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Waves Washing Through Blue 'Supergiant' Stars Change Their Brightness
SPACE.com - 9 May 2019 13:00
A new study shows that blue supergiants -- a rare type of supermassive star -- change brightness because of waves breaking on their surfaces.
Apple patent for "inductive interconnection system" -- Think iPad / Apple Pencil charging on other devices.
The Loop - 9 May 2019 15:50
Patently Apple: The invention allows the system to extend to a future Apple Pencil for iPhone and through to other accessories that could be charged by a host device. Perhaps the AirPods case sitting on an iDevice. Imagi...
For better or worse, the Iron Throne is Game of Thrones' endgame
The Verge - 9 May 2019 18:19
In retrospect, Game of Thrones warned us that it was all #ForTheThrone at the beginning of the months-long hype campaign for the final season. As we approach the final two episodes of the series, that idea -- not the war...
'Massive' Florida alligator does 'death roll' during 'wrestling match' with officers near school bus stop
Fox News - 9 May 2019 23:02
A "massive" alligator had to be removed from beside a children's school bus stop in Florida Thursday morning.
Alibaba opens e-commerce platform to sellers outside of China
Engadget - 9 May 2019 18:27
China's e-commerce giant Alibaba is now allowing businesses from a select few other countries to sell goods on its platform. AliExpress, which enabled small and medium-sized companies in China to sell goods to over 150 c...
Blue Origin launches "Club for the Future" to inspire a new generation of space exploration
TechCrunch - 9 May 2019 23:07
As part of his big reveal of Blue Origin’s new lunar lander, “Blue Moon”, Jeff Bezos announced Club for the Future, a new organization to inspire a new generation of space explorers and entrepreneurs. The new organ...
New brain tumor imaging technique uses protein found in scorpion venom
Science Daily - 9 May 2019 21:34
A novel imaging technique that uses a synthesized form of scorpion venom to light up brain tumors has shown promise in a clinical trial.
New Initiative Aims to Fast-Track Women into Cybersecurity Careers
Dark Reading - 9 May 2019 21:00
'100 Women in 100 Days' is a career development program made possible by a $160,000 gift from Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
Study shows one third of statin patients don't reach healthy levels of 'bad' cholesterol
Science Daily - 9 May 2019 20:27
Using electronic health records from the Indiana Network for Patient Care, a new population health study of entire state found that one third of statin patients don't reach healthy levels of 'bad' cholesterol. Results sh...
Apple's loaded 15-inch MacBook Pros drop to record low prices
AppleInsider - 9 May 2019 20:06
Exclusively at AppleInsider, readers can save $600 to $900 instantly on premium Mid 2018 15-inch MacBook Pros with loads of upgrades, including Core i9 processors and 32GB of RAM. Special financing incentives are also av...
Amazon Echo Dot Kids Edition violated children's privacy law, say advocacy groups
Mashable - 9 May 2019 17:38Authorities Arrest Administrators of Portal to Dark Web Marketplaces
SecurityWeek - 9 May 2019 16:51
Two Israeli citizens arrested this week are accused of being the administrators of a website that linked to numerous illegal dark web marketplaces.
Using an X-Ray Laser, Researchers Make the Loudest Underwater Sound
Physics Buzz - 9 May 2019 15:45
Researchers from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have produced an underwater sound so intense that it rivals the Earth-shaking roar of a rocket launch. "It is just below the threshold where [the sound] would boil th...
Dyson patents and memo offer a cryptic tease of its first EV
Engadget - 9 May 2019 14:31
Sir James Dyson has revealed some early details about the company's electric car in a memo sent to employees and seen by Bloomberg and The Telegraph. A set of patents that recently became public also includes diagrams th...
U.S. adults are spending big on video games, playing mostly on smartphones
Reuters - 9 May 2019 14:24
The average American video gamer is 33 years old, prefers to play on their smartphone and is spending big on content -- 20 percent more than a year ago and 85 percent more than in 2015, a report showed on Thursday.
First randomized controlled trial of FMT for obesity shows potential progress
EurekAlert! - 9 May 2019 06:00
(Digestive Disease Week) Using capsules filled with fecal matter from a lean donor, researchers successfully changed some of the composition of the gut microbiota of patients with obesity, a possible step toward a new tr...
Intel 10nm chips finally ready to ship next month, 7nm in two years
Slash Gear - 9 May 2019 05:36
It may have long thrown in the mobile and IoT towels and just recently yielded its 5G stake, but Intel arguably remains the most important CPU maker in the computing market. Just ask the OEMs, including Apple, whose prod...
Netflix completes 'Kimmy Schmidt' with an interactive episode in 2020
Engadget - 9 May 2019 04:30
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt fans will get one more episode of the series, which ended its four season run on Netflix in January. During a Netflix FYSEE panel about the series tonight, creator and executive producer Tina Fe...
Lockheed Martin mulls electronically steered antennas for Verge ground station expansion
Space News - 9 May 2019 03:48
Lockheed Martin's Verge ground station network should have coverage for satellites passing over the continental United States next year, with the timeline for a global build out determined by what antenna technology the ...
San Diego man arrested after rifle-shaped bong causes gun scare
BGR - 9 May 2019 02:08
A gun scare prompted San Diego police to close downtown streets yesterday after reports of a man waving an assault rifle out of a hotel window began flooding emergency lines. Acting out of an abundance of caution, police...
NASA astronaut pays a sweet tribute to Peter Mayhew in space - CNET
CNET - 9 May 2019 01:48
The Chewbacca actor receives love from the crew of the International Space Station.
5,000-year-old mass grave suggests importance of family in ancient cultures, research finds
Fox News - 9 May 2019 00:23
A 5,000-year-old grave found in Poland was discovered to be filled with extended family members and appear to have been buried by someone who knew them, according to new research.