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Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike files to go public

Crowdstrike is the latest tech company seeking to go public in 2019.

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NASA Awards $106 Million to US Small Businesses for Technology Development

Managing pilotless aircraft and solar panels that could help humans live on the Moon and Mars are among the technologies NASA is looking to develop with small business awards totaling $106 million.

May 14, 2019
from NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2WHeya5
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Microsoft exec: Windows 10 upgrade cycle is driving sales growth — and it's only halfway done

Microsoft will stop supporting Windows 7 and Office 2010 in 2020. As customers move to newer products, Microsoft will be able to sell them additional tools, an executive said Tuesday.

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Alphabet falls after Morgan Stanley warns of a short-term slump

Alphabet will be fine long-term, Morgan Stanley analysts wrote in a note Tuesday, but the stock will continue to sink in the short-term.

from Tech https://cnb.cx/2vWVngv
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A step towards probabilistic computing

Researchers demonstrate how skyrmions can be used for future computer concepts that are closer to how the human brain works.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2W1lv8Q
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Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt advocated for a censored search engine in China

The former Google executive said he believed in 2010 that keeping its service in China could have forced the country to "be more open."

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Myanmar: Conflict resolution at ‘total standstill’, military commanders must answer for crimes against humanity

Myanmar’s military commanders must answer charges of war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in a credible court, a United Nations Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Myanmar (FFM) said on Tuesday, urging the international community to cut off all financial and other support to them.

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Electrode's 'hot edges' convert carbon dioxide gas into fuels and chemicals

A team of scientists has created a bowl-shaped electrode with 'hot edges' which can efficiently convert carbon dioxide from gas into carbon based fuels and chemicals, helping combat the climate change threat posed by atmospheric carbon dioxide.

from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Vld57P
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New coating could have big implications for lithium batteries

Scientists have developed a new cathode coating by using an oxidative chemical vapor deposition technique. The new coating can keep a battery's cathode electrically and ionically conductive and ensures that the battery stays safe after many cycles.

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Electrode's 'hot edges' convert carbon dioxide gas into fuels and chemicals

A team of scientists has created a bowl-shaped electrode with 'hot edges' which can efficiently convert carbon dioxide from gas into carbon based fuels and chemicals, helping combat the climate change threat posed by atmospheric carbon dioxide.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2Vld57P
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New coating could have big implications for lithium batteries

Scientists have developed a new cathode coating by using an oxidative chemical vapor deposition technique. The new coating can keep a battery's cathode electrically and ionically conductive and ensures that the battery stays safe after many cycles.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2JEtm5n
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Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars

Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies, new research has found.

from Top Technology News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2WIScF7
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Dating apps beneficial for LGBTQ community in India: Survey

Accepting that the stigma around their community has drastically lessened in the last five years, 73 per cent of the LGBTQ adults believe that online dating apps have benefited their community in a positive way in India, data from dating app Tinder showed on Tuesday.

from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2E9m6Lv
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Vodafone to make 5G network live in UK on July 3

Vodafone on Tuesday announced that its 5G network would go live in the UK for both common consumers as well as business customers on July 3, giving the UK its first official 5G launch date.

from Gadgets Now http://bit.ly/2WO5jFa
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Small, hardy planets most likely to survive death of their stars

Small, hardy planets packed with dense elements have the best chance of avoiding being crushed and swallowed up when their host star dies, new research has found.

from All Top News -- ScienceDaily http://bit.ly/2WIScF7
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Google is striking back at Amazon's advertising push with new shopping features

Google announced Tuesday at its Google Marketing Live conference a slew of new products pertaining to shopping, including a personalized Google Shopping homepage which lets consumers compare and filter by features like price or brand.

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