Researchers report on the observation of supersolid behavior in dipolar quantum gases of erbium and dysprosium. In the dysprosium gas these properties are unprecedentedly long-lived. This sets the stage for future investigations into the nature of this exotic phase of matter.
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Tuesday, April 23, 2019
Playing video games generally not harmful to boys' social development
A new longitudinal study conducted in Norway looked at how playing video games affects the social skills of 6- to 12-year-olds. It found that playing the games affected youth differently by age and gender, but that generally speaking, gaming was not associated with social development.
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Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone
The discovery of dozens of pregnant giant devil rays tangled in fishing nets in a village along Mexico's Gulf of California could mean the endangered species has a previously unknown birthing zone in nearby waters, a study suggests. If more research confirms the possibility, the zone should be protected and placed off limits to fishing during times...
How hedge fund investors are making money off the data you're giving them for free
Hedge funds buy mountains of anonymized data that they use to gauge how well retailers are doing ahead of earnings.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Europe is leading the U.S. when it comes to tech regulation
Apple CEO Tim Cook said that the tech industry very much needs to be regulated but he's "not confident" in U.S. lawmakers to do it right.
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Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy
Carbon released into the atmosphere by the increasing loss of Arctic permafrost, combined with higher solar absorption by the Earth's surface due to the melting of sea ice and land snow, will accelerate climate change -- and have a multi-trillion dollar impact on the world economy.
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Auroral 'speed bumps' are more complicated, scientists find
Researchers find that 'speed bumps' in space, which can slow down satellites orbiting closer to Earth, are more complex than originally thought.
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Wall Street's valuation guru: From Uber to Pinterest, all the major IPOs this year are overpriced
This year's hot IPOs have one thing in common — they are all overpriced, according to NYU Stern professor Aswath Damodaran.
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Formation of the Southern Crab Nebula
In celebration of the 29th anniversary of the launch of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope on April 24, 1990, astronomers captured an image of the tentacled Southern Crab Nebula.
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Wealthfront's new high-yield accounts bring in $1 billion in just a few months
Wealthfront's high-yield cash account has attracted $1 billion from customers since launching in February.
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Twitter is surging and the rally shows no signs of slowing, chart analyst says
Twitter is partying hard on Tuesday. Even with those gains, the social stock still looks like a name with more upside to come to this technician.
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Pinterest's IPO minted instant millionaires, but for many employees there is a catch
IPOs, especially successful ones like Pinterest, can make instant millionaires out of early employees, but they can also be the demarcation point for a new kind of workplace. There is a culture shift with a focus on shareholder concerns.
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Autonomous aircraft designed for 'ultra-endurance' flights reaches milestone
A self-sufficient autonomous aircraft that could potentially embark on flights of an indefinite length has reached a development milestone, academics said on Tuesday.
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Cramer: Elon Musk is the P.T. Barnum of our time — call him 'P.T. Musk'
"I just keep finding it's a three-ring circus with the guy. It's kind of annoying but he's exciting," says CNBC's Jim Cramer.
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65% Indian businesses witness rise in online fraud-related losses: Report
Over the past one year, 65 per cent of Indian businesses have experienced increase in online fraud-related losses, including account takeover attacks and fraudulent account openings, says a report.
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Google walkout organisers face retaliation at work
Two Google employees have said they have been retaliated against for helping to organise a walkout among thousands of company workers in November 2018 and are planning a meeting to discuss alleged instances of retaliation, the media has reported.
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PUBG Corp Earned Almost $1 Billion in 2018: Report
PUBG is raking most of its moolah from Asia, followed by North America, rest of the world, and Europe.
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Google, Facebook and Twitter have to do more to tackle fake news: EU
Google, Facebook and Twitter have to do more to tackle fake news ahead of key European Parliament elections next month, the European Commission said on Tuesday, as its latest report showed a lack of progress in some areas.
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Netflix offers another $2 billion in debt to fuel content spending for the second time in 7 months
Netflix has said it expects to reach its peak cash burn in 2019.
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'There's zero chance that 5G is a ubiquitous technology' by 2021
Craig Moffett, co-founder of boutique research firm MoffettNathanson, says spectrum is not sufficient enough in the United States.
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Watch Apple CEO Tim Cook speak at the TIME 100 Summit
Apple CEO Tim Cook is speaking at the TIME 100 Summit around 10 a.m. ET on Tuesday in New York City.
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CIA may soon join Instagram
After marking its social presence on Facebook and Twitter, US-based civilian foreign intelligence service Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will now make a debut on Instagram.
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Kohl's is going to accept Amazon returns in all of its stores across the country, starting in July
Starting in July, Kohl's will be accepting Amazon returns at all of its stores — more than 1,150 — across the country, hoping to drive more traffic to stores.
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SoftBank's Masayoshi Son got caught up in the bitcoin frenzy and reportedly lost $130 million
Japanese billionaire Masayoshi Son, the founder of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank, personally lost over $130 million when he sold his position in bitcoin, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday.
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Electron-phonon instability in graphene revealed by global and local noise probes
Understanding nonequilibrium phenomena to effectively control it is an outstanding challenge in science and engineering. In a recent study, Trond. I. Andersen and colleagues at the departments of physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering in the USA, Japan and Canada used electricity to drive ultraclean graphene devices out-of-equilibrium...
Qualcomm's settlement with Apple is going to send the stock soaring even higher, Morgan Stanley says
Qualcomm is already on a tear after settling its dispute with Apple.
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Samsung's flawed foldable phone could serve as a cautionary tale
Now the attention may turn to Huawei and other smartphone makers with foldable ambitions. And that might not necessarily be a good thing.
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Scientists explore the unknown behaviour of gold nanoparticles with neutrons
Nanoparticles of less than 100 nanometres in size are used to engineer new materials and nanotechnologies across a variety of sectors. Their small size means these particles have a very high surface area to volume ratio and their properties depend strongly on their size, shape and bound molecules. This offers engineers greater flexibility when designing...
How to cancel your free trial of Apple News+ before it charges you $9.99
If you signed up for Apple News+ on March 25, you'll be billed $9.99 on April 25 to continue using the service.
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Customers who were videotaped at Kraft-connected Florida spa file class-action lawsuit
Nearly three dozen men and women filed a federal class-action lawsuit alleging Florida authorities unlawfully videotaped them as they received legal massages at a parlour where New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly paid for sex.
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The first major analyst calls on Lyft are out and they're bullish: 'Future of human transportation'
The first round of Lyft analyst notes is bullish on the newly public company as brokerages clamor to recommend the stock.
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Microsoft Paint to Remain Available in Windows 10, Reveals Executive
Microsoft Paint was earlier supposed to be removed from Windows 10 and be offered via Windows Store as an optional download.
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Microsoft Paint to Remain Available in Windows 10, Reveals Executive
Microsoft Paint was earlier supposed to be removed from Windows 10 and be offered via Windows Store as an optional download.
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SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule lost after 'anomaly' during ground test
The Crew Dragon capsule is intended to ferry astronauts to the International Space Station, but a possible explosion during a ground test may set launches back
from New Scientist - Space http://bit.ly/2Pn6Y...
Wall Street calls Tesla's autonomous plan 'half-baked,' doubts it can beat Lyft, Nvidia and Google
Tesla CEO Elon Musk touted robotaxis by 2020 on Tesla Autonomy Investor Day, and Wall Street's reaction? Not impressed.
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Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson gives linemen Amazon stock that could be worth a bundle
TMZ Sports reports Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson gifted $156,000 worth of Amazon stock to the 13 offensive linemen, or $12,000 each.
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Digital infra will help Indian economy grow, says Nandan Nilekani
Digital infrastructure would play a major role in reviving the Indian economy, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman Nandan Nilekani said on Monday.
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Microsoft employees add support to Chinese tech workers protesting 'grueling' overtime culture
Voices of support have also come from staff and former employees at Facebook, Google and TripAdvisor.
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New tech in UK prisons can pinpoint illegal phones to an 'exact cell'
The technology is being used to tackle the problem of mobile phone smuggling.
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Apple to Expand Siri Support in Third-Party Apps, Enhance AR Offerings: Report
Apple is said to be planning to bring new Siri intents, improvements to NFC support, AR enhancements, and more.
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The biggest winners and losers at the New York auto show
Nearly a million people are expected to visit the New York International Auto Show this week.
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Elon Musk: Any other car than a Tesla in 3 years will be like 'owning a horse'
"It's financially insane to buy anything other than a Tesla," says the CEO of the electric auto maker.
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Amazon Said to Confirm Closing Its Online Marketplace in China
Amazon will withdraw its domestic e-commerce marketplace business in China, effective from July 18, Financial Times cited the company to say.
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Here's what the Street expects from Twitter's first-quarter earnings
Twitter is set to release its first quarter 2019 earnings on Tuesday.
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Facebook announces its first browser API for Chrome
This process of bringing its own API to the Chrome browser marks the new method of developing web standards at the company.
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Tesla robotaxi coming in 2020: Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that the electric car maker is ready to fly autonomous robotaxis from 2020.
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Playing video games may harm girls' social skills: Study
Interactive video games are more likely to harm social skills of young girls than thei male peers who play frequently, a study claims.
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Apple spent over $30 million on Amazon Cloud in Q1 2019: Report
In its determination to expand its online services like iCloud, Apple spent over $30 million on Amazon's Cloud services in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019. The amount is 10 per cent higher than what it spent in Q1 2018.
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Apple Reportedly Spends Over $30 Million on Amazon Web Services Every Month
Apple is reported to have spent over $30 million a month on Amazon's Cloud services in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019.
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Research team discovers perfectly imperfect twist on nanowire growth
For years, researchers have been trying to find ways to grow an optimal nanowire, using crystals with perfectly aligned layers all along the wire.
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Facebook's flood of languages leave it struggling to monitor content
The company offers its 2.3 billion users features such as menus and prompts in 111 different languages, deemed to be officially supported.
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Bitcoin jumps to a six-month high as 2019 rally grows
The original and biggest virtual coin climbed as much as 4.5 percent in early trading to top $5,600 briefly, touching its highest since Nov. 18.
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Popular Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder App Leaks Over 2 Million Wi-Fi Network Passwords: Report
A popular Android app for finding free Wi-Fi hotspots around the world has leaked over 2 million wireless network passwords.
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Ban on TikTok in India causing $500,000 daily loss: China's Bytedance
India's ban on popular Chinese video app TikTok is resulting in "financial losses" of up to $500,000 a day for its developer, Beijing Bytedance Technology Co, and has put more than 250 jobs at risk, the company said in a court filing seen by Reuters.
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TikTok Ban Causing $500,000 Daily Loss, Risks Job: China's Bytedance
TikTok is resulting in "financial losses" of up to $500,000 a day for its developer, Beijing Bytedance Technology, and has put more than 250 jobs at risk.
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Russia's hack into the US election was surprisingly inexpensive, Mueller report shows
After reading special counsel Robert Mueller's report, experts noted how Russian internet trolls and hackers appeared to use limited resources in carrying out cyberattacks and online campaigns during the 2016 U.S. elections.
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Amazon strengthens ties with French food retailer Casino
French supermarket retailer Casino said it was beefing up its partnership with tech giant Amazon following the success of an earlier deal between its Monoprix supermarket chain and Amazon in Paris.
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Why UAE has issued warning for WhatsApp users
The UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has warned WhatsApp users not to reply to code verification messages unless it was triggered by them.
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It's not 'unreasonable' for businesses to create and use their own cryptocurrencies, expert says
The possibility that multinational firms may create and transact in their own cryptocurrencies is not "unreasonable" in the medium term, according to venture capital firm Blockchain Capital's Gavin Brown.
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Smoking, Depression Apps Seen Selling Your Data to Google, Facebook: Study
The study tracked three-dozen apps targeted at people with depression or who want to quit smoking.
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Microsoft Workers Join China's Debate Over Gruelling Workweek
The repository has been quickly blocked on Chinese websites. Microsoft employees are asking that it remain open, according to an open letter published on Monday on GitHub.
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Unable to download an app from Google Play Store, here’s how to fix it
Not being able to download an app or game from the Google Play Store? Here are a few methods that can help users to resolve such issues related to the Google Play Store.
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Sri Lanka Social Media Shutdown Raises Fears on Free Expression
NetBlocks says Sri Lanka blocked Facebook, Facebook Messenger, Instagram, Snapchat, Viber, WhatsApp, and YouTube following the Easter bombings.
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Facebook hires State Department lawyer as general counsel
Jennifer Newstead, who brings government and private sector experience to the role, will succeed Colin Stretch, who decided to quit the company in July 2018, Facebook said in a blog post.
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Samsung delays shipping its $2,000 folding smartphone. Analysts say that hurts the brand
Samsung said Monday the phone "needs further improvements" before customers get their hands on it, adding that a new release date will be announced "in the coming weeks."
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How slippery surfaces allow sticky pastes and gels to slide
A research team that has already conquered the problem of getting ketchup out of its bottle has now tackled a new category of consumer and manufacturing woe: how to get much thicker materials to slide without sticking or deforming.
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Elon Musk says Tesla robotaxis will hit the market next year
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Monday that he's "very confident" predicting autonomous robotaxis will hit the market in 2020.
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Facebook hires top State Department lawyer as general counsel
Facebook said Jennifer Newstead is joining the company as general counsel, succeeding Colin Stretch
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Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand
A recent discovery explains a new family of gravitational instabilities in granular particles of different densities that are driven by a gas-channeling mechanism not seen in fluids. The team observed an unexpected Rayleigh-Taylor (R-T)-like instability in which lighter grains rise through heavier grains in the form of 'fingers' and ''granular bubbles,...
Defying the laws of physics? Engineers demonstrate bubbles of sand
A recent discovery explains a new family of gravitational instabilities in granular particles of different densities that are driven by a gas-channeling mechanism not seen in fluids. The team observed an unexpected Rayleigh-Taylor (R-T)-like instability in which lighter grains rise through heavier grains in the form of 'fingers' and ''granular bubbles,...
New genomics tool ECCITE-seq expands multimodal single cell analysis
ECCITE-seq (Expanded CRISPR-compatible Cellular Indexing of Transcriptomes and Epitopes by sequencing) allows researchers to perform high-throughput measurements of multiple modalities of information from single cells. The technique profiles different types of biomolecules from thousands of single cells in parallel, offering a breadth of information...
A deep learning tool for personalized workout recommendations from fitness tracking data
Computer scientists have developed FitRec, a recommendation tool powered by deep learning, that is able to better estimate runners' heart rates during a workout and predict and recommend routes.
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Brains of blind people adapt to sharpen sense of hearing, study shows
Research uses functional MRI to identify two differences in the brains of blind individuals -- differences that might be responsible for their abilities to make better use of auditory information.
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How humans reduce uncertainty in social situations
A new perspective paper establishes a framework to apply rigorous mathematical models of uncertainty originally developed for non-social situations, such as whether or not to purchase a lottery ticket, to social scenarios such as determining an interviewer's opinion of an interviewee.
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Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new and improved snake-inspired soft robot that is faster and more precise than its predecessor.
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Snake-inspired robot slithers even better than predecessor
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new and improved snake-inspired soft robot that is faster and more precise than its predecessor.
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Artificial Intelligence can diagnose PTSD by analysing voices: Study
Researchers have developed an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based computer programme that can help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans by analysing their voices.
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AI, social media regulation find prominence in poll manifestos
Going by the poll manifestos published by major political parties, the use of digital technology is likely to get a boost under the new government that will come to power after the Lok Sabha election results on May 23.
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