers?  The GuardianHail to the oxymoron-in-chief, Boris Johnson  The GuardianView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Gary Woodland's journey through heartbreak to U.S. Open champion - ESPN

  17-06-2019 08:01 via espn.com
  Gary Woodland's journey through heartbreak to U.S. Open champion  ESPNThe road here was not easy -- there was pain and grief often for Gary Woodland -- but at this U.S. Open, there was only joy.View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Police: 4 family members shot, killed in West Des Moines - Marshalltown Times Republican

  17-06-2019 07:00 via timesrepublican.com
  Police: 4 family members shot, killed in West Des Moines  Marshalltown Times RepublicanIowa family of four found dead with gunshot wounds  NBC News4 people found dead in an Iowa house after guest runs out and asks bystander to call 911  CNNAuthorities find 4 people dead in West Des Moines home  KEYCDes Moines drive-by shooting puts 6 in hospitals Sunday morning  Des Moines RegisterView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Full 'Strawberry Moon' to take over the sky Sunday evening - KRCRTV.COM

  17-06-2019 01:10 via krcrtv.com
  Full 'Strawberry Moon' to take over the sky Sunday evening  KRCRTV.COMStrawberry Moon meaning: What is the meaning behind the June Full Moon and its name?  Express.co.ukWhat is the Strawberry Moon?  WHAS11Strawberry Moon 2019: Best times to watch and a special viewing bonus  CNNThe Strawberry Moon arrives overnight!  WSBT-TVView full coverage on Google News
  
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