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• Samsung survey shows that reverse wireless charging is the new sex - PhoneArena

  25-07-2019 23:29 via phonearena.com
  Samsung survey shows that reverse wireless charging is the new sex  PhoneArenaYou can already reserve the Galaxy Note 10 and it will arrive on August 23rd  The VergeNote 9 re-visited: The death of the no-compomise Note  9to5GoogleYou can save up to $600 when you trade in your old phone for a Galaxy Note 10  Android CentralSamsung will give you up to $600 on trade-in for a Pixel 3, iPhone X, Note9, or Galaxy S10 if you buy a Galaxy Note10  Android
  
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• Apple to buy Intel's wireless chip unit for $1B

  25-07-2019 22:48 via nbcnews.com
  Apple currently purchases Intel modems for iPhones, which allow it to connect to networks operated by carriers such as Verizon and AT&T.
  
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• Astronomers Spot an Asteroid Just Before it Zips Between Earth and Moon

  25-07-2019 22:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  An unexpected asteroid named 2019 OK just flew between Earth and the moon, hammering home the need for continued improvements in both finding and tracking potentially hazardous asteroids. (Credit: Illustration via Pixabay)Earth had a close encounter Thursday morning when Asteroid 2019 OK sped by at 1:22 GMT, at a speed of nearly 55,000 miles (88,500 kilometers) per hour. The closest it came to Earth was just under 45,000 miles (72,500 km), a safe distance, but still much less than the
  
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• An old Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory finds new life in Jeffrey Epstein news

  25-07-2019 22:20 via nbcnews.com
  The news that the disgraced financier was injured has revived a decades-old conspiracy theory that baselessly links Hillary Clinton to a number of “suspicious” deaths.
  
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• Dana White willing to give ‘Cyborg’ (conditional) one-fight contract for Amanda Nunes rematch - MMA Mania

  25-07-2019 22:01 via mmamania.com
  Dana White willing to give ‘Cyborg’ (conditional) one-fight contract for Amanda Nunes rematch  MMA ManiaSpencer: 'I've been wanting to match up with her for a long time'  TSNDana White claims Cris Cyborg could ink a one-fight deal with the UFC for Amanda Nunes’ rematch  MMA FightingUFC 240: Cyborg denies White’s claims, saying ‘Everything is a lie.’  MMA ManiaCris Cyborg revealing nothing about Dana White comments or UFC
  
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• How Sharon Tate transfixed Hollywood - Los Angeles Times

  25-07-2019 21:22 via latimes.com
  How Sharon Tate transfixed Hollywood  Los Angeles TimesIn death, Sharon Tate was born into myth, an “it” girl with a canyon house, a famous director husband, and a beauty Hollywood craved as its mirror in an age of ...View full coverage on Google News
  
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• Watch SpaceX's scrapped Starship test

  25-07-2019 20:58 via rss.cnn.com
  Elon Musk's rocket company, SpaceX, is ramping up early testing of technology that could one day carry people deep into the solar system.
  
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• Tesla says owners are confused about how to use their cars

  25-07-2019 20:58 via rss.cnn.com
  Tesla executives are looking for ways to improve service and lower costs after the company posted another three months of major losses Wednesday. One proposed strategy: doing a better job of teaching customers how to use their cars.
  
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• Democrat Tulsi Gabbard sues Google over suspension of ad account

  25-07-2019 20:23 via nbcnews.com
  The lawsuit adds to a chorus of bipartisan complaints against Google over the power it has accumulated.
  
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• Why North Korea is escalating missile tests and how Trump should respond - Washington Examiner

  25-07-2019 20:20 via washingtonexaminer.com
  Why North Korea is escalating missile tests and how Trump should respond  Washington ExaminerNew North Korean Missile Comes With Angry Message to South Korea’s President  The New York TimesNorth Korea claims it launched a new high-tech missile  CBS This MorningTrump-Kim DMZ Diplomacy Fails to Bridge Denuclearization Divide  The Wall Street JournalNorth Korea says launch was a 'warning' to South Korea  CNNView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Facebook's $5 billion 'sweetheart deal' prompts question: Where's Congress?

  25-07-2019 19:26 via nbcnews.com
  There is no meaningful data privacy law at the federal level, and experts and officials say that has left the government and the FTC will little power to take action.
  
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• Atlanta pauses scooter permits after deaths

  25-07-2019 18:16 via nbcnews.com
  The city had come under pressure from activists in recent days who had protested on Atlanta's streets after a man riding a scooter was run over by a transit bus.
  
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• 2 dead, 768 ill due to Salmonella outbreak affecting Carolinas, 46 other states - wpde.com

  25-07-2019 17:34 via wpde.com
  2 dead, 768 ill due to Salmonella outbreak affecting Carolinas, 46 other states  wpde.comHundreds of Salmonella cases reported across 48 states  WWLP.comCDC: 2 dead, over 750 sick amid Salmonella outbreak affecting 48 states, including Indiana  FOX 59 IndianapolisSalmonella outbreak tied to pig-ear dog treats expands to 27 states, CDC says  WJW FOX 8 News ClevelandTwo people dead in connection to Salmonella outbreak  WTHRView full coverage on Goo
  
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• Omar: America's 'basic promise is under threat. Our democratic institutions have been weaponized' - CNN

  25-07-2019 16:51 via cnn.com
  Omar: America's 'basic promise is under threat. Our democratic institutions have been weaponized'  CNNFake presidential seal at Trump's Turning Point USA event was created by a former Republican, reports say  USA TODAYWill Trump’s Racist Attacks Help Him? Ask Blue-Collar White Women.  The AtlanticIlhan Omar: It Is Not Enough to Condemn Trump’s Racism  The New York TimesWhite House is shocked by double-headed eagle seal  Daily MailView
  
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• Vaccine Survey: 45% Of Americans Doubt Safety

  25-07-2019 16:45 via technocracy.news
  The knee-jerk explanation for vaccine ‘deniers’ is that they are ignorant. Vaccine propaganda continuously parrots that the ‘science is settled’ and that all people should be forced to receive vaccinations.  ⁃ TN EditorThe latest measles outbreak that’s gripped communities across the country in recent months pushed the topic of vaccinations (and those who choose to forgo them) right back onto centerstage for many Americans. Now a new survey delving into f
  
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• The World Pants After UN’s New Urban Agenda

  25-07-2019 16:27 via technocracy.news
  The UN’s drive to transform cities into hubs of Sustainable Development (aka Technocracy) is global in nature and the world’s 193 nations are fully supportive. Thus far, the U.S. offers little resistance. ⁃ TN EditorAt the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III), in October 2016, the New Urban Agenda was unanimously adopted.
  It serves as a new vision for our cities and municipalities for the next 20 years. According to UNDP, it demon
  
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• Democrats Apply Hegelian Dialectic To Green New Deal

  25-07-2019 16:09 via technocracy.news
  Thesis, anti-thesis, synthesis. AOC scores a big victory by forcing the Democrat leadership to adopt any form of her Green New Deal, even if watered down from the original version. ⁃ TN EditorLeading Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives announced a plan Tuesday to introduce a new, more conservative alternative to the “Green New Deal,” the plan introduced earlier this year to great fanfare by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY).
  The original bill, proposed by Oca
  
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• Mark Zuckerberg's next FTC fight could be tougher

  25-07-2019 15:37 via nbcnews.com
  Byers Market is a daily newsletter from NBC News senior media reporter Dylan Byers that takes you behind the scenes in Hollywood, Silicon Valley, New York and Washington.
  
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• Nokia is taking advantage of Huawei's 5G pain

  25-07-2019 15:13 via rss.cnn.com
  Demand for 5G networks is driving revenue higher at Nokia. The US campaign against Huawei isn't hurting, either.
  
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• Greeley police say remains found at oil and gas site belong to a girl missing since 1984 - The Colorado Sun

  25-07-2019 14:04 via coloradosun.com
  Greeley police say remains found at oil and gas site belong to a girl missing since 1984  The Colorado SunJonelle Matthews found: Remains of missing Colorado girl highlighted by President Reagan found 34 years later  CBS NewsBody of Colorado girl missing for 34 years found at pipeline site  CNNBody of Missing Colorado Girl Found at Pipeline Site 34 Years After She Disappeared  PEOPLE.com1984 Cold Case: Remains Found Of 12-Year-Old Jonelle Matthews From Gre
  
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• Is the future of space travel just for super rich people?

  25-07-2019 12:38 via rss.cnn.com
  A space revolution is upon us — so says the new wave of tech entrepreneurs pledging to colonize the cosmos.
  
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• Fin24.com | WATCH: India's moon mission lifts off after delay

  25-07-2019 09:17
  
  India has launched a rocket into space to perform a soft landing of a rover on the moon, the country's most ambitious mission yet to cement its position as a leading low-cost space power.
  
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• Tesla says owners are confused about how to turn their cars on

  25-07-2019 06:24 via rss.cnn.com
  Tesla executives are looking for ways to lower costs after the company posted another three months of major losses Wednesday. One proposed strategy: doing a better job of teaching customers how to turn on their cars.
  
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• Samsung's Galaxy Fold will debut in September after hardware fix

  25-07-2019 06:24 via rss.cnn.com
  Samsung has fixed its expensive and troubled Galaxy Fold and will make it available in select markets beginning in September.
  
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• Europe broils under yet another heat dome. What's the connection to climate change?

  25-07-2019 03:23 via feedproxy.google.com
  The forecast for maximum temperatures shows brutal heat across large parts of Western Europe. (Source: Climate Reanalyzer)
  Here we go again, another Western European heat wave.
  Except this one is even more intense than the one back in June and early July — an event that research tentatively suggests was made at least five times more likely to occur by human-caused climate change.
  Now, with another "heat dome" strengthening over the continent, high temperature records have tumbled on
  
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• Facebook business mostly unscathed after record $5 billion FTC fine

  25-07-2019 01:43 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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• Arianna Huffington departs Uber's board

  25-07-2019 01:43 via rss.cnn.com
  Arianna Huffington is leaving the board of Uber after three years.
  
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• Why Do Some People Always Remember Their Dreams, While Others Almost Never Do?

  25-07-2019 01:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Much of dreaming remains a mystery, but scientists have some ideas as to why some people are better than others at remembering their dreams.(Credit: Shutterstock)Soaring with the birds. Teeth falling out. A crazy psychopath is chasing you.
  For many of us, our dreams transport us to a surreal world where logic and reason have no reign. Some of us may even look forward to sleep – and the adventures we’ll go on in our dreams.
  But does everyone take a nightly trip to dreamland? While
  
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• Facebook hit with ‘unprecedented’ $5 billion fine for privacy breaches

  25-07-2019 00:42 via nbcnews.com
  It’s the largest fine the FTC has ever levied against a tech company -- but also amounts to a fraction of Facebook’s annual revenue, which was nearly $56 billion in 2018. Facebook will also be required to create a new privacy oversight committee.
  
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• How Much Should I Sleep? Science Has the Answers

  25-07-2019 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Not getting enough sleep is tied to a host of health issues. (Credit: JimAK_Photo/Shutterstock)Are you one of the roughly one-third of Americans who sleep less than seven hours each night? If so, I’ve got some bad news for you: you’re probably not getting enough Zs.While you sleep, your body and brain undergo several important changes. Gradually, you get cooler. Your breathing and heart rate slow down. Chemicals that decrease your appetite are released so you don’t wake up for
  
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