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Don't Bring Flowers to a Party
Life Hacker - 18 Apr 2018 21:00
Your intentions are good. You learned long ago that the polite guest never shows up empty-handed to a dinner party and you've stuck by it. You always grab a bouquet of Trader Joe's wildflowers on your way to the fete tha...
Amazon made a web browser app for Android called... Internet
Pocket-lint - 18 Apr 2018 01:07
Amazon owns the Internet.Literally. It's launched a new web browser app for Android, and it's called Internet. The app went live in Google Play Store in
Evolution: Urban life leaves behind traces in the genome of bumblebees
EurekAlert! - 18 Apr 2018 06:00
(Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) Bumblebees living in the city have genes that differ from their relatives in the countryside. Although genetic differences are minor, they may influence how well the insects ...
World-first research into injury rates among people released from prison
EurekAlert! - 18 Apr 2018 06:00
(University of Melbourne) People released from prison who have both mental illness and substance use problems are at 12 times the risk of suffering injury compared to the general community, world-first research from the ...
Facebook's facial recognition features could cost it billions of dollars
Mashable - 18 Apr 2018 03:20Unique protein is a vulnerability in the malaria parasite
Science Daily - 18 Apr 2018 17:16
The malaria parasite is highly dependent on a unique protein for infecting new mosquitoes. This protein could be a target for the development of new drugs.
Scientists investigating a plastic-eating microbe accidentally improved it
Fox News - 18 Apr 2018 16:30
Some rare good news in the fight against plastic pollution: Scientists working with a plastic-eating microbe discovered in Japan two years ago accidentally created a mutant enzyme that sounds like an environmentalist's d...
First gene therapy treatment to stave off childhood degenerative brain disease wins national clinical excellence award
EurekAlert! - 18 Apr 2018 06:00
(Burness) The Clinical Research (CR) Forum, a non-profit membership association of top clinical research experts and thought leaders from the nation's leading academic health centers, today awarded its most prestigious h...
Green digitization: Botanical collections data answer real-world questions
EurekAlert! - 18 Apr 2018 06:00
(Botanical Society of America) Scientists are digitizing the wealth of data attached to herbarium specimens and using those data to address questions ranging from species identification to global climate change. This spe...
University of Delaware professor receives $2.3 million grant to study Achilles injuries
EurekAlert! - 18 Apr 2018 06:00
(University of Delaware) University of Delaware assistant professor Karin Gravare Silbernagel has received a five-year, $2.3 million Research Project Grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and...
Facebook will have to face a massive lawsuit over facial recognition
BGR - 18 Apr 2018 05:27
Remember that Facebook feature that lets you tag friends in photos with the help of facial recognition? Well, it might be illegal for Facebook to do that -- at least that's what a lawsuit in Illinois alleges. And a US fe...
Jordan Peele Uses Machine Learning Tools to Make a Fake Obama Warn Us About 'Fucked-Up Dystopia'
Gizmodo - 18 Apr 2018 05:25
As our descent into national madness continues, some have been sounding warning bells about a possible "fake news apocalypse"--the idea that technology is making it easier than ever to generate disinformation and propaga...
Air Force moves to expand international military space coalition
Space News - 18 Apr 2018 04:42
The Air Force will invite allied militaries, starting in 2019, to attend U.S. military schools where Air Force space officers learn about space warfare. SpaceNews.com
Following police investigation, Apple removes app that allowed users to hide photos behind a fake calculator app
BGR - 18 Apr 2018 02:30
Apple recently removed an app from the App Store that allowed users to hide sensitive photos and videos behind what was otherwise a fully functioning calculator app, according to a report from Business Insider. The app w...
Russia wants Telegram removed from Google Play Store
Android Authority - 18 Apr 2018 01:01Researchers claim hackers can create havoc in the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive
Digital Trends - 18 Apr 2018 00:38
A recent paper published by researchers from the University of New Haven in Connecticut shows that a vulnerability in OpenGL enables the team to alter the playing space and virtual environment on the HTC Vive and Oculus ...
Lowest Prices Ever: High-end 12" MacBook on sale for $969; loaded 15" MacBook Pros from $1,949; iMac deals as low as $779
AppleInsider - 18 Apr 2018 23:54
The lowest prices we've ever seen on popular MacBooks, MacBook Pros and iMacs are in effect now with our exclusive coupon. Save up to $1,150 on loaded configs with prices starting at just $779. All with free shipping and...
Save $100 on the insanely powerful Razer Phone for a limited time
Android Central - 18 Apr 2018 21:39
Right now you can save $100 on the Razer Phone when you use coupon code 120HZ during checkout. While it may not have a flashy edge-to-edge display or the latest and greatest in camera technology, the Razer Phone has a bu...
Boeing bows out of GPS 3 competition
Space News - 18 Apr 2018 19:08
Boeing has decided to not challenge Lockheed Martin for the next production lot of up to 22 GPS 3 satellites. SpaceNews.com
Can You Guess What Polaroid Originals is Hinting At With Instant Film?
The Phoblographer - 18 Apr 2018 18:00
While we're yet to see Polaroid Originals and Fujifilm battle it out in court for the latter's Instax Square being almost identical to the former's trademark square film, things are still getting interesting for the two ...
House committee approved revised NASA authorization bill
Space News - 18 Apr 2018 16:56
The House Science Committee, after some unusual last-minute drama, approved a NASA authorization bill April 17 that offers more support to the agency's Earth science program. SpaceNews.com
Team backed by Microsoft co-founder locates USS Helena wreck
ABC News - 18 Apr 2018 16:48
Nearly 75 years after the USS Helena was sunk by Japanese torpedoes in the waters off the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, an expedition team backed by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen reported finding its wreckage