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Aug 23, 2018

How humans could talk to aliens

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How humans can communicate with aliens.

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Aug 22, 2018

Man sues over Google’s “Location History” fiasco, case could affect millions

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If “Location History” was off, Google said it didn’t keep data—but that’s not true.

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Aug 22, 2018

Facebook implements trust scoring for all users

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Facebook won’t tell you exactly why it does or doesn’t trust you.


Facebook revealed this week it’s trying to stem the flow of fake news by assigning trust values to users. It insists on keeping its criteria for trustworthiness secret though, in case untrustworthy people try to game the system — and they almost certainly will.

Tessa Lyon, Facebook‘s product manager, told The Washington Post a bit more about the system, in which the company uses several flags to identify which people on the site are more trustworthy than others. It rates users on a scale of zero to one. The only judging metric she would admit to is a person’s history of reports.

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Aug 21, 2018

The Future of Lab-Grown Meat

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The creation of lab-grown meat is getting more refined —we visited a lab to see just how close the process is to your plate.

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Aug 20, 2018

O tempo passa muito rápido

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Click on photo to start video.

Valorize as pessoas pelo que elas sao.

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Aug 19, 2018

Paper batteries use electron-harvesting bacteria to make electricity

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Many small devices require batteries, but they can be expensive and environmentally unfriendly. Paper batteries powered by bacteria may be the solution.

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Aug 19, 2018

Visa app will track your location to prevent credit card fraud

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New app could protect you from credit card fraud, but you’ll have to sacrifice some privacy to use it.

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Aug 19, 2018

Spiders Can Fly Hundreds of Miles Using Electricity

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Scientists are finally starting to understand the centuries-old mystery of “ballooning.”

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Aug 18, 2018

Scientists testing new solution to fight Florida’s toxic red tide

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At least seven counties in Florida are under a state of emergency for a toxic algae bloom that has killed thousands of marine animals. But researchers at a lab in Sarasota say they have a machine that can fight the red tide.

The state of Florida is at war with a toxic red tide. A tide that is killing marine life along the Sunshine State’s southwest coast and creating a stench.

“The smell is just a little unbearable,” said one vacationer.

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Aug 18, 2018

34 Vintage Illustrations From The 1800s And 1900s Of What They Thought The Future Would Look Like

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From family flying saucer rides to domestic living on the lunar surface, these gorgeous retrofuturism illustrations reveal how our ancestors thought their future might look.

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