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Startup Releases AI App to Detect Parkinson's Disease
Medical Design Technology - 8 Apr 2019 23:03
News A South Australia startup, Lookinglass, based at UniSA's Innovation & Collaboration Centre has today released an artificial intelligence (AI) web app that can detect early-stage Parkinson's disease... Contributed Au...
Real or Artificial? Tech Titans Declare AI Ethics Concerns
Medical Design Technology - 8 Apr 2019 19:54
News The biggest tech companies want you to know that they're taking special care to ensure that their use of artificial intelligence to sift through mountains of data, analyze faces or build virtual assistants doesn't s...
Way Day 2019 is coming—here’s everything you need to know about Wayfair's massive sale
USA Today - 8 Apr 2019 21:12
Get huge savings during Wayfair's biggest sale since Black Friday.
Reddit's 'Change My View' community becomes a dedicated site
Engadget - 8 Apr 2019 02:20
Reddit is known for a handful of communities that have taken on a life of their own, and that includes communities taking their efforts off Reddit entirely. The creator of the popular r/changemyview subreddit, Kal Turnbu...
UK to keep social networks in check with internet safety regulator - CNET
CNET - 8 Apr 2019 01:21
Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and a whole bunch of smaller platforms will face huge fines if they fail to live up to their "duty of care" to internet users.
Report: Saudi Arabia Making Brisk Progress on Experimental Nuclear Reactor
Gizmodo - 8 Apr 2019 00:10
A small, experimental nuclear reactor being constructed by Argentina's state-backed nuclear company INVAP at Saudi Arabia's King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology in Riyadh has spurred renewed concerns about Saud...
AMD's latest Ryzen Pro chips bring Vega graphics to work laptops
Engadget - 8 Apr 2019 23:36
Now that AMD has unveiled second-gen Ryzen chips for everyday laptops, it's turning its attention to the pro crowd. It's releasing a new wave of Ryzen Pro processors aimed at "premium" (but still highly portable) work ma...
Twitter drops the number of people you can follow in a day - CNET
CNET - 8 Apr 2019 23:31
The change is aimed at cracking down on spammers.
Israel's SpaceIL circles moon with Beresheet (Genesis)
Slash Gear - 8 Apr 2019 22:50
You might remember the name SpaceIL from its participation in the Google Lunar X Prize* contest in 2011. Their mission was to launch a craft to land on the moon. Here in 2019, they’re on the cusp of accomplishing that ...
Patient shielding provides negligible benefits while increasing risks
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:17
A new study makes the case for why it is time to abandon the practice of patient shielding in radiology.
Early molecular signs of high-risk pregnancy
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:17
Women who have healthy pregnancies tend to show distinct changes in the activities of immune genes starting early in pregnancy, while women who have complicated pregnancies tend to show clear departures from that pattern...
Testing how well water disinfectants damage antibiotic resistance genes
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
A team tested how well current water and wastewater disinfecting methods affect antibiotic resistance genes in bacterial DNA. While these methods work well to deter bacterial growth, they had varied success in either deg...
New technique to test for viral infections
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
Researchers have developed technology that can detect small amounts of antibodies in a person's blood. Using a small wire that is one-fourth the size of a human hair, the researchers developed a sensor that can detect as...
New DNA 'shredder' technique goes beyond CRISPR's scissors
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
An international team has unveiled a new CRISPR-based tool that acts more like a shredder than the usual scissor-like action of CRISPR-Cas9. The new approach, based on Type I CRISPR-Cas3, is able to wipe out long stretch...
Genes linked with the most common liver cancer
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
Researchers have provided the first summary of the experimental evidence supporting the AKR1B10 enzyme as a promising therapeutic target for Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), based on a review of more than 50 studies publi...
Cold plasma can kill 99.9% of airborne viruses
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
Dangerous airborne viruses are rendered harmless on-the-fly when exposed to energetic, charged fragments of air molecules, researchers have shown.
Five-minute sample processing enhances DNA imaging and analysis
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
Scientists have developed a fast, simple sample preparation method that enhances imaging of DNA to better analyze its physical properties and interactions.
Childhood trauma has lasting effect on brain connectivity in patients with depression
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 22:16
A study found that childhood trauma is linked to abnormal connectivity in the brain in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD). The paper shows symptom-specific, system-level changes in brain network connectivity in ...
Amazon's running a huge sale on Easter candy, today only
BGR - 8 Apr 2019 20:19
Whether or not you celebrate Easter, there's a one-day sale happening today on Amazon that you should definitely check out. Why? We have one word for you: candy! Amazon has a Gold Box sale on Monday that slashes prices o...
Mobile Phone Shipments to Stall As Users Keep Devices for Longer
The Mac Observer - 8 Apr 2019 19:07
Mobile phone shipments are set to contract slightly in 2019 before growing in 2020, as users are holding onto their devices for longer.
An EEG to assess a baby's developmental risk?
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 18:32
Does exposure to stress early in life affect a baby's brain development, and is there a way to single out babies who might benefit from early intervention? A new study used brain EEGs to begin to get at these questions i...
Robots created with 3D printers could be caring for those in golden years
Science Daily - 8 Apr 2019 18:32
Researchers have developed a new design method to create soft robots that may help in caregiving for elderly family members.