Fox Science & Tech News: 2018-06-03

Saturday 9 June 2018

Salmonella Outbreak That Sickened 60 Is Linked to Pre-Cut Melons

By JACEY FORTIN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2JJlvnF

Job posted to Hacker News: Product Engineers at Streak (YC S11)

Product Engineers at Streak (YC S11)
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fox NEWS: The Moon is causing days on Earth to get longer

The Moon is causing days on Earth to get longer

Days on Earth are getting longer as the moon slowly moves farther away from us, new research shows.

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Job posted to Hacker News: Iris Automation Hiring Robotics Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles

Iris Automation Hiring Robotics Software Engineer – Autonomous Vehicles
by aharm | on Hacker News.

FOX NEWS: 21 clever Alexa commands you will use again and again

21 clever Alexa commands you will use again and again

More than any other device, Alexa has become our closest approximation of artificial intelligence. She has a voice and personality, and if you ask the right question, she’ll even get sassy with you. Users even refer to Alexa as “she.” We usually prefer to say her name, rather than the name of the device itself, Amazon Echo.

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This Device Helps Fish Make It Out of the Twilight Zone Alive

By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2JF1QoV

Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and the Feud Over Killer Robots

By CADE METZ from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JsrgTq

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Job posted to Hacker News: Bitmovin (YC S15) Is Hiring a VP Finance in San Francisco

Bitmovin (YC S15) Is Hiring a VP Finance in San Francisco
by slederer | on Hacker News.

Friday 8 June 2018

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China’s ZTE, Saved by U.S., Has a Checkered Past and Shaky Future

By RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2Hxow5l

Job posted to Hacker News: 7 Cups Is Hiring a Program Manager – Health Systems (Bay Area or Remote)

7 Cups Is Hiring a Program Manager – Health Systems (Bay Area or Remote)
by 7cupsoftea | on Hacker News.

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FOX NEWS: New Army 'Vision' seeks long-range precision missiles, hypersonics and artillery

New Army 'Vision' seeks long-range precision missiles, hypersonics and artillery

The Army’s new “Vision” for future war calls for a fast-moving emphasis on long-range precision fire to include missiles, hypersonic weapons and extended-range artillery -- to counter Russian threats on the European continent, service officials explain.

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FOX NEWS: Why does artificial intelligence scare us so much?

Why does artificial intelligence scare us so much?

When people see machines that respond like humans, or computers that perform feats of strategy and cognition mimicking human ingenuity, they sometimes joke about a future in which humanity will need to accept robot overlords.

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Move Over, China: U.S. Has the World’s Fastest Supercomputer Again

By STEVE LOHR from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2sSrr3d

FOX NEWS: End of an era: Yahoo Messenger is being shut down next month

End of an era: Yahoo Messenger is being shut down next month

One of the web's very first messaging tools is being shutdown next month, when Yahoo Messenger gets discontinued on July 17.

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FOX NEWS: Apple is being sued over 'defective' Apple Watch

Apple is being sued over 'defective' Apple Watch

Apple faces a $5 million class-action lawsuit over the design of the Apple Watch .

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fox NEWS: Archaeologists dig up mass grave of soldiers crushed by Napoleon's troops

Archaeologists dig up mass grave of soldiers crushed by Napoleon's troops

DEUTSCH-WAGRAM, Austria —Just under the topsoil of the farm fields in this small town northeast of Vienna, there are traces of one of the biggest battles of the Napoleonic Wars.

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FOX NEWS: Facebook slammed ahead of Sheryl Sandberg's MIT commencement address

Facebook slammed ahead of Sheryl Sandberg's MIT commencement address

Activist group Freedom from Facebook has taken out a full page ad in MIT’s student newspaper slamming the social network ahead of Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg’s commencement address Friday.

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fox NEWS: Dolphins hold hands and use 'names' for their friends, according to new study

Dolphins hold hands and use 'names' for their friends, according to new study

Just when you thought you couldn’t adore dolphins any more, a new biology study has revealed just how human-like they really are.

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FOX NEWS: 'Fortnite' player uses 'shopping cart' to make video game history

'Fortnite' player uses 'shopping cart' to make video game history

A player on the wildly popular video game “Fortnite” has used a ‘shopping cart’ to become the first person to return to the game’s starting point.

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Get a Wi-Fi Tablet on a Cellular Network

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2LuVNAz

Kevin and Farhad’s Week in Tech: Did the ‘Techlash’ Matter?

By KEVIN ROOSE and FARHAD MANJOO from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2sHbGga

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FOX NEWS: Amazon Fire TV Cube unveiled: Streaming box meets Echo

Amazon Fire TV Cube unveiled: Streaming box meets Echo

Amazon's new Fire TV Cube is a set-top box that puts Alexa front and center with eight far-field microphones.

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Job posted to Hacker News: With a New CTO, the Muse (YC W12) Is Hiring an Engineering Manager or Director

With a New CTO, the Muse (YC W12) Is Hiring an Engineering Manager or Director
by KMinshew | on Hacker News.

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FOX NEWS: Facebook changed privacy settings to 'public' for as many as 14M users

Facebook changed privacy settings to 'public' for as many as 14M users

Facebook is facing its latest privacy gaffe.

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FOX NEWS: North Korea's leadership loves iPhones, report says

North Korea's leadership loves iPhones, report says

North Korea relies heavily on American technology despite being the one of the U.S.’s most staunch opponents.

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fox NEWS: Did a neutron-star collision make a Black Hole?

Did a neutron-star collision make a Black Hole?

In August 2017, for the first time ever, scientists spotted gravitational waves generated by the merger of two superdense stellar corpses known as neutron stars .

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fox NEWS: Hawaii volcano's toll nears 600 homes destroyed by lava; no end in sight

Hawaii volcano's toll nears 600 homes destroyed by lava; no end in sight

The number of homes and structures destroyed by lava on Hawaii’s Big Island has jumped to nearly 600 -- making the Kilauea eruption the most catastrophic event in modern state history, Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim said Thursday.

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FOX NEWS: BlackBerry KEY2 unveiled, touts physical keyboard and touch display

BlackBerry KEY2 unveiled, touts physical keyboard and touch display

Smartphone users who miss the days of typing away furiously at the physical keyboard on their BlackBerry device can now get their hands on a revamped version of the iconic technology.

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fox NEWS: Mars Curiosity rover's surprising finds from the Red Planet through the years

Mars Curiosity rover's surprising finds from the Red Planet through the years

From animal-shaped rocks to key ingredients for life, NASA's Curiosity rover has made some interesting finds since it landed on Mars in August 2012.

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FOX NEWS: Google could be facing another massive fine from the EU

Google could be facing another massive fine from the EU

Google is facing what could be a huge fine as European regulators scrutinize how it bundles services with its Android operating system.

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Hot Heads: Why Mammals Need R.E.M. Sleep

By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://ift.tt/2kV5YTR

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fox NEWS: Mars Cubesats make history with deep-space maneuver

Mars Cubesats make history with deep-space maneuver

Two tiny NASA explorers have notched another spaceflight first.

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FOX NEWS: Futuristic mini-sub could be a valuable weapon for Navy SEALs

Futuristic mini-sub could be a valuable weapon for Navy SEALs

A new, remarkable underwater vehicle – sort of like a miniature submarine, is on deck. Designed for stealthy military missions, the sub may be smaller than a giant Virginia-class submarine, but it sure has massive combat potential.

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Giant kelp switches diet when key nutrient becomes scarce

A diver collects specimens from giant kelp. Kelp uses an alternate form of dissolved nitrogen to grow
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=245489&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1

This is an NSF Discoveries item.

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fox NEWS: What has NASA found on Mars? Get set for major announcement

What has NASA found on Mars? Get set for major announcement

NASA is set to make a major announcement about a Mars discovery on Thursday.

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Keeping Coffee Off the Keys

By J. D. BIERSDORFER from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2JxZKad

Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency

Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency

Weeding corruption out of sport an investment in development: UN crime-fighting agency Sports scandals, in cluding allegations of endemic corruption and the involvement of organized crime, threaten to undermine the sector's potential to contribute to peace and global development, a senior United Nations official said on Tuesday.Yury Fedetov, Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC ), was addressing the opening of a two-day conference in Vienna on safeguarding sport from corruption.

Published June 06, 2018 at 01:53AM
Read more at unodc.org

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FOX NEWS: VPNFilter malware sinks its teeth into more routers

VPNFilter malware sinks its teeth into more routers

The Wi-Fi router-killing malware known as VPNFilter is more dangerous than previously thought.

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FOX NEWS: National forecast for Thursday, June 7

National forecast for Thursday, June 7

Janice Dean has your FoxCast.

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Job posted to Hacker News: Razorpay Is Hiring Senior Infrastructure / Devops Engineers in Bangalore

Razorpay Is Hiring Senior Infrastructure / Devops Engineers in Bangalore
by shk | on Hacker News.

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fox NEWS: Scientists find dozens of hidden earthquakes buried under Antarctica's ice

Scientists find dozens of hidden earthquakes buried under Antarctica's ice

Hundreds of hidden earthquakes may be buried beneath Antarctica's ice, new research suggests.

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fox NEWS: Hawaii's governor, FEMA head to Big Island as lava continues fiery path

Hawaii's governor, FEMA head to Big Island as lava continues fiery path

Hawaii’s governor and federal emergency management officials were expected to travel to the Big Island on Thursday to discuss how to assist hundreds of residents displaced by the fiery eruption of Kilauea.

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Wednesday 6 June 2018

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fox NEWS: Indiana man warns locals to 'beware' of giant spiders after spotting 6-inch insect at work

Indiana man warns locals to 'beware' of giant spiders after spotting 6-inch insect at work

Arachnophobes, beware: A giant spider spotted in the Hoosier State is giving some locals nightmares after an Indiana man shared pictures of the large insect online Tuesday.

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fox NEWS: Climate change killed the aliens, and it will probably kill us too, new simulation suggests

Climate change killed the aliens, and it will probably kill us too, new simulation suggests

Did climate change already kill all the aliens we've been searching for?

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An Investigative Arsenal: Power Chargers, Document Analysis Tools and More

By ERIC LIPTON from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2M3aSuj

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FOX NEWS: Memoji hands-on: iPhone’s animated avatars are pretty darn adorable

Memoji hands-on: iPhone’s animated avatars are pretty darn adorable

The iPhone X’s front-facing, depth-sensing camera makes Face ID biometric security and sophisticated selfie portraits possible.

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fox NEWS: Rainbow spotted in crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

Rainbow spotted in crater of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano

Amid the ongoing destruction as lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano destroyed over 100 homes, a spectacular moment was captured Tuesday from the top of the mountain.

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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Electric Scooters

By KEVIN ROOSE from NYT Technology https://ift.tt/2HqW3ho

Job posted to Hacker News: Tenjin (YC S14) Is Hiring a Ruby Engineer and a Product Marketing Manager

Tenjin (YC S14) Is Hiring a Ruby Engineer and a Product Marketing Manager
by amirmanji | on Hacker News.

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UNODC and INTERPOL reinforce joint action to counter crime, terrorism

UNODC and INTERPOL reinforce joint action to counter crime, terrorism

UNODC and INTERPOL reinforce joint action to counter crime, terrorism. Photo: INTERPOL Yury Fedotov, UNODC's Executive Director, visited INTERPOL headquarters in Lyon today to discuss enhancing cooperation to support countries in countering crime and terrorism threats. The UNODC Executive Director and INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock opened a steering committee meeting to review progress under a joint action plan and cooperation agreement, as well as explore opportunities for further strategic and operational coordination, including through UNODC field offices.

Published June 07, 2018 at 02:39AM
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