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• Twitter and Facebook take down covert Chinese accounts that tried to undermine Hong Kong demonstrators

  19-08-2019 23:03 via rss.cnn.com
  A covert state-backed social media campaign run from China has sought to undermine ongoing demonstrations in Hong Kong, according to information released by Twitter and Facebook on Monday.
  
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• Gamescom: What was announced at the world's biggest video game conference

  19-08-2019 23:03 via rss.cnn.com
  Gamescom, the biggest video game event in the world, kicked off Monday in Cologne, Germany. Video game developers are eager to show off their coming attractions, and fans from around the world are tuning in.
  
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• Alarm in Texas as 23 towns hit by 'coordinated' ransomware attack

  19-08-2019 22:54 via nbcnews.com
  Ransomware is a type of malicious software, often delivered via email, that locks up an organization’s systems until a ransom is paid or files are recovered by other means.
  
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• Apple and Amazon push to keep their tax breaks. France says 'non.'

  19-08-2019 22:45 via nbcnews.com
  Despite their best efforts, European and American politicians have been unable to close the tax loopholes employed by Google, Facebook and Amazon.
  
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• Twitter and Facebook say China-linked accounts sought to fuel political discord in Hong Kong

  19-08-2019 22:08 via nbcnews.com
  Twitter said it pulled down 936 troll accounts, many of which pushed conspiracy theories about the protest groups, according to examples shared by the company.
  
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• Yes, tech companies may listen when you talk to your virtual assistant. Here's why that's not likely to stop

  19-08-2019 20:25 via rss.cnn.com
  Big tech companies don't like to talk about it. And when users find out it's happening, they're often surprised — and disturbed.
  
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• US expands blacklist but gives Huawei another 90-day reprieve

  19-08-2019 20:25 via rss.cnn.com
  The US Commerce Department said Monday it is adding more than 45 new businesses associated with Huawei, the embattled Chinese technology giant, to an export blacklist.
  
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• Nintendo announces dozens of new indie games coming to the Switch

  19-08-2019 20:25 via rss.cnn.com
  Nintendo kicked off the Gamescom pre-show by announcing the arrival of dozens of new independent games for the Switch.
  
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• Instagram wants hackers to go after its new shopping feature

  19-08-2019 20:25 via rss.cnn.com
  Instagram wants hackers to put its latest shopping feature to the test.
  
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• Bernie Sanders wants to stop police from using facial recognition software

  19-08-2019 20:25 via rss.cnn.com
  A criminal justice plan from presidential candidate Bernie Sanders would ban police from using facial recognition software.
  
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• The Denisovans: New Finds are Illuminating the Mysterious Ancient Humans

  19-08-2019 18:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The entrance to Denisova cave, where the ancient humans were first discovered. (Credit: Igor Boshin/Shutterstock)Nestled in foothills of Russia’s Altai Mountains, Denisova Cave has been a research mecca since 2010, when fossil DNA from the site revealed a previously unknown human lineage, now called the Denisovans. Scientists have been working hard to reconstruct the cave’s history, through ongoing excavations as well as new analyses of materials recovered years ago.First, what every
  
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• Greta: You Are Being Used As A Pawn For Technocracy

  19-08-2019 17:58 via technocracy.news
  Sixteen year old climate activist Greta Thunberg has become a poster child for the Green New Deal but it has nothing to do with democracy, but rather Technocracy that is behind her elite handlers.
  On April 23, 2019, Quillette reported that
  “Greta is eleven years old and has gone two months without eating. Her heart rate and blood pressure show clear signs of starvation. She has stopped speaking to anyone but her parents and younger sister, Beata. 
  “After years of depression, eat
  
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• US broadens Huawei blacklist but extends a limited reprieve for companies to do business with China tech giant

  19-08-2019 17:46 via rss.cnn.com
  The US Commerce Department said Monday it is adding more than 45 new businesses associated with Huawei, the embattled Chinese technology giant, to an export blacklist.
  
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• This Rocky Super-Earth Had Its Atmosphere Vaporized

  19-08-2019 17:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  Astronomers using the Spitzer Space Telescope discovered that exoplanet LHS 3844b probably lacks any atmosphere at all. (Credit: ESO/NASA)Rocky planets just a little larger than Earth are some of the best targets for finding life in our local cosmic neighborhood. They're abundant. But it’s not just the size that has to match Earth. Our planet wouldn’t be the life-sheltering place it is without its atmosphere, which keeps us warm enough not to freeze, but not so hot that we smother or
  
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• China Is Leading The Quantum Computing Revolution

  19-08-2019 17:21 via technocracy.news
  Quantum technology is important because it could potentially lead to total domination over Internet security, censorship and control. Chinese Technocrats are intent on leading this disruption. ⁃ TN EditorMore than a decade ago, Chinese physicist Pan Jian-Wei returned home from Europe to help oversee research into some of the most important technology of the 21st century.
  At a conference in Shanghai this summer, Pan and his team offered a rare peek at the work he described as a “revol
  
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• Green New Dealers: ‘Climate Deniers’ Must Be Censored And Silenced

  19-08-2019 17:07 via technocracy.news
  Green Technocrats are demanding that global warming critics be silenced because they are exposing the total fraud being perpetrated on the world in order to promote Sustainable Development, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorThe Climate Mobilization, a group pushing for a World War II-scale national mobilization to fight global warming, condemned the media for pursuing “objectivity” by giving air time to “climate deniers.” Aligned with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep.
  
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• Black Hole Swallowing a Neutron Star Detected

  19-08-2019 16:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists, including from The Australian National University (ANU), say they have detected a black hole swallowing a neutron star for the first time. Neutron stars...
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• Wall Street Secrets Used to Reduce the Cost of Cloud Infrastructure

  19-08-2019 16:12 via scitechdaily.com
  “Risk-aware” traffic engineering could help service providers such as Microsoft, Amazon, and Google better utilize network infrastructure. Stock market investors often rely on financial risk...
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• 140% Increase in Cannabis-Related Poison Control Calls for Massachusetts Kids After Medical Pot Legalized

  19-08-2019 16:11 via scitechdaily.com
  UMass Amherst public health researcher says findings highlight the need to better protect youth from high-potency products. After medical marijuana became legal in Massachusetts, cannabis-related...
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• Safer Pain Medications Possible After Discovery of Anti-Opioid Pathway

  19-08-2019 15:56 via scitechdaily.com
  A team at Scripps Research in Florida has discovered a biological system that manages cells’ response to opioid drug exposure. The unexpected discovery offers new...
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• Tiny GPS Backpacks Uncover the Secret Life of Desert Bats

  19-08-2019 15:45 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study from the University of Helsinki using miniaturized satellite-based tags revealed that during drier periods desert bats must fly further and longer to...
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• The Winklevoss twins may work with Facebook again

  19-08-2019 15:38 via rss.cnn.com
  Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss have long been known for their legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg over who invented Facebook. That was over a decade ago. Today they have made names for themselves as entrepreneurs in cryptocurrency with a company called Gemini.
  
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• Apple's 'very compelling' argument against tariffs

  19-08-2019 15:38 via rss.cnn.com
  President Donald Trump says that Apple CEO Tim Cook has made a "very compelling argument" that new tariffs would harm the US tech giant's ability to compete with its top rival.
  
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• New Compound Could Help Improve Heart Attack Recovery

  19-08-2019 15:38 via scitechdaily.com
  Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC scientists discover potentially protective compound. Imagine there were a drug that you could take soon after a heart attack...
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• US gives Huawei a 90-day reprieve on technology trade ban

  19-08-2019 15:35
  Huawei gets a 90-day reprieve to buy supplies from U.S. companies.
  
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• Higher Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke With Insomnia

  19-08-2019 15:30 via scitechdaily.com
  People suffering from insomnia may have an increased risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure, and stroke, according to new research in the American Heart...
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• Georgia voters challenge validity of new election system

  19-08-2019 15:25
  Voters who prefer hand-marked paper ballots are challenging the validity of the new voting system selected by Georgia election officials
  
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• UK to pressure social media companies to fight anti-vax info

  19-08-2019 15:16
  Britain's government is planning to pressure social media companies to do more to fight misinformation on vaccines following a spike in measles cases
  
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• MIT Scientists Achieve New Breakthrough in Alzheimer’s Research

  19-08-2019 11:03 via scitechdaily.com
  Study finds that Alzheimer’s damage allows toxins to enter the brain, further harming neurons. Beta-amyloid plaques, the protein aggregates that form in the brains of...
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• Gastroesophageal Reflux Associated With Chronic TMD Pain

  19-08-2019 10:51 via scitechdaily.com
  Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) is associated with chronic, painful temporomandibular disorder — pain in the temporomandibular joint — and anxiety and poor sleep contribute to this...
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• Should Doctors Accept Unvaccinated Children As Patients?

  19-08-2019 10:36 via scitechdaily.com
  41% of parents may seek a new provider because of unvaccinated children at their doctor’s office. Four in 10 parents say they are very or...
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• Florida's iconic palm trees threatened by invasive disease

  19-08-2019 10:30
  The disease turns them to dried crisps in months,with no chance for recovery.
  
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• After 17 years, West Virginia town has access to clean water

  19-08-2019 10:03
  The town spent the past 17 years living under a boil water advisory.
  
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• Funeral for lost ice: Iceland bids farewell to glacier

  19-08-2019 08:56
  Icelanders hike up a volcano to say goodbye to a glacier lost to climate change.
  
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• Wildlife roam where US once made nuclear and chemical arms

  19-08-2019 04:06
  Where some of the most lethal weapons known were made, now havens for wildlife.
  
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• Websites that peddle disinformation make millions of dollars in ads, new study finds

  19-08-2019 00:01 via rss.cnn.com
  As the United States gears up for another presidential election, aware of the role online disinformation played in 2016, the business of publishing false or extremist content online remains a lucrative one.
  
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