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SPACE.com - 20 Dec 2017 14:19Silky Secrets to Make Bones
Medical Design Technology - 20 Dec 2017 16:43
News The bone formation study targeted biomineralization, a critical process in materials biology ... Contributed Author: University Of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center Topics: Orthopedics
North Korea's New Front: Cyberheists
SecurityWeek - 20 Dec 2017 05:30
The messages are alluring, the pictures are attractive. But the women seeking to beguile South Korean Bitcoin executives could actually be hackers from Pyongyang in disguise, experts warn.
iPhone 5s used to shoot first iPhone movie gets a place in history
BGR - 20 Dec 2017 05:31
Remember Tangerine, the movie that premiered at the 2015 edition of the Sundance Film Festival, receiving praising reviews? It also happens to be the first motion picture that was shot entirely on iPhones, at a time wher...
Coinbase halts Bitcoin Cash trading as price briefly hits $8,500
TechCrunch - 20 Dec 2017 05:06
After just announcing full support for Bitcoin Cash, buying and selling on Coinbase and GDAX is temporarily disabled. For about an hour Coinbase and GDAX were both showing Coinbase Cash prices at around $8,500, which is ...
Order burgers with your face with this restaurant's facial recognition kiosk
Mashable - 20 Dec 2017 02:52Estonia's e-residency head plans the country's own cryptocurrency
Engadget - 20 Dec 2017 01:41
Estonia might be the first country to offer cryptocurrency as a way to reward its e-residents. "Estcoin" could be used to reward e-residents (people who set up a business online in the country), verify someone's identity...
This Stick-on Biosensor Monitors Blood Sugar--No Needle Necessary
Gizmodo - 20 Dec 2017 21:25
Measuring your blood sugar may be weirdly trendy, but it you're one of the 30 million Americans with diabetes, it's mostly a pain. A literal pain. People with diabetes either have to prick their fingers and draw blood or...
Developer accuses Apple of slowing down old iPhones to save battery life
Mashable - 20 Dec 2017 17:42New Galaxy S9 leak shows a design that's so much better than the Galaxy S8
BGR - 20 Dec 2017 17:32
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ are among Samsung's best-selling devices of all time. They also feature what is arguably the most stunning smartphone design we've seen to date. Most would probably agree that it's a toss-up ...
After $1.9 billion and seven years, secretive Magic Leap teases Lightwear AR headset
AppleInsider - 20 Dec 2017 17:29
Virtual and augmented reality company Magic Leap has taken the lid off the project that is has been working on for the last seven years, and has debuted the Magic Leap One Lightwear goggles and required wearable computer...
The Founder of Litecoin Says He No Longer Owns Any Litecoin
Gizmodo - 20 Dec 2017 17:20
Currently the fifth most valuable cryptocurrency, Litecoin has enjoyed a massive surge of late: While a single Litecoin traded for approximately $4 in March, theyr'e now listed at over $300 a piece. But in a surprise mov...
NASA to Reveal Finalists for Next Robotic Solar System Mission Today
SPACE.com - 20 Dec 2017 17:19Coinbase Is Investigating Insider Trading for Bitcoin Cash
Motherboard - 20 Dec 2017 17:10
Trades were frozen hours after adding support.
Google's mobile-first search index has rolled out to a handful of sites
TechCrunch - 20 Dec 2017 17:02
Just over a year ago, Google announced a major change to the way its search index will rank sites: it will go mobile-first. As the company explained at the time, Google’s algorithms will eventually primarily use the mo...
Samsung's faster, smaller DRAM chips are coming to your next PC
Engadget - 20 Dec 2017 16:53
Samsung has built the smallest 8-gigabit DDR4 RAM chip ever using its second-generation 10-nanometer manufacturing tech, it said in a news release. The chips are 15 percent more energy efficient and run 10 percent faster...
Magic Leap finally shows off its massively hyped mixed reality headset
BGR - 20 Dec 2017 16:38
Magic Leap has been working on a mixed reality headset -- that is, a blend of AR and VR that theoretically provides the best of both worlds -- for the better part of a decade, and with over a billion dollars in funding, ...
SpaceX to skip first stage landing for upcoming Iridium launch
Space News - 20 Dec 2017 14:23
In a break from its now-standard practice, SpaceX will not attempt a landing of the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket on its next launch this week, the company confirmed Dec. 19. SpaceNews.com
Please don't like this article on Facebook - CNET
CNET - 20 Dec 2017 05:30
Commentary: Facebook is cracking down on those who ask for "likes." This makes it so hard for writers. Well, for everyone really.
Australian government announces 5G working group members
ZDNet - 20 Dec 2017 04:16
Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, and Huawei have all been included in the government's 5G working group, which will meet twice yearly with five government departments.
Android apps must have 64-bit support by August 2019
Engadget - 20 Dec 2017 04:03
Android has supported 64-bit apps ever since Lollipop arrived in 2015, but they haven't been necessary. Now, however, Google is laying down the law... or rather, it will. As of August 2019, Android apps will have to supp...
Massive leak exposes data on 123 million US households - CNET
CNET - 20 Dec 2017 04:01
An unsecured database contained a wide range of personal details about virtually every American household, researchers say.