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Region, age, and sex decide who gets arthritis-linked 'fabella' knee bone
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2019 03:15
The once-rare 'fabella' bone has made a dramatic resurgence in human knees, but who's likely to have a fabella or two -- and why?
Catalan separatists have tooled up with a decentralized app for civil disobedience
TechCrunch - 18 Oct 2019 02:48
Is our age of ubiquitous smartphones and social media turning into an era of mass civil unrest? Two years after holding an independence referendum and unilaterally declaring independence in defiance of the Spanish state ...
Apple CEO Tim Cook calls on Senate to pass immigration act
AppleInsider - 18 Oct 2019 02:36
Apple CEO Tim Cook continued to push for immigration reform on Thursday, and in a tweet urged the U.S. Senate to pass legislation that aims to streamline the process for so-called "high-skilled" applicants.
China market regulator chief met with Apple CEO Tim Cook
Reuters - 18 Oct 2019 04:53
China's market regulator chief Xiao Yaqing met with Apple Inc's Chief Executive Tim Cook in Beijing on Thursday, the regulator said on Friday.
Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency faces new hurdle from G7 nations
Reuters - 18 Oct 2019 02:58
Facebook's plans to launch its Libra cryptocurrency faced a new hurdle on Thursday, when the Group of Seven wealthy nations said such "stablecoins" should not be allowed to launch until the profound international risks t...
NASA InSight rover digs its 'mole' into the dusty Mars landscape
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2019 01:45
NASA’s InSight rover has dug its ‘mole’ about two centimeters into the surface of Mars, the space agency announced today. This process involved the spacecraft’s robotic arm, which is home to a heat probe NASA cal...
ON1 Photo RAW 2020 comes with new AI features, SmugMug integration and more
DP Review - 18 Oct 2019 15:26
ON1 has released the latest version of its Raw processing and image editing and organization application Photo RAW. Photo RAW 2020 comes with new AI features, new filters, SmugMug sharing, X-Rite integration and more imp...
Lebanon scraps WhatsApp fee amid violent protests
Reuters - 18 Oct 2019 04:30
Demonstrators and police clashed in Lebanon on Thursday as thousands of people rallied against the government's handling of an economic crisis, in one of the biggest protests the country has seen in years.
Google Books redesign makes it easier to find background info
Engadget - 18 Oct 2019 03:16
It's Google Books' 15th birthday, and the tech giant is celebrating it by giving the service a makeover. The redesigned version makes each title's most pertinent information easier to access -- and it puts details in nea...
Samsung admits fingerprint reader flaw, promises software fix
ZDNet - 18 Oct 2019 03:13
Samsung has promised to provide a software update to fix the glaring security issue that allows users to bypass the fingerprint reader through using third-party screen protectors.
Motorola Razr with foldable screen might finally debut next month
Slash Gear - 18 Oct 2019 02:57
It seems that the foldable hype is showing no signs of slowing down just yet. The Huawei Mate X, for example, might finally see a launch in China before the month is over. Now it seems that Motorola of all companies is g...
Yet another patent from Samsung with wild ideas for a new phone has been unearthed
BGR - 18 Oct 2019 02:55
Studying Samsung's patent activity is always a good way to get a sense of where its future smartphone technology and innovations might be headed, as the company rushes to put its stamp on all manner of new designs and ad...
California's Earthquake Early Warning system rolls out statewide
Engadget - 18 Oct 2019 02:44
As expected, today California governor Gavin Newsom announced the launch of a statewide Earthquake Early Warning System. Based on reports from sensors embedded in the ground across the state, it can detect tremors and de...
Crowdsourced traffic is available for more Google Maps users
Mashable - 18 Oct 2019 02:39Martin Luther King's daughter tells Facebook disinformation helped kill civil rights leader
Reuters - 18 Oct 2019 02:25
Disinformation campaigns helped lead to the assassination of Martin Luther King, the daughter of the U.S. civil rights champion said on Thursday after the head of Facebook said social media should not factcheck political...
How to (mostly) remove annoying Memoji from the iMessage keyboard
Mashable - 18 Oct 2019 02:08How to watch the historic first all-female spacewalk on ISS Friday - CNET
CNET - 18 Oct 2019 01:37
Tune in on to witness two women stepping out into space together for the first time.
Work/Life: How to recognize, treat, and avoid burnout
Digital Trends - 18 Oct 2019 01:30
On this episode of Work/Life, we talk about one of the biggest dangers facing workers today: Burnout. When it comes to job or career burnout, everybody is susceptible. Find out what you can do to avoid and manage burnout...
Ghost nets: Tackling a silent killer of the seas
BBC - 18 Oct 2019 01:10
Ghost nets kill huge numbers of marine animals every year, but new tech might help prevent that.
Why It's So Hard to Make a Better Baby Formula
Discover - 18 Oct 2019 21:56
(Credit: Odua Images/Shutterstock) Scan the aisles of any grocery store, and you'll find a plethora of infant formula options, all designed to meet the nutrient needs of growing infants, who nearly triple their body weig...
Creatine powers T cells' fight against cancer
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2019 19:11
The study, conducted in mice, is the first to show that creatine uptake is critical to the anti-tumor activities of killer T cells, the foot soldiers of the immune system.
A new discovery: How our memories stabilize while we sleep
Science Daily - 18 Oct 2019 18:55
Scientists have shown that delta waves emitted while we sleep are not generalized periods of silence during which the cortex rests, as has been described for decades in the scientific literature. Instead, they isolate as...