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Apple's new AirPods are $10 off with no tax in 48 states, grab them while you can
AppleInsider - 22 Mar 2019 21:07
More exclusive deals on Apple's latest products continue to roll in as we kick off the weekend. Apple authorized reseller Adorama is knocking $10 off AirPods 2 pre-orders -- or $5 off the wireless charging case by itself...
Nintendo Labo's new VR kit looks even better in action
Slash Gear - 22 Mar 2019 22:30
Earlier this month, Nintendo unveiled the Nintendo Labo VR Kit, which is the fourth Toy-Con kit to launch for Labo. As the name suggests, the VR Kit allows you to make a pair of VR goggles out of cardboard, which are the...
FDA Approves Ketamine Derivative as Depression Treatment for First Time
Discover - 22 Mar 2019 22:39
Treatment-resistant depression affects 1 in 3 of the estimated 16.2 million adults in the U.S. who have suffered at least one major depressive episode. For them, two or more therapies have failed and the risk of suicide ...
Florida Man Challenge: Why is everyone Googling their own birthdays? - CNET
CNET - 22 Mar 2019 04:30
Google "Florida Man" and your birthdate, and find a bizarre crime from the Sunshine State to call your own.
Hundreds of Thousands of Medtronic Defibrillators Could Be Vulnerable to Hacking Due to Flaw
Gizmodo - 22 Mar 2019 04:15
The Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has issued an alert that some Medtronic implanted defibrillators contain vulnerabilities that would allow them exploited by attackers...
Your Facebook Password Isn't Safe. Neither Is Your Android Phone
Wired - 22 Mar 2019 02:19
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Mashable - 22 Mar 2019 01:00Finally! A DNA Computer That Can Actually Be Reprogrammed
Wired - 22 Mar 2019 00:10
DNA computers have to date only been able to run one algorithm, but a new design shows how these machines can be made more flexible--and useful.
Potential new therapy for liver diseases
Science Daily - 22 Mar 2019 17:33
Drug therapy may effectively treat a potentially life-threatening condition associated with cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases, according to a new study.
Facebook allegedly knew of Cambridge Analytica data mining earlier than reported - CNET
CNET - 22 Mar 2019 05:20
Document in court case includes employees' discussion about violating company policies, according to a court filing.
Vega Rocket Launches Earth-Watching PRISMA Satellite for Italy
SPACE.com - 22 Mar 2019 04:23
A European Vega rocket launched the Italian Earth-observation satellite PRISMA into orbit late Thursday (March 21).
Squishing blood stem cells could facilitate harvest for transplants
Science Daily - 22 Mar 2019 22:33
How deformable cells are, and thus how stiff or squishy they are, plays an important role in retaining blood-forming stem cells in their marrow niches and thus preserving their long-term repopulation capabilities.
Anti-TB drugs can increase risk of TB re-infection
Science Daily - 22 Mar 2019 22:33
Current treatments for tuberculosis (TB) are very effective in controlling TB infection caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). They don't, however, always prevent reinfection. Why this happens is one of the long-sta...
Furious Over Falling Pay, Los Angeles Uber Drivers Prepare to Strike
Gizmodo - 22 Mar 2019 22:19
In recent weeks Uber drivers in the greater Los Angeles area opened their apps to find the ridesharing company had enacted an approximately 25 percent reduction in their per-mile earnings to just 60 cents, a mere two cen...
From Popular Anesthetic to Antidepressant, Ketamine Isn't the Drug You Think It Is
Discover - 22 Mar 2019 22:15
An hour before we spoke, Darragh O'Carroll, an emergency room physician from Hawaii, had just given an elderly patient a sedating shot of ketamine. The man had pneumonia and was acting confused and fidgety, making him ha...
'Great Escape' POW's incredible WWII diary surfaces, sold at auction
Fox News - 22 Mar 2019 21:39
The remarkable diary of a Royal Air Force officer who played a part in the famous "Great Escape" breakout from the Stalag Luft III POW camp has been sold at auction in the U.K.
Obese mouse mothers trigger heart problems in offspring
Science Daily - 22 Mar 2019 20:05
Mitochondria manufacture energy in every cell of the body, including heart muscle cells. A new study shows that cardiac mitochondria are abnormal in the offspring of mouse mothers that become obese due to a high-fat, hig...
24 GHz Auction Update: Bids Climb Toward $1B
Medical Design Technology - 22 Mar 2019 18:53
News As of Friday morning, proceeds in the FCC's auction of millimeter wave spectrum in the 24 GHz band were climbing toward $1 billion. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Carriers
'5GE' Speed Experience in Line with 4G: Opensignal
Medical Design Technology - 22 Mar 2019 17:58
Data Focus OpenSignal's data shows that the biggest difference in experience depends on whether a user has an LTE-A Pro-capable device, rather than which carrier they use. Staff Author: Bevin Fletcher Topics: Devices
Mailing colorectal cancer screening kit found effective, regardless of financial incentive
Science Daily - 22 Mar 2019 17:33
Roughly a quarter of patients overdue for colorectal cancer screening mailed completed kits back within two months, even if they weren't given any kind of financial incentive.
Amazon sale slashes prices on the little box your cable company hates, today only
BGR - 22 Mar 2019 17:19
If you're like us and pretty much everyone else in the country who pays for cable internet, you hate paying for cable internet. Well, we would happily pay for internet access if it wasn't to a monopoly that lobbied for e...
Medtronic Defibrillators Have Critical Flaws, Warns DHS
Threatpost - 22 Mar 2019 17:07
The unpatched vulnerabilities exist in 20 products made by the popular Medtronics medical device manufacturer, including defibrillators and home patient monitoring systems.