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Physicist explores the possibility of vestiges of a universe previous to the Big Bang
Phys.org - 28 Nov 2017 13:38
The Big Bang theory is the best known and most accepted explanation for the beginning and evolution of the universe, but it is hardly a consensus among scientists.
How insights into 'supercritical fluids' could help us understand the interior of the giant gas planets
Phys.org - 28 Nov 2017 15:33
The temperature and pressure inside Jupiter range from about -100°C near the edge to about 15,000°C and 50m times the Earth's atmospheric pressure in the middle. Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are similar pressure cookers....
Doctors treating man for stomach ache discover hundreds of coins and nails in his stomach
BGR - 28 Nov 2017 03:46
It happens to the best of us: There you are, with a months-long stomach ache that you just can't shake, so you head to the doctor who says you probably have food poisoning. You get a simple x-ray just to be sure and the ...
Startup aims to move large-scale farming indoors
Springwise - 28 Nov 2017 08:10
A new building design from Swedish startup would create an indoor large-scale, carbon-neutral farm that can be fit into urban environments. The post Startup aims to move large-scale farming indoors appeared first on Spri...
FBI gave heads-up to fraction of Russian hackers' US targets
ABC News - 28 Nov 2017 04:56
The Associated Press has found that the FBI notified only a fraction of U.S. officials that their personal email accounts were being targeted by Russian hackers despite having evidence for at least a year that they were ...
YouTube loses major advertisers over controversial videos
Slash Gear - 28 Nov 2017 04:10Tech companies ask FCC to keep net neutrality rules - CNET
CNET - 28 Nov 2017 02:50
Letter signed by 200 companies argues that scrapping the rules will hurt the US economy.
Lucid moves its electric car ambitions into a spacious new HQ
TechCrunch - 28 Nov 2017 00:57
Lucid, one of the companies that looks like it could have the best chance to potentially field a true all-electric competitor to Tesla’s Model S, is moving its headquarters to a new facility in Newark, California — o...
Apple Face ID's Attention Detection Safeguard Fooled By 3D-Printed Mask
IBTimes - 28 Nov 2017 06:01
Looks like Apple's Face ID technology isn't really that secure after all. After being previously tricked by a $150 mask, the Cupertino giant's new biometric system that was introduced with iPhone X is once again fooled b...
Another annoying iOS 11 autocorrect bug has emerged
BGR - 28 Nov 2017 04:32
New iOS releases typically come with their fair share of problems, but iOS 11 may very well be the buggiest iOS release we've seen yet. Though Apple has done a good job of fixing some of the more egregious issues we've s...
Facebook rolls out new AI software designed to identify and assist suicidal users
BGR - 28 Nov 2017 03:01
In a testament to how entrenched Facebook has become in our day-to-day lives, it's not uncommon for users who commit suicide to leave telling videos or posts on their wall during the preceding few days. In an effort to p...
Adobe previews new Photoshop feature that uses AI to select subjects
TechCrunch - 28 Nov 2017 17:17
While Photoshop users have gotten pretty damn good at masking humans and other subjects over the years, it still remains one of the most tedious tasks in the app. But the days of Magic Wand masking will soon be over. Ado...
Google offers real-time search data for news, images and video
Engadget - 28 Nov 2017 05:34
Finding out what people are searching for in real time is a trivial matter these days, thanks to Google Trends. Online since 2015, the service is useful for discovering what the world is paying attention to, like why Don...
This lawsuit could shut internet Nazis down - CNET
CNET - 28 Nov 2017 01:33
The victim of a troll attack takes on the neo-Nazi who runs "the top hate site in America." The result might prompt trolls to think twice before they post.
How to Talk to Santa Claus With Your Amazon Echo or Google Home
Life Hacker - 28 Nov 2017 22:15
Thanksgiving has come and gone and that means it's officially safe to start celebrating Christmas (or Hanukkah if you're like me). Decorations go up, Christmas music plays at every store, and instead of the classic beta ...
Waymo's autonomous cars have driven 4 million miles
Engadget - 28 Nov 2017 06:13
Lest anyone think that Waymo hasn't been preparing to launch its own autonomous ride-sharing service at some point, the Google spinoff just announced that its self-driving cars have driven a collective 4 million miles on...
New BankBot Version Avoids Detection in Google Play -- Again
Dark Reading - 28 Nov 2017 02:45
Mobile banking Trojan BankBot uses a unique payload downloading technique to skip past Google Play Protect.
Researchers create a light-based key distribution system for quantum encryption
TechCrunch - 28 Nov 2017 02:12
Researchers at Duke University, OSU and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have solved one of the biggest problems with new forms of quantum encryption: quantum key distribution. QKD is the process of distributing keys during...
Apple applies for patent for a foldable phone - CNET
CNET - 28 Nov 2017 00:43
Samsung expects to release a foldable phone in 2018. Is Apple next?
Air Force steps up efforts to merge air, cyber and space data
Space News - 28 Nov 2017 00:17
An initiative called "multi-domain command and control" is perhaps one of the most pressing priorities being pushed by Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein. SpaceNews.com
AT&T extends the deadline for its Time Warner merger to April
Engadget - 28 Nov 2017 17:21
When AT&T announced that it was going to buy Time Warner for $85.4 billion back in 2016, the deal was expected to close by the end of 2017. Now, it's clear that won't happen, and as a result, AT&T has extended the deadli...
Comcast denies plans to offer internet 'fast lanes' - CNET
CNET - 28 Nov 2017 17:12
The nation's largest broadband provider has come under fire for failing to reiterate its plans not to offer so-called priority access services once the FCC rolls back net neutrality protections next month.