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"An Easy Girl," Reviewed: Rebecca Zlotowski's Brilliant Portrayal of a Teen-ager's Brush with Glitz
The New Yorker - 13 Aug 2020 02:55
Richard Brody reviews the director's new film, which borrows tropes, tones, and even a lead actress from reality TV but looks behind the genre's vulgar appeal.
See Who Has Donated to a Political Campaign With These Tools
Life Hacker - 13 Aug 2020 19:00
One way to sneakily learn more about someone's politics and the issues they truly care about is to figure out which campaigns they've backed financially. Sometimes you'll find unexpected surprises or learn that where som...
Minted.com CEO Mariam Naficy shares 'the biggest surprise about entrepreneurship'
TechCrunch - 13 Aug 2020 00:50
At TechCrunch Early Stage, Minted CEO and serial founder Mariam Naficy got into the weeds with us on some of the topics founders don’t often discuss. What’s the difference between expectations and reality when it com...
John Williams' epic Vienna concert gets the Dolby Atmos treatment
Pocket-lint - 13 Aug 2020 15:18
An epic John Williams concert featuring his best-known music has been remastered in Dolby Atmos. You can experience the concert in Atmos Music if you have
Facebook AI Chief Pushes the Technology's Limits
Wall Street Journal - 13 Aug 2020 17:59
Yann LeCun is one of a handful of scientists at companies and universities world-wide training artificial intelligence to better learn by itself.
Intel's 'Client 2.0' computer of the future is a device customized to your needs
PC World - 13 Aug 2020 15:00
If Intel's view of the future is right, you may one day be shopping for a compute device that's custom-tailored for you, rather than a device that's one-size-fits-all. The company detailed its long view of the future of ...
RedCurl cybercrime group has hacked companies for three years
ZDNet - 13 Aug 2020 09:00
New hacker group discovered; believed to operate out of Russia.
USC scientists identify the order of COVID-19's symptoms
EurekAlert! - 13 Aug 2020 06:00
(University of Southern California) COVID-19 has some symptoms in the upper and lower gastrointestinal tracts that may help doctors rule out flu or other illnesses and hasten treatment.
FBI, USAF Investigating if Military Helicopter Shot at in Virginia Was Targeted or Hit by Random Gunfire
Gizmodo - 13 Aug 2020 04:05
Someone opened fire on a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Huey helicopter while it was flying in Virginia around noon on Monday, injuring one of the two pilots on board, an Air Force official told CNN on Wednesday.
Virus uses decoy strategy to evade immune system
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 16:06
Researchers have learnt more about how viruses operate and can evade the immune system and are now using their discovery to help learn more about COVID-19.
Fortnite direct payments are Epic's middle finger to Apple and Google
Android Authority - 13 Aug 2020 18:11
Epic's direct payment system lowers prices for V-Bucks by up to 20% versus the App Store and Google Play Store.
Opinion: Businesses, especially corporations, should pay to use your photos
DP Review - 13 Aug 2020 15:00
There are thousands of photos of this particular musician online, which is why I couldn't command as much as I would have liked for this image. The publisher who purchased a similar photograph had plenty of options. In s...
Google Is Upgrading Search to Make it Easier to Find Live Sports and TV Shows
Gizmodo - 13 Aug 2020 23:25
With a seemingly ever-increasing number of cable and streaming services, simply figuring out where to watch that one live event or show has become its own challenge. So in an effort to help cut down on the noise, Google ...
Loss of a specific enzyme boosts fat metabolism and exercise endurance in mice
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 21:58
Blocking the activity of a fat-regulating enzyme in the muscles of mice leads to an increased capacity for endurance exercise, according to the results of a new study.
Hepatitis B: Natural controllers shed light on immunity mechanisms
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 21:22
To improve our understanding of the antibody response conferring protection against HBV infection, scientists have produced and characterized human monoclonal antibodies specific to viral envelope antigens, referred as H...
Researchers discover the microbiome's role in attacking cancerous tumors
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:49
Researchers have discovered which gut bacteria help our immune system battle cancerous tumors and how they do it. The discovery may provide a new understanding of why immunotherapy, a treatment for cancer that helps ampl...
Pollution linked to antibiotic resistance
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:24
Antibiotic resistance is an increasing health problem, but new research suggests it is not only caused by the overuse of antibiotics. It's also caused by pollution.
Seasonal flu vaccinations don't 'stick' long-term in bone marrow
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:23
Seasonal flu vaccination does increase the number of antibody-producing cells specific for flu in the bone marrow. However, most of the newly generated cells are lost within one year, researchers found.
The behavior of therapeutic antibodies in immunotherapy
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:23
Since the late 1990s, immunotherapy has been the frontline treatment against lymphomas where synthetic antibodies are used to stop the proliferation of cancerous white blood cells. However, in the more than 20 years sinc...
MS drug may be used to inhibit HIV infection and reduce latent reservoir
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:23
A multiple sclerosis drug may be used to block HIV infection and reduce the latent reservoir, according to new research.
Becoming a nerve cell: Timing is of the essence
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:23
Researchers find that mitochondria regulate a key event during brain development: how neural stem cells become nerve cells. Mitochondria influence this cell fate switch during a precise period that is twice as long in hu...
Syphilis may have spread through Europe before Columbus
Science Daily - 13 Aug 2020 20:23
Columbus brought syphilis to Europe -- or did he? A recent study now indicates that Europeans could already have been infected with this sexually transmitted disease before the 15th century. In addition, researchers have...