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A 'Catastrophic' Fire Destroyed This Incredible Bronze Age Settlement a Year After It Was Built
Gizmodo - 12 Jun 2019 16:50
A remarkably well-preserved Bronze Age settlement dubbed the 'British Pompeii' was destroyed by fire around a year after it was constructed, according to new research. It's one of many new findings that's shedding light ...
2019 iPhone could finally take on Google Pixel's amazing Night Sight
Cult of Mac - 12 Jun 2019 15:45
Apple is developing its very own Night Sight feature for the next-generation iPhone lineup, according to a new report. Google's Pixel handsets have been well and truly beating rivals on low-light camera performance for y...
Free fix for your broken iPhone, Mac, or other Apple device, even if it's out of warranty (June 2019 edition)
ZDNet - 12 Jun 2019 14:14
Apple has sixteen repair and extension programs covering iPhones, Mac, and much more, that are ongoing which mean you could be entitled to a free repair if you own an eligible device. (Updated June 2019)
NASA's about to test a safer rocket fuel for the first time ever
BGR - 12 Jun 2019 03:03
The fuel that powers most spacecraft today is incredibly toxic to living organisms. That's normally not a big issue when you're sending something into space, but it can still pose some risks if a mishap results in a spac...
Electronic Inhaler Monitoring Reduces Hospitalizations, ER Visits in Patients with COPD
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jun 2019 22:45
News In one of the first-of-its-kind studies, Cleveland Clinic researchers found that the use of electronic inhaler monitoring, in combination with a disease management program, is associated with reduced healthcare util...
Facebook wants your actual blood
BGR - 12 Jun 2019 16:58
Facebook isn't happy just hoarding your data for its own good, so now it wants your actual blood. But it's all for a good cause, as the site's new Blood Donation notifications feature could help lives. Soon, Facebook use...
Humans are probably safe from a catastrophic asteroid strike -- for now
Fox News - 12 Jun 2019 16:35
If you ever clean out the gutters on your roof, take note: The dirt you're tossing may have come from outer space.
Two hacking groups responsible for huge spike in hacked Magento 2.x stores
ZDNet - 12 Jun 2019 14:42
Number of hacked Magento 2.x stores doubles for the third month in a row.
Machinists union mobilizing to defeat HASC chairman's space launch legislation
Space News - 12 Jun 2019 04:14
A bipartisan amendment to strike Smith's space launch provisions is expected to be offered by Colorado lawmakers Lamborn and Crow. SpaceNews.com
Citizen Scientists Re-tune Hubble's Galaxy Classification
SpaceRef - 12 Jun 2019 04:10
Hundreds of thousands of volunteers have helped to overturn almost a century of galaxy classification, in a new study using data from the longstanding Galaxy Zoo project....
Psyche Mission Has a Metal World in Its Sights
SpaceRef - 12 Jun 2019 03:52
Designed to explore a metal asteroid that could be the heart of a planet, the Psyche mission is readying for a 2022 launch....
Foxconn suggests it could manufacture all US iPhones outside of China
BGR - 12 Jun 2019 03:30
In light of all the threats Donald Trump has made in regards to increasing import tariffs on Chinese-made goods, shares of Apple have been particularly volatile as of late. In early May, for example, Apple shares were tr...
Apple's iCloud has been a poor experience in Windows, but a new update seeks to fix that
Ars Technica - 12 Jun 2019 03:12
It brings over several iCloud features that weren't available in Windows before.
Superfast gene sequencing helps diagnose critically ill patients
Science Daily - 12 Jun 2019 23:34
In an analysis of the real-world impact of a pioneering test called metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), developed by scientists to diagnose patients with mysterious inflammatory neurological conditions, the te...
Nintendo Switch and 3DS games on sale for E3 2019: Ones worth scooping up - CNET
CNET - 12 Jun 2019 22:33
Nintendo's eShop sale going on through June 18 has a lot of good games to get.
Norovirus structures could help develop treatments for food poisoning
Science Daily - 12 Jun 2019 22:29
Researchers have used cryo-EM and computational tools to reconstruct the shell structures of four different strains of human noroviruses. Deciphering this can help inform future vaccine developments against the virus.
Inexpensive, simple fabrication method poised to expand microlens applications
Phys.org - 12 Jun 2019 22:06
A growing number of applications, including smartphone cameras, depend on microlenses to boost performance. A newly developed technology, called laser catapulting, could make it much easier and less expensive to fabricat...
Discovery of Field-Induced Pair Density Wave State in High Temperature Superconductors
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jun 2019 21:57
News Superconductors are quantum materials that are perfect transmitters of electricity and electronic information. Although they form the technological basis of solid-state quantum computing, they are also its key limit...
Could Playing Computer Games Improve Your Peripheral Vision?
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jun 2019 21:52
News Playing computer games could help improve people's peripheral vision, new research reveals. Researchers have found a significant improvement in the peripheral awareness of people who played computer games specially....
Behind the magic: Making moving photos a reality
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jun 2019 21:45
News People moving in and out of photographs used to be reserved for the world of Harry Potter. But now computer scientists at the University of Washington have brought that magic to real life. Their algorithm, Photo Wak...
Eliminating Infamous Security Threats
Medical Design Technology - 12 Jun 2019 21:24
News Speculative memory side-channel attacks are security vulnerabilities in computers for which no efficient solutions have been found. Existing solutions only address specific security threats without solving the under...
Facebook emails could show CEO Mark Zuckerberg knew of privacy issues, report says - CNET
CNET - 12 Jun 2019 21:15
It's another potential black eye for the company.