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Hitting the Books: Teaching AI to sing slime mold serenades
Engadget - 28 Sep 2019 16:00
Welcome to Hitting the Books. With less than one in five Americans reading just for fun these days, we've done the hard work for you by scouring the internet for the most interesting, thought provoking books on science a...
Dark Mode Is for Suckers
Gizmodo - 28 Sep 2019 16:00
Dark mode is everywhere. Apple's newly released iOS 13? Dark mode. Android 10? Dark mode. Windows 10, macOS Mojave, Chrome, Firefox, Gmail, and Slack--blessed, healing dark mode. It's the must-have feature for the dim da...
The best API strategy is not to start with an API strategy
ZDNet - 28 Sep 2019 14:00
'You don't.start with an API strategy. You tart with a business strategy and customer experience. Then you figure out what APIs need to be in place,'
3 monster black holes are going to collide
Fox News - 28 Sep 2019 00:25
A trio of supermassive black holes is going to collide.
Court says Tesla and Musk's tweet violated labor laws
Engadget - 28 Sep 2019 21:02
Tesla broke labor laws by interfering with legitimate union organizing, among other things, California administrative law judge Amita Baman Tracy has ruled. The automaker apparently committed a number of violations again...
Carry all the stuff with the 2020 Toyota 4Runner Venture Edition - Roadshow
CNET - 28 Sep 2019 17:13
A standard roof rack provides more utility when needed.
New blood test capable of detecting multiple types of cancer
Science Daily - 28 Sep 2019 14:27
A new blood test in development has shown ability to screen for numerous types of cancer with a high degree of accuracy, a trial of the test shows.
Tesla, Elon Musk violated labor laws, judge rules
TechCrunch - 28 Sep 2019 03:23
Tesla broke national labor laws when it unfairly prevented workers from unionizing, an administrative law judge in California ruled Friday. The ruling, which will likely be appealed, was first reported by Bloomberg. Tesl...
Astronauts on the ISS are playing with slime while waiting for new cargo shipment
BGR - 28 Sep 2019 02:22
Earlier this week, Japanese space agency JAXA fired off a new resupply to the International Space Station. With such a busy week aboard the ISS -- new crew members also arrived this week -- the shipment of science experi...
Health experts call for cigarette-style health warnings on salt shakers
Slash Gear - 28 Sep 2019 00:45
It’s no secret that too much salt is bad for one’s health, but that doesn’t stop many people from overindulging in the seasoning. As a result, a number of health organizations around the world are calling for healt...
Open source developers: Stop blocking organizations you don't like
TechRepublic - 28 Sep 2019 00:10
Seth Vargo doesn't like ICE, which is fine, but yanking his Chef library is not. Here's why.
Saturday's Best Deals: Philips OneBlade, Eddie Bauer, Indie Beauty, and More
Life Hacker - 28 Sep 2019 16:45
A Philips OneBlade Face+Body deal, a discounted GPS running watch from Garmin, and an Eddie Bauer Gold Box lead off Saturday's best deals from around the web.
Forget Area 51
Scientific American - 28 Sep 2019 16:00
There are way more important planetary concerns to direct your attention to --
Astronomers spotted a planet that shouldn't exist
BGR - 28 Sep 2019 15:01
When we imagine what other solar systems are like it's easy to fall into a trap of assuming that our own system is a model that all others must follow. That's simply not the case, and astronomers know that solar systems ...
How to survive the Whole30 challenge - CNET
CNET - 28 Sep 2019 15:00
With advice from people who have been there before.
Greta Thunberg's Digital Rise Calls Back to a Pre-Digital Era
Wired - 28 Sep 2019 15:00
The climate activist's ability to dominate social media is powerful--and, surprisingly, similar to what young people did in the 1960s.
A DoorDash Breach Exposes Data of 4.9 Million Customers
Wired - 28 Sep 2019 15:00
A NotPetya lawsuit, bricked Mac Pros, and more of the week's top security news.
Ultrasound can reveal gene expression in the body
Science Daily - 28 Sep 2019 14:27
Researchers are developing a technique for imaging mammalian gene expression with ultrasound by combining human bacteria and virus DNA.
Safe mercury levels in Kotzebue Sound fish
Science Daily - 28 Sep 2019 14:27
A new analysis of Kotzebue Sound fish has found that mercury levels in a variety of its subsistence species are safe for unrestricted consumption. The study tested 297 subsistence-caught fish. The average mercury levels ...
Unpiloted Japanese Cargo Ship Delivers Fresh Batteries and More to Space Station
SPACE.com - 28 Sep 2019 14:24
A Japanese cargo ship successfully reached to the International Space Station Saturday (Sept. 28) carrying 4 tons of supplies, including new batteries for the outpost's solar power grid.
Microsoft Expands List of Blocked File Types in Outlook on the Web
SecurityWeek - 28 Sep 2019 14:17
Microsoft this week announced plans to add some new file extensions to the list of file types that are blocked in Outlook on the web. When the change will be operated, it will immediately result in Outlook on the web use...
Washing Machines May Sometimes Harbor Drug-Resistant Bacteria, Report Says
Live Science - 28 Sep 2019 13:50
A new study suggests that washing machines can sometimes harbor drug-resistant bacteria.