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• This man is running for governor of California so he can run false Facebook ads

  28-10-2019 23:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  A San Francisco man is going to extreme lengths to call out Facebook's controversial policy of allowing politicians to run false ads on its platform. On Monday morning, he registered as a candidate in California's 2022 gubernatorial election -- not with the primary goal of becoming governor, but so he can run false Facebook ads of his own.
  
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• Google's parent company takes a hit from its investments

  28-10-2019 23:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Alphabet's startup investments appeared to be a headache for the company in the most recent quarter.
  
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• Apple's iOS 13.2 introduces more inclusive emoji, privacy features and camera tools

  28-10-2019 23:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  After previewing new emoji this summer, Apple released nearly 60 new characters on Monday, many with a focus on inclusion and diversity.
  
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• 5G is coming. This Verizon partnership aims to show how it will disrupt manufacturing

  28-10-2019 23:56 via rss.cnn.com
  
  5G is inching closer to becoming a reality for many people, and there's no question it will make devices faster, smarter and more connected.
  
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• Is A Diet That's Healthy For Us Also Better For The Planet? Most Of The Time, Yes - NPR

  28-10-2019 23:43
  Is A Diet That's Healthy For Us Also Better For The Planet? Most Of The Time, Yes  NPR
  
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• Officials pitch Missouri for high-speed Hyperloop test track

  28-10-2019 23:23
  A Missouri panel wants a test track for an ultra-high-speed Hyperloop system to be built in the state
  
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• Trial begins against body donation facility accused of fraud

  28-10-2019 23:04
  A civil trial has begun over the mishandling of human remains at a now-closed Phoenix body donation facility
  
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• Correction: Amazon-Results story

  28-10-2019 22:25
  Correction: Amazon-Results story
  
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• This Swarm of Search and Rescue Drones Can Explore Without Human Help

  28-10-2019 22:21 via feedproxy.google.com
  Each bot in the swarm weighs in at just over an ounce. Credit: TU Delft / MAVLabIn 2008, a fire ripped through the architectural building at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands. Firefighters got the burn under control, but afterward, the school wanted to know if any furniture was salvageable.So Guido de Croon, an associate professor of aerospace engineering, flew a drone around the building to survey the damage. But he didn’t want to get too close; de Croon worr
  
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• T-Mobile says close of Sprint deal delayed until next year

  28-10-2019 22:19
  T-Mobile says its expects its combination with Sprint to close next year as it awaits a December antitrust trial with a group of state attorneys general
  
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• Why We Love Big, Blood-Curdling Screams

  28-10-2019 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  A scream evokes a response that few other sounds can. (Credit: GlebSStock/Shutterstock)Of all the sounds humans produce, nothing captures our attention quite like a good scream.They’re a regular feature of horror films, whether it’s Marion Crane’s infamous shower scream in “Psycho” or Chrissie Watkins’ blood-curdling scream at the beginning of “Jaws.”
  Screams might seem simple, but they can actually convey a complex set of emotions. The arsenal of
  
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• More Obese Children Should Get Weight-Loss Surgery, Doctors Say - Livescience.com

  28-10-2019 21:22
  More Obese Children Should Get Weight-Loss Surgery, Doctors Say  Livescience.comPediatric group says some obese kids should get surgery  Yahoo NewsMoving Gastric Bypass for Severely Obese Adolescents into the Mainstream  AAP NewsMore severely obese kids should get surgery, MD group says  Santa Rosa Press DemocratAAP Says More Children Should Be Considered for Weight Loss Surgery  HealthlineView full coverage on Google News
  
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• Virgin Galactic soars in its stock exchange debut

  28-10-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Virgin Galactic began trading on the New York Stock exchange Monday — another sign that entrepreneur-built space companies are maturing.
  
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• Spotify bet on podcasts. It's working

  28-10-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Spotify recently redesigned its app to focus on podcasts. That's paying off big time.
  
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• How your poop can help train AI

  28-10-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The next time you go to the bathroom, a couple startups are hoping you'll snap a photo before you flush. For scientific reasons, of course.
  
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• Fitbit stock spikes 30% on report that Google wants to buy it

  28-10-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Fitbit, which has been struggling to compete with Apple, may soon join forces with one of Apple's chief rivals.
  
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• Big changes are coming to AT&T after shareholder battle

  28-10-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  AT&T has ended its battle with Elliott Management, agreeing to make substantial changes to its oversight to avoid a high-stakes fight with one of the world's most successful activist shareholders.
  
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• Apple unveils pricier AirPods Pro with new design and noise cancellation

  28-10-2019 20:17 via rss.cnn.com
  
  On Monday, Apple unveiled its AirPods Pro, a high-end version of its popular AirPods. The new headphones have a new design, new features -- including noise cancellation technology -- and a higher price tag.
  
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• Drones Could Let First Responders Give Help Faster

  28-10-2019 19:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  (Credit: GaudiLab/Shutterstock)While sitting in traffic on the way to work, Mark Hanna, an emergency pediatrician at Maimonides Medical Center in New York, watched as cars blocked the path of an ambulance on a choked-up Brooklyn street.Hanna, a self-proclaimed drone nerd, thought to himself: Is there any way an airborne, medicine-carrying device could reach a patient faster than an ambulance on wheels? He looked into the response times of ambulances in the crowded New York City borough.
  
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• Scientists Synthesize New Light With Intrinsic Chirality

  28-10-2019 18:19 via scitechdaily.com
  Scientists synthesized light with new intrinsic chirality to tell mirror molecules apart. Light is the fastest way to distinguish right- and left-handed chiral molecules, which...
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• Heart Healthy Benefits From Avocado – Just One a Day Helps Lower ‘Bad’ Cholesterol

  28-10-2019 18:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Move over, apples — new research from Penn State suggests that eating one avocado a day may help keep “bad cholesterol” at bay. According to...
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• Humans’ “Ancestral Homeland” Found, Claim Researchers

  28-10-2019 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A baobab tree amid the Makgadikgadi Pan, a region researchers say is the ancestral homeland of all living humans. (Credit: Diego Delso/Wikimedia Commons)A provocative study claims every living human has an ancestral
  homeland in what’s now Botswana, and that our early ancestors dispersed from that
  area due to climate change. Dig into the details, however, and there are a few
  hefty caveats about the researchers’ methods.There’s a reason Ancestry.com and other genealogy sites are
  
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• Cities Face ‘An Absolute Land Grab’ From 5G Telecoms

  28-10-2019 16:53 via technocracy.news
  Cities are the losers as giant telecom companies grab real estate for high density 5G towers. That the FCC would deny cities’ rights to control their own destiny is patently unconstitutional and likely illegal as well, but the lobby steamroller could care less.
  Residents are rebelling over a) health safety b) property value declines c) no say in policies. ⁃ TN EditorThere is perhaps no technology as appealing yet daunting to city leaders as 5G, which continues to roll out across the
  
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• Why Video Intelligence Necessarily Drives Smart City Transformation

  28-10-2019 16:33 via technocracy.news
  If any city aspires to become “Smart”, you can bet your last semblance of privacy that video surveillance will be at the center of the transformation. This is Social Engineering at the grandest scale, leading to Scientific Dictatorship, aka Technocracy. ⁃ TN EditorWhat sets a smart city apart? Arguably, the smart city is differentiated — and driven — by its ability to evaluate its existing infrastructure; identify inefficiencies and opportunities for techn
  
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• Dubai Going Sustainable And Green In The Desert

  28-10-2019 16:23 via technocracy.news
  The Arab world wants to be the global leader in green living and technology. This new city is called “Sustainable City” and was built from the ground up to be 100% sustainable. It only houses 3,000 people, in luxury, of course. ⁃ TN EditorFenced off by a wall of trees, about 20 km from the high rises towering over Dubai’s city centre, there lies a small solar-powered settlement aiming to become a green oasis in the desert.
  Renowned for its glitzy skyscrapers, air-conditio
  
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• Ghostly Cosmic Face Captured by Hubble [Video]

  28-10-2019 16:12 via scitechdaily.com
  In celebration of Halloween, this new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captures two galaxies of equal size in a collision that appears to...
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• Amazon's position as cloud leader and Bezos' title as richest man could be threatened by Microsoft's JEDI contract

  28-10-2019 13:24 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Amazon is considering its options for how to move forward following the decision to award a massive government contract to its competitor, Microsoft, according to a source familiar with the situation. One analyst said he "fully expects" Amazon to try to fight the decision in court.
  
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• Why did Microsoft fund an Israeli firm that surveils West Bank Palestinians?

  28-10-2019 10:02 via nbcnews.com
  Microsoft committed to protecting democratic freedoms. Then it funded an Israeli facial recognition firm that secretly watched West Bank Palestinians.
  
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• Say hello to Hurricane Pablo, the northernmost hurricane to form so late and so far north on record

  28-10-2019 01:35 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hurricane Pablo, as seen in the eastern Atlantic by NASA's Terra satellite on Oct. 27, 2019A late October tropical storm spinning in the North Atlantic entered the record books today when it strengthened into a strange little hurricane.
  Say hello to Hurricane Pablo, seen in the image above acquired by NASA's Terra satellite.
  As of about 5 p.m. EST in the U.S., the tiny storm had attained maximum sustained winds of 80 miles per hour, qualifying it for Category 1 status. That makes ma
  
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