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Most people don't know climate change is entirely human-made
New Scientist - 8 Mar 2017 02:01
Even in eco-friendly Norway, only a minority of people realise that global warming is entirely due to our actions, survey of four European countries reveals
BBC Reports Child Abuse To Facebook But Hits A Twist: Facebook Cries Foul And Calls The Cops On BBC
Tech Times - 8 Mar 2017 06:10
BBC reported some sexualized child images to Facebook and set up an interview regarding the social network's content moderation practices. In an unexpected twist, Facebook reported BBC to authorities and canceled the int...
Kodi-pocalypse Now? Actually, it's not quite here yet
The Register - 8 Mar 2017 19:08
Poll finds most pirates aren't even using streaming stick With some in the media industries predicting an imminent "Kodipocalypse", a survey of more than 2,000 UK internet users suggests that simply being nice to those u...
Did the CIA hack you? Wikileaks leak may allow antivirus vendors to tell
PC World - 8 Mar 2017 04:28
Thanks to WikiLeaks, antivirus vendors will soon be able to figure out if you have been hacked by the CIA. On Tuesday, WikiLeaks dumped a trove of 8,700 documents that allegedly detail the CIA's secret hacking operations...
Malta's Famous Azure Window Rock Arch Collapses, Photographers Mourn
PetaPixel - 8 Mar 2017 19:45The sky is the limit for new low-cost 3-D printer
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2017 16:30
Sliperiet at Umeå Arts Campus is in the process of making a 3-D printed Tower of Babel using a novel hanging printer. This offers a low-cost solution and increased flexibility to print large volumes.
Is imagery the 'killer app' for smallsats?
Space News - 8 Mar 2017 15:06
Peter Wegner, Spaceflight Industries chief technology officer, is convinced the killer app for small satellites is imagery. Joe Rothenberg, the former engineering director for Terra Bella, the Earth-imaging company purch...
Apple says it's already patched 'many' iOS vulnerabilities identified in WikiLeaks' CIA dump
The Verge - 8 Mar 2017 07:14
Apple has issued a statement to say that it has already fixed major security flaws in its iOS software identified in last night's WikiLeaks CIA document dump. The company said that the latest public version of iOS, relea...
Apple turns to the iPhone 6 to boost India sales - CNET
CNET - 8 Mar 2017 06:43
How can Apple make iPhones more affordable without hurting brand power? Bring back a blast from the past.
Indulge your conspiracy theories with this visual search engine of the entire planet
Mashable - 8 Mar 2017 04:11This Bookstore's Creative Photo Series Matches Customers with Book Covers
PetaPixel - 8 Mar 2017 19:09Here's How Republicans Aim to Kill FCC Rules Protecting Consumer Privacy
Motherboard - 8 Mar 2017 16:43
It's the latest GOP effort to roll-back Obama-era rules protecting consumers.
Apollo Astronauts Weren't Just Heroes--They Were Fantastic Photographers
Wired - 8 Mar 2017 16:30
Inside the golden age of space photography. The post Apollo Astronauts Weren't Just Heroes--They Were Fantastic Photographers appeared first on WIRED.
Can Facebook's Machine-Learning Algorithms Accurately Predict Suicide?
Scientific American - 8 Mar 2017 16:30
The social media giant aims to save lives by quickly flagging and responding to worrying posts --
Bombshell report says iPhone 8 will be called 'iPhone Edition' and might already be delayed
BGR - 8 Mar 2017 16:23
According to a new report from Macotakara, Apple's flagship 2017 iPhone -- a device that has been prematurely dubbed the iPhone 8 -- will actually be called the iPhone Edition. While nothing is ever certain until Tim Coo...
Public Interest Groups Urge FCC to Protect Net Neutrality Ahead of Key Hearing
Motherboard - 8 Mar 2017 16:07
A battle is brewing over the future of federal open internet protections.
JavaScript Frameworks, Keeping Up With The Latest And The Greatest
Forbes - 8 Mar 2017 16:03
Keeping up with the latest and the greatest JavaScript frameworks.
Twitter probes deep into WikiLeaks' CIA hacking dump - CNET
CNET - 8 Mar 2017 16:01
Edward Snowden and others unleash tweetstorms after WikiLeaks releases docs claiming the CIA can get into our gadgets.
Ancient stardust sheds light on the first stars
Phys.org - 8 Mar 2017 15:56
A huge mass of glowing stardust in a galaxy seen shortly after the Universe's formation has been detected by a UCL-led team of astronomers, providing new insights into the birth and explosive deaths of the very first sta...
Even the Galaxy S7 Active is getting Nougat before the unlocked GS7
Android Central - 8 Mar 2017 07:41
The rugged Galaxy S7 Active is getting Nougat. Another day, another carrier device getting Nougat. Heck, Nougat is up to nearly 3% of total Android devices, and we can now add the AT&T-exclusive Galaxy S7 Active to the l...
Microsoft is closing its So.cl social network
TechCrunch - 8 Mar 2017 07:36
So.cl, the little-known and probably much-forgotten social network project from Microsoft Research’s FUSE Labs division, is closing down. The service was launched in late 2011 as a social community where the objective ...
California fault capable of producing magnitude-7.4 earthquake, study says
Fox News - 8 Mar 2017 07:01
An earthquake fault running from San Diego Bay to Los Angeles is capable of producing a magnitude-7.4 earthquake that could affect some of the region's most densely populated areas, according to a study released Tuesday.