A cautionary tale for researchers working on selective drug delivery

Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to new research.

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Marcus regime in organic devices: Interfacial charge transfer mechanism verified

A new study shows how electrons behave in their injection into organic semiconductor films. Simulations and experiments clearly identified different transport regimes.

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Photo storage service Ever developed facial recognition tools using photos uploaded to its app

What began in 2013 as another cloud storage app has pivoted toward a far more lucrative business known as Ever AI — without telling the app's millions of users, NBC News reports.

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DNA nanostructures designed for drug delivery remain a technical challenge

Many studies indicating that DNA nanostructures can enter cells more readily than simple DNA strands are flawed, according to researchers at McGill University.

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Viable, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam

Researchers have developed an environmentally-friendly, plant-based material that for the first time works better than Styrofoam for insulation.

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Phage therapy treats patient with drug-resistant bacterial infection

Scientists have used an experimental therapy that relies on bacteria-infecting viruses collected, in part, through HHMI's SEA-PHAGES program to fight a Mycobacterium infection in a 15-year-old girl.

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Substrate defects key to growth of 2D materials

Creating two-dimentional materials large enough to use in electronics is a challenge despite huge effort but now, researchers have discovered a method for improving the quality of one class of 2D materials, with potential to achieve wafer-scale growth in the future.

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Painting a fuller picture of how antibiotics kill

Researchers have used machine-learning algorithms to discover a secondary mechanism that helps some antibiotics kill bacteria. This mechanism involves disrupting bacterial metabolism of nucleotides that the cells need to replicate their DNA.

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Substrate defects key to growth of 2-D materials

Creating two-dimentional materials large enough to use in electronics is a challenge despite huge effort but now, Penn State researchers have discovered a method for improving the quality of one class of 2-D materials, with potential to achieve wafer-scale growth in the future.

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Uber will price shares for its IPO on Thursday — here's what to expect

Uber is preparing for its public debut on the New York Stock Exchange on Friday.

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This map shows how SoftBank dominates the global ride-sharing industry

Softbank is Uber's biggest shareholder, and has spent over $20 billion to collected stakes in the biggest ridesharing players around the world from India's Ola to Singapore's Grab to China's Didi Chuxing.

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Researchers create 'force field' for super materials

Researchers have developed a revolutionary method to intricately grow and protect some of the world's most exciting nanomaterials -- graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNT).

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New clues about how ancient galaxies lit up the Universe

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that some of the Universe's earliest galaxies were brighter than expected. The excess light is a by-product of the galaxies releasing incredibly high amounts of ionizing radiation. The finding offers clues to the cause of the Epoch of Reionization, a major cosmic event that transformed the universe from being mostly opaque to the brilliant starscape seen today.

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Netflix acquires children's media brand StoryBots

Netflix has agreed to buy to acquire StoryBots, the Netflix original animated series founded by Gregg and Evan Spiridellis

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Facebook and learning platform Udacity announce AI scholarship

Lifelong learning platform Udacity, in collaboration with Facebook, has announced a "Secure and Private Artificial Intelligence (AI)" scholarship for tech enthusiasts globally.

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New clues about how ancient galaxies lit up the Universe

NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed that some of the Universe's earliest galaxies were brighter than expected. The excess light is a by-product of the galaxies releasing incredibly high amounts of ionizing radiation. The finding offers clues to the cause of the Epoch of Reionization, a major cosmic event that transformed the universe from being mostly opaque to the brilliant starscape seen today.

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Scientists find link between digital media use and depression in Chinese adolescents

Adolescents in China who either spend more time on screen activities, such as watching TV or surfing the Web, or less time on non-screen activities, including physical activity, are at risk and significantly more likely to experience depression, according to a new study.

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Vodafone Group pledges entire stake in Vodafone Idea

Vodafone Group Plc has pledged its entire 44.39 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea worth over Rs 18,000 crore with seven foreign banks.

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VR may improve quality of life for people with dementia: Study

Each patient used a VR headset to 'visit' one of five virtual environments (VEs) of a cathedral, a forest, a sandy beach, a rocky beach, and a countryside scene, said researchers from the University of Kent in the UK.

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Cramer: Teddy Roosevelt wouldn't even break up Facebook

Theodore Roosevelt, known for targeting monopolies like Standard Oil, would not break up Facebook, says CNBC's Jim Cramer

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Researchers create 'force field' for super materials

Researchers have developed a revolutionary method to intricately grow and protect some of the world's most exciting nanomaterials—graphene and carbon nanotubes (CNT).

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Samsung says it will decide the fate of its $2,000 folding phone soon

Samsung's mobile chief Koh Dong-Jin said that a decision on the new launch date for the Galaxy Fold will be decided in the coming days.

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Google co-founder Larry Page must address harassment, demand employees

After staging a global walkout and sit-in protest against workplace harassment, Google employees now demand that parent company Alphabet's CEO Larry Page must immediately meet them and publicly address their concerns.

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Singapore's fake news law could stunt innovation, says Google

SINGAPORE - Google said on Thursday an anti-fake news law passed by Singapore's parliament could stunt innovation, a quality that the city-state wants to nurture under plans to expand its tech industry.

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Facebook co-founder calls for its break up, says Zuckerberg has 'unilateral control over speech'

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes wrote in a New York Times op-ed that regulators must check CEO Mark Zuckerberg's power.

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Minecraft Classic Released as Free Browser Game to Celebrate 10-Year Anniversary

Mojang has released Minecraft’s original version called Minecraft Classic as a browser game and it is playable now with multiplayer support.

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Researchers create 'impossible' nano-sized protein cages with the help of gold

Researchers have succeeded in creating a 'protein cage' -- a nanoscale structure that could be used to deliver drugs to specific places of the body -- that can be readily assembled and disassembled.

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The Answer to Uber's Profit Challenge? It May Lie in Its Trove of Data

Over the past two years, Uber Chief Executive Dara Khosrowshahi has used his peace-making and political skills to settle battles with lawmakers and rivals.

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As Uber goes public, profitability will be the next challenge

Uber is going public at a valuation that could top $90 billion. The ride-hailing company is debuting just weeks after smaller rival Lyft.

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Ellison Onizuka: First Asian American in Space

Ellison Onizuka was the first Asian American to fly in space.

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Complex geology contributed to Deepwater Horizon disaster, new study finds

A new study takes an in-depth look at the challenging geologic conditions faced by the crew of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig and the role those conditions played in the 2010 disaster.

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Clean fuel cells could be cheap enough to replace gas engines in vehicles

Advancements in zero-emission fuel cells could make the technology cheap enough to replace traditional gasoline engines in vehicles.

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The smell of dark chocolate, demystified

Much like a fine wine, high-quality dark chocolate has a multi-layered scent and flavor, with notes of vanilla, banana or vinegar. Now, researchers report which substances -- and how much of them -- make up this heavenly aroma.

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Weddings can wait, as we want to date: Indian users on Google search

Dating-related searches are growing much faster than matrimony queries in India and non-metro cities have outpaced metros in online search across categories, search engine giant Google said on Thursday.

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Facebook co-founder says Zuckerberg is 'not accountable,' and calls for a government break up

Chris Hughes, who started Facebook with Mark Zuckerberg, joins a growing chorus of privacy advocates and politicians who have called for antitrust action.

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Facebook auto-generates videos celebrating extremist images

It wasn't produced by extremists; it was created by Facebook.In a clever bit of self-promotion, the social media giant takes a year of a user's content and auto-generates a celebratory video.

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Apple chip supplier says China's smartphone market is picking up

Dialog Semiconductor CEO Jalal Bagherli expressed optimism in his outlook for the Chinese mobile phone market.

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TikTok Regains Top Spot on App Store and Google Play in India, Offers Rs. 1 Lakh Cash Reward to Users Every Day

TikTok has reclaimed the top free app spot on Apple App Store and the top free app spot in the "social" category on the Google Play Store.

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TikTok Regains Top Spot on App Store and Google Play in India, Offers Rs. 1 Lakh Cash Reward to Users Every Day

TikTok has reclaimed the top free app spot on Apple App Store and the top free app spot in the "social" category on the Google Play Store.

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Google Play Awards for 2019 Announced: Canva, Slowly, Woebot, Tick Tock, MARVEL Strike Force Among Winners

Google announced the 2019 Google Play Award winners at the ongoing I/O developer conference. This is the fourth year that Google is celebrating the best apps and games of Google Play.

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Google Play Adds Support for Cash Payments, UPI Support Coming to India Soon

Google will soon be adding support for Unified Payments Interface (UPI) as a new payment method in Google Play for India. Google is adding support for cash for top-up and in-app purchases as well.

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Google Play App Ratings Will Soon Be Weighted Towards Recent Reviews

Google is changing how the app ratings work on the Play Store.

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Google's Music Streaming Services Said to Top 15 Million Subscribers as It Chases Spotify

Google's paid music services have eclipsed 15 million subscribers, according to two people familiar with the numbers.

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Pixel 4 to Be the First Phone to Ship With Next-Generation Google Assistant

The next-generation Google Assistant will launch first on Google's next flagship Pixel phone series in fall 2019, before coming to the Pixel 3 series and other smartphones.

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Bitcoin hits $6,000 for the first time since November

Bitcoin has been slowly recovering since hitting a low of just over $3,100 in December.

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Uber, Lyft Drivers Strike for Pay Transparency

Uber and Lyft drivers around the world held strikes and demonstrations in numerous cities Wednesday to lobby for better pay and transparency.

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Broccoli sprout compound may restore brain chemistry imbalance linked to schizophrenia

In a series of recently published studies using animals and people, researchers say they have further characterized a set of chemical imbalances in the brains of people with schizophrenia related to the chemical glutamate. And they figured out how to tweak the level using a compound derived from broccoli sprouts.

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Just one-third of the world's longest rivers remain free-flowing

Infrastructure development and other human-made changes have already fragmented or disrupted two-thirds of Earth's longest rivers. Dams and reservoirs are the leading contributors to connectivity loss in global rivers. A team of researchers assessed the connectivity status of 12 million kilometers of rivers worldwide, providing the first-ever global assessment of the location and extent of the planet's remaining free-flowing rivers.

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Great chocolate is a complex mix of science, physicists reveal

The science of what makes good chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique.

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Great chocolate is a complex mix of science, physicists reveal

The science of what makes good chocolate has been revealed by researchers studying a 140-year-old mixing technique.

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Paper wasps capable of behavior that resembles logical reasoning

A new study provides the first evidence of transitive inference, the ability to use known relationships to infer unknown relationships, in a nonvertebrate animal: the lowly paper wasp.

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Novel molecular multi-step photoswitches caught in the act

Scientists have been able to follow the entire sequence of structural transformations in a new class of molecular switches for the first time. By identifying 'control knobs' to direct their operation, better control of their performance is now possible.

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Behold the mayo: Experiments reveal 'instability threshold' of elastic-plastic material

Scientist have succeeded in characterizing the interface between an elastic-plastic material and a light material under acceleration.

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Gold makes invisible surfaces visible in CT

Zoologists have developed a new method for displaying previously invisible surface details using computer tomography. The key to success was a method from scanning electron microscopy: coating the sample with gold.

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Huawei CFO seeks to end extradition case, citing Trump's 'intimidating and coercive' comments

Lawyers for Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou laid out their legal position in a Vancouver court on Wednesday, arguing that she should not be extradited to the U.S.

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Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches

Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest parts of the ocean, a new study finds. Crustaceans in deep ocean trenches have incorporated this 'bomb carbon' into the molecules that make up their bodies.

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Development of 'transparent and flexible battery' for power generation and storage at once

Researchers have developed single-layer graphene-based multifunctional transparent devices, which could be used in various devices such as electronics and skin-attachable devices with power generation and self-charging capability.

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21 smartphones that will get Android's latest update before others

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Creating a global map of the protein shape universe

Researchers have come up with a novel way to classify proteins and their shapes, which lays the foundation of how we understand protein structures and functions.

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Radioactive carbon from nuclear bomb tests found in deep ocean trenches

Radioactive carbon released into the atmosphere from 20th-century nuclear bomb tests has reached the deepest parts of the ocean, a new study finds. Crustaceans in deep ocean trenches have incorporated this 'bomb carbon' into the molecules that make up their bodies.

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Step towards light-based, brain-like computing chip

Scientists have succeeded in developing a piece of hardware which could pave the way for creating computers resembling the human brain. They produced a chip containing a network of artificial neurons that works with light and can imitate neurons and their synapses. This network is able to 'learn' information and use this as a basis for computing. The approach could be used later in many different fields for evaluating patterns in large quantities of data.

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Star formation burst in the Milky Way 2-3 million years ago

Researchers have found, analyzing data from the Gaia satellite, that a strong star formation burst occurred in the Milky Way about two and three thousand million years ago. In this process, more than 50% of the stars that created the galactic disc may have been born.

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Step towards light-based, brain-like computing chip

Scientists have succeeded in developing a piece of hardware which could pave the way for creating computers resembling the human brain. They produced a chip containing a network of artificial neurons that works with light and can imitate neurons and their synapses. This network is able to 'learn' information and use this as a basis for computing. The approach could be used later in many different fields for evaluating patterns in large quantities of data.

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Statistical study finds it unlikely South African fossil species is ancestral to humans

Paleontologists finds that it is unlikely that a two-million-year-old, apelike fossil from South Africa is a direct ancestor of Homo, the genus to which modern-day humans belong.

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Genetic therapy heals damage caused by heart attack

Researchers have found that therapy that can induce heart cells to regenerate after a heart attack.

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Star formation burst in the Milky Way 2-3 million years ago

Researchers have found, analyzing data from the Gaia satellite, that a strong star formation burst occurred in the Milky Way about two and three thousand million years ago. In this process, more than 50% of the stars that created the galactic disc may have been born.

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Microsoft Word to Get 'Ideas' AI-Powered Editor Features to Rival Grammarly

Ideas for Word will be able to estimate reading time, make phrases concise and clear, and decode acronyms as well.

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Alexa Goes Hands-Free on Windows 10 PCs, Routines Get Smarter

Amazon’s Alexa is finally going hands-free for all Windows 10 computers. Amazon has started rolling out a number of new features for Alexa routines.

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Google Revamps Android Auto Interface With Dark Mode

Google is rolling out a redesign for its driver assisting mobile app -- Android Auto -- with a default dark mode, colourful accents, and readable fonts.

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Apple Releases Its Second iPhone Game Ever, Featuring Warren Buffett

Apple has launched a new iPhone game starring billionaire Warren Buffett. The game is now available as a free download on the App Store.

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Instagram Posts to Be Reviewed by Facebook Fact Checkers

Instagram will soon start running potentially false posts past Facebook's fact-checking partners and the News Feed Integrity team.

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Pokemon Go Celebrating Detective Pikachu’s Release With 10-Day Event: Here Are the Details

Niantic has announced a limited-time event for Pokemon Go to celebrate the release of Ryan Reynolds-starrer Detective Pikachu movie.

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Microsoft Is Adding Mixed Reality to Maps, Enabling an Immersive Experience

Microsoft has launched its Maps SDK that uses Unity and is based on C# to offer mixed reality experiences

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Apple, Google Remove 3 Dating Apps That Allowed Kids to Sign Up

Apple and Google have removed three dating apps from their online stores after the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleged the apps allowed kids as young as 12 to access them.

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'Fortnite' Competitor 'Apex Legends' Is Losing Steam, Highlighting Questions of Content and Crunch

Those latest tweaks, as well as previous patches, have reportedly come at a steep cost in terms of a gruelling work schedule for the game's developers at Epic/

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Twitter Now Lets You Retweet With GIFs, Images, Videos

Feature is available for both Android as well as iOS users, as well as the mobile website.

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Google Chrome Set Offer Privacy Tools to Limit Online Tracking: Report

Google is set to roll out a dashboard-like function in its Chrome browser to offer users more control in fending off tracking cookies, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.

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Google's AI Assistant Aims to Transcend the Smart Speaker

When Google launched its now distinctive digital assistant in 2016, it was already in danger of being an also-ran.

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Wireless movement-tracking system could collect health and behavioral data

We live in a world of wireless signals flowing around us and bouncing off our bodies. Researchers are now leveraging those signal reflections to provide scientists and caregivers with valuable insights into people's behavior and health.

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Train your brain with computer game to eat less sugar

A recent study shows that a computer game can be used to train its players to eat less sugar, as way of reducing their weight and improving their health.

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A malware attack against accounting software giant Wolters Kluwer is causing a 'quiet panic'

Wolters Kluwer, a tax accounting software company, was victim of a malware attack that begin shutting down access to vast databases of tax return information Monday morning, with downtime stretching into Wednesday.

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Fox Sports becomes the first big media company to put its brand on a sports betting product

Fox Sports is partnering with Canadian betting company The Stars Group to launch Fox Bet, an online sports betting product.

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Amazon just launched a lending service in China while shuttering its local marketplace

The lending program is aimed at growing the number of China-based merchants who sell directly to consumers in the U.S. and elsewhere.

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Intel shares sink as executives give three-year outlook

CEO Bob Swan said on Wednesday the company sees both revenue and earnings per share growing in the "single digit" percentage range over the next three years.

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The secrets of secretion: Isolating eucalyptus genes for oils, biofuel

Close genetic analysis of 480 blue mallee eucalyptus plants provides clues to modify cultivars for greater yield, whether for essential oils or jet fuel.

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Road test shows some adaptive cruise control systems can amplify phantom jams

A new, open-road test of adaptive cruise control demonstrated that the feature, designed to make driving easier by continuously adjusting a vehicle's speed in response to the car ahead, doesn't yet solve the problem of phantom traffic jams.

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Development of graphene with enhanced speed of high frequency signal transmission

Scientists have developed high frequency signal transmission line technology which maximizes carrier concentration of graphene using graphene-amorphous carbon junction structure.

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Facebook's crypto project echoes board member Peter Thiel's original vision for PayPal

If Facebook succeeds in scaling its blockchain payments project to its more than 2 billion users, the company will deliver on Peter Thiel's original vision of online payments.

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Why some red wines taste 'dry'

Wine connoisseurs can easily discriminate a dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, from a fruitier red, like Pinot Noir. Scientists have long linked the 'dryness' sensation in wine to tannins, but how these molecules create their characteristic mouthfeel over time is not fully understood. Now, researchers have found that tannin structure, concentration and interactions with saliva and other wine components influence the perception of dryness.

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Soaking up pharmaceuticals and personal care products from water

Medications excreted in the urine or dumped into the toilet can end up in the water supply, just like lotions or cosmetics that wash off the body and go down the sink or shower drain. Unfortunately, conventional wastewater treatment cannot completely remove pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). Now, researchers have developed an adsorbent membrane that they say could be used to purify water contaminated with PPCPs.

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Explosions of universe's first stars spewed powerful jets

Instead of ballooning into spheres, as once thought, early supernovae ejected jets that may have seeded new stars.

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Explosions of universe's first stars spewed powerful jets

Instead of ballooning into spheres, as once thought, early supernovae ejected jets that may have seeded new stars.

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Here are two tech stocks to invest in to avoid US-China trade exposure: Top tech analyst

Facebook and Netflix are great choices for investors in the near term, Mark Mahaney, lead technology analyst at RBC Capital Markets, says.

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Disney reports earnings after the bell, as the company caps a big quarter

Disney closed its acquisition of Fox's entertainment assets during the quarter. The company has since unveiled details for its Disney+ streaming service, which will launch this fall.

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A new filter to better map the dark universe

To address messy measurements of the cosmic web that connects matter in the universe, researchers developed a way to improve the accuracy and clarity of these measurements based on the stretching of the universe's oldest light.

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Researchers make transformational AI seem 'unremarkable'

A surgeon might never feel the need to ask an AI for advice, much less allow it to make a clinical decision for them, researchers say. But an AI might guide decisions if it were embedded in the decision-making routines already used by the clinical team, providing AI-generated predictions and evaluations as part of the overall mix of information. It's an approach they call ''Unremarkable AI.''

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A new filter to better map the dark universe

To address messy measurements of the cosmic web that connects matter in the universe, researchers developed a way to improve the accuracy and clarity of these measurements based on the stretching of the universe's oldest light.

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Instagram to get appeal option for post take-downs

Combining human reviewers as well as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Facebook-owned photo-messaging app Instagram is planning to roll out a new feature that would let users appeal to take down controversial content and allow them to request a review of any content that was taken down, all from within the app.

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Cheaper fuel cells could replace gas engines in vehicles: Study

The advance, described in the journal Applied Energy, would make fuel cells economically practical, if mass-produced, to power vehicles with electricity.

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Smartwatches may sense if you are washing dishes, chopping vegetables: Researchers

Smartwatches, with a few tweaks, can detect a surprising number of things your hands are doing like helping your spouse with washing dishes, chopping vegetables or petting a dog, say researchers from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Tech's next big disruption could be delaying death

One of the biggest investment opportunities over the next decade will be in companies working to delay human death, Bank of America says.

from Tech https://cnb.cx/2DSKMrd

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