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Proposed reforms could force Apple to pay taxes all over EU, instead of just in headquarters locations
AppleInsider - 19 Mar 2018 16:26
This upcoming Wednesday, the European Commission is expected to reveal a tax proposal would require digital media companies -- including Apple -- to pay based on where they generate revenue, rather than where they choose...
Why ancient deer returned to the sea and became whales
New Scientist - 19 Mar 2018 12:50
Over the last 250 million years land animals have repeatedly begun exploiting the seas, giving rise to creatures like whales and walruses. The question is why
Scientists detect radio echoes of a black hole feeding on a star
EurekAlert! - 19 Mar 2018 06:00
(Massachusetts Institute of Technology) An MIT scientist has detected radio echoes of a black hole feeding on a star, suggesting black hole emits a jet of energy proportional to the stellar material it gobbles up.
Apple developing own MicroLED screens, says report
Slash Gear - 19 Mar 2018 05:02
If Apple had its way, it will have all its hardware designed and developed, but not manufactured, in-house. It has already done that with its own "A" processors and "M" co-processors, and it might soon be doing similarly...
Mark Zuckerberg Told to 'Stop Hiding Behind his Facebook Page' After Reports of Data Breach
Time - 19 Mar 2018 04:18
Report says Cambridge Analytica improperly harvested data of 50 million Facebook users
'Just go outside!' You can help NASA scientists by taking pictures of clouds
Digital Trends - 19 Mar 2018 00:56
Satellites can't see everything, and so NASA is asking science fans around the world to take pictures of clouds in the sky over the next month and submit them to help classify orbital weather observations. The post 'Just...
Russia: Well, Maybe It Was Actually the UK That Poisoned Our Ex-Spy With Our Soviet-Era Nerve Agent
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2018 00:20
According to the BBC, Russian ambassador to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov now says that the nerve agent used in the poisoning of 66-year-old former Russian spy-turned-double-agent Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old...
Sigma 105mm F1.4 Art Hands-on Photos
Photography Blog - 19 Mar 2018 20:30
Want to see exactly what the new Sigma 105mm F1.4 Art lens looks like in the flesh? Check out our hands-on gallery of photos of the Sigma 105mm F1.4 Art lens.
7 Reasons I Still Shoot Film in 2018
PetaPixel - 19 Mar 2018 20:10Google and Facebook have banned cryptocurrency ads -- but these networks still haven't
Re/code - 19 Mar 2018 16:40
Microsoft, Snap and Twitter are exceptions --for now. Google, the world's biggest online ad company, announced last week it would no longer show ads related to cryptocurrencies like bitcoin. That move followed Facebook's...
A better way to search for space aliens?
NBC News - 19 Mar 2018 16:39
The approach requires no new telescopes nor even any new experiments.
US Navy's Newest Attack Submarine Is Partially Operated With a 12-Year-Old Xbox Controller
Gizmodo - 19 Mar 2018 16:35
The United States Navy's newest submarine, the USS Colorado, went into service this weekend. In the Pentagon's announcement Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer called the vessel "a true marvel of technology and inno...
Facebook's Stock Is Plummeting Amid the Company's Latest Crisis. Here's What's Going On
Time - 19 Mar 2018 16:33
The social network is in hot water over privacy issues
New flexible computer chips could rewire an AI near you - CNET
CNET - 19 Mar 2018 16:11
Chipmaker Xilinx is betting its new Everest design will accelerate today's computing chores -- and appeal to programmers, not just hardware nerds.
Low Sperm Count Indicates Other Health Issues Not Just Infertility
Tech Times - 19 Mar 2018 16:06
Low sperm count does not just cause fertility problems. Researchers of a study involving 5,100 men also found that it could be an indication of other health problems in men.
This Hat Can Fool a Face Recognition System Into Thinking You're Moby
Motherboard - 19 Mar 2018 16:00
Researchers created an infrared light device that obscures your face from detection software and can even project someone else's face onto your own.
Measuring white dwarf masses with gravitational lensing
Phys.org - 19 Mar 2018 15:53
Measuring the mass of a celestial body is one of the most challenging tasks in observational astronomy. The most successful method uses binary systems because the orbital parameters of the system depend on the two masses...
Scientists create microscopic 'swimmers' controlled by a magnetic field
Phys.org - 19 Mar 2018 15:52
Rice University scientists have discovered what may be the simplest form of locomotion in the travels of micron-scale particles linked and driven by a magnetic field.
'Star Wars' droids point the way to NASA repair robots
Fox News - 19 Mar 2018 15:30
The "Star Wars" robots R2-D2 and BB-8 are the droids that NASA is looking for -- "astromechs" that can help repair spaceships on the fly, a NASA robotics engineer says.
Bitcoin is rebounding after plummeting to new lows over the weekend
BGR - 19 Mar 2018 15:23
The crypto market is now recovering after having taken quite a beating over the weekend. Bitcoin reached new lows for the month of March, dipping all the way down to around $7,300. Ethereum, the second biggest cryptocurr...
'Virtual Particles' Could Create Dark, Echoing Dead Stars
SPACE.com - 19 Mar 2018 13:33Camera Bag Review: Tenba DNA 15 Backpack
The Phoblographer - 19 Mar 2018 12:00
For the past few months, one bag has really dominated my use: the Tenba DNA 15 backpack. The Tenba DNA messenger line was designed for commuters in large cities and was billed as being stylish--though quite honestly it's...