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• Tesla posts $408M loss in 2Q, causing stock to plummet

  24-07-2019 23:50
  Tesla suffers $408 million loss in second quarter, further underscoring challenges facing the electric car maker
  
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• Man convicted in 1987 killings of Canadian couple gets life

  24-07-2019 23:44
  A Washington state man has been sentenced to life in prison for the 1987 killings of a young Canadian couple
  
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• Review: 'The Great Hack' explores the dark side of big data

  24-07-2019 23:28
  Film Review: Netflix documentary 'The Great Hack' explores the dark side of big data
  
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• Privacy case settled, Facebook discloses FTC antitrust probe

  24-07-2019 23:20
  Facebook says it is under antitrust investigation by the Federal Trade Commission
  
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• FTC fines Facebook $5B, adds oversight for privacy mishaps

  24-07-2019 23:17
  CEO Mark Zuckerberg is only held personally responsible in a limited fashion.
  
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• Tinder introduces safety feature to protect LGBTQ travelers

  24-07-2019 23:06 via nbcnews.com
  The new feature will work in nearly 70 countries where homosexuality is outlawed or criminalized.
  
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• House passes bill in latest step to fight robocalls

  24-07-2019 23:03
  The House has passed a bill combatting robocalls, the latest attempt to counter the wave of spam calls as complaints pile up
  
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• Second-Fastest Dead Star Pair Ever Found Orbits Every Seven Minutes

  24-07-2019 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The two white dwarf stars orbit so close together that the whole system could fit inside the planet Saturn. (Credit: Caltech/IPAC)Astronomers using the Zwicky Transient Facility at Kitt Peak in Arizona have discovered the second fastest orbiting pair of white dwarfs. At the end of their normal lives, our sun and other stars like it become white dwarfs. Their outer layers puff away and leave behind a hot, dense core. And if those stars started life in a binary pair, as most stars do, then th
  
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• $5 billion fine doesn't mark the end of Facebook's troubles

  24-07-2019 23:00
  More to come: FTC fine doesn't spell closure for Facebook
  
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• Facebook business unscathed after record $5 billion FTC fine

  24-07-2019 22:56 via rss.cnn.com
  Facebook reported earnings results on Wednesday, hours after the Federal Trade Commission announced a record fine against the company.
  
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• Police say car in fatal crash was not partially self-driving

  24-07-2019 22:40
  San Francisco police say a rented Tesla that was speeding when it ran a red light and struck a couple, killing a man and critically injuring his wife, was not on semi-autonomous Autopilot mode
  
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• The Latest: Government case details sneaky Facebook behavior

  24-07-2019 22:15
  Facebook has agreed to a $5 billion fine and various restrictions to settle a case with the Federal Trade Commission.
  
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• Facebook says it's under antitrust investigation by U.S. Federal Trade Commission

  24-07-2019 22:09
  Facebook says it's under antitrust investigation by U.S. Federal Trade Commission
  
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• Governor acknowledges Native Hawaiian plight on Mauna Kea

  24-07-2019 21:39
  After a week of tension and dozens of arrests, Hawaii's governor vowed to find a peaceful resolution to the ongoing stalemate with Native Hawaiian activists who are trying to prevent the construction of another telescope atop a Big Island volcano
  
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• New Clues to Alzheimer's Cause Found in How Fluid Leaves the Brain

  24-07-2019 20:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: SubstanceTproductions/Shutterstock)Some five ounces of clear fluid fills the spaces between your brain and your skull. This brain juice, or cerebrospinal fluid, cushions against injury, supplies nutrients and clears away waste. Your body can make as much as a pint of fresh stuff every day to replace the old.But for 150 years, scientists have puzzled over how the used cerebrospinal fluid leaves the brain to make room for more. New research, published Wednesday in Nature, has fin
  
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• Tinder will warn LGBTQ users when they're in countries with discriminatory laws

  24-07-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  Tinder will start to warn its LGBTQ users when they're someplace where it could be risky to swipe.
  
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• New York City might ban wireless companies from selling your location data

  24-07-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  Cell phone location data is a hot commodity for advertisers and a big opportunity for wireless companies, but New York is considering whether to put a stop to location information sales within the city limits.
  
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• Netflix tries to end its subscriber problem with $3 mobile plan for India

  24-07-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  Indian streaming fans are being offered the world's cheapest Netflix subscription as the company tries to capture a bigger slice of the country's 400 million smartphone users.
  
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• Facebook will pay an unprecedented $5 billion penalty over privacy breaches

  24-07-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  The Federal Trade Commission announced a $5 billion settlement with Facebook on Wednesday, resolving a sweeping investigation by regulators into how the company lost control over massive troves of personal data and mishandled its communications with users. It is the largest fine in FTC history — and yet still only about a month's worth of revenue for Facebook.
  
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• At a glance: The new limits Facebook faces on data privacy

  24-07-2019 20:10
  At a glance: The new limits Facebook faces on data privacy
  
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• Did Facebook data help Trump? 'Great Hack' explores scandal

  24-07-2019 19:10
  Did misappropriated Facebook data help elect Donald Trump? 'The Great Hack' doesn't prove the case
  
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• 'Sweetheart deal': Facebook's $5 billion settlement blasted by politicians and consumer advocates

  24-07-2019 19:03 via nbcnews.com
  The FTC settlement includes a record-setting fine for privacy violations, though the $5 billion only amounts to less than 25 percent of the company's 2018 profits.
  
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• Unlike Modern Climate Change, the Biggest Swings in Recorded History Were Just Regional Patterns

  24-07-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Skaters enjoy a frozen canal in Rotterdam during the so-called Little Ice Age in Germany. A new analysis shows the temperature swings of the past 2,000 years were all regional in nature, unlike modern climate change. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Painting by Bartholomeus Johannes van Hove, Circa 1825)Today's climate change is unlike any seen in the last 2,000 years, scientists report Wednesday in the journal Nature. New research shows that the civilization-altering warm and cold peri
  
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• GM's Cruise delays autonomous ride service beyond 2019

  24-07-2019 17:59
  The top executive of General Motors' autonomous vehicle unit says in a blog post that the company won't start a self-driving ride service this year as once promised
  
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• Ebola vaccine hampered by deep distrust in eastern Congo

  24-07-2019 17:59
  The new Ebola vaccine is very effective, but community mistrust undermines its success in curbing the outbreak in eastern Congo, which has killed more than 1,700
  
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• Green New Deal Activists Glue Themselves To Capitol

  24-07-2019 17:46 via technocracy.news
  They chanted, “What do we want? Green New Deal! When do we want it? Now!” This radical global group, Extinction Rebellion, now has chapters in 45 countries, all calling for the Green New Deal. ⁃ TN EditorOn Tuesday evening, members of the Washington, D.C., chapter of Extinction Rebellion superglued themselves to each other and to the passages connecting the Capitol to the Rayburn and Cannon office buildings, where House members have their offices. The protesters, who are part o
  
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• Health system offers free DNA tests for 10,000 Floridians

  24-07-2019 17:28
  An operator of hospitals and doctors' clinics in Florida is partnering with a private genomics company to offer DNA tests to 10,000 Floridians
  
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• Study: Racial Bias Extends To Black And White Robots?

  24-07-2019 17:20 via technocracy.news
  Let the battle begin over the color of robots. Charges of racism, counter-charges, lawsuits and label-lynching will be made against racist robots of certain colors. The world has gone mad. ⁃ TN EditorIf you do a quick Google search for ‘robot,’ you’ll be faced with a wall of white robots. According to a recent study called “Robots and Racism,” human’s tendency to stereotype racial bias is seeping into the world of robotics.
  Research by the 
  
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• Mayors Want New ‘Marshall Plan’ To Fight Global Warming

  24-07-2019 17:06 via technocracy.news
  Cities across America have gone overboard on the UN’s push for ‘resiliency’, driven by panic over climate change. This pushes them all closer to calling for the Green New Deal. ⁃ TN EditorA committee of 10 Democrats promised to continue studying climate change, holding more hearings and fostering partnerships with governments at all other levels as well as the private sector.
  Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto this week called for a “Marshall Plan for the Midwes
  
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• Justice Dept. puts Big Tech under the antitrust microscope

  24-07-2019 16:40
  Justice Dept. puts Big Tech under the antitrust microscope
  
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• Despite Dangers, Millions of Americans Are Still Taking Daily Aspirin

  24-07-2019 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Aspirin, commonly held to help heart health, also poses dangers for some people. (Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock)Many Americans have seen the television commercials from a leading Aspirin manufacturer saying their drug “can help prevent another heart attack.” The claims behind the commercials, which have been airing for decades, are based on research showing that taking low doses of Aspirin daily can prohibit the aggregation of platelets that can cause a heart attack.But Aspirin isn&rsq
  
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• Federal regulators fine Facebook $5 billion, but are holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg responsible in a limited fashion.

  24-07-2019 14:31
  Federal regulators fine Facebook $5 billion, but are holding CEO Mark Zuckerberg responsible in a limited fashion.
  
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• Is 'Big Tech' too big? A look at growing antitrust scrutiny

  24-07-2019 10:00
  Is Big Tech headed for a big breakup?
  
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• The Latest: Hawaii governor visits telescope protesters

  24-07-2019 06:12
  Hawaii Gov. David Ige is asking Hawaii County's mayor to lead efforts to find common ground with protesters blocking the construction of a giant telescope at the summit of Hawaii's tallest mountain
  
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• National Geographic aims to solve Amelia Earhart mystery

  24-07-2019 04:49
  The deep-sea explorer who discovered the wrecked Titanic is tackling an aviation mystery: Amelia Earhart's disappearance
  
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• SpaceX will launch Nickelodeon slime and an Adidas soccer ball into space

  24-07-2019 04:26 via rss.cnn.com
  The launch will include 5,500 other experiments and supplies for the six astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
  
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• Snapchat shows new signs of life, topping 200 million daily users for first time

  24-07-2019 04:26 via rss.cnn.com
  Shares in Snapchat's parent company surged about 11% in after-hours trading after it reportedcontinued user growth and a slowdown in losses during the second quarter on Tuesday.
  
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• Justice Department launching broad antitrust review of Big Tech

  24-07-2019 04:26 via rss.cnn.com
  The Justice Department is launching a formal antitrust review of the nation's biggest tech companies, raising the stakes for Silicon Valley after weeks of anticipation in Washington.
  
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• Justice Dept. ratchets up antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech

  24-07-2019 03:44
  Justice Dept. ratchets up antitrust scrutiny of Big Tech
  
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• Water in Polar Moon Craters Not as Invincible as Expected

  24-07-2019 03:09 via scitechdaily.com
  The Moon’s south pole region is home to some of the most extreme environments in the solar system: it’s unimaginably cold, massively cratered, and has...
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• Scientists Update HITRAN to Help Model Exoplanet Atmospheres

  24-07-2019 02:55 via scitechdaily.com
  All atoms and molecules emit distinctive spectral lines across the spectrum, the details of which depend on the internal structures of the species (for example,...
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• Astronomers Pit Einstein Against Newton to Determine the Mass of KOI-3278

  24-07-2019 02:50 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of astronomers led by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have updated and confirmed self-lensing binary star KOI-3278’s companion to be a white dwarf...
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• NowThis videos make business of tweaking Fox News

  24-07-2019 00:51
  The news outlet NowThis has attracted attention with a series of videos that contrasts Fox News' treatment of President Donald Trump with his predecessor, Barack Obama
  
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• The Latest: Agency promises 'fair-minded' probe on Big Tech

  24-07-2019 00:30
  The Justice Department says its new review of Big Tech's market power will delve into competition in the online marketplace "in an objective and fair-minded manner."
  
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• Watch Live: SpaceX’s Dragon Set for Wednesday Resupply Mission

  24-07-2019 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on a resupply mission to the ISS. (Credit: NASA)Just days after the three newest crew members arrived on the
  International Space Station (ISS), SpaceX’s Dragon cargo capsule is set to launch
  on a resupply mission.At about 6:24 p.m. EDT on July 24, a Falcon 9 rocket with
  the attached Dragon capsule are scheduled to blast off from the Space Launch
  Complex at Cape Canaveral Air Force Base. Dragon is supposed to reach the ISS
  for docking on Friday.On this
  
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