San Francisco District 4 supervisor Gordon Mar plans to propose a 1.12% payroll tax on stock-based compensation for the November ballot.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Steven Spielberg says his battle with Netflix wasn't as bad as people made it seem
Steven Spielberg felt his feelings toward streaming services were misrepresented, The New York Times reported based on sources close to him.
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Zipline drones take flight in Ghana, making it world's largest autonomous medical-delivery network
On Wednesday, Zipline International — the autonomous medical-delivery service that launched in Rwanda just three years ago — announced it has officially expanded its operations to Ghana. Its reach will now serve nearly 22 million people.
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Quality of laser beam shaping can be enhanced at no extra cost
Researchers have developed a technique for improving accuracy of laser beam shaping and wavefront obtained by conventional methods with no additional cost by optimizing virtual phase grating.
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New nanomedicine slips through the cracks, reaches brain
In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access. Their Y-shaped block catiomer (YBC) binds with certain therapeutic materials forming a package 18 nanometers wide. The package is less than one-fifth the size of those produced in previous studies, so can pass through much smaller gaps. This allows YBCs to slip through tight barriers in cancers of the brain or pancreas.
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Fortnite Season 9 Battle Pass Gifting Leaked
Aside from Avengers: Endgame skins and a possible game mode coming to Fortnite, it appears that the battle royale game would soon allow players to gift the Fortnite Battle Pass starting with the next season.
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Energy-saving new LED phosphor
The human eye is particularly sensitive to green, but less sensitive to blue and red. Chemists have now developed a new red phosphor whose light is well perceived by the eye. This increases the light yield of white LEDs by around one-sixth, which can significantly improve the energy efficiency of lighting systems.
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Scientists develop swallowable self-inflating capsule to help tackle obesity
Scientists have developed a self-inflating weight management capsule that could help battle obesity, and be an alternative to intragastric balloons. The prototype capsule contains a balloon that can be self-inflated with a handheld magnet once it is in the stomach, thus inducing a sense of fullness.
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Polymers to give early warning signs
Researchers have developed a method to tailor the properties of stress-indicating molecules that can be integrated into polymers and signal damages or excessive mechanical loads with an optical signal.
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Advances in cryo-EM materials may aid cancer and biomedical research
Cryogenic-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) has been a game changer in the field of medical research, but the substrate, used to freeze and view samples under a microscope, has not advanced much in decades. Now, thanks to a new collaboration, this is no longer the case.
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Nanosized container with photoswitches: Release of cargo upon irradiation in water
Researchers have developed a nanosized container bearing photoswitches that takes up hydrophobic compounds of various size and shape in water and subsequently releases them quantitatively by non-invasive light stimulus. The installed switches allow reusing of the container after successful release of the cargo. The novel system represents a versatile platform for future developments in fields such as materials chemistry and biomedicine.
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Rapid destruction of Earth-like atmospheres by young stars
The discoveries of thousands of planets orbiting stars outside our solar system has made questions about the potential for life to form on these planets. Fundamentally important for the habitability of a planet is whether or not it can hold onto an atmosphere. A new study by has shown that young stars can rapidly destroy the atmospheres of Earth-like planets, which is a significant additional difficulty for the formation of life outside our solar system.
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from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2ICbTuR
Atom interaction discovery valuable for future quantum technologies
By breaking with conventionality, physicists have opened up new research and technology opportunities involving the basic building block of the world -- atoms. Researchers put one atom inside each of two laser beams before moving them together until they started to interact with each other.
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Snap plunges after its earnings beat as analysts say it's going to take longer to get profitable
Snap fell Wednesday after beating analyst estimates for its first quarter of 2019 as analysts anticipate and longer path to profitability.
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NASA's InSight detects first likely 'quake' on Mars
NASA's Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely 'marsquake'. This is the first recorded trembling that appears to have come from inside the planet, as opposed to being caused by forces above the surface, such as wind.
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NASA's InSight detects first likely 'quake' on Mars
NASA's Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely 'marsquake'. This is the first recorded trembling that appears to have come from inside the planet, as opposed to being caused by forces above the surface, such as wind.
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from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2VoQ3ko
The most prolific people on Twitter are mostly women, Pew survey finds
Pew estimated that 80% of all tweets from U.S. adult users come from just the top 10% of Twitter users, who are mostly women.
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Venmo's path to profitability for PayPal: Cashing in on $62 billion payments processed per year
Venmo has changed the way people reimburse each other. From rent to dinner checks and bar tabs, to "venmo" someone has now become a verb. But have you ever wondered how the app makes money?
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Landslides in Mars' Cerberus Fossae
Cerberus Fossae is a steep-sided set of troughs cutting volcanic plains to the east of Elysium Mons, Mars. This image was captured by the HiRISE camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Jefferies has 'good news' for Vodafone-Idea, Airtel
Indian telecom "market repair" is still some time away as the top players are in consolidation phase and seeking to raise over Rs 1 lakh crore in funds, global investment banker Jefferies said in a note.
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Artificial mother-of-pearl created using bacteria
A biologist invented an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial nacre using an innovative component: bacteria. The artificial nacre is made of biologically produced materials and has the toughness of natural nacre, while also being stiff and, surprisingly, bendable. The method used to create the novel material could lead to new applications in medicine, engineering -- and even constructing buildings on the moon.
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Salesforce has nearly doubled its money in Zoom IPO, but the company says it's in for the long term
Salesforce invested $100 million in the Zoom IPO, following a strategy it took last year with Dropbox and SurveyMonkey.
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Smelling with your tongue
Scientists report that functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors in the nose, are also present in human taste cells found on the tongue. The findings suggest that interactions between the senses of smell and taste, the primary components of food flavor, may begin on the tongue and not in the brain, as previously thought.
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from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2vhV5kd
Artificial mother-of-pearl created using bacteria
A biologist invented an inexpensive and environmentally friendly method for making artificial nacre using an innovative component: bacteria. The artificial nacre is made of biologically produced materials and has the toughness of natural nacre, while also being stiff and, surprisingly, bendable. The method used to create the novel material could lead to new applications in medicine, engineering -- and even constructing buildings on the moon.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UVqp7q
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UVqp7q
Simple sea anemones not so simple after all
New research on tube anemones is challenging everything that evolutionary biologists thought they knew about sea animal genetics. The mitochondrial DNA of the tube anemone, or Ceriantharia, is a real head scratcher, from its unexpected arrangement to its previously unimagined magnitude.
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Apple TV YouTube Channel Launched
The behind-the-scenes clips and interviews that are surfacing on Apple TV's YouTube channel are not even currently available on the Apple TV app
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These $600 smart glasses backed by Amazon and Intel are the best yet, but still don't do enough
Focals are the best smart glasses to hit the market. They're from a company called North, which got backing from Amazon, Intel and others. CNBC's Adam Isaak tried them out.
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Apple could launch AirPods with brand new design as soon as this year, top analyst says
New AirPods could give a significant sales and average sales price boost to Apple's most successful new product in years.
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Experts examined Samsung's folding phone and found some clues to what caused it to break
iFixit tore open Samsung's foldable phone, and found that it had gaps that could allow debris inside.
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Uber's Amit Jain to Leave, Company Names New Asia-Pacific Unit Chief
Amit Jain had joined the app-based ride-hailing company as its India operations chief in 2015 and had taken over as head of Uber's Asia-Pacific business last year.
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Apple's doing something it hasn't done in more than a decade
Apple shares are trading above their average price target, but analysts are still the most bearish they've been on the stock in 15 years.
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After Trump tweet, UK spy agency says claim it spied on Trump is 'utterly ridiculous'
Trump on Wednesday tweeted that a former CIA analyst, Larry Johnson, had accused Britain of spying on the Trump campaign.
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Goldman Sachs: Apple's iPhone sales this year will disappoint, causing stock decline
Goldman Sachs underscored its lukewarm thesis on Apple and said it believes the company will ship fewer iPhones than Wall Street expects.
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New Zealand and France invite tech giants to summit against online extremism
The two nations have unveiled an alliance designed to press governments and tech firms to unite against online extremism.
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Facebook investors brace for an update from Zuckerberg on the company's planned pivot to privacy
With Facebook set to release quarterly results Wednesday afternoon, Wall Street wants to know how well the company is preparing to make money beyond ads.
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Melinda Gates: Capitalism needs work, but it trumps socialism and the US is 'lucky' to have it
Melinda Gates, in an interview with CNBC's Becky Quick, said people living in developing countries "want to live in these types of capitalistic societies."
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Imaging system helps surgeons remove tiny ovarian tumors
Ovarian cancer is usually diagnosed only after it has reached an advanced stage, with many tumors spread throughout the abdomen. Most patients undergo surgery to remove as many of these tumors as possible, but because some are so small and widespread, it is difficult to eradicate all of them.
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Tesla investors await updates from Elon Musk on service, the Shanghai factory and Model 3 margins
Tesla investors await updates on service improvements, the Shanghai Gigafactory and Model 3 margins.
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Alphabet's Wing becomes first drone delivery firm to win FAA approval in the US
Wing has already launched a commercial drone delivery service in Australia.
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AT&T misses quarterly revenue estimates
AT&T posted a surprise gain in first quarter net wireless subscribers who pay a monthly bill.
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'Nanofiber yarn' makes for stretchy, protective artificial tissue
The human body is held together by an intricate cable system of tendons and muscles, engineered by nature to be tough and highly stretchable. An injury to any of these tissues, particularly in a major joint like the shoulder or knee, can require surgical repairs and weeks of limited mobility to fully heal.
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New nanomedicine slips through the cracks
In a recent study in mice, researchers found a way to deliver specific drugs to parts of the body that are exceptionally difficult to access. Their Y-shaped block catiomer (YBC) binds with certain therapeutic materials forming a package 18 nanometers wide. The package is less than one-fifth the size of those produced in previous studies, so it can pass through much smaller gaps. This allows YBCs to slip through tight barriers in cancers of the brain or pancreas.
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Netflix movies can still win Oscars as academy leaves key eligibility rule unchanged
Movies from streaming platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime will still be eligible for Academy Awards, the film body's board says.
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WhatsApp Spotted Testing Emoji Category in Doodle Picker
This WhatsApp feature is disabled by default, so you possibly won’t see it even if you are on the latest Android beta version.
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Netflix Spared as Academy Keeps Oscars Rule Unchanged
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Tuesday voted to not change its rule for a film's Oscars eligibility, sparing Netflix.
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UK will reportedly allow Huawei to build out parts of its 5G networks
The U.K. government will reportedly allow Huawei to provide "non-core" technology for 5G wireless networks, defying U.S. demands for a blanket ban on the Chinese tech giant.
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Huawei welcomes reports Britain will allow its equipment in 5G networks
China's Huawei said on Wednesday it welcomed reports that Britain would allow limited use of its equipment in new 5G networks.
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Samsung Electronics to invest $9.6 billion annually through 2030 in logic chips
SAMSUNG ELEC-LOGIC CHIPS/ (UPDATE 1)UPDATE 1-Samsung Elec to invest $9.6 bln annually in logic chips until 2030
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Google completes 10,000 km subsea cable to bolster cloud infrastructure
Google has been investing heavily in technology infrastructure, especially in vital submarine cables connecting up its global network.
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US leaders query Google on tracking database
Top US lawmakers wrote to Google's chief executive raising concerns about reports of a massive database that allegedly contains precise consumer location information from hundreds of millions of devices.
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Google affiliate gets federal approval for drone deliveries
Google affiliate Wing Aviation has received federal approval allowing it to make commercial deliveries by drone.
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from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2GtToW2
Tesla to upgrade Model S, X cars, bring back lower-priced variants
Tesla Inc, struggling with delay in delivery of its higher-priced Model S and X luxury cars, said on Tuesday it will bring back lower-priced options for those cars and roll out upgrades to improve their driving range and re-charging speed.
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Snapchat adds four million new users in Q1 2019, beats revenue estimates
Photo-messaging app Snapchat added four million new users in the first quarter of 2019, registering a revenue of $320 million -- up 39 per cent (year-over-year) -- thus beating the Wall Street estimates.
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Indians spend 10 hours on devices daily: Survey
Seeking more personalised experiences, Indians are spending over 10 hours on their devices daily, representing the changing content consumption habits, a new Adobe survey revealed on Wednesday.
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WhatsApp testing feature to stop users from taking screenshots of private chats: Report
Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp is testing an 'Authentication' feature which would bar users from taking screenshots of their private conversations.
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Google Chrome 74 Released for Windows, macOS, and Linux; Dark Mode Arrives on Windows
Google Chrome 74 for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android has been released with a number of improvements and bug fixes. It finally brings dark mode support for Windows users.
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Five of YouTube's biggest markets in the world are in Asia
Asia is home to some of the largest smartphone markets in the world, including India and Indonesia.
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SoftBank to invest $1 billion for a 6% stake in payments firm Wirecard
SoftBank will invest 900 million euros into German fintech firm Wirecard, as part of a strategic partnership on digital payments.
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Snapchat Restarts User Growth With Original Shows, Android Overhaul
Snap said on Tuesday that the number of daily active Snapchat users rose to 190 million in the first quarter from 186 million in the prior period, but remained below the 191 million it had a year earlier.
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Amazon strengthens ties with French food retailer Casino
The move, which follows an initial co-operation between Casino's upmarket Monoprix supermarket chain and Amazon in Paris, could re-ignite speculation of a bigger deal later on.
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How to change Instagram password
Facebook has admitted about unintentionally uploading email contacts of nearly 1.5 million new Instagram users. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to change Instagram password.
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This self-driving startup wants to do more than just deliver groceries to your doorstep
According to Crunchbase data, start-up AutoX has raised around $43 million in funds, and that includes an investment from China's Dongfeng Motor Group.
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This Japanese giant may buy stake in Reliance Jio
This comes on the back of reports of Saudi giant Aramco in discussions to buy a 25 per cent stake in Reliance Industries' refining and petrochemical business for USD 10-15 billion.
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NASA Social Media Efforts Win Two Webby Awards
Agency digital properties also won five People's Voice Awards.
April 23, 2019
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April 23, 2019
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Fortnite Avengers: Endgame Event Release Date Announced
Epic Games has announced the Fortnite Avengers event to tie in with the Avengers: Engame movie that's out this week.
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TikTok Ban: Supreme Court Says to Vacate Ban if Madras High Court Fails to Decide
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said if the Madras High Court fails to decide on the plea of TikTok app then its ban order will stand vacated.
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Samsung A70 Price in India, Realme 3 Pro and OnePlus 7 Launch Date, Redmi Y3 Specifications, and More News This Week
Samsung A70 price in India revealed, Realme 3 Pro set to launch, OnePlus 7 teasers, Redmi Y3 specifications tipped, WhatsApp's new features, and other major news this week.
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Jio TV Launches 4 New Exclusive HD Channels With Movies in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu
Reliance Jio has quietly added four new exclusive HD channels to the Jio TV video-on-demand and live TV platform.
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Bacteria reveal strong individuality when navigating a maze
Researchers demonstrate that genetically identical cells exhibit differing responses in their motility towards chemical attractants. Average values hide the full picture when it comes to describing the behavior of bacteria.
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Why unique finches keep their heads of many colors
There appears to be an underlying selection mechanism at work among Gouldian finches -- a mechanism that allows this species to produce and maintain individuals with red heads, black heads, and yellow heads.
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from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2PpnRIN
Nanocomponent is a quantum leap
Researchers have developed a nanocomponent that emits light particles carrying quantum information. Less than one-tenth the width of a human hair, the minuscule component makes it possible to scale up and could ultimately reach the capabilities required for a quantum computer or quantum internet.
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Hasbro CEO says toymaker's turnaround is on track for 2019
The toymaker saw its franchise brands, emerging brands, and gaming business grow in the second quarter and is focused on digital gaming expansion.
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Foxconn and Wisconsin are renegotiating their massive factory deal, governor's letter reveals
The disclosure comes in a letter from Governor Tony Evers to Foxconn executive Louis Woo, a special assistant to Chairman Terry Gou and the company's point person on the project.
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Water walking: The new mode of rock skipping
Researchers not only reveal the physics of how elastic spheres interact with water, but they also lay the foundation for the future design of water-walking drones.
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NASA’s InSight lander on Mars has felt its first marsquakes
Measuring seismic activity on Mars could help us figure out how much water the planet has, and now NASA’s InSight lander has felt marsquakes for the first time
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Controlling instabilities gives closer look at chemistry from hypersonic vehicles
While studying the chemical reactions that occur in the flow of gases around a vehicle moving at hypersonic speeds, researchers use a less-is-more method to gain greater understanding of the role of chemical reactions in modifying unsteady flows that occur in the hypersonic flow around a double-wedge shape.
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Apple CEO says FBI's 2016 case about San Bernadino shooter's locked iPhone was 'very rigged'
Apple's CEO is still upset about a court battle with the FBI from 2016 following the San Bernadino terrorist attack.
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Trump met with Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey
The White House has not indicated what the meeting was about, but Trump used his Twitter account criticize the tech giant as recently as Tuesday morning.
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Zoom tops Lyft as the most valuable tech IPO of the year so far
Zoom rallied 72% in its first day of trading on Thursday and has continued to rise.
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New sensor detects rare metals used in smartphones
A more efficient and cost-effective way to detect lanthanides, the rare earth metals used in smartphones and other technologies, could be possible with a new protein-based sensor that changes its fluorescence when it binds to these metals.
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from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2XwIaXE
Snap to report first-quarter earnings after the bell
Snap investors will be looking for signs that last quarter's user growth was no fluke.
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China reportedly uses satellites built and financed by US companies to connect military operations
China makes use of nine satellites in orbit around the Earth, built by American companies, to boost government capabilities, the WSJ reported.
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New way to 'see' objects accelerates the future of self-driving cars
Researchers have discovered a simple, cost-effective, and accurate new method for equipping self-driving cars with the tools needed to perceive 3D objects in their path.
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Working out makes hydrogels perform more like muscle
Human skeletal muscles have a unique combination of properties that materials researchers seek for their own creations. They're strong, soft, full of water, and resistant to fatigue. A new study has found one way to give synthetic hydrogels this total package of characteristics: putting them through a vigorous workout.
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IzBhS5
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IzBhS5
NASA’s InSight Lander Captures Audio of First Likely ‘Quake’ on Mars
NASA’s Mars InSight lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely “marsquake.”
April 23, 2019
from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2ICM2CO
April 23, 2019
from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2ICM2CO
Elon Musk emailed employees about how great Tesla's autonomy day was, but the plan has lots of holes
The event served as a distraction from Tesla's recent operational, regulatory and financial troubles, which will be in full focus during the company's first-quarter earnings report on Wednesday.
from Tech https://cnb.cx/2ZvcCDp
from Tech https://cnb.cx/2ZvcCDp
AI tool can recommend workouts based on fitness tracker data
Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence tool that can make recommendations for workouts based on data from your fitness trackers.
from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2XwA6pI
from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2XwA6pI
Microsoft employees censure '996' Chinese work culture
A group of Microsoft employees has come forward to support Chinese tech workers on the gruelling '996' culture, writing a petition in defence of a trending GitHub repository that is being censored in China.
from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2ICDbRW
from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2ICDbRW
Proofreading the book of life: Gene editing made safer
Scientists describe a method of rendering the gene editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 'immunosilent,' potentially allowing the editing and repair of genes to be accomplished reliably and stealthily.
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2XwCJrI
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2XwCJrI
Largest collection of coral reef maps ever made
Scientists offer a new way to accurately map coral reefs using a combination of Earth-orbiting satellites and field observations. This first-ever global coral reef atlas contains maps of over 65,000 square kilometers (25,097 square miles) of coral reefs and surrounding habitats.
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UTHrCO
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UTHrCO
Atomic beams shoot straighter via cascading silicon peashooters
Atomic beams conjure fantasies of gigantic Space Force canons. But there are real tiny atomic beams that shoot out of newly engineered collimators, a kind of tiny silicon peashooter, that could land in handheld devices. The beams streaming out of them create precise inertia much better than a gyroscope's that could help spacecraft navigate the solar system. The atomic beams from the new collimators could also let physicist cheaply and easily produce exotic quantum mechanical states.
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IX4GVk
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2IX4GVk
The buzz about bumble bees isn't good
While many scientists are focused on the decline of honey bees, relatively few study bumble bees. The good news is that a new study provides an estimate on bumble bee population and distributions across Michigan in the past century. The bad news is that these results are dramatically low, and they mirror what's happening across the Americas, Europe and Asia, too.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2KX7Mvm
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2KX7Mvm
Quantum gas turns supersolid
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.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2GDXSun
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2GDXSun
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