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Saturday, 4 May 2019
F.T.C. Wants to Punish Facebook, but the Divided Agency May Go Only So Far
By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2LpswvV
You’ve Conquered the Escape Room. But Can You Escape the Lab?
By KENNETH CHANG from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2H1CVd0
Friday, 3 May 2019
LIGO and Virgo detect neutron star smash-ups
LIGO-Virgo observed what appears to be a neutron star collision ... and possibly something we've never seen before
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298484&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
With Uber’s I.P.O., Dara Khosrowshahi Is Taking Travis Kalanick’s Company Public
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2V12n6a
Australian Taxi Drivers Sue Uber Over Wages They Say Its Arrival Cost Them
By VICKY XIUZHONG XU from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2JehbMo
Arsenic-breathing microbes discovered in the tropical Pacific Ocean
Element thats poisonous for most life benefits certain marine microorganisms
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298482&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
Six million years ago, atmospheric shifts led to increased diversity of grassland mammals
South Americas ancient climate dried, grasslands expanded, mammals diversified
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298483&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
UNODC Executive Director welcomes strengthening drug control cooperation for security, health, sustainable development in Central Asia
Tashkent, 3 May 2019 - Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), has called for stronger, balanced regional cooperation on drug control to ensure a healthy, secure and sustainable future for Central Asia.
Published May 04, 2019 at 01:25AM
Read more at unodc.org
The Week in Tech: Worried About Screen Time? A Dose of Big Tech Data May Help
By JAMIE CONDLIFFE from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2PGUfqz
You Will Never Smell My World the Way I Do
By HEATHER MURPHY from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2H1hJUG
Thursday, 2 May 2019
Beyond Meat’s Share Price Surges on First Day of Trading
By NATHANIEL POPPER from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2JdbwGG
Science Academy Pushes to Eject Members Found Guilty of Sexual Harassment
By CHRISTINE HAUSER from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2WjRTAv
Facebook Bans Alex Jones, Louis Farrakhan and Others From Its Services
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GWydwZ
Why Is This Ostrich Wearing an Extra Set of Wings?
By CARA GIAIMO from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2JbluZa
UNODC-organized study visit for Iraqi officials highlights Mechelen’s integration-based counter terrorism approach
2 May 2019 - Diversity, inclusion, tolerance and integration are core values of the United Nations, but translating them into action to address terrorism and violent extremism is challenging. One possible way is through the exchange of best practices. With this in mind, UNODC and the city of Mechelen organized a study visit of an Iraqi delegation to this Belgian city.
Published May 03, 2019 at 02:17AM
Read more at unodc.org
Wednesday, 1 May 2019
Facebook Set to Create Privacy Positions as Part of F.T.C. Settlement
By CECILIA KANG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2DM6r4C
Qualcomm Pegs Payment From Apple at $4.5 Billion to $4.7 Billion
By REUTERS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2VBI1F8
FOX NEWS: National forecast for Wednesday, May 1
National forecast for Wednesday, May 1
Janice Dean has your FoxCast.
via FOX NEWS http://bit.ly/2Y1bfui
Scientists discover what powers celestial phenomenon STEVE
Glow is similar to typical auroras -- also distinct from them
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298465&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
It’s Time to Use Your Imagination With Bluetooth Trackers. We Did.
By BRIAN X. CHEN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ITFoZj
A Violent Splash of Magma That May Have Made the Moon
By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2WgS0MV
Gas That Makes a Mountain Breathe Fire Is Turning Up Around the World
By JOANNA KLEIN from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2VdUWxG
Denisovan Jawbone Discovered in a Cave in Tibet
By CARL ZIMMER from NYT Science https://nyti.ms/2LhubUp
Tectonic collision 50 million years ago led to widespread ocean changes
Indian subcontinent slammed into Asia, altering Earths climate
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298462&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
Data scientists map the supply chains of every U.S. city
Public can now track where food, energy and water come from
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298461&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
Tech Is Changing New York, but Not How He Reports on the City
By J. DAVID GOODMAN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Y0XXhM
‘Striding Across the Pacific’: Huawei’s Identity Problem
By LI YUAN from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GTiQVc
Tuesday, 30 April 2019
Apple Plans to Buy $75 Billion More of Its Own Stock
By JACK NICAS from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2Jc065I
Facebook, Shifting Toward Private Communications, Focuses on Groups
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2UVah16
Study reveals vast diversity of ocean microbes
New research methods increase knowledge of microbial ecosystems
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298443&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
City trees can offset neighborhood heat islands
Best is 40% and above tree canopy cover
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298456&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
Colorful bird feathers offer evolutionary clues
Evolution is driven by dependence on other species in ecological communities
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298454&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
Major deep carbon sink linked to microbes at volcanic island chains
Knowledge of long-term effects of volcanoes important for evaluating natural and human impacts on climate
More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=298455&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1
This is an NSF Discoveries item.
FOX NEWS: Severe storms threaten Central US; snow blankets Central Rockies
Severe storms threaten Central US; snow blankets Central Rockies
via FOX NEWS https://fxn.ws/2GIlZqE
Monday, 29 April 2019
Alphabet Falls $1 Billion Short of Revenue Forecasts, Blaming Strong Dollar
By DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2ZIV8n1
‘996’ Is China’s Version of Hustle Culture. Tech Workers Are Sick of It.
By LIN QIQING and RAYMOND ZHONG from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2GIo0D7
Sunday, 28 April 2019
Which Tech Company Is Uber Most Like? Its Answer May Surprise You
By MIKE ISAAC from NYT Technology https://nyti.ms/2XSoFZS