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• What Explains Sleep Paralysis and Visions of a Demon on Your Chest?

  08-12-2020 23:51 via feedproxy.google.com
  You’re awake, but you can’t move. And what’s that shadow moving toward you? Sleep paralysis is a perplexing disorder, but sleep scientists have made some headway toward understanding its causes and how to stop it.
  
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• 'Turning point': UK giving 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccine

  08-12-2020 23:25 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The first patient to receive the vaccine said she felt "so privileged."
  
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• FireEye, a top U.S. cybersecurity company, says it was hacked

  08-12-2020 23:25 via nbcnews.com
  
  FireEye is the cybersecurity company of choice for a number of U.S. federal agencies and states and works with the FBI and National Security Agency.
  
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• A firm that helps protect businesses and cities from cyberattacks just got hit by one

  08-12-2020 23:05 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday that it had come under cyberattack by "highly sophisticated" actors likely sponsored by a nation-state, in a rare and extremely serious instance of a mainstream security vendor being compromised. The hack could even give the perpetrators the means to launch attacks against other targets.
  
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• Exotic Low-Mass Fields: Dark Matter Messengers From the Depths of the Universe

  08-12-2020 22:54 via scitechdaily.com
  
  PRISMA+ scientists propose exotic low-mass fields as new messengers of astrophysical events. Cataclysmic astrophysical events such as black hole mergers could release energy in unexpected...
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• Top cybersecurity firm FireEye says it was hit by state-sponsored cyberattack

  08-12-2020 22:45 via rss.cnn.com
  
  The cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday that it had come under cyberattack by "highly sophisticated" actors likely sponsored by a nation-state, in a rare and extremely serious instance of a mainstream security vendor being compromised. The hack could even give the perpetrators the means to launch attacks against other targets.
  
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• Computational Model of a Human Lung Cell Predicts Cellular Drug Targets Against COVID-19

  08-12-2020 21:44 via scitechdaily.com
  
  The covid-19 virus, like all viruses relies on their host for reproduction How SARS-CoV-2 captures stoichiometric amino and nucleic acids in a human lung cell...
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• Apple announces AirPods Max over-ear headphones for $549

  08-12-2020 20:57 via nbcnews.com
  
  Apple announces AirPods Max over-ear headphones for $549
  
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• NASA to Study Ryugu Asteroid Sample Collected by Japan’s Hayabusa2 in New Astromaterials Research Lab

  08-12-2020 20:32 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Just weeks after NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft made a successful touch-and-go grab of samples from asteroid Bennu, researchers at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston are looking...
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• Apple unveils headphones that cost twice as much as AirPods

  08-12-2020 20:22 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Apple has one more thing for the holiday shopping season: over-the-ear, wireless headphones that will test how much people are willing to splurge on for high-quality sound
  
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• AP Interview: EU regulator hopes for 'multiple' vaccines

  08-12-2020 20:13 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The executive director of the European Medicines Agency said she hopes there might be “multiple” vaccines to help stop the coronavirus pandemic by the end of next year
  
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• Apple to tighten app privacy, remove apps that don't comply

  08-12-2020 20:05 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Apple is stepping up privacy for app users, forcing developers to be more transparent about data collection and warning they could be removed if they don’t comply with a new anti-tracking measure
  
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• Vast wildfires in Siberia linked to warming Arctic

  08-12-2020 19:44 via abcnews.go.com
  
  A new report shows how warming temperatures in the Arctic are transforming the region's geography and ecosystems
  
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• How Playing Science Games is Advancing Genetic Research

  08-12-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  By playing citizen science games like Phylo, Colony B and Borderlands Science, people can join scientific research projects by completing simple activities in their free time.
  
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• How Parents Can Help Children of the Pandemic Cope

  08-12-2020 19:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  The pandemic has upended childhoods around the world. Here’s what parents and caregivers can do to ease anxiety and stress among kids.
  
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• Lab-Grown Human “Mini-Brains” for Testing Autism Spectrum Disorder Treatments

  08-12-2020 19:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Rett syndrome, a rare form of autism spectrum disorder, affects nearly every part of child’s life, including movement, speech and breathing. Most autism spectrum disorders...
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• Research: Millions of smart devices vulnerable to hacking

  08-12-2020 18:42 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Researchers at a cybersecurity firm say they have identified vulnerabilities in software widely used by millions of connected devices — flaws that could be exploited by hackers to penetrate business and home computer networks and disrupt them
  
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• Webex beefs up its features to stay competitive with Zoom

  08-12-2020 17:59 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Cisco on Tuesday introduced dozens of new features for Webex, its video conferencing software, aimed at improving the WFH experience. They include a tool that creates meeting highlights on verbal command, a mechanism for easily converting a phone call to a video call and others.
  
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• Good luck finding a PlayStation 5: Walmart and other retailers battle fast-buying 'bots'

  08-12-2020 17:53 via nbcnews.com
  
  Shoppers are getting outgunned by so-called “scalper bot” software, which resellers use to snatch up products online and relist them moments later at significant mark-ups.
  
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• Sound Projectors Deliver Audio to People Where They Want It for Virtual Reality

  08-12-2020 17:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Sound projectors provide an alternative to headphones for use in virtual reality and augmented reality simulations and for other contexts where it is helpful to...
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• We Haven't Discovered "Alaska's Yellowstone"

  08-12-2020 17:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  New research suggests that a group of volcanoes in Alaska might be all related to a single large caldera, but this doesn't mean we have a new Yellowstone.
  
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• Should Eating Organ Meat Be the Next Foodie Trend?

  08-12-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Most people eat very little offal, if any at all. Could going the whole hog reduce the environmental footprint associated with meat consumption? It depends.
  
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• COVID Face Shields No Match for Sneeze Vortex Rings

  08-12-2020 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Face shields worn alone are not effective against COVID-19 sneezes. Do face shields provide enough protection to the wearers against COVID-19 if they don’t also...
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• Are Strange Space Signals in Antarctica Evidence of a Parallel Universe?

  08-12-2020 17:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Odd detections at the South Pole have so far defied explanation, inviting theories beyond conventional physics.
  
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• Privacy Concerns: CDC’s Relentless Quest For Data On Vaccine Recipients

  08-12-2020 16:54 via technocracy.news
  
  Technocrats at the top of the vaccine steam roller lust for health data on every citizen. It is the “final frontier” in the sense that they see control over humans as originating within their own bodies. Herd management requires incessant monitoring and data collection. ⁃ TN EditorThe Trump administration is requiring states to submit personal information of people vaccinated against Covid-19 — including names, birth dates, ethnicities and addresses — raising alarms
  
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• Peloton stock falls after Apple announces launch date for Fitness+ service

  08-12-2020 16:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple's new subscription fitness service officially has a launch date.
  
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• Apple's new AirPods Max headphones cost more than an iPhone SE

  08-12-2020 16:11 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Apple is expanding its popular AirPods lineup with a pair of very expensive headphones.
  
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• Denmark Will End North Sea Oil Production In 2050

  08-12-2020 16:02 via technocracy.news
  
  In a grandstand play, Denmark is giving up oil extraction in the North Sea to cut down on CO2, but nobody points out that 2/3 of Denmarks renewable energy output comes from biomass fuels that produces just as much CO2. Which fuel is more efficient and concentrated? Oil. ⁃ TN EditorDenmark will stop extracting oil from the North Sea in 2050, the Danish government has said, adding it would cancel its eighth licensing round, announced earlier this year.
  The round failed to attract m
  
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• Massive Overcontact Binary Stars May Explain Massive Black Hole Merger Puzzle

  08-12-2020 15:55 via scitechdaily.com
  
  In 2015, the first direct observation of gravitational waves was made by the Advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (aLIGO) (Abbott et al. 2016). The detected...
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• UN’s Anti-Human Push To De-Carbonize The World

  08-12-2020 15:35 via technocracy.news
  
  The UN’s irrational war on carbon is a war against humanity itself. However, if depopulation is the ultimate goal, then it makes perfect sense because the human body is 12% carbon. The carbon cycle in food production and human nutrition requires CO2, and abundantly so. ⁃ TN EditorThe head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming
  As an extreme year for hurricanes,
  
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• Microorganism Developed to Turn Discarded Cardboard Boxes Into Biodiesel

  08-12-2020 15:01 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Development of a microorganism that doubles the yield of biodiesel precursor production using genetic scissors and based on the principles of evolution; expected to reduce...
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• Part Robot, Part Frog: Xenobots Are the First Robots Made From Living Cells

  08-12-2020 15:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Scientists reassemble a frog’s living cells into robotic devices — with no electronics required.
  
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• Detecting COVID-19 in Less Than 5 Minutes With a Paper-Based Electrochemical Sensor

  08-12-2020 14:21 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, testing remains a key strategy for tracking and containing the virus. Bioengineering graduate student, Maha...
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• Social media bet on labels to combat election misinformation. Trump proved it's not enough

  08-12-2020 13:47 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Around the election, social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter were praised for how quickly and widely they applied warning labels to misinformation.
  
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• Breaking the Power and Speed Limit of Lasers: New Fast, Powerful Compact Laser Invented

  08-12-2020 13:40 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Researchers invent a novel vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser, the workhorses of datacenters and optical sensors. Summary Researchers at the George Washington University have developed a new...
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• Solving a Paradox to Uncover Key Clues About Our Solar System’s History

  08-12-2020 13:03 via scitechdaily.com
  
  New clues lead to a better understanding of the evolution of the solar system and the origin of Earth as a habitable planet. In a...
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• China, Nepal announce new official height for Mount Everest

  08-12-2020 12:15 via abcnews.go.com
  
  The move ends a discrepancy between the two nations.
  
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• Tripadvisor's app, and more than 100 others, have just been blocked in China

  08-12-2020 11:46 via rss.cnn.com
  
  Tripadvisor has been pulled from app stores in China as the government cracks down on content
  
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• Capsule with asteroid samples arrives in Japan for research

  08-12-2020 10:51 via abcnews.go.com
  
  Japanese space agency officials say they are delighted by the return of a small capsule containing asteroid soil samples obtained by their Hayabusa2 spacecraft and are anxiously waiting to look inside after preparations are complete
  
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• Hard-hit UK begins vaccination campaign, key step toward eventually ending coronavirus pandemic

  08-12-2020 08:01 via abcnews.go.com
  Hard-hit UK begins vaccination campaign, key step toward eventually ending coronavirus pandemic
  
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• Best Joint Supplements: Top Joint Pain Health Support Pills

  08-12-2020 07:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Review the best joint health supplements for men and women seeking natural joint pain relief support using scientific research and ingredients for real results.
  
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• New U.S. Research Confirms COVID-19 Complications: Lung, Kidney and Cardiovascular Issues

  08-12-2020 06:15 via scitechdaily.com
  
  A large study of patients in the United States who contracted coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) confirms many complications of the disease, according to new research...
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• Geminid Meteor Shower, Jupiter and Saturn Meet Up, and Other Skywatching Highlights for December 2020

  08-12-2020 05:31 via scitechdaily.com
  
  As autumn ends and winter begins, the daily periods of sunlight reach their shortest and then begin to lengthen again. The day of the northern...
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• Florida police raid home of former state Covid-19 data scientist - CNN

  08-12-2020 05:08 via news.google.com
  Florida police raid home of former state Covid-19 data scientist  CNNHome Of Florida Department Of Health Whistleblower Raided By Armed Agents  CBS MiamiFlorida state police raid home of Rebekah Jones, data scientist who challenged DeSantis on coronavirus statistics  Yahoo NewsCops raid home of scientist who said she was fired for not doctoring COVID-19 data  New York Post Florida authorities raid home of ex-official who said she was ousted over coronaviru
  
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• Chuck Yeager, the Legendary Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Dies at 97 - The Daily Beast

  08-12-2020 05:07 via news.google.com
  Chuck Yeager, the Legendary Pilot Who Broke the Sound Barrier, Dies at 97  The Daily BeastChuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, dead at 97  Fox NewsChuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dead at 97  News 19 WLTXChuck Yeager, test pilot who broke sound barrier, dies at 97  The Washington PostChuck Yeager, U.S. Air Force officer who broke speed of sound, dies at 97  NBC NewsView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Shuttering Fossil Fuel Power Plants by 2035 May Cost Less Than Expected

  08-12-2020 04:49 via scitechdaily.com
  
  Decarbonizing U.S. electricity production will require both construction of renewable energy sources and retirement of power plants now operated by fossil fuels. A generator-level model...
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• Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state - The Washington Post

  08-12-2020 04:47 via news.google.com
  Trump asks Pennsylvania House speaker for help overturning election results, personally intervening in a third state  The Washington PostTrump personally asked Pa. GOP House Speaker for help changing election results: report | TheHill  The HillTrump twice asked Pennsylvania House speaker to help overturn election results  Yahoo NewsTrump held multiple calls with Pennsylvania House speaker on state's electoral process  CNNPresident Trump pressures Pa. leade
  
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• Double Dragons: SpaceX Cargo Dragon Docks to International Space Station

  08-12-2020 04:37 via scitechdaily.com
  
  While the International Space Station was traveling 268 miles over the southern Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing side...
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• Los Angeles' new district attorney announces sweeping reforms on first day - NBC News

  08-12-2020 04:33 via news.google.com
  Los Angeles' new district attorney announces sweeping reforms on first day  NBC NewsGeorge Gascón sworn in as Los Angeles County district attorney, pledges sweeping changes  CBS NewsLA's district attorney announces partial end of cash bail, prohibition of death penalty  Fox NewsOn first day, L.A. County D.A. George Gascón eliminates bail  Los Angeles TimesGeorge Gascón to end cash bail after being sworn in as new L.A. County DA &n
  
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• Star-crossed planets: Incredibly rare 'Christmas Star' to appear for the 1st time in 800 years - KSL.com

  08-12-2020 04:32 via news.google.com
  
  Star-crossed planets: Incredibly rare 'Christmas Star' to appear for the 1st time in 800 years  KSL.comChristmas star is coming: Jupiter and Saturn are about to do something not seen for nearly 800 years  Fox NewsFirst 'Christmas Star' in 800 years  Manila Bulletin Online‘Christmas Star' to Be Visible For First Time in Nearly 800 Years This Month  NBC ChicagoIn their closest alignment in 800 years, Jupiter and Saturn will create a wonder: A Christmas
  
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