Facebook is using a copycat of Google's famous PageRank technique to filter fake news and other bad content from its News Feed.
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Coinbase launches a debit card in the UK to make it easier to pay with cryptocurrencies
Digital currency exchange Coinbase launched a debit card in the U.K. to make it easier for customers to pay using cryptocurrencies.
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National Enquirer's parent company says it's likely to sell the tabloid 'in the near future'
Earlier, The Washington Post reported that efforts to sell came after the hedge fund manager who controls American Media Inc. through his fund "became 'disgusted' with the Enquirer's reporting tactics."
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Amazon reportedly has thousands of people listening to snippets of Alexa conversations
Amazon employees are listening some conversations through Alexa in order to help the voice assistant improve its understanding of speech.
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Kohl's CEO: Planet Fitness, Amazon partnerships are critical to right-sizing our stores
Kohl's plans to expand its kiosk and returns program with Amazon to 200 stores, while active and wellness has become 20% of its business, CEO Michelle Gass says.
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Unusual phenomenon in clouds triggers lightning flash
In a first-of-its-kind observation, researchers have documented a unique event that occurs in clouds before a lightning flash happens. Their observation, called 'fast negative breakdown,' documents a new possible way for lightning to form and is the opposite of the current scientific view of how air carries electricity in thunderstorms.
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from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2ULaSGl
Archaeologists identify first prehistoric figurative cave art in Balkans
Archaeologist have revealed the first example of Paleolithic figurative cave art found in the Balkan Peninsula.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2KtnwG7
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2KtnwG7
It would cost $12.7 billion to end homelessness in the San Francisco Bay region, a new report says
The estimated cost to end homelessness in the San Francisco Bay Area is $12.7 billion and additional billions annually to fund ongoing services to the needy, according to a report released Wednesday.
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Wonder material: Individual 2D phosphorene nanoribbons made for the first time
Tiny, individual, flexible ribbons of crystalline phosphorus have been made in a world first, and they could revolutionize electronics and fast-charging battery technology. Since the isolation of 2-dimensional phosphorene, which is the phosphorus equivalent of graphene, in 2014, more than 100 theoretical studies have predicted that new and exciting properties could emerge by producing narrow 'ribbons' of this material. These properties could be extremely valuable to a range of industries.
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UrzRiG
from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UrzRiG
Wonder material: Individual 2D phosphorene nanoribbons made for the first time
Tiny, individual, flexible ribbons of crystalline phosphorus have been made in a world first, and they could revolutionize electronics and fast-charging battery technology. Since the isolation of 2-dimensional phosphorene, which is the phosphorus equivalent of graphene, in 2014, more than 100 theoretical studies have predicted that new and exciting properties could emerge by producing narrow 'ribbons' of this material. These properties could be extremely valuable to a range of industries.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UrzRiG
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2UrzRiG
New species of early human found in the Philippines
Researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a key role in hominin evolutionary history.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2DjbJo3
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2DjbJo3
Yukon warmest it has been in 13,600 years
A study uses new research techniques to reveal alarming information about climate change in Canada's north. A study confirms that recent climate warming in the central Yukon region has surpassed the warmest temperatures experienced in the previous 13,600 years, a finding that could have important implications in the context of current global warming trends.
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2U9L3LV
from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2U9L3LV
NASA Awards Contract for Software, Maintenance, Support
NASA has awarded a contract to Minburn Technology Group in Great Falls, Virginia, for the procurement of Microsoft software, maintenance, and support.
April 10, 2019
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April 10, 2019
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Cryptominers still most active threat to firms
While some of the big cryptomining services such as Coinhive have shut down operations, cryptominers are still the most prevalent malware aimed at organisations especially on Cloud environments, a new report by Israel-based cyber security firm Check Point said on Wednesday.
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from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2uVNiIn
Twitter unveils new EU election emoji
The emoji is triggered when hashtags #EUElections2019 and #EP2019 are used.
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from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2P1KHWI
More than 3,500 Amazon employees push for aggressive action on climate change
It's the biggest employee-driven push against climate risk in the tech industry yet.
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