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Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Mark Cuban says Uber's poor IPO is a wake-up call for Silicon Valley: 'They just waited too long'

Mark Cuban also tells CNBC that Uber's IPO reflects poorly on Silicon Valley's venture capital investors.

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Uber underwriters worried about the IPO deployed unusual 'naked short' tactic to support the stock

The move allowed underwriters to provide extra firepower to support the struggling IPO, but it didn't work.

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Google's former China head Kai-Fu Lee retreats from U.S. investing amid trade dispute

Kai Fu Lee's Sinovation Ventures has pulled back from U.S. investing, and the firm's North American CEO recently left the firm.

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‘Hateful attacks’ pushing Sri Lanka backwards, UN advisers warn, urging an end to ‘discriminatory practices’ that feed intolerance

Growing instances of religious-based violence in the North Western Province of Sri Lanka have prompted two United Nations Special Advisers to call for an end to “hateful attacks” directed towards the country’s Muslim minority.

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The only Android phone people still line up for has an impressive new update

OnePlus is gaining steam in the global phone market and its latest device, the OnePlus 7 Pro, costs less than other premium phones.

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NBC's 2020 streaming service won't be very compelling for cord-cutters — and that's by design

Most streaming services are built to hedge against cord cutting, but NBC Universal is purposefully making its service unappealing for those that cancel cable.

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Impact of CO2 leakage through North Sea wells

Realistic estimates show that global warming can only be kept below 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius if carbon dioxide is actively removed from the atmosphere. Storage beneath the seafloor is an option that has now been investigated intensively.

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Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power

Physicists are pushing the performance of solar cells to levels never before reached. They have made a significant breakthrough in the chemical formula and process to make a new material. The ultra-high efficiency material called a tandem perovskite solar cell is being developed to help solve the world energy crisis.

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New method enables 'photographing' of enzymes

Scientists have developed a method with which an enzyme at work can be 'photographed'. Their method makes it possible to better understand the function of important biomolecules. The researchers also hope to gain insights into the causes of certain enzyme disorders.

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Accelerating quantum technologies with materials processing at the atomic scale

An emerging suite of information technologies based on fundamental quantum physics has been given a boost by researchers who have invented a method to engineer single atomic defects in diamond using laser processing.

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Breakthrough in new material to harness solar power

Physicists are pushing the performance of solar cells to levels never before reached. They have made a significant breakthrough in the chemical formula and process to make a new material. The ultra-high efficiency material called a tandem perovskite solar cell is being developed to help solve the world energy crisis.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2YshmIo
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Treats might mask animal intelligence

Rewards are frequently used to encourage learning, but rewards may actually mask true knowledge, finds a new study with rodents and ferrets.

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A new sensor for light, heat and touch

Inspired by the behavior of natural skin, researchers have developed a sensor that will be suitable for use with electronic skin. It can measure changes in body temperature, and react to both sunlight and warm touch.

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Your Amazon Echo can now guard your home and listen for glass breaking, here's how to set it up

Amazon Alexa Guard is available for all Echo devices and can listen for breaking glass when you leave the house to trigger alerts.

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Optical security: Tunable-resonator upconverted emission color printing

Scientists have demonstrated a new optical security element that not only combines microprints with invisible inks, but also makes them colorful.

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Good Vibrations: Orion Crew Module Undergoes Testing


On April 29 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Orion’s service module moved to the lift station inside the assembly bay.

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Google Now Lets You Control Assistant Data Uptake From Google App, Also Eases Deleting Voice Log

Google has made it easier for users to control the Google Assistant’s access to user data by adding a control tool in the Google app.

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Single-atom nanozymes

Nanozymes are catalytic nanomaterials with enzyme-like characteristics that have attracted enormous recent research interest. The catalytic nanomaterials offer unique advantages of low cost, high stability, tunable catalytic activity and ease of mass production and storage. These properties are highly desirable for a wide range of applications in biosensing, tissue engineering therapeutics and environmental protection. However, conventional nanozyme technologies face critical challenges relative to their size, composition and facet-dependent catalysis, in addition to inherently low active site density.

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New Vodafone boss slashes dividend to tackle debt burden

The new boss of Vodafone slashed the mobile operator's dividend on Tuesday, reversing a pledge to maintain the payout in order to secure enough firepower to build 5G networks and complete its acquisition of Liberty Global assets.

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Facebook raises minimum wage for US contract workers

Facebook Inc said on Monday it was raising its minimum wage for all US contract workers, reacting to rising costs of living as it faces intense scrutiny over the treatment of ordinary employees and their pay.

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Comcast to sell its stake in Hulu to Disney in 5 years and relinquish voting rights immediately

Comcast could either sell it at a valuation $27.5 billion or whatever Hulu is appraised to be worth in five years.

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California's new data privacy law could change the internet in the US

The state's attorney general wants to avoid a troubled rollout when the far-reaching restrictions on user data go into effect on Jan. 1.

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Google Opens German Centre to Improve Data Privacy

Google says it's opening a privacy focused engineering centre in Munich, Germany, in its latest move to beef up its data protection credentials.

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This Tesla car caught fire in a parking lot

The electric car burst into flames 30 minutes after being parked.

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Apple begins roll-out of TV app in over 100 countries including India

Apple has started rolling out its TV app in over 100 countries that includes India, which would run across devices, including iPhones, iPads, Apple TVs and all of the Samsung smart TVs that are part of its 2019 line-up.

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Uber Eats Needs to Deliver More Than Ever

Uber is now a business-to-business services company for the restaurant industry.

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Huawei not controlled by Chinese government, says executive

Huawei is a private company that is not controlled by the Chinese government and would refuse to hand over information to Beijing although no such request has been made, the firm's Vice President of Western Europe said on Tuesday.

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Snapchat CEO Evan Spiegel Says EU Regulators Are Helping Google, Facebook

The head of Snapchat warned European regulators that their efforts to protect user data were entrenching the positions of Internet giants such as Google and Facebook.

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Facebook facing 20-year consent agreement after privacy lapses

The social media giant Facebook is headed toward an agreement with the U.S. government over its privacy policies and practices that would put it under 20 years of oversight, according to a source knowledgeable about the discussions.

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Apple's new Powerbeats Pro headphones are better than AirPods

The Powerbeats Pro are a great alternative to AirPods, but they cost $250, and the charging case is really bulky.

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WhatsApp confirms it's been targeted by spyware. That's exactly its customers' fear

The Financial Times reported Monday that an Israel-based company was able to successfully install malware that could have been used for surveillance on phone calls made over the app.

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IPL 2019 Final: Hotstar Breaks Record With 18.6 Million Concurrent Viewers

Hotstar broke global records by registering 18.6 million concurrent viewers in the VIVO Indian Premier League (IPL) 2019 final.

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Why 'Martian' Tanya Harrison loves everything about the Red Planet

Tanya Harrison has been fascinated by space since she was 5 and now works on rocks and robots on Mars. But her hobby is about as far from space as you can get

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NASA to get an extra $1.6 billion to put the first woman on the moon

NASA's mission to get humans, including the first woman, to the moon again in 2024 has been named Artemis, after a Greek goddess of the moon

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Why 'Martian' Tanya Harrison loves everything about the Red Planet

Tanya Harrison has been fascinated by space since she was 5 and now works on rocks and robots on Mars. But her hobby is about as far from space as you can get

from New Scientist - Space http://bit.ly/2HgnY6W
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Foxconn posts fall in first-quarter profit, lagging estimates

Foxconn, formally known as Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd, reported net profit of T$19.82 billion ($637.26 million) for the first three months of 2019.

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Google to set up a European tech hub to deal with data privacy

Google will more than double its team of privacy experts in Germany as Europe looks to ramp up regulation of Big Tech and user data.

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Paytm First Card Launched in Partnership With Citi, a Credit Card With 'Universal Unlimited Cashback'

Customers can apply for the Paytm First Card directly from the Paytm app.

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WhatsApp Brings 155 Redesigned Emojis to Android, Night Mode Spotted to Replace Dark Mode

WhatsApp Android beta 2.19.139 update brings new designs for as many as 155 emojis.

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Uber's Losses Reach Double Digits in IPO Debut Debacle

Uber shares extended the free-fall on Monday following a rocky debut after launching the biggest initial public offering of the year.

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12 reasons why you need to update your WhatsApp urgently



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Apple's Supreme Court Loss Sends Antitrust Shockwaves Through Silicon Valley

Apple's loss in a high-stakes Supreme Court case on Monday unsettled Silicon Valley, threatening a wave of new consumer lawsuits.

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Apple App Store Monopoly Case: US Supreme Court Lets Antitrust Lawsuit Proceed

A divided US Supreme Court on Monday gave the go-ahead to an antitrust lawsuit accusing Apple Inc of forcing consumers to overpay for iPhone software applications.

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Twitter Says It Mistakenly Collected and Shared Location Data of Some iOS Users

Twitter said it may have accidentally collected and shared location data of some users accessing its app through Apple devices with an advertising partner.

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Vodafone Idea reports Rs 4,881.9 crore loss in Q4

Vodafone Idea Ltd posted consolidated loss of Rs 4,881.9 cr for the fourth quarter ended March 31. Sequentially, the loss has narrowed from Rs 5,004.6 cr during the third quarter of 2018-19. Vodafone Idea's revenue from operations for March quarter of 2018-19 came in at Rs 11,775 cr, almost flat compared to Rs 11,764.8 cr in the previous Dec quarter.

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Apple TV App Revamped Ahead of Company's Streaming Service Launch

Apple on Monday rolled out a new television-watching app for its devices and some Internet-connected TVs.

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US Supreme Court allows anti-trust suit against Apple

The justices, in a 5-4 ruling, upheld a lower court's decision to allow the proposed class action lawsuit to proceed.

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WhatsApp Exploit Allowed Hackers to Snoop on Phones

WhatsApp says a vulnerability in the popular communications app let mobile phones be infected with sophisticated spyware with a missed in-app call alone.

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Chinese streaming giant iQiyi is planning out an original movie business

In a bid to increase revenues, Chinese video streaming platform iQiyi is aiming to focus on movies over the next two to three years.

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Reliance Jio has another 'freebie' for users: What you need to know



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NASA Highlights Moon 2024 Mission with FY 2020 Budget Amendment

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine sent a video message to agency employees Monday about the president’s fiscal year 2020 budget amendment, which will support accelerated plans to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024.

May 13, 2019
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Twitter CFO: Trade tensions won't ding our digital advertising business in China

"That's been a great business for us," Twitter CFO Ned Segal says.

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NASA Moon 2024 Budget Amendment Available, Media Teleconference Today

NASA leaders, including Administrator Jim Bridenstine, will host a media teleconference today, Monday, May 13 to discuss how a new budget amendment for the fiscal year 2020 proposal will help NASA’s plan to land astronauts on the Moon by 2024.

May 13, 2019
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Catch a virus by its tail

Research uncovers key mechanism that allows some of the deadliest human RNA viruses to orchestrate the precise copying of the individual pieces of their viral genome and replicate. The findings identify new targets to inhibit viral replication and may inform the development of a novel class of antiviral drugs.

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Evolutionary backing found in analysis of mammalian vertebrae

Differences in numbers of vertebrae are most extreme in mammals which do not rely on running and leaping, such as those adapted to suspensory locomotion like apes and sloths, a team of anthropologists has concluded.

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Flu virus' best friend: Low humidity

Researchers have pinpointed a key reason why people are more likely to get sick and even die from flu during winter months: low humidity.

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Quantum world-first: Researchers reveal accuracy of two-qubit calculations in silicon

Engineers have measured the accuracy of silicon two-qubit operations for the first time -- and their results confirm the promise of silicon for quantum computing.

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Room for thought: Brain region that watches for walls identified

To move through the world, you need a sense of your surroundings, especially of the constraints that restrict your movement: the walls, ceiling and other barriers that define the geometry of the navigable space around you. And now, a team of neuroscientists has identified an area of the human brain dedicated to perceiving this geometry. This brain region orients us in space, so we can avoid bumping into things, figure out where we are and navigate safely through our environment.

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Quantum world-first: Researchers reveal accuracy of two-qubit calculations in silicon

Engineers have measured the accuracy of silicon two-qubit operations for the first time -- and their results confirm the promise of silicon for quantum computing.

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A step for a promising new battery to store clean energy

Researchers have built a more efficient, more reliable potassium-oxygen battery, a step toward a potential solution for energy storage on the nation's power grid and longer-lasting batteries in cell phones and laptops.

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New unsustainable viewing habits

A team of computing researchers has taken the closest look yet at the nature and extent of how household viewing habits have changed -- providing valuable new evidence for the researchers, who are interested in our changing viewing habits and how this links to the huge increases in Internet data traffic.

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Speech recognition technology is not a solution for poor readers

Could artificial intelligence be a solution for people who cannot read well (functional illiterates) or those who cannot read at all (complete illiterates)? According to psycholinguists, speech technology should never replace learning how to read. Researchers argue that literacy leads to a better understanding of speech because good readers are good at predicting words.

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Here's why Apple is so vulnerable to a trade war with China

Apple is down over 6% on Monday after news of a major escalation in the U.S.-China trade war.

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Here's how the Supreme Court's App Store decision could affect companies like Amazon and Google

The dispute concerned whether iPhone users are entitled to bring a suit challenging Apple's alleged monopolistic behavior with its App Store, or if only app makers could do so.

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Human gut microbiome physiology can now be studied in vitro using Organ Chip technology

A research team has developed an approach to co-culture a complex human gut microbiome in direct contact with intestinal tissue for at least five days using 'organ-on-a-chip' (Organ Chip) microfluidic culture technology.

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Distracted driving more frequent among millennial than older parents

Investigators sought to understand and compare the texting and driving patterns of millennial parents versus older parents.

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Amazon will pay employees $10,000 to quit and start their own package-delivery companies

The move comes as Amazon is looking for additional package-delivery options.

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Apple just gave you the best way to watch 'Game of Thrones' without an internet connection

Apple TV Channels launched on Monday and it lets you download HBO shows like "Game of Thrones" for offline viewing.

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Scientists create world's smallest pixels that could be used for large flexible displays

The colour pixels, developed by scientists from the University of Cambridge in the UK, are compatible with roll-to-roll fabrication on flexible plastic films, dramatically reducing their production cost.

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