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MIT podcast breaks down the facts on climate change
MIT - 2 May 2019 23:10
TILclimate (Today I Learned: Climate) podcast demystifies the science, technology, and policy surrounding climate change in 10-minute bites.
Last iPad unveiled by Steve Jobs now consigned to Apple's 'obsolete' list
ZDNet - 2 May 2019 14:01
Apple will no longer provide services or parts for the eight-year-old iPad 2.
Adobe tests doubling the price on its Lightroom and Photoshop plan
The Verge - 2 May 2019 19:21
Adobe is testing raising the price for its Creative Cloud Photography plan, taking it from $10 / month to $20 / month, as spotted by PetaPixel. Previously, the Photography plan was the cheapest Creative Cloud subscriptio...
A 28-Year-Old Man Cracked His Neck and Gave Himself a Stroke
Gizmodo - 2 May 2019 21:45
A 28-year-old man in Oklahoma tore a vertebral artery in his neck that leads to his brain, causing him to suffer a stroke, ABC affiliate KOCO News reports. According to the news outlet, Josh Hader of Guthrie, Oklahoma ru...
Bring a little smarts into your home with deep discounts on the Echo Dot and Google Home Mini
PC World - 2 May 2019 18:21
Smart speakers come in all shapes and sizes, and if you aren't looking for a home theater replacement, the tinier the better. And today, their prices match their stature: Amazon is selling the third-gen Echo Dot for $30R...
Cryptographic Breakthrough Helps Spies to Shake Hands
Medical Design Technology - 2 May 2019 14:40
News When spies meet, they use secret handshakes to confirm their identities, ensuring they are who they say they are. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, and colleagues, have solved a 15-year-old... Con...
Austrian construction group Porr hit by cyber attack
Reuters - 2 May 2019 14:12
Austrian construction company Porr detected a cyber attack on its communication infrastructure on Thursday and its telephone lines and emails were disrupted, the company said.
New brain mechanisms regulating body weight identified: Rodent study
Neuroscience News - 2 May 2019 21:31
Interleukin-6 interacts with leptin in the lateral parabrachial nucleus to reduce food intake. Reducing IL-6 in the IPBL increases weight gain and could help explain why some are more prone to overeating and obesity.
Origin Story
Motherboard - 2 May 2019 19:41
Give us a hero, the people said. So for everyone's sake, the genius tried.
Open heart surgery outperforms stents in patients with multivessel disease
Science Daily - 2 May 2019 17:36
Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may be the best treatment option for most patients with more than one blocked heart artery.
A New Storage Breakthrough Could Squeeze a Library's Worth of Data Into a Teaspoon of Protein
Gizmodo - 2 May 2019 16:40
By 2020, researchers estimate that the world's digital archive will weigh in at around 44 trillion gigabytes. That's an astounding amount of data that isn't necessarily being stored in the safest of places. Most storage ...
InSight Captures Sunrise and Sunset on Mars
SpaceRef - 2 May 2019 05:25
A camera on the spacecraft's robotic arm snapped the photos on April 24 and 25, the 145th Martian day, or sol, of the mission....
A huge asteroid will squeak by Earth in 2029, and you'll be able to see it without a telescope
BGR - 2 May 2019 05:07
Roughly a decade from now, a rather sizable space rock is going to have a very close encounter with Earth -- on Friday the 13th, no less. On April 13th, 2029, the asteroid known as Apophis will pass by Earth at a distanc...
Qualcomm Scored $4.5 Billion or More in Settlement With Apple
Gizmodo - 2 May 2019 03:30
Semiconductor and telecommunications equipment manufacturer Qualcomm said on Wednesday it will take home a one-time payment of between $4.5 billion to $4.7 billion from its settlement with tech giant Apple over the next ...
Saturn's moon Titan has a massive strip of water ice, and scientists don't know why
BGR - 2 May 2019 02:08
Like many of the larger bodies in our solar system, Saturn's massive moon Titan has long been of interest to astronomers due to its unique surface features. NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which studied Saturn for over 13 yea...
Amazon says warehouse jobs aren't going away anytime soon
Slash Gear - 2 May 2019 01:57
Amazon has no plans to transition to fully automated warehouses at any point in the near future, the company has confirmed. The news addresses concerns over whether the company’s warehouse workers will soon be replaced...
Apple Music falls to fifth place in latest brand intimacy study, overtaken by Spotify
9 to 5 Mac - 2 May 2019 00:42
Apple Music came in at the top in MBLM’s Brand Intimacy survey last year. This time around, however, Apple Music has slipped to number five, being overtaken by Spotify and several others. more… The post Apple Music f...
Navy Plans to Document UFO Sightings, But Keep Them Confidential
SPACE.com - 2 May 2019 23:06
The U.S. Navy plans to set up an official reporting and investigative system that will monitor reports from its pilots about UFOs.
What's Trending in Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs)
Medical Design Technology - 2 May 2019 22:38
Article Makers of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) continue to improve their products for longer lifetime, higher efficiency and brightness, and other performance factors. With these enhancements, LEDs are paving the way... ...
Link between starch digestion gene, gut bacteria
Science Daily - 2 May 2019 22:30
A newly discovered relationship between genetic variation and the gut microbiome could help nutritionists personalize their recommendations. People with a high number of copies of a gene called AMY1, which expresses a sa...
Blood pressure drug shows no benefit in Parkinson's disease
Science Daily - 2 May 2019 22:16
A study of a blood pressure drug does not show any benefit for people with Parkinson's disease.
Perils of water polo head injuries
Science Daily - 2 May 2019 22:16
Water polo athletes take note: A new study maps out the frequency of head injuries in the sport and reveals which positions are the most vulnerable.